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Chapter 4-
A Second Chance at A First Impression…
Summary:
Simon and Magnus getting ready for their first days of High School…
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"Okay, so I didn't know what kind to get cause usually I'd go for ones that seemed more mature or whatever, but as that is, like, the exact opposite of what I need right now I just got an assortment, hopefully I got enough…" Simon says emptying a bag of at least twenty pairs of glasses out on his coffee table
Raphael laughs, shaking his head slightly
"What?"
"Did you leave any at the store?" Raphael asks with another chuckle
"Hey! I didn't know okay, I never really paid attention to, like, styles or whatever of glasses, I didn't even know glasses just for the sake of fashion was, like, a thing that people did…"
"Why is there a yellow polka dot pair!?" Raphael blurts out, just barely holding it together,
He's really trying not to laugh
It's not working, at all, but he's trying…
Simon glares at him
"They had a whole rack at the dollar store, okay?! I had absolutely no clue what would work; I didn't know what was hip for high schooler's when I actually WAS in high school, I have no clue now!So I kinda panicked and grabbed a bunch in hopes of one of them working."
He'd actually taken to wearing contacts since his promotion; the glasses tended to make him look younger than he really wanted. Besides, he was worried they'd fall off when he'd really need them and he didn't really think a fleeing suspect would give him a time out to find his glasses.
He'd ended up getting weekly contacts that he could sleep in; it was a lot more convenient. Plus, it was kinda nice being able to actually see first thing in the morning.
Also, his glasses kind of got in the way when he was kissing Raphael, and that was absolutely unacceptable
Raphael did think they were cute though, so there was that…
Speaking of Raphael…
"Are you going to help me pick some glasses, or are you just going to laugh at me all night? I'm sure I'll get enough of that at school tomorrow…" he paused groaning, shaking his head in disbelief,
"Ugh…I have school tomorrow! High school! I don't want to go back to high school; I didn't like it the first time."
"Sorry amor, you know I didn't mean anything by it. You are just so adorable when you get all flustered, I couldn't help it" He says apologetically, leaning over kissing Simon lightly.
"You will be fine" he assured gently
"That's easy for you to say, once again, you do not have to get up for school tomorrow!" Simon pouted slightly
Raphael gave a slight shrug,
"Well…If it makes you feel any better, it's rather disturbing that my boyfriend has school tomorrow."
Simon snorts a bit, nodding faintly…
Yeah, okay, that was weird.
"Was High School really that bad for you, amor?" he asked slipping his arms around Simons waist.
Simon shakes his head, leaning into him with a soft sigh,
"No…not like really horrible; I got picked on kind of a lot, but nothing like, really bad. I was just kind of geeky and awkward. I wasn't really very sure of myself and talked way too much… So you know, basically exactly how I am now, I just wasn't as okay with it."
Raphael chuckles lightly
"Students thought I was odd and, in general,just way too much, so I didn't have many friends, much less a chance for a date, which… as I didn't really get the whole 'pan' thing till later, was probably also a big part of it. It just wasn't really a great time and I couldn't wait for it to be done…I can't believe I have to do it again, eightyears later." he shrugged somewhat hopelessly.
Raphael caught his hand, tugging him over to the couch, sitting next to him, slipping his arm around Simon, who immediately cuddled closer, slipping his arms around Raphael and resting his head on his shoulder.
"Maybe you can look at it another way…" he said, consideringly, absently rubbing his hand up and down Simon's back
"Hmm…how's that?" Simon sighed, nuzzling in more,
"Well…maybe instead of looking at it as having to go through high school again, maybe try to see this week as a kind of do over. Like you said, you are different now, much more confident; you know who you are…You're a lot happier with yourself, and you are not some scared teenager any more. You are a detective, and an exceptional one at that, you have a lot going for you, amor…."
Simon's looking more contemplative
"Also, you have quite a few good, real friends,"
Simon nods a bit
"That's true…"
Raphael smirks playfully
"And, while it is true, you are kind of awkward and nerdy, it actually works really well for you" He teases lightly. Simon laughs, nudging him playfully before raising his eyebrow, grinning mischievously.
"Yeah, you think?"
Raphael nods with a loving smile, before tugging him in for a deep, slow kiss that leaves Simon breathless. He pulls back slightly after a few moments, with a happy sigh.
"Mmm…Maybe you're right, I'll try to look at it like that …If anything, I definitely have the hottest boyfriend out of anyone at the school." He says with a grin
Raphael chuckled slightly as Simon pulled him in for another passionate kiss
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Alec knocks on the door promptly at 6:30am…
He knows it's early, but Magnus must be up … he has to be at the school by 8am and Alec wants to go over the plan once more, just to be sure.
He is somewhat relieved that Simon will be at the school too, but he just wants to be certain. Maybe he should of called, but Alec felt like actually talking to Magnus face to face, being able to really see that he is understanding how serious this is will make him feel better.
