AN: So thanks so much for all the new follows, you guys are really awesome! This chapter is from "Maggie's" point of view

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Hiding in plain sight

All characters belong to Cassandra Clare, I said it and I will say it again.

Chapter 4.

Magnus' Point of view

Magnus lay in his bed with his eyes closed. He had taken a shower, reluctantly washing of his eyeliner (otherwise he would look like a raccoon in the morning) and put on his slacks. That was about it. He couldn't think of other things to do even though he was desperately in need of a distraction.

School was usually boring and Magnus hated waking up on Monday mornings knowing what was ahead- Hours of studying…

This Monday had been extremely different; two new students had joined the Mooncross academy and Magnus had had the pleasure of meeting them. He had met Izzy first. She was a delightful piece of perky smiles and made quite an impression on Magnus. He had never met a girl who could talk so much and keep his interest. She had many things in common with Magnus and had even given him a nickname "Maggie". He laughed remembering how she hadn't even thought about the name, just started using it. Magnus was growing quite fond of it "Maggie" He whispered and shook his head in amusement.

That was all well and good. Magnus would never spare a moment uselessly sprawled across his bead thinking of a girl. It was just that Izzy had wanted to introduce him to her brother Alec. He was supposed to meet them at the school parking lot after the last class of the day.

When he heard Izzy calling for him he had swiftly crossed the lot and been greeted with a wide smile. Then it happened; he saw her brother. Instantly Magnus had noticed his face with the most beautiful blue eyes he had even been granted the pleasure to see. His hair was messy and black as the night. His face was all angles but his demeanor was soft and wary. The boy puzzled the hell out of Magnus; I mean he was a bundle of contradictions for god's sake. Still he was the one of siblings Magnus had been struck by. He was tall and lean and wore plain clothes; a blue T-Shirt and jeans that complemented his complexion perfectly.

Alec was drop dead gorgeous and the best part was that he had no clue of it. And the way he had stuttered without knowing what to say was too adorable for Magnus to handle. Thank god for all the time he had spent with his father learning how to conceal his feelings and keep on wearing that poker face, otherwise he might have done something incredibly stupid just then and there.

"Alexander Lightwood" He mumbled "You're something…" He sighed. He was perplexed by the way Alec had acted. I mean he had stared at Magnus with one of those looks but then had quickly retreated from the situation. And then there was the fact that Izzy had told Magnus a whole lot of information about Alec, but she never once said that he was gay. I mean you'd think that would be something to tell your gay friend. They were friends, weren't they? I mean Izzy must have noticed that Magnus was gay, or maybe she just thought that he was just unusually flamboyant?

'Questions, questions and no one here to answer him, how irritating' Magnus thought.

He should talk to Izzy; that was one way to clear things out without having to go through an uncomfortable conversation with Alec. Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it now. All he was capable of doing was lying on his bed and pondering if a boy he just said two words to was gay, and if he was, then would he be interested in him. Maybe they'd go and get a cup of coffee and talk about the weather or maybe…- Shit, he was getting ahead of himself once again. Magnus was always like this. He wasn't the one to wait, but the one to burst into action.

He was really hopeless, truly and honestly hopeless…

Magnus felt a soft paw on his chest. He could feel a tiny warm purring lump on top of him.

"So it's morning again" Magnus mumbled with a yawn escaping him.

Chairman meow let out a small purr and then cradled itself back onto Magnus' chest.

"Sorry but no can do" Magnus said remembering everything again "I have to go to school and talk to Izzy". The cat let out a disapproving noise and jumped on to the floor and waddled away.

He always spoke to his cat as if it could really understand him. Of course the little ball of white fur mostly just ignored his words and kept sleeping all day long but it made Magnus feel better to have someone there to talk to.

He got up and walked straight into his washroom; he loved taking baths and doing manicures and all that jazz but right now he just wanted to get to school (once in a lifetime situation) so he decided on a quick shower. He let the water do its job and wake him up enough so he would be able to apply some make-up without him turning out looking like Miss Piggy.

