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2014

Magnus never gave back the sweater to Alec. On the first day of classes, Magnus had been looking at his schedule trying to figure out where his class was, when he collided against another student. Said student was Alec Lightwood, who had been carrying his books and a cup of coffee. As they collided in the middle of the hallway, the coffee spilled over Magnus's front, ruining his designer's jacket. Alec had given Magnus his sweater to cover the stain, much to Magnus's disdain since it was a faded black sweater with more holes than Magnus could count. It was the ugliest and the most unfashionable thing Magnus had ever seen. It did it's job, at covering the coffee stain on the front of Magnus's shirt, but it certainly was not something the fashionable teen would keep in his wardrobe. Since then, Magnus had not been able to give the sweater back to the other boy. Not because he wanted to keep it, but because there had not been a moment where he was able to give it back. They shared some classes, much to Alec's surprise. They seemed to be in the same year and were getting almost the same classes. However, Alec was never alone. He was usually with his group of friends and siblings. Not that he was a very popular person. His siblings were, and he was stuck hanging out with them. Magnus never approached them, though in the first week of classes he had become friends with Isabelle, Alec's sister. They both loved fashion and grew closer over clothes and make-up.

It wasn't until a month into the new year of school that Alec and Magnus got to talk again. None of them liked remembering that particular day, even though it had changed their lives.

The day was almost over. Magnus had a free period before the end of the day, since their last teacher had to leave on a family emergency. Not that Magnus minded, he would have gone to his house earlier if he didn't need to wait for his best friend to drive him home. So he decided to wait in the library until the end of the day. Magnus had picked up that day's outfit with caution. He liked showing off his flawless taste in clothes, even if other people did not particularly liked it. That day, Magnus was wearing black skinny jeans that fitted him like a second skin, a shimmering burgundy button up shirt and platform boots the same color as his shirt. He was also wearing different earrings, rings and necklaces. His hair had been styled up with different types of product, sporting red and golden glitter. Magnus had been very proud of the final result in his outfit when he had gotten ready in the morning. It certainly had received various looks from people around the school. He didn't particularly cared what the looks meant, some were of awe, others of disgust. But it caught their attention, and that is all Magnus cared about.

On his way to the library, Magnus had been stopped by some of the seniors. Magnus recognised them as part of the football team. Magnus did not liked sports…at all. He was more of an arts type of person. However, more than once he had appreciated those who took part of the teams at the school. There were some very good looking girls and boys, and Magnus thought he was more than entitled for to admiring them…at least from afar.

"Hey fag!" One of them called as they stopped in front of him.

"Sorry, I don't smoke" Magnus shrugged, faking a smile.

"You think you're so funny" The guy in front of him growled.

"Is there anything I could help you with gentlemen?" Magnus asked instead, already trying to get past them and keep on his way.

"You could act like a damn normal person, for one" One of them chuckled.

"You see princess, the school has been talking" The main guy started "We don't like you. It is about time we get this fixed"

"Haters gotta hate" Magnus rolled his eyes "And in any case, I'm a queen, you bastard. Now leave me alone"

Magnus turned around and started to walk the other way. He didn't go too far. Soon he found someone pulling him back, and before he knew it, he was turned around and punched in the face. Everything got blurry after that. Magnus felt his body hitting the floor, and he could not do anything else than cover his face before the blows started to come. His head hurt, his stomach was aching, everything in him screamed to get out of there and stop the pain.

"HEY!" Magnus heard someone yell faintly. Or maybe his hearing was already failing him. He could not open his eyes, but at least the blows had stopped. The next thing he knew he was being lifted carefully, someone talking fast and nervously above him. He could not understand a thing that was being said, and could only groan as his body screamed in pain as he was moved. He could feel this other person carrying him through the hallways of the school and then he was placed in a soft bed. The room smelled like a doctor's clinic. Blinking, Magnus opened his eyes slowly. The white light of the room hunted his eyes and he groaned even more.

"Hey…hey you're alright" Someone whispered next to him. "don't move…we need to check your injuries"

"hurts" Magnus murmured, closing his eyes again.

