Magnus followed Alec and reminisced about being in his arms or fins, whatever as his brain walked though the process for him. He liked the water-dragon, really liked him. What was he going to say to Cat and Ragnor, he didn't know. One thing he did know, as much as the dragon teased him for having feelings for him, he knew without a doubt, the dragon was his and it was a scary euphoric thing.
He mused to himself at what he'd say, 'oh hey, Cat, Ragnor, guess what … I'm smitten with a dragon, isn't it great!' Magnus laughed to himself, his friends would understand knowing the hopeless romantic he was but they might pause with this one. Magnus realized that he did indeed like the dragon. It had been some time since he liked anything this much.
They reached Alec's cave, it had plenty of water and to Magnus' amazement, it was furnished in the areas meant to be dry. This confirmed what he read that water-dragons could shape shift. He was delighted with the idea.
"Welcome to my home, I'm going to shift and take a closer look at my wound." Alec transformed and Magnus was in awe, the male was breathtaking. Alec looked at him and in an amused tone, "like what you see?"
That snapped the merman out of it, "sorry, didn't mean to stare."He looked away quickly though he did indeed liked what he saw. Alec was tall, had dark messy hair, and was covered with symbols on his body. And that ass was something that needed to be clutched.
Alec wasn't concerned with his nudity, "oh its okay, but for the sake of actually getting anything done, its probably best if I get dressed." Alec sauntered to a chest, and grabbed a pair of sweats and pulled them on. He looked down at his chest to examine his wound. "It doesn't look bad, maybe a little scar, you are an awesome healer." Alec smiled at Magnus, "want to join me in the cave, I think I have something that will fit you," he motioned for Magnus to join him in the cave. Alec threw a pair of pajama bottoms at the merman, making sure to not get them in the water, then turned his back so that Magnus could shift and dress with some privacy.
Magnus waited for the dragon to turn his back, climbed out of the water, shifted and put the pajama bottoms on. He never had a problem with his body but he wasn't ready to be completely naked with the dragon so soon. He appreciated the dragon's courtesy and respectfulness. "Okay, I'm decent."
Alec turned around and smiled at the merman. "You're taller than I thought."
"Thanks," Magnus walked to the dragon. He wanted to inspect the wound himself, once he was close enough, "may I?" He reached a hand out toward the dragon.
"Uh, sure. I assure you, I'm fine." Alec scratched at the wound area, it was still sore and itched telling him he was healing.
"That you are," the merman smirked, "but I want to make sure there is no infection." Magnus sent magic into the chest of the dragon, and once he was satisfied, he took the soreness away for him.
"Thanks, you didn't need to do that." Alec blushed a little, it felt a bit more intimate then what was intended or possibly his imagination running wild.
"It was my pleasure." Magnus thought the dragon was adorable. They stood there in awkward silence. When it seemed like the silence was too long, a female voice called out.
"Alec? Are you back?" The voice emanating from further into the cave system. Magnus could hear foot falls coming toward them, so he backed away from Alec.
"Yeah, I'm here Iz." Alec was disappointed with Magnus' reaction but he wasn't going to say anything about it.
Alec's sister entered the cave that functioned as the opening doorway to their home and was surprised to see her brother wasn't alone. She stopped and stared at him and looked over their guest. She knew her brother and gave him a knowing smile.
Alec rolled his eyes at her, and gestured toward the merman, "this is Magnus Bane, he's a merman."
"Magnus, this is my sister Isabelle." At the introduction Izzy walked over to Magnus and held her hand out.
"Its a pleasure to meet you," Magnus shook her hand. "Wow, you two look so much alike, beauty runs in the family." Isabelle's face lit up at the compliment.
"Thanks," she looked at Alec, who was avoiding her, "want to stay for dinner?"
"Uhm," all of the sudden the merman was nervous, what did that mean when in the company of dragons.
Izzy laughed, "you wouldn't be on the menu." This caused Alec to roll his eyes, dragons had reputations, he knew that dragons earned the ideology in general. It didn't matter which type of dragon you were, being the top of the food chain created fear.
Noticing the unease, Alec explained "we eat fish and herbs, just like your kind does. We don't eat humans, or any creature that is known to be able to shift." The dragon waited for the information to sink in, then continued. "As dragons we can tell by scent the difference between each creature. You have nothing to worry about." He rolled his eyes over having to state something that all mystical creatures should know.
Magnus looked relieved and then felt silly, he made his book visible, "I didn't get to that part of my research. I was more worried about making sure you were okay."
Alec took the book from him, "I can't wait to read this to see how much is wrong."
Magnus was offended, "hey, my friend Ragnor paid several pieces of gold to get this book."
