Dani (Wizards of Waverly Place [Max Russo])

Chapter 2

(Author's Note) Hi guys! It's been a while since I even thought about this story and I have decided to make some changes to it. Hope you like it!

5 years later-  a few weeks after High school graduation

**Around 8AM**

Dani opened the door to the Russo's apartment and put the spare key back under the flower pot next to the door. Harper was in the kitchen cooking breakfast like she does every morning. She claims its the least she could do since Mrs. Russo let her live there.

"Morning Harper." Dani hopped up on the stools at the bar.

"Well, your in a good mood. Whats going on?" Harper questioned as she sat down a mug of coffee in front of Dani."

"I get to move into my university tomorrow!"

"Already?" Dani nodded while sipping on her coffee.

"Good morning, Harper. Good morning, Dani." Mrs. Russo came down the stairs and took the cup of coffee out of Harper's waiting hand. "mmm... Dani, could you wake max. He won't wake up."

"Okay!" Dani ran up the stairs only to be greeted by the eldest Russo boy, Justin, in a towel banging on the bathroom door, yelling at Alex, the middle child and only Russo daughter, to hurry up. "Uh. Hello Justin." Dani giggled.

"Ahh! Dani what are you doing here?" He asked trying to pull the towel tighter around him, while attempting to cover his chest up.

"Shes always waking up Max, remember." Alex waked out of the bathroom fully dressed. Justin ran into the bathroom and slammed the door shut, Alex rolled her eyes at him, "Hey, Dani."

"Hey, Alex. Oh by the way, i saw Harper cooking bacon."

"Yes!" she ran past Dani and down the stairs.

Dani walked up to Max's door and knocked once, she's made the mistake of not knocking once. Dani blushed at the memory of a shirtless Max in the middle of pulling his pants on. She shook her head of the memory and walked in when she received no response. Max was sound asleep in the bottom bed of his bunk bed. There was only three things in his whole room that wasn't a complete mess, the bed he slept on, a small path from the door to his bed, and the bed side table that had a glass box filled with dirt on top of a note book. The glass box held worms that Dani and Max have collected over the past years, the notebook had every name of the worms that the two would come up with and where they found the said worms.

"Maxi." Dani called out softly. She always did this, she would say his name sweetly and softly. Sometimes he heard her and would respond with '5 more minutes' or 'I'm sick and i can't go to school' or 'Go away' and Dani's personal favorite 'leave me alone Dani'. When he didn't respond she said his name one more time and all she got was a groan from him. She smiled, " Just remember, If you would have got out of bed when your mom said to, This would not happen." She told his sleeping form as she walked to his bed. She bend down and got right up to his ear. "MAXIMILIAN! WAKE UP!" She shouted as loud as she could.

"Ahhh!" he shot up and hit his head on the top bunk. "Must you always do that?" He groaned, rubbing his head, flopping back down on his bed, covering his eyes with his arm.

Dani laughed at him, "yes, yes I must." Max peaked an eye at her, "if you got up when I asked so nicely.." she smirked at him. He reached out and grabbed her, pulling her on top of him, tickling her sides.

"Oh, you asked nicely, did you?" She wheased out a yes between the giggles and begged him stop. His hands fell to hir hips as her laughing fit came to an end. The smile on his face matched her own.

She looked at him, eyes flicking down to his lips. She blushed and rolled off of him, "Come on, get dressed. Harper made breakfast" She quickly walked out of the room, blushing, and shut the door, leaning against the wall next to Max's door. 'Stupid.. He's your friend Dani! He only care for you as a friend' she yelled at herself in her head.

Max's door opened and out walked Max, who was in the process of putting on his shirt. His happy trail disappearing into his dark washed jeans.

She quickly looked back at his face "That shirt isn't clean, is it?" He smirk at her, causing her to roll her eyes, "Come on. I don't want to be late on the last day at the sandwich shop. Your dad would kill me." They walked down the stair into the living room. Max grabbed two apples and a napkins full of bacon. Tossing one apple to Dani, who was standing at the top of the spiral staircase leading into the sandwich shop, and shoving bacon into his mouths.

"Want some?" He offered her the bacon he bit off of as they walked down the stairs to clock into work.