I'm sorry for not updating this in forever. I have just been super busy on the weekends and that's when I tend to write this. Elodie (guest) really helped me want to write with their wonderful review. I promise I do read them. Thank you to everyone who is still gonna read this even though I didn't update for a while. Now enjoy chapter ten of Legally Magnus.
Magnus got the school and hour before Mrs. Seelie Queen said to, so he was the first one there. He sat in his car and talked to Alec on the phone, Alec actually had a day off since there was no work to do. Mrs. Seelie Queen never told her students the case or any information about it. All Magnus knew was that he and the other interns were being transported by bus to the local county jail. Mrs. Seelie Queen pulled up to the school exactly on time. The other interns came to the school one by one or in pairs. Of course Camille and Woosley came together, Magnus was still really upset about that but he hid that feeling away. They all went onto the bus, and Magnus sat by himself. He had hung up on Alec when Mrs. Seelie Queen had arrived, so he decided to recall Alec.
"Ok. So I'm on the bus." Magnus said awkwardly. He was looking through the window with his headphones on so no one would bother him.
"Well now you just wait until you get there." Alec said. He was laying in his bed relaxing on his day off. Their conversation continued on like this until Magnus arrived at the jail he quickly hung up on Alec so Mrs. Seelie Queen wouldn't murder him. When the bus stopped Mrs. Seelie Queen stood up and turned around. Since this was one of the fancy buses, a little Tv dropped from the ceiling in the front of the bus. Some people move up farther to be able to see the tv, Magnus was fine where he was.
"Ok interns. Let's go over what we are doing here." Stated Mrs. Seelie Queen. The driver handed her a remote. She pressed some buttons and the screen turned on. On tv there was a somewhat young girl, she looked to be about twenty. She had a jump rope in her hand and was in mid jump. "This is Tessa Gray. She is being accused of murdering her husband. She swears she was happily married to Axel Mortmain and that she would never kill him. She was accused by her brother who told the police he came up stairs from the laundry room and Tessa was covered in her husband's blood"
"What does Mrs. Gray do for a living?" Asked Camille.
"Great question Camille. She has a series of fitness videos. She uses jump ropes and whips to get herself and others to get into shape." Mrs. Seelie said as she clicked the play button on the remote. The video began to play.
"Hi! I'm Tessa Gray!" The woman said happily as she grabbed her jump rope from the floor. "Get ready to be whipped into shape. Everyone let's do this!"
"Ok!" Everyone around Tessa shouted excitedly. They all pumped their fists and grabbed their jump ropes.
"Okay. I'll give you instructions and you guys follow them. Okay?"' Tessa asked. The crowd around nodded their heads and readied themselves for Tessa's instructions.
"Circle. Circle. Under. Over. Through. Around." Tessa said strongly as she did the motions herself. Her group followed a second after she gave the command and were pretty much flawless. One girl was making some small mistakes throughout the routine.
"Come on Jessamine, you lazy bum, get to it!" Tessa yelled at the girl who had been falling a little bit behind and had been struggling a little with the difficult instructions. The girl easily caught up and smiled a little.
"I hate you Tessa. But I love you for it!" Jessamine shouted. The workout continued like before. Tessa would shout instructions and the crowd would follow as closely as possible. Tessa was just about to open her mouth again when Mrs. Seelie Queen hit pause on the remote.
"Hey! Why did you pause it?" Helen yelled from the farthest seat from the Tv. Mrs. Seelie Queen ignored her question and started to speak.
"This is where you kids help me. Tessa doesn't trust me and since you all are around her age, I believe that she with trust you all more." Mrs. Seelie said as she flipped the remote around in her nails that were black like her soul. "Normally a case like this would be no problem for me, but Tessa refuses to give an alibi and she has said some things in her videos that don't exactly help her cause."
Mrs. Seelie Queen clicked play on the remote again and Tessa and her crew began to move again. Tessa said a few more things about getting fit until everyone stopped jumping and the video took a turn for the worst.
"You also use the handle grip of the jump rope as a deadly weapon." Tessa said as she cracked the jump rope in her right hand like a dangerous whip. Everyone around her did the same and all the lights dimmed so their faces were barely visible. Then the video froze and everyone looked over to Mrs. Seelie Queen at the same time. Mrs. Seelie Queen smirked as the doors to the bus opened and she walked out of the bus. Everyone slowly followed, Helen being the last one off since she was rated the farthest away. Mrs. Seelie Queen lead them to the doors and they were greeted by the guards standing at the doors. She showed the men something and then they were let into the prison. They were lead into a room with a stage that was filled with people. Music started and the people on the stage started jumping rope, it became obvious that the person leading them was Tessa Gray. Tessa spotted them and jumped down from the stage and walked over to them.
"Mrs. Seelie Queen, what do you want?" Tessa asked in an annoyed tone. She had a faint New York accent, and had her hands on her hips. Mrs. Seelie Queen simply rolled her eyes and gestured to the students that stood behind her.
"I have enlisted the help of some of my students to help me with your case." Mrs. Seelie Queen said in a surprisingly polite way. Usually when someone sassed Mrs. Seelie Queen they were dead meat. Tessa raised an eyebrow and placed her rope on the floor.
"You enlisted a bunch of kids to help me, wow I must really be hopeless." Tessa said with a sigh. Mrs Seelie Queen was becoming annoyed and struggled to keep her calm. Mrs. Seelie Queen explained the scholarship to her and told her that these kids were the best of the best.
"I'll have you talk to each student one by one, ok?" Mrs. Seelie Queen explained, Tess just nodded and was lead to a chamber where investigations were held, the students and Mrs. Seelie Queen following quickly behind her and the guard that's was leading Tessa.
The students went in one by one, each one unsuccessful, until it was Magnus' turn. Magnus hesitantly entered the room and carefully took a seat. Tessa had her arms crossed on her chest and was leaving back in her chair.
"Ok. Let me introduce myself. I'm Magnus Bane, I'm 23 and from Beverly Hills, California." Magnus said smiling. He hoped to try and form a bond with Tessa and hopefully get an alibi. Tessa gasped and pushed so that her chair was t leaning back anymore.
"Magnus Bane?! I've heard about you! What are you doing in law school?" Tessa asked incredulously.
"Well I'm simply chasing love." Magnus said like it was not a big deal in the slightest.
"I feel like I can trust you for some reason. Can I trust you? You have to promise me not to tell anyone, not even Mrs. Seelie Queen." Tess a asked seriously. She looked Magnus straight in the eye and Magnus returned the look.
"Ok course. As a Delta Nu I never break my promises." Magnus said confidently. Tessa sighed in relief.
"Thank you. Truth is.." Tessa took a deep breath " I was out getting liposuction done." Tessa confessed.
Magnus gasped and covered his mouth with his hand. It was disappointing that she was artificial and that her whole body didn't come from the work out.
"Ok. Thank you for telling me. I will do all that I can and I promise that I won't tell anyone your secret." Magnus said as he got up and left the chamber. Magnus smiled and fist pumped the air. He walked over to the group of students and gave his new that he had gotten the alibi. Mrs. Seelie Queen quickly asked what it was but Magnus told her that he was sworn to secrecy. Mrs. Seelie Queen demanded that he told her, but Magnus explained the promise he had made and Mrs. Seelie Queen just sighed and let it go for the moment. Magnus got the bus back to the school and then drove home to celebrate. He immediately called Alec and told him that he got the alibi. Alec suggested that they celebrate and do something Magnus wished. Magnus of course choose shopping, and Alec only came along to make Magnus happy.
What they didn't know was that the shopping trip was going to change some things between them.