A/N: Hey guys :) Thanks for continuing to read my FanFic and thanks to you guys for following me and my story.
Just a little information for you, in this warlocks are not immortal, only vampires are so Magnus is the same age as Alec.
Disclaimer: The characters and places belong to Cassandra Clare.
Chapter Seven
"What do you mean she just ran away?" Isabelle asked, slightly puzzled.
"I mean she basically told me that she liked me, then went on to say that I thought she was just another girl I wanted to take advantage of but not in so many words and then shouted at me for messing with her feelings and then," Jace shouted, the last part just to emphasise what had happened earlier on in the day. "RAN AWAY."
After Clary had taken off Jace and gone off in search of Isabelle and Alec and found Alec ranting whilst his sister looked utterly amused by the situation. Jace stormed in and told them they were going home because he was pissed and confused. They left early, not even bothered if they got in trouble with their mother, Maryse Lightwood, when she got home but for now they were all hoping their father, Robert Lightwood, the Inquister wasn't home. Jace was not up for dealing with him.
"Too be fair Jace," Alec started, shrugging his shoulder, "I'm not sure I would believe you either if you told me you liked me."
"Are you serious right now Alec?"
"He's right Jace. I would probably be the same,"
"Probably?" He gave Izzy a quizzical look.
"Well," Izzy said, suggestively. "I still probably would have gone for it. Come on Jace, your totally fine. I would totally be all over that," she finished gesturing at Jace.
"Eww, gross Izzy," Alec squirmed.
"What? I meant if he wasn't my brother. It would be really weird if we..." Isabelle shivered "I don't dare think about it."
Jace grinned, his siblings could always cheer him up. He started to pace the Isabelle's fuchsia pink room, running his hands through his hair before continuing. "Izzy, I would totally do you too," Jace added, saracastically and smirking.
Alec brought his hand to his mouth. "I think i'm gunna throw up," he retorted.
"Me too." Izzy remarked, "But thanks for the compliment anyway Jace even though it is gross and I'm way out of your league."
"I think you will find that you are out of my league, dearest sister."
"Whatever, player."
"That's why she won't go out with me," Jace murmured, under his breath, having a light bulb moment.
"What?" Izzy and Alec said in unison, perplexed.
"She thinks I'm a player, so thinks my feelings are not genuine,"
"We know," Alec inputted.
Jace ignored him and carried on. "I need to prove to her that I really like her so she will actually believe me. But what to do?" Jace started pacing again, tapping his chin whilst thinking. "I've got it."
"Got what?" Izzy asked.
"I'm a genius. Gotta put my plan in acton." Jace said to himself, then looked at Isabelle and Alec who were staring it him in confusion. "You two are the best," he finished before darting out of the room, leaving his siblings even more confused.
"What just happened?" Izzy finally asked after a few minutes of silence.
"I have no idea." Alec answered. "I've been asking myself that a lot today."
Jace had called Simon last night after running out of Isabelle's room to his own to find some paper. He was so excited and enthusiastic to get his plan into action that he nearly tripped over running. After several minutes waiting, shifting from one foot to the other, pacing his neatly kept room and sitting down then standing back up again, Jace finally got a fire message from Simon. It said:
Jace, meet me before school in the gym. Simon
Jace had been waiting all night to talk to his sister's boyfriend and the girl he liked's best friend and parabatai. He was ready but he need some help. He got up earlier than his usual 6.30 and left Izzy and Alec a note saying he was setting off early.
"Jace."
Jace looked up and found that he had entered through the black double doors and was in the gym were Simon was training with a serph blade. He put it away, picked up his water and ran over to Jace.
"What are you doing in here?"
Simon took a long sip of his water and then answered. "Isn't it obvious. I'm training."
"Yeah I can see that but why?"
"Because Mr Best Shadowhunter at the academy, I am not half as good as you, Alec and Izzy and I just wanna improve and get better," Simon exclaimed, sincerely. "Anyway, what is it you want to talk to me about? You said something about Clary and a plan."
"Yes so I was thinking..." The conversation carried on for a few minutes before Jace finished with "so, what do you think? Will you help me?"
"Absolutely not."
"How come?"
"One Clary is my parabatai and two your plan is completely stupid, there is no way it will work,"
"It is not stupid and it will totally work. Come on Simon I hate asking people for help but I need you," Jace brought out the puppy dog eyes. Simon cracked.
