PART III: Glee Club Dinner
Magnus went in first, he had no choice. Jace had called and Alec waved him on so he could handle it. Magnus told him it was a bad idea to leave Jace in charge but Alec had already made the call before informing Magnus which just earned him a stern look. Alec felt it was a poor decision as well since Jace had called him twice already. He didn't know his parents were going to Idris for the weekend and left Alec in charge, so he delegated down to Jace. His parents were going to kill him if they found out but he needed to do this for himself and for Magnus. He wanted to be here with his boyfriend.
"Mike!" Rachel called to him waving an arm.
Not like he couldn't see the group they practically had the entire place dedicated to them. Magnus decided not to change his usual self and left the house in true Magnus Bane style, makeup with the spiky hair, and all. He did advise Alec to try and not call him Magnus that would be hard to explain and Mike would be a better name to remember. He greeted them all and explained to the group that his boyfriend would be in shortly after telling them work called when Rachel announced very loudly that he was supposed to bring his boyfriend. Alec choose that moment to show up. He wanted to glamour his runes but Magnus refused. He was going as he was and therefore Alec was going as he was. Alec was introduced around the room before taking a seat next to Magnus with Blaine on the other side of him. Magnus was sure this was planned by Rachel but he went with it. Alec was awkward and Magnus wanted to kiss him for it, he was indeed his Shadowhunter. A fish out of water in the mundane world.
The seating has Rachel written all over it; sitting all the gays together. So Rachel, trying to help but not doing a damn thing worth of help. Per usual. He saw somethings never changed.
"So we've all kept in touch except for Mike. How did you two meet?"
"At a party, I was hosting in my loft." Magnus felt like sticking to the truth as much as possible would be best. Less to remember and get confused by. Alec had agreed to that tactic to keep it easier on both of them.
"I was with friends. The only words he said to me all night was 'call me' with a wink. After he told my friends to leave." Alec leaned back in his seat with an arm resting on the table, Magnus was close enough to breathe in.
"The rest is history." Magnus smiled at him, he had his hand resting on Alec's arm and his fingers were rubbing circles on his skin, he would trace a rune then back to the circles and repeat.
"That's cute. You called."
"Actually, I just showed up at his door on a Tuesday and we were dating by Friday." Alec smiled, encouraged by Magnus' fingers on him.
Magnus actually smirked at him, he left out the keys parts with all the making out but they didn't need to know that anyway. He was impressed that Alec was talking this much. "One of my better first dates. Got him half naked within minutes of getting into my apartment."
"Hey!" Alec groaned at him with a glare. "That's not-"
"What? It's the truth. I mean the spilling of a drink on your shirt might have had something to do with it." Magnus winked at him before turning to the Rachel who was next to Kurt. "I also ended the date with him on my living room floor. Which had nothing to do with a spilled drink."
"Stop." Alec laughed at him, he would have been annoyed if he pulled this in front of their friends but Alec didn't know these people and they were a part of Magnus' past, he felt a little freer with them. It also helped he would never see them ever again. He wasn't as annoyed if he knew he would never have to see them again. It was a fun night out where he didn't have to be Mr. Shadowhunter; he could just be a regular guy on a date with his boyfriend. "It wasn't like that." Alec shook his head while looking around. It was exactly like that.
Magnus laughed, "Always the shy one." He used the hand he had wrapped around the back of Alec's chair to play with his hair at the base of his neck while his other hand absentmindedly continued with the circles on his arm.
"Awe that's really cute." Tina smiled, "I still wish I would have known."
"Yeah, none us had any clue." Spoke the guy named Blaine next to Alec, just as his phone went off. "I was a little shocked when Rachel told us."
"Well, what can I say? I'm good at holding in my secrets."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Blaine asked again, he was almost disappointed sounded, "Why didn't you trust us?"
Magnus shook his head, "It wasn't about you guys. I did have fun but Lima wasn't my ending and-"
"And New York was?" Rachel cut in, "Almost the entire Glee Club is living in New York for the past ten years and you never mentioned anything. You knew we were here."
"Rachel, look at me. Really look at me." He paused for her to actually look at him, "Do I look like I carried on like I was still in glee club? I look nothing like I did back then, I'm honestly surprised you even knew who I was out on the open street, let alone on a dark street like it was a few nights ago."
