Ugh, this is finally done! And its short, only 2,992 words. I was so having trouble with this I didn't think it would ever get done. So, sorry.

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As Magnus worked, he noticed the sun was going down. He was sitting in the living room, trying to get a presentation done on his laptop. They had a lecture scheduled in Vermont for next month, as Catarina had informed him a few hours ago, after his little spat with Alec. He debated on which case he which case he would present, and wondered if it would be all right to do this one. Ragnor had tons of footage on that stupid camera of his.

Then again, that footage had Alec on it, and Magnus didn't know if he could handle showing it if Alec…if he had to leave Alec. And of course, they had to get permission from the video subject before they can show it to anyone, and Alec would never give it. No, they would do the Blackthorn case…again.

It was dark now; the only thing illuminating the room is the light from the computer. Magnus sighed and continued working.

Suddenly it was lighter, and Magnus turned to find Alec by the light switch in the doorway. Magnus blinked at him, slightly blinded by the unexpected brightness. "Thank you," he said quietly, and returned to staring at his computer screen.

He heard Alec's soft footsteps come toward him, and felt the couch dip with Alec's weight. And then he felt an arm slip around his waist and gentle kisses on the side of his neck. It was enough to make Magnus stop and put his computer on the floor. He turned his head in time for Alec's lips to meet his.

Something felt…different, not like it usually did when they kissed. Before Magnus could think too much into it, Alec pulled away and resumed placing kisses down his neck, starting form just below his jaw. Magnus's eyes fluttered closed involuntarily. "I'm sorry," Alec whispered between kisses. "I overreacted. Who cares about the kid?" This struck Magnus as odd, as it seemed Alec cared for the girl.

Alec pushed Magnus down on his back, and moved so he was straddling Magnus's hips. This happened so suddenly; Magnus didn't know what was happening. Alec paused at a spot on Magnus's neck and sucked the skin between his teeth, biting down hard. That elicited a moan from Magnus. He felt Alec's hands slide down his torso to the hem of his shirt and lifted it up, attempting to get the shirt off Magnus. The situation then became real to Magnus, and he wasn't sure their "relationship" was ready for what Alec was insinuating yet. Magnus knew this probably wasn't what Alec needed to do, especially in this situation. "Alec," he said breathlessly. "Are you sure?" Alec answered by rolling his hips against Magnus, causing another moan. Magnus wondered if he really wanted to stop Alec. This isn't like Alec at all to show this kind of initiative, and Magnus kind of liked it, but it was also scaring him.

Before the irrational part of Magnus's brain won and let Alec do whatever he wanted (that was looking very good right now), Magnus put his hands on Alec's and pushed him back. "Alec," he said. Alec continued to kiss him. "Alec, stop."

Alec grunted as he fumbled with Magnus's hands and gained control, pinning his arms to either side of his head. He hovered over Magnus, smirking in a un-Alec-like way. Magnus looked up at him and noticed something. Alec's eyes, which were normally blue as the ocean and tender and sweet, were now black and cold. Magnus swallowed and pushed against him with all his strength, letting out a successful laugh when Alec landed on the floor with a crash.

Magnus scrambled up to the other side of the couch, as far away as he could get. Cat and Ragnor – who had undoubtedly heard the crash – came in the room just as Alec was getting up, not taking his now pissed-off eyes off of Magnus. He threw out an arm, and Catarina and Ragnor were thrown against the wall. Magnus winced when he heard a crack. He looked back to Alec, and made a disgusted face when Alec looked at him in a way that was most likely meant to be seductive.

"What's the matter, Magnus?" Alec said, but it didn't sound like him. It sounded more scratchy and…feminine. "You don't want to kiss me anymore?"

"You are not Alec." Magnus took a step to his left, and Alec followed his movement. "Let them go. Let him go."

The witch gave a short, non-humorous laugh. "Or what? You will kill me? I do not think so. You see, dear, he's already gone. And you are next."

"That must be a catch phrase of yours," said a snarky voice from behind it. There was a bang, and the witch fell to the ground. Behind it stood Isabelle, frying pan in hand, and Jace right beside her. Catarina and Ragnor were released form the wall. Magnus was about to ask what the younger Lightwoods were doing here, and where Max was, but before he could the witch was up again and advancing toward them, fury alive in its eyes.

Ragnor ran from the room and was back faster than Magnus could blink. He was holding a chair from the kitchen, which he used to fling at the witch, blindsiding it for a moment.

Magnus used that precious time to set the chair upright in the middle of the room. He grabbed the witch by the shoulder and forced it into the chair. "Get some rope! And a pillowcase!" he yelled, doing his best to hold down the witch. "Jace, help me out!" Jace came to his aid and held it down as Ragnor ran to get the rope that was kept in the trunk of their car for emergencies. This was definitely an emergency.

Ragnor returned rather quickly. They all three tied the rope around the witch while Isabelle helped Catarina look for something. "Careful," the witch hissed to Magnus. "If you hurt me, you hurt him." It smiled wickedly. It took everything Magnus had not to slap it in the face. But, it was right, as much as Magnus didn't want to admit it. He didn't want to do anything that might hurt Alec later.

