It had been years. Not since Magnus had last thought about Alexander Lightwood. No, he thought more of him every day. What was his most beloved doing now? Did he have another lover? Magnus didn't. He had been true to his word when he said there wouldn't be another. There hadn't. Sure there had been sex, but those were usually one night stands. Nothing was like Alec.
Magnus sighed, and sipped his coffee. He was back in New York City, and was sitting in their favorite old coffee shop, wondering where life had taken Alexander.
" Sweetheart, come one Daddy's waiting at home!" Magnus spun around, looking for the voice that had spoken. Then he saw the person.
" Magnus?" Magnus stood hugging Isabelle Lightwood. Time had been kind to the girl, but he could see she was tired.
" Isabelle how have you-!" He blinked as he felt her hand slam across his face in a hard slap. Isabelle glared at Magnus, and her daughter behind her, hid from view. Magnus blinked astonished at her. She pointed to Magnus, growling angrily,
" I hate you Magnus Bane! You nearly killed my brother! And worse, now he's..." She trailed off slumping into a chair. Isabelle's daughter tugged at her mothers sleeve,
" What's wrong with Uncle Alec?" Isabelle hugged her daughter,
" Nothing dear, now run along home." The girl hesitated then dashed out of the coffee house. Magnus sat down besides the girl, and asked as calmly as he could
" What happened?" Isabelle was crying now, and took a deep breath,
" He, um...Well, its really started when all the nasty business with Jace ended. Alec stopped being Alec, he would shut himself in his room for days, and only come out once or twice. Then, one time, when we were heading out for a demon hunt, Alec came down stairs and joined us." She shook her head, tears spilling out in a pool,
" But, God Magnus, you should have seen what he did to it." She looked Magnus in the eyes,
" Magnus, he slaughtered that demon, there was nothing left really to go back. He cut it up, he ground it to a pulp!" She shook her head, sniffing,
" He won't really talk to anyone anymore. He just grunts, and hardly ever eats." Isabelle looked out the window,
" And he looks old Magnus, really old." She blinked,
" Do you want to see him?" Magnus jerked away, having leaned in to listen to Isabelle. No, he thought. He couldn't, wouldn't, shouldn't! He was going to tell her that, he was going to tell her,
" Yes." He nodded. Dammit.
Isabelle opened the door to the institute, and let Magnus enter first.
" Iz! Did you grab my coffee!" Jace, Magnus thought, that was Jace. A laugh came from the kitchen, that was Clary. Isabelle gave Magnus and long look,
" Guys, we have a guest." Jace, Clary, and small children came to greet their guest, paused.
" Magnus?" Jace asked, confused. Clary smiled, and hugged him,
" Thank God your back!" She studied him,
" You did come back for Alec, yes?" He blinked down at her. She snapped her fingers, scooting away from him,
" Dammit!" Clary paced a few steps, then turned around, smiling evilly,
" Fine, Come then, lets go see Alexander!" Magnus flinched. He had come to see Alec, but Magnus was still trying to deal with the fact that he was actually in New York again. The gang dragged Magnus up the stairs, and down hallways. Isabelle knocked on the door that had mounds of dust on it, and seemed to have rusted over,
" Alec, you have someone to see you." A loud thump came from the other side, and the door slowly opened, revealing a dark red eye. Magnus recoiled, yes the color was red, not blue or brown, Red! The " eye" spoke with a deep growling voice,
" What the hell do you want?" Isabelle tried to smile,
" Magnus is here, he wants to see you!" The door slammed shut as soon as she said Magnus. Magnus's shoulders slumped and he fell against the hallway wall. Then something caught his attention. The bolting of a door. Isabelle blinked at Jace and Clary gasped. Alexander emerged from the room. Magnus stood, a light that hadn't been in his before suddenly came back after five years of being absent.
But Alexander pushed past the hopeful warlock, and padded softly down the stairs, past a blond boy on the stairs. The boy watched Alec, then turned to Jace,
" How the hell does he always know when there's a demon?" The boy shook his head,
" There is one, and its down in Brooklyn." Izzy looked at Magnus, grabbing his hand, she whispered,
" You'll want to see this." Magnus numbly followed the Shadowhunters. Alexander didn't even look at him. No this couldn't be Alexander still loved him, Magnus thought. Hopefully.
