OMG, that was amazing. We published it one night and the next morning there were THREE NEW REVEIWS! I might have to hug you darlings. Maybe even stroke you obsessively….NOPE. Moving on to the story…
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Jace put his head in his hands and groaned. Unfortunately, Magnus had decided to come over to talk to Alec. Like we needed any more problems, Jace thought to himself. Usually, he wouldn't be concerned… but now…..things had changed. Throwing on a new sexy, basically see through tank top and jeans, Jace walked down the hallway to Izzy's room only to find the door shut. Which either meant she was sleeping or changing.
"Izzy, can I come in?" Jace asked simply out of fake courtesy, either way he was going in. But he waited politely.
Izzy groaned and grumbled. She was changing her clothes again.
Jace waited about a minute, and then burst through the door. He still had a slight smile on his face from the thought of Isabelle naked…
"What's so funny?" Isabelle asked concerned.
"It's not important now," Jace said, working hard to put away his malicious grin. "But we have some serious work to do with Alec. He's taken it one step too far this time."
"Uh-oh," Isabelle said rather concerned. "He hasn't really been the same since…." Izzy trailed off her sentence at the thought of his breakup.
"Yup. But now he's so depressed because Magnus, he's cut himself twice in the last week," Jace replied with a strange look on his face, mischievous, because he had a plan, but also….broken. "And I made a rather angry and biased phone call to Magnus, who has worked up the nerve to come over."
Now Izzy was just pissed. The dating rules clearly stated that as a no-no, and he wanted to break that rule. Alec had just cut himself because of the warlock, so the warlock wants to give Alec more reasons to do self-damage. Magnus broke Alec's heart once, and she wasn't about to stand around and let it happen again.
"So, what's the plan?" Izzy asked, dead focused.
"Operation Desparkling Alec," Jace replied, completely serious….well, almost completely serious. "the problem is that if Alec sees Magnus, he's broken. But Magnus wouldn't expect him to be at the Pandemonium club this evening."
One look in Jace's eye gave Izzy all she needed to know.
Alec sat blankly in the library. It was the one place he felt closest to his family and farthest from Magnus. He had thrown out all he could find of Magnus', but his room reeked with now painful memories.
Alec zoned out thinking of the night in his bedroom….
Magnus held Alec and kissed him, lightly at first, but then stronger. Alec purred and giggled with each kiss, more pressing than the one before. The room smelled like Magnus, hazelnut and pine. Alec had missed that smell. It had been a hard week without it. But now he had it again.
Magnus pulled them towards the bed, closer and closer. Alec didn't want to stop, but he wasn't ready to fulfill Magnus' wishes. Did Magnus mean to…..yes. Yes, he most certainly did. But as they got closer, Alec moaned. He wanted it, he knew he did. Magnus broke the magical kiss for a moment and looked at Alec, questioning if he wanted to move forward. Alec knew at that moment, that there would never be anyone as perfect for him as Magnus, never anyone he could trust undoubtedly as his sparkly warlock. So Alec pulled Magnus in the bed and began to unbutton his shirt….
Alec nearly fell off his leather chair in the library while cherishing the memory. But then it was over and only created pain. No one would ever replace Magnus, but no one would need to if he could have a second chance. All he needed was a minute with Magnus, and just maybe….Alec would do anything to get that minute.
Jace strutted down the hallway towards the library with Isabelle. It was the only other possible place that Alec could be. They had checked literally every other possibility in the Institute. It was time to activate phase one of Operation Desparkling Alec.
When they reached the doorway, Alec was getting out of his chair that he always sat in. Jace saw his red face, and knew Alec at one point had cried, which is exactly why it was Jace to the rescue!
"Alec, we're going to the Pandemonium Club. Want to come?" Izzy asked shifting from foot to foot nervously.
"No, thanks. I'm not in the-"Alec was cut off by Jace before he could finish his sentence.
"Alexander Lightwood, what else would you do?" Jace paused as if to hear a response. "Cut yourself again?! Just what I thought, nothing. Absolutely nothing. So it's settled. You're coming. Now let's go before it gets dark."
