Set following the events of The Course of True Love (And First Dates) and goes through the series. Luna Lyn Bane, Magnus's apprentice and kind of adopted daughter, meets Alec Lightwood and the rest of the Nephilim in the NY Institute. She entangles herself into their lives and struggles in a far-fetched hope that they may have known her mother, but when you're the apprentice/adoptive daughter of Magnus Bane, you're bound to stir up some trouble.
Disclaimer: I don't own TMI damnit! If I did, the page best left un-numbered of CoLS wouldn't exist and they'd be married by now… But I own Luna Lyn Bane, and any other minor OCs that pop in randomly (that are probably made up as I go. Sorry if they suck.)
WARNING: MENTIONS OF ABUSE, SELF-HARM AND CONSIDERED SUICIDE. And add in some major Malec, Sizzy and Clace (though main will probably be Malec), though it will be unsure if there are any lemons for any couple.
AN: Luna has figured out Magnus's real age (She's still guessing the exact age) of 600 years (give or take), but my math could be all wrong. Please go with it?
Three: Strange Comfort
The next night, Alec quietly slipped out of the Institute after everyone had gone to sleep. Nobody knew where he was going except maybe Isabelle and he knew that she wouldn't say a word. He walked quickly through the streets of Brooklyn and made it to his destination and hit the buzzer.
"WHOEVER DISTURBS THE HIGH WARLOCK AT THIS HOUR HAD BETTER HAVE A-" The voice boomed but Alec cut him off.
"Magnus it's me." He stated simply. The buzzer sounded and Alec quickly made it up the rickety steps before catching sight of Magnus Bane standing in the doorway. He looked rather attractive in the soft pajama bottoms with tigers and flamingos, his bare chest lean yet toned. Magnus caught his stare and grinned.
"Hello darling. Like what you see?" He greeted while dropping a wink at him. Alec blushed and nodded once, his eyes trying to stay on the warlock's face that was completely barren of makeup and glitter, but kept moving to the unblemished skin of his chest and locking on his stomach, more specifically where a bellybutton should be. Magnus just smiled and pulled the boy in to the apartment before pulling him to the couch.
"I'm sorry for waking you up…I just-" Alec started but Magnus silenced him with a soft kiss.
"You don't need to be sorry. Seeing your gorgeous face is all the reason to wake up." He told him. Alec's blush deepened. The warlock smiled and brushed some of the boy's soft black hair away from his beautiful blue eyes.
"God you're so gorgeous…" He whispered as he leaned in and pressed a sweet kiss to the angel's lips. Alec relaxed into the kiss and reached out to cup the warlock's face in his hands. Magnus opened his mouth and gently pressed his tongue to Alec's lips, asking for entry, to which Alec granted, and the boy felt sparks in this passionate but still so gentle kiss. Magnus smiled in the kiss and wrapped his arms around his waist as one of Alec's hands slipped down his neck to his chest and around his waist. To his surprise, without breaking the kiss, Alec leaned back on the couch and pulled Magnus on top of him and deepened their kiss, their tongues pressing together in a dance. Magnus moaned softly and slid his hands under his holey gray sweater as his lips moved slowly from the boy's lips down his neck. Alec let out a breathy moan and ran his hands over the warlock's back, pulling him closer so their clothed lower halves met, and both of them moaned softly.
"Alexander…" Magnus whispered but Alec just gently tugged on his soft ebony locks and pulled him back up to kiss him, his hands wandering lower down his back, unsure but curious as Magnus's hands drifted lower to rest on the angel's hips. Magnus pulled away just a fraction to look into Alec's blue eyes.
"Are you sure?" He breathed. Alec stared back at him, suddenly unsure of what he wanted, to which Magnus brushed his hair away from his face with a smile.
"It's alright if you're not ready darling. I can wait." He told him. Alec blushed, feeling guilty, to which Magnus responded with a soft kiss.
"Haven't I said it before? You don't need to be sorry. Not for anything, alright angel?" He whispered against his lips. Alec nodded and kissed him softly, and Magnus caught the gratitude in the kiss, and he felt his heart ache for Alec. He didn't honestly think he'd make him do something he wasn't ready for, did he? His hand came out from under the sweater and cupped his face, the kiss becoming much gentler. He pulled away for just a second to stare into his eyes. His angel couldn't look more beautiful than he did now. Ink black hair a complete mess against the arm of the couch, blue eyes staring up at him with longing and desire, but fear as well. Magnus gently brushed his thumb against Alec's blush-stained cheekbone in a loving manner, and Alec smiled up at him. Just a simple turn of the lips, and Magnus leaned in again…
As a loud scream echoed through the apartment and pulled Magnus from his trance. He leapt up and off of Alec and sprinted to one of the bedrooms. Alec jumped at the scream and felt for a knife he kept tucked away in his pants before following Magnus. He prayed that a demon hadn't gotten in and attacked, but another part of him prayed that nobody else was here, or at least that was one of Magnus's clients. He slowly made his way to the door that he went through. He expected a demon or something grotesque.
He didn't expect to walk into a bedroom and find Magnus with his arms around a sobbing girl that looked so tiny in his arms.
"Luna shh…it was just a dream…you're safe sweetheart…shh…you're ok…nothing's gonna happen…angel shhh…you're safe…" He soothed, though the girl still continued to sob.
