Waterdragon/Merman AU. Mostly about Malec, but a few other SH characters may appear. I always think Dragons are confident, thus Alec will be. No beta, mistakes are mind, die like men? Will tweak. LOL Enjoy. -
Magnus was swimming near a reef, looking for more shells or gems to make more jewelry. When he noticed blood in the water, it was an oddity for the part of the ocean he was in. Curiosity got the better of him so he followed the trail. He kept an eye out for predators and used his magic to protect himself while he swam toward the thing that was hurt. He would help if he could, in his long life he had seen many things hurt in the ocean, mostly done by humans.
Magnus came upon a sharp pointy tail, slowly swishing back and forth but it seems to be the current making that happen. The tail looked like a club with spikes and the final spike leading directly out to easily stab whatever. He made sure to swim out of range, as he got closer he could hear a moan of pain. Once he past the tail, he glided along the black luminous slinky snake like body. He passed a few fins and then he reached the torso, as he realized he was staring at a water-dragon. The dorsal fins down the back with long fins for swimming near the shoulder told him he should be careful. The neck was long and the dragon's head sported two horns facing at the back of his head and one horn sitting alone on the top of the head above the eyes. The dragon's eyes were closed and his snout long but in perfect proportion to the rest of the species. The animal was a weapon from head to toe, but unfortunately for this creature, he had a spear sticking out of his chest, just below where his heart would be.
Magnus was careful to not scare the dragon, he wanted to help but he wasn't a fan of dying either, caution was imperative. He moved below the chest area, the dragon's underbelly. The one place the dragon didn't have as much protection. This is where he could help the most, he placed his hand on the dragons heart imparting some of his magic to soothe the pain and to let it know he was no threat to it.
The dragon's jolted reaction was so quick it startled Magnus, but his magic lingered and settled which seemed to calm the beast down. He heard a whine of pain and approached again, he got closer and sent soothing magic into the dragon, if he could calm it, it would be easier to help.
Once he placed his hand on the chest, he made contact telepathically with the dragon. He kept his voice soft, "I want to help you, what happened?"
The water-dragon groaned in pain and in a deep voice replied, "I was hunting and got too close to a whaling ship." The dragon took a few more ragged breaths before continuing, "was shot by a spear gun."
Magnus told himself to concentrate, the voice was deep, masculine and sexy sounding. He had to admit it was a bit distracting. "Okay, I'm going to use my magic and pull the spear out. Is that okay?" He gentled his voice to add to the calming effect of his magic on the dragon.
The dragon tried to open his eyes but couldn't, the pain was too much for him to say anything more, so he nodded his agreement.
"Okay, on the count of three, one ... two .." and he yanked the spear out. He had surprised the dragon who roared loudly from the action. Magnus didn't want him thinking about the spear, the dragon would be tense with the number three, so pulling the spear early was the best option. Once the spear was free, there was a lot more blood. Magnus worked quickly to heal the water-dragon. The merman was pleased with his healing handy work, he reached out to talk to the dragon but discovered he had passed out.
Magnus wasn't sure what to do now, he couldn't leave the creature here, he would be vulnerable to hungry predators who knew no fear of dragons. The merman couldn't take him home either, that would cause all sorts of chaos. He moved closer to the head and cradled him in his arms. He allowed his magic to roam over the dragon. Despite the dragons size, he knew he would be able to drag him to one of his private caves, so that he could heal. Saving a dragon had to have a perk, he was sure of it.
Alexander Lightwood woke to a headache and an ache in his chest. He opened his eyes to discover he was in a cave. He smelled food and his belly growled. He was about to make a move toward the scent when he smelled something else. Definitely male and ocean, it was pleasant. He raised his head and was immediately mesmerized by the merman in the cave with him. He was gorgeous, with black hair that was standing up and short of the sides, a sun kissed chest on a slim body and a tail that was a mix of purple, blue and gold. He wore necklaces and it appeared he had kohl around his brown eyes. He watched him cook something over a fire.
"Oh, you're awake, good. I was getting worried." Magnus paused, "you've been asleep for awhile, is that a dragon thing?" Magnus began dishing up the food and pushed it toward the dragon. The merman grabbed some food for himself. Alec didn't answer him, he was too hungry.
The dragon looked at his empty bowl and while he felt sore, a full belly made up for that, he then looked at the merman. "Thank you."
"Your welcome." Magnus watched the dragon for any signs of aggression but there wasn't any.
"Why?" Alec studied the merman, and he could not think of a single reason why he helped him. He was puzzled.
"Excuse me?" Magnus wasn't sure what he was being asked. He was certain it was healing the dragon but sometimes one had to be sure.
"Why did you save my life, you could have left me for dead, food for sharks or whales." Alec was surprised, he was far bigger and more of a threat to a merman.
Magnus was nonchalant in his response, "I don't really know."
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Alec glared with his hazel eyes with as much of a threat as he could despite his condition.
"No," Magnus ignored the glare and went about cleaning up their food dishes.
Alec summoned as much dragon attitude as dragons were known for to state, "I'm a dragon."
"Yes, but I can tell a good one from a bad one," the merman eyes shown some mirth and he winked at the dragon causing the creature to look surprised.
Alec composed himself and snorted to show some disdain, "No such thing."
Magnus chuckled lightly, "Of course there is or you would have killed me when I was trying to heal you. You didn't."
"I was in pain, and couldn't focus." The dragon rolled his eyes and looked away, then returned his gaze to what he deemed was a pretty being. He knew mermen were sexy, but he never ran into many of them. They would swim away from him anyway, like most things in the ocean would.
