A/N: Wow... all i have to say to everyone is i'm sorry. i'm so sorry this took me forever to put up. i just had ABSOLUTELY NO inspiration for this story and i could never quite seem to finish it. i have just been so busy with school and work that i never could get around to finishing the LAST CHAPTER! gosh.. i am so so so sorry for all of this. well... its probably pretty crappy... since i just have no inspiration for finishing this story but at least you now have closure. please enjoy the last chapter of haunt and i'll see you at the bottom!
"Wait Izzy. You can't just go busting into a warlock's home like that." Jace asked with concern lacing his words.
Jace and Isabelle had walked the several blocks to Magnus's apartment, trying to tame their anger, but now as they stood outside his door, the hatred couldn't help but bubble back to the surface.
"And what do you expect me to do then Jacey-poo? Politely knock on his door and ask if he would like to grab a coffee? UH NO! I'm going in there however I damn well please." Isabelle hissed as she jiggled the handle and opened the door to the staircase inside.
Jace sighed but had no other choice than to follow his sister up the stairs.
Taking the steps by two's, Isabelle rushed up the creaky stairs and headed straight for Magnus's apartment door. When she grabbed the door knob, it wouldn't budge.
"Dammit Magnus." Isabelle seethed.
"What?" Jace asked coming up the stairs behind her.
Isabelle motioned to the giant wood door. "It's locked."
Jace laughed at his sister's common sense. "And has that ever stopped you before?"
Isabelle stood silent for a moment before a huge smirk stretched across her face.
"No. No it has not." Isabelle laughed before raring her foot back and kicking at the doors lock with all her might.
Without any hesitation, the door's lock broke and the piece of wood snapped off its hinges, leaving Magnus's apartment wide open. Isabelle was the first one to spring into the room in a fighting stance. Jace followed her pursuit and copied her movement.
"Magnus where-" Jace's words were cut short when he saw a slumped over figure hanging on the wall.
"By the…"
"Angel."
Isabelle finished Jace's sentence then sprinted over to where Magnus was chained.
"Jace, call Alec. NOW." Isabelle snapped.
"Already on it." Jace said while punching numbers into his cell phone.
Isabelle turned her attention back to the battered warlock and winced as she noticed the deep gashes across his chest, arms, and thighs. As gently as she could, Isabelle tried tugging on the chains restricting the warlock's body but this just made Magnus cry out in pain.
"Isabelle stop! Ahhhh." Magnus cried and Isabelle instantly let go.
Magnus's cheeks were stained with tears and his eyes were blood shot. Isabelle had never seen Magnus this exhausted looking before and she couldn't help but want to comfort him.
Magnus let his head hang limp again before speaking to Isabelle.
"You shouldn't have come here… He'll be back soon and… I- I…" Magnus struggled to get his words out.
"Who will be back soon?" Isabelle questioned.
However, Magnus just kept his head low and tried to keep tears from flowing over his cheeks.
"Magnus!" Isabelle snapped. "You have to talk to me. Who's coming back?"
Suddenly there was a big crash and Isabelle whipped around to see Jace being dangled in the air but a hand on his throat.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Was I interrupting something?" The seductive voice hissed and a pair of bright purple eyes stared Isabelle down.
Alec grumbled to himself as he rolled over to check his phone that was ringing like crazy on his nightstand.
"Hello?" Alec answered the phone with a grumble.
"Alec, Alec! It's Jace."
"Jace? What the hell do you want?"
"Man it's important! You have to get over to Magnus's and fast!" Jace said in haste.
"Magnus's? No way. I am NOT coming over to Magnus's." Alec huffed.
"Please! I know you're mad at him but this is important! Everything will be explained when you get your lazy ass up and get over here!"
"Fine, fine. Just give me a few minutes." Alec sighed.
"Hurry!" Jace yelled before hanging up the phone.
Alec sighed as he shoved his phone into his jeans pocket and swung his legs over the bed.
He didn't understand why he had to rush over to his ex-boyfriends house that broke his heart, just to see what Jace wanted. All he knew was that it had better be important.
Grabbing his keys, steele, and jacket; Alec slipped his shoes on and made his way onto the cold streets of Manhattan to an apartment building he vowed never to return to.
Standing before the cold, and seemingly dark apartment building of Magnus Bane made Alec's stomach do cartwheels. He almost couldn't bear to look at the place considering it brought back too many fond memories the poor shadow hunter had been trying to forget.
Step by step, Alec carefully made his way up those dreaded stairs and twisted the knob on the building door.
Once he was inside Alec carefully shut the door behind him and began to make his way up the second staircase inside the building.
Suddenly, Alec stopped in his tracks and listened carefully. He could have sworn he heard something heavy being thrown to the floor somewhere in Magnus's apartment building. Sharpening his sense's, Alec quieted his footsteps and made his way up to Magnus's flat.
At first Alec noticed how the door was broken off its hinges and lying inside the apartment, but then he heard voices.
Sinking into the shadows just outside the doorway, Alec quietly listened to the arguments going on inside.
"Jace!" Alec heard Isabelle scream.
