A/N I know I practically just posted the last chapter but I've spent the past day writing the next one and I'm too excited not to post it.

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Chapter 2: The Beginning

Magnus POV

He would come. He had to come! No one had ever spoken to me like that before and left it, without an apology or anything! I expected a visit soon, surely a Nephilim boy that cute couldn't resist the charms of a man like me! And as if on cue, there was a buzz at the intercom. My heart jumped at the sound, at the thought of him standing there. Keep calm Magnus, he's only a boy. I had never felt so nervous about anyone, let alone a shadowhunter I had barely spoken too. But there was something different about this one, something different and I wanted to know what.

I walked over and pressed the intercom button. "Who is it?" I said in a singsongy voice.

"A-Alec Lightwood, I need to talk to you." His reply came back shaky, nervous.

"Oh yes, Mr Insult and leave. I suppose you best come in then." I opened the door and there in front of me was the blue-eyed boy. His eyes as they were pointed to the ground, cheeks forming a blush from my earlier comment. I turned my back to his face and sat down on my couch. He stood awkwardly in front of me, not knowing where to sit. "Please, I don't bite." He sat, "Now what do you want?"

The boy gave me an embarrassed look and said "Well, um, I wanted to apologise... for how I acted earlier. I uh-"

"It's okay, I don't bear grudges. I have quite too much time on my hands to be worrying about a beautiful boy who offended me one time. Tea? Coffee?"

"Coffee!" His face lit up at the sound of the beverage. "I haven't had any caffeine all day, thank you." He took the drink I had magiked up and sipped, his chiselled face softened and his eyes shimmered. Oh, his eyes. They were the work of angels, one look and you were lost, swimming through the bright blue oceans within them. I realised I had been staring at him for too long and stood up with a start.

Walking over to the window I exclaimed: "Goodness, it's raining, it seems you'll have to stay a while longer!" I snapped my fingers as Alec looked up, and sure enough, it seemed to be raining outside. Seemed to be, but Alec didn't need to know that.

He began to stand up and said "Oh it's fine, really, I don't mind walking in the rain. 'Sides, I only meant for this to be a short visit."

"Your wearing practically nothing!" I reasoned, I'd like him better with less on, though, "You'd freeze in this weather, just stay until it clears up."

"No, I really ought to-"

"Please, darling." That caught him. The words made him flinch, and the confidence he had been wearing like a cape shrivelled up inside him. He mumbled something that sounded like okay and sat back down. I joined him, but he looked subdued, a little afraid as well. "Smile, it won't do you any harm. Your good looks shouldn't be clouded by that moody expression." He looked damn sexy either way, but I was trying to make him feel somewhat comfortable. Alec's face turned scarlet and he bit his lip. "You should take the compliment, it's not everyday someone as charming as I tells you something like that."

"I don't know what you think I am, I'm not an-anything like that." The stutter in his deep voice sent a chill down my spine.

"Nothing, Alexander, nothing. I'm sure you have 20 other mortal girls running behind you begging for attention." I mentally kicked myself for sounded so sarcastic, it would only make him angry, and it did.

"Of course I don't, you know nothing about me!" He curled his lip, the anger beginning to show, "Who are you to start questioning me? There is nothing, NOTHING, that you know about who I like and who I don't!"

"Who said anything about that? Is this because of your silly little parabatai. You're just confused, calm down." I saw his expression relax a little with the softness of my voice, and he sighed a deep sigh.

"Sorry, I'm really sorry. I'm just confused, he's my brother, my parabatai, I can't love him like that. It's... wrong. I haven't even kissed anyone before." His voice quieted with those last words, they were almost inaudible, but I caught them.

"Really?" I said with disbelief "I wouldn't have expected someone like you to be a virgin"

"What do you mean, someone like me?"

"You, you're," I took a sharp intake of breath and practically breathed out the word. "stunning." My eyes stared into his, gauging his reaction, perhaps I was being too forward. But I didn't see that here, I didn't see anything. "Well, I for one have been alive way too long not to have done anything, so you can't expect anything from me." I said cheerfully, not knowing if it was the right thing to say or not.

"Everyone knows Magnus Bane. And everyone knows Magnus Bane's reputation."

"I suppose they do, but it was never love." Part of me changed. Part of me changed when that boy looked at me the way he did, accusing eyes but with the expression of concern. I wanted him, badly. But for once I didn't know how. He was a mystery.

"You'll find love eventually, someone like you."

Now it was my turn to ask, "What do you mean, someone like me?" I smiled as I said it, not knowing what he could say next.

He groaned, "Bane..." Alec almost growled the words, but I could see that there was a smile at the corners of his mouth.

"Well? Are you going to tell me what's so special about me?" I said leaning forward and resting my chin on my hand.

"No, no I'm not. I don't think I could say anything new to you, everything has already been said by one of your thousands of lovers."

"Touche, darling. Maybe you'll enlighten me some other time, after all, there is still one thing that hasn't been said to me." And Alec's face turned scarlet.

"Mhm, some other time..." His voice trailed off as he put a hand over his mouth and chewed on the sleeve of his top. Cute. Awfully cute.

"Well, what do you say?" My hand reached out to touch the top of his and he flinched at contact, "Alexander Lightwood, will you go on a date with me?"

"Um, I uh, I mean... Yes." And with that one word he grinned, the kind of grin that could cure anyone of anything. Wide, showing off his pearly teeth, smile lines formed, and creases around his eyes. It made me want to kiss him, heck I already wanted to kiss him. He drove me wild.

I snapped my fingers and numbers appeared on his hand.

"Call me, before I go mad with desire." I winked at him and stared into his eyes. I wasn't sure. For the first time I wasn't sure. He was amazing, perfect, he seemed more than half angel. Our faces begun to close the gap between them, and he looked at me, slightly scared. I smiled affectionately and his supple lips met mine. My hands made their way to Alec, one on his cheek, caressing the soft skin on his face, the other to his waist drawing him closer and closer. My lips pressed against his, softly, but it felt better than anything before. I was hungry, I wanted more of him. But I had to remember he was new to this. So I pulled away. You could still see the shock on his face. But then there it was, that gorgeous smile, and those eyes.

They lit up my world. He lit up my world.

And with a peck on the cheek, he was gone.

"That Nephilim better call me." I said.

"Oh, I will!" A voice rang from just outside the door. Footsteps, fading.

Then nothing.

So that happened. Do you see why I couldn't wait? I'm slowly falling in love with Alec, and it just makes my writing more enjoyable :) I guess that makes me Magnus.

GLITTER!

Anyway, have a nice day!

Marie xo