"Alec? Alec; wake up." I heard that voice say again. I opened my eyes and those cat ones were looking at me again. "Who are you?" I asked reaching up to touch the hidden face that went with the eyes. The moon light came in and shown on the man's face showing that my mysterious guy was Magnus Bane. "Alexander… I love you." I felt my face get hot "I… I love…"
I opened my eyes fast and gasped seeing I was inches away from Magnus's face. He heard me and opened his eyes looking into mine. They were just like the ones in my dream only his cat eyes were obvious contacts while the dream Magnus's eyes looked real. "Are you okay?"
I nodded and tried to sit up but flinched and fell back on the mattress clenching my chest. Magnus sat up and frowned "What's wrong Alexander?" I looked up at him "My… my chest… it hurts." He frowned "Jonathan must have broken your ribs."
He helped me sit up gently "I'll call my family doctor…." He stopped talking and sighed. I frowned "What's the matter?" He stood up "It's nothing just family drama. Will you be able to walk to the car?"
I nodded "I think so." He nodded and went over to his closet grabbing a duffle bag. "What's that for?" He put it over his shoulder and shrugged "I decided to move out."
I stood up slowly and grabbed his arm not really having a choice. "You're moving out of a mansion?" He nodded "I want to get out on my own. I'm going to buy a small apartment and get a job that doesn't involve my family."
I frowned "Do you want to stay with me for a while?" he opened his mouth to say something but then he stopped; thinking for a moment before saying "sure… if you think it won't bother your family." I shook my head no "Not at all; they are always looking for ways to help people." He smirked slightly leading me out of the room "Let me guess they are one of those big Christian families?"
I scratched the back of my head "Well… my dad is a pastor." He laughed and shook his head "I knew it; that explains why you're trying so hard to keep your closet sealed shut." I frowned and looked down "Well… I'm going to tell them all the truth tonight." He looked at me then helped me down the stairs "Well maybe I shouldn't stay with you then; it might not be a good idea."
I frowned "Why not?" He shrugged "I would be getting in the way. You should be with just your family doing this." I frowned and nodded "Right."
Camille walked up to us and smiled "Need help?" Magnus nodded "We need to get him to the hospital can you bring your car up front?" She nodded and went to do so. I watched her then looked back at Magnus "Are you sure you want to take me to the hospital? I can go by myself."
"Like hell you can" He said pulling me to the door. "Magnus stop" A cold voice said from behind us. I turned around and frowned seeing an older man who looked like Magnus. "What father" He asked not even turning to look at him.
He walked up to us and looked at me before looking at him "Here's a thousand dollars… once you take it you can't come back." I frowned and looked at Magnus. He took the money and stuffed it into his bag before walking out of the house pulling me with him. "Owe Magnus you're hurting me" I said clenching my chest.
He frowned and stopped pulling me "I'm sorry… damn where is Camille with her car?" I rubbed my arm frowning "Magnus… do you want to talk about it?" He shook his head "Not right now… later." I nodded and watched as Camille drove up in her car. Magnus helped me in before getting in to and we drove to the hospital.
"Three broken ribs" I sighed rubbing my head. Being at the doctor took three hours and I got an x-ray on my ribs and a cat-scan on my head. Out of all that beating I got only three broken ribs and a bruised scull. "Be thankful it was only three broken ribs" Magnus said looking back at me from the front seat.
I looked at him "I can take a punch." Camille looked at me through her mirror "You didn't get a punch; you got choked and kicked that is more intense." We stopped in front of my house and Magnus handed me a piece of paper with an address on it. "What is this?"
"It's Camille's address; if you need to see me come here." I frowned and sighed putting the paper in my pocket. "My car is at Jonathans; I bet he trashed it." Camille shrugged "It was a shitty car anyway I used to watch you when it broke down."
I nodded and got out of the car "thanks for the ride home." I looked at Magnus and waved "Bye" He waved back smiling and I shut the car door before going inside. The second I got inside I felt the atmosphere change. "Alexander Gideon Lightwood; I got a call saying you were at the hospital with a broken rib come in the living room now" My father said with his serious voice.
I took a deep breath knowing the second they saw me they were going to freak out. "Alec now!" My dad yelled. I hesitated before walking into the living room seeing every ones' face's drop. My sister stood up and ran up to me "what on earth happened to you?"
I shook her off and looked at her "Nothing Isabelle I'll explain everything." She nodded and sat back down and I struggled to get to the couch. Jace stood up and helped me to the couch before sitting next to me. I looked at him and the look in his eyes said 'tell them'.
