Alec POV:

Alec was completely shocked. He had been at the party for the first ninety minutes, but he hadn't seen Magnus anywhere, and since Magnus had really been the only reason he had attended the party, he found himself with nothing to do. He had been trying, with little luck, to fend off disappointment, and the claustrophobic party atmosphere hadn't been helping. Also, Isabelle had been sending him pitying looks all night, which he hated. So he had escaped upstairs, deciding to try to get a start on his math homework. It hadn't been easy because of the loud music pounding through the floor and also because he couldn't stop thinking of Magnus. Bane is certainly an appropriate name for him, thought Alec. All in all, it had been a horrible night, Serves me right for getting my hopes up, he scolded himself.

After what felt like an hour, but was probably only twenty minutes, Alec heard footsteps and a door opening. He sighed. The top floor was supposed to be off limits, that's why he had come up here. He walked out of his room and saw the bathroom door cracked open. The lights were on and he could hear the tap running, he hoped whoever was in there wasn't puking.

Alec opened the door, preparing for a confrontation, "Hey! Nobody's supposed to be-" Then he realised who was in there and froze, "Magnus? Oh my god, what happened to your face?" Magnus's nose was red, and looked like it might be swelling, there were was a bloody tissue stuck up his nostril. Alec felt a rush of anger for whoever had touched him. Magnus looked up at him and his eyes widened, "Alec! Umm… Hi. Your sister told me I could come up here… Sebastian Morgenstern punched me in the face." He looked a little sheepish, and also a little nervous, which was new. Alec was horrified, "What! Why?" Magnus rolled his eyes, "Because I'm a gay, downworlder, freak." Alec felt himself pale. When he had invited Magnus, he hadn't even thought about how the other Nephilim kids would react. He knew that a lot of them were homophobic, hence his not being out of the closet yet, and that a lot of them were snobs who hated the idea of the merge, but he hadn't thought they'd actually do anything to Magnus. He felt like an idiot. "Magnus. I'm so sorry." He said. "It's all right," replied Magnus, smiling. Alec could tell that his smile was fake, "Isabelle kicked him out." Alec felt a wave of shame, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to help," he muttered.

Magnus reached out and touched his hand. Alec's heart stuttered but he didn't pull away. "It's all right Alexander. What were you doing up here anyways?" Alec blushed, "Well, um, I didn't see you- I mean I didn't see anyone I knew, and my siblings abandoned me, and I kind of hate parties… Plus I have a lot of homework… So I just came up here for some peace I guess." Alec knew he was rambling, and he could tell Magnus knew it too. It made him blush even harder. Magnus looked like he was trying not to laugh, "It's too bad. Seeing you was the main reason I came to this thing. Well, that and free booze." He grinned. Alec tried to smile back, but still felt like shit.

Suddenly, he had an idea. A crazy idea. He took looked at Magnus's hand on his and grabbed it, "Come with me." He said, and led Magnus out of the bathroom. "Where are we going?" Asked Magnus, "You need ice for your nose." Said Alec, feeling less jumpy now that he had a purpose. He took Magnus to his parents' room and unlocked the door. Magnus's eyes widened slightly when he saw what was inside. Paintings, and glass ornaments and fancy bottles. Alec walked over to a drinks drinks cart, scooped out some ice from a jar, and wrapped it in a face cloth that he had gotten from the bathroom. He handed the package to Magnus and smiled weakly as their fingers touched, sending sparks into his hand. "This should work a lot better then tap water." He said, then, in response to Magnus's questioning look, he added, "This is where we hide the valuables for parties."

On impulse, he grabbed two glasses from the cart and a bottle of something amber, which he thought might be scotch. He poured one glass for himself and one for Magnus. Magnus looked at him dubiously, "I thought you hid this so random partyers didn't drink it." Alec blushed, "You just got punched in the face, it's the least I could do. Besides, you're not a random partyer." He mumbled that last part, but Magnus heard it anyways. He grinned so wide that he looked like the Cheshire cat (his eyes added to the image), but somehow managed it look really hot, "Well thank you," Magnus purred, "and hey! I think my nose stopped bleeding!" He pulled the tissues out of his nose and grinned even wider. Alec couldn't help but chuckle a little at his enthusiasm. He lifted his glass up to Magnus and took a sip, the alchohol burning his throat. He struggled not to cough. Magnus replicated his action and set down his glass, "So, despite a rocky start, I still got the two things I came here for, free booze and you." He winked, "Maybe getting attacked wasn't such a bad thing."

Alec was amazed. This boy had just gotten punched in the face for being gay, and here he was hitting on him. Was this some sort of sick joke? At this point Alec could barely put a coherent sentence together and he sat down on his parents bed in defeat, "Why do you always say things like that?"

"Because they're true." Replied Magnus.

"But they aren't. I'm not worth it."

"I think you are."

"No one else does." Magnus sat down next to him and scooted towards him so that their shoulders were touching. He reached his hand up to turn Alecs' face towards his. Alec suddenly had trouble breathing, "That," said Magnus seductively, "is because of you're haircut."

"My-my haircut?" Alec stuttered, confused to the point of panic, "Yes, it hides your eyes." Magnus breathed as he gently brushed Alec's hair back from his eyes and leaned even closer, "If people could see your eyes, nobody would be able to keep away from you." Alec swallowed, a thousand jumbled thoughts racing through his mind. They all disappeared as Magnus closed the tiny distance between them and crushed their lips together. Alec opened his mouth instinctively, allowing the other boy complete control. If he had been standing he probably would have fallen over, all he could think was, Magnus, Magnus Bane, I am kissing Magnus Bane.

It was pure bliss.

A/N: Ta-da! They're finally kissing! Please enjoy and review!