"Wasted coin, if you ask me." He handed the book back to Magnus. The dragon folded his arms over his chest, he was irritated.
Magnus was equally irritated, "well, its not wrong about the egos of dragons."
Alec was about to retort to him about the higher beings dragon were when Izzy interrupted. "Okay boys, enough. C'mon Alec, you know I can't cook as well as you and we've got company." Izzy dragged both men by the arm into the dining and cooking area of the cave.
By the time they were half way through dinner, Magnus and Alec had either forgotten or forgiven each other over the book, which made Izzy laugh. They were a cute couple, and she was glad Alec actually found someone to spend time with. When it came to dessert, Izzy surprised them both with a bread pudding that was perfect. Alec told her that she was getting better and she beamed at the compliment.
They were getting a bit tipsy off the wine that seemed to be never ending, when Izzy excused herself. She had explained to them, she found a being she really liked and while she had not made contact with him yet. She knew where he was on a regular basis and she needed to be at her best. Wishing the boys a good night, she left them alone.
Magnus poured them both another glass and purposely sat right next to Alec on the couch that was in front of a fire place. "Amazing, that you have a fire place."
"Yeah, we know some fire breathing dragons, and they used their magic to give us this in exchange for a spell to allow them to breathe underwater, sometimes its quicker to swim than it is to fly." Alec loved the deal they made to have something as nice as a fire place. While they could live in the cold of the water it was nice to warm oneself. He got lost in the flames from time to time, but in a good way.
"I didn't know there were so many dragons." Magnus was amazed, Ragnor would be thrilled to learn the things he was at this moment.
"There are all sorts but my kind is probably the least in population, The others aren't fond of water anyway, so its rare to trade a spell, so when we do, its for our comfort." Alec was pleased with all the things he and Izzy acquired over the decades. Dragons did love acquiring treasure and treasure took all forms. "Izzy and I are really good diplomats, we get the most out of relationships with other dragons."
"Do they get to use the spell forever?" Magnus was curious about dragons.
"No, we put a time limit on it, use it or lose it type attitude." Alec laughed, "once in awhile they screw up and become food." Alec shrugged. "We get more treasure and things that make living here more comfortable."
Magnus blinked in surprise, that was morbid and clearly dragons were brutal. Before he could say anything in regards to the last comment, Alec put his arm around him and pulled him closer to him. "I want to kiss you, may I?"
The bluntness of dragons would take some time to get used to and how easily they would state things but the merman decided it was worth it."Yes," Magnus had been waiting to kiss Alexander.
Alec put his hands on Magnus' cheeks and gently brought his mouth to his and they kissed, it was tentative and slow at first. It wasn't long before they were kissing each other for all they were worth. When they finally broke apart, Alec whispered, "stay the night?"
Magnus heart skipped a beat,"I, uh … "
Alec silenced him with another kiss, "we don't have to do anything, just sleep. I want you with me longer. Please stay." The look in Alec's eyes was endearing and Magnus agreed.
The next morning, Magnus woke with a terrible headache. What was in dragonwine, it was much stronger than the wine at his home. He was about to get up when he realized he was being held by a strong arm was around his belly and a face near his shoulder. He glanced over to see the most adorable face he had ever seen in a long time. Alexander was beautiful, his snores were quiet but still audible. He was adorable. Still, the merman needed to fix his aching head, he used some magic to ease the pain but thought he'd need something more.
Magnus managed to untangle himself from Alec and made his way to the eating and dining area. To his pleasant surprise, breakfast waiting for him. Izzy signed a note saying, you need this and that pain pills were on top of cabinet behind the table. He found the pills first and took them with the juice before digging into the breakfast.
The merman feeling better grabbed the book he brought and was reading it from the beginning, he would ask Alec questions but for now he needed to know what was written to at least understand Alec's world.
When the dragon appeared an hour later for breakfast he smiled at his merman. "Hey, did you sleep well? Did you get breakfast? I can make anything you like."
"Izzy cooked breakfast for me and before you say anything, it wasn't bad." Magnus knew from the look on Alec's face that he was concerned for his well being. It made him laugh. These two dragons were gonna be the death of him with their cuteness.
"Okay, if you don't feel good later, I have something for that." Alec went about making his own breakfast. Magnus assured him that he was fine. He continued reading his book while his dragon went about his business.
Magnus left around noon and promised Alec he would see him again. He was amazed how clingy his dragon could be and he did admit to himself, yes, this was his dragon. He kissed him and went home. There was much to tell Ragnor and Catarina and the fact he was happy. This new relationship was the one he had been waiting for all his life.