CHAPTER THREE
ALEC POV
I never expected to see Jace have his weapon pointed at that boys face when I had turned round after shooting a flurry of arrows at the target in front of me. I never expected to see the boy's friends cower behind him in fear and I certainly never expected that Simon would be laughing in the situation that we had found ourselves in. I slipped my bow on to my back and walked carefully over to him, Izzy, Clary and Simon all watching me. Placing my hand on Jace's sword arm I pulled him back and away from the two boys and girl. Beckoning them forward I pushed Jace further behind me.
"It's not very often we get three normal people following us into our part of the woods. Most usually are deterred by the dead path way and are drawn to the fae cove on the other side. How did you know which way was safe?" I asked genuinely curious. I stared at the three people that were all absurdly good-looking mind. The boy from the lunch hall had deep green eyes like I had predicted but they had fleck of a yellow making them look like feline eye. He had on glittery yellow liner and a darker smokier eye shadow. The girl to his right, had light honeycomb hair that was piled on top of her head looking sophisticated and chic at the same time, she had light apple green eyes and blood red full lips, she was wearing a red long sleeved shirt that had a very low breast and dark blue skinny jeans with brown knee high boots that made her seem taller than she actually was. The boy to her right was a sight you wouldn't see every day, he had light green hair in a bun and was wearing a white dress shirt and black jeans. They were the weirdest looking bunch you could ever imagine.
"I guess the other path seemed too easy and someone as mysterious and cute as you wouldn't go down there."
I jumped at the sound of the lunch hall guy's voice. Oh my god, his voice makes me want to get on my knee and beg him to take me. I nodded and signalled for Jace. He came and stood next to me and in my peripheral vision I could see he was dying to let out his wings and show them he will destroy them if they are here to hurt any of us. "Jace."
He stiffened at my voice. "Enough. They won't hurt us if we don't hurt them. Get back to training with Iz and Clarissa I'll deal with them. Simon, come with me."
He followed pulling the three intruders behind him, leaving Jace, Izzy and Clarissa to their training. We walked down another dead and ugly path cringing every time there was a squelch when the girl's heels stepped in the mud. We left the dead path and entered into clearing with a mangled tree in the middle. The ground was hard and dry and the sun was unnaturally scorching and most of the grass and flowers were dead. There was a smell of rotting fruit in the thick humid air sweet and sickly. The temperature had increase dramatically compared to the clearing we were in before; sweat began to pool at my temples. I turned back and gestured to Simon, and he drew the three in front of us. Making them stand in a line he was able to fully assess what they look like.
"Would you tell me your names… please?" I asked politely, they hadn't done much wrong so why should I be rude?
The boy from the lunch hall stepped forward with a defiant look in his eye. Gesturing behind him he pointed at the blonde girl. "The beautiful witch is Camille." He then pointed to the green boy. "He is Ragnor and he insists to us he is a unicorn. And I, in all my amazing presence, am the magnificent warlock Magnus. Who are you?"
Magnus, what a pretty name? I thought to myself. Looking over at Simon I could see the grin he was hiding behind his hand, as if they introduce themselves as a witch, unicorn and warlock.
"I, Mr. Magnificent Warlock Magnus, am Alexander Lightwood and my colleague here is Simon Lewis." I said gesturing to myself and Simon.
Magnus raised a perfect eyebrow; he then glanced back at Camille and Ragnor. They seemed to have a conversation involving just the cocking of head, eyebrows and eyes. When Magnus turned back to face us he walked forwards until he was directly in front of me, there was barely a foot between us. I could feel my cheeks begin to go red at the close proximity of this gorgeous specimen of a man. Simon coughing to hide his snigger at my reddened face and Magnus merely smirked sexily. Oh my God he was sex on legs, I really want him. I know that if my parents found out about me and my sexual orientation I would probably not have a home or they may not talk with me hoping that it was just a phase. I would dread to see how they reacted to seeing Magnus and his dress style. Smiling slightly I refocused back on Magnus.
"Yes I knew that. The archery mentor that has never actually been seen using a bow and arrow and the boy who's in a band that currently has no name as they can't seem to decide on one." I glanced at Simon and back at Camille and Ragnor then blinked and slowly nodded. "In answer to the question you are about to ask, we were curious I mean seriously you come back from lunch hot and sweaty and Camille says she thought you had an orgy out here in the woods. I was so offended that you guys allegedly having an orgy refused to invite the most amazing three way in the whole of our part of New York!" he ranted breathing heavily after his little speech, "then we get into the bloody forest and it acts like it doesn't want us around, going all silent and when the fork in the road happened and there was obviously some creepy thing watching us to see which path we took. I swear when we took the dead path the thing sighed sadly and went away and the whole bloody forest comes to life then I nearly get my nose chopped off by that stupid wonder boy and people wonder why I was having a bad day?!"
I nodded again making Magnus scowl, he took another step forward and the next thing I know is he's hugging me. I looked over his shoulder to Simon, Camille and Ragnor and they all looked as shocked as I thought my faced looked. I stared at his head on my shoulder for a second before telling Simon with my eyes to leave. He nodded and pulled the gawking witch and unicorn with him and back down the dead path. After a few seconds of them being gone I wrapped my arms around his waist and hoisted him up so that his legs were around my waist, moving over the tree in the middle of the clearing I sat down on a log in front of it. I started to rock back and forth when suddenly Magnus jerked up. His face showed a number of emotions dread, worry and embarrassment being the main ones before settling into an unreadable mask though his eyes still told me he was embarrassed and worried about something. He tried to pull off my lap but I held him in place.
"Are you the Warlock that gifted me with red string at my birth?"
He froze at my question, you could see the panic in his eyes when I asked that which made me think that he was though I couldn't be certain unless he actually told me using his voice. He would be unable to remember if he doesn't.
He burst out laughing making me jump "I'm sorry? Did you just ask if I was a fantastical creature from the old story that is told to every one by their parents as a bed time story?" his laugh was light hearted, full of disbelief but still melodic. I blushed and nodded and then his laughing became cynical and bitter sending chills that fell down in waves down my spine forming an uncomfortable pool of cold in the pit of my stomach. "No." His answer was blunt that it made me freeze making it easier for him to untangle my arms from his waist.
I watched him with blank eyes as he ran cheetah fast out of the clearing and through the dead path. The forest let me know when he had left and gone back into school, the witch and unicorn following him.
