Chapter Nine: Blossom

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Cassandra Clare.

Author's Note: This takes place when Alec is left at Magnus's while the rest of the gang visits the Fair People.

Time: City of Ashes

Genre: Drama, Romance, and Angst

Rating: PG-13

Date Finished: July 6, 2012

Alec sighed as Magnus pulled open the apartment door. He could not believe that Magnus was actually going to through with this. He could not believe that Magnus was going to make him go through with it. He did not understand why Magnus wanted him to change his looks. Then again, there was a lot that he did not understand about the warlock.

Magnus shoved the door open and mentioned for Alec to come in. Alec wished that Jace and the rest of them would hurry up and return. If they came back, then he would not have to step through the apartment door and would be able to run off with them. He looked down the hallway. Ah, no such luck.

"Coming?" Magnus asked. He was holding the door open with one arm and had the suit draped over the other.

Alec stepped forward. He did not see how he was going to get out of this. "Do I have a choice?" he whispered to Magnus as he entered.

Magnus allowed the door to slam behind them. He gently laid the suit down on the coach. "Nope, you do not Alexander."

Alec wondered if he kissed Magnus if he would get out of this. He somehow doubted it. He really did not see what was wrong with the way he looked. Sure, he knew that he did not dress the best, but that was more to keep mundanes from noticing him. Shadowhunters were supposed to blend in, not stand out. They were supposed to be the bud before the blossom. Alec liked being the blossom and did not why he needed to change that.

Magnus grabbed Alec and forced him to sit down. Alec tried to fight, but could not bring himself to fight very hard. He knew that Magnus was enjoying this and he kind of wanted to give Magnus what he wanted for once. This relationship was going to be all about what Alec wanted and just for this moment he wanted it to be all about Magnus.

Alec found himself sitting in a hard chair in front a large mirror. He was pretty certain that the mirror had not been there the entire time and he wondered briefly were Magnus had stolen it from. He thought that it was best if he did not ask.

He studied himself in the mirror. He did not think that he looked that bad. He knew that Magnus had some kind of obsession with his blue eyes and that the warlock wanted to bring them out.

He saw Magnus dancing around in the background. A few minutes later, he felt and saw Magnus brushing his hair. He thought that this was just going to be a makeover about his clothes. He had not realized that Magnus was thinking something bigger. He knew that he should have known better. Magnus never kept things simple.

Magnus stopped brushing his hair after a few minutes and disappeared from view. Alec wondered where he had gone. A few minutes later, Magnus returned with white stuff on his hair. He walked behind Alec and began to rub the substance on his hair.

"What are you doing?" Alec inquired slowly. He was not sure if he wanted to know what this stuff was.

Magnus rubbed Alec's hair a little harder and Alec flinched. "It is Victoria's Secret So Sexy Soft and Tousled Wave-Enhancing spray mixed with leave in conditioner."

Alec moved away. "You are not putting that junk in my hair."

Magnus grabbed Alec and forced him backwards. Some of the mixture got on Alec's sweater. "Too late and you made me lose some." The warlock made a pouty face.

Magnus thought that Alec had really soft hair. He doubted that the boy used anything on it and was probably just one of those lucky people who had naturally good hair. The stuff he was using on it now was sure to make his hair blossom. Magnus used the stuff on his own hair and looked how he turned out.

Alec was clearly not happy with what was happening and Magnus did not really care. As far as he was concerned, Alec would get over it. The Shadowhunter would and should probably thank him for what he was doing. Alec turned to try to blend in, but Magnus was going to make him blossom. Alec was beautiful and did not deserve to blend in. Alec deserved to stand out.

"How much longer?" Alec inquired. He was staring bitterly at the mirror.

Magnus shrugged. "It depends on how long it takes me to be satisfied."

Alec groaned.

Magnus did not really see a problem with any of this. He was just doing Alec's hair. It was not as if he was going to apply makeup to the boy. Although a little bit of scent might do Alec some good. It would cover up the smell from his Shadowhunter gear. Demon guts and sweat was not easy on the nose.

Magnus finished with Alec's hair. He had not spiked it, but teased into so that Alec's bangs stood up and other chunks of it looked windswept. It was more of a casual, messy look that a lot of teenage boys seemed to be sporting nowadays. It would be prefect with the suit.

Magnus thrust the suit gently onto Alec's lap. "Put this on," the warlock commanded.

Alec was trying hard not to groan, but he managed to conceal it. He stood up and threw the suit over his shoulder. "Where?"

Magnus knew that he would had been too easy to expect Alec to strip in front of him. He would have only enjoyed it a little bit. Oh, who was he kidding? Magnus would have loved it.

Magnus gestured to his bedroom.

Alec stood up and started in that direction.

Magnus saw unmarked perfume bottle sitting on the coffee table. He knew what was in it and Alec did not. This was going to be bloody brilliant. "Oh, Alexander," Magnus called.

The boy stopped and turned. "What?"

Magnus threw the bottle to Alec, who caught it with ease. "Use this."

Alec studied the bottle. "What is this?" He held the bottle toward Magnus.

Magnus felt his eyes dancing. That perfume would cause Alec to fully blossom. "Trust, Alexander! Remember the talk!"

Alec shrugged and disappeared into the bedroom. He emerged again a few minutes later wearing the suit. He looked like a completely different person. The suit caused him to look at least twenty-five. Magnus thought that Alec could be a beautiful male model wearing that.

Alec was sniffing the suit jacket and holding the perfume bottle in the other hand. He appeared to be reading the side of the bottle. Magnus had forgotten about that label. "Magnus, I have a question."

"Hopefully, I have an answer," Magnus said as he admired his creation.

"Who the hell is Kim Kardashian?"