I apologize that this took me like a month to finish. I had college orientation and just a bunch of other stuff to do. Since it took so long, it's like 500 words more than I had intended, just to give you more to read for the wait it took to get it. Also, I don't live in New York, so I don't know anything about the buildings and stuff there. If there's anything like completely off-base, just ignore it. Okay, I'll stop talking and let you read now. Enjoy!
Sunrise
"Jace, would you let go!"
Alec was annoyed. Very annoyed, in fact, and he was a little angry, too. All he'd wanted to do since he woke up that morning was get to Magnus', but his siblings apparently had other plans for him. That morning he'd been held hostage by Isabelle and dragged to mall. She'd actually literally pulled him by his arm as they went from store to store where she'd forced him to try on all sorts of things. Most of them he would never actually wear of his own freewill, but she'd promised to let him be later if he just went along with it and humored her. That little adventure had ended in an amount of clothes that would completely fill Alec's closet, leaving no space behind for his beloved holey sweaters and jeans. He'd also been forced into trying on and now owning a pair of boots that more buckles on each shoe than he did fingers on both hands. Alec honestly had no clue what Isabelle was thinking when she'd forced him into getting those.
As soon as they'd gotten back to the Institute, Alec in a more sour mood than ever and Isabelle chatty and happy about how the morning had gone, Jace had grabbed a hold on Alec's upper arm and dragged him to the training room. Isabelle wandered off to put Alec's new clothes in his room while he wasn't there to protest loudly at her tossing out his sweaters which she had every single intention of doing.
"Jace Lightwood, if you don't let go right now!" Jace just continued to ignore Alec's protests as they traveled through the Institute's maze of hallways.
The older of the two continually tried to pull his arm free, but ultimately failed. So, much to his general dismay, he was dragged into the training room where Jace promptly dropped his grip on Alec's arm and moved back to avoid any potential blows thrown his way in anger. He seemed to have forgotten the fact that Alec was more passive than he was and probably wouldn't try to hit him any until he at least figured out why he'd been dragged to the room. Instead, the dark-haired Shadowhunter gave his adopted brother an icy look, beckoning for Jace to explain just what he was hoping to accomplish without ever speaking a word to the blond.
Jace rolled his eyes at Alec's annoyance. "I just want to train with someone well-trained for a little while," he said trying to seem innocent of anything particularly devious and only somewhat failing; Alec was ever so slightly suspicious, because Jace could have easily asked Isabelle and left him to be on his merry way to his boyfriend's.
"And Isabelle isn't well-trained?" Alec asked voicing his thoughts on the matter. "Because you could have just as easily dragged her in here."
"You and I both know it's safer for everyone if we don't bother Isabelle for a while after she's been shopping."
Alec was quiet for a moment before sighing. "Okay, point taken. But, you could have just waited."
"Nope," Jace said simply. "Now c'mon. The faster you comply, the faster I let you leave." He moved to a fighting pose.
Alec sighed again before doing the same.
It lasted for a number of hours before Alec sat his bottom on the floor and refused to move another muscle until Jace agreed that they were done. It was nearly five in the afternoon for goodness sake! And he still wanted to go to Magnus'.
At long last though, his siblings seemed to have no more ideas in stalling that and, after a very quick shower to erase the stench of sweat from training, Alec finally made his way out of the Institute without a tagalong younger sibling, mind firmly set on reaching the flat in Brooklyn as quickly as he possibly could.
And, Alec reached it in record time, having taken a rather sketchy sort of shortcut that normally he avoided like the plague. Granted, he was willing to risk his life a little bit on account that he hadn't seen his boyfriend for nearly two weeks due to very, very conflicting schedules.
He made his way up the stairs and inside Magnus', having made use of the key he'd been supplied with ages back. However, the warlock was nowhere to be seen once Alec stopped, standing in the living room area. He looked around confused for a moment before hearing a loud crash coming from the kitchen. Why Magnus even had a kitchen was a mystery to Alec; the warlock could just snap his fingers and have food appear right in front of him.
