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Chapter 7: Knowing Me, Knowing You
"Wait, what was that?" Isabelle gazed at Magnus trying to hide her shock.
Magnus froze, he knew he had told too much. He didn't know how to explain Izzy that Alec was moving in with him. He hadn't even discussed it with Alec but he knew he needed his help with Magenta. Alec watched him stunned. He couldn't believe what he just heard.
Magnus tried to change the topic. "Hey Iz, thank you for dressing your brother yesterday. He looked gorgeous, I could hardly stop myself from ripping his clothes off. We need to force him to go shopping with us." He said blinking his eyes at her.
"Magnus. By the Angel, stop avoiding my questions. Why is Alec moving in with you?" She turned to Alec. "Alec is this true?" She asked eagerly.
Alec sighed, he knew Isabelle since her birth and he knew that she wouldn't stop asking until she got a satisfying answer. He could just save a lot of energy if he answered now instead of denying and discussing over an hour just to get the same result.
"No he's not. I just-" Magnus started to explain but Alec interrupted him. "Yes, I am."
"For what reason?" Isabelle nearly shouted. She hated it when Alec didn't tell her the truth. "You're just back together for one day. Don't get foolish. We need you at the Institute. I need you to be with me. And Jace needs you, too. We've already lost one brother. I can't stand losing another one."
"Iz, calm down. You now that I love you and you won't lose me. I'll be there for you whenever you need me. But we have an important reason for me to stay here." Alec hugged Isabelle and watched Magnus apologizing. "I'm going to tell her. She's my sister and I've never had secrets to her. I rely on her."
"Well, I'm fine with it. If you rely on her, I will too." Magnus reassured Alec. Alec stood up and hurried to their bedroom where they left Magenta.
When he opened the door he saw Magenta chasing Chairman Meow. But it was a playing chase. It seemed they liked each other.
"Maggie, darling."Alec called her. "Izzy wants to meet you. Do you like to meet her, too?"
Magenta stopped chasing Chairman immediately and clapped her hands, nodding in agreement. Alec picked her up and took her to the living room. Although she was able to walk she loved to snuggle into Alec's arms. They stood in the door and waited for Isabelle to react first.
Would she scream or black out? Or would she fall for the baby warlock just like Magnus and Alec did? But Isabelle reacted completely different. Neither Alec nor Magnus could have foreseen what happened next.
"Magnus, you're a nasty bitch. She's just an innocent child. Isn't it enough for you to do your own hair? Why do you have to abuse the poor baby?" She sounded really startled.
"Isabelle. Don't use swearwords in front of our little daughter. And don't be rude to Magnus. It's not his fault. She's got natural blue hair 'cause she's a warlock." Alec rebuked his younger sister. But Isabelle just shrugged. She hated being treated like a child by him.
Slowly she stood up and walked over to Alec. She hold out her arms asking for permission to hold Magenta. Alec handed her to Isabelle and sat down on the couch next to Magnus.
"What is her name?" Isabelle asked.
"Magenta." Magnus answered. Isabelle looked down at Magenta. Magenta scanned her face.
"You look like my Mommy." Magenta discovered, touching Isabelle's cheek with her tiny hand.
Isabelle nearly let her fall in surprise. She hadn't expected Magenta to talk. After she found her voice again she asked slowly. "Your Mommy? You mean Alec? Well, I guess that's because he's my brother." She turned to Alec and Magnus. "By the Angel, what's happening here?"
She slowly walked to an armchair and sat down. It was too much for her to understand at once. Magenta snuggled in her arms and waited for her new parents to tell her story. Isabelle tightened her grip and watched Magenta grateful for her assistance.
After Alec had told how Magenta adopted them and how they found out that she could speak and walk already, Isabelle sighed.
"I don't know why you do this to you. Why couldn't you fall in love with anyone else. Even a mundane would have been better than the High Warlock of Brooklyn. I really like him but he's the only one who gets himself in such situations and drags you in too. But I have to admit Magenta is very cute." She smiled down at Magenta and kissed her forehead. She had fallen for her like everyone else before. "What are you going to tell our mother? Why you move out?" She asked Alec reminding him of reality. That he had to handle his family and the Clave.
