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Halloween Part One (For Will)

In truth, Alex hadn't really been all that into the idea of Halloween. He hadn't been in the US for Halloween for the bast couple years and it just didn't have the same appeal over seas. Couple that with his subdued mood of the past few weeks and the holiday just didn't really have any appeal.

What Alex didn't count on was his brother and his insistence that he needed a brother for his costume. When he tried to point out that Will in fact had two other brothers he could bother, he was met with the argument that neither of them had the talent with words that the God of Lies needed to have in spades. There was more to it, but that was how Alex agreed to dress up as Loki to Will's Thor as they handed out candy for trick or treaters at Will's home.

It turned out actually being a lot of fun. He played up before the proper, intense Loki to Will's goofy Thor and they made the kids laugh. He even pretended to be defeated by the kids if they recognized him as villain while Will handed out candy. It was fun and silly and just what he needed, playful time with his brother, who he'd really missed while he as off eloping.

After shutting the door on another bunch of trick or treaters, Alex collapsed on the couch with a gasping breath before looking over his shoulder at Will. "Alright, I will admit. This is fun."

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Corry is on her way out, Pirate Hat crowning her head and sword at her side when Alex shows up at her door in full Loki costume. The Cabot boys commit when it comes to costumes. This is a family she wants to be a part of.

She opens the door with her sword out, pointed in his direction. "Ahoy there, Master of Trick n' Deceit. A scoundrel such as you would do well aboard my ship. Come away n' sail the seven seas with me. Your brother here be far too noble for the likes of my men."

Well when one has money, sometimes it was fun to spend it. Halloween was one of those times. Alex was a storyteller, it made sense to sometimes get into character. Granted, Loki was a bit of stretch personality wise but that just made it more fun.

He fought back a laugh at Corry and her pirate speech, schooling it into a mocking grin. He gave her a sweeping bow in greeting. "While I do find that to be quite the better offer, I am afraid I must decline. My brother has requested my presence and now I must make him pay for the presumption he can give me orders. He should know better then to expect obedience from the God of Lies. But do go and cause tricks and trouble with my blessing, fair pirate queen."

"It is. Imagine what it could be like if it were our kids," Will murmured thoughtfully before laughing. A married man Will might be but children, as much as he loved Corry, was probably not in the cards for them. Her career came first, he wouldn't want to change her for the chance to dress as Odin and make his kid a miniature Thor and Alex still as poor Loki. Or Girl!Thor, that was a thing now as well. "Do not tell Corry that, she'll run for the docks and I'll never see her again. This? This is good though."

Will dropped onto the couch beside Alex, pushing Loki's boots away before reclining back. Nudging his brother he smiled honestly. "It's good to be back and it's good to see you smiling again. Something tells me you haven't been recently."

Alex rolled his eyes as he shook his head. "You are newlyweds! You have time before you even need to think of children. One thing at a time, brother. Get used to living with each as man and wife before adding someone else to the mix." Though he had no doubt that Will would make a great father. The best.

Then he laughed softly at the nudge and the question. It was both sad and resigned. "I'm glad you are back too. I had very little in my lie to smile about while you were gone." Did Will even know about Wren? Alex couldn't remember. Not that it mattered now.

"I meant our children, playing together. Yours and mine, eventually maybe not now of course." Will murmured, smiling at the thought of beautiful strawberry blonde girls running rampant over their cousins. It was a good thought, one he'd thought of before but Will knew that children were a long time away. Corry might want a family, someone to trust that she made but he doubted she was ready to put aside her career for nine to ten months just yet.

Looking at Alex worriedly, he nudged his brother's shoulder and looked at his resigned face.

"What happened while I was away?"

Alex shook his head, having a very good idea at the image running through Will's head. "My having children is quite the long shot when I am not even dating." He pointed out with more humor then he felt. Will and Corry would be ready for children far before he would. "But it is a nice thought."

"I made a mistake." He said with a sigh as he lifted a hand to rub his temples as he resisted the urge to run a hand through his hair. He didn't think the wig would survive. "I got drunk and showed someone who I was getting attached to my fins. They haven't spoken to me since." He couldn't blame Wren, he really couldn't.

