Okay, I'm starting to get bored with this story. I'm having inspiration for a different crossover similar to this, only it's just Alex that goes to Hollywood Arts instead of her and Juliet. So I'll finish off this story with one or two more chapters and that'll be that.
Jade POV
Even I have to admit, Alex and Juliet earned their place at Hollywood Arts. The way they looked on stage, how they turned the song into a duet...they were in their element. They sit down when two guys come up behind them, one putting his hands over Alex's eyes. I immediately go on the defensive; no one messes with my loved ones and yes, Alex and Juliet are two of my loved ones. They saved my ass, or at least Alex did anyway. The comment she made about Juliet while threatening Beck makes me believe Juliet would've done the same thing.
'Guess who.' The guy with his hands over Alex's eyes says. He looks older than Alex, maybe by two or three years, with black hair, hazel eyes, nice build, and a little stubble on his face that makes it look like he forgot to shave for about a week straight.
The other guy looks a little younger than the first guy, about a year or two younger than Alex. He's more tan that the other guy, with brown hair, brown eyes, and around the same build but falling a few inches short.
'Considering I've lived with that cologne for most of my life, I'm gonna say...Justin?' Alex answers, a smile gracing her lips.
'Don't have to be so snarky, Lex. I thought you'd have grown out of it by now.' Justin says, hugging Alex.
'What am I, chopped liver?' The younger looking guy asks, throwing his arms up for emphasis.
'Well, considering you did smell like it for most of our childhood...' Alex says, smiling.
'Low blow, Alex, low blow.' He says, hugging Alex as well.
'Who're your friends, Lex? And where's Juliet?' Wait...where'd Juliet go and when did she leave?
'She needed the restroom, she'll be back in a bit.' Alex says, then introduces us. 'This is Jade and this is Tori. Guys, these are my brothers, Justin and Max.'
When I hear that, I drop my defenses a bit. They're most likely not gonna hurt their sister, right? We invite them to stay with us for a while, seeing as they came all the way from New York to see Alex. After a few minutes, Juliet comes back, getting a small hug from Justin. Max, on the other hand, picks her up and twirls her around, acting like he hasn't seen her in years. We eat what we ordered, Justin and Max eating Alex and Juliet's share because they say they're not hungry. We talk and share stories, Max even goes up and does a little karaoke, though he's not even close to being as good as his sister. Before we know it, it's time to leave.
'Mom and dad say you need to visit, or dad said he'll sick Harper on you again.' Alex visibly cringes a little.
'It didn't end pretty last time, so tell them we'll be there tomorrow.' Alex says, Juliet nodding her agreement.
'Tomorrow? New York's on the other side of the country.' Tori points out.
'Which reminds me, how did you two get here?' I ask Alex's brothers, raising my pierced eyebrow.
'Magic.' Max says, making a show of wiggling his fingers, causing Alex and Juliet to giggle and Justin to chuckle like it's an inside joke only they would get.
'Enough joking, Max. You guys should go or Justin's gonna miss his class.' Alex says, pulling me while Juliet pulls Tori.
I hear Justin curse, he and Max taking off in the opposite direction.
'I'm surprised Jade didn't break your wrist or something when you grabbed her, Alex.' Tori says when we're on our way home.
'She's on my good side.' I state simply, pulling up to the apartment building Alex pointed out before we left school.
'Thanks for that, you two. I had a really good time.' Juliet says politely, getting out of my car.
'So did I. At least until my idiot brothers crashed the party.' Alex says, but I know she's joking.
'See you guys!' Tori calls out.
'They're hiding something.' I tell Tori, making sure Alex and Juliet are inside and we're well out of earshot.
'What?' Tori asks, looking at me like I'm crazy.
'They're hiding something.' I repeat. 'I just don't know what.'
I pull into the Vega driveway and put my car in park. Taking off her seat belt, Tori leans over the middle console and gives me a kiss goodnight.
'Sweet dreams, Vega.' I say once we part.