Carefully, Alec peeked his head inside the doorway, making sure he would not be spotted, to see a figure standing in the middle of the room, with his foot on top of Jace's chest. Isabelle was standing in her fighting stance in front over another figure, chained and slumped over against the wall.
"Oh I wouldn't worry about the petty shadow hunter too much. He can stand the pressure." A voice Alec recognized all too well, hissed.
"I do have a proposition for you, however." Vladimir purred. "How about we pretend that you measly shadow hunters never showed up here hmm? A portal will be opened in an hour and Magnus and I shall never be seen again. All you must do is go home, and act like you never saw us. That way your brother's life will be spared and we can all move on. Agreed?"
Isabelle's fists clenched and her jaw tightened. Alec could feel the rage boiling up inside him and it looked as if his sister was feeling the same way. A portal? Where the hell was Vladimir taking Magnus? Whatever Vladimir had planned Alec was about to stop it.
"Magnus is going with us you freak. We are not leaving without him." Isabelle growled while pulling a seraph blade from one of her thigh shafts.
Vladimir chuckled and started to reach into his back pocket. "Fine. Have it your way."
In an instant Alec bolted from his hiding spot in the doorway and tackled Vladimir to the ground.
"Alec!" Isabelle screamed and Magnus's head instantly shot up.
Alec fiercely knocked the dagger out of Vladimir's hand and kneed him in the chest. Isabelle quickly ran to Jace and helped him up off the floor.
"Jace get up. We have to get Magnus out of here." Isabelle pleaded.
Jace, who was still a bit delusional from being knocked in the head, looked around to see Alec and Vladimir wrestling in the floor and Magnus, fear stricken, hanging on the wall.
Jace managed to nod his head and winced as Isabelle helped him to his feet. Still feeling a little wobbly, Jace used Isabelle for support and stumbled over to Magnus. Grabbing his steele from his back pocket, Jace traced an unbinding rune over the chains restricting Magnus. After a long groan the chains gave way and Magnus fell forward into Jace and Isabelle's arms. As Jace steadied Magnus against the wall, he turned his head just in time to see Alec get socked in the jaw by Vladimir's fist.
Bracing his back against the floor, Alec dug his heel into the back of Vladimir's knee and flipped him over. Straddling his chest, Alec lobbed a few punches into the side of Vladimir's face. Vladimir caught Alec's wrist before the last punch was thrown and jerked Alec off to the side, just enough to where he could spring to his feet. Once he was on his feet Vladimir turned around just in time to duck out of the way of Jace's fist. While still being crouched, Vladimir grabbed his dagger off the floor and lunged at Jace's throat, knocking him up against the wall. Vladimir pressed the dagger at the beginning of Jace's throat and hissed into his ear.
"Have fun in the afterlife shadow hunter."
Jace clenched his eyes and waited for Vladimir to slice that dagger across his throat and deliver the final blow. Without opening his eyes, Jace heard a rugged gasp and felt Vladimir's grip loosen on him.
Jace opened his eyes to see Vladimir staring at him in shock and blood beginning to trickle from his mouth. Jace couldn't help but stare wide eyed as Vladimir fell to his knees and started gasping for breath. Slowly, Vladimir's breaths ceased and his eyes fluttered closed while his body fell to the ground.
A silver handled seraph blade was protruding from Vladimir's back and Jace looked up to see Alec looming over the warlock's body. Alec just saved his life.
"Alec!" Isabelle cried as she ran over to her brother and took him into a big embrace.
Alec returned his sister's hug and ran his hands up and down her back trying to comfort her.
"It's okay Izzy. It's over." Alec managed to whisper into her ear.
Alec could feel tears soaking his shoulder that was no doubt coming from Izzy.
"Alec?" A struggled voice came from the corner of the room.
Alec looked up to see Magnus standing on his own and clutching one of the gashes in his side. Upon seeing the warlock Alec quickly let go of Isabelle and rushed over to Magnus's side.
"Magnus…" Alec whispered as he gently touched Magnus's cheek.
Magnus took Alec's hand in his and let his eyes shut as a few stray tears slid down his cheeks.
"Alec… I'm so sorry… I never meant for any of this to happen… You know I would never hurt you like that and I don't know how you could ever forgive me but please, just know that you're everything to me and I would never-"
Magnus's rambling was cut short when Alec placed his lips over the warlocks. Forgetting everything he was thinking, Magnus slowly returned the kiss and snaked his hands into the shadow hunter's shaggy hair. Magnus couldn't help but melt into Alec's touch; that touch always made him forget the world.
Gently pulling away, Alec pulled away looking lovingly into Magnus's eyes.
"Magnus… I understand everything. You don't have to apologize. I couldn't survive without you. Please. Do not blame yourself for this." Alec said.
Magnus smiled and placed his lips back on Alec's for that was where they belonged.
A/N: like i said... i am SO SO SO SO SORRY this took me so long to put up. but to all my fans and readers i still have after this long hiatus i want to THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! i love you guys and i hope this was the closure you were looking for. thank you guys for sticking with me!
Please rate and review one last time! :D and again! thank you so so so so much!