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Back To School:
Part 6 of:
Magnus Bane-Psychic Detective Series
When Alec's little brother and his friends suspect something suspicious is going on at their school they hire Magnus to investigate,
He decides the best way to do this is to go in undercover as a substitute teacher…
Magnus, as a teacher…
What could possibly go wrong?
Yeah, umm…It's chaos
Beginning Notes:
Okay, couple things real quick:
I know the last two stories were a bit out of my wheelhouse, which is exactly what I wanted and I really love how they went, but here we're going back to the fun, crazy psych style antics, Magnus craziness, and fluff…
I am really looking forward to this one, have been since the start of the last one…
But I needed to get that all sorted first
Next, basically the first five (Well six counting the oneshot) stories I have really have been focusing on Raphael and Simon (I can't help it, they distract me). I had said that their relationship would progress faster than Magnus and Alec, and I really love how they are going.
I really wanted to get them together, I wanted Simon to show progress, and I really wanted to get Simon in on the secret; to do all that, I really needed to focus on them
And I have no regrets, cause I absolutely adore them (at this point Raphael has officially passed Magnus as my favorite Character)
That being said, I know the Magnus/Alec stuff has kind of been shorted so I'm gonna start making up for it now.
If you saw the notes of the last story you know we have five stories till the big get together…
I intend to use that time wisely by:
Throwing every excuse for kisses or compromising positions at them I can think of
Having Magnus Fluster Alec as much as humanly possible
Fluster Magnus a few times too, just for the hell of it (turnabout's fair play after all)
Get them so close to acting like a couple that when they actually ARE, they realize they've pretty much been a couple for quite a while, just were missing a few things (Like a clue)
Basically I want to do all the things that just won't work after they get together
So, what do you think…Sound like fun?
Kay…On to the actual story
Chapter 1-
If These Are The Best Days Of Our Lives…
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Santa Barbra 2010
Simon rolled over, sleepily glancing at the clock; and promptly fell in a pile on the floor
It was twenty minutes till 8! His alarm didn't go off!
Oh man, he was SO late!
He threw on the first thing he found and scrambled out the door. Simon made the usual fifteen minute trip in less than ten, at a dead sprint, gasping for breath as he fumbled his way onto the far side of the grounds. He stopped, panting, resting his hands on his knees.
Man, he was SO out of shape; he needed to start working out, or exercising or something…
Just not running
Okay, take a second...breathe…
God, he never wanted to run again, he felt like his legs were going to fall off! The bell rang, meaning he had five minutes to make it clear across the busy campus.
CRAP!
And now he's running again
This was torture; anyone who said running was enjoyable was either insane or a masochist.
He couldn't believe track was, like, a thing people did…Running should only be for survival or necessity. He burst through the doors to the C building, still at a sprint,
Almost there!
"Hey, watch it!" someone shouted as he just barely dodged around them, narrowly avoiding a collision,
"SORRY!" Simon shouted over his shoulder, as he fumbled, trying to keep hold of all his work and make it to the classroom before the last bell.
Barely two minutes now…
He was almost to the hallway, two more turns and he'd be there
And STILLwith the running
He felt like he was going to collapse. Hopefully he'd make it to his desk before that happened.
He might just make it…
He careened around the corner, at top speed…
And slammed right into a very large, very arrogant, and now, very angry, football player…Who now had the entire can of soda he'd been drinking sprayed over his face.
Oh, crap…
The guy turned slowly, dripping, and glaring. Simon's eyes went wide. He put his hands up, shaking his head faintly,
"Oh, wow, dude I-I am so, SO sorry! I was just rushing cause I was late and overslept and have been running for, like, twenty minutes, and I never want to run again a-and I totally didn't see you there and…Umm…bye"
He turned around, survival instincts giving him a burst of energy and strength sprinting even faster back the way he came, dodging in and out of the crowds like a marathon runner.
Screw class, he just wanted to make it through today alive!
He rushed around a corner, darting quickly into a supply closet to hide and catch his breath. He collapsed against the door, sliding down and basically crumpling, into a pile on the floor of the closet.
That's it…he was done.
He'd never be able to move again…
He set for thirty minutes, until his legs felt like they were functional again. Figuring it had been long enough, and he could actually stand once more, he reached for the door handle to finally head to class…
The door was locked…
Why would the doors lock from the OUTSIDE?!
He didn't make it to half his classes…
Luckily a teacher heard him and unlocked the supply closet,
"Oh my god thanks so much! I am SO glad I'm out! I Thought I'd be in the closet forever!"