Magnus liked teasing this dragon, "Ahhhh, that was it," he watched the dragon and continued, "and yet, you aren't threatening me now."
The dragon made an exaggerated snort,"I could."
"You won't." The merman smiled, knowing the dragon was bluffing.
Alec huffed, tired of the conversation and laid back down to sleep some more. Magnus was amused, it was clear there was more to the water-dragon than meets the eye.
Magnus left the water-dragon to sleep, and went to his home. He lived with Ragnor and Catarina and he needed to know more about dragons. He was certain Ragnor could tell him lots of things, he loved books on all sorts of things specifically mythical creatures. Cat would probably lose her mind if she knew he was taking care of a water-dragon. He didn't want to worry his friends so he avoided them. He was glad that Ragnor loved the things he did and went to his library to find out as much as he could about dragons.
Alec woke to being alone in the cave, he was disappointed but he refused to let it bother him. The merman left him food, and while he thought the gesture was great, he needed to stretch. If he couldn't find something while swimming he would eat what the merman left him. He rolled his eyes at himself this time, why didn't he get the male's name. His sister would call him an idiot and she wouldn't be wrong. He was closest to his sister, and they picked a large cave system to share. Big enough for privacy and yet close enough if they needed each other. The dragon thought maybe the merman would come back and if he did he would ask what his name was and then reminded himself, he's a dragon. Something to be feared, not befriended, it was the dragon life to be loners, yet he had hope.
He could tell by scent and the magic used that maybe this being was different, it seemed the merman was interested in him. He found that he liked the idea, he was certainly something to look at and it pleased him greatly. A swim will clear his mind, work out the soreness and then wait in hopes the merman came back.
Magnus finally found the book he was looking for with the help of Ragnor. Ragnor peppered the merman with questions. Magnus ignored most of them, he was too busy looking for as much information as he could find on water-dragons.
"Magnus! I'm your friend. You can't ignore me, I won't allow it. Don't make me call Catarina." Ragnor glared at the merman.
"Call her if you must but I don't have a lot of time to waste," the magical merman wasn't sure how long the healing water-dragon would stay where he left him. Magnus eyes lit up when he finally found the chapters he was looking for in a book on dragons in general. "I gotta go Ragnor, I'm taking this with me." His friend's dejected look was more than he could take, he tried to soothe him. "I promise, I'll tell you everything when I get back," he squeezed his friend's shoulder to emphasize he wasn't trying to exclude him on purpose.
"You promise?" Ragnor was getting tried of trying to pry details out of Magnus. "You'll explain everything?"
"Yes, yes, I promise," Magnus didn't spare him another glance and swam out of the library and headed to the cave where he hoped the water-dragon would still be in.
Magnus arrived to the cave and found the water-dragon sleeping again. He was concerned about all the sleeping, so he neared him and used his magic to check him over, only to be surprised by laughter.
"Stop," the fins flailed, "that tickles and it makes my chest hurt." Alec tried hard to stifle any more laughter.
The merman immediately removed his magic from the creature, "sorry, I didn't know you were ticklish. I was worried you were still hurt."
"I am, but its only soreness. I'll be better by tomorrow." Alec relaxed on his side and smiled at the merman. He was more than happy to see the magical being. "I'm glad you came back."
Magnus feeling better that he hadn't hurt the dragon. "I'm Magnus Bane. Merman extraordinaire."
Alec laughed again,"Alexander Lightwood but my sister calls me Alec."
"I think I like Alexander, you don't mind do you." It wasn't a question, it was a statement. Magnus smiled brightly at the dragon and winked.
"No, I like how you say my name." He winked at the merman. Once he was feeling better, he planned on getting to know this male a lot better.
Magnus was now more amused, a flirty water-dragon, who would have thought. His research indicated that water-dragons were rare, had magic and could change their form into human. He thought that convenient since he could too. Now, he really wanted to see the human form. Magnus found the dragon pretty and he imagined the human form would be something to behold.
"Want to visit my cave, little merman?" The water-dragon smirked and he knew he was leering but he didn't care.
Magnus laughed and shook his head at the water-dragon, "charming, I don't think I can pass up the invitation, was hoping you'd asked," the merman winked. He couldn't remember the last time he had this much fun.
"Okay, lets go. It's a bit of a swim from here." Alec was submerging when Magnus placed a hand on him making the dragon pause.
"Now?" Magnus was wide eyed, "are you sure you're well enough to swim?"
The dragon curled around the merman, wrapping him up in his lengthy body, "I can handle it, can you?" His long fins gently holding him in place against his chest.
Magnus blushed which surprised him, he was used to making others blush, not being the one whose cheeks flushed. "You're shameless," the merman laughed.
"You don't seem to mind, I can tell," Alec continued, "you like me near you, " and gently nuzzled at the merman's neck.
Magnus knew he shouldn't be surprised but was anyway, "What?" He wasn't going to admit at this time he liked all the attention. He certainly wasn't ready to boost the ego of this dragon. There was nothing in the book about attitudes of dragons.
"I'm dragon, my senses are better than most beings. I can tell you are curious and want to spend time with me." The dragon kept his hold on Magnus and simply stated, "you like me, a lot."
Magnus huffed, okay being called out by a flirty water-dragon wasn't what he expected. He rolled his eyes and gestured to lead the way. Alec uncurled himself and dove into the water, Magnus magically hid his book and took off after Alec.
TBC –