I know what you're thinking: 'TheOtherAvenger, you said Friday night you'd tr to update daily, but it's Sunday!' Something came up Saturday, so I was doing something. I also was doing homework and then I tried to write, but it was garbage. So, I played Sims until 2 am. This cahpter is a little shorter, but a lot of important things happen.
Disclaimer: I would have already read Lady Midnight (which I can't until Friday.)
Warnings: Innuendo, angst, and homophobia.
Alec and Magnus stay out until the sun starts to set. They head back Ragnor's house. Magnus invites Alec inside, but he turns the invitation down.
"I need to get back. It's late. And if stayed here, I would never hear the end of it from Jace. He'd be convinced something happened," Alec says, "Good night, Magnus."
"Good night, Alexander. Will I see you tomorrow?" Magnus asks the Shadowhunter.
"Maybe," Alec says, "Depends on if things are busy or not. Thank you for tonight, though. I had a good time."
"Me too," Magnus says, "Maybe we'll have our third one soon. And you know what they say about third dates." The warlock winks one of his cat's eyes.
"Gee, I don't know if I'm ready for second base," Alec jokes, "I don't let just anyone play with me chest."
"I'm not just anyone," Magnus says, chuckling at Alec's comment. The blue eyed boy could be really interesting once his guard is down. Magnus likes this side of Alec. Magnus has partially pulled the Shadowhunter out of his shell, at least while they are alone together.
"Good night, Mags," Alec says.
"Mags?" Magnus asks.
"It's my nickname for you now," Alec says, "Most couples do that sort of thing, don't they?" Magnus doesn't say anything for several moments. Alec had just called them a couple, right? He isn't hearing thing, is he?
"I mean, if you don't like it, I can-" Alec is cut off by Magnus kissing him passionately on the mouth. Alec pulls the warlock closer to him, his hands going around the taller man's waist. Magnus's long, skillful fingers found their way into Alec's hair and tangled into it. They stay like this for what seems like hours, but is probably just a few minutes.
"Get a room!" Ragnor yells, seeing them and they spring apart.
"Goodbye, Alexander," Magnus says.
"Good night," Alec says and walks back to his house and upstairs. He walks into his room and immediately wishes he had knocked.
"Jace! What the hell?" Alec immediately closes his eyes, "We share this room!" Alec blindly finds his way back to the door and heads back downstairs and opens the fridge in the kitchen, hoping there is some sort of strong alcohol in it to help him forget what he just saw, but he only finds soft drinks.
"Sorry, I didn't think you'd be back so early," Jace appears after a few minutes, wearing only a pair of jeans.
"Can't you keep it in your pants?!" Alec asks, "I didn't ever need to see that much of you or Clary!"
"Sorry dude," Jace says, "Clearly you can keep it in yours, because once you start, you can't stop. You and Magnus will be the same way."
"No more sex in our room! Go to Clary's aunt's house!"
"Luke and/or his sister are always there," Jace says, "It's a little hard to be sneaky about it."
"So that means I have to see it?" Alec asks.
"I said sorry," Jace says.
"Are you really?" Alec snaps, "You told me that you wouldn't do that in our room!"
"Just because you don't have any interest in sex, doesn't mean that no one else is allowed to have any!"
"I never said I didn't! But maybe it's time you learned some damn self control!"
"At least I'm not too scared to admit I'm in love! Hell, even Izzy told mom and dad about Simon! He's a vampire! How's it any different?"
"Because Izzy can actually have kids with the vampire! It's not like I can have kids now!"
"I don't think they'll care in the long run, Alec! They'll just want you to be happy! And you seem pretty happy with him! Plus, they can't do anything because soulmates have to be together!"
"If that's the case, why did they lock me in a room right next to Magnus's and keep me all day instead of just letting us leave once both of us were registered? Let me give you a hint: because the Clave cares!"
"Well, they can't keep you apart. The Accords-"
"Don't say anything about my situation!" Alec exclaims, "Because it's not supposed to happen!"
"Clearly it is," Jace says, "The system needs to change. Maybe that's why this is happening."
"But will the Clave see that?"
"Guess you'll find out tomorrow at the meeting, won't you?"
"What?" Alec asks.
"I heard your parents talking. Tomorrow they'll have an unbiased group of observers and let people say why or why not Shadowhunter/Non-Shadowhunter relationships should be allowed."
"I guess I'll have to go and see my fate," Alec says.
"How was your date with Magnus? Have you been drinking?"
"We had a picnic. There was wine involved," Alec says, "I'll tell you more in the morning. Sorry for yelling at you."
"It's alright. No more sex in our room. I swear," Jace says.
"You guys are being safe about it, right?" Alec asks, "With all the stuff going on, the last thing we need around here is a baby."
"What are you, my dad now?" Jace asks, "I'm always safe. Trust me, I'm in no rush to have a kid."
"Alright, good," Alec says. He looks up as Clary comes down the stairs, fully dressed.
"Alec, I'm really sorry," Clary says, "It was my idea. Don't be mad at Jace."
"It's alright," Alec says.
"Well, I'm going home," Clary says, "I think Luke is starting to suspect something."
"I'll walk you home," Jace says and the two leave. Alec goes upstairs and reads a book. He eventually goes to bed and doesn't hear Jace return. However, he is there when Alec wakes in the morning.
After breakfast in the morning and giving Izzy almost all the details of his date, Alec heads to the Council meeting. On the way there, he starts to panic a little. What if he and Magnus can't be together. Or worse, what if the Council tells everyone about his relationship with Magnus? Alec takes a seat in the audience and waits for the meeting to start.
