-chapter 3-
A/N: yay new chapter already!
Magnus reached out to catch Alec as he fell, on instinct. He was in a state of shock, the last minute played out in his mind over and over again. 'You have to trust me. I love you, Magnus.' And then the knife, the pitch black knife, and then blood, lots of it. Alec falling. And that was it. Magnus carried Alec gently to the couch, and put his head in his lap. Tears streamed down his face. How could Alec have done this to him? His raw, broken sobs echoed through the empty apartment. It was hard to imagine the it was once so full of life.
Alec was dead. He was gone. His eyes would never shine with happiness again, his cheeks will never flush. Magnus bent to kiss his cold lips. He would never kiss back, ever again.
Magnus moaned in pain and grief, it hurt, oh, it hurt. And what was the last thing he ever said to Alec? No, I don't trust you. Fresh sobs wracked his chest. His Alec, his beloved Shadowhunter, was gone.
After what seemed like eternity, Magnus heard a sigh. What was that? He stopped stroking Alec's hair and listened. Then again.
"Magnus."
He gasped in surprise. He had checked! Alec's heart had been still for the last fifteen minutes! No mortal is alive if their heart stopped for fifteen minutes. No immortal either for that matter. He must be imagining things in his grief. Alec was dead.
"Magnus." Louder this time.
The warlock looked at Alec's face. His eyelids twitched. Gaping, Magnus checked Alec's pulse. a steadying heartbeat greeted him. Alec was alive.
Alec pov
The pain. It overtook him. Nothing existed, except the pain. What had he done to deserve this? It was 100x worst than the pain he felt after being attacked by the greater demon. It hurt. His body contorted and spasmed. Why couldn't he just die already! Death would be welcome! a small part of his mind said 'no. You can't die. What about Magnus? and Jace and Izzy? Hold on. Don't die.' He tried to hold on to that. In his head he chanted: Magnus. Jace. Izzy. Magnus. Jace. Izzy. And soon: Magnus. Magnus. Magnus. The pain was fading, after what felt like centuries.
"Magnus" he whispered, barely audible. He could still feel the pain, but it receded to his chest. His heart. He could see blue sparks through his eyelids. "Alec! Alec." And then sobbing. He noticed that his shirt was soaked. Finally, he opened his eyes, and squinted into the bright light. Gasping for breath, he looked up, and into Magnus's gold-green cat eyes. The eyes that had captured his interest the day they met, at that party. The eyes he'd come to associate with the man he loved, the love of his life. His now eternal life, he realized.
"Magnus," he croaked. Alec tried to sit up, and regretted it as a wake of pain and nausea rolled over him. After a moment of dry heaving, he said "Water, please." Magnus snapped his fingers and handed him a glass. His fingers shook as he gave it to him, and Alec's did too as he attempted to drink. After a sip, he lay back on the couch. Magnus's fluffy pink couch. And his shirt was soaked with blood and tears. Magnus's tears.
"I'm sorry," Alec gasped, and then drifter off into a heavy dreamless sleep.
The next morning, he woke up in Magnus's familiar bed. He closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of it. Then it all came crashing down; their breakup, the old lady, the potion, him killing himself, and Magnus. Magnus.
"Magnus?" Alec sat up. His love sat in a chair next to the bed, fast asleep. At the sound of his name though, his eyes snapped open. Blue eyes looked into green cat ones. Then he dropped his gaze.
"Magnus I'm sorry let me ex-"
"What happened Alec?" Magnus interrupted. "We break up, I tell you never to come here again, then a week later, you show up and stab yourself. You died, Alec. Your heart stopped. For a good 15 minutes too. I thought I'd lost you. What happened?"
"Magnus, listen, please. I did it. I'm so sorry for doing this to you, I had to, it was part of the ritual, but I did it."
"Did what, Alec?" Alec gave him an incredulous look. "Don't you see? I'm immortal Magnus."
A/N: so what do you think? will Magnus take Alec back?
