One of the last updates of 2018! I'm excite for the new year (because hopefully the world will get it's shit together). I'm sorry for disregarding One True Love for so long, but that is because I've been rewriting the ending for it. You'll see when get there. Kay? Enjoy and happy new year!
Alec rushed forward, holding his hands out as Magnus floated down from the spell. He landed in his arms and Alec held him up and pulled him close. Magnus' eyes fluttered opened and his hand unconsciously went to hold Alec's back as his vision began to clear and everything started to slowly make sense around him. Magnus only remembered so much. Saving Lydia's life. Falling down. Being stuck in his dreams of the previous months before and with Alec. He dreamed of Alec. Everything that had previously happened started to become fuzzy, but as his eyesight cleared up, he saw the one person that had changed him. That had broken down his walls. The real Alec. Holding him close in a bridal carry.
"Alexander." Magnus said, moving and hugging the young shadowhunter carrying him. Alec hugged him back tightly, fighting the sob that was going to fall out. Magnus was back. He was back.
Alec moved over and set Magnus down on the ground. Magnus wanted to stay in Alec's arms, but he allowed himself to be set down. Alec moved his hands away from Magnus' back to let the warlock stand on his own, but he swayed on his feet a bit. Alec moved and caught him, holding Magnus up by his waist. "You okay?" he asked.
"I am... I am now." Magnus said back with a grin. He just wanted to be alone with Alec. He wanted to tell him how he felt and everything that he was feeling right now after those dreams of him. Alec couldn't help himself and he moved forward and held Magnus' cheeks in his large hands. Alec rubbed off some of the highlight and smiled at the shimmery powder know on his fingers. Magnus smiled as well. "Alexander" he started "I-"
"No. No, don't you dare apologize for being selfless. Thank you, alright? Thank you so so much for being so selfless." Alec said to him. Clary and Izzy moved forward and smiled at the warlock. Magnus looked over at them and smiled.
"Clary, Isabelle!" he cried, hugging both together. Alec looked at him and smiled with him. Maryse walked over to Alec and patted his back.
"Are you going to tell him?" she asked. Magnus had been busy hugging the girls, but he heard what she had said. What did she mean?
"I will." Alec said to her, earning more of Magnus' curiosity and attention. "He just, he just needs a moment with the people that he loves."
Magnus had to speak now. After everything that he had witnessed while trapped within the spell, Alec needed to know how he felt. Alec needed to know that he was the one. "But that includes you Alexander." he said out loud, turning away from Clary and Izzy and looking over at Alec.
Alec turned and froze. Did he just hear that right? Did Magnus just say that he was a part of the people that he loved. Magnus walked away from Clary and Izzy, giving them a short and smile smile and approached Alec. Maryse moved away from her son and allowed the two the closeness that had been stripped from them.
"Alexander." Magnus said. "I forgive you for what happened. While I was under that spell... I thought long and hard and realized that this wasn't your fault. You did it for your family. And I realized that I even though I said that I would never love again... I ended up falling in love with you. A very kind, loving, protective shadowhunter."
Alec walked over to Magnus and took his wrists in his hand. His blush had gone and he wanted to stay in this moment forever. "When I went to find you and apologize... and I found that note." Alec said, finding himself out of breath. "I've never felt that kind of fear... ever. Thinking that you were dead and that I was the cause... I-I was terrified. Magnus I... I love you. I always have. And I always will. No matter what I said."
Alec didn't waste a moment and he moved over and connected his and Magnus' lips. Magnus kissed back and he held the back of his neck. The two of them holding on together. Jace and Maryse smiled widely as Clary, Izzy and Lydia started to sob and cry from pure joy. Finally... Alec was happy. Finally... Magnus' walls were broken down
Alec was kissing his love. Magnus was kissing his love. And the two clutched each other like there was no tomorrow. That it was just them and they were the only ones living there in that moment. Alec was forced to let go when he heard a loud coughing voice. The two turned over to see that it was Jace doing the loud coughing. Alec held Magnus close to his waist with a smile.
"Yes Jace?" Alec asked.
"Sorry. It's been ten minutes." Jace joked.
"It's been like two minutes." Alec retorted, earning a laugh from Magnus. Magnus stifled his laugh in Alec's shoulder, making the shadowhunter blush. Magnus looked over and met eyes with Jace. Jace smiled with him and held his hand out to him. Magnus and him finally shook hands.
"Take care of my parabatai." Jace asked.
"I will." Magnus said as Alec pulled him closer by the waist. "I always will."
Alec smiled widely. This was the person that he loved. This was the person that he wanted to wake up next to every day. Alec pulled Magnus closer to him. "Now, if you'll excuse me. Magnus and I have things to discuss."
"Things to discuss." Jace repeated with finger quotes. Clary chuckled at his joke while Izzy pinched him hard on the arm. Izzy turned over and waved goodbye to her brother and his boyfriend. Alec pulled Magnus way, keeping one hand on his wait and the other on one of Magnus' hands.
"Let me know if you find anything on Johnathan." Alec said, walking off with Magnus. Alec walked with the warlock towards his office. They didn't say anything to each other. They kept silent as Alec lead him towards his office. Alec opened the door and nodded at Magnus to walk inside. Magnus bowed down a bit and walked inside of the office. Alec walked inside next and closed the door. Alec turned over to Magnus and motioned for him to sit. Magnus smiled and sat down against the leather couch inside of the office. Alec sat down next to Magnus and folded his hands in front of him.
