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Chapter 7:
Keep Your Friends Close…
Summary:
Now Alec's sure everyone's lost their minds… especially his partner…
*~********~*~********~* Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec-Alec *~********~*~********~*"Alec, come on…we're a bit old for the whole silent treatment thing…and I for one am SO not capable of that."
Alec glared, shaking his head, gesturing agitatedly,
"I can't believe you agreed to this Simon! You didn't even back me up!"
Simon sighed,
"I'm sorry, I know I should have said something, but what could we do? Luke ordered you to drop it, that you could not question him anymore. I know you don't necessarily like the guy, but he did find something we missed."
"Yeah but how did he find it Simon? You didn't see the scene, I mean you could literally only see the marks if you were less than a foot away, and even then only when you were specifically looking for them. And one of them was almost totally masked by graffiti, so it was even harder to see than the rest of them.
No way in hell he 'just noticed them'."
He shrugged
"I don't know how he did, but it's something we didn't have before."
"Yeah b-"
Simon groaned, putting his hand up,
"Alec, I know okay? I get it, I really do…but tell me this- do you honestly think Magnus is our killer?"
He hesitated, before shaking his head,
"No…the guys shady as hell and definitely into something- maybe a lot of things- He could absolutely be connected to it, but I don't think he's the one actually behind it."
Simon tilted his head,
"You thinking maybe he's in the cult?"
Alec gave a surprised laugh,
"Uh no…maybe leading it, but he's far too bullheaded to be any kind of follower…after all he 'doesn't generally take orders'." Alec mimicked, rolling his eyes,
Simon chuckled, quirking his eyebrow in surprise,
"He actually said that?"
Alec nodded,
"What'd you say?"
"I told him it's a police station and he's a suspicious person I found at a crime scene so he doesn't really have a choice."
Simon gave a shocked bark of a laugh, eyes widening,
"Oh man, bet he loved that…he must have been fuming,"
Alec glanced away trying to cover his blush, scratching at the back of his neck nervously,
"Uh…no…just seemed to make him want to annoy me more; guy would. Not. Stop. Flirting. Even when it was totally obvious I wasn't going to fall for his little act." he shrugged, huffing faintly,
"Act?"
"Yeah, act…I mean, come on it was way too obvious… had to be an act. Why else would that guy be practically throwing himself at me?"
Simon quirked his eyebrow,
"Uhh….cause he thinks you're hot?"
Alec scoffed, shaking his head
"Oh right! No way someone who looks like that is gonna act that desperate for me…not without some kind of ulterior motive."
Simon shook his head,
"I don't think so…think he just kinda sucks at the whole 'subtle flirting thing'. He's definitely into you."
"Simon h-"
"Alec, dude; I was there. The guy was looking at you like he wanted to devour you. Pretty sure if I hadn't been there he'd of jumped you over the table….hell a couple times I thought he would even with me there."
Alec sputtered, blushing brilliantly,
"W-what…n-come on, don't be ridiculous, it was all just an act; he was just trying to get a rise out of me."
Simon quirked his eyebrow, Alec blushed even brighter,
"I didn't mean like that! God, just drop it, okay? It wouldn't matter even if he was actually interested in me."
"Which he totally is,"
Alec huffed, shaking his head,
"H-"
"You're interested in him to."
"I am not!"
Simon rolled his eyes,
"Right; we've been partners for over a year, I know you. You're one of the most levelheaded, calm, rational people I know. Yeah you can be rude and kinda abrupt, but you do NOT purposefully antagonize a suspect, you do not snark at a suspect, you are always professional…
I have never seen you act like that in an interrogation before."
Alec scoffed
"That's because I've never had a suspect in an interrogation so obnoxious before."
"Or one as hot…"
Alec groaned, glaring faintly at him, (it almost covered the blushing)
"Oh, I'm not some hormone crazed teenager! Just because the guys mind numbingly gorgeous doesn't mean I can't remain professional…"
Simon gave a bark of laughter,
"You were SO not professional in there-"
Alec gave a frustrated growl, gesturing erratically,
"Yeah, alright, I know okay? I admit it, I lost my cool. But that had nothing to do with how hot he is and everything to do with his-his, Magnus-ing." He trailed off, unable to come up with a word to truly encompass the multitude of annoyances that made up the man.
Simon chuckled, shaking his head, quirking his eyebrow,
"Alec, buddy; you are SO into him."
Alec's steps faltered, looking over at Simon, shaking his head,
"I am NOT, and never say that again, we're way past high school."
Simon rolled his eyes,
"It doesn't matter how I say it; you two are totally hot for each other… and I know that sounds like high school but that's the only way to put it, so you just have to deal."
Alec sighed, trying yet again,
"We are not! He's the most obnoxious guy I've ever met! And he couldn't stop irritating me."
Simon scoffed, derisively,
"Oh come on! The back and forth, the tension, purposefully pushing each other just to see a reaction. Wake up Alec, that in there? That was not an interrogation, it was basically foreplay."
Alec sputtered eyes wide,
"It was not! How the hell did you get that?"
Simon gave him a deadpan look,
"Dude, once again, I was there- I thought I'd need to get a spray bottle to keep you two separate."