'Text me when you get home, that way I know you're safe.' She tells me, getting out and walking into her house.
Once she's inside, I notice something on the backseat. 'Shit. Alex forgot her phone.'
Alex left her phone. Gonna go give it back before I head home. -J
After sending the text to Tori, I back out and start driving back to Alex and Juliet's apartment building. I get there a few minutes later and park my car, heading to the door. A guy with sandy blonde hair is coming out when I reach it.
'Excuse me, do you know where Alex Russo and Juliet van Heussen live?' I ask kindly, putting my acting skills to use.
'Yeah, I live across the hall from them. Let me show you.' He says with a smile, escorting me to an elevator.
I don't see what button he presses, but soon we're going up. Elevators have always kinda freaked me out. The fact that they could stop any second and I'd be stuck in a metal box held only by a small cable so far off the ground just doesn't do it for me. The metal death trap finally stops and the doors open a minute later. God, I hate elevators.
'Go down the hall and to the right. Apartment 13 D.' The guy directs me. 'I'd show you, but I'm already running late.'
'It's alright. I can find my way from here. Thanks.' I say with a smile. I can't be mad at him, he DID bring me this far and told me the rest when he was already running late.
As I start walking down the hall, I hear arguing coming from around the corner. Pressing myself against the wall, I listen in to what's happening.
'...really think I'd let you go so easily, Alex?' A guy with a British accent says, anger in his tone. Great, another possessive asshole like Beck.
'What happened to you, Mason? You never used to be this angry before.' Juliet says, concern evident in her voice.
'Shut up, you bitch! You stole her from me!' Mason snaps and I kid you not, he just growled like a dog
'Leave Juliet out of this, Mason.' Alex finally speaks and I can imagine her eyes turning black with anger at him calling Juliet a bitch.
I hear the sound of skin hitting skin and Alex yelling out her girlfriend's name. I see red and next thing I know, I'm on Mason's back; my legs wrapped around his waist and my arms squeezing his neck as hard as I can. I then feel him get...furrier? And he throws me off his back with...paws?! What the fuck?!
I'm slumped against the wall next to an unconscious Juliet, Alex standing over us protectively. Where Mason once was now stands a beast in his clothing.
'I hate it when mortals meddle in affairs that don't concern them.' The beast growls, the same sound I heard from Mason earlier.
Then it hits me. That beast IS Mason. His fur lays perfectly all over, looking like he gelled it. His face is the perfect combination of human and canine, teeth looking like he could tear apart anything he puts in his mouth. His clothes ripped in several places due to the added body mass and thickness of his fur. But how? Werewolves don't exist. All monsters don't exist. It's all fiction...right? Next, a unicorn is gonna break down their door.
'Mason, just leave. You've caused enough trouble here for one night.' Alex says, standing her ground. She sounds...tired. Why isn't she scared?
Mason lets out a bark of laughter. 'I'm just getting started, sweetheart.'
With that, he lunges at Alex. I expect him to rip her to shreds. I want to look away before he reaches her, but my eyes are glued to the scene going on in front of me. When he's less than a foot away from her, she appears behind him, grabbing the collar of his shirt and flinging him down the hall. How'd she do that? Mason catches himself and lets out another bark of laughter, howling a little at the end.
'No longer just the family wizard, are we? She just HAD to turn you.' Mason says the first part in amusement, the second part in disgust.
When Alex doesn't respond, he lunges again. Instead of repeating her previous actions, Alex pulls something out of her boot; a stick with a green gem on top? Pointing it at Mason, she says a few words I don't understand and a beam of what I can only describe as energy shoots out, covering him completely and making him freeze in place.
'Alex...what the FUCK is going on?' I say once I find my voice.
'I'll answer everything in a little bit, okay? Just...give me a sec.' She says, patting herself down before she sees me holding out her phone.
'The reason you're here, I take it?' She says with a hint of amusement, dialing a number. She'd probably laugh under different circumstances and I have to wonder how much shit she's had to deal with if she sounded that tired during the little scene I just witnessed.