"Magnus," called Catarina. "You'll have to do it." She tossed him a vial of something. It was holy water.

"Cat…" He walked over to her. "I can't. What if I hurt him?"

"If you kill him," Isabelle said, "I can kill you in return so at least you two an be together."

"Magnus, you are the only one who has experience! You know what to do."

"Those were videos, Catarina!"

She leaned in and said quietly, "Don't let it hear you say that."

Magnus turned back to face the demon who had taken possession of his Alec. It had caused his looks to change; he was really pale, and there were dark purple bags under his eyes. His body looked weak, but she didn't seem to mind, staring at Magnus with mild curiosity; intimidating him; taunting him. "Put the pillowcase over its head," he ordered. Neither Ragnor nor Jace complained, only looked at him slightly terrified, as they went about. Jace grabbed one end of the pillowcase and Ragnor the other, and they wrestled it onto Alec's – the witch's – head. Magnus swallowed and turned his head to Catarina, almost yelling over the witch's grunting as she tried to get out of the rope and pillowcase. "Where is the cross?" he asked.

Catarina looked around and finally found a small wooden cross, one that was given by the Catholic Church when they had first started. He took it and held it up, noticing his whole arm shaking. In his other hand he held the holy water. He licked his lips and began speaking the Latin words.

Alec's whole body started vibrating, and he started screaming, and for a moment it sounded like the real Alec. Magnus's voice shook for a moment, but he continued. He paused for a moment and flung out his other wrist, splashing Alec with drops of holy water. Alec's hands balled up into fists, and he screamed even louder. Out of the corner of his eye, Magnus saw Jace and Isabelle. Jace's arms were wrapped around his sister, and her head was buried in his shoulder, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed. Magnus kept going.

Suddenly, Alec stopped his movement, and his head slumped to the side. Magnus paused for the fraction of a second, confused. He stuttered with his words, but only got a few out before something strange happened. Of course, Magnus was used to strange, have dealt with strange on a daily basis. He himself was strange in his own way. But this…was downright terrifying.

Magnus stopped the word flow entirely as Alec's chair rose into the air, levitating above everyone's heads. Everything was deathly quiet, only the sound of breathing could be perceived. It seemed like hours instead of seconds that Alec hung there, before his chair was flung against the wall. The chair broke into pieces with the force of the blow, and Alec's body dropped to the ground with a thud. A second, maybe two, passed until Alec's head came into view, followed by the rest of him as he got up off the floor. Black eyes stared straight at Magnus with a sickening smile. Magnus gripped the cross tighter. Ever so slowly the witch crept toward them. "Nice try," it said.

Magnus shrugged. "Worth a shot," he said, trying so hard to keep his voice from shaking. He backed up toward the hallway with every step the witch took. Jace and Isabelle were huddled in a corner. The witch turned its head toward them.

Magnus blinked, a mistake he would regret, because in that second Jace was thrown back, and Isabelle went into Alec's arms, and they were in front of the fireplace on the other side of the room. The witch held a knife to Isabelle's throat, and there were tears running down Isabelle's cheeks. Jace got up with a groan. Magnus held out a hand and guided Jace behind him, giving him the cross and holy water. "There is absolutely no need for this," said Magnus, arms held out in front of him. He took a step forward, and the witch took a step back. "Just let her go. She's not part of this."

"Take one more step and she dies," said the witch, pressing the knife deeper into Isabelle's throat. Magnus heard Isabelle whimper slightly and stopped moving.

"Alec," said a voice from behind Magnus. He looked and saw Catarina, coming to stand beside him. "This is your sister. Think about what you're doing."

"Alec is gone!" the witch screeched.

Magnus looked at Catarina, conveying a silent message. Catarina gave a slight nod, not perceivable by anyone else in the room, and took a small step in front of Magnus. "Alec, you have to be strong. You need to fight this."

The witch tightened its grip on Isabelle's arm, and Magnus took a step opposite Catarina. They kept doing this, the witch watching both of them as they slowly circled towards it, Catarina distracting it by talking to it as if she were talking to Alec. Once Magnus was close enough, he pounced, taking the witch and Isabelle to the ground. He pushed Isabelle away, and Catarina helped her up and led her away. Magnus held the struggling witch down, pinning it by the wrists on either side of its head. "Jace," Magnus called, "come hold him down! I need to finish it!"

Jace rapidly came to help, taking Magnus's place as Magnus got his supplies together once again and got on his knees next to Jace. When Magnus began, the witch yowled and squirmed. Jace grunted and struggled with it. Magnus splashed the holy water on it once again, and it flinched and growled. He could hear a sizzling noise, and hoped that it was not affecting Alec, as it was the witch. For a frightening split second, the witch went completely still. And then Alec's back arched off the floor, and his mouth opened, and black mist came flowing out in a stream. Jace jumped back, alarmed and covering his face with an arm. Magnus scooted back as well and watched the mist evaporate into the ceiling.

