A/N: Still own nothing. And you guys are probably gonna hate me for this one. *Hides in closet with neko Magnus*
4: Magnus POV
I'm scared to leave Alec's room. I don't know when Jace will be home, and I'm afraid to find out.
Hmm. Alec said I could do whatever I wanted. I wonder what books he has, I think, wandering to his bookshelves.
The only books he has that sound good are the Harry Potter books. It's nice being allowed to curl up on his bed and read.
I've barely finished the first book when the front door slams downstairs. My heart hammers hard against my ribs in fear. Glancing at the clock, I see it's only noon, so it must be Jace and Izzy home.
Footsteps on the stairs send me scurrying to the bathroom. I lock the door behind me. I hide on the bottom shelf by the toilet. It's a tight fit—I can't sit up or straighten any limbs—but it isn't nothing I haven't been through before, plus I'm pretty well hidden.
"Here, kitty," Jace croons outside the bedroom door, slurring his words drunkenly.
He somehow gets both doors open. I must've made some sort of noise because he finds me. Something in my wrists pops painfully when he drags me out.
He beats the living crap outta me. I've bitten him twice already. And then he rapes me. By the time he's done, I'm in too much pain to get up. I'm lying in a puddle of my own blood, urine, and a mix of his semen and mine. I hate him.
Laughing, he kneels in front of me and starts to wipe more blood and semen on my face, mixing it with my tears. I don't try biting again.
I don't know how long I've laid here when Alec comes home. He takes one look at me and swears under his breath.
"Magnus, it's okay. I'm gonna take you to a vet and then murder Jace," he murmurs gently.
I vomit when he tries to move me. The pain makes my vision gray out around the edges.
"You can lean on me as much as you need to," Alec murmurs, helping me downstairs.
He pretty much has to carry me out to his car.
Jace broke six of my ribs, dislocated both my wrists, broke a bone in my tail, tore me inside, and bruised and cut me really bad.
"He's gonna need a lot of care, but it isn't as bad as I first thought. He's very underweight, so I'm gonna send some high-calorie food home with you. I'll get you some pain pills for him," the vet tells Alec.
I like her a lot more than the last vet.
"Magnus, I'm not ever leaving you with him again," Alec promises.
I lift my head weakly to look at him. I'm glad he doesn't want me left with Jace. I wanna be left with Jace less than I did yesterday.
"We're gonna put his wrists back in place and send him home," the vet says, giving Alec two bottles of pills and several special drinks.
Alec lets me lie in his bed when we get home.
"Magnus, I'm so sorry he did that," Alec tells me.
"I bit him. Twice," I confess.
"Good. I'm gonna clean the bathroom up and then I'll come back. Okay?"
I don't move from the ball I've curled myself into.
"I'm sorry," I tell Alec when he comes back.
"It isn't your fault," he replies.
I whimper softly when someone knocks on the door.
"It's me," Izzy calls.
Alec lets her in.
"I just wanted to see how Magnus was doing," she explains.
"Jace is in for it when he gets home. He had no right putting his hands on Magnus," Alec replies, sitting by my head.
I nestle my head against his thigh.
"No, he didn't. Hey, Magnus, do you want me to do your hair tomorrow?" Izzy says.
"O-okay," I murmur, smiling shyly.
"It might make him feel a little better," Alec says.
"Alec, can I get a drink?"
"Yeah, of course. Water, milk, or pop?"
"Milk sounds really good. I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it. Izzy's nice. I trust her with you."
"Thank you for telling him he needed company," I tell her once Alec's gone.
"He doesn't really have any friends at school. Our little brother died last year, and it broke our parents up. Plus, our dad had had an affair. Our dad disowned Alec for being gay. And our mom's rarely around anymore," Izzy replies.
"Oh. I'm sorry. Alec's been amazing to me."
"I can tell you like him."
Alec also has one of the drinks the vet gave us with him when he comes back.
"Did you eat lunch?" he asks.
"I was scared to go downstairs. I didn't know when Jace would be home," I reply.
"I've got one of the shakes if you want it, and I'll get you regular food too."
"I'm gonna leave you guys alone," Izzy tells us,
"You can read or watch TV if you want. I'm gonna start my homework," Alec tells me, sitting by my head.
Wincing, I struggle into a sitting position.
"If you need something for pain, just say the word, okay?" he murmurs, opening a book.
"Is that supposed to be Math?" I ask.
"Yeah. Calculus. It's a pain in the butt."
I like watching him study. And I'm trying to learn in the process.
"Um, how are you gonna afford the vet bills?" I ask during a break.
"I have some money. Are you afraid I'll pimp you?" he replies.
"A little."
I know how much trouble confessing my fear can get me in. But I want him to know.
"I wouldn't do that. Even if I was broke. You're worth more than that," he mumbles, opening a different book.
"I'm worth nothing. The papers you signed at the pound are worth more than me," I tell him unthinkingly.
He could beat me for that, I remind myself.
"Not to me," he informs me.
To everyone else I've been either a dollar sign or a source of amusement or a way to relieve stress. It's weird being treated otherwise.
"They lied about me being purebred, by the way. The breeders put that on my papers to make more money," I tell him.
"That doesn't matter," he replies.
He sounds a little annoyed, so I shut up. I really don't wanna be hit.
"When Jace gets home, Izzy is gonna come up here and stay with you while I straighten Jace out," Alec tells me.
I like Izzy. She seems really nice, so it isn't scary thinking of her being in here.
