The figure, shrouded in black, treaded softly on the thick carpet of the institute. He made his way to the weapons room and stuffed things into his bag. He then made his way to another part of the institute, this time the sleeping quarters. He entered a room and looked over at the bed. There was a boy, eighteen maybe, sleeping there with a peaceful look on his face. The intruder grinned, did what he came to do, and left.
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Alec woke up to his alarm, groaning. He shut the alarm off. He hated mornings. He got up from his bed and stumbled over to his closet. He looked over his options. Black sweater or brown sweater? Black. Blue jeans or blue jeans with holes? What the hell, he went with holes. Black boots or black sneakers? Boots. He started to turn away when he noticed something. Wait, he thought, Where's my demon hunting armor? He searched his closet quickly. It was gone. He shrugged it off, deciding his mother must of taken it to clean.
Alec walked to the sitting room, seeing Clary sitting with Max.
"What do you mean what's Halloween? You've never went trick-or-treating?"
"What's trick-or-treating?" Max said in reply, looking confused.
"Trick-or-treating is… is… oh I wish Simon were here, he's much better at explaining things like this."
"Wait, it's Halloween?" Alec said, surprised. "All ready?"
"Yes," Clary answered.
"How time flies…" Alec mumbled as he walked across the sitting room to the kitchen. He grabbed a piece of bread from the bag and turned to the toaster to find it gone. "What the…?" He looked around and spotted it sitting, busted, against the wall. "Isabelle!" he yelled as the replaced the bread in the bag.
He pulled his phone from his pocket to text Magnus but saw he had beaten him to the punch. Twice.
Magnus: be here at 6 pm
Magnus: btw, happy Halloween
Alec rolled his eyes and poured himself some cereal.
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Alec checked the time, sighed, and took out his key. "Magnus!" he called out after finding his pink couch empty. "Magnus, where are you?" he walked down the hall to Magnus's room and opened the door. He stepped in the room, still calling for his lover. "Magnus!"
"Hey there, shadowhunter." Alec jumped at the husky voice behind him. "Happy Halloween."
Alec turned to find Magnus in costume. "What the hell are you wearing?" Magnus was wearing all black. But that's not all. It wasn't just that it was black, but it was demon hunting armor. His demon hunting armor. He even had his weapons hanging from his belt!
"This is my Halloween costume." Magnus said with a sly smile. "Don't you like it?"
"You dressed as a shadowhunter for Halloween?" he cried.
"Not just any shadowhunter." he grinned. "I'm dressed as you."
"But… wait, how the hell did you get my stuff?"
Magnus laughed and in answer, pulled the shadowhunter to him and kissed him passionately. "Come on, its time to get you into your costume!" Magnus grabbed Alec's hand and sat him on his bed. He then continued to his closet as Alec sat, confused.
"What costume?"
"The one I'm picking out for you!" he held up a sparkly green shirt, shook his head, and put it back.
"Why do I have to dress up?"
"Because if you don't it'll look tacky. You can't go as a shadowhunter!" he pulled out a bright blue pair of skinny jeans, smiled, and slung them over his shoulder.
"Go where?"
"To the party of course!" Magnus pulled out a purple, sparkly shirt and a scarf the same blue as the jeans out. He sighed. This was probably the best he could get Alec to wear. He turned back to his boyfriend and grinned again.
"What party?"
"Sweetie, if you keep asking questions like this we'll never make it in time."
For the first time he looked down at what Magnus was holding. "I am not wearing that!" He cried, horrified.
"Alec, you really don't have a choice." With that, Magnus snapped his fingers and suddenly Alec was wearing what Magnus had picked out and in Magnus's arms was his clothes. And not only that, his hair was styled in spikes with glitter all through it.
"What the hell, Magnus?" he said after catching sight of himself in one of the many mirrors in Magnus's bedroom. He reached up to touch his hair in disbelief.
"No touching!" Magnus said, now right next to him, catching his hand. Alec rolled his eyes, lowering his hand. Magnus kept hold of his hand as it was lowered, slipping his fingers in between Alec's. "Come on, we're going to be late!" He pulled Alec behind him until they got to their destination.
"You have a car?"
"Of course I have a car! Well, then again, it's technically not my car. It came from the car lot down the street. But don't you just love it?" Magnus gestured dramatically to 'his' car. It was purple, the same color as Alec's shirt.
"Was this planned?" he asked, gesturing to his shirt then the car.
"Of course not!" Magnus said, but he had a big grin on his face. "Now come on. As I've said many times now, we're going to be late!"
A/N I hope you guys like it. Yes, I know, its Christmas/New Year's season, not any where near Halloween, but I got inspiration and I'm going with it! I'm thinking of making this a two-shot, or maybe a three-shot, but only if I get enough reviews wanting it. If I do continue, it will be about them at this downworlder party. And pretend Max didn't die.
A/N 2 Sorry to all of you who read Opposites Attract, but your probably not going to get a chapter any time soon, or at least not until the end of the year. I have a large writer's block and can't seem to get rid of it.