"Fine but If you hurt her..."
"What you will kill me,"
"No, I think she is quite capable of that one herself. I meant if you hurt her I will never forgive you and I think of us of friends," Simon explained.
"Me too buddy and I won't." Jace inputted. "So, you will help me?"
"Yes."
"Fantastic. Let go over the plan one more time," Jace remarked, enthusiastically. Simon Sighed.
"Fine, let's get this over with,"
"Such a spoil sport." Jace swatted Simon on the back and started to go over his masterfully crafted plan.
Alec hadn't seen Magnus all day, well since the start of school at least. Alec only had shadowhunter classes all morning, so he wasn't exactly expecting to see him there but he was hoping that he would see him on the corridor or something. It was now lunch and Alec, Izzy and Jace were sat at their usual table in the middle of the cafeteria but Alec still couldn't find Magnus, which was odd because he stuck out like a sore thumb. It was making him restless he wanted some answers, Magnus was quite cryptic the day before and it was stressing Alec out. Answers that's all he wanted for the hundreds of questions running through his mind and it was making him fidget. Isabelle and Jace noticed pulling Jace out of his conversation about his master plan because Alec wasn't acting like his normal self, he was being weird.
"Bro, what's going on you haven't listened to a word I have said?"
"Yeah Alec, Is something bothering you?" Isabelle added.
"No." Alec remarked, moving around in his seat.
"Are you sure your being fidgety and odd?" Isabelle exclaimed.
"Izzy, Jace, I'm fine. It's nothing." Alec glanced round the room to see if he could see Magnus. No luck. He turned back to Jace and quickly added "Jace tell us this plan then."
"Okay. So this is what were gunna do..."
"Magnus, what are you doing in here?" Catarina asked, with a quizzical expression on her face. Magnus was sat in an empty classroom, reading a potions textbook. He wanted to continue with his essay for Mrs. Herondale Carstairs' class and avoid Alec at all costs.
"Oh you know a bit of this, a bit of that,"
"Your hiding."
"Am not."
"Are too,"
"Am not,"
"Oh my gosh,you too sound like your in primary school," Ragnor interjected, rolling his eyes at the glittery warlock and the blue warlock.
"Shut up Ragnor," Catarina snapped.
"Easy there,"
"Catarina my dear I am busy doing work, now if you don't mind I would like to continue," Magnus quickly added before Catarina bit Ragnor's head off.
"Magnus Bane, in the fifteen years we have been friends when have to ever done school work by yourself without someone nagging you?" Catarina asked, perplexed.
"Well, my dear I am eighteen years old and I think I can write an essay without you having to nag me anymore,"
"Ragnor, back me up here, he's hiding,"
"She has a point," Ragnor inputted.
"Oh take her side then Ragnor and I thought we were friends."
"We are friends Magnus. We are just worried about you. We have hardly seen you all day, Its just so unlike you. Your always in the spotlight, the centre of attention today you have made yourself invisible. What is going on tell us, so we can help you?" Ragnor intoned, worryingly.
"Fine. I will tell you." Magnus exasperated, giving in.
"Great," Catarina said, clapping her hands. Magnus and Ragnor glared at her.
"Not now Catarina, go back to being serious," Ragnor remarked. "Go on Magnus, tell us."
"It's about Alec," Magnus started.
"We Know," Ragnor and Catarina interjected in unison.
"You know," Magnus said, surprised.
"Of course we know, were your friends and we are not blind," Catarina added, walking over to Magnus and hugging him.
"I guess not,"
"Come on then tell us why Alec has got you hiding," Ragnor asked, walking over and sitting with his two best friends.
"Isabelle kind of set us up period five yesterday and when I got there Alec was really nervous and awkward." Catarina and Ragnor were nodding, Magnus carried on "So, I decided to tell him to message me when he was ready and left."
"Wait, you left," Ragnor interrupted.
"Ragnor, let the man finish,"
"Sorry. Please continue Magnus."
"Thanks. So, yeah I left. I just want to give him some space I met him for the first time yesterday and I'm unsure if he actually liked me. I also want to figure out my own feelings. So, I'm not hiding," Magnus said, pointing a figure at Catarina to stop her from protesting. He carried on, "I just want to give him some space and myself and see want happens. But I can't stop thinking about him or wanting to see him. This has never happened before."