Breathing heavily, Magnus was the first to gather his wits about him and went to Alec, putting Alec's head in his lap. He saw Jace move out of the corner of his eye, but couldn't bring himself to turn his head away from the unconscious boy in front of him. "Alec," he whispered almost inaudibly. There was no way the other's, who were checking each other over, could hear him. "Alec, please come back to me. I'm sorry this happened to you; I never meant for it to. Alexander, please come back; please wake up." He swallowed, running a hand through Alec's black locks, and said in a broken voice, "I love you."

Isabelle came over and sat next to Magnus, taking one of her brother's hands, turning it over and checking for a pulse. She smiled slightly, so Magnus guessed she found one, which was a major relief to him. He let go of a breath he had no idea he was holding. "Will he be alright?" Isabelle asked. Jace came and stood behind her. Magnus could hear Catarina and Ragnor rummaging around behind them.

"I don't know," Magnus answered honestly.

At that moment, Isabelle gasped and looked down at the hand she was holding. Magnus looked down as well to find a pair of beautiful crystal blue eyes fluttering open. He led out a small sound, between a gasp and a laugh. "M-Magnus?" Alec said, his voice horse and tired.

Magnus nodded feverishly. "Yes. Can you sit up?" He held Alec's arm and slowly helped him into a sitting position, where his sister and brother tackled him. Magnus could hear him whispering to Izzy that he was so sorry, for everything, and Izzy forgiving him. Once they let go, he was helped into a standing position, leaning against Magnus for support. Magnus guided Alec to the couch and sat him down, wrapping an arm around his waist. Alec looked up at him and smiled shyly. Magnus could take it no longer, and swooped in and placed a kiss on the boy's cheek. Alec blushed and pulled away, looking up at his siblings. "Darling," said Magnus, "I don't believe they care." He laughed, and so did Alec, and everything seemed right in the world at last.

Or so he thought.

Insane cackling was heard from the direction of the fireplace. Magnus looked to see the witch, Theodosia, standing there, arms out to her sides, hands upturned and fingers gnarled. Two large fires started on either side of her, and spread up the walls. She threw her head back and crowed. "We have to go," said Magnus. "Now!"

He didn't know how the others made it: if they went out in front of him or behind him, or if the witch was chasing after them. All he knew was he shot up from the couch and ran from the house, pulling Alec along with him and not looking back for anything. Now, he had Alec in his arms, and his friends behind him, and that is al he could ask for right now as they watched the big house burn. Flames licked up the sides of the house, and the glass from the upper windows blew out with a loud noise. From where they stood, Magnus could hear the roar of the fire, and the cackling of the witch.

He felt Alec shudder in his arms and bury his face in his neck, wrapping his arms tighter around Magnus's waist. Magnus kissed his forehead. Isabelle came to stand beside them wordlessly, and Magnus felt Alec turn his head to look at her. "Where is Max?" he asked. "Please don't tell me he's – "

"He's fine," she reassured, putting a hand on Alec's shoulder. "Clary and Simon came to stay with him in the motel."

"How did they know -?"

"We called them," she said. "Ragnor texted Jace and told what was happening, and we called Si and Clary to stay with Max. They happily obliged."

Magnus turned his head, somewhat like an owl, to look at Ragnor. "Thank you," he said. Ragnor nodded. Magnus glanced down and noticed he was hand-in-hand with Catarina. Magnus raised an eyebrow, and Ragnor shot him a look. Magnus smirked and looked back to the house.

"I…" Alec said, and it took Magnus a moment to notice he was talking to him. Alec chuckled.

"What is it?" Magnus asked, eyebrows raised.

"So, uhm, how much to we owe you?" Alec looked up at him, his blue eyes visible from the light of the fire. They had a playful glint to them.

Magnus stared at him, dumbstruck. "You can't be serious. Do you actually think we are going to ask you to pay us for this? Alec, we burnt your house down."

Alec shook his head. "No, you didn't." He sighed. "Its just…we have no where to go now. And you know we can't go home. We have no home."

Magnus made a frustrated sound. "Yes you do. You're home is with me. And my place is pretty big, and I have a few guest rooms…"

"What are you saying, Magnus?"

"I'm saying I love you and I want you to stay with me." He said it all in one breath, afraid of the answer. The boy just blinked up at him, and then his lips formed a small smile. Alec leaned up, and Magnus leaned down, and their lips met. It was slow and closed-mouthed, not hurried or hungry or anything. Magnus smiled into it, feeling absolute bliss. Despite the situation.

So, there it is. Sorry its short. I hope you like it.

I have an announcement. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION: this next chapter will be the epilogue. I know, I know, it is sad, and I am so heartbroken, but we all knew this would come sometime. I'm so sorry. Now, originally, Alec wasn't supposed to make it, and it would be really sad, but because I LOVE YOU (did I mention that? you all are great, and spoiled I might add) and because I love Alec, I didn't kill him. BUT, if you want me to do the alternate ending to this where Alec does get killed, let me know and I will post it after I do the epilogue. (And you won't be disappointed, it will be sad, but it will be good) :)

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