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Chapter XXVI

"I'm going to fight for you. Till the very end"

The weather was lovely today. The sun was up. Warm air was surrounding us. A light breeze were rising our togas up. Our principal was calling up for us, and handing diplomas to us. People, parents were taking photos all the time. My classmates were cheering, laughing, simply being happy that they finished school.

I should be happy too. But I couldn't. This wasn't how I imagined it.

I imagined that I'd be standing here with Alec. That we'd be smiling to the cameras. And tossing our birettas up. That I'd kiss him in front of our whole school for the last time. That at the night we'd attend the prom together. That we'd sneak out of it to the rooftop and make-out under stars. That Ragnor would spike the punch, making everybody tipsy. And finally that we'd leave our signs with some spray on the back wall of our school.

Yes, that were our plans for the end of the high school.

But unfortunately this was not what could happen.

This could be only our dreams that never come true.

"Magnus Bane" I moved to the pulpit, and took out a speech that Alec helped me write. Since he, the valedictorian, couldn't do it, I was asked by Mrs. Herondale to give some speech.

"Thank you Mrs. Herondale" I looked over my classmates and friends. They were smiling at me, some of them, Jonathan, Sebastian, and Jordan, were whistling at me. Mom was smiling, along with her new boyfriend. Robert was also giving me thumbs up as he was recording me. I looked down at the words, scribbled on the paper. But somehow they didn't fit for me now. So I decided to speak whatever come up to my mind, hoping that I won't embarrass myself that much. "High school is a long journey, a very hard journey. And it takes a lot to get to the end of it. Believe me, I almost failed it. But that's not the point. The point is, that when we came here, we were inexperienced kids who mostly didn't know what to do with themselves. And when I look on us now I see very wise young people, who finally found themselves. This what's the high school taught us. To find ourselves. To find what we want to do in our lives. This school made us stronger people. People who can handle everything what comes to their lives. And no matter where we end up, no matter who we become, a doctor" I looked over Catarina, who smiled at me "A policeman, a lawyer, a football star" I looked over Jordan and Sebastian "We can handle it. Because we are strong"

I made a slight pause, and smirked at whole my class.

"Congratulations class of 2012, we've made it"

Almost everyone – I added in my mind.

…

"Congratulations honey" mom kissed my both cheeks and squeezed me tight "I'm so proud of you baby"

"Mom..." there was a whining from me "I'm not a baby anymore"

"Oh I know I know, but..." she wiped her tears away "My baby grows up. Oh god. Soon you'll move out, get married..."

"Mom stop. I'm not moving out yet" once again she gave me a bone-crushing hug. Michael only laughed silently.

"Aya, honey, you're squeezing him too tight. The boy cannot breathe" mom let me go, but only on an arm length. "Congratulations Magnus"

"Thank you Michael"

"Ah there you are" we heard a familiar male voice "Hello Ayanna"

"Hello Robert. How are you and Maryse?"

"Good" Alec's dad kissed my mother's palm. "I believe we didn't have a chance to meet" he turned to Michael "I'm Robert Lightwood"

"Michael Cartwright. I'm Ayanna's partner"

"That's Alec's father" mom added, smiling at Robert.

"I hope to meet him one day"

"Yeah..." I mused.

"So, Magnus are you going with me?" Robert asked, putting his camera to the black bag.

"Yeah, just let me say goodbye to my friends, ok?"

"Sure. I'm waiting in the car." he put the bag on his arm and kissed my mother's cheek "Goodbye Ayanna. Michael it was a pleasure"

"As well" replied the other man.

"Robert make sure that Magnus will eat today, ok?" mom waved at Robert, as he nodded and went to his red Volvo. "Sweetie, eat something today. I'm going to leave a dinner in the oven for you."

"Sure mom. Though I don't know when I'll be back. Alec has some tests today"

"Ok. Say hi to him from me. And to Max. Tell him that tomorrow he can come by on an apple pie to "Atelier".

"Will do mom. Bye" I ran towards Ragnor and Cate who were waving at me. Catarina wore a beautiful blue dress, that matched her topaz earrings that I bought for her on her birthday two weeks ago. "Catie, you look really lovely."

"Thank you Magnus"

"I don't have much time. Robert is waiting for me to go to Alec." they were nodding at me.

"How is he?" Ragnor asked, putting a hand on my shoulder. He wore dark blue jeans and white dress shirt today. And a black jacket.

