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Alec POV
Someone knocks on the door. It's him. It's High Warlock. I rush to answer it. It's raining and the boy outside my door is soaking, his hair dripping over his face. He looks up into my eyes. I know those eyes. Oh my god.
"You're my Angel?" Magnus Bane says.
"You're High Warlock?" I ask, shocked.
"Oh shit. I'll just go."
"Magnus, wait. Stay. Even if it's just for the night," I say.
"Thank you Alec. I'm sorry," he replies.
"I was willing to help you before, I'll help you now. Come on Magnus. My parents are away and Izzy is sleeping." He comes in. He's wearing nothing but skinny purple jeans and a thin red jumper. There are what seem like smudges of pink eyeliner under his eyes.
"I can lend you something to wear tonight, if you want?" I ask, suddenly self conscious. Well, I have every right to be. My worst enemy is the person I have poured my soul out to for the past three years. I'm. So. Stupid.
"Thanks, Alec." Look how awkward you've made him. God, can't you do anything right? Why am I referring to myself in the second person? You can't do anything right.
"Magnus, are you crying?" I ask suddenly.
"A little. I have every right to be. I just found out that you, you, of all people, you, are Angel. The person I've been talking to for three years. You know more about me than Ragnor, for god sake," he says.
"Look, this isn't exactly great for me either," I snap and immediately regret it. He looks down, his face sullen and tears still dripping from his eyes.
"Magnus, I'm sorry," I say. He nods, not looking at me.
"I really am sorry. I can't even begin to understand what you're going through," I say, but he still doesn't look at me.
"Magnus, please, won't you even look at me?"
"You, more than anyone knows what I'm going through. I'm sorry too Alec. For everything."
"It's okay Magnus. If I can be friends with you online I can be friends with you in real life. You wanna pretend that we never hated each other?" I ask.
"That'd be good, Angel," he mutters and I smile.
"Can I just say how long I've been waiting to meet you, High Warlock?" I ask.
"No longer than I've been waiting to see you, Angel. I still can't believe I'm talking to you," he says.
"You've really helped. Wait, so Camille is Lady Vampire?"
"Yup."
"I can't believe I was so stupid! Everything matched up, yet I didn't see it," I groan.
"I didn't either. So don't call me stupid. I can't believe I didn't get it with you calling Jace, Jonathan!"
"Wait, does this mean its you that Izzy stays with when she's drunk?" I ask. The. I remember something. "Scratch that, you thought I was SEBASTIAN!" I shout.
"Well there are some things you two have in common. A brother called Jonathan, a younger sister, parents who aren't on the best of terms, direct lineage back to the Pandemonium Club... You're practically the same person," he jokes. I smile.
"Alec? What's going on," Isabelle shouts downstairs.
"Nothing Izzy!" we shout in unison. Then we stare at each other.
"What did you answer for?" I ask.
"Sorry, wasn't thinking," he smiles as Izzy comes running down the stairs.
"Magnus? What are you doing here?"
"Oh God, Izzy. Angel, you were talking about Izzy. Oh God," Magnus says. It takes me a while to understand what he's saying. Then it dawns on me. I told him about Izzy's depression. I shake my head at him to cut him off.
"Why did you call him Angel?" Isabelle asks.
"Well, Izzy, remember how I had a friend I met online? Well, Izzy, this is High Warlock," I say.
"Wow. This is awkward. I'm going back upstairs. Have fun with your... Um whatever he is," Izzy says. She heads off upstairs.
"I'm his friend, Isabelle. I'm practically Alexander's diary!" Magnus shouts up at her.
"I really don't care, Magnus. Go back to your bonding or whatever," Isabelle shouts back.
"Okay, so where were we?" he asks turning to me.
"I don't know where you were, I was slowly turning into SEBASTIAN! I mean, seriously? It couldn't have been, I don't know, who else could it have been?"
"I could've got it right and said your name," Magnus points out.
"Yeah, right. I hid my identity too well for you to find out, Bane," I joke.
"You really did. Wow, you live on Institute?"
"Ever since I was little," I say. "Jace and I used to go around pretending to kill demons. No idea how we learnt about demons. We would go into the library, get "weapons" and draw things on each other."
"Wow. When I was little I played fashion shows with Camille," he says. "Alec, if you live out here, why do you come to Clare High?"
