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Chapter 8:
And Your Enemies Closer
Summary:
Wrap up… Magnus and Raphael have a drink
Simon reflects on the day
Notes:
Okay honestly I haven't got a chance to proofread, I will at work, sorry for any mistakes, I'll fix them today…I couldn't resist posting though…
Hopefully there's nothing to glaringly wrong.
Anyways, enjoy!
*~********~*~********~* Magnus-Magnus-Magnus-Magnus-Magnus *~********~*~********~*"I really can't leave you alone for a minute, can I?" Raphael said quirking his eyebrow the second they exited the portal
Magnus huffed, snapping his fingers, closing it,
"Oh it wasn't that ba-"
"Not that bad! Mags; you were hauled in for questioning on multiple murders. The entire Brooklyn police department- nearly half of which are humans- saw this, and saw the other half of the stations reaction to you being hauled in!
You told an entirely human, completely suspicious, head detective you were opening a Private Detective Agency. I looked into his file- you know, while the rest of the precinct was panicking and Luke was trying to keep half the precinct from fleeing. The man's smart; he's been at that precinct for nearly a decade, and head detective for almost half of it.
He's tenacious, doesn't back down, and doesn't just play nice so as not to rock the boat-"
"Mmm…I most definitely know that. It is quite…exciting."
Raphael groaned, rolling his eyes,
"Yeah, I got that…sometimes having supernatural senses around your best friend REALLY sucks."
Magnus chuckled, nodding towards the couch beside the fireplace, snapping his fingers fire roaring to life, brilliant violet flames irrupting before settling down fading to the normal reds and oranges, a touch of the violet remaining around the edges.
"Sorry darling…I know that kind of thing makes you uncomfortable, drink?"
Raphael nodded, a glass appearing in each of their hands. Magnus's a brilliant shimmering cocktail of some kind in an electric blue, his a wine glass that was most definitely not wine.
He smiled thanks, taking a seat on the couch, settling before giving a faint shrug, and a rather careless wave with his free hand,
"In general it's not too bad; I can tune it out usually. But you know, you're like family and I really am perfectly happy knowing as little as possible about what gets you going…
And unfortunately I now know that's detectives on a power trip, and all the implications thereof." He finished, shaking his head faintly before taking a drink.
Magnus laughed, waving him off slightly,
"Rather too much information I suppose...generally that stubborn, pushy, authoritative thing would annoy the hell out of me and I'd of put them in their place immediately ….but…" he trailed off sighing,
"Hmm…there is just something about this detective Lightwood that really gets to me."
Raphael rolled his eyes
"Yeah, got that from the way you were acting."
Magnus chuckled, shrugging,
"I know…I was far over the top but…oh, I just couldn't help it. he's just so gorgeous and the whole 'deep, authoritative voice' thing is sexy as hell, but there was just so much more to him.
He was sharp, and clever and utterly determined…I mean, I tried just letting a bit of my power through, and I know he sensed it, know he didn't just brush it off, but he still continued right on along.
I think a few times he was purposefully baiting me into it...
I've never had anyone react to me like that. I even thought he may be a Gwir-dyst, just because I've never had anyone react to me so…but I didn't see hate in his eyes, just annoyance, attraction and suspicion…and if there was a gwir-dyst in town, much less in law enforcement, we'd be seeing a lot of Supernaturals turning up dead."
Raphael nodded
"Like I said he's been there a decade, and BPD's always had a really heavy concentration of Supernaturals- no way a gwir-dyst would be able to keep working there that long without drawing suspicion."
Magnus nodded quickly,
"That's my conclusion too. I don't know what it was, but it was quite enthralling. He knew there was a threat, that's why he was so very convinced I was involved, but he didn't let it stop him…" he trailed off, shaking his head again,
"It was absolutely addicting."
Raphael chuckled, quirking his eyebrow,
"Well, that explains the lightshow and the poor officers panicking and running to the observation room."
Magnus startled,
"They what?"
He nodded, chuckling,
"Oh yeah, when I got there place was pretty much deserted, a handful of humans and a really nervous Aderyn-dyn, Officer Byrd-"
Magnus snickered, Raphael nodded
"I know right? I asked him where Luke was and he said down the hall trying to get the other officers to go back to work as they were in the observation room."
Magnus gave a rather delighted chuckle, quirking his eyebrow,
"Ah so that explains the thump after your little announcement…was wondering what that was."
Raphael chuckled, nodding quickly
"How did he take it…you know besides the whole banging his head against the wall?"
"Eh, about how you would expect; growling, grumbling, telling me how much he hates me…
So this'll be fun."
Magnus snickered again
"Think he's regretting calling you in?"
"Oh absolutely…I'll have to remember to bring him a treat when we start working the case, I can only handle so much barking after all."
"Darling, you are terrible…this is going to be quite entertaining…isn't it?"
Raphael smirked, nodding quickly,
"And you'll get a chance to hit on your 'serious, authoritative detective' with the 'sexy' voice again…hopefully in a way that is not physically painful to watch."
Magnus quirked his eyebrow,
"And you will get a chance to hit on his adorable partner."
Raphael froze momentarily, shrugging, glancing away,
Magnus tilted his head
"Sweetheart, you are going to try are you not? I know you were quite taken with him."