"It's alright. You'll be fine" The same person responded.

It was minutes that felt like hours where Magnus's head cleared. He could feel a bag of ice being pressed at his temple, and someone pressing softly against his chest. Thankfully, he didn't have any broken ribs or bones, just some serious bruising. When Magnus was finally able to open his eyes again, he noticed one of them was swollen and he could not open it properly. Which meant he would have a black eye. Looking around, he noticed he was at the nurse's office, the nurse writing something furiously by her desk. And next to him, his saviour was sitting.

"How you feeling?" Alec Lightwood asked and then grimaced "Sorry, stupid question…you're obviously not feeling well. But I'm glad you're more conscious now. The nurse said you don't have any broken bones, but you'll have bruises for a few days…and the black eye, which looks pretty bad. I mean, it's not as bad as it could be…it could have been worse…I mean…"

"Alexander" Magnus groaned "please stop talking, my head is killing me"

"Sorry" Alec murmured and blushed.

"I'm fine, though" Magnus murmured "My body aches, but I'm alive…"

"Don't even joke about that" Alec breathed out a laugh "I thought you would die before I could take you to the nurse"

"You carried me here" Magnus stated "My saviour"

"Shut up" Alec blushed. "I could not leave you on the floor"

"thank you" Magnus sighed.

Alec didn't answer, but he smiled down at Magnus. Once Magnus was able to move, the nurse advised him that he should take the rest of the day off. It was still an hour before classes ended, but Magnus should head home early. Alec offered to drive him, when Magnus said he had to wait for his friend. Alec was granted permission to leave school as well so he could drive Magnus home and make sure he got some rest.

Magnus's house was empty when they arrived. Magnus explained his father was working until late that day. The school would call him to let them know what happened, but Magnus doubted he would rush back home. Alec stayed with him, making sure Magnus would not hurt himself. They stayed on the first floor, since Magnus was not sure he could climb stairs just yet. They sat on the sofa, watching Netflix until it started to get dark and Alec decided it was time for him to go home.

The next day Magnus was called to the principal's office, as well as Alec. Magnus arrived there and saw Alec was already there.

"This is not right" Alec shook his head, crossing his arms and glaring at the principal.

"Mr. Lightwood" The principal sighed, as if tired of having to repeat what she had said.

"What is going on here?" Magnus asked as he carefully walked inside the room.

"Mr. Bane, glad you could join us" The principal smiled at him "Please, take a seat. Mr. Lightwood, you should sit as well"

"I'm not sitting down" Alec hissed "This whole thing is stupid"

"Please, do be careful with your language" the principal said coldly to Alec.

"Why was I called here?" Magnus asked "And why is Alexander here as well"

"It was brought to our attention that you were caught in an alteration with other students yesterday, Mr. Bane" the principal started.

"They want to suspend you" Alec frowned.

"What?" Magnus asked

"You are aware of the rules of the school, Mr. Bane. As is Mr. Lightwood. I'm afraid I cannot allow these type of activities taking place in my school" The principal stated.

"Are you kidding me?!" Magnus snapped "Those neanderthals attacked me! Out of nowhere! Why are they not being suspended!"

"We have already talked with the other students involved" The principal said "They've explained what happened"

"Well, clearly not good enough" Magnus frowned.

"I'm sorry ma'am, but I cannot allow you to suspend Magnus when he was the one affected by all of this" Alec spoke "If I had not arrived yesterday when I did, who knows what they would have done with him! He was barely conscious when I got him to the infirmary, and as you can see he has plenty of bruises indicating the assault he received yesterday"

"It is only fair…" The principal started but Alec cut her off.

"It is only fair to make justice. Magnus was not to blame for this. you can check the cameras for that" Alec protested.

"Very well" The principal said after a long time of silence. "We shall see into it"

A few days ago, the football players who attacked Magnus were suspended for a complete week and placed into probation by all the teachers in the school.