Unluckily, his voice tends to carry and approximately half the school heard that…
"You just figured it out, we've known for YEARS!"
Ugh…
One more year…
Whoever said High School was the best years of your life was either an idiot, high, or delusional
Possibly all three
Almost certainly all three…
Graduation could not come soon enough
He never wanted to set foot in a High School again…
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"And then the whole thing kind of collapsed and we just wandered away like we had no clue" Max finished.
Alec laughed, shaking his head slightly at his brother's story. It had been a wonderful day so far. Max had texted him earlier this morning, knowing Alec had the weekend off and wondering if he wanted to maybe go grab lunch or something. Alec figured he just really needed a bit of a breather from their parents; something he could more than understand.
He had went over and picked him up. Alec always enjoyed spending time with Max; plus he kind of worried about him, being over a decade younger than his siblings he was the only one still living with their parents. The stress that placed on his youngest brother concerned Alec.
He'd been rather surprised Max had called actually. More and more often he was hanging out at his friends, trying to be more independent. Alec truly enjoyed being able to sit around, catch up and really just visit with him; it was very reassuring.
Plus, Max is generally just enjoyable to be around. Alec thought out of his siblings he and Max were the most alike. They even looked quite a bit alike, although Max was nearly a foot shorter than his older brother, and his hazel eyes were closer to grey, while Alec's leaned more towards to green.
Jace and Izzy were always super outgoing, loud, and showy…
Alec and Max…Weren't.
He was a bit of a bookworm, and kind of quiet and shy, at first, anyways. He could, at times, be overly serious, but he had a fantastic sense of humor and a truly wonderful heart, once you got to know him.
They'd went and caught an early movie and were now grabbing something to eat at the food court in the other half of the mall. They had just sat down, getting ready to dig into their food when a vaguely familiar voice called Max's name. They both turned to see the new comer.
It was Max's best friend Kasey and another guy about their age; they waved excitedly, making their way towards the table. It really wasn't hard to pick them out; Kasey was a bit taller than Max with kind of unruly reddish brown hair, with just a bit of freckles over the bridge of his nose and rather mischievous dark green eyes, along with a seemingly permanent grin. The other boy was about an inch shorter than him, he had somewhat softer features, with light blond, curly hair that was just a bit longish and very dark brown eyes.
"Hey, guys!" Max greeted them with a bright smile before turning back to Alec.
"Alec you know Kasey, and this is Isaac, I've told you about him before. Isaac, this is my brother, Alec, he's a detective"
The kid smiled brightly, giving a somewhat geeky wave that vaguely reminded Alec of Simon.
"Hi, sir, nice to meet you!" he said politely
Max rolled his eyes slightly,
"Dude, you don't have to call him sir, he's not that old…I mean, he's not, like young-" Max chimed in
"Hey, watch it!" Alec snapped, mock glaring at him before turning back to the two boys who were trying not to laugh
"Though he is right, Alec is fine. Hi, Isaac, it's nice to meet you, too. And Kasey, good to see you again; you're staying out of trouble, right?"
Kasey gave an overly exaggeratedly innocent look
"Of course"
Alec chuckled, shaking his head slightly,
Kasey was a good kid, but a bit of a prankster and kind of mischievous. Alec actually liked Max having him around, though. He figured having someone a bit more carefree and outgoing was good for the kid, would help him lighten up a bit and relax.
"So, what are you guys up to?" Max asked them curiously,
Isaac shrugged, giving a slight smile, "Oh, nothing really, just kind of bored, figured we'd come here and hang out for a while."
"Well, do you guys want to join us? Umm, I mean, if it's okay with you, Alec?" Max hastily added looking at him sheepishly
Alec nodded, gesturing towards the empty seats,
"Yeah, of course…It's fine, join us" he said,
Max got up, moving to the other side of the booth next to Alec, letting the two newcomers have the other side.
"Oh…umm…You don't have to do that, it's fine" Isaac told him kind of shyly,
"It's no problem" Max smiled shaking his head
They both gave him a grateful smile, slipping into the spot. The move rather caught Alec off guard; Max caught his expression and gave a faint shrug,
"What? I figured since they're dating they'd want to sit together"
"Ah," Alec said, nodded
Isaac looked a bit self-conscious, glancing down bashfully. Kasey reached over, taking his hand and squeezed it reassuringly, giving him a warm smile.
Max shook his head, giving him a reassuring smile,
"Dude, It's fine, Alec's cool with it…I mean, he kinda has to be really since he's gay too."
Alec was actually surprised at how casually he said it. Yeah, Max knew he was out (and Izzy and Jace as well for that matter) but it wasn't really something they talked about a lot at the house, for obvious reasons.
