When Magnus was so rudely awakened that spring morning, his boyfriend still wrapped around him in a more than appealing way than he could honestly say the last thing on his mind was family. It'd been more than a century since he'd last thought about children and all in all the idea of them has just never been that appealing, late nights, tantrums, and little reward.
A loud muffled buzz from the intercom was what drew him out from his lovers embrace.
Moving out from under Alec Magnus quietly found his way to the speaker buzzing the person in with a snappy "Top of the stairs, looks like a glitter bomb went off, can miss it" referring the person...or thing to his door. All in all he wasn't too worried if it was a demon he has a snoozing shadow hunter in the next room and he was pretty capable of dispatching most things that might want to see him this early.
A light knock at the door alerted him that his unexpected visitor had arrived and he imidiatly put on his game face, yanking the door open blue sparks crackling around his body in annoyance he looked out into the hall and began to speak "Look it's 6am whatever you..." It had taken his a few moments to notice he was looking into open air and let his eyes travel down to the small... person? Before him.
"Oh, um.." He trailed off cocking his head sideways his kimono sleeve rolling to his elbow "what can I do for you" the little what he thought must be a human shifted in front of him and he realized suddenly it was a child. Looking around he hoped the child hadn't come in place of one of its parents.
Bending down a little he really looked at her, black sweeping hair that she let fall over her eyes defiantly in dire need of a hair cut, slim frame and delicate lips. She'd be quite beautiful when she grew up he decided.
Her voice broke the long silence, but she kept her head down "Are you Magnus Bane?" She asked it more curiously than as if she needed a favour and he felt eyes he couldn't see scanning him, evaluating him.
"Yes I'm the High Warlock Magnus Bane, is there anything specific you needed or just to stand on my door step for a few hours?" She shifted and let out a short breath
"I wasn't standing for hours only like one" her foot tapped in annoyance "it wasn't like I wanted to come here but I don't really know what else I'm meant to do" the little temper she had made him laugh a deep chuckle and she flicked her head up in anger to meet his eyes, which made his stop imidiatly and lose balence against the door frame landing on his ass in front of the child.
Cat eyes. She had quick cunning, and frighteningly similar green cat eyes just like his own.
"So you're a warlock" he wondered out loud looking at her harder, feeling as if he should have noticed before he saw her eyes, but like himself they were her only tell and she hid them like a shameful secret.
She nodded down at him and he snapped replacing his kimono with sweats and a tight tshirt that read "If it doesn't glitter, I'm not interested" suddenly feeling like dressing more appropriate for the child. She jumped back in alarm and looked at him like he'd just done something inappropriate.
"What?" He laughed "doesnt your mom let you use magic in the house" she flinched and he knew he'd hit a sore spot but she moved on quickly.
"Do you remember France 9 years ago? That night you spent on the boat with Marrie Dejard?" He was confused how a girl her ago knew anything about 9 years ago yet alone 2 but he nodded. He remembered it well, a beautiful French girl had stolen a boat with him and spend an evening of...well interesting happenings with him. Looking at the girl now he could see the resemblance, the jet black hair, thin fingers it was all there but the eyes...
"Oh no..." He whispered looking the fragile thing in front of him up and down "don't tell me a demon seduced her" the girl laughed, actually laughed.
"No, she wasn't like that she only fell for fabulous monsters that wore too much glitter as I remeber her telling me" she shook her head "Before you ask, I'm no daughter of a prince of Hell. I've been around the world trying to figure it out too" Magnus shifted and sat cross legged looking at the child from a safe distance.
"I went to the spiral labrith, the predator took me there, and then finally we called up the only demon they could think of that might give me these" she said lifting her hand to her eyes shifting her hair, and back down to her side " so we called up your dear old dad and you know what he did?" Magnus remembered his own experience asking his father if he was his and shuddered
"He laughed" Magnus opened his mouth in a confused way "He told me I was an abomination, an experiment he'd never imagined would work, so congratulations Magnus" she smiled down at him making him feel a little ill "it worked"
"What are you talking about?" He snapped
"You really can't see it?" Her head tilted sideways "Come on!" He blinked and shifted his weight left then right "Grandpa was right you really are thick" and then it clicked.
"Fuck" he breathed out "ALEC" he yelled scrambling away from the child- his, well daughter?
"What?!" Alec burst in topless with a blade in either hand ready to kill, but relaxed marginally when he saw the child... Until he saw her eyes to which one knife found the ground and he quickly and he crossed to...? Greet her?
"Hello dear" he said calmly, slowly approaching the second knife only held lightly.
"Hello" she greeted wearily "who are you?" Alec paused looking at Magnus for an answer, whether it was okay to tell this...child
Magnus spoke "He's my boyfriend" she paused, cocked her head and laughed
"Well I guess I don't have to worry about any siblings then" her eyes were playful but held a certain amount of seriousness
"So you're..." Alec looked at Magnus confused "that's not possible?" It was less a statement and more a question.
Magnus sighed. This was way too much and it wasn't even 7am yet.
He looked over at the child and sighed a second time "why don't you come in, close the door" she looked clam but he saw her eyes flicker with uncertainty "god, I don't even know your name" he found himself mumbling.
"Elise" her melodic voice was almost calming and he looked at her deeply
"Elise it is, I'm Magnus, that's Alec, and the cat" chairman meow was now weaving Magnus' legs and purring "is chairman meow" she laughed a bubbly child laugh and Magnus looked at her socked such a serious creature could make a sound like that.
"Mom was right" she giggle again "you're very silly" she stepped in and shit the door still smiling.