Another songfic! This takes place during CoG, a day or two after the demons attack Idris. I guess that Alec is sort of OOC, considering that Max has just died, but I'm being a bad fanfic author and just ignoring that. Please review! Even if you think it sucks! I'm always open to constructive criticism… just no flamers, please.
Disclaimer: I do not own Adam Lambert, Aftermath, Malec, or CoG. If I did, I'd be watching Adam Lambert and Tokio Hotel concerts with Magnus, not sitting at my computer writing fanfiction :)
"What the angel was I thinking?" Alec Lightwood moaned to himself, pacing back and forth across the room. Suddenly, he got fed up with pacing, and flopped down on the creaky bed with an audible sigh.
Two days ago in the heat of battle, all crazy on adrenaline, Alec has promised to introduce Magnus Bane (his boyfriend) to his parents. The catch? His parents had no clue that Alec was even gay, let alone dating a downworlder (who, incidentally, was also the High Warlock of Brooklyn), and he highly suspected that, like most of the Clave, Robert and Maryse Lightwood were homophobic. If he did introduce Magnus to them he'd be risk being disowned and throw out of the Clave, but if he didn't he'd lose Magnus.
Would it be worth it? To choose true love over family, over the only life he'd ever known? Alec moved his head slightly to look out the window, over the ruined city of Idris, then flinched as he felt something cold touch his face. He sat up and picked up the cold thing- it was a nondescript silver iPod, with simple black headphones wrapped around it. "What the heck?" he muttered quietly. He didn't own an iPod, and as far as he knew, neither did Jace or Isabelle. He flipped it over, looking for some indication of its owner or where it'd come from, and saw a simple, beautiful design engraved there- gold-flecked green cats eyes with blue flames surrounding them. He knew immediately who it was from- Magnus.
Curiously he unwound the headphones and put them on, flicking the power switch on the small device. He hesitated for a moment, then pressed the play button, and a voice recording began: "Hey, darling. Now, if this were anyone else I'd assume that they would already know who this is, but you're Alec, and I've learned to never assume ANYTHING about you. Ever. So this is Magnus. Now, I know you, love. Therefore I know for a fact that you are currently sulking in your room, stressing over yesterday and debating what to do. And… well, you know what, anything I say is going to sound insanely corny, so just… listen to the song that comes up next. Yes, I am singing a song for you. Yes that is extremely cliché. But you know what? So am I. And honestly, the song says it better than I ever will, and I know that music is going to reach you better than words. And I'm babbling, so I'm just gonna let you listen to that song now!" With a small grin at Magnus's craziness, and how well the warlock knew him, Alec pressed the skip button and closed his eyes as music filled his ears.
Have you lost your way?
Livin' in the shadow of the messes that you made
And so it goes
Everything inside your circle starts to overflow
Take a step before you leap
Into the colors that you seek
You'll get back what you give away
So don't look back on yesterday
Wanna scream out
No more hiding
Don't be afraid of what's inside
Gonna tell ya you'll be alright
In the Aftermath
Anytime anybody pulls you down
Anytime anybody says you're not allowed
Just remember you are not alone
In the Aftermath
You feel the weight
Of lies and contradictions that you live with every day
It's not too late
Think of what can be if you rewrite the role you play
Take a step before you leap
Into the colors that you seek
You give back what you give away
So don't look back on yesterday
Wanna scream out
No more hiding
Don't be afraid of what's inside
Gonna tell ya you'll be alright
In the Aftermath
Anytime anybody pulls you down
Anytime anybody says you're not allowed
Just remember you are not alone
In the Aftermath
In the Aftermath
Before you break you have to shed your armor
Take a trip and fall into the glitter
Tell a stranger that they're beautiful
So all you feel is love, love
All you feel is love, love
Wanna scream out
No more hiding
Don't be afraid of what's inside
Wanna tell you you'll be alright
In the Aftermath
Wanna scream out
No more hiding
Don't be afraid of what's inside
Gonna tell ya you'll be alright
In the Aftermath
Anytime anybody pulls you down
Anytime anybody says you're not allowed
Just remember you are not alone
In the Aftermath
In the Aftermath
Gonna tell ya you'll be alright
In the Aftermath
In the Aftermath
Just remember you are not alone
In the Aftermath
Alec's eyes opened as Magnus's voice faded away, and realized that there were tears streaming down his face. Slowly he raised a hand to wipe them away, blinking a few times. Magnus was right- that one song had said more to him than a thousand words could. As he thought that, Magnus's voice appeared again, this time speaking instead of singing. "I can't promise that when you tell them, everything will go perfectly. I can't even promise that it'll go ok. But I can promise that I will always be there for you, every step of the way. We'll get through this. I love you, angel. See you soon."
As the message ended and the iPod automatically turned itself off (result of Magnus's magic), Alec realized that the answer to his earlier question was… yes. Magnus was worth it. And as long as he had Magnus by his side, he could face anything else the world decided to throw at him.
Lol, I was listening to By Your Side by Tokio Hotel when I write that last line… great song, by the way. You should listen to it. Anyways, that's it… I hope it was good! Like I said above, please review! Anyone who reviews gets coffee and glitter and chocolate and Malec. And if I get good reviews, I may do a second chapter with my version of the Accords Hall Kiss scene.