A/N: It took me three days to finish it, blame my stupid project on Media-Classes.
Anyway. I want to thank you because we passed over 100 reviews. THANK YOU ALL!
malecglitterfan: I know, what could have happened if Tessa didn't interrupt them, right? Maybe Alec would eventually dance with Magnus? Who knows? Thank you for your ideas of date.
red wolf: He thinks that Magnus is a 'slut' and 'player' and he wants to protect his brother, that's why he doesn't like Magnus. Thank you for your idea.
Cas: And who would say no, right? Thank you for your idea.
Bow Tie: Oczywiście, że Alec nadal będzie uczył Magnusa.
Guest (1): It's something that I need to decide yet. But for now I can say, that at some point Alec will feel worse. Great ideas for dates. I actually wrote a date in an ice-skating in the other story, in polish, so I didn't want to repeat myself. But anyway, thank you for the ideas.
ChopinDaVampire: Thank you. And you were my hundred reviewer. Thank you!
Kokosz: Trzy razy użyłaś "urocze" to już musiało być mega urocze wtedy. Więc cieszę się, że się podobało. Barwny opis mnie zainspirował i bardzo zaciekawił. Alec zawsze nie ma się w co ubrać kiedy Magnus go zaprasza ;) Co do rozkminek...to już omówiłyśmy to na fejsie.
Guest (2): Of course he has to.
Thank you all for reviews, follows, favorites.
This is the longest chapter I've wrote for this story.
All rights to the characters belongs to Cassie Clare, except for Ellie and Oliver. Ellie and Oliver are OC.
Edited 4/07/14 : I had to remove all lyrics, since it's not allowed to post them.
The song Magnus is singing: "Start of something good" by Daughtry.
Enjoy reading.
Chapter VIII
"Rendez-vous"
The excitement that I was feeling since last night was incredibly. I couldn't stop smiling to myself when Alec had said yes to a date. I couldn't stop thinking about him for a whole night. And more importantly I couldn't come up with a place to take him.
"So what's with the emergency?" breathed Catarina, barging into my room with Ragnor and Tessa behind her. "Are you ok Magnus?"
"Better than ok. I'm marvelous even" I said in a singing voice.
"What's going on? Why so happy?" grunted Ragnor, massaging his temples. He was having a hangover, I could tell easily. "By the way, where did you go last night? I haven't seen you"
"I walked Alec back home" all of them raised an eyebrows at me "What?"
"Since when are you walking Alec back home?" asked Cate
"Since yesterday" I grinned at her.
"What happened yesterday?" this time Tessa spoke. "I saw the way you were looking at him…so?"
"Nothing…Imgoingoutwithhimtonight" they looked at me puzzled "I'm going out with him tonight"
"Out? As it on a date?" I nodded "Damn…last week you said that he has a girlfriend…so…I don't get it"
"My dear Emerald Prince" Ragnor glared me "It was a big misunderstanding. She's just his best friend. Alec is a single…and he does like boys" there was a bit too much excitement in my voice but I couldn't help. I was happy. "And we're going out tonight…and I need your help guys"
"That's new" mused Catarina "Ok…what do you need help with?"
"One I don't know what to wear, but the most importantly is that I don't know where to take him" there was a long silence in my room. My friends were sitting on my bed thinking hardly. "Guys? Please…some advices? I feel a little like lost at the sea here"
"Magnus" started Tessa, looking thoughtful "But you've been in relationships before, so…you have an experience in this"
"Tess hon, I have none experience in first dates" I mused from my closet "Oliver never took me on a date" Ragnor growled loudly when he heard the name "Hold your horses Rags. It's in a past"
"That son of a bitch should rot in hell for what he have done to you!" I just shrugged the memory of my ex-boyfriend.
"Anyway…back to the topic…Oh…and I've never been on a date with Camille nor with Woolsey" I tried to remember if we were out somewhere different than a club with Camille, but I couldn't come up with anything. And with Woolsey I only kissed a few times. "Camille and I…we went only on parties…does that includes as a date?"
"I don't think so" commented Catarina "How about movie?"
"Too cliché" said Tessa "Maybe some bookstore?"
"Tess…do you see our Magnus in a nerdy book store?" replied Ragnor. Tessa just shook her head "Maybe some dinner?"
"Too cliché" this time Catarina spoke "Magnus needs to impress Alec, if he wants him around"
"Right…I need to make a huge impression on Alexander" I said more to myself. It was true I had to make an impression on him. No. I want to make an impression on him. I want him to like me, the way I like him. Last night on the subway, I wasn't sure if I imagined that he said that he likes me too. But I wanted him to like me, wanted that so much. "So…what to do?"