He towel dried his hair and then spiked it up. He didn't bother with the glitter today, he wasn't in the mood; he was in a hurry. He quickly put on some eyeliner and just a hint of strawberry lip balm. It was bland but it would have to do for now.

He pulled an orange V-neck over his head and chose black skinny jeans, since he was going with the bland look it would probably be best to stick to the basics.

He rushed down the stairs through the huge foyer and into the dining room. There he picked out some toast and marmalade and quickly whipped up some breakfast. He ate fast and was ready to go. Magnus was usually late for at least the first class of the day so it was weird for him to be awake this early. The good thing about waking up early though, was that he wouldn't run into anyone. His father was on one of his business trips again. Now that he thought about it, Magnus hadn't seen his father in a few weeks. There were awkward phone calls between the two but actual interaction was out of the question.

The last time they had actually talked, they ended up having a huge argument about his father's ever so frequently changing female company. Magnus didn't mind his father having female company, it only became a problem when he brought them home and then left them there to bother Magnus while he was out working or on a business trip.

To be honest his father liked his women pretty and well…dumb. They were helpless on their own.

Magnus let out a laugh as he remembered how his father's last conquering had asked him what was wrong with their toaster.

"Nothing" Magnus had replied. But the girl had insisted he'd take a look, so Magnus ended up inspecting the toaster and rolling his eyes in disbelief "It's unplugged, you did check for that right?"

She just cocked her head to the side and made a face at him "Where does it have to be plugged into?"

"It's called an electric outlet" At that Magnus had slipped out of the room while mumbling things like "Unbelievable" And "How much freaking hairspray does that girl use"

Anyways he liked to stay out of their way, it was less trouble. Yep he could really get used to waking up this time since he was enjoying no one being around, if it wasn't for the waking up itself.

Magnus got into his red convertible and drove fast enough for the wind to blast against his face; he liked the sensation of being in a fast car. That was his excuse anyway, the real reason he was driving like a maniac was that he needed to speak with Izzy. He had no idea what blue eyed boy had done to him by just saying barely two words, but whatever it was- It was definitely working.

Magnus lived close to the centre so he would make it to school in no time. He passed the cafés and the tiny boutiques without sparing them a look. He only began to notice his surroundings when he parked his car in the school parking lot. He jumped out of his car and locked the doors. It was odd, this being on time thing, there were almost no cars there so he was actually able to park close to the main entrance.

There were a few people walking around in groups, he tried to see if Izzy was here yet. Magnus began to walk around restlessly which was not like him at all. There was a reason he usually didn't get frustrated and it was because there was no use in it. He soon came to the conclusion that the best thing would be to just sit down on one of the benches next to the stone steps leading up to the main door and wait for Izzy to show up. I mean she was going to have to walk through those doors at some point today, unless she was planning on climbing in through one of the windows which Magnus thought would be highly unlikely.

He sat there for a while watching people come and go, watching cars being parked and people slamming doors and grabbing their bags from the backseat. Magnus liked to observe people, not in the creepy stalker way but more like in the generally interested way.

"Hey Magnus" He heard a gentle voice say. He saw Jem standing there wearing a plain white dress shirt with blue jeans. He was smiling brightly and took a seat next to Magnus "What are you doing here so early?"

"I'm waiting for someone" Magnus said not bothering to get into details. No doubt James wouldn't figure them out by himself. He was a smart cookie, smarter than the average cookie anyway.

Jem placed his violin case between Magnus and himself and made it clear he wasn't planning on going anywhere. It was funny, the way Magnus could always tell what Jem meant by doing the simplest things.

"So are you going to tell me or am I going to have to wait here and see for myself?"

"Tell you what?" Magnus said playing stupid.

"Tell me who you got up so early for" Jem said ignoring Magnus' attempt to seem ignorant.