There was buzzing on the table then, Alec frowned at the screen showing it to Magnus who groaned 'Jace' flashed on the screen. "Jace. Listen there is a part of being in charge called delegation. I have delegated my duties down to you for the evening." Alex waited for a response, clearly not liking that he frowned into the phone "Then do what I have done for you since we were eight. Make up an excuse." He hung up; Magnus and most of the room staring at him but he looked at Magnus "Robert came by early."
"You should go. Work called, literally." Magnus tried to smile but he didn't want to. He wanted Alec to stay with him.
"Jace can handle it, or next time I leave Izzy or Clary in charge." Alec was hell-bent on not leaving this night without being on Magnus' arm.
"Oh leave Clary in charge, that would kill him."
They apparently forgot where they were because Rachel spoke up "So what do you do for a living."
Alec looked over at her. That was not something they discussed. Luckily Magnus was there to save the day. "Alec's parents run a physical protection firm. Nothing fancy but when they are out of town Alec is left in charge. It's a 24-hour business, so sometimes he gets calls at all hours of the night."
"Oh like the mob." Rachel smiled, her biggest smile, "So, your tattoos are rankings right?"
Alec just stared at her like she grew three heads because he honestly didn't know what she was talking about. Magnus coughed so hard he had to sit up straight and release his hold on Alec to keep from dying. "No, omg, Rachel, shut up." Magnus glared at her, "His tattoos are ancient runes, not gangster symbols."
"Sorry." She spoke the simple word but Alec got the feeling she wasn't sorry. "Your friend from the other night had the same ones."
"Oh, yes, Clary. She's halfway down the aisle with Jace, Alec's brother." Magnus answered, he wanted to make it perfectly clear that him and Alec were a couple.
The dinner portion of the evening seemed to breeze by for Alec, he didn't talk much after that since the stories they shared were ones he had no knowledge of or he didn't understand the pop culture references. He enjoyed himself, the discussion, the smile on Magnus' face, and the lazy circles Magnus continued to draw on his arm. The evening was relaxing and it refreshing to see Magnus having a good time and not having to spend another evening recusing Shadowhunters free of charge. Sometimes Alec worried about all Magnus had to put up with and sacrifice to be with him. He must have gotten a look on his face because he felt Magnus' breath on his cheek before his soft voice, "Having fun?"
Alec turned to face him, "Actually yes, but ask me again after I'm forced to dance." He made sure to whisper the last word; he didn't want anyone to hear him and get the idea that they indeed needed to strike up some music.
The place was slowly clearing out until it was just the club members and Alec's worse fear for the evening was announced, they wanted to sing and dance.
"Alexander Lightwood! We have a deal, remember?" Magnus stood up but leaned forward for a kiss, it was supposed to be simple but Magnus had a hard time pulling away when Alec tilted his head and ran his tongue across Magnus' lower lip. This Shadowhunter was going to be the death of him, "Remember everything I taught you." He whispered with a wink before moving away from him.
He pulled Alec hard to the dance floor the glee club made by moving tables and chairs, apparently it was okay because the staff said nothing about it, Rachel at her finest, he was sure. He tugged Alec in as close as he could, there was no space between them and Magnus could make out every edge of Alec's body with his own. Thankfully for Magnus the first son played was a slower song which worked for him to get Alec moving. He made sure to mimic their hand holding from a few days ago to keep Alec moving. Tempo stayed slow so he got one more slow song out of Alec before his two dance rule was complete. Magnus leaned his head down to bury his forehead between his neck and shoulder. He relished in the feeling of having Alec in his arms, in a very public place. He made sure to kiss his neck more than once, the rune calling to his lips with each kiss.
That was how their night continued, Magnus got his two dances and Alec got his embarrassment from having to dance those two dances. Rachel had pelted Alec with question after question which annoyed both Magnus, Alec, and a few of the glee club members. Blaine seemed to be the nicest to Alec while Magnus worked the room in true Magnus style. They left a few hours after just after one am when Alec got a call he could no longer ignore, there had been a vampire attack and Jace called him in. Magnus went with him this time, not wanting to be alone with the glee members since he already had his fill. Rachel was starting to bug the crap out of him and he was so close to putting a spell on her where she could never speak again. Alec was right he did have a good time while he was in Lima, he made the best of his time there, but that time was over. He was back in the Shadow World and there was nowhere else he would rather be. He was with Alec and he wanted it to stay that way. The memories were lovely but they were just that, memories.