'Max!' She says, sounding a bit annoyed. 'I called Justin, where is he?...oh, really?...THAT'S why you still-never mind, that's not important. Just get Justin and flash here ASAP.'
She hangs up and shoves her phone into her pocket. Looking down at Juliet's unconscious form, she sighs, pulling out her stick thing and points it at Juliet, who disappears.
'What did you just do to her?' I ask, worry building up inside me.
'I sent her to our room. You didn't think I'd leave this asshole unsupervised, did you?' She asks, point to a still incapacitated Mason.
Just then, Justin appears out of nowhere. He sees me and looks at his sister. 'Alex! What's she doing here?'
'Okay, I'm gonna forget how rude that sounded because we have a more pressing matter to deal with.' Alex says, making me smile at the way she sounds angry at the rude tone her brother used to address me.
Justin finally seems to notice the wolf boy wrapped in energy. 'What's Mason doing here? And why is he in an energy cocoon?'
As Alex tells him what happened with Mason, I can see his confused expression morph into one of silent anger. When Alex is finished, Justin looks over at me, surprise evident in his expression. 'You actually jumped on a werewolf?'
'He hit Juliet. I couldn't let him get away with it without doing something.' I shrug before adding as an afterthought, 'Monster or not, no one messes with my loved ones.'
I said that more for myself but Justin smiles at me. 'Have you explained anything to her, Alex?'
'No, I wanted to get that walking flea circus out of here first.' Alex starts before Max appears, wearing a black outfit I can only describe as a tank top and cargo pants.
'Sorry guys. I had to take care of something first.' Max says before he sees me. A huge smile appears on his face. 'Hey, Jade.' I smile slightly and wave in acknowledgement, still a little shaken up.
'You never were one to be concerned with exposure.' Justin sighs.
'Considering the scene, that ship sailed long before I got here.' Max says, picking Mason up like a sack of potatoes. His face turns serious. 'Now, time to put this guy in Monster Jail. I'm assuming you have the proper evidence?'
'He hit Juliet hard enough for her to lose consciousness and Jade here's a witness.' Alex says. 'The Wizard Court can look through all of our memories and they'll be exactly alike. Also, before you go, congrats on the new job, little bro. You got to keep your powers after all.'
The soft tone in his sister's voice causes Max to smile again. 'Thanks, sis. That means a lot, coming from The Great Alexandra Russo.'
Max flashes out with Mason, Justin following after. 'What did he mean by "The Great Alexandra Russo?"'
'I'll get there. Come inside, this could take a while.' Alex invites, holding the door to her apartment open.
Once inside, she tells me to take a seat on the couch. I do as I'm told while she goes into the kitchen, returning moments later with a water bottle and a Styrofoam cup. She offers me the water bottle before going into the explanation. She tells me about the Wizarding World, the Family Wizard Competition, all of the monsters she knows of and some of her experiences with them, the facts she knows about being a vampire, a few stories from when she was still a wizard in training, everything. Every so often I'd ask her a question and she'd answer, leading her into a whole new explanation. She tells me all the times she's saved the world, earning her the title The Great Alexandra Russo. She also tells me how Justin's the headmaster of a prestigious wizard school called WizTech and Max is part of the WWPD (Wizard World Police Department). She explains how the WWPD is different from regular Monster Hunters, even though they dress so similar. We stay there for what feels like minutes but when I look at my phone, it's been over 4 hours.
'Jade, you can't tell anybody about this. Juliet and I will tell Tori ourselves since we wouldn't wanna put you in a position where you have to lie to your girlfriend, but...nobody else can know.' Her eyes are pleading. Eyes that, only a few hours earlier, held so much rage and fury...but now look so vulnerable and powerless. Only now do I see how much power I hold over both her and Juliet while I know their secret.
Like I said, I'm getting bored with this story. I write for fun, but it's always nice to read what the readers think and how I can improve on my writing. Sometimes my best ideas come from reviews. Hasta luego mi pastelitos.