2025

Magnus made his way towards a Barnes&Noble He had just finished his classes and had decided to take the last period he had free to do some research before the classes ended and Rafael came out of classes. Magnus had thought about going to Luke's bookshop, but thought better of it. He wanted to do this on his own without anyone noticing. He guessed there was nothing to hide. He just wanted to look for some books, make sure they were age-appropriate for his son. Or at least, that's the lie he had come up with.

When Magnus arrived at the closest Barne&Noble, he realised he could just have gone home and look at the books on his son's bookshelf. But he was already at the shop, so he thought he might as well look for the books there.

He walked inside the store and stood by the entrance. The place was huge. It had two floors, all of it filled with bookshelves. There were so many books, he did not know where to start. It had been a long time since he had been to a bookshop this big. Usually he just went to Luke's. Looking around, he saw a few employees. He guessed it would be alright to ask.

"Hello…excuse me" Magnus smiled charmingly at the closest girl he found "Could you help me?"

"Of course" The girl smiled "What can I do for you?"

"I'm looking for a book series" Magnus explained "My son is reading them, and I wanted to check them out and see if I get him the last one of the series"

"Sure! What books are those?" The girl asked.

"I don't know the name…the author is A.G. Lightwood?"

"Oh of course!" The girl nodded knowingly "Follow me"

Magnus followed the girl to the second floor of the shop, an then down an aisle. Reaching the bookshelf in the back of the aisle, the girl showed him where the books where. There were 4 different titles, all of which Magnus knew were part of the series. There were different editions of the same book, some hard covers and paperbacks. There were also other books by the same author, A.G. Lightwood.

Magnus waited for the girl to disappear, and then, making sure the aisle was empty, Magnus took the first book on the shelf. He noticed the cover, it was the same cover as the one he had bought Rafael that first time. It was navy blue, sparks of glitter around it. The only thing in it was the image of some cat-like eyes. They were the color of honey, with some touches of green. The tittle of the books was written on top of the book with bold golden letters. At the bottom, the name of the author stood up with an elegant calligraphy.

A.G. Lightwood.

Magnus's breath caught in his throat. For some reason, there was something stopping him from opening the first page of the book. Maybe it was fear. It had been a very long time ago since the promise Alec had made for him. To dedicate him the first book he wrote. Maybe he hadn't even gone through it. It was a silly promise. Alec probably wasn't thinking about him when he wrote this book. Taking a deep breath, Magnus opened the book. The first page had praises for the book from different magazines and book reviewers. The next page had the name of the book once again, the name of the author and the publisher. As Magnus turned to the next page, Magnus closed his eyes. The dedication page. Magnus took a shuddering breath, not knowing why he was so nervous, and then peered at the page carefully.

Do you believe in soulmates?

There was nothing else in the page. Magnus looked all over the page, as if he had missed something. He read it, and re-read it, and read it again. Not believing what was written in that page. It wasn't exactly his name in the dedication page, but it was enough. It meant something. It was the same thing they asked each other over and over again when they were together. It had to mean something.

Magnus's epiphany was interrupted with the sound of his phone ringing. Magnus cursed under his breath and took the phone out of his pocket. Seeing the number of the school, Magnus picked up immediately.

"Magnus Bane speaking" He said into the phone.

"Magnus" Magnus recognised the voice of the school's principal.

"Hello Jia" Magnus smiled "What can I do for you?"

"I'm afraid I need you to come to the school" Jia said, sounding serious.

"Is everything alright?" Magnus asked, suddenly worried.

"Your son has been caught in a fight with other kids on his grade" Jia explained.

"What?" Magnus frowned "My son? My son Rafael?"

"Yes" Jia confirmed "Please come down to the office. I need to call the other parents of the kids involved"

Magnus sighed, promising to be there as soon as possible. Magnus pocketed his phone once again and frowned down at the book on his hand. There were so many things going on at the moment, but first of all he needed to worry about his son.

Putting the book back in the shelf, Magnus rushed out of the shop and towards the school. There most be something wrong. Rafael never got into fights. He didn't like violence. He got along perfectly fine with everyone in the school. He was nice and polite and the best kid anyone could ever meet. If Rafael had somehow got into a fight with other kids, they most have done something terribly wrong or hunted him. The thought of his son being hurt made Magnus dizzy. He could not get there fast enough.