Alec flushed, shaking his head agitatedly,
"We're not-It's not lik-Oh hell…-it doesn't matter alright?
Even if I was attracted to him, it doesn't matter. Yeah, the guys hot, and sexy and kind of annoyingly distracting. But there is something about him that just sets off every alarm I have. He may not be behind this crime, but no way he's not into something shady as hell.
I don't know why Luke vouched for him, I don't know why he looked near terrified of what he'd find when he burst into the room, why he was in such a hurry to get him out of there- what he thought was going to happen- but I know he was close to panicked when he came in.
I don't know why when I brought him in half the station- cops and criminals alike- reacted as if a deadly predator wandered in.
I don't know why one of the most arrogant, confrontational, mountain of a man I've ever had the displeasure of meeting was cowering like a mouse, and actually flinched away from him.
I have no idea what this man is into, or what he is capable of, but he's a hell of a lot more than some bored club owner playing detective. He's into something, and every sense I have is telling me he's one of the biggest threats I've ever encountered.
So yeah, I'll admit; I think the guy's hot…but I also think he's the most dangerous person I've ever met and nothing you, or Luke or anyone else tells me is going to convince me otherwise."
Simon sighed,
"Alec I'm your partner- I'm always on your side. If your instincts are saying something's up with him, I'll believe you. But we didn't have any moves; Luke said you had to let him go, at least this way we can keep an eye on him. And look at it this way; he found something that he really couldn't have just stumbled on. Maybe he did know to look for them…which would mean he might know something about this case that we don't. If that's the case, better having him working with us than against us.
Maybe he is into something like you said; it's possible he stumbled onto something connected to this. Maybe he had a crisis of conscious and this whole 'private detective' thing is a way to get the information to the proper authorities? Really what better way to catch a criminal than with another criminal?"
Alec huffed, quirking his eyebrow,
"Sure, that's what you're thinking…You just want to flirt with Raphael."
Simon smirked, giving a quick nod,
"Yes, absolutely...but at least while I'm doing that you can keep checking out Magnus."
Alec quirked his eyebrow
"Checking UP on him."
Simon snorted, rolling his eyes, smirking at his partner. He turned opening his door, climbing into his car,
"Uh huh… keep telling yourself that." he called, quickly pulling the door closed, turning the radio on, cutting off Alec's comeback, chuckling to himself, pulling out of the parking lot.
*~********~*~********~* Other-Other-Other-Other-Other *~********~*~********~*(Unknown)
Tilting his head, he watched the two men pulling away from the station. He slipped back further into the alleyway, leaning up against the wall, rubbing his face.
"But why him?"
"He's perfect…a brave, loyal, honorable, defender of humanity. He's strong, and his mind is sharp…
He will be the perfect final sacrifice."
The man shook his head, glancing at the figure next to him,
"But he's a cop."
"Exactly; he has dedicated his entire life to protecting the public…to protecting humanity. He would sacrifice his life to protect others in a heartbeat…
In this way he could protect the entire human race."
The man shook his head again
"I d-"
The other sighed, catching his shoulder, turning him, gesturing out towards the street, at the throng of people milling around. Everywhere he looked he caught sight of more of them. An iridescent woman with an ethereal glow. A creature with green skin and bat like ears standing on the steps of the precinct, talking to a man with horns and a guy with bird like features and large, reflecting eyes- all in uniform. A devil like creature, dark grey with large leathery wings draped about its shoulders like a cape, a guy with vicious looking fangs and sharp pointed features, eyes like a snake, A woman with deadly looking claws, glowing eyes and sharp fangs.
The other moved closer, resting his hand on the man's shoulder, squeezing gently, leaning close.
"Look at them, everywhere; monsters hiding in plain sight, the humans are oblivious. You called me, asking for help with what you thought was an abnormality, a one in a million accident, I showed you the truth; found you worthy of the truth.
They are everywhere. Lurking just outside the humans view; they're in your government, in law enforcement, near every position of power…there are so very many, it's a plague…
It needs to be stopped. To protect humanity…
This is the only way."
As he watched a woman and a young child stopped, idly chatting with an odd creature with scaly green skin and terrifying looking fangs. The creature smiled an impossibly wide mouth, stooping down, talking to the child, ruffling their hair, fingers tipped with sharp claws that glittered under the streetlight.
"Really, what are seven lives in comparison to the protection of the entire human race?"
He shivered, taking a deep breath, nodding quickly
"S-so, where are we going to find the sixth?" he asked, voice still troubled
The being smiled,
"I realize you don't like this, of course you wouldn't. You're an honorable person; I would not be helping you otherwise. But I promise you are doing the right thing. These righteous peoples noble sacrifice will ensure the safety of the entirety of the human race; rid your world of these monsters…
It is the only way," the being paused, squeezing his shoulder once more, looking him over, locking eyes with him,
You believe me…don't you?"
He shrugged, nodding,
"Well of course I believe you, you're an angel."
The other smiled,
"Exactly."
*~********~*~********~* _End Of Chapter Notes_ *~********~*~********~*I like Simon being kinda sassy and sarcastic…think I'm playing that up a bit more in this series…
Yeah…so NOT an angel…
WooHoo! Whole chapter up at once
What do you guys think so far?
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