CHAPTER 2 – SETTING THE DATE
Magnus woke up to sunlight streaming in his face, making him squint his eyes and snap his fingers to shut the curtains. He also woke up snuggled into something warm. And that something warm was a certain black-haired Nephilim.
Magnus smiled. Alec had moved in with him a few weeks ago and he now had the luxury of waking up every morning with his boyfriend next to him. He pressed a soft kiss on Alec's forehead. The touch of lips to forehead was enough to wake him.
"Morning, lover." Magnus cooed.
"Morning, bae. Is it a Sunday?"
"Yep. Where do you wanna go for our date today?" Magnus asked as he pressed slow kisses on the Shadowhunter's neck, making said Shadowhunter moan in pleasure.
"Paris," Alec managed to say.
Magnus froze for a moment and Alec feared he had let it slip. But luckily, the warlock just continued his act of sweet torture.
"Un choix exotique, Alexander." The way Magnus said it made Alec swoon.
"Nothing exotic, really. It's just that Izzy and Clary have lately been speaking about Paris a lot and I eventually got curious."
"Not a problem, darling. I know this restaurant in Paris that has an excellent view of the Eiffel Tower. I suggest we leave in the evening for the best experience. After all, that's when 'la Ville des Lumières' comes to life." Magnus chirped.
Alec pulled the warlock in for a kiss and the two of them forgot about the world for quite a bit. When they pulled apart to breathe, Magnus's glamour had dropped, revealing his gold-green slit pupils.
Cat eyes, Alec thought and his breath hitched.
"Your eyes…" was all he could say as he stared into them, fascinated.
Magnus, misunderstanding his silence for horror, began to put back his glamour again but stopped when Alec hurriedly caught his hand.
"Don't. They're so…" he trailed off.
"Hideous? It's alright, Alexander. You're not the first one." Magnus said with a sad smile.
"No! Wait! I meant to say 'beautiful'!" Alec said hurriedly. "Magnus, it may be hard for you to believe, but I could stare at those eyes all year and never get tired of it. Believe me when I say they are—"
But Alec never got to finish his sentence because the warlock had tackled him and crashed his lips against Alec's. Alec was taken aback for only a moment before kissing back with equal fierceness.
"In all my years…no one has ever said that to me." Magnus breathed.
"Oh, Mags…I'm sorry."
"Don't be."
"If you don't mind, could you not glamour your eyes when we're alone?"
"Anything for you, Alexander."
Alec pressed a lingering kiss to his forehead. "As much as I'd love to stay like this all day, I need to get to the Institute. The trainees arrive tomorrow and the Institute needs a little bit of prepping. But I'll be home early for our date."
Magnus sighed and untangled himself from his boyfriend. "Alright then. Go do your job, Shadowhunter."
Eleven hours later…
The day at the Institute had gone well. The weapons were restocked, Shadowhunter guides were assigned and the Institute had had a makeover for the arrival of the Shadowhunter trainees. They had just finished training at the Shadowhunter Academy and Alec had high hopes for them.
He had also told Clary that he had successfully set up their date without arousing Magnus's suspicion.
Now, for the date.
Feeling a little happy today, Alec decided to have some fun. He knew Magnus would be in the bedroom preparing for their date. He decided to surprise his boyfriend by sneaking up behind him.
He drew a Soundless rune and closed the door as softly as possible. He walked into the bedroom and sure enough, Magnus had his back turned to him and was facing his wardrobe, probably going through his many outfits and trying to decide what to wear. Alec crept behind him and threw his arms around his lover, making Magnus nearly jump out of his skin and turn around in a colourful flash.
"Hey, lover."
"Alexander!"
"Looks like I can still surprise my centuries old boyfriend." Alec teased and laughed.
"Alright, you got me there."
Alec pressed a chaste kiss on his boyfriend's lips. "Ready for Paris?"
"One step ahead of you." Magnus smirked and opened a Portal before extending his hand which Alec took gladly as they stepped through.
What he didn't notice was one heavily glamoured Isabelle Lightwood follow them through the Portal with a camera.