Should he tell them about Magenta? Or what else could he do?
"I think you should tell Mom. She only waits to become grandmother. She will love Magenta. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't love her." Isabelle interrupted his thoughts.
"I agree to Izzy." Magnus said. "Why don't you just go for a walk with her now and show her the Institute. And take Izzy with you. She can assist you."
"Don't you come along? I mean she's our daughter." Alec asked unsure.
"I'm sorry, love. I have a client coming in about 15 minutes." Magnus lied though he hated to lie to Alec. He had to be alone and work on a thing he wasn't ready to show Alec yet.
So Alec and Isabelle took Magenta to go to the Institute. On the way they all were very quiet and Magenta snuggled into Alec's arms. The siblings were both buried in their thoughts about their mother. They were unsure how she would react.
Alec took Isabelle's hand looking for her support. She squeezed his hand lightly and watched him grateful. Five minutes later they stood in front of the Institute. Both of them took a deep breath and Isabelle opened the door.
"Can you go and look for Mom? I'll wait for you in my room. Prepare her a bit for Magenta. But don't tell her what she is." Alec begged.
Isabelle nodded and turned to Church who just had appeared next to her. "Bring me to Maryse, please." She demanded.
Alec walked along the next floor. He reached his bedroom and sat down on his bed placing Magenta on his lap. "Darling?" He asked carefully. "Could you please stop calling me Mommy? 'Cause my mother's not really fond of me being gay. And it makes me even more gay being the girl in my relationship. Could you just call both of us Daddy?"
"If you wish I'll call you Daddy. I won't love you less because of a name." She gave him a supporting smile.
"Thank you. I love you, too. And another thing. Don't let her break your heart. She can be rude sometimes. If she says something mean about you just don't listen. You're my beautiful little girl. You understand? There's nothing wrong 'bout you." Alec kissed her forehead. He was really afraid of his mother.
Magenta hugged him tight and buried her face against his chest. It really helped him to clear his thoughts. They rested like this a few seconds but then a loud knock at the door interrupted their familiarity.
The door opened and Maryse entered the room followed by Isabelle. When Maryse saw Magenta cuddling to Alec's chest she froze. After a few seconds staring at them she stuttered. "Alec...what does that mean? I mean...who is she? Please tell me...tell me it's not what I think? Is she your...your daughter?" It was too much for her. She sank on Alec's bed and covered her face with her hands.
"Well, sort of." Alec sighed. "I'm not her biological father but she sees me as her father. I thought you would like to know that you're grandmother now and want to see your grandchild."
Maryse raised her head from her hands and took a closer look on Magenta. Her jaw fell down and she gasped in surprise. She had noticed the blue hair. She had put one and one together. "Magnus." She hissed, hatred glancing in her eyes. "What did he rope you into? She's obviously a warlock. She can't stay at the Institute with you."
Magenta who still leaned against Alec's chest suddenly turned around and faced Maryse. Immediately Maryse's eyes lost all the hatred and her face was suddenly full of surprised appreciation and slight concern.
Alec sighed in relief. He had been sure that his mother would hate Magenta for being what she was. A downworlder. But it seemed like Magenta had her own magic that made everyone love her. Everyone who saw her wonderful face and looked in her adorable deep blue eyes had fallen for her. First Magnus, then Alec himself and Isabelle and miraculously also Maryse.
He smiled at his mother. "She's not going to live here. We're going to live at Magnus' loft. That's one of the reasons I came here. I'm going to bring my stuff over there."
The bewilderment returned to Maryse face. "You're going to bring up a child together? You're not even married. Apart from this you're both guys. What will everyone think about that poor child? She'll never be accepted by society."
Alec jerked back and tightened his hug around Magenta as if he wanted to protect her from Maryse's nasty words.
"So why don't you just get married?" Isabelle interfered happily. Her eyes glanced in anticipation. Alec guessed that she was already planning the wedding. He himself, had considered asking Magnus to marry him but he had always been to shy.