Once he reached the school, he noticed Alec pulling over by the parking lot. Confused as to why Alec would be at the school so early, he stopped by the steps of the front entrance. Alec climbed off the car in a hurry, Magnus noticed he had probably gotten ready in a rush to get there.

"Magnus?" Alec asked as he noticed him. "Do you know where Max is? The school called me…there was a fight…"

"So Max was involved as well?" Magnus asked worriedly "They called me for Rafael as well"

"You don't believe they got in a fight, do you?" Alec asked with wide eyes. His blue eyes dark with worry.

"I don't" Magnus shook his head "But we should probably figure out what happened"

"Oh God" Alec groaned as they walked inside the school "What if he's hurt?"

Magnus didn't comment. He wanted to comfort Alec, but he could not ignore the thoughts invading his mind. He was worried about his son too, thinking that maybe Rafael was hurt. He could not be too badly hurt, or the school would have taken him tot he hospital. Just the thought of his son ending in a hospital made him sick.

They reached the principal's office. The sound of a kid sobbing inside the office, made them rush inside without knocking first. Inside, Jia Penhallow was sitting behind her desk. There was a kid sitting in front of him, his arms crossed and his nose bloody as if it had been bleeding a few moments ago. There was a mother standing over him, fussing with tissues to cover her son's nose, and combing his hair nervously. On the other chair, sat Max. His shoulders hunched and trembling with every sob. Magnus's heart broke at the sounds of him crying. Rafael was standing next to him, patting his back and whispering softly in his air.

Alec rushed forward at the sight of his son crying. Max turned around at the sound of them coming inside, and rushed out of the chair to hug Alec. Alec kneeled down and hugged his son close to his chest. Max sobbed even harder against Alec's shoulder, clutching tightly at his shirt. Rafael moved towards him, and Magnus hugged him tightly.

"¿Estás bien?" Magnus asked if he was alright in Spanish.

"Si" Rafael nodded, but stayed close to him.

Alec stood up, carrying Max in his arms. The little boy was still hiding his face in his father's shirt. Alec was clutching Max tightly against his body, as if protecting him from everything around them. He was glaring hotly at Jia and towards the mother of the other kid.

"What the hell happened to my son?" Alec snapped.

"Why don't we all take a sit" Jia said calmly, nodding towards two other chairs in front of the desk.

Alec glared at her for a few seconds before taking a seat. Max was still in his arms, crying softly, but seemed to be calming down slowly at being in his father's arms. Magnus took a seat as well, and Rafael sat in his lap.

"Jia" Magnus spoke "What happened?"

"I'll tell you what happened" the mother of the other kid snapped "Those two kids hurt my baby"

"If you would let me explain-" Jia started.

"I want those two out of this school!" The mother demanded "Those little devils should be allowed near other kids!"

"Hey!" Alec snapped glaring at the mother "Watch your tone when you're talking about my son!"

"Maybe if you educated him I would not have the need to talk this way about them" the mother responded.

"Excuse me?" Alec asked with wide eyes, ready to fight back.

"Mrs. Nicholls, please" Jia said "Let's keep it polite"

"I want this fixed!" Mrs. Nicholls exclaimed.

"Jia…please tell us what happened" Magnus pleaded.

"There was a fight in the gardens of the school." Jia explained "The kids were given some time in their class to be in the garden. Max's class went out just as Rafael's and Tom's class was coming back inside. I'm sure it was all an accident"

"Tom tripped Max in purpose" Rafael said with a frown towards the other kid. Tom frowned back at him.

"That's not true!" Tom protested "He's lying because he likes the little freak!"

"Tom" Jia scolded "We don't talk that way to other students"

Max flinched and tried getting closer to Alec. Alec tightened his hold on his son, and started whispering something in his ear. Max shook head and refused to look up.

"Stop calling him that!" Rafael argued "It's mean!"

