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Chapter VI
„Into the light"
Today started rather good for me. Not only I was informed by my doctor that soon I'll be free of my cast, but as well, I was going to meet with Alexander again. To be honest, I had missed him the past two days when we weren't seeing each other. It was strange and wrong, I knew it. I shouldn't have felt such things towards him. He wasn't available for me. Yet, I couldn't help but be drawn towards him. Alexander was amazing, cute, handsome, intelligent. He made my heart skip everytime I saw him. Unfortunately, I had to muffle those feelings. He wouldn't be interested in me, ever. And frankly, I couldn't bring myself to step between him and his girlfriend Ellie, no matter how much I liked him.
After my mother dropped me off at school, I was grabbed by Catarina and dragged towards my former best friend, Ragnor Fell. He was just an inch smaller than me with short hair, neatly combed as always. His olive skin was glowing in the morning sun. Ragnor's green eyes were filled with uncertainty and hurt as he looked at me for the first time in a week.
"I'm sick of your silent treatment," Catarina stated firmly, glaring at both of us. "You," She pointed at Ragnor, hitting him in his chest. "You acted like a terrible friend when you left him in the theater room. You chose Woolsey over your best friend. Bad move. And you," Cate pointed at me then with a meaningful look. "You're acting like a dick. Ragnor tried to apologize to you, but you threw a bitch fit at him and started to hang out with Alec Lightwood."
"It's no…" I tried to say to not involve Alec into this, but she cut me off immediately.
"Oh no. I'm sick of it. You have like ten minutes until the class begins." She looked down at her white watch and sighed out loud. "Scream, punch each other or kiss. I don't care. But when you walk in that classroom, you better be best friends again. Understood?!"
We nodded to her small threat at the same time. Catarina Loss could be very scary when pushed to her limits. And it seemed that we had just been successful at it. As she eyed us for the last time, she turned on her heel and walked towards the entrance of the school, leaving us to set things right.
We stood in an uncomfortable silence for a while. Neither of us knew what to say. After all, we've said to each other a few bad things. I leaned on my crutches, trying to find the courage to speak. Finally, after what it seemed to be forever, we both spoke in unison.
"I'm sorry," we both laughed at this, like old times. I had missed this, missed simply laughing with my best friend.
"You go first," I prompted, giving him a small smile.
"I'm so sorry, Magnus," He started, taking a step closer to me. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you in there. I shouldn't have picked Woolsey over you. He's not even that funny, nor are Will and Jem. You are more important to me. You are my best friend. You have been there for me, for my whole life. God damn it, you're a brother to me, Mags." The apologetic look in his green eyes was telling me that he means it. I knew him, Ragnor wasn't the one to leave me behind by his own will. It clearly was Woolsey's decision. "I'm sorry. Please, don't end our friendship. Please, Magnus."
"You fool," I bumped him lightly on the arm and laughed. "I'm not going to end our friendship because of something like this. Come on, Ragnor. You're my brother, remember?" I rose my left wrist, where the bracelet made of green and yellow straps had been placed all those years ago. "I love you, no matter what."
"I love you too, man," He drew me hard to his muscled chest.
"I'm sorry too," I admitted, after we pulled away from each other. "I should have listened to your apologies earlier. I was pissed. I'm sorry."
When I looked above his shoulder, I spotted the familiar black mop of hair. Alec got out of his car, along with his siblings. The boy was laughing at something, whatever his sister had said. When we crossed our eyes, I immediately dropped down my gaze, before I could drown into the beauty of the two blue pools.
"Who are you looki… Ah, Alec Lightwood," Ragnor's voice snapped me out of my admiration. "You like him."
"He's my friend." I tried to sound casual, but Fell didn't believe me. He caught my gaze and offered me a disbelieving expression. I kept forgetting that he can read me like an open book. "What?"
"You like him more than a friend. Admit it, you have a crush on Alec Lightwood." When I shrugged my arms, he continued to stare at me. "I've known you my whole life, Magnus Bane. I know when you're into someone."
"But he's not into me. He has a girlfriend."
"I'm sorry," His voice sincere, as we turned towards the entrance of the school. "You seem to like him."
When we came into the classroom, Alec was already sitting at his usual desk, at the front with Danielle Lawson. As I passed by him, he smiled shyly at me, blushing madly. He looked so cute then, making my heart skip a bit. 'Magnus you just have to stop thinking about him in such manner', I scolded myself in my mind. Alec Lightwood is off the limits!