"Not worse, so it's really, really good." I replied. Cate hugged me, reaching to brush my cheek with her lip glossed lips.

"Remember everything will be ok. He's a fighter. He will be ok"

"I know. We will be ok." I kissed the top of her head. "I love you Cate. Ok. Remember. When you'll be on MIT, remember that even if I'm not in a person there, I'm always with you. Same goes to you Ragnor. Once you'll be on Harvard, don't forget about the little ol'me"

"How could I?" he laughed "I'm gonna call you every day, making sure that you're not lazing your ass. I love you man"

"I love you too Ragnor"

"Remember guys" Cate prompted as she wiped her tears. "This isn't a permanent goodbye. It's more like I see you later."

"Yeah. We'll see each other soon"

After we departed, I went to Robert's car. Soon we headed off.

"How was he this morning?" Robert stopped the car on the red light.

"He didn't get worse" the green light was on and we moved "That's a good thing"

"He will get better" I placed my hand on his arm, as he stopped the car on the hospital's parking lot. "I believe that"

"Me too. Because that's what only left us. Believe, have a hope, that he'll get better."

…

We were sitting on the floor. Me, Max, Izzy, Jace, Ellie and Alec, who was wrapped in a yellow blanket, that he demanded from me to bring it from my home. Just because it smells like me. We were playing in the Monopoly. It was a new game for me, I never played in it before. Me, Ragnor, Cate and Tessa never be for those kind of games. Ok, maybe they were, but I was more for singing, dressing, and partying. So there was no shock that I was losing to a nine year old.

"You suck on this Magnus" Max blurted at me, when he bought some other city.

"Hey I didn't..."

"I bet he suck other things" Ellie interrupted. If I was to describe our reactions on this simple line, that would be something like this. Max was confused as hell, as Jace, Ellie and Izzy were laughing their asses off. I was slightly embarrassed, and there could be a small blush on my cheeks. And there's Alec. My sweet Alec, who now was more red than Isabelle's lipstick. And she wore today burgundy.

"Good one Ellie!" Jace high-fived her, just as Izzy. Alec was still speechless and he was blinking repeatedly. That made me worry.

"What?" Max asked "What does it mean?"

"Well you see. It's between two boys or boy and a girl when one..." Isabelle started but I clasped a hand over her mouth.

"He's nine years old Izzy. Even I have some morals to not blab about certain stuff around kids" she rolled her eyes but eventually nodded. I moved myself to my shocked boyfriend and shook his arms slightly to not cause him any damage. "Sweet cheeks? You ok?"

"Yeah...sorry..."

"How 'bout we go back to playing? Hm? Or maybe we watch some movie?" Everyone agreed on my proposal and soon we forgot about the embarrassing topic.

…

The next two days I was barely at the hospital, since Alec was on tests and needed to rest after them. But Jace kept me updated. Yes, it was weird that I was on speaking terms with Jonathan Lightwood. More we were even some kind of friends you may say. At least we didn't offended each other, we were nice to ourselves. We talked one day, I apologized that I was calling him idiot and other names for all those years. He apologized for calling me a whore, because Alec told him the truth after an incident with Oliver from two months ago. But it wasn't that we became besties now. no.

So that's why I was surprised as hell when he showed up in my home today. With bloodshot eyes.

"Jace?" never in my life I see Jace Lightwood trembling, and in tears. I was panicking when he simply stood in front of me. "Jace what's wrong?"

"You're our last chance. Please...he's not listening to us. Only you can convince him. Please"

"Convince to what Jace? What the hell is going on?"

"Alec wants to stop taking chemo"

When we barged to the hospital, all Lightwoods and Ellie were sitting outside Alec's room with tears in eyes. I didn't even stop when Isabelle tried to grab my arm. Jace was telling them something as I went inside Alec's room. He was sitting on the bed. With his black jeans and jacket on. He was preparing himself to go home. But he was not having one.

"What the fuck do you mean you stop taking chemo?!" I shut the door too loudly, but I could care less. I was too much angry now.

"What are you doing here?"

"Jace came to me all in tears to tell me that you want to stop taking chemo" I glared him "So I'm asking what the fuck do you mean by that?!"

"There's no point in taking it more"

"Of course there's a point! You can live!"

"It's not working!" he interrupted me, yelling. "It's not working!"

"How do you know?!"