I nodded slightly and looked at everyone "I didn't go studying last night… I went to a party." Izzy looked shocked and my mother frowned before looking at my father whose face was super red. "You went to a party!?" I frowned and nodded "That's not all…"
Shit he is already so mad. Should I really spring this on them? I glanced over at my little brother max who was staring at me then I glanced at Jace who still had that look in his eyes. "Well; what else is there" my father asked getting impatient.
I looked at them all "I… I went to the party with Jonathan Morgenstern… Jonathan is… was my boyfriend." The silence in the room was almost deadly. The air turned so cold that I felt myself freeze over. My father sat up leaning forward "Your boyfriend?"
I swallowed and nodded. "Yeah and he is the one who did this to me." I expected yelling or something explosive to happen but nothing did. My father leaned back again "Well Alec that was obviously god teaching you a lesson on what happens when you sin."
I frowned and looked at him "What?" He looked at Max "go to your room okay?" He hesitated before getting up and going to his room. I watched him before looking back at my dad.
"Alexander we can take you to the church and get you cleansed. Then we will get you help." I frowned and looked at him "Dad… This isn't something that can be fixed. I don't need to be fixed. I like guys and nothing is going to change that."
There was another moment of silence before he stood up. "You're not going to change?" I frowned "I don't want to change myself. Dad I am still the guy you raised and are proud of; I have great grades I respect you and mom. I'm the same guy."
He glared at me "You really think I am proud of a fag?" I frowned stunned that he said that. "I… I don't understand…." He walked to the front door and opened it before pointing outside. "Get out; you are no longer allowed in this house."
Izzy stood up as did Jace "Dad that's not fair." He looked at her "Silence Isabelle!" He looked at me again "You are not my son and until you get yourself together you will not be my son. It will be like you don't even exist."
"Robert" My mother yelled standing up. He looked at her and she frowned before sitting back down. "Now get out." I looked at him "I can't even get my things?"
"No nothing in this house is welcome to you; get out." I frowned and nodded walking to the door "Fine I'll leave…" I looked back at Izzy who was starting to cry. "Tell max I love him okay?" She nodded and my dad grabbed me from the back of my shirt and he shoved me out the door.
Once he slammed the door shut I stared at it for a little bit. "What just happened?" I turned around and walked away. I have nothing; I don't have a home, a family, a car, I left my phone in my room. I have nothing.
"Alec, wait." I heard Jace yell from behind me. I stopped and looked back at him and he ran to me hugging me tightly the second he got to me. I was surprised he hugged me. Normally Izzy was the hugger and Jace was the one that stayed cool.
I wrapped my arms around him and rubbed his back "It will be okay Jace." He pulled away and glared at me "Don't you dare try to be a big brother and comfort me. You just lost everything I should be comforting you." I smiled sadly "Thanks Jace but I just need to figure out what I'm doing and I need to do it myself."
He frowned and nodded "Right… Just you wait Alec; Isabelle and I will find a way to help you." I nodded and hugged him again before letting him go and walking away. I walked around for what felt like two hours. I don't really know where I wandered off to and I don't know how to find my way back but it doesn't really matter now does it? It's not like I have a home to go back to.
I glanced over at mail boxes reading the names on them. There was Fray, Lewis, Belcourt… I stopped and looked at that mailbox thinking Belcourt as in Camille Belcourt? I pulled out the piece of paper Magnus gave me and it was the same address. "He said to come over if I need to… but…" I sighed and walked up to the door. I closed my eyes and knocked on the door holding my breath.
I'm just going to tell him what happened and blow off some steam. I'm not going to cry or whine I will be strong and keep nice and calm. Magnus opened the front door and met my eyes. "Alec? What are you doing here? Is everything okay?"
I frowned and opened my mouth to talk but nothing came out. I soon started to feel my lips quiver and my knees shake. I was hoping he wouldn't notice but of course he looked down and seen my knees shaking. "Alexander you're shaking and you're as white as a sheet; what's wrong?"
I couldn't hold it in any longer. I leaned forward and barred my face in his chest clinging to his shirt and crying. He frowned and wrapped his arms around me. "Alexander…"
"They rejected me Magnus; you said that if they loved me they would accept me but they didn't. My father kicked me out and is pretending I was never born." He frowned and held me tighter "I'm so sorry Alexander… Come inside." He let me go and grabbed my hand leading me inside.