It's not that he thinks he'd take it too lightly, really. Magnus is one of the most intelligent, ingenious, clever people he's ever met; he doubted there was much of anything the man couldn't handle.
However, he also happened to be one of the most spontaneous, brazen, impulsive people he'd ever met. All that together generally made for a nerve wreaking combination.
Magnus could figure out almost anything…and he knew that damn good and well. Which meant he had a tendency of jumping into situations head first and just assuming he'd be able to find a way out when he needed one.
Alec just wanted to be sure that if something came up Magnus wouldn't just try to solve it on his own, because, while that usually did work, it also made Alec's mind run through all the ways it could have gone wrong…
He knocks again, slightly louder. A shuffling sound from the apartment drags him from his thoughts. He really hopes he's not too mad about the early hour.
He HAD to be up already, right?
I mean…It is Magnus; all that 'whatever it is' that makes him look like he just stepped out of a fashion magazine, that takes time…
Right?
Hopefully…
6:30 is awfully early though…
The second the door starts opening he begins apologizing
"Hey, Magnus, sorry about the early hour, I just wanted to ch…"
Aaand…his brain just completely short circuited
It seems that Magnus was already up; and had just showered, and…that's about as far as he's gotten…
He has on a pair of dark, almost black, but actually purple, extremely well tailored suit pants… but that's it, and he clearly just pulled them on when he heard the door. He doesn't look completely dry, and his hair is an unfairly attractive, distractingly tousled mess, and he doesn't have any makeup or jewelry on yet, and he looks somewhere between annoyed and amused…and, hey, apparently, Magnus works out…like, a lot…
Okay, stop staring, just talk, like a normal person
Stop. Staring. It is creepy!
Damn…
"Uh, h-hey, umm…I uh…the case…check in, sorry…tha-, umm…"
Oh, yeah, that's subtle
Maybe try actual words this time….
"Alexander, darling, is everything alright?" Magnus asks, with a slight smirk, leaning against the door frame
And again, Damn
He took a deep breath, trying to focus on Magnus's face,
Not that that was any less distracting…
But at least he was relatively familiar with that level of distraction. Though, he'd never seen Magnus without any makeup, it wasn't really that big of a change…He was just as unfairly gorgeous and mesmerizing without it. He took another deep breath, trying again.
"S-sorry for coming by so early, I just wanted to go over the plan with you one more time…"
Magnus sighed slightly, rolling his eyes
"Darling, it will be fine; we have faced far worse. It's a high school, it may even come down to a series of pranks and coincidences after all, it will be okay."
Alec shook his head
"See…that's what worries me; if you go in thinking it's nothing and it actually is something, it could go bad fast"
"I know, sweetheart" he said with an exceptionally appealing smile, leaning closer
Alec steadfastly tries to ignore it…He knew Magnus teased him sometimes, purposely flustering him, at times reducing him to little more than a stammering, stuttering mess.
He'd known the man for months, he had kind of hoped he'd of built up some kind of immunity to it by now
No luck so far, though…
"Magnus, I just wan-"
"Darling, I hate to interrupt, but I do have to be at the school by eight, and this sounds like a bit more than a five minute conversation. I really think this may be somewhat against the school dress code, don't you?" he said amused, gesturing to himself
"Uh…y-yeah, I…"
Alec gave up on the sentence, settling on a nod, blushing brightly
Seriously, even just the slightest bit of immunity would help…
Alec shrugged, taking this as a dismissal. Magnus was probably right after all… And being late his first day wouldn't really help the whole undercover thing.
Alec turns to go.
Magnus shakes his head, giving a slight chuckle; he reaches out and catches Alec's arm, tugging him back.
"My darling detective, please don't look like that…if you are that worried, we can talk about it again…"
Alec shakes his head faintly
"No, that's alright, you're probably right anyways, you almost always are…and you do have to finish getting ready."
He begins to turn again; Magnus tugs him back, yet again, squeezing his arm slightly, trailing his hand down his arm, catching his hand.
"Yes, I do…So come in and we'll talk as I get ready"
Uhhhhh….
"Huh?"
Yeah, that was about the closest thing to a word he was gonna get
Magnus shrugged, leaning a bit closer,
"Darling; you are clearly nervous about the plan and, while it is nowhere near the craziest or most outlandish thing I've done, possibly even this month, I don't want you being on edge all day. Just come in, we'll go over as many of the details as it takes for you to stop being so apprehensive. Now come along darling, I really do need to get moving."
With that he turned and went back into the apartment, just expecting Alec to follow him.
Like Alec was just going to jump when he said…
Alec quickly closed the door behind him and followed Magnus through the apartment, hesitating when he reached the door to Magnus's bedroom...
Since his first visit, he'd been to the apartment more than a few times. Both Magnus and Simon had taken to inviting him along to various movie nights or other group type things; it was actually really nice, he appreciated the thought.