"The test...results showed that chemo stopped working at me" Alec lowered his voice, avoiding looking at me "Doctor Anderson told me today"

ALEC POV:

Lauren came to my room with results of tests that I took yesterday and in the morning. Mom was holding my hand in a tight grip, almost a crushing one. When she started to talk-medical I was began to being worry. I never liked when she was talking serious-doctor-stuff.

"The blood test showed that now the level of lymphocytes in your blood is 61% which comes as a highly risk. And that your immune system become resistant on medics. Which means that your body is refusing works of this chemo. There was a possibility of it when we started the treatment..." at some point I stopped listening to her.

Chemo stopped working.

I'm going to die.

"It's stopped working on me Magnus" I looked into his eyes, filled with tears now. "So I want to go home and spend the last months, weeks however long I have, in home, with all my family. With you. Without pain. I just want to be with you as long as I can"

"Isn't there anything...anything...that we can do?"

"Doctor Anderson said that she can prepare me a bigger, stronger chemo, but..."

"So we still have a chance!" he squealed, and grabbed my hand in his. "We have to try it Alec! We have to"

"But there's no point...there' s no point Maggie. There's..."

"Please..." he got down on his knees and looked up on me "I'm begging you. Do not stop taking chemo. Please..." tears were running down his cheeks now more than before, smearing his make-up "Please baby...please...let me fight for you. Even when you don't believe...please...let me fight for you. I can't let you go...I want...we...please Alec...just...just don't give up, when we still have a chance...please..."

I took Magnus's hands in mine and pulled him up, right into my arms. He was violently sobbing in the crook of my neck, as his arms were wrapped around me.

"Please...let me fight for you...till the very end..."

MAGNUS POV:

When Alec was sleep safe and sound, back in his hospital- attire, I went out to talk to Lightwoods. They still were in tears, only little Max was asleep on Jace's lap. Trying to hold myself up, and I was feeling very light-headed, I opened my mouth to speak.

"He'll stay and take the new chemo"

"Oh thank goo..." the rest of it I haven't heard, as the darkness engulfed me and I started to fall to the floor.

When I woke up, there were a strong hold on my hand, as well as some white light around me. My head hurt, my throat felt abused.

"Hey there" there was a male voice, really familiar to me. Trying to concentrate on it, I moved my head around to see the source of it. There was a blonde and black mass in front of me. After a few seconds it became more clear. "You finally woke up"

"What happened?" my voice was hoarse.

"You fainted" Maryse said "Doctor says that it's from the emotions. It was too much for you. And your body shut down. I called your mom. She was panicking. I call her that you woke up"

"You really scared us man." Jace spoke. "I wanted to thank you"

"For what?" I sat up on the bed, getting out of my vein the needle from IV.

"For making my brother to not stop his treatment"

"I told him that I'm going to fight for him, even if he doesn't want that"

…

So yes, Alec started to take the new chemo. And we hoped. We truly hoped that it will work.

They say that if you truly believe in something that it can come true. And god, how strong I believed that Alec will fight this illness. As well as our whole family. Yes, they become my family as well. No, I didn't marry Alexander. We just treat each other as a family.

After the second dose of a new, stronger chemo, the level of lymphocytes in Alec's blood lowered. Slightly, only 2%, but still. So that day was a really good day. We celebrated it with a lovely evening.

"Lately…"Alec started, leaning on my shoulder "I mean…I read something lately. A book that Ellie got me"

"Mhm…" my fingers were brushing his right arm, which was a bit colder now. I moved the blanket more up, wrapping him more in it. "What book?"

"The smoke jumper"

"Never heard"

"And I found in it something that I'd like you to read" he opened the drawer in a cabinet next to his bed, and took out a violet book. He handed it to me and I saw a red stick in it. "Open it"

I did as I was told. Inside there was some kind of poem. "Read" he said. So I started to read.

If I be the first of us to die,

Let grief not blacken long your sky.

Be bold yet modest in your grieving.

There is a change but not a leaving.

"Stop" he whispered. Tears that bolted in my eyes, were trying to get out. Alec took the book from my hands and now he read.

So when you walk the woods where once we walked together

And scan in vain the dappled bank beside you for my shadow,

Or pause where we always did upon the hill to gaze across the land,

And spotting something, reach by habit for my hand,

And finding none, feel sorrow start to steal upon you,

Be still.

Close your eyes.

Breathe.