When it was obvious Alec had nothing to say to that, the trio gathered their leather coats (Iz's was quite fashionable), and left the Institute.
While hustling through the streets, Alec didn't even attempt to put on his cheerful face. They were rushing to the Pandemonium Club much faster than he was used to. Usually, Jace held them up because he addictively was looking at girls. He liked to get them before they got to the club because at the club, lots of people went with their boyfriends, and it took an extra five minutes of Jace talking till they were ready to let him stick his tongue down their throats. But today, Jace acted like nothing mattered but reaching their destination.
Within the next few minutes, Alec saw the entrance. But Jace wasn't the only one with tricks up his sleeve. To Alec, it seemed like this was all to make him happy. So, he put on his happy smile and walked in.
Magnus had spent little time getting in his full make up attire. He had spent most of the time pondering how to help Alec. He didn't want to make it sound like he wanted to date again, because Alec would get his hopes up. Eventually, he figured all hell broke loose wherever he was so it was best to prepare himself for everything.
Upon reaching the Institute, Magnus knocked three times, and the door did not open. Magnus knew Jace was probably up to something, but he knocked once more just to make sure they weren't there. But then Magnus moved on to a much more useful spell, especially in this case: the tracking spell.
Pulling out one of Alec's old shirts, which still smelled like him (he smelled like vanilla), he began the chant, only subconsciously aware of who was watching. It was most definitely strong, so he must be nearby. Then without word or thought, Magnus put his stuff for the spell away, and began to hustle through the NYC streets, and hailed a taxi.
Meanwhile, in the Pandemonium Club, Alec had discovered it was easy to lose yourself. As soon as they walked in, Alec began darting through the crowd, and soon Izzy and Jace were out of sight. He now had no idea what to do, where to go. He could still catch glimpses of Izzy by the door, cautiously looking for him. Jace had probably gone off to find some girl. Izzy slowly brought her gaze up, and looked right at Alec. Alec scurried away as fast as he could, but it was too late. Izzy had seen him and was coming.
So Alec decided to get a little risky, and went to the one place he never dreamed he would: the bar. Fat men and creatures sat there gorging themselves on the sparkly silver dust that made one seem drunk. Izzy whizzed by the bar, not even bothering to look. But knowing she would eventually, Alec began to need another protection. And something to drown out his thoughts of Magnus. Magnus, the only man he would ever love. The boy he wanted so badly to forget, but that forever stayed in his thoughts.
So he grabbed a cup of the powder, and desperately shot it down his throat.
Being a first timer, on any sort of alcohol, this was a bad influence on his behavior. His head began to spin and his legs wobbled beneath him, and he was on his knees. Pulling himself up, Alec grappled with the bar stool and got into a sitting position. With a bit more work, he was able to feel more stable. Panting heavily, he stood up.
He now felt warm and fuzzy, as if nothing else mattered. All he wanted was more and more of the drink. Subconsciously, he grasped another drink and followed the same process. However, this time, it was easier. He didn't feel the world spin as much, just a bit. Feeling light and drunk, Alec wormed his way to the dance floor. He was quite dizzy and spun and spun. The crowd pulled him one way and then another. He eventually landed up at the entrance.
A creature, he was too drunk to tell what it was, winked suggestively at him. Why not? Alec thought. He began to walk slowly; almost prancing over to what he assumed was a female cat-like warlock.
He could only imagine what he looked like, not that he cared. Probably ruffled hair and torn clothes. If Isabelle saw him…..But before finishing his thought, he stumbled on the uneven floorboard and fell against a wall. His shirt caught on the nail, and ripped straight through the buttons. It hung from him, but barely.
The cat-woman reached over to steady him and began to obsessively stroke his chest, just as Isabelle and Jace stumbled through the crowd. They were aghast, and the look on their faces said it.
And that was when Magnus Bane walked in.
Yep, I left you on a cliffhanger. Sorry this chapter was rather short. The next one will be longer. PLEASE REVIEW! You angel darlings did it last time….WHY NOT NOW? If you offer suggestions, we will take them into consideration. Though, I'm not sure how much more drama this story needs…..Any way, thanks!
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