"Today we are here to discuss what to do about Shadowhunters that are soulmates with people who are not Shadowhunters, whether they be Mundanes or Downworlders. As well as what we think of homosexual couples, whether they are both Shadowhunters or not. Anyone who wishes to give their opinion may come up in give their reasons why it should be one way or another. Who would like to go first?"
"My name is Ryan Greenheart. I say no. We need to keep the Shadowhunter lines pure. Also, enough good names have died off in the past couple few generations. We need more Shadowhunters, especially now that Valentine is back. Lives are going to be lost. And we also need to make sure we have couples who can reproduce." The man goes and sits back down. Alec listens to person after person say why only Shadowhunter relationships should be allowed. Alec sighs and glances over at Magus who is sitting with the other Downworlder represtatives. Alec shakily stands up and walks to the front. He can't be the only one who is for these types of relationships, but maybe the other are two scared to be the first to speak up. He notices his friends from the room in the crowd.
"My name is Alexander Lightwood," Alec begins, "And I think the people who were up here before me are wrong. The system is corrupt. And I'll tell you my story and you'll see that I'm right." Alec glances over at Magnus whose eyes are encouraging him. Alec sees his parents in the audience. Now they and everyone will know,.
"I'm tired of lying and hiding. When I was 13, I noticed my mark one morning. And I immediately started panicking. Why, you ask? Because I knew the name on my arm wasn't a Shadowhunter name. And I knew what people thought of people that didn't have Shadowhunter soulmates. So, I, in my panicked state, drew the burn rune over the mark and let it burn my skin. And every morning for almost a month, I got up early and stayed up late, letting it burn my skin for two hours each time. I only stopped once my sister found me and came up with a better idea. I spent the next five years hiding the remainder under glamour runes. I let everyone but my sister believe that I never got my mark. But, then I met my soulmate and I knew immediately that I couldn't stay away. That we had to be together. Before the registration the other day, I tried to burn it off the rest of the way. I went out drinking with my friends, leaving the rune on. Then I turned up on my soulmate's doorstep. And my soulmate healed my mark. And I'm happy it's back and I'm happy we're together."
"Who is your soulmate?" Someone asks after the audiance memebers are whispering to each other for what seems like hours. Alec sees that look of shock on their faces.
"Actually, my soulmate is in this room," Alec says, "And you know what, I don't care what any of you think. So I'm not afraid to do this." Alec crosses across the space and pulls Magnus to his feet and kisses him in front of everyone. Their is a collective gasp in the audiance as the Shadowhunter and Warlock stand there and just kiss. Alec pulls away from the warlock and rolls up his sleeve.
"See that? It clearly says Magnus Bane. And why on earth why would it be there if we weren't supposed to be together."
"I know you people don't really care about my opinion," Magnus says, rolling up his sleeve, "But here's the truth. I'm 300 years old and I have been waiting all those years, keeping an eye on the Lightwood family, waiting for Alexander to come along. And I know I will lose him some day, but how is it fair for me to have waitd so long for him just to have him pulled away from me just because this relationship breaks your tradition? Sure, we can't have kids on our own, but I'm sure that you can set up an adoption system. I'm sure some young Shadowhunters that have kids don't want to raise them and this battle will orphan some children. Are we any less qualified to take care of the next generation of Shadowhunter? Or, as a matter of fact, lots of downworlder, especually Warlock, children get abandoned. Maybe you people should do something about that. I'm more than willing to help set up an adoption system"
"That's a good idea!" Someone in the audience calls and several people agree.
"We will talk about that matter another day. We must focus on today's topic. Mr. Lightwood, you may take your seat." Alec goes and sits back down. He was right: people that thought they should be allowed to be together came up and told their stories.
"Alright, there will be a discussion and a vote from our selected unbiased council. The results will be announced tomorrow. This meeting is dismissed." Everyone files out and Alec heads home, getting there before his parents. He heads upstairs and finds Jace, Izzy, and Clary waiting for him.
"How did the meeting go?" Jace asks.
"I may have come out and kissed Magnus in front of everyone," Alec says.
"WHAT?" All three ask at the same time.
"Well, everyone was saying why those types of relationships shouldn't be allowed, so I stood up and told my story to get others to do the same. and it worked, but somehow I don't think Mom and Dad will be-"
"ALEXANDER GIDEON LIGHTWOOD, GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" His father screams. Alec sighs.
"Time to go get murdered," Alec says, heading towards the door. He heads downstairs, but the other follow him to support him.
"You three back upstairs," Maryse tells the others.
"No," Izzy says.
"No?" Her mother asks, "This is none of your business. Actually, I'll be talking to you later, young lady."
"Why? Because I helped my brother because he was scared that what's about to happen right now," Izzy says, "Alec is happy. I've never seen him as happy as he is with Magnus."
"Izzy's right. Alec is my parabatai. I can feel and see a change in him," Jace says, "They belong together."
"When I first met Alec I always thought he was really grumpy," Clary says, "Now he's not. He's actually bubbly when he's talking about Magnus."
"All three of you knew and you didn't say anything?!" Robert asks, "What is wrong with you kids? Where did we go wrong raising you three kids?"
"I love Magnus," Alec says, "And if the Council says tomorrow that we can be together, you can't keep us apart. And you can't kick me out of the Institute because you don't own it. It's the Clave's property. Plus, if I leave, Jace will have to as well, because you can't separate them."
"And I'd leave too," Izzy says, "And then the Institute would be empty."
"Their relationship is wrong! A warlock, Alec? Really? And a male one at that?"
"It's not my fault! Soulmates aren't chosen! It just happens! And Magnus is 300 years old, so this was decided 300 hunfred years ago! So just accept it!" Alec stands up.
"Where are you going, young man?" Robert asked.
"To see my BOYFRIEND, THE WARLOCK!" Alec yells and leaves, slamming the door behind him.