"Jace got kicked out of Stele Academy and Alicante. It was either that or pay for the damages," I say.
"What did he do?" Magnus asks.
"A lot. In the first one he took the art course a little too serious, saying that his soul mate was an artist, which made every arty girl in the school happy, thinking he meant them. He then proclaimed his undying love and talent for tattooing people. Some idiots believed him and asked him for tattoos."
"He told them no, right?"
"You would think that, wouldn't you? He did. At first. Then they offered him money and he is broke most of the time. So he attempted to tattoo someone. Don't ask me where he got the equipment. The first guy he did took a huge allergic reaction to the ink or something and he had to go to hospital. He might still be there actually," I say.
"Holy crap. What about Alicante? I heard they were fairly forgiving."
"Yup. That was after we came. No one has been worse than Jace, they say. 'He has unnatural hate for any discipline or rules, and the amount of time he spends in the girls dorm is unrivalled by the time he spends in his own'," I say, putting on a posh accent.
"It doesn't seem so bad."
"He set the school on fire. Five times. And when he was approached about it he said that he turned to fire in place of true parents and that is was an abandonment complex. Jace would do anything for attention. Mrs Branwell said he had to cut it out. It's working so far. I really hope it lasts," I say.
"Jace is weirder than I thought, and believe me I was never taken in by his smile."
We sit in silence for a bit. This is weird. We're getting along so well, I guess I was right. I am an idiot for not getting to know Magnus. But one thing nagged at the back of my head.
"Magnus?" I ask, when I couldn't stand it anymore.
"Yes, Angel," he answers.
"Did you mean what you said about my eyes?"
"Angel, darling, of course I was. When have I ever lied to you?"
"Good point," I say.
"It's getting near to lunch. You want to go to Taki's?" Magnus asks.
"I love Taki's! We go there all the time, at least we did. I'll just go check on Isabelle."
I run up the stairs taking two at a time. I get to her door and knock four times. It's our code. Jace, Izzy and I. And my little brothers.
"Come in Alec," she says. I open the door and walk into an eruption of clothes. They're everywhere. It takes me a while to find her. A few times I think I see her, but I actually see some more of her clothes. Then I hear sniffling. I look over at her bed and she's sitting on the ground on the side facing the window.
"Izzy, are you okay?" I ask, gently, sitting down and putting my arm around her. She caves and relaxes into my chest.
"I'm worried Alec. I don't want to always feel down like this, please help me," she says.
"I'll take you to see someone tomorrow, Izzy, okay? We'll get more pills. They'll help you, I promise," I say.
"Thanks Alec. Why were you coming up?"
"Wanted to ask if you want to come to Taki's. Do you?"
"Nah, I'm good."
"C'mon, Izzy. I can call Clary and Jace and Simon. It'll be fun. Magnus is coming."
"Even better. A big triple date. Plus me and Simon."
"C'mon Iz. It'll be fun," I wheedle.
"Okay. Okay I'll come," she says. I stand up and she holds her hands up for me to pull her up.
"I'll call Clary and Simon. Jace will be with Clary." Isabelle nods and I grab my phone.
I call Simon first.
"Hello?" he answers.
"Hey, wanna grab lunch at Taki's?"
"Sure. Meet you there in ten?"
"Sure."
Then I call Clary.
"Hey, Alec," she answers.
"Hey, Clary. Do you and Jace want to grab lunch at Taki's, in ten? Oh, and tell Jace I'm sorry. I was stressed and it was stupid."
"Yeah, we'll come. Jace, shut up, he's sorry. Get over it," she says and I repress the urge to smile.
"No Jace I won't make some excuse... Jace! That is not something to joke about! No, Jace... I'm on the phone, Jace, we'll discuss this later. We're coming Alec. See you!"
"See you, Clary," I reply. I run downstairs and Magnus and Izzy are ready to go.
"Alec?" Magnus says, just to me.
"Yeah?"
"I'm nervous," he says, biting his lip. His smooth perfect- snap out of it Alec!
"Don't be, Magnus. You're the High Warlock. I've talked about you loads. They'll like you. Didn't Clary and you grow up together anyway?"
"Yeah, and Simon. We're just not as close."
"Hey, Magnus, even if they don't like you, I'll be your friend.
"Okay," he says, obviously uncertain.
"Let's go, guys!" Izzy shouts.
"Coming," we say in unison. We leave the house together.
