Thank you all for your lovely reviews! They motivate me and bring me smile when I want to break down crying when everything is against me. By the way does anyone know how to fix this thing that doesn't allow me to reply to them?
I'm so sorry it took so long to update and it's so short, but school was a bitch and I wanted to give you at least something, because I wouldn't be able to update till Monday (it's Vivienne Langford's fault and her promised free whisky, the party is gonna be epic bb).
Anyway, I don't feel like this is my best work, I'm not very pleased with this chapter, I'm tired and the range of my sleep hours for the last two weeks varies from 4 to 1 hour a day, so bear with me?
A big cuddly thank you for my lovely beta StarryOwlEyes ::squeezes::, you're the best sugar!
The sun was slowly setting, when Jace and Alec were going back home. They were busy all day, without any time to relax. They discovered a nest of Ravener Demons by the Brooklyn Bridge, and spent several hours trying to get rid of the vile creatures. Of course the sneaky little bastard were careful, and disappeared as soon as they sensed the Shadowhunters. The boys were forced to crawl through snow and mud to hunt them all one by one.
Now, after the troublesome job, they were chatting aimlessly, and laughing softly. Alec hasn't felt so carefree in a long time. Even though he was exhausted, covered in mud and ichor, his muscles screaming from the overexertion, the boy felt happy, even cheerful. Alec smiled, comforting weight of the pendant on his chest. He tensed abruptly , his Shadowhunter's senses alerted . He was sure he heard something in the nearby bushes. He stopped Jace, pulling at his arm and tried to focus on the sounds around him.
"What is it,Al…?"
"Hush!" The blue-eyed boy hissed at blond. "I thought I heard something..." Suddenly he noticed something white behind Jace, rushing towards them. "Watch out!" He pushed away his parabati who had stumbled out the Raum Demon's way, and gave the creature perfect opportunity to sink their poisonous, needle-sharp teeth in Alec's body. The blue-eyed boy did not even have a chance to scream ,or raise his blade, he was already on the ground – poison flowing in his veins.
"Which colour?" Magnus asked Isabelle holding red tablecloth in one hand, and yellow in the other one. The black-haired girl looked lazily from her electric blue, freshly painted nails, and regarded warlock with a thoughtful expression on her face.
"Red one, it'll contrast with the other decorations." She answered, smiling slightly at her brother's boyfriend's antics. "Why are you so stressed, huh?"
"You know why, Isabelle. I told you, Alec doesn't want a party and still you are stuck at…" Suddenly he paled, and clutched his bright blue necklace.
"What is it? Magnus?" She asked impatiently, terrified when she saw fear in the 800-hundred-years old warlock's eyes.
"It's Alec, he's hurt." He breathed and swallowed audibly. "Badly."
When Magnus arrived at the battle place, the sight of his lover laying in the pool of blood, his parabati simultaneously trying to draw iratze, and pressing buttons on his cell – probably in order to call already present warlock- made him gasp and tremble all over.
"Jace?" The blond Shadowhunter startled at his voice, clearly not paying attention to surroundings, preoccupied with his attempts to save his brother. "He is lucky, I am not another demons." Magnus mused, and kneeled down by his fallen boyfriend.
"What demon was it?" He inquired and started to close the vigorously bleeding wounds.
"Raum Demon." Jace whispered, his eyes a little unfocused, a big bump on head. The warlock sucked in breath, his sparkling hands' trembling increased.
"We need to get him to my apartment as soon as possible. I can't help him while the poison is damaging his body from inside." He stood up and directed his hand at the trees, creating a new portal. "Can you carry him? I have to hold up the magic, for you to get in there."
Jace put his hand under Alec's knees and arms, and scooped him up. The unconscious boy's bloody form looking small and fragile in his parabati's muscular arms. Magnus averted his eyes from the sight. He had to focus;his magic was getting out of control. The fear was gripping him in their clutches,and clouding his judgment and reason.
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