"We're so doing it in a wrong way" spoke Tessa, and the rest of us looked at her confused. "Let's think rationally. It's Alec Lightwood we're talking about. I bet that he's in the closet still…I mean have you ever saw him with some guy at school? No. So you need to take him somewhere where you two could be alone, so you wouldn't scare him off. Maybe a fair?"
"Do you think that he'll like it?" Ragnor asked
"Exactly!" interrupted Catarina "What does Alec Lightwood like? You have to take him to a place that he can feel comfortable with you. You don't want him to not have a good time with you?"
"Of course not! I want him to have fun with me. And I want to have fun with him"
"So what does he like?" she asked again. It took me a while to come up with an answer. What does Alec like? I was sure that he loves music, that screams and all. I know that he doesn't care for clothes, yet he looks kind of hot in his hoodies, sweaters, ripped jeans and his leather jacket. He likes to study. He likes classic books, I've seen Shakespeare and Tolstoy on his bookshelf. "Music, he likes…am…rock"
"Mhm" mused Catarina and went for my laptop. "Shoo Chairman" she pushed my cat, who was sleeping on my laptop, to the ground. He hissed at her and left my room. She was looking down for something on the internet and I was still debating myself what to wear.
"Do you think it will be ok to wear tonight?" I asked, holding up my rainbow leather pants and red tank top with golden edges. Ragnor and Tessa wrinkled their noses "What? What's wrong with it?"
"Remember who you're going out with. Alec…the shyest boy on the earth…" then it clicked in my mind. Alec probably won't like me wearing so…loud clothes, it may scare him off. I shoved it into my closet and started to look through my clothes again. "Wear those white skinny jeans" Ragnor stood behind me and grabbed my pants. "And some colorful shirt. Don't go all rainbow on him. It may be too much for him"
"You're right…" it was strange for me to agree on clothing with Ragnor. My best friend wasn't so into the latest fashion or some good looking clothes. He always was going with casual, boring clothes. Only lets me dress him up when he really need some help. I took my jeans from him and stared at my shirts. So many of them, and for the first time I couldn't pick the right shirt. Some of them were…too much colorful for Alec, and some of them didn't look good with those skinny jeans. Finally I saw a perfect shirt. I took out a purple tank top and my white jacket with colorful sequins.
"I got it!" we heard a loud voice of Catarina. She moved my laptop on the bed and showed me some page. When I looked closer at it…I knew it was perfect. This will be something that Alec and I could really enjoy.
Minutes before my exit, I looked at my friends, in full attire, makeup and all. They were smiling at me and nodding in approval.
"Ok…any last advices?"
"Be nice to him, charming" said Tessa
"Be a gentleman…girls…I mean…partners like it" implied Catarina
"Don't jump his bones!" we all looked at Ragnor a bit weirdly and embarrassed "What? It's a good advice. You can't jump someone bones on the first date…but if he'll like it than…"
"I'm not going to get him to the bed on the first date"
"Ok" he moved his arms in the air "Than have fun"
And that was what I was going to do. Have fun with the most gorgeous boy on the Earth.
Alec POV:
I was looking at the pile of clothes on my bed. For the past hour I was trying to decide what to wear. And the only conclusion I have is that I have nothing appropriate to wear on the date. Of course I don't have clothes like that, I've never been on a date before. To be all hones I was excited and terrified at the same time. I was afraid that it will go bad, yet I couldn't wait to go out. I was eager to see Magnus, yet I was concerned that I can make a fool of myself. I had no experience at this. And I was afraid to ask Jace. He hates Magnus, and he would never help me. So I had the only person to go for an advice.
"Izz can you come to my room?!" I shouted through the hall. Few seconds later my beloved sister waltzed into my bedroom, and looked confused at my bed "I need your help"
"What's with the clothes?"
"I've got nothing to wear"
"Wear where?" she inquired, coming closer to me.
"I'm…I'm going on a date with Magnus…tonight…" the blush on my face was so obvious. She grinned at me and winked "And I don't know what to wear"
"None of…this" she pointed at the pile on my bed "Put some clothes brother, we're going on shopping. I'll make you hot for tonight"
A half hour later we were standing in front of the hangers with some shirts in the mall. I was feeling lost here. Didn't know where to go, or what to look for. I was thanking god that Izzy has this special skill to find something good. She was snooping between many sections while I was sitting down on a black leather sofa, talking on the phone with Ellie.
"I know…it's…I don't even know what to say El. I haven't expected him to ask me out"
"Told you that he likes you too" she mused
"What did you tell him anyway?"