"It's the truth" Tom spatted "Nobody likes him"

"that's enough!" Alec protested "I'm sorry Mrs. Penhallow, but I will not stand someone talking about my son that way"

"They're just kids" Mrs. Nicholls rolled her eyes "They're just playing around"

"Tom" Jia spoke "Would you mind telling us why you pushed Max?"

"I didn't push him" Tom protested "He broke my project!"

"It was an accident!" Rafael defended his friend "Tom was being mean and making fun of him, and made Max trip. When Max fell, Tom's project fell as well and broke on the floor"

"Max?" Alec whispered on his son's ear "Max, would you mind telling us what happened?"

Max looked up from where he was hiding his face against Alec's neck. His eyes were red and puffy, and he had tear streaks down his cheeks. He sniffed, cleaning his nose with the back of his hand. Alec stocked his hair comfortably, kissing his cheek softly.

"Tom made m-me fall" Max hiccuped "I d-didn't see him…w-when I wanted to g-get up…h-he pushed me b-back"

Max started sobbing again and Alec hugged him tightly. soothing him with words and kissed. Tom glared at the little kid, while his mother shook her head in exasperation.

"I hope you're not believing those lies" Mrs. Nicholls said to Jia Penhallow "My baby would never do that. Besides, it was Mr. Bane's son that hurt my baby"

"He broke my nose!" Tom accused, glaring at Rafael.

"No rompí tu nariz" Rafael rolled his eyes, speaking in Spanish.

"What happened Rafe?" Magnus asked his son.

"When he pushed Max again, he and his friends started laughing" Rafael pouted "He was being mean…I wanted to help Max"

"What did you do?" Magnus asked softly.

"Le pegué en la cara" Rafael murmured.

"you punched him" Magnus sighed.

"He was being mean!" Rafael defended himself.

"As you can see, it seems everyone got in problem here" Jia explained. "We'll have to come to an agreement for a punishment for the three of them"

"Max didn't do anything!" Alec protested "And Rafael was just defending his friend!"

"I'm sorry Jia, but I have to agree with Alexander" Magnus nodded "It is not fair for them to be punished when they were just defending themselves!"

"Defending themselves?" Mrs. Nicholls screeched "I'm sorry, but my son was the victim in this!"

"How?!" Alec cried "He pushed my son! he made fun of him!"

"He was hurt!" Mrs. Nicholls protested "He could have ended in the hospital"

"I'm afraid that we would need to ground both Tom and Rafael, since they were the ones who acted violently"

"But that's not fair!" Magnus protested.

"It's okay dad" Rafael said softly. "I did punch Tom"

"How about you stay after classes for detention for three days, and you'll get some extra course work" Jia negotiated.

"That's ridiculous" Magnus shook his head.

"I will talk to the board of teachers!" Mrs. Nicholls snapped "There is no way I will allow my baby to be treated this way!"

Mrs. Nicholls then pulled Tom out of the chair and then stormed off the office. Jia sighed deeply, rubbing her temples. Magnus glared after the woman and then turned to glare at Jia.

"Seriously" Magnus said coldly

"I'm sorry Magnus" Jia sighed "But it is school rules"

"right" Magnus rolled his eyes "It won't happen again and all that"

"Can I take Max home?" Alec asked "I don't think I could leave him here for the next hour"

"Of course" Jia nodded "You both can leave with your kids…and I really am sorry for all that happened"

"Don't worry" Alec said as he stood up "Just…don't let that kid near my son"

"We'll keep a tight eye on him" Jia assured him.

"alright" Alec nodded "Have a good day"

Alec turned around, Max still in his arms, and walked out of the office. Magnus followed after him, Rafael rushing as well wanting to make sure his best friend was alright. Once outside, Alec put Max back in the floor and cleaned his cheeks with the sleeve of his jacket. Alec whispered something to Alec, who nodded. Giving Max a kiss on his forehead, Alec stood up again. Turning around he noticed Magnus and Rafael approaching him.

"It is the weekend" Alec said "How about a movie's night? With pizza and popcorn"

"Sounds like a good plan" Magnus nodded, as both kids started getting excited at the idea of spending more time together. "we certainly need it"

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