Disclaimer: I do not own The Mortal Instruments series or The Bane Chronicles or anything pertaining to either of these things. I do not own the cover image, which is from tumblr, and I love both tumblr and the image but I own neither. All the rights for all of these aforementioned things go to their rightful owners. I also cannot speak for the hotels I've used in this fanfiction, as I haven't visited any of these places. I'm only going off the beautiful pictures I saw online. Feel free to look them up to get a better feel of what I imagined Malec's trip included. *smiley Thank you.
A/N: Welcome! *smiley This story might be more entertaining if you've seen the postcards for this trip, so feel free to look 'em up. They're eggs from those and the books. *smiley Enjoy.
~Prologue~
Planning a trip, if you have ever had the chance to do so, is an incredibly delicate process, one that is full of questions and worrying. It may sound here to be a burden, and it can be, but that is only when you have to work with a budget. And the High Warlock of Brooklyn does not.
In spirit of his boyfriend's coming out of the hole-filled wardrobe, Magnus had decided on a whim–he and his little-thought-out plans do often get him into tight spots, don't they?–to present him with a brilliant idea: a vacation overseas.
At first, Alec was a tad… surprised, to say the least. A vacation? he had responded, if somewhat dubiously. Why?
Oh, sweet, innocent Alexander. Magnus was forced to explain the perks of being a warlock, as if Alec hadn't already been very much aware, and convince him that it was all a fantastic proposition and he should be delighted! Alec assured him that the idea of going away didn't sound too shabby, and there it was. A vacation in progress.
Of course Magnus had already begun planning everything–five star hotels, only the very best for Alexander and himself. Nothing less. He refused to settle. And besides, why would he have to?
It was something of a secret trip, one that Alec didn't really plan on telling his parents or anyone about in detail, spoken of in acute vagueness when discussed at all. Robert and Maryse chose to act as though nothing were different, while Isabelle envied her brother and his "loaded" boyfriend.
The one downfall was when Alec requested they visit Peru, and Magnus was forced to turn him down, as he had been banned from the country years beforehand. Alec was curious, of course, but the warlock wasn't too keen on divulging that specific bit from his past. Let's just say, he had begun, that the Peruvians weren't too fond of my musical abilities with the charango…