"Awwh, are little Magnus is falling in love, Cat,"
"I think you right Ragnor,"
"No, that's not possible. I met him yesterday." Magnus was overwhelmed, could he really be falling in love this quickly or was it just attraction?
"It doesn't matter. You really like him and you miss him. Don't deny it, just accept it."
"She's right, Magnus and also you have left it up to him to decide what happens next but that doesn't mean you hide yourself from him. Get out there and be yourself and see what happens."
"Thank you, Catarina," Magnus said hugging her and then turned to Ragnor and hugged him. "My little cabbage, thank you too."
"I told you to stop calling me that." All three burst out laughing and left the classroom, hand in hand.
Simon was worried about Jace's ridiculous plan. Jace was so sure it was going to work and Simon was quite sure he would fail but there was the slightest possibility he would pull it off. It was basically up to Clary. Simon needed to talk to Isabelle, he was pretty sure Jace would have told her and he needed some advice from his girlfriend before he attempted Jace's epic plan to win Clary, so he said. He had been waiting in front of her locker for fifteen minutes and was getting sure that she wasn't going to show up.
"Simon."
Simon looked up from his shoes and Izzy flung herself into his arms. Sometimes, she really was cute and girly. Simon just managed to catch her and keep his balance as she wrapped herself around him.
"Hey, Iz."
"I've not seen you all day. What have you been doing?" She murmured, as her face was in his shoulder.
"I have been setting up for Jace's plan."
"Oh, your part of that then," Isabelle remarked, looking up at him.
"Yeah."
"I hope it works but it does sound kinda far fetched,"
"Your telling me. I just hope Clary likes the gesture,"
"Me too, Si. Me too."Simon leaned down and kissed her slowly to take in the girl he loved.
"Izzy, you know I love you right?"
"Yes, Simon. I love you, too. Why?"
"I just wanted to make sure,"
"Simon,"
"Yeah,"
"Shut up and kiss me."
Simon didn't need to be told twice. He lifted Isabelle up so they were eye level and crashed his lips against hers. It was suppose to be soft and gentle but that it not how it turned out. Isabelle bit his lip and he let his tongue slip asking for entrance and getting it granted instantly. Simon explored Izzy's mouth as she explored his. Tongues, teeth, biting, kissing and the running of hands over each others bodies meant gasping and moaning and no air. Neither of them cared, they just wanted to be together in the moment.
*cough*
They ignored whoever it was that was around them and carried on with their make out session in the middle of the corridor.
*cough* *cough*
They broke apart, both with red, swollen lips, looking round for the person who had so rudely interrupted them. Jace was stood leaning against the locker, a couple away from Isabelle's.
"Having fun?" Jace asked, clearly amused.
"What do you want, Jace?" Izzy snapped. She jumped down from Simon's embrace and put her hands on her hips.
"I need your boyfriend."
"What for? We were kind of busy,"
"Oh, I could see that. I have a front row seat."
"Funny."
"I need him to help me finish up before the end of school." Izzy continued to stare at Jace, not budging. "You know so I can enact my plan."
"I'm coming Jace. I will catch up." Simon finally inputted.
"Okay. Don't take to long, lover boy." Jace shouted, walking away.
"I have got to go and help him but I will see you there after school?"
"Of course. I wouldn't want to miss my brother make a fool of himself, now would I?"
"I guess not," Simon chortled. "See you later." He kissed Isabelle one last time and then ran after Jace.
"Yeah, see you later."
"Alec stop moping where suppose to be here to support Jace," Izzy said, hitting Alec on the arm.
"He's not here,"
"Who's not here?" Izzy asked.
"Oh, no one," Alec answered, realising he had said the thing he was thinking out loud.
"Alec,"
"Fine. Magnus. Magnus is not here."
"Oh. Now I get it. That's why you have been moping all day."
"I have not."
"You have too. Why don't you go talk to him?"
"He's not here," Alec snapped.
"I know that, Idiot. Why don't you go over to his house and talk to him?"
"I can't and anyway I don't know where he lives."
"Well, it's a good job I do then isn't it," Isabelle inputted. "Here," she said passing him a piece a paper she had just scribbled something on. "This is his address. Now get going."
