Be My Valentine

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Cassandra Clare.

Author's Note: So, this is a Valentine's Day chapter for this story.

Time: City of Fallen Angels

Genre: Romance and Drama

Rating: PG-13

Date Finished: February 9, 2012

Alec felt something tickling his nose. It was something warm and fuzzy and felt really unnatural. He pinched his nose in attempt to hit the object anyway. It must had been successful because he no longer felt it.

He rolled back over and went back to sleep with a smile on his face. He had defeated the so called demon for now.

However, a few minutes later he felt it again. Alec sat up and looked around. Sitting on the right side of the bed was a smiling Magnus Bane. In his left hand, the warlock gripped a pink, sparkly feather.

"Morning, Alexander," Magnus said in a cheery voice.

Alec groaned and glanced over at his alarm clock. It was seven o'clock in the morning. He had been out until two hunting demons with Jace and Isabelle. Whatever the warlock wanted, it had better be good.

Magnus shook Alec. "Alexander, now is not the time for sleeping."

Alec buried himself deeper into the covers. "I think it is."

Magnus reached for the top of the covers and pulled them off of Alec. 'Well, I don't think it is." He glared down at the Shadowhunter. "I think it's time for a holiday."

Alec looked up at his boyfriend. What holiday? "The holidays are over."

"That is where you are wrong, my darling Alexander." Magnus leaned down next to Alec. "It's Valentine's Day."

Alec looked up at Magnus. "So?"

"So, it's time for fun!" Magnus exclaimed. He stepped away from Alec. "You have really back morning breath."

Alec smiled. "Sorry."

Magnus waved it away. "Now, up, up, up!"

Alec groaned. "Do I have to?" he muttered.

Magnus did not hear Alec, but knew that he had muttered something. "That's the spirit, Alexander!" He started toward the door. "Come out once you are dressed."

Alec slumped down against the pillows. Today was going to be a very long day.

From outside the door, Magnus called, "Alexander, I don't hear any movement coming from in there! Chop! Chop!"

Alec groaned as he climbed out of bed. He really could not imagine what Valentine's Day would be with Magnus. Whatever it was, it was not going to be fun for Alec.

Alec pulled on a baggy sweater and a pair of somewhat clean jeans. He run his fingers through his hair and ran into the bathroom to brush his teeth. A few seconds later he emerged ready to face whatever torture Magnus had in mind for today.

Maybe he could play sick and get out of. However, did he really want Magnus to play doctor or nurse. Magnus probably had the costumes to play either one. The image of Magnus in a nurse's dress was just downright disturbing. He would pass on that one.

Alec stepped out into the main room.

The main room had been transformed into a pink and sparkly nightmare. Hearts, glitter and cheap Valentine's Day banter covered the entire room. To say that it was decorated for Valentine's Day would be the understatement of the year. It was so much stuff. Alec had to blink his eyes multiple times before he could see straight.

Magnus was sitting crossed legged in the centre of the room wearing a pink glittery suit covered with hearts and matching shoes. He smirked up at Alec. Alec was not sure what was going to happen next. The warlock got to his feet and rushed over to Alec. He put his arms around the Shadowhunter and pulled him into a tight embrace.

The embrace was crushing Alec's ribs. "Ca-Can't breathe," he gasped.

Instead of letting up, Magnus squeezed tighter and buried his face into Alec's shoulder. "I was expressing my love for my darling Alexander!" the warlock exclaimed. He kissed Alec's neck.

Shivers ran through Alec's veins. Magnus's kisses had the tendency to make him melt. A soft moan exited Alec's mouth as Magnus's lips inched toward his. Magnus looked evilly at Alec as their lips met. Magnus shoved his tongue into Alec's mouth.

A few minutes later, Magnus broke the kiss. "Well, enough of that."

Alec looked up at Magnus. "I thought that Valentine's day was supposed to be an expression of our love."

