Sorry, this is another short one. The good stuff's coming soon, I promise.

And I'm sorry it took so long for me to get this written and uploaded. I've been sick all week, and my friend's brother died so it's been bad.

Alright, enjoy!

The next day Alec was at Magnus' just as he said he would be. Magnus had just finished making both of hem coffee and Alec was looking through the warlock's CD collection. Magnus knew Alec had looked through them before numerous times, so he wondered why he kept going back to them. He'd only gotten a few more since the last time Alec had gone through, so he didn't understand why he wanted to look through them all again instead of just picking out the new ones.

From the kitchen, he could see Alec sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of the multitude of shelves. A few milk crates of vinyl records sat next to him, but he ignored those. Alec's shirt stretched over his back and he leaned in to look at a smaller title, and Magnus could easily see the muscles of his back and he wanted nothing more than to walk over and run his hands over them. Under his shirt, Magnus knew, Alec's bare back was perfectly muscled and sprinkled with scars and new and fading runes. Magnus thought all of Alec's skin was beautiful, but there was something about his back, especially his shoulder blades that really caught his attention.

He broke himself out of his daydream, dangerously close to spilling hot coffee on the hand holding one of the cups. He finished pouring the drinks, careful not to be become distracted again. He added cream and sugar to his own and nothing to Alec's. The younger boy liked his completely black and boring in Magnus' opinion.

Magnus strolled into the living room, a coffee cup in each hand. He walked over to Alec and sat down next to him, to hand him the darker liquid. "What is it that interests you so much about these CDs?"

Alec waited a moment to respond. Running his hands over the plastic edges slowly. "I like knowing what's happened when I wasn't around. You know, like, before I was born. Or before I was old enough to be interested in some of this stuff."

Magnus sipped his coffee. "You know you can borrow them any time you'd like."

The Shadowhunter smiled without looking at his boyfriend. "I know. But I like seeing them here, all lined up where they belong. I wouldn't want to take one away and mess it all up."

Magnus turned his attention to the CDs. They were probably the only things that he kept neat. The rest of his apartment was littered with books and magazines and all sorts of other things, but his music, it was always in its place.

Alec watched Magnus' face as his eyes poured over the music. He sipped his coffee and felt perfectly content. The coffee gave him a buzzed feeling that made him feel good and awake. He smiled and tilted his head to the side, still watching the warlock.

Magnus felt his eyes and turned to him. Seeing his smile, he returned it with a confused look. "What?" he asked, playfully.

Alec shook his head without saying anything. Feeling bold from the moment and the coffee, he leaned in and kissed Magnus. His lips were soft and full of emotion.
Magnus smiled into this kiss. He had no idea why Alec suddenly kissed him, but he wasn't about to turn it down. Any excuse to kiss the love of his life was to be used up immediately.

Alec went home later that night to spend one more night with his family before he left. He avoided his parents as best he could, but he couldn't avoid them all together. Maryse projected her worry into lecturing him about having enough sunscreen and making sure he was able to reach them from where he was going. He assured her that he was going to be fine. He kept the fact that he doubted he was going to truly need sunscreen to himself. Magnus could easily fix any burns or injuries he might end up with in a matter of seconds.

He threw a few weapons into his bags out of instinct. He didn't feel right leaving without them and he didn't want to leave Magnus to do all of the fighting if it came down to it. He hoped he could actually hide them from him, because the warlock would make a big deal out of it, saying Alec needed a relaxing vacation and that he was asking for trouble. But he didn't want to get caught unprepared, either.

After watching a movie with Isabelle, who was apparently on the outs with the boy she was currently seeing, Alec settled into bed. He was excited about their vacation, and it took a while for him to fall asleep, but when he did, he felt happy and loved and anxious all at the same time.