Tragedy And Truth
Magnus POV:
"...Trust me you do not want to try Izzy's cooking" Alec told me as we walked to class, Alec and I had been hanging out with each other every moment we could ever since we kissed. We weren't quite dating yet, in fact we hadn't even talked about the kiss yet "She once made this... Magnus are you okay? You seem distracted".
"What?" I asked and Alec gave me a concerned look "Sorry, what were you saying?".
"I was talking about Izzy's cooking" Alec told me slowly "What's bothering you? You've been distant all week".
"It's nothing" I lied "I'm just tired I guess" The look on Alec's face told me he didn't believe me.
"Seriously Magnus, what's wrong?" Alec demanded, grabbing my arm to make me stop "You're worrying me".
"It's a long story" I sighed and Alec tilted his head in curiously "I-I really don't want to talk about it here".
"So let's go to my place" Alec suggested and I gave him a look of disbelief "I won't be able to focus in class if I know something's bothering you Mags".
"Alright" I nodded, not in the mood to argue "let's go then" We made our way to Alec's car and drove away, just as the bell for fourth period rang out.
"This is your house?!" I exclaimed in disbelief as Alec turned his car into a smooth driveway and Alec nodded "This place is like a fucking castle!".
"It's not that big" Alec muttered, his checks turning bright red and I raised my eyebrows at him.
"I'd hate to see what you call a large house" I remarked and Alec shrugged.
"We're here" Alec informed me and we got out of the car "No one else is here so we have the house to ourselves".
"Okay" I nodded, Alec unlocked the front door and we walked inside "Holy shit this place is amazing!".
"Eh it's okay I guess" Alec shrugged "After living here your whole life it kind of losses it's 'wow' factor".
"Your family must be like rich or something" I commented "Can I see your room?".
"Yeah of course" Alec nodded "This way" He lead me upstairs to a room with pale blue walls and lush white carpet. Photos and tidy shelves covered the walls. There was a dresser, a simple looking bed with grey sheets, a old looking chair and a huge bookcase that overflowed with books.
"A bit of a book worm?" I smirked, echoing his words he's said only a few days earlier and Alec blushed.
"Yeah..." Alec muttered, his checks going bright red again "I don't exactly have a lot of friends so I spend a lot of time reading".
"Fair enough" I nodded as I walked over to the photos to look at them. There was a ton of pictures of him with his siblings but only a couple of his parents "Are you not close to your parents?"
"Not really" Alec mumbled, looking down at the carpet and shifting his feet in discomfort "They're not really around much and when they are here well... let's just say they're better to stay away".
"Why?" I asked "They don't hurt you do they?" Alec shrugged, his head still turned to the floor. I walked over to him and gently forced his face but so that I could see his eyes "Please tell me Alec, I know we've only known each other for a little while but you can trust me".
"Will you tell me what's up with you?" Alec asked and I gave him a pleading look "Trust goes both ways Magnus".
"I just" I broke off with a sigh "I don't want you to hate me" I mumbled and Alec gave me a concerned look.
"Why would I hate you, Magnus?" Alec asked, sounding almost offended "I would never judge you, I hoped you'd know that by now".
"I do" I said and Alec gave me an unconvinced look "Fine, I have no parents alright!?".
"What do you mean you have no parents?" Alec asked quietly.
"My mum...died when I was only young" I told him "I never knew my father, I had a stepfather but we never saw eye to eye".
"How old were you?" Alec asked, gently nudging me over to his bed so we could sit "How old is 'young'?".
"I was five" I admitted, tears pricked at my eyes but I held them in. I refused to cry in front of anyone, especially Alec. Only weak people cried, my stepfather taught me that.
"Why didn't you know your father?" Alec asked, giving my shoulder a comforting squeeze "Didn't your mother ever speak of him?".
"She said he was a bad man who hurt her" I said quietly "My stepfather said I was..." I broke off, unable to finish.
"He said you were what?" Alec asked and I shook my head at him, turning my face around to face the wall to try hide the tear that was making its way slowly down my checks "You can tell me, Magnus. I nothing you could say could make you think any less of you".
"I can't, I'm sorry I just can't" I whispered, standing up from the bed "I'm sorry Alec, I have to go" I made a move towards the door, only to have Alec pull me back.
"I can't let you leave, Magnus" Alec told me, a fierce look on his face "Not now, not in the state you're in" I opened my mouth to object but was stopped by Alec placing his lips on mine. I tensed up in surprise for a second before melting into the kiss, Alec wrapped his arms around me and I couldn't stop the smile that appeared on my lips.
"How am I so lucky to get someone like you, Alexander?" I sighed when we broke apart for air and Alec blushed "I honestly don't know what I'd do without you now".
"Yeah... Magnus, I have to ask you something" Alec told me, his face growing serious "I just don't know how you'll react...".
"You don't want to see me anymore" I frowned "I knew I shouldn't have said anything, I'm so damn stupid sometimes".
"By the angel no" Alec said quickly, his eyes widening with panic "You're anything but stupid, Magnus. And when I meant it when I said nothing you could say would change the way I feel about you".
"Really?" I asked and Alec nodded, moving closer to me on the bed where we had ended up during our kiss.
"Magnus, this is all new to me and I don't know what I'm doing but whenever I'm with you, everything just seems... right" Alec said sincerely "And I guess what I'm saying is...Will you go out with me?"
