"Actually," Alec said afterwards, "Now that we're alone, I wanted to give you something."

"Oh?" Magnus said, wiggling his eyebrows. "Does it start with a b?"

"What?" Alec asked confused, not getting it. "No, it starts with an-" And then it clicked. "MAGNUS!" He practically screamed, blushing. "That's not what I meant!"

"Aww…" The Warlock pouted theatrically, disappointed and Alec smiled wickedly regaining his cool and leaned close to whisper.

"Maybe later if you're good."

Magnus almost choked on air as he stared at the Nephilim with wide eyes, not expecting that and Alec laughed.

"Your expression is priceless." He said. "But I meant it." He added pressing a chaste kiss on Magnus' pouting lips. "However… before that…"

His demeanor did a U-turn as he looked down at his hands suddenly nervous.

"Alexander?"

"It's not much… Just an early Christmas present I guess…" He muttered fiddling with a loose string at his sweater's sleeve.

Magnus looked at his lover's hands realising something just then, and his heartbeat sped up. 'It could be a coincidence.' He told himself. 'Don't get your hopes up.'

"I will love it whatever it is Alexander." He said and Alec nodded, distracted by his anxiousness, not really seeing him.

"Okay then… Here goes nothing."

He took a small box out of his pocket, wrapped in glittery purple paper and a gold bow.

"Don't tell me you wrapped it yourself." Magnus asked staring at it in awe, loving the colours.

"I wrapped it myself." Alec muttered blushing. "I know it looks bad just open it!"

Magnus shook his head 'no' and hugged him moved and extremely happy; his Shadowhunter's small gestures of affection making him fall more and more in love with him every day. "You did it for me, and it's beautiful. Thank you." He whispered.

Alec chuckled nervously, calming down a little as he hugged him back. "It's just a box Mags. Open it please… And if you hate it it's okay…"

"You know I love jewelry Alexander." He teased to make him relax even though his own heart was trying to beat its way out of his chest.

"Just open it!" He repeated, vibrating with nervousness. "Please?"

The Warlock chuckled pecking his lips. "Fine, fine." He said trying to play it cool and hide the nervous trembling in his hands. 'You're being ridiculous.' He chastised himself removing the paper. 'Getting so worked up over nothing.' He thought finally opening it. 'It's probably a new pair of earrings, or a necklace, or a brac-'

His breathe caught.

'-a ring.'

There on the inside of the box, resting on the crimson velvet was a ring. And not just any ring. It was Alec's family ring with the Lightwood crest on it.

Misunderstanding his shocked silence for disdain Alec said. "You don't have to-"

"Shhh." Magnus muttered covering his lover's mouth with his free hand, still unable to take his eyes off the ring.

"Mag-" Alec tried to speak but Magnus pressed harder silencing him again.

"Hush." He said. "You'll ruin the moment."

Alec finally remained silent, studying him, his blue eyes anxious, and his heart racing.

Magnus took his hand away from the Shadowhunter's mouth and gave the box back to him.

The Nephilim took it silently, dropping his eyes on his hands, hurt reflected in them. After briefly considering throwing the ring away he sighed softly and was about to put the box back in his pocket, when Magnus offered him his hand. He snapped his head up to look at him, not understanding, not daring to hope, but Magnus just smiled at him raising an eyebrow and waving his hand 'impatiently' in front of him.

Finally getting the message, Alec grinned and took the ring off the box.

"I know you don't want to get married yet…" He whispered taking Magnus' hand and putting the ring on his finger. "But I just wanted you to have it." He brought Magnus' hand to his lips kissing it and added lower, blushing. "I wanted you to have a piece of me with you forever."

Magnus smiled at him, impossibly happy intertwining their fingers. "I thought I had your heart?"

"That's a given." Alec told him smiling back. "And also…" He went on smirking, leaning closer. "You know what that ring means. And I want the rest of the world to know too. I want the whole world to know you're mine."

Magnus swooned at his boldness. "I love it when you get possessive." He purred.

"I know." He said kissing him.

~o~

"You know… I added something else on it…" Alec said afterwards, blushing.

"Oh?" Magnus asked intrigued, looking at it. "It doesn't look any different to me."

The Nephilim blushed more. "On the inside…"

Magnus took it off to look, and immediately smiled fondly at his beloved who rushed to explain.

"It's a mundane custom Clary told me about…" He mumbled looking at the inner side of the ring too, where his name and a date were etched.

Magnus looked at the ring still resting on his palm, and whispered. "I've heard about it… But I never thought the day would come when I…" He bit his lip, his voice heavy with emotion as he looked back at Alec. "Thank you Alexander. And you even remembered the date."

"Of course I did… It's the most important date in my life after all. The day I met you. The day everything changed."

Magnus put the ring back on, nodding, and rested his forehead against Alec's, looking into his eyes smiling, not saying a word.

"And if we get married…" The Shadowhunter whispered softly, "You can use your magic to change the date to that…"

"When, Alexander. When we get married." He corrected him.

Alec's returning smile was brilliant. "When then." He repeating sighing happily, kissing Magnus again.

~o~

Note: Alec says "I know you don't want to get married yet…" because of what happened in "Born To Endless Night" between him and Magnus. I will leave the details out of it not to spoil you further if you haven't read it! In that case, I suggest reading it asap! It was AMAZING!