The young Shadowhunter followed the sound and entered the room, startled by the sight in front of him. The entire kitchen was a mess and so was Magnus strangely enough.
"Um…Magnus?" Alec said tentatively when the warlock didn't notice his entrance.
Seeming startled, Magnus gave a little jump before turning around, his cat eyes widening at seeing his boyfriend standing in the doorway. "Alec!" he said trying to cover it up but failing miserably. "How long have you been standing there?"
Alec's eyebrows pulled together. "About a minute…" he replied. "What are you doing exactly?"
"I was being the super amazing boyfriend that I am and trying to make something for you the Mundie way. It just…didn't go quite the way I thought it would." At that moment Chairman Meow fell from the ceiling with a loud yowl before darting off and leaving a trail of some sort of batter behind.
Alec couldn't help it. After seeing Magnus all messy and a tiny cat fall from the ceiling, he burst out laughing. Then he made his way through the mess and wrapped his arms around Magnus, who, by now, was scowling at him. "You never cease to amaze me," Alec muttered resting his head on Magnus' chest, not caring that doing so probably got batter in his hair.
"Isn't it your job to amaze me?" Magnus asked smiling again.
Alec shrugged, letting go and looking around. "I think we should clean this up…and then you can just snap up some food or something."
"But, I wanted it to be filled with love!" Magnus protested.
"It's the thought that counts?" Alec offered trying to show Magnus that it didn't matter to him if the warlock could cook him things the Mundane way or not.
Magnus sighed and snapped his fingers, instantly cleaning everything and then again to make some takeout containers appear on the table. Alec smiled and walked over to grab them. "Can we eat outside?" he asked. "I've been stuck in buildings all day."
"Sure," Magnus said with a nod.
And so, they went outside to the roof of the building. Alec looked around it stunned after they'd reached the top of the stairs. "Why is there a garden up here?"
Magnus shrugged, conjuring up a table for them to sit at while they ate dinner. "It's probably better not to question it. Just appreciate that it's pretty up here and not just empty space."
Alec nodded in agreement to the statement and they sat down to eat.
Some hours later, the table was vanished and replaced with a blanket that the couple was now sitting on.
"So, let me get this straight," Alec said. "You bribed my siblings to keep me busy, and sacrificed time we could have spent together, just so you could make a mess of your kitchen?"
"I didn't intend to make a mess of the kitchen, Alexander," Magnus defended himself, "but yes, that is the general idea."
Alec didn't know whether to be amused or annoyed. He decided to just shrug it off and enjoy the time with Magnus that he was getting.
They stayed up on the roof well into the night, just chatting and enjoying each other's presence, which they didn't get to do nearly often, enough with the busy schedules their lives presented them with. At some unknown hour, due to their lack of a clock on the roof, Alec began yawning and curled up in Magnus' arms, not willing to get up and go back downstairs to rest. There was nothing wrong with roof anyway; the weather was nice enough and the company was fantastic.
They seemed to have completely lost track of time, because by the time they even thought about moving from the roof, the sun was beginning to rise. Magnus shifted a little, holding Alec even tighter as they just sat there and watched it. The rising sun gave them both a sense of happiness, since it signified their ability to just be with each other and talk for hours and hours without hesitation. It also painted the sky a very nice mixture of colors, which was just nice and they enjoyed the moment. It was broken, however, by Alec's millionth yawn, at which point Magnus decided it was time to go inside and go to sleep. "Are you going to be able to walk yourself down the steps, or do I have to carry you?"
Alec shrugged as he attempted to stand up so that Magnus could at least get up. Once he'd made it to his feet, he wobbled a little, but didn't fall. Magnus also stood, snapping away any evidence that they had been on the roof before scooping his Shadowhunter up in his arms, not listening to Alec's protests.
The two made the journey back to Magnus' flat and were very soon snuggled up under the comforter on the bed, sleeping the day away as the sun rose completely in the sky.
There's no preview this time, because I don't know which one I'm doing next from my chart of prompts. And, I won't know until you guys decide. Pick a number 1-100. The first one I get is the one I'll write. Seems more interesting for everyone that way.