Listen for my footfall in your heart.

I am not gone but merely walk within you.(*)

Alec looked up from a book on me, and for a moment we just remained silent. The only sounds were beating of our hearts. My strong and fast, and Alec's slower. Tears were running down my cheeks, but it was alright. Alexander kissed them away, and brushed his lips over my palm that he hold on.

"Why do you wanted me to know it?" I asked in a small voice.

"Because I want you to know, that even if I die, I'll still be here with you" he tapped my chest "Here, in your heart"

"You won't die sweetheart" Alec just smiled ghostly at my statement. "You won't die. I won't let you"

"I love you so much Magnus" we connected our lips in a slow kiss. I was holding Alec strongly in my arms, but without hurting him in any way. Lately he was more fragile. "So much"

"I love you too baby"

"That's why I don't want you nor my family to grieve me when I die. I want all of you to live your own lives. Be together, close to each other. I want all of you to remember the good memories about me. I want you to remember how happy we were. How much I love you all" he made a short pause, while I was too much on the edge of holding myself still. "I will be with all of you. In your hearts. I will never leave you. I always will be around, even if you won't be able to see me. I will always be with you"

…

After the fourth chemo Alec has gotten worse again. His body started to reject medics. He was getting weaker and weaker in eyes. He slept through most of the days. He barely ate. Now you could see all his bones under his gray'ish skin. His eyes were more dull. And it pained me to see him like that, where I knew that there's nothing I could do to help him.

We tried everything. A stronger dose of chemo. Radiations. And nothing worked. We were helpless. Until doctor Anderson told us that we can try a transplantation of bone marrow. So now we needed to find a donor. Every one of us was tested, but we didn't match. Except for a little Max.

"Max has a major histocompatibility complex matching Alec's in three antigens, and six alleles. Which means that he's a perfect donor for Alec." Explained the doctor. All of us were speechless. But not from the news that there's a chance for Alec, but because his chance is the little Max.

"No" Alec said firmly "I don't agree. I'm not going to put him through the pain. No. We can find some other donor"

"Alec…" Lauren said in a weary tone "I looked through the database of donors around the world. And believe me if there would be someone else…I would know. But there's no one who will match you so good as Max"

"Then I refuse to get this transplantation!" he crossed his arms on his chest like a child and turned his back to us. "Everyone leave. I want to be alone"

We all did as he asked. In the hallway, doctor Anderson looked at us with a sympathy before she spoke once again.

"Alec is an adult now. We can't force him. I mean you can't force him. But if you would agree of Max being a donor it could save Alec's life. But that's your call, Max is not an adult yet." She made a pause and smiled sadly to Maryse and Robert "I leave you alone to decide"

"Mom? Dad?" Jace asked "What we're going to do?"

"I don't know sweetie. I don't know"

MAX POV:

Max sneaked out from his parents, and siblings watch, as they were too absorbed in talking. While going through the hospital hallway, he asked some nurse to take him to the doctor Anderson's office. Once inside he settled himself in the black leather chair, and he began his speech.

"Am I really the only one who can help Alec?"

"Yes sweetie" the woman got up from her chair and moved to sit next to the little boy "You are his brother and the best matching is always a sibling. Unfortunately Isabelle's matching only in four alleles which is too little for Alec"

"Will it hurt Alec? The operation?" he asked more.

"No. If we do it, then both of you will be anaesthetized" they boy was nodding "And then we will take the bone marrow from you and inject it to Alec's body"

"Ok. That doesn't sound so bad" the woman smiled at him. "And he won't be hurt?"

"No"

"And that will help him? He won't be sick anymore? He'll come home with us?"

"If your bone marrow will adapt with his body than yes, Alec will get healthy"

MAGNUS POV:

Alec was lying on the bed, covered from head to toe in my yellow blanket. Very gently I sat on the edge of the bed and placed my hand on his shoulder.

"If you're here to convince me to agree on that transplant then you can leave now"

"No. That's not why I'm here"

I couldn't…I wouldn't even try to convince him to do it. If the situation was different, and I'd be sick, and if I had a little brother that could potentially save my life I wouldn't agree on this as well. I couldn't ask Alec to do it. Even if my heart and mind were begging him to beg him to agree. I couldn't do it. I couldn't hurt him like that. And I couldn't force him to do it.

"Then why you're here?"

