I have got to be THE laziest author ever. A chapter every fortnight, not to mention extremely short and uninformative. But we're getting somewhere. I have to admit, this story is missing a little bit of Magnus' sparkles. :] you know what that means! MORE MALEC. But also i gotta say, it took me a long time to upload this because of the lack of reviews. I was somehow, disappointed at the number of reviews for the last chapter, but who am i to complain!

Thanks again to those loyal readers and reviews. Enjoy~

The afternoon classes were like hell. Alec was thinking hard; not about biology but about Magnus. Magnus, Magnus, Magnus, Magnus, Magnus. Jace was bearing his usual bored expression, examining his nails and fixing his hair. Alec couldn't help but think about Magnus. What would he be doing now? Is he angry or worried? Alec had made up his mid already that he'd go straight to Magnus' flat to make it up to him.

"Alexander, what are the organic chemical groups that characterize carbohydrates?"

The sound of his name brought him back to earth from la la land.

"Uh…I don't know" Alec answered after quite a long time of silence.

The teacher eyed him. "Well Alexander. You better start learning because we are having a quiz tomorrow morning and I suggest you remember everything."

"It's Alec" Alec said as Mrs. Gillian turned around.

"I beg your pardon?" She replied.

"It's Alec, not Alexander." Alec replied again.

"Did I ask you to comment Alexander?" Mrs. Gillian said. "This is my class. And your name on roll call is Alexander. If you don't pass your quiz tomorrow we'll have to have some extra afternoon classes. Alone."

She was obviously annoyed, and so was Alec. Why did she have to single him out like that? It's so obvious that she hates him. All Alec wanted to do was to pin her down and scream at her, but then reminded himself that if he wanted to see Magnus, he's going to sit there and not move a muscle until the bell rang.

Alec was fighting with his own body. He couldn't keep still. It was two hours until class ended for the day and Alec free to go, but it seemed like the longest two hours of his life. After the biology class with Mrs. Gillian, he'd have to face a whole hour and a half of English with Mrs. Core. His life couldn't get any worse. He still had to get his phone from Mr. Turnwell.

The sound of the bell rang through the whole school and signaled the end of school. Students rushed into the corridors, eager to go home or hang out with friends or spend the afternoon relaxing. Alec emerged from two hours of continuous torture with Jace next to him. His attitude for school has dropped to nothing but a tiny dot. It meant that he had less time to do his job and see Magnus.

Alec told Jace that he had to get his phone and he's going to Magnus' afterwards so he should go and meet the others. Jace muttered something about phones and walked away, eager to go back to the institute and resume his ordinary life. Alec stood in the now semi-empty corridor; he took a deep breath and headed for the teacher's office.

"Come in"

Alec pushed open the door and saw Mr. Turnwell sitting at his desk with a cup of tea and papers. He didn't seem to see who the person is, nor care. After a short silence, Alec didn't know where to start. Finally, the teacher did look up, annoyed.

"What do you want?" he said, taking a sip of tea.

Silence

"Are you going to talk or are we going to stare at each other til Christmas?" he said again, carefully placing the cup back down.

Only did Alec realize that it was actually his turn to speak.

"Uh.. my phone." He muttered.

"Oh. You're the new kid." He opened the top draw and took out Alec's phone. He held it in the air while he spoke. "If I catch you one more time with your phone in class it will be mine."

Alec nodded and reached for the phone. He said a quick thank you and walked out of the office, trying not to seem too eager to get out. Alec speed walked until he turned the corner, only then did he look down at his phone. The first thing he noticed was that it was off. He prayed that it wasn't out of battery and that the teacher had simply turned it off. He released a gulp of air as he reached for the "ON" button and the screen flashed to life.

As the phone was starting, Alec held another breath. He didn't know what to expect from Magnus. He hoped that it wasn't too bad. It was. 9 new text messages. 16 missed calls and 4 new voice messages. And that was before the phone was turned off. Shit. Alec gathered up his nerves and opened the messages.

Magnus

Am I being too pushy? Let's forget that I sent the last text.

Magnus

Are you deliberately ignoring me? Please don't do this. You're going to make me call.

Magnus

You're not answering… Why are you not answering? Am I being annoying? If I said something wrong about you and the school, sorry. Forgive me?

Magnus

Pretty please?

Magnus

Or are you just sitting in class, too concentrated on what the teachers are brainwashing you with?

Magnus

Seriously if you don't text back I'm going to call again.

Magnus

PICK UP!

Magnus

Alec? Please please please text back. At least tell me you've received these messages.

Magnus

Alec. I'm worried. Call ASAP. Love you.

Alec smiled at that last message, and of course, took the advice. He presses the number 1 button on his phone and it went straight to Magnus. He didn't have to wait for very long.

"Alec?"

"Hey Magnus."

"Alec! Finally. Where have you been? Why haven't you replied?"

"Long story. I'm coming over."

Magnus seems to relax and shift into his more "Alec" voice.

"Alright. I'll have some snacks ready. See you soon sweetheart."

"Yeah, see you."

With that Alec flipped his phone shut and headed for Magnus' flat, finally something was going right for him.

As usual, Alec walked up to the street Magnus lived on and located the right door. He didn't have to ring, it was already open. He headed upstairs, 2 at a time. He couldn't conceal the fact that he is desperate to see Magnus and share the unfortunate events of his miserable day.

Magnus was already at the doorway, waiting for his boyfriend to come up the stairs. Alec smiled when he saw him. He was in some place familiar at last, with someone he had been dying for to be with all day. He smiled some more. Magnus embraced him and wrapped his around Alec's waist to draw him closer. Their bodies touched and Alec could feel the heat radiating off Magnus.

Alec was comfortable here; he is floating in a world with only the two of them. Magnus leaned down towards Alec. His fingers running through his hair. Their tongues met and Alec closed his eyes. After they pulled apart, Magnus leaned down close to Alec's ear and whispered. "You have a lot to explain shadowhunter."