(Waverly Place)

"Alex, where have you been?" Justin demanded when Alex appeared in the living room. "Mom and Dad freaked when they found out that you were gone! I had to cover for you!"

Alex's looked at her brother in shock. "You covered for me?"

"Well I didn't want to, but-."

"Let me guess... Mom and Dad threatened to ground you if you didn't cave."

"Worse, they threatened to ban me from tutoring algebra after school!"

Alex rolled her eyes. "Whoa! Your social life would totally disappear!"

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that." Justin said as he headed upstairs.

"Justin, wait!" Alex called to him.

Justin turned around "Why, so you can insult me again?"

"No. Um... We need to talk. Really talk." Alex said.

Her older brother looked at her in disbelief and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "All right, Alex. What are you trying to pull this time?"

"Nothing! I just... think we should talk."

Justin put his hand on her forehead. "Are you feeling well?"

"I'm fine. Hey! Why don't we go out for pizza! My treat! And we'll take Max!"

"Take Max where?" Her little brother said as he walked into the living room.

"Alex is taking us out for pizza!" Justin said.

"Cool! Can I take my pet lizard?" Max asked. At Alex and Justin's perplex look, he added "He won't eat much. He gets lonely if he stays at home by himself!"

"No!" Justin said. "That thing is disgusting!"

"Hey be quiet!" Max said, gesturing for Justin to lower his voice. "He might hear you!"

"Max, that lizard hasn't heard anything in a long time and won't be hearing anything ever again. He's dead, remember?"

"Oh yeah..." Max said. "But can I still bring him?"

"Eww!" Alex said.

Max, no lizard, all right?" Justin said sternly.

"All right! Geez! So who's paying?" Max asked.

"I am!" Alex said proudly.

Justin scoffed. "Yeah, like you really have enough money to feed all three of us."

"No problem." Alex said, just as her father walked into the kitchen.

"No problem for what?" Jerry asked.

"Dad, can I have some money?" Alex asked.

"Alex, I just gave you money the other day!"

"Yeah but this is for something important!" Alex said.

"Hmm... I believe you used that same excuse the last time." Jerry said crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"But Dad, I'm telling the truth! Ask Justin if you don't believe me!"

"She's taking Max and me out for pizza." Justin said. "Says she wants to talk."

Jerry smiled. "Well it's about time you started communicating with your brothers. I'm proud of you, Alex!" He reached into his pocket and handed her some money.

"Thanks!" Alex said. "Come on, let's get out of here. Maybe we can even go see a movie afterwards! Bye, Dad!"

Jerry smiled as he watched his kids walk out of the door.

"Jerry, what's going on?" Teresa asked. "Kids, get back in here!"

"Alex, Justin and Max are going out for pizza." Jerry said to his wife.

"Pizza? Jerry, are you crazy? Alex used magic without our permission and went off to who-knows where and you're letting her go out? I thought we agreed that she was grounded for a month!"

"But Teresa, she's our good kid! Hey wait, where in the heck did that come from?"

"You know, she's trying to earn more points in the wizard competition" Teresa said.

"I am not!" Alex said. "I'm just trying to bond with my two brothers!"

Teresa smiled. "I'm glad to see that you kids are taking our advice to get along with each other."

"Oh, it's not your advice. I heard it from someone older and wiser. Bye Mom! Bye Dad! We'll be back before curfew!" Alex said, ignoring her parents' confused glances.

"Later!" Max said as he and Justin followed Alex out the door.

Jerry turned to his wife. "Are you sure those are our kids?"

"Well I'm certainly not complaining..." Teresa answered with a laugh. "Hey!

Why don't we go play some ski ball?"

Jerry's eyes widened. "And catch the next showing of Icevarks? I love that movie!"

"Sounds good to me! What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Teressa said as she grabbed her purse and ran out the door.

"I'm right behind you!" Jerry said, hurrying to catch up with her.

The End

A/N *** Many thanks to my wonderful husband for not only coming up with the idea to do a Frasier/Wizards crossover but also for helping me write the Wizards portion of this story!