"Because I love you" he peaked up from under the blanket at me, presenting to me his red eyes from crying. I wiped the rest of tears from his cheeks and leaned to kiss his forehead.

"I can't do it. I can't let my little brother suffer because of me. I can't Magnus"

"I understand it darling. I really do" Alec moved the blanket away and let me to lie next to him. When I was settled, he threw the blanket on us. We were covered in darkness but I could still see his beautiful eyes. "I know you don't want it this way"

"Are you mad at me?" his voice was quiet.

"No. I could never be mad at you" For a while we were just staring into each other's eyes. Golden-green into blue ones. We didn't need any words. All what we wanted to tell the other was pictured in our eyes.

Then, someone came in, we heard some light footsteps. And soon they were followed by a small, childish voice.

"Alec?"

"Max" Alexander put the blanket away from us. After I sat up on the bed I reached for Max, bringing him on the bed between us. "Hey"

"I leave you two alone, ok?"

ALEC POV:

My little brother was snuggled up to me, as I was stroking his a bit too long hair. I need to tell mom to cut his hair.

"I love you Alec"

"I love you too Max. So much" I kissed his forehead.

"Are you in pain?"

"No. I'm ok" he moved his little hand to my head and kept it there.

"Mommy and daddy are so sad. Jace and Izzy too. Magnus is crying. Ellie is mad. You know that? I don't want them to be sad"

"Me too Max."

"I heard what doctor Anderson told to them" I looked at him slightly confused. All of us agreed to not tell anything to Max about the treatment. He's just a little boy. "That I match your bone marrow"

"Max…"

"And I went to talk to her" he interrupted me firmly "She told me that I'm your match because we're brothers and we have the same alleys"

"Alleles" he stuck his tongue out on me, when I corrected him.

"And she told me that if I give you my bone marrow that you will get healthy and you can go home with us" he looked up on me with his gray eyes, with a plea in them. "And I want you to come home with us"

"Oh Max…"

"She said that I can help you" he stated "And I want to help you. I want to"

"Max it's not that easy"

"Do you remember when you used to read me comics about Spiderman and superman?" I nodded "They were superheroes"

"Yeah"

"And I want to be a superhero too. I want to be your superhero"

Finally after a long talking with Max I agreed and we called for our whole family.

"Max and I…" I started as they all stood above us. "We decided that we'll get the transplantation"

Tears were on everyone's faces as they were watched us being all silent.

MAGNUS POV:

For a moment I thought that my heart will stop and never beat again, when Alec said that he'll get the transplant. Tears were streaking down my cheeks, but just like the rest of us I didn't bother.

My Alec will be healthy.

For the next few days we were forbidden to see, ok to be in one room with Alexander. His own bone marrow had to be destroyed completly, so the new bone marrow could adapt properly. So now we were only seeing him for three or four hours in day and only through a glass window. He was linked to various machines.

"I love you" I mouthed through the window.

"Love you" he mouthed back before he went to sleep.

Finally it was a day of his operation. He and Max were already in hospital gowns and they were going on the surgery room.

"The last reminding" said doctor Anderson "Like with every other surgery there is a risk that patient may not survive. That's the standard warning. As well as you need to know, that even if Max's bone marrow is matching Alec's. Alec's body may reject it. There's like 10% chances of it. After the transplant Max will have to rest for two days. And Alec will be still re-building his system for the next 3-4 weeks. After that we'll be able to see if the new marrow adapted with Alec's system"

Then we waited. The whole operation took four hours.

They both survived the operation, so we were relieved. But Alec was separated from us for the next month. We could barely see him through the window. Doctor said that we have to give him time so his body could re-build its immune system. So in that days, I was in home, or with Lightwoods. We knew that now all we could do is pray. Pray that Alec will be ok.

And that we did. We prayed that he wouldn't be in this 10% of rejection the transplant.

One day doctor Anderson called all of us to the hospital. We went there all panicked. Since I was at my home on Brooklyn it took me a bit longer to get in there.

When I came I saw that Alec was no longer in his room. Sheets were changed. All room was machines-less. That made me sick worried.

Then I saw Maryse, Robert, Izzy and Jace. They were all crying. Maryse was in Robert's arms, as she was trembling. As well as Isabelle in Jace's arms.

The look on their faces was telling me everything.

It was over…

(*) The fragment of the poem comes from "The Smoke Jumper" written by Nicholas Evans. All rights belongs to the author.

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