Magnus's eyes were dancing. "Oh, it is. We can express our love for each other in a number of ways." He paused. "It should not just be limited the physical aspects of it. A purely physical relationship is not a strong one. A couple needs to get beyond that in order to grow."

Alec wondered when Magnus had started to sound like a textbook. He knew that he was not going to like where this speech was going.

"A couple needs to explore one another's interests and create new memories together. They need to get to know each other," Magnus continued.

Alec gulped. He defiantly did not like where this was going.

"Which is why we are going to spend the day having fun without kissing!" Magnus exclaimed.

To the unknowing person, this arrangement did not sound too bad. However, Alec knew better. Whatever Magnus had planned was not going to be pleasant. The warlock would certainly enjoy himself, but Alec knew that he would not.

Magnus started swaying around the room. "We will have a grand, grand time, Alexander !" He began swaying even faster. "I can't even tell you what we will be doing, but you will enjoy it."

"This isn't going to be like that time you gave me a makeover, is it?" Alec asked remembering that dreadful Halloween.

"Are you telling that you didn't enjoy me turning you into a sexy Shadownhunter?" Magnus asked as he stopped swaying.

"Maybe," Alec mused.

"Well, I for one had a great time that night!" Magnus exclaimed.

"I know you did," Alec replied back.

Magnus put his arm around Alec. "Come on, I have ever steered you wrong?"

"Yes," Alec answered without thinking. "There was the makeover incident, that time you thought it would be cool to stick your head into a shark's mouth and then jammed my head into the thing's mouth, that time when you stalked some dead pop singer and almost stole his body and blamed it on me and-"

"Those were just very minor things and I healed you after the shark bit you and I paid your bail," Magnus said defending himself. "And the makeover made it look like you weren't yourself so the police did not have any ID on you."
Alec did not think there was any justice in any of that.

Magnus shrugged. "You just don't know how to have fun, Alexander."

Magnus went over to the sofa and handed Alec a pair of pink, glittery socks with purple hearts all over them.

"What are these?" Alec said . He held the socks by two fingers and as far away from himself as possible.

"Why, they're your Valentine's Day socks, Alexander!" Magnus exclaimed.

Alec stared at the socks. He really was not sure how he should take these.

"You're supposed to put them on your feet, in case you were wondering," Magnus informed him in a low voice.

Alec just stared down at them.

Magnus waved his hand in front of Alex's face. "Are you still with me, Alexander?"

Alec did not respond.

Magnus grabbed Alec's shoulder and began to shake him. "Stay with me, Alexander!" he exclaimed. "Do not go into the light, no matter how shiny and glittery it is!"

Alec rolled his eyes and moved away from Magnus.

Magnus wiped his brow. "I thought you were going to go brain dead or something like that on me."

Alec looked at Magnus. "Do I still have to wear the socks?"

Magnus nodded. "I was going to put them on you even if you were brain dead."

Alec rolled his eyes. "Great, just great."

"Psst, if you don't put them on within the next thirty seconds, I will be forced to put them on you myself," Magnus hissed.

Alec groaned. He knew that there was no getting out of this one. He pulled off his boots, first right, then left. Then, he followed with his socks in the same fashion. He looked down at his bare feet.

"Twenty seconds, Alexander," Magnus informed him.

Alec pulled on the socks and winced. The socks was fuzzy on the inside. It felt as if his feet was embedded into a pool of slime and filth. " .Fuzzy."

Magnus clapped his hands together. His eyes were filled with excitement. "Glad you like them, my darling Alexander! They reminded me so much of you when I saw them in the store window. I knew that I just had to get them for you."
Alec wondered if Magnus had been drunk when he saw them. These were the exact opposite of what Alec would have picked out.

"So, what are we going to do?" Alec inquired, changing the subject from the stupid fuzzy socks to the day ahead of them.

"You don't like surprises?" Magnus inquired.

"I just like to be aware of what's going on," Alec said.