"He thought that I'm your girlfriend…like your lover…" I mentally facepalmed myself. "You idiot told him that you love me and he put it together. But fear not…now he can have you all to himself. Just remember don't do anything you will regret on the first date"
"What are you implying?" I slightly blush, getting up, seeing as Izzy was making her way back to me.
"Don't have sex with him on the first date"
"I…"I choked at my words, feeling embarrassed so much. "I…I wouldn't…I…" Izzy took my phone away and shoved clothes into my hands, looking at the change room.
"Ellie? We call you back. Now Alec has to try some clothes on. You bet! Sure. I'll take a photo…Yeah…I know right?" I was hearing it when I was putting some navy blue jeans, and I was surprised that they weren't skinny. Isabelle always wanted me to wear skinny jeans. Those were nice, and they fitted me really good. "Please…Alec…and sex on the first date?"
"Isabelle! I can hear you!" I shouted from the inside
"Yeah, yeah…what? Is he cute? Mmmm you go get him girl…and call me with details." I went out of the change room to show myself to her. I was having a dark blue jeans and some white dress shirt on me "Emm…where does he take you?"
"I don't know, he just said that he picks me up at six" She was nodding and eyeing me "And?"
"It's too formal. I mean we don't know where you go, so it can't be too formal, but it has to be nice, hot but not sluty. Wait here."
She left me alone again. I looked at myself in the mirror. Definitely I looked too formal in this white shirt. When Izzy came back she was holding a pair of black washed jeans and a blue denim shirt in her other hand she had some red T-shirt. I raised my eyebrow at it.
"Oh you need some color in your life. Here" she gave me clothes "Put this on"
...
Twenty minutes later we were paying for my outfit and heading home. Now it was time for the last preparation as it was almost four o'clock. I went to take a shower, wondering where he can take me. I didn't like to be left in the dark, but Magnus said that I will like it. When I was out of the shower and I finished putting my clothes on I heard knocking on my door.
"Come in" a moment later mom walked in. she looked at me and smiled.
"Honey you look so handsome. Oh, my baby boy is growing up"
"Mom…I'm not a baby anymore"
"For me you're always gonna be my baby boy, same as Jace and Max and Izzy will always be my little girl" she sat down on my bed "How do you feeling today?"
"Good. Mom you need to stop worry" she looked at me sadly "I'm fine. Doctor Anderson haven't found anything wrong in my blood. She said I'm good" mom smiled ghostly and took my hand.
"I know sweetie, but still I'm worried about you. That's parenting thing." I hugged her tight and she kissed my forehead "Remember if anything…"
"I'll call you or dad to pick me up if I'll feel bad. I know"
"Does Magnus know?" I looked confused at her "About your condition?"
"Mom…it's not…we're not dating yet…he doesn't have to know" in that very moment we heard a door bell. I smiled in an excitement and went downstairs. My dad opened the door before me.
"Hi…Mr. Lightwood"
"Hello Magnus" dad replied and gestured him to come inside. Magnus stood in our hallway when I approached him. We exchanged a small 'hi' and smiles. He looked so beautiful in his light outfit. "Have fun boys"
"Thanks dad" I came closer to Magnus "Do…do I look ok? I mean proper for the place that you're taking me?"
"Alexander you look more than ok. You look fantastic" he winked at me and opened the door for me. "Goodbye Mr. Lightwood"
"So where do you take me?" I asked as he stood next to me. He grinned wide at me.
"It's a surprise"
A half hour of walking later we stopped in the local park. I was a bit confused. Did he planned a picnic here? During our way we were having a small talk about what we like, what are our interests etc. Finally we moved into the park. I could hear loud voices and some music. The closer we got to the sounds the more confused I was. Magnus still was all mystery about this. When we got to the place I was shocked. This was not what I was expecting, not at all.
"You saw me in my world of parties, now it's time for me to see you in yours" he whispered to me.
Never in my life I would expect Magnus Bane to come…to take me to an open-air concert of an alternative music. It was so unlike him. I knew that he doesn't like music like that. He listens to pop. And yet, he surprised me by taking me here. So now we were listening to some local more or less known bands. I was glancing at Magnus, he did smile and listen to that music.
"It's not bad" he mused "I like some of that songs"
"I know they are great, right?" We moved a bit ahead, just to see things better. Of course there wasn't so many people here. At least I haven't seen some one known to me. The bands, it were only four of them, were playing harder and lighter songs. I saw that Magnus wasn't enjoying the harder ones but the others seemed to be alright for him.