"Daddy…wasn't just a dream…you…threw me back there…daddy…" She sobbed as she buried her face in his chest. Alec's eyes widened as he heard what she called Magnus, then mentally kicking himself for forgetting about Luna. He felt a little awkward here, but couldn't bring himself to move. He watched as Magnus continue to soothe her. After a few moments, Luna looked up and saw Alec's worried look before she pulled away to rub her eyes.
"I'm sorry daddy…I didn't mean to bug you…please don't hurt me…" She whimpered, and Alec's heart broke at the sheer broken whimper she gave them. He had only just met her, but she seemed just as confident and strong as her dad. Magnus held her tighter.
"Shh…there's no reason to be sorry honey…my daughter shh…it's okay…we won't hurt you…shh…" He whispered as he stroked her hair, his other hand motioning for Alec to come closer. The blue-eyed nephilim bit his lip, he wasn't sure what comfort he could bring to her.
"I should probably go…" He mumbled. Magnus frowned as Luna looked up again and saw Alec standing awkwardly in the doorway. She gently pushed away from her father and got up to put her arms around him, burying her tear-stained face in his chest.
"Please stay…please for the love of god stay and keep the monsters away…" She whimpered as fresh tears fell from her stormy cat eyes. To Alec's surprise, she pulled him to the bed and closer to Magnus, who had a similar look of surprise on his face. She crawled back on the bed and patted the space next to her as Magnus put his arms back around his daughter. Alec sat down and began to rub gentle circles on the girl's upper back.
"Do you want to talk about it Luna?" He asked. She shook her head against her father's chest. Magnus just kissed the top of her head.
"When you want to talk about it you can, but we're not going anywhere ok honey?" He whispered as he stroked her hair, which fell like a reddish brown waterfall down her back. Her shoulders shook as fresh tears fell down her pale cheeks as she took a deep breath.
"I…these past 4 years were a dream…I woke up under the stairwell…and you threw me back to them…those monsters…they beat me a-and touched me and no matter h-how much I begged and pleaded they wouldn't stop…I died there daddy…and my ghost saw that you didn't care…daddy please don't take me back there…" She sobbed as Magnus held her tighter and even Alec put his arms around her.
"Never Luna…you're always going to be here…you're never going back there honey…" He soothed before cupping her face in his hands.
"Listen to me…as long as I'm alive you're NOT going back there. I swear you'll never go back. They're never going to hurt you again ok?" He told her. She nodded as he pulled her close again.
"I love you my daughter…you're safe…nothing's going to happen to you honey…" He whispered. Alec frowned and continued to rub her back as he pulled one of her hands in his and rubbed the top of it in a soothing manner. She squeezed his hand back tightly, not wanting him to let go. The trio just sat there until the sobs became whimpers, whimpers into soft breathing as she slowly went back to sleep in their arms. Magnus pulled the blankets over them and pulled his daughter close, Alec laying down on top of the covers but still close, never letting go of her hand. He then looked over at Magnus.
"What happened exactly?" He asked. Magnus sighed.
"I hate talking about it, but you do need to know. You see, before she became my apprentice, she lived on the streets, and before then, she lived with these horrible people. They…" He shook his head and Alec realized that he was trying to control his anger. "They abused her. In every way. They took knives to her multiple times, and at 13 they began that sort of abuse. I'm a little surprised that she even survived, but she told me that there was something that kept her going. But when she was 14, she realized what exactly she was. She had her mark for a long time, but her powers exploded. She blew the apartment she was living in up, and she still doesn't know if those monsters survived." He explained while struggling to keep his voice even. Alec didn't blame him though. He himself was starting to struggle with his anger. He couldn't believe it. Sure Jace had Valentine for a father, but at least Valentine never… Alec shook his head. He didn't want to think about what Valentine may have done to his parabatai before he came to the Institute.
"Alexander sweetheart are you ok?" Magnus's sweet voice questioned. Alec looked up and nodded.
"Yeah. Just pissed. I don't understand how anyone could do that to her…or to anyone for that matter…" He replied as he took a look at Luna's sleeping form laying peacefully against his boyfriend's bare chest as he magicked up a damp washcloth and gently wiped away the tear tracks on her face. Magnus gave him a sad smile.
"Some people are psychos that only give a damn about themselves and their own twisted desires." He replied bitterly. Alec felt his heart ache then, remembering what Magnus had told the group about his own parents. He slowly let go of Luna's hand to hold Magnus's.
"It wasn't your fault." He whispered. Magnus smiled and squeezed his hand back. The pair then felt a much smaller hand squeeze between theirs and realized that she was dreaming again.
"It's ok Luna…we're right here…" Magnus whispered as he kissed her forehead. Alec smiled and got comfortable, because he had a feeling he wasn't leaving tonight. He was fairly certain that Izzy would cover for him if need be. The pair fell asleep after a while, with the young girl snuggled between them and all three of their hands clasped together…
Ok that was really hard to write, mostly because I can't even begin to fathom what my character had to go through. I feel bad because I feel like I'm not getting the emotions of what someone would've felt when they went through that and I'm really kicking myself. The most I've dealt with is emotional abuse, but I have a very dark active imagination. It's disturbing…
Anyway, despite the sadness, I hope you enjoyed this latest chapter!