Alec knew that Max didn't have a problem with it (perhaps was even relieved he'd have someone he could talk to about that kind of thing, should he ever need to) but he really hadn't expected that kind of flippant, casual attitude towards the subject. It was actually a bit of a relief to him; knowing that his brother was far more comfortable with it then he'd been at that age.
Man, when he was at fifteen? If someone even so much as mentioned anything close to the topic he'd get flustered and change the subject as fast as he possibly could…
It was good to know Max was doing better than he had in High School. Isaac and Kasey both looked much more relieved; they relaxed, Kasey casually slipping his arm around Isaac's shoulder.
Max turned to Alec giving a half apologetic, half annoyed look
"Sorry about that, a few weeks ago Isaac came over to the house to work on a project and he met Mom and Dad….it didn't go too well. I told him the rest of my family aren't like that, they're the only ones all weird and touchy about that kinda thing." He rolled his eyes
Alec laughed, surprised, raising his eyebrow
"So, you're okay with it, too? I mean, your two best friends dating?"
The other two snickered slightly
"What?" He asked, confused
Max rolled his eyes
"Uh…yeah? I should be okay with it; took me almost a year to get those two idiots together!"
"We weren't that bad" Kasey argued
"Oh yes you were! Both of you!" Max insisted animatedly, shaking his head in exasperation at them before turning back to Alec,
"I had to listen to both of them yammer on about how much you liked the other, then how hopeless they're crushes were, and they were both saying the SAME thing! And I couldn't tell either of them, cause they both swore me to secrecy!"
Alec laughed, shaking his head
"So how did you get them together?"
Max grinned
"I put a note in each of their lockers, pretending to be the other one, asking them on a date, they didn't even realize it till they were almost ready to go home."
He chuckled
"Max, that was kind of sneaky"
"Yup, I taught him well" Kasey said with a bright grin
"Alec, I had to do something, they were driving me nuts! Plan b was to lock them in a closet till they talked."
"Oh, you wouldn't do that" Alec said with a laugh
Max nodded quickly,
"Yeah, I would, you guys were so whiny I couldn't take it"
Isaac seemed to startle a bit, then get excited
"Oh, hey! I forgot to tell you guys, the other day in gym, Ericka, Jen and Kellie…"
Alec tuned out a bit,
It was really nice seeing Max out, relaxing with his friends, enjoying himself; but he really couldn't keep up with the random social dramas of Sun Crest High School.
It was good seeing him so happy though, and knowing that he had friends that he cared so much about…
"-ave a boyfriend?"
He glanced up, realizing the teens where looking at him, waiting for an answer
"Uh…sorry, what was the question?" Alec asked
Max rolled his eyes slightly at his brother
"They were asking if you had a boyfriend" Max clarified before turning back to his friends
"He hasn't actually told me, but I think he does, his name's Magnus…"
Alec's eyes grow wide, he shakes his head
"What!? N-no, I'm not dating Magnus! Why would you think that?"
Max tilts his head slightly
"Well, Izzy and Jace say he flirts with you, like, all the time, and even Izzy thinks he's good looking, and she doesn't even go for guys, so he must be REALLY hot, and Jace said the guy won't even give him the time of day and was all defensive of you, and really complimentary when he asked him what he thought about you…
Plus you talk about him kind of a lot"
"I-I do not!" Alec sputtered,
Max raised his eyebrow,
"Alec, you mentioned him over ten times today…"
"I did?"
Max nodded a bit, rolling his eyes slightly (okay, that needed to stop, he got it, he was a teenager)
"Oh, umm… Well, we're definitely not dating; he's just a friend, who I work with."
"Uh huh…" Max says, totally unconvinced
"Riiight" Kasey says sarcastically
"So, Alec, what does Magnus do? Is he a detective, too?" Isaac asks politely
Alec decides he likes this kid
He shakes his head
"Yeah, well, no not exactly…He actually works as a consultant with the SBPD; he has an agency in town."
"Really? What kind of consultant is he?"
Alec faltered a bit,
"Uh…H-He's a psychic"
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* _End Of Chapter Notes_ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Okay, so I know I said I was going to focus on Magnus/Alec but there is a REASON that I had the flashback with Simon…
You'll have to keep reading to find out, why though…
This one should be a lot of fun.
FYI There might be quite a few random OC's, and maybe one from a previous story as well…
Name game
Max's Friends (First and Last names)
Kasey: Alert, Watchful
Alden: Old Friends
Isaac: One Who Brings Laughter
Kelly: Intelligent and Bright
O22O
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