Magnus tapped his foot against the floor at all of the silence that he was hearing. Alec sighed. "Magnus... I... I mean what I said." he said.
"Why are you stuttering?" Magnus asked. "Do you... do regret-"
"No! No, I don't regret anything at all!" Alec said, cupping Magnus' cheek in his. "I do love you. It's just, you know that I've never been in love before."
"I know. I understand Alexander." Magnus said, moving and resting his head in the crook of Alec's neck. Magnus snapped his fingers a champagne flute appeared in both of the men's hands. Alec looked down at the fizzy drink inside of the glass. He smiled, remembering Magnus' love for alcohol before he had left him. "It's sparkling white wine. But I can change it to what you want to drink."
"No, no." Alec said with a smile. He took a sip from the wine and smiled. He wrapped his arm around Magnus' shoulders. Magnus chuckled, sipping his own wine. "Magnus... I love you."
"I love you too Alexander." Magnus said back to him, tracing Alec's jawline.
"Um... are you um... are you tired? Do you want to come to my bedroom? Or I can take you to your hotel?" Alec said.
Magnus chuckled. "You're cute when you babble. But I am tired." Magnus yawned.
Alec smiled, downing his wine and taking Magnus' glass and setting it down. He stood up and pulled Magnus down onto the couch. Magnus summoned a pillow and a blanket. Alec wrapped Magnus in the fur throw blanket and ran a hand through his hair. Magnus smiled at him before he closed his eyes. Alec stepped away from him, no matter how much he didn't want to. Alec walked over to his desk to call Jace and let him know that Magnus was okay when there were a knock at the door.
Alec walked over to the door and opened it. He saw that it was Lydia. She had a calm smile on her face. "Lyds. Hey." he said. "Sorry, um-can I talk to you outside? Magnus is sleeping on my couch."
"No, no, it's fine. You're the head of the Institute after all." Lydia said, taking a step back as Alec walked out and closed the door. Alec turned back over to her and smiled.
"What the heck are you talking about? You're the head of this Institute after all. Wait... Lyds have you-"
Lydia handed Alec a small leather folder. "Here is our divorce papers. Offically. The Clave has agreed to our divorce, seeing as to how you feel with Magnus."
"But... Magnus is a downworlder." Alec said. "They-"
"They have agreed to allow you be together because of your parabatai and your mother." Lydia said. "Jace called his grandmother and Maryse talked to her as well. Imogen loves you like a son anyways. She understands our divorce. All you need to do is sign."
Alec smiled, moving over and pressing a kiss against her forehead. "Any man will be lucky to have you." Alec said. "You deserved more than this gay shadowhunter."
"Please." Lydia said. "I love this gay shadowhunter like a brother. I hope at least that we can still be friends though."
"When have we not been friends?" Alec joked with a smile as he opened the folder. "I'll be right back."
Alec went back inside of his office and he heard Magnus' soft and beautiful snores. Alec walked over to him and he pressed a kiss to his nose. He picked up a pen from his desk and wrote out his signature onto the paper. He closed the folder and walked back out of his office. He smiled and handed the folder back to his now ex wife. Lydia smiled and held the folder close to her chest.
"Thank you Alec." Lydia said, hugging him. "I hope that you and Magnus are happy together."
Alec squeezed Lydia back. She pulled away and patted his back. She slowly walked off in her tall boots. Alec chuckled and turned back to his office. He walked inside and sat down at his desk. Magnus was still softly asleep. Alec smiled. He couldn't believe that he was going to get to love this man. He couldn't believe that this beautiful man was his now.
"Massster."
Johnathan looked up from his glass of white wine and looked over at the demon in front of him. The demon crawled his way inside of the small cave like room where Johnathan was sitting inside of. Johnathan moved his legs up on top of the chair that he was sitting on.
"Yes?" Johnathan said, sipping from the wine.
"Magnusss Bane hasss been woken up sssir." he hissed.
"Is that so?" Johnathan said. "Now, who do you know?"
"I can feel hisss magic radiating."
Johnathan smiled. He got up from his chair and set down his wine glass. "That's great." he said. "You may leave now. And when I say leave, you should probably get out of the city before the Institute decides to look after you."
"But what will you do?" the demon asked as Johnathan walked past him and grabbed his blade.
"I'll do what I planned to do." he answered. "I have a warlock to get to. Now... if you'll excuse me."
Johnathan walked out of that room and made his way towards the living room. He walked over and grabbed a rag to clean the blade. He would have to use it soon. Johnathan was looking forward to using it to impale it into the shadowhunter that had been protecting the warlock that he needed to rule. Johnathan smiled. He would kill that shadowhunter and pull Magnus down with him to Edom. He would make sure that his plan was perfect.
He twirled the blade in his hand and looked down at it in his hands. He smiled. It would be fun to kill that shadowhunter. He threw his blade and it landed right in the wall where he aimed. He laughed aloud. "I hope that you are prepared Magnus Bane." he said to himself. "We'll both be heading back to our hometown soon."