"I know that song!" he shouted when some light song was played. I looked at him shocked "You played it once in your car"
I didn't even have a chance to say something, and once again he shocked me, but this time in an all way. He started to sing it. And what was more shocking, the band heard it and the singer grabbed his hand. So now Magnus Bane was singing with them, looking directly at me. I was blushing like crazy when I heard lyrics.
At some part of the song the lead singer allowed to sing Magnus alone.
I was mesmerized by his voice. The way he was singing made me feel butterflies in my stomach, my knees shaky and my heart beating faster. I never felt like that. But I liked it. Trying to hide my huge blush I smiled at him widely. I saw a happiness in his eyes. Magnus finished the song with the band, and the people here were giving him a huge applause wanting an encore from him, but he politely declined and moved towards me.
"You were amazing" I whispered to him, when the music started again.
"You liked it?" I simply nodded "Good…because I was singing for you"
Magnus slowly slid his hand down until he reached mine, and waited. He waited for my move. I looked up into his incredibly eyes and interlocked our hands. It was amazing how perfect they fitted together, as it they were made for each other. The rest of the walk through the park was hand in hand and it felt so right. The next stop on our date was a dinner in the restaurant. It wasn't so big place. No, it was a small, cozy place in light colors with a fireplace in the corner. I was looking at the fire mirrored in Magnus's eyes. It looked so marvelous.
"What can I get for you, guys?" the voice surprised me, because I knew it. I raised my gaze at the waiter, and shocker here, it was no one else than Ragnor Fell. In one hand I was relieved because he was Magnus's friend, but still somewhere in my head I was afraid that he will tell in school. And I wasn't ready for it.
"Mushroom ravioli?" I nodded. Ragnor left us alone, and Magnus looked concerned at me "Don't worry darling. Rags won't tell anyone…I assumed that you're not full out of closet yet"
"No…" he smiled at me and our food came. During eating, we once again started talking.
"Alexander…what do you planning to do after school?"
"I always wanted to go to study law. And you?"
"Fashion in London or Paris" I laughed a little "What?"
"I kind of expected that" I drank my water, and we went out. We were walking home hand in hand again. The night was amazing. A bit chilly but still while I was holding his hand I felt so warm. I felt great with him. I didn't know what did it mean. But if I was falling for him than I was so glad. He was an amazing guy.
"So what are your others interests beside law and literature and rock?" Magnus asked.
"I like an Astronomy. When I was a little kid I could sit for hours in an observatory" there was a slight surprise in his eyes.
"I like to travel. When I was younger we…I mean my mom, father… and I…we traveled a lot." He revealed "And I like to draw…especially people…it's…when I'm drawing I'm feeling like I can get truly to that person"
"Will you show me your works?" I inquired.
"Maybe one day" we moved further through the streets, we were closer to my home with every minute. "So what are your dreams darling?"
"I wish to go to Paris one day…and see all of the marvelous things there"
"Never've been there?" I shook my head "It's a beautiful place…but it's more magnificent when you're there with the person you love" it made me slightly blush.
Before I knew we were standing in front of my place. We moved into my doorstep and stood there, not any of us wanted to end this amazing night. Magnus brought our interlocked hands to his mouth and placed a kiss on top of them.
"I had a wonderful time tonight with you darling"
"Me too" Magnus put a single strand of my hair behind my ear with his other hand. The next thing he had done was caressing my cheek, making me all warm inside. He looked deeply in my eyes, and slowly leaned down, making sure if I won't jump away. I knew he wanted to kiss me, but boy I've never expected that it will be like that, when he finally put his lips onto mines.
His lips were so soft, so delicate, so sweet that I almost melted. He was kissing me slowly, letting me decide if I want more or not . But sweet lord, I didn't know what to do. I've never kissed before. But somehow my lips started to move on their own, synchronically to Magnus's. The kiss was like an electric shock, and it gave me shivers down my spine. Sadly Magnus pulled away leaving me flushed, but he was in a similar state to me.
"Wow…" it slipped from my mouth.
"Indeed" he smiled genuine to me and placed a kiss on my flushed cheek. "Goodnight Alexander"
"Goodnight Magnus"
Before he drove off in a cab he waved to me and I did the same a bit awkwardly. After he drove off I went inside with a huge grin on my face. As I was leaning at the door my mom and sister approached me.
"And?" Izzy started "How was it?"
"Perfect"
A/N: Did you like it?
Review if you feel like to.
So...was it good the first date? Did you imagined that Magnus Bane could sing a song for Alec on the first date? I came up with the idea for it when I was talking to my cousin and listening to Lionel Richie "Hello".
Anyway.
Lots of love
Intoxic