Magnus sighed "I'm here to talk to Izzy ok?" He crossed his arms hoping that would stop Jem from asking anymore questions. He didn't want to tell anyone about the fact that he thought Alec was drop dead gorgeous since he wasn't sure Alec felt the same way…or if Alec had even looked at him in that way. He wasn't even sure what he wanted to ask Izzy. He couldn't just walk up to here and be like "Hey, Izzy. So I just met you and your brother yesterday but is he gay? Coz if he is I'd really like to throw him against a wall and kiss him until he went unconscious"

"Izzy huh?" Jem said with a smirk "You two have some kind of fashion crisis that needs to be sorted out before school?"

Magnus rolled his eyes "Yes James that is exactly what I'm here for"

Jem seemed to find it funny that Magnus and Izzy had talked through the whole lunch hour debating on which were the best colors to wear this summer. Magnus thought Jem seemed to like Izzy though, he had been very kind towards her…but then again Jem was always very nice to everyone, so it was hard to tell who he really truly liked and wasn't just being polite.

It was a quarter to nine before Magnus saw Alec's car pull up and Izzy jump out. She was wearing black heels with a canary yellow sundress. Her black hair was up, pinned to a bun with a few curls escaping it. Magnus saw Alec get out of the car but he tried not to stare too much since Jem was paying attention. Alec was wearing a black T-shirt and black jeans. Izzy quickly gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek then they parted ways. Magnus wondered why that was. Why didn't Izzy enjoy spending time with her brother? She seemed to like him enough; maybe it was that Alec didn't enjoy spending time with her.

Izzy made her way towards the steps and saw Magnus and Jem sitting on the bench. She waved and came closer.

"Hey guys" She smiled "What's happening?"

"Oh nothing much, Magnus is just acting all mysterious" Jem said replying to her smile.

"Oh really" Izzy said with a playful tone "Maggie the mystery man" She said spreading her arms dramatically.

"Haw haw, you two can quit it now" Magnus said trying not to laugh for real.

Izzy could really be a drama queen if she wanted to. Everything she did she threw herself into it with full commitment. That's why she could pull off the dramatic side.

Jem got up and took his violin case "I'll leave you two to it" He said with a suggesting voice and walked away to class.

"And people say he's so sweet" Magnus said tapping the seat next to him.

"I say he's cute" Izzy giggled and sat next to him. "Something about boys that play instruments…"

"I hear you sweetie"

"So tell me, what's the big mystery?" Izzy said rising her eyebrow. She had quite the expression full face.

"I don't know where to start" Magnus sighed.

"How about you try from the start?" Izzy suggested.

"It's a bit awkward" Magnus stated.

"Hey, I live for awkward darling" She laughed.

Magnus tried a smile. "I've been thinking"

"Yes" She edged him to continue "Do tell me what about"

"About your brother" He said with a clear voice.

"Alec?" She said not sounding even a bit surprised "Why ever would you spare a thought for him" She was using a playful voice that made Magnus think he wasn't catching on to something.

"Am I missing something?" Magnus asked.

"You tell me. What do you think about Alec?"

"Look, let's get to the point" Magnus said "I don't even know your brother. I've barely talked to him. I've seen him once. Why would I think anything about him?"

"But you're the one who said that you were thinking of him" Izzy stated "The question is do you want to get to know him"

"I don't know" Magnus answered honestly. "I think he's cute but…does he even play for my team?"

"I'm not sure" Izzy said looking a bit apologetic "To be honest, I've never really seen him play for any team…Sometimes I just think he's very lonely and could use a team mate if you know what I mean".

Magnus sighed and Izzy did the same. "So you give me free hands to do as I like?" He asked.

She gave him a strict look "Don't make me regret it Magnus Bane".

AN: So how does it feel to be inside of Mangnus' head? Complicated? I think so. Let me know what you thought though :D

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