Or so I thought.
Riding in Alec's car wasn't easy. It wasn't because of the horrible music he listened to so often. It wasn't because of the flower scent that floated around the car. It wasn't even for the bit broken AC. No. The real problem was Alec's handsomeness and cuteness, whenever he cringed his nose, as other drivers were driving too fast next to us. Alec was a very careful driver, that's for sure.
We were having small talk about today's day at school.
"I'm telling you, that woman couldn't take her eyes off of me. It's creepy." I was speaking about Mrs. Ashdown, our English teacher, as I recalled the situation from the morning.
"I think she wants something from you. Maybe she wants you to be involved in a new school play?" Alec guessed, as he parked the car before his house. "She did ask you to play the main role. Maybe it's her way to persuade you. You know, I'll glare at you until you finally say yes."
"You may be right," I agreed with him, as he let me go in first. At the bottom of the stairs, I saw a forty-year old woman, wearing a deep gray jacket and knee-length dress. Her black heels were shiny, so they must have been polished not so long ago. "Hello, Mrs. Lightwood."
"Hello, Magnus," she smiled genuinely at me. "You will stay for dinner this time?" I nodded culturally as Alec led me towards his room. "Have fun, boys."
As we were upstairs, we started to work immediately. Today, it was Geometry. As Alec began to explain the topic, my eyes wandered up to his face on their own accord. From time to time, Alexander looked at me so intensely, almost like he was stripping me in his mind. This thought sent a wave of warmth through my body. I felt a wave a desire to push the books off of the bed, throw myself on Alec and pin his body with mine to finally crush my lips over his. Yet, I couldn't do it.
The young, redhead girl knocked lightly on the door. She hasn't been in this house for a while now. She wondered if anything had changed.
"Ellie!" She was greeted by Maryse Lightwood. The older woman took her in her arms and hugged her lovingly. Through the past few years, Maryse became almost family to her, and vice versa. "What are you doing here, sweetheart? Are your parents here as well?"
"No. Mom is shopping with Aunt Lucy. I decided to visit you, since we were here anyway." Ellie walked inside and let Maryse close the door behind her. "Is Alec home?"
"Upstairs, with Magnus. They're studying. I'll go tell him."
"I'll go by myself," She held the woman back and ran upstairs herself. Yet, before she walked in her best friend's bedroom, she barged inside the other room. "Hey."
"Ellie, hi." Isabelle Lightwood was clearly confused by her presence. "What are you doing here?"
"Came to see how your brother is fixing his love life." Isabelle smirked at those words. She always liked Ellie. She came to liking the girl, from the very first day she had met her back in the hospital, while Alec had been there. Both girls bonded soon, maybe not so much like Ellie and Alec, but they were good friends as well. "So? How's it going? Did they do something interesting?"
"They've been studying for the past two hours." Lightwood girl informed her with a bored expression.
"Really? He has such a hottie inside, and they've been just studying?" Ellie sighed loudly, hand running through her long locks. "Do we have to do everything for him?"
"What do you have in mind?" Isabelle looked very interested, as she moved herself closer to the other girl on the bed. "Ellie?"
"You hold Alec downstairs, and I'll have a small talk with the hottie inside."
Ellie Baker wasn't ordinary girl. She was far from it. She was wild, unpredictable, always said what's on her mind, not afraid of anything. She wasn't even afraid of the leukemia she had been sentenced with three years ago. That was how she had met Alec Lightwood. They were both in the same child's wing in the hospital, their rooms next to each other. Although, they had met on the first therapy session. Ellie remembered that day like it was just yesterday.
She had walked in the room 303, and took a seat on one chair standing in the circle. Alec had been sitting down next to her. As Ellie had taken off her hoodie and had revealed her shaved head to everyone, younger kids were looking at her like some odd creature, but Alec wasn't. He hadn't had the pity look in his blue eyes either, like her family had. As they had bonded so quickly, the boy had shaved his head off in a gesture of solidarity. From that moment, they had been inseparable, always together, always supporting each other.
Ellie and Isabelle separated in front of Alec's bedroom door. The black haired girl walked quickly downstairs, almost running, which made Ellie smirk. She knew Isabelle wanted her brother to become happy, and apparently this Magnus Bane could be his potential happiness. Ellie barged inside Alec's room, and caught the two boys studying.