Magnus Pov- "I can't believe you told him to tell his family. You don't think he has been through enough?" Camille asked going around her kitchen collecting all the food covered in chocolate she could find. "I thought it would work out. I heard his family is very close."
She opened her freezer and pulled out three little tubs of ice cream "His father is Robert Lightwood the hardest pastor in town. He is not very forgiving to the people that don't walk his perfect line. He is definitely against gays." I frowned and sighed running my hand through my hair. "I'm such an idiot; I should have been with him when he told them."
She set the kettle on the stove going to make hot chocolate. "Yeah you really should have, the poor kid got beat again but this time by his own father." I looked at her "Do you really think he will eat all this junk you are gathering?" She glared at me "Make fun Bane but this stuff will make him feel better. There is no way he will resist eating this stuff."
I shrugged and sighed "I'm going to go see if he calmed down." She nodded and started putting everything on a tray "I'll be up in a little bit." I nodded and went upstairs going to her room. When I got there Alec was curled up in a ball.
"Alec you have three broken ribs you really shouldn't be laying like that." He nodded and slowly sat up "You're right." I frowned looking into his eyes. They were a very dark blue; a big change from his bright blue ones that caught my eye the moment I walked into school.
"Alexander you can't let this defeat you." Camille walked in and sat next to Alec on her bed and I observed everything on the tray. There was chocolate cake, brownies, popcorn, two cups of hot chocolate and a bunch of other junk. There is no way in hell Alec will eat any of this stuff no matter how upset he is.
Camille showed him the tray of food "Ready to eat your heart out?" Here it comes he is going to look at that food and turn her down. Alec looked over the food and grabbed one of the mugs "Can I have one of everything?" She smiled and started serving him food and I just stood there shocked.
He looked at me and frowned "What's wrong Magnus?" I shook my head and sat in Camille's fuzzy beanbag chair. "It's nothing ignore me." Camille smiled and looked at Alec "You don't have to worry Al your sister Camille is here to take care of you."
Blushing a little; he looked into his mug and I smiled thinking it was cute. "What's with the blush?" He looked at me and shook his head "It's nothing I just have never been called Al before." Camille smiled handing him a plate of food.
"I give all my best friends nick names. I hope we can be best friends." He looked at her and nodded before looking at me "What does she call you?" I sighed and leaned back "she… she calls me Maggie."
He covered his mouth trying not to laugh but he couldn't help but burst of laughing. I was going to defend myself but seeing him laughing and smiling was so nice that I couldn't bring myself to stop him. Camille looked at me and smiled before going back to talking to Alec about all the food she made.
Later that night I watched Alec as he slept next to Camille holding her hand. It was nice that they became friends but seeing Alec sleeping next to Camille and not me made me a little angry. I shook my head and took my laptop out of my duffel bag going to find an apartment. Maybe I should give my money to Alec, suck up my pride, and go work for my father. I really don't want to but Alec needs a place to live and despite what my father said I'm sure he would let me come home.
"Magnus…" Camille asked sitting up and looking at me. I looked at her and smiled "Yes?" she watched me for a moment before frowning "You're thinking of giving Alec your money and you go home aren't you?" I frowned and looked back at my computer screen. "So what if I am?"
She carefully got out of her bed and walked over to me. "Maggie, Al will never accept your money especially if he knew you would be going to a job you can't stand." I closed my laptop "I won't tell him about it. Alec doesn't need to know anything about my father and my relationship."
She took my laptop and put it on top of her dresser before sitting on my lap. "Magnus maybe he should know… it's obvious that you want to go out with Alec even with all this baggage that comes with him. It wouldn't be fair for you to carry his weight while carrying your own. He needs to carry some on yours."
I looked at her "It's not like we are dating… and seriously Camille if we both keep sitting on this beanbag chair it's going to break." She laughed lightly and got off of me "You deserve more then what your father is offering you Magnus; your fashion designs are amazing and someday everyone in the world will be wearing them." I smiled and got up "Thanks Camille." I hugged her then looked at Alec who was sleeping in the middle of the bed.
"Come on; you take one side I'll take the other." Camille said lying on the left side of Alec. I smiled and nodded before laying on the right side of Alec. We both wrapped our arms around him and smiled before falling asleep.
Magnus thought Alec wouldn't like Camille's offerings. He was very wrong lol. The broken heart could never turn away chocolate!
I remember thinking how weird it was writing Camille as a nice girl. I'm pretty sure I just wrote myself into this story and slapped Camille's name on her instead of my own.
