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Pushing and pulling

Alec winced and shifted uneasily in his seat. He twirled the fork around in his plate and chewed slowly. Swallowing his food down, he cleared his throat slightly and placed his fork carefully on the plate with a soft, 'clink'.

A low growl directly opposite him informed Alec that his actions had not gone unnoticed.

Alec squirmed in his seat, practically feeling his head smoking. He picked his fork up and repeated the whole cycle again. Feeling a particular warlock's glare on him again, he finally spoke, still staring at his half-eaten plate.

I tug you towards me…

"Are you going to stare at me all day, doing nothing or what? I'm going to have two holes on the top of my head by the time the meal finishes."

"Then eat. You have not eaten a proper meal since yesterday. You're going to collapse if you keep going like this. I don't want to waste my precious time healing you when I could do something much more interesting and exciting with you."

Alec blinked and felt his face heating up.

"And," Magnus added mildly, playing with his napkin," any reasons why I can't see your beautiful eyes?"

Alec almost dropped his fork.

You stayed in my arms…

Magnus smirked and leaned causally back into his chair.

Alec realized that he was waiting for an answer.

"W- well, I…" Alec trailed off. 'I don't want you to see how embarrassed I am. How madly I am in love with you now.' He thought.

"Hmmm?" Magnus probed. Looking at Alec's face growing redder and redder was really cute.

"Ahh…." Alec looked away.

And yet, I found myself hugging myself….

Magnus leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, raising an eyebrow. The need to know what was going on the shadow hunter's mind was almost unbearable.

Alec almost screamed in relief when his cellphone rang. He shot up from his seat, and waved his phone in Magnus's face. Barely refraining himself from sprinting out of the restaurant's door.

Magnus, on the side, cursed and almost banged his head on the table.

What are you hiding?...

"Hel- hello?" Alec asked, flipping his phone open. Trying to catch his breath and slow his erratic heart.

"ALEC!" A familiar voice screamed, Alec could have sworn that people around him were giving him looks.

"Isabe-"

"OH MY GOD, ALEC! I WAS SO WORRIED WHEN I FOUND NO TRACE OF YOU IN THE MORNING AND-"

"IZZY!" Alec screamed back, successfully cutting her rambling off. God, he was sure that people were giving him looks now.

"Yes?"

Alec sighed in relief. At least she was listening now.

"Slow down and please, speak more softly. My ears are going to bled."

"Oh. Sorry, I was so worried and-"

"Yes, yes. It's okay. Is everything alright? Has something happened?"

"No. Everything has been quiet since…. You know and the institute is in fact, very… peaceful, I guess? Simon has been keeping me company and Jace is still with Clary. She just called to report in. So… everything is alright…?"

It's okay to tell me…

It was question. Alec felt a painful twist in his chest and gripped the phone tightly.

"Of course, Magnus is with me…. So… " He replied, his voice strained.

"Really? That's great! Did you both have any progress or even-"

"Izzy!"

"Okay, okay. I'm just glad that he is there for you. And Alec?"

"Yes?"

"Don't push him away, alright? He really cares for you." Isabel sounded genuinely concerned.

"Okays."

I'll always be your side,

There was an awkward pause. Alec was going to hang up when Isabel spoke up.

"Anyway, I called for another reason as today's the due date."

Alec blinked. "What?"

A sigh. " I knew that you will forget it. Today is the day. You are supposed to-"

"Oh. Yeah. I forgot about it."

"Please, Alec, think more about your health. After all those battles and everything, it is a miracle that you aren't still standing. Are you feeling alright? Is it acting up?"

Alec frowned as the morning's event flashed through his head. It wasn't because of the hunger….

But, please, don't let me find out the truth by myself…..

"Yes. If not I won't be talking to you." The lie rolled off his tongue easily. "Look, I'll get back to the institute as soon as possible. So don't worry, wait for me, kay?"

"Alright. Bye."

He flipped his phone shut and slumped against the wall heavily. He was already seeing bright spots dancing across his vision. He shook his head and buried his head in his hands.

"Alec, dearest? You were taking a long time and I was worried…"

Alec straightened his back and smiled assumingly at Magnus's worried face. He reached his hand out to feel the support of the warlock.

But just as he took a step forward towards him, the world spun and the ground slipped beneath his sneakers.

The last thing he heard was Magnus's strangled cry…..

As I don't wanna be alone….


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