"Ellie? What are you doing here? " Alec asked in a surprised tone, as he jumped off of his bed. He came closer to the girl and drew her into his arms, squeezing the life out of her. Above his shoulder, Ellie looked better at the other boy. Magnus Bane was truly handsome. His beauty was exotic, intriguing, hot. When she and Alec stopped hugging, she smiled at Magnus. "Ellie, please meet, this is Magnus." Alec gestured at the other boy. "Magnus, please meet, this is Ellie."
"Magnus Bane, it's a pleasure to meet you," Magnus shook her hand lightly, smiling slyly.
"Ellie Baker, it's nice to meet the famous Magnus Bane. I've heard a lot about you," She smiled wickedly when Alec's cheeks turned crimson. "Have I interrupted you?"
"No," Magnus answered, before Alec had a chance. "We can finish it some other time."
"No," Ellie waved her hand off. "I'm here only for a moment or two. Mom's shopping, so I decided to come and see Allie-cat." Magnus smirked at the nickname. "I'll be off soon."
She sat down at the edge of the bed, and looked at Alec.
"Bring me something to drink, okay?"
"Sure. I'll be right back." He responded, looking between the both of them. When Alec closed the door behind himself, Ellie spotted that Magnus's eyes were still glued to him. She bit her lip down, before she spoke out again.
"Isn't he one handsome devil?"
"Yes, he is very beautiful."
"Yes, he is very beautiful." The moment those words left my mouth, I realized what I had done. My eyes opened themselves wide, waiting for Ellie's words of hate towards me. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it!"
"Why? It's true. He is beautiful, well handsome." She was smiling at me. Not ripping my eyes out for checking out her boyfriend. I was confused by that. "You have nothing to apologize for."
"Still, I shouldn't have said it out loud. At least not in front of you. I'm sorry," I repeated myself, this time looking up in her green eyes. She was confused, looking at me questioningly. "I'm not trying to come between the two of you. And for sure, I won't try to steal him from you. I promise."
"Steal him from me?" Ellie moved herself closer and grabbed me by my wrist. She stared into my eyes for a while, before she decided to speak again. "What are you talking about?"
"Well, you're his girlfriend…"
"Wait!" She cut me off, squeezing lightly my wrist. "You think I'm Alec's girlfriend? Like, his love interest?" I nodded to this, being lost at her words. This situation was strange and slightly awkward. "Who told you this?"
"Alec." Ellie face-palmed herself, after she let go of my wrist. Then she started laughing, which made me feel stupid at that moment.
"What an idiot," she gasped after what it seemed like forever. She shook her head and took a deep breath. "I'm not Alec's girlfriend, not in the way you're thinking. I never was. I'm his best friend, that's all." Ellie explained, moving her right leg onto her left, covering her thigh with the edge of her green dress. "He would never be interested in me this way, even if looked like Scarlett Johansson. Well, maybe if I looked like Tom Hiddleston then maybe, though he likes a more exotic look, so maybe Godfrey Gao."
For a moment I was lost at her words again, not quite understanding the meaning. Yet, I hadn't had enough time to ponder more about it, before Ellie decided to voice more questions.
"What exactly did he tell you?"
"That you two are really close and that he loves you very much." Once again, she shook her head.
"Idiot. A plain idiot." It was that moment, when my brain sorted out all of her words into sensible wholeness. Everything was laid out before me like a decoded mystery.
"He likes boys." Ellie just nodded to that with a relieved expression.
"Seriously, guys, no matter straight or gay, are so stupid sometimes," She laid on the bed on her side and smirked at me. "So? What are you going to do now?"
"But the question is, does Alec like me?" There was a hope in my voice, as well as in my eyes, when I looked into her eyes. For a moment, we were consumed by silence, looking into each other's eyes. I was hoping that she'll confirm my wishes, but I was slightly disappointed.
"This is something that you must discover yourself." I wanted to ask furthermore, but we were interrupted by the sound of the door opening. Alec walked inside the room, holding a tray with drinks.
I was looking at him, smiling genuinely. Alec was gay, and apparently single. So I still had a chance at wooing him and winning his heart over. This thought made my stomach fill with warmth, and my heart skip a bit. However this time, I didn't have to muffle those feelings, I could soon act on them. And I couldn't wait for it.
"Everything alright?" Alec eyed us suspiciously, as he placed the tray on the nightstand.
"Now everything is perfect, Alexander."
A/N: Did you like it?
So, now everything is crystal clear. Did you like the little talk between Magnus and Ellie? Let me tell you, now Magnus will be back to flirting with Alec.
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