Chapter Two: Bruised
So this is my first time at a really fluffy chapter, so be nice please! And this is relatively short. Sorry. : ( But reviews will get the next chapter up faster!
Disclaimer: Yes everything belongs to Cassandra Claire and I own nothing. *tear* Oh well.
And a big thank you to Nightkill, lizziemarie0529, and Silence Just Fell for their wonderful reviews! They made my day! :D As for the 100ish visitors and all you people who favorited or story alerted without reviewing: this story won't get better without reviews and I am very disappointed in you.
Sorry about any errors. For some reason my computer keeps trying to set the proofing language to Spanish…
Anywho, on to chapter 2!
Magnus's POV
I paced around the loft, unable to keep still. Alexander was late. Only by twenty minutes, true, but he was still late. Chairman Meow was following me around, picking up on my worry.
"What if he's hurt, Meow?" I asked the ridiculously small feline. "He's never late. Not unless it's a demon, and even then he lets me know first." I turned and picked up Meow, holding him close and taking comfort in the cat's purring. "I should go search for him shouldn't I? Especially after last night." I shuddered at the memory. The dream had been horrible. After it, I had needed to cast a spell to allow me to see what my darling Alec had been doing. He had been walking back to the Institute with his siblings, looking tired but completely unharmed.
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I stepped into my flat, exhausted from yet another client. It was unusually dark in the loft – so dark that it looked as if the bright walls had been painted black. It was also unusually silent, which was odd because usually, if Alec wasn't here, then Meow was bitching at me about not being fed soon enough. Keeping my eyes fixed in the darkness - as if I might finally see something in it - I flipped on the switch and screamed.
The walls were painted with blood. It was dripping down the walls like they were bleeding and stained the bright carpet and furniture. The real horror, however, was the broken body lying in the middle of the living room in a pool of his own blood.
"NO!" I cried. "No! No, no, no, NO! Alec…" I sobbed, picking up the broken body and holding him close. There were gashes and bruises all over him. His porcelain skin was unnaturally pale and so cold…
"You should have saved him, Bane," a voice said. I looked around but nobody was there.
"We were relying on you. He was my life, so now I shall take yours. However, this one will suffer enough to compensate both of us." That voice… it sounded so familiar…
There was a flash out of the corner of his eye and he turned to see a shower of pink glitter.
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"That's it," I said, dropping Chairman Meow. "I'm going out to find him." I strode over to the front door and flung it open to see Alec standing just on the other side.
"Hey," He smiled at me. It faltered when he saw my narrowed eyes. He bit his lip and started nervously playing with the hem of his black long sleeved shirt. "I'm sorry. Jace was bored and wanted to go demon hunting so he started calling them like dogs and-"
I pressed my mouth to his, effectively shutting him up. He moaned and melted into me. I gently pulled away and started tugging him toward the couch. "How about we just cuddle and watch movies all day?" I asked. He nodded and started to curl up against me, but froze, hissing in pain.
"What happened?" I asked sharply, looking down to see Alec's sheepish expression and pain in his clear blue eyes.
"I'm fine. Really." He didn't sound very convincing.
"Alexander. Don't lie to me. Let me see. Please?" I begged, batting my eyelashes at him at the end. I knew demanding outright wasn't going to get me anywhere other than useless fighting and time wasting, so I combined it with begging. Besides, Alexander knew that if he didn't do as I asked/ordered I would just snap his shirt off anyway.
He seemed to consider it before huffing "fine" and carefully sitting up and lifting his shirt. I gasped at what I saw.
Alec's back was a giant deep purple bruise. I reached out to gently touch it but quickly pulled back when I saw him wince. Good God, I thought. Did he get slammed into another wall? Alec had said there weren't supposed to be high demon levels anywhere today, so how could he possibly get so injured?
As soon as I thought it, it clicked. "Alec," I said slowly. "What were you saying about Jace?"
He started chewing his bottom lip and put his shirt back on before answering. "He had this brilliant idea that we should start calling for demons like you would a dog." Though he didn't say it, the underlying tone in his voice and his face said he was irritated.
"That stupid Nephilium! Does he have any common sense? Let me guess. He was bored," I ranted. The next time I saw that idiot I was going to strangle him.
"Kind of. Just not in battle…" Alec replied. I held him close and watched a light blush creep onto his cheeks. God, I love this boy.
I brought my hands closer to his back. "Can I heal you?" I asked. Noticing his hesitation I quickly added, "Just enough so that you won't hurt anymore." Alec had this habit of hiding his injuries so he didn't feel like he was using me. I gave him an impish smile. "Besides, you in pain will get in the way of my plans for later." I purred, triggering a blush that was much darker than the last one. Alec gave in and I gently pressed my glowing hands to his wound.
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This is going to be so much fun, she thought. She's finally going to get revenge on Magnus for killing him. She was almost vibrating from anticipation, especially since her master promised Magnus's pain. She giggled at the thought of what was to come…
So this chapter was supposed to just be pure fluff, but obviously the sunshine and rainbows don't like me. They keep running away. :( Which is odd considering my bright and happy personality. *shrugs* Well, while I go try to chase them down, you should review! It might bring them back and will make me update soon and write more chapters! See? Win-win!
~ Nikki 'Now come here rainbows and sunshine!'