"How did you get this?"
"I have my sources. Now go."
"What about Jace?"
"It's okay. He will understand, your both in similar situations. Now get going already," Izzy exclaimed, pushing him off the ground.
"Okay. Here I go. Wish me luck."
"Good Luck, big brother," she yelled as Alec shot off out the doors to Magnus' house.
"Are you sure about this?" Simon said, watching Jace pace the room.
"Of course, I'm sure I have planned the whole thing,"
"There is still time to back out,"
"You want me to back out?"
"I didn't say that. I said that if your having second thoughts, there is still time,"
"No. I'm going through with it," Jace said, with determination and finality resonating through his voice.
"Okay. I best go get Clary then. It's time." Simon got up and started to leave.
"Simon. Wait." Simon turned around to face Jace. "Thanks for helping me."
"Anytime."
"Your a good friend."
"Thanks."
"If you tell anyone I said that I will deny it," Jace said, sternly. "I have a reputation to uphold."
"Your about to destroy that yourself," Simon mumbled, under his breath.
"What?"
"Nothing. I'm gunna go get Clary."
"Okay." Simon ran out the doors to go get his parabatai, so his girlfriend's brother could try and win her over. What was the world coming too?
Alec was stood in the pouring down rain outside of Magnus' house. Alec had been running down the dirt path next to Brocelind Forest when it started raining, Magnus lived about thirty minutes away from the academy on the outskirts of Brocelind Forest and Brocelind Plain. It had taken him about ten minutes tops to get here as he had run all the way. Now he was stood outside a cottage, covered in flowers and surrounded by trees, in the pouring rain and was trying to work up the courage to knock on the door.
"Come on Alec, you can do this," he said to himself. Before he knew what he was doing, he had knocked and was waiting for the sexy, glittery warlock to answer.
The cottage door swung open revealing a plainly dressed teenage Magnus. He had his hair down so a bit was hanging in his face, over a pair of glasses. He wore a white t-shirt and grey jogging bottoms. His feet were bare and he was holding a book in his hand. Magnus looked shocked to see Alec standing in his doorway drenched.
"Alexander, what are you doing here?"
"I need to ask you something."
"Well first come inside your soaking wet," Magnus gestured Alec in which his book and held the door open wider. Alec came inside and stayed in Magnus' hallway. "Are you coming in?"
"No. I just wanted to ask you something." Alec answered. "You look good like that by the way."
"Oh god. I can't believe you have seen me like this. How embarrassing." Magnus buried his head in his book.
"No. Magnus you do look good like that."
"Thanks. So what is it you wanted to ask? You know you could have just messaged me?"
"I know but I wanted to do this in person."
"Do what?"
"Magnus, w... will you go on a d... da.. date with me?" Magnus' eyes grew wide. He never would have expected Alec to ask him out on date. Never. But he was surprisingly happy that the blue-eyed shadowhunter that he was sporting a crush on actually ask him out on a date.
"Yes," Magnus said. It came out of his mouth quicker than he would have expected but he had said it and he could see on Alec's face that he was happy with his answer. "Yes, I'd love to, Alexander."
"Great." Alec whispered, loud enough for Magnus to hear. Magnus placed his book on the cabinet in his hallway and moved closer to Alec. "Friday?"
"Friday," Magnus said in agreement.
"I should go. I'm kind of soaking and dipping all over your floor."
"Okay. Goodbye Alexander," Magnus said, moving even closer to Alec. Alec gulped as Magnus leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek, sending electric shocks through the both of them. Magnus leaned away and Alec let a breath out that he hadn't realised he had been holding.
"Goodbye Magnus." Alec opened the warlock's door and ran out into the rain once more. Magnus closed the door behind him and leaned against, smiling from ear to ear. Had Alec actually asked him on a date or was he dreaming? It didn't matter he was completely and utterly happy.
Clary, as per usual, was sat in the art studio, painting. She was waiting for her mother and step father to finish work so they could go home together. Suddenly, Simon burst through the doors and disturbed her.
"Simon. What are you doing here? Why haven't you gone home?"
"Come on, I need you to come with me."
"Why? Is something wrong?" She asked.
"No but your gunna want to see this."
Hope you guys enjoyed it.
I will get the next chapter up soon. I'm excited about Jace's plan and Alec and Magnus' date.