"Aren't you? Really?" Will asked, looking at his brother carefully and trying to gage whether or not Alex was in fact lying to him about that. Will tended to act a little protectively towards his younger brother, Alex in particular who was much closer in age than the others. But then it had always been Will, Alex and Henry against their younger siblings always. "If they can't accept us for who we are then they aren't worth it, they aren't worth your time you know that Alex. Who was it anyway? The redhead at the station?"

"Don't you think that is something I would tell you?" It was the truth. He and Wren hadn't been dating, at least not in the traditional sense. What did storytelling, singing and making out count as?

He sighed again and tipped his head back against the cushions. "I know, Will...I know. That doesn't make it easier." Then he laughed again, not lifting his head. "Who, Anna? Who already knows she is a siren and has a very attractive boyfriend who looks at her like she's everything?" He shook his head. "No. And it doesn't matter who it was. It's nothing now."

"You little brother are a man of mystery and secrets, my life is splashed in the papers while you live quietly." Will replied, leaning forward as Alex leaned back. The sigh said everything, his brother might not have been Dating but there had been someone. After all he and Corry had never really dated before Siren Cove. "Ah, I thought- nevermind then. It matters if you're upset about it, do you want to tell me who it is?"

So Will could go and have a word....

"Being the middle of five gave me good experience in keeping things to myself." Alex said with a smile that was finally more teasing then sad. "It helps that a playboy make far better headlines then an academic."

And he knew exactly what his brother was thinking. They had two younger brothers and yet Will seem fixated on treating Alex like the baby. It was both annoying and charming. "So you can have a 'word' with them? No Will, leave them be. It really doesn't matter anymore." The last thing he wanted to add to the mess was an overprotective brother.

"No, of course not. I have no idea what you're talking about. But a little whisper in their ear won't do them any harm, will it?" Will replied, smiling good naturedly at Alex. Will would do it for the other two as well and had done when he'd thought Ed's ex was praying on a vulnerable boy who'd lost his older brother. William could be very... intimidating for such a goofball. "If it doesn't matter then why are you protecting them?"

Well damn. Will had him there. Alex actually had to stop and think for a minute why it mattered so much for Will not to know who Wren was.

"It's...complicated." He winced as he knew how bad that sounded. "They are dealing with learning magic and sirens are real. They don't need an overprotective brother to make things worse." He finally added, hoping that was enough.

"Of course it is, you're a Cabot. If our relationships weren't complicated then we wouldn't be us, would we?" Will replied, draping his heavy arm over his brother's shoulder in a half hearted reassurance- almost a hug. "You keep saying they... you know if it's a guy then I can deal with that. Right? I mean, you've walked in on me and four girls no wait five."

"Maybe for you. This is why I tend yo stay away from them period. You saw what happened before I came home." Granted, that almost marriage had been forced on him so it probably didn't count. He was too used to people seeing him as a Cabot or a powerful siren...not just him. His research was safer.

He sighed as he leaned into the comforting bulk of Will's side, wondering home much to confirm. He knew Will would be alright Wren was male, Alex admitting this about anyone was hard. "Maybe I didn't want to narrow your hunt to only half the population of Siren Cove."

"Marrying an entire tribe doesn't happen that often, does it little brother? Besides you wouldn't have to marry an entire tribe if you just dated someone." Will replied before smiling when Alex admitted evasively that he'd been seeing a guy. Honestly he should have told Alex about Henry but their older brother had always wanted to tell their family on his own terms. He'd just never got the chance to. "Really. So, it's someone that I can punch then... interesting. What's his name?"

"It wasn't the entire tribe," Alex clarified with a shiver. Not that he wasn't sure there had been some in that tribe who would have wanted that. "Just the future matriarch. And I don't think dating anyone would have stopped me from almost being a trophy husband."

Alex hadn't thought he'd implied anything but the way his head snapped around to look at Will spoke volumes. "It's not...damnit." He groaned and dropped his head back against the couch. "It doesn't matter who he is, okay?"

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Halloween Part One (For Will)

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