Though he kind of thought Magnus just wanted someone else there so he wouldn't feel like a third wheel. Simon was just ecstatic that Alec actually wanted to hang out with him, and, of course, since Magnus and Simon were happy, Raphael was, too…
He'd even let up on purposely scaring Alec…
Well, at least a bit.
It was an improvement in any case.
He'd never been in Magnus's room though; never even looked in there. He was a bit curious about it however. He stepped into the room cautiously, glancing around. His first thought was that it was, most definitely, Magnus's room.
Everything seemed to be in deep, rich violet, red and black. The walls were a warm, soft creamy gold shade that seemed to make everything else stand out all the more.
The center of the room was a very large, very elaborate looking, four poster bed, which he promptly looked away from, as he really didn't need to know that's where Magnus sleeps… that was…umm…
Anyways… at the foot of the bed there was a small, rather comfortable looking bench type seat that was a deep violet, there was also a rather elaborate looking vanity with a matching chair against one wall, as well as a small desk on another, piled high with books and such. Everywhere he looked he saw more of Magnus's personality and touches.
A few random curios and such interspersed with various brightly colored or shimmery items. There were a few pictures here and there as well. Alec had a fleeting thought that this must be like getting a glimpse into his mind, his heart; this was Magnus, completely.
It was warm, inviting, unique, just the slightest bit chaotic, and absolutely enthralling…
Exactly like Magnus…
"So, shall we begin?" Magnus asks, startling Alec
He whirled around to face Magnus…Who still didn't have a shirt on, though he at least had one in his hand, it was a soft blue with a faint, barely there silver pattern. He did have some of his jewelry on though…which was actually far worse.
His necklace was a simple black leather chord that had an elaborate silver pendant resembling an exceedingly intricate Celtic knot. He had on a few rings and a silver earcuff, which Alec always found far more distracting that he should.
"Huh?" Alec asked, zoning out slightly
Magnus chuckled, tilting his head,
"Going over the plan, darling?" he elaborated, before tossing the shirt rather carelessly on the bed and turning towards the vanity, beginning to get a few bottles and other random things out and apparently in some kind of order, about which Alec was at a total loss…
"Y-yeah…uh…aren't you going to put your shirt on?" he asked, blushing further, scratching awkwardly at his neck, trying to glance away but really unable to,
It was downright distracting
Magnus shook his head, giving him a slightly mischievous smile and shrug
"No, not yet… I'd rather get my makeup ready first, this way I do not run the risk of smudging it, It doesn't bother you, does it, Alexander?" he asks, raising his eyebrow slightly in the mirror, as he used a black pen and traced a perfect line over his eye…
How did he do that while talking?
"N-No, no it doesn't I, I just thought you might be…umm, cold or something…"
Wow, smooth…
Magnus laughed slightly, brushing a bit of a light, shimmering power over his eyelids and a bit on his cheekbones.
"Oh, darling, no need to worry about that, I actually tend to run rather hot."
Yeah…you're hot alright
Damnit; Magnuswas the one going into a high school, why was his inner voice suddenly sounding like an obnoxious, sarcastic teenager?
"Uh…yeah, okay… So, I just wanted to go over it some because…" he trailed off
Magnus was skillfully applying a soft, shimmery, violet-pink lipstick,
That was just way more alluring than it had any right to be
Apparently finished, Magnus turns smoothly getting up and grabbing his shirt all seemingly in one movement, slipping it on and fastening all but the top two buttons, He turns, practically gliding towards Alec,
"Darling; I know the plan…I go in as a teacher, merely observe and collect information, I meet with Simon and discuss any information we find. I will text you everything I find, the second I can discreetly. Ido not make any rash moves or crazy decisions without at least having Simon nearby.
It will be okay…He is an excellent detective; you know it as well as I…"
"I know, it's just-"
Magnus reached up, lightly putting his finger to Alec's lips, silencing him. He gave Alec a warm, reassuring, smile,
"Alexander, sweetheart? It's alright; you are worried because it is potentially dangerous and you will not be there…I do understand. I know how much my actions during the bank heist worried you. I did promise I would not take any risks as crazy as that again, and I meant it. I will not take any needless risks, and I promise I will let you know of any and all developments that occur. Trust me, my darling detective; it will all be alright…I sense it."
He finished with a slightly teasing tone and rather impish grin.
Alec laughed; surprised; he rolled his eyes, but smiled
"Okay, fine, I give, I'll try not to worry anymore…so, are you ready for your first day of class?"
Magnus tilts his head, giving a slight, mischievous smile
"Yes, although…I forgot something…what was it? hmm…Oh, yes, I remember"
"What?"
He leans up and presses a quick, firm kiss to Alec's cheek,
Alec blushes brilliantly
"W-what, was that for?" he stammers
Magnus smirks
"For Good luck…
Also, I forgot to blot my lipstick."
He turns laughing slightly, grabbing his matching jacket off the back of the door as he heads out.
Alec glances in the mirror by the bedroom door.
Sure enough there is a perfect violet-pink lip print on his cheek.
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