"Then, you don't like surprises?" Magnus countered.

"I suppose you could put it like that," Alec muttered.

Magnus nodded. "Therefore, I will disrespect your wishes and keep it as a surprise." He rubbed Alec's shoulders. "Life is tough sometimes, kid."

"You can say that again," Alec mumbled.

Magnus nodded. "Okay, I will. Life is tough sometimes, kid."
Alec wanted to punch the warlock.

Magnus reached into his pocket and pulled out a neon green, sparkly blindfold. It had to be sparkly; after all like was not complete without glitter. He smirked at Alec.

"Oh, no! You are not putting that thing on me!" Alec said quickly stepping backwards.

Magnus stepped quickly toward Alec. "Come on, Alexander! Be a man!"

Alec continued backing up until his back was against the wall. "Get that thing away from me!"
"Oh, come on, Alexander!" Magnus protested as he waved the blindfold in front of Alec's face. "It's not any form of the colour pink! I thought you would like it better that way!"

Alec frowned. No, he did not like it better. If anything, it was worse. Worse of all, Magnus expected him to out in public with that thing on. No, sir, it was not going to happen. It was not going to happen even in the warlock's wildest dreams.

Magnus batted his eyes and put on his best puppy dog face. "Please, Alexander! Oh, pretty please, Alexander!" He got down on his knees and wrapped his arms around Alec's legs. "Pretty please with sugar on top!"
Alec found it rather sickening and disturbing. There was just some things about Magnus that really threw the Shadowhunter off. However, his love for Magnus outweighed all of that. It was his love for Magnus that made it impossible to deny the warlock his fun.

Alec took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Okay, you can put that stupid thing on me."

Magnus did not get up. Instead he looked up at Alec with full eyes. "You really mean that, Alexander?"

"Would I lie to you about something like that?"
Magnus thought about it for a minute. "Well, maybe if it was not a holiday. However, since it is a holiday, I am forced to think otherwise. It would be just downright cruel to lie to someone on a holiday."

Alec did not know how to respond to that one. Sometimes Magnus just put too much thought into something that really should be very simple. Why? Alec had no idea.

"Alexander?" Magnus whispered. "Are you lying?"

Alec shook his head. "Sadly, no."

Magnus let out a cry of excitement and got to his feet. "Oh, Alexander, we are going to have so much fun! I can hardly wait to show you today's excitement!"

Alec could not respond. Magnus was just a little too giddy for his liking. A giddy Magnus met that Alec was going to suffer quite plainly. He really needed to get the idea that today was going to be painful out of his head and enjoy the day. After all, what could be more fun than spending the day with someone you love?

That was just simply the approach that approach that Alec was going to have to take.

Alec nodded and smiled. "I really can't wait, Magnus," Alec said with as much honestly as he could manage.

Magnus looked at his watch and grabbed Alec. "I need to you to see something," he said as he pulled Alec over to the window.

Alec narrowed his eyes. He really did not understand why he was looking at the New York City skyline. He decided not to say anything. He was going to keep an open mind today, after all.

Magnus tapped his watch. "Wait for it, wait for."

Alec was waiting for it.

"Almost time, just a few more seconds." Magnus took his eyes off his watch. "THERE!"

Alec looked at the sky. He could see a small plane circling outside their window. He looked closer. The plane appeared to be writing something. He could not tell what it said yet. The words and letters were forming very slowly and were just as slowly registering in his head.

"Be my Valentine, my darling Alexander," Alec read slowly.

Magnus put his arms around Alec's waist. "So, will you be my Valentine?"

Alec leaned into Magnus. No one had ever done something like this for him before. Usually, Magnus wanted to do strange things on the holidays, but this was actually sweet and it showed how much the warlock cared about him.

"Yes, I will be your Valentine," Alec whispered as he turned his mouth up to Magnus's.

Magnus followed Alec's movements. "I was hoping you would say something like that."

And with that their lips met.