Raphael shrugged,
I don't know…I want to, but I don't do the whole random hook up thing…if I'm hitting on someone- for real, not just to get something from them or to freak them out- It's because I'm genuinely interested in them. That I'd like to date them." He trailed off, sighing, taking another drink,
"He's human, trying to date a normal human is always dangerous; I really don't like the idea of lying to him, but I can't very well tell him the truth, you know how fragile humans psyche is when it comes to the Supernatural.
Plus there's the ace thing. It throws a lot of people. Being asexual is one of the few honest things I could actually tell him about myself…but most humans know more about Vampires than Asexuals…and many think both are in the realm of fantasy.
I really like him…but I don't know how I'd ever be able to cover everything about being a vampire…and I don't know if I'd even have a chance if he knew I was ace…
So, I really don't know…I'd like to try…but I honestly don't know if I'd be brave enough to." He finished softly, glancing down
Magnus sighed, slipping his arm around the younger man. He leaned into it, resting his head on Magnus's shoulder, cuddling closer. It always made Magnus feel a bit special, he was the only person that ever really saw the vulnerable side of Raphael.
He'd known the boy for 125 of his 148 year long life. Met him before he even became a vampire…
It shouldn't have happened…he should have been able to protect him, but he missed something, he was arrogant, and it cost Raphael his life.
Magnus regretted not being able to save him in his first life…but he was determined to help the boy have the best second life, possible. He taught him, helped him train, helped him get over the repulsion of feeding, control the bloodlust, protected him…even at times from himself.
Over the decades they'd grown closer, came to see each other as the family they didn't have, came to rely on each other, protect one another, love each other.
To most everyone else Raphael seemed a strong, cocky, somewhat arrogant, snarky, showoff. At times ruthless, and if pushed far enough, a deadly threat to near anyone stupid enough to cross him.
And, to be fair, he was all those things
He was the leader of the Brooklyn Vampire Clan. You don't really get to that position without being able to hold it.
But that was just part of him. Magnus saw the other side. He was kind (When no one was looking), and fair, he was compassionate, he had a sharp wit and a great, rather dry- if dark- sense of humor.
He truly was one of the best people Magnus knew.
Magnus sighed, tugging him a bit closer, idly carding his fingers through his hair. Raphael relaxed a bit more, this always helped. It was something they'd done for much of the time they've known each other. A way to let the Vampire know that he had someone he could lean on- however he needed that. In the beginning it'd started just as a way for Magnus to let him know that he was okay; that being a vampire, or ace, or whatever else, being something that fell outside what was considered the norm, was okay.
That people still cared about him, loved him, wouldn't shy away or avoid him…not anymore.
"I do hope you try darling, it may be difficult, but the boy seems beyond sweet and absolutely delightful. I couldn't see the dear being anything but supportive and accepting."
Raphael shrugged, giving a slight nod,
"I hope so…" he trailed off, lifting his head, glancing over at Magnus with a slight, very real, uncharacteristically hopeful smile,
"I really do like him."
Magnus smiled warmly, nodding,
"Me too Darling."
*~********~*~********~* Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon *~********~*~********~*Oh my god! What an absolutely insane day!
Starting out the day with yet another murder in the string…no new evidence, just another poor dead innocent person, branded with markings. He'd put off suggesting a cult for as long as possible, but he'd had to bring it up, everything about this just felt 'cult-y'. The similar dress, dozens of bizarre marks branded into the skin, no clear signs of what caused the death. He'd never heard of anything like it.
The writing being Echocian really threw them…Magnus definitely had a point; bizarre brands and unexplained deaths really don't make you think 'angel'.
And how cool was it getting to meet them?!
Though crazy circumstances
Man, Raphael was saying Magnus shouldn't be left unsupervised…
What about Alec?!
He leaves him alone for two hours and he ends up hauling The High Warlock of Brooklyn in for questioning!
Like…y-you just don't DO that! Ever…
Poor officer Phineas when he came to find him looked like he'd seen a ghost- he looked even greener than usual, bright orange eyes wide and fearful. He basically just stammered out Alec's name and room 3 before making a dash for the break room.
He didn't know what was going on…especially when he reached the hallway and felt a wave of power that sent a prickle all the way down his spine.
Oookay…clearly Alec had did something stupid and brought in someone he most definitely shouldn't…that'd explain the terrified goblin, and the people he could see already huddling in the observation room.
He'd went in and was shocked, nearly floored when he saw who it was. I mean, not that he actually KNEW what Magnus Bane looked like, but he'd heard whispers…there was only one being he'd ever heard of with golden cat eyes and power that sparked violet.
There was no doubt in his mind that that was The High Warlock Of Brooklyn. That definitely explained the fear responses he was seeing in many of the Supernaturals he'd passed.
He had no idea how Alec had managed to actually bring in one of the most powerful being in the supernatural world…
Or he hadn't,
Then he was in the room all of five minutes and wanted to tap on the glass of the observation room and ask one of them for a spray bottle…
Though that may not go over well…
For a lot of reasons…
Spraying the High Warlock Of Brooklyn with a water bottle to keep him from jumping his partner probably wouldn't go over too well…
Simon's life was far from perfect, but he kinda liked actually having it.
He got them distracted, drawing their attention away from flirting/baiting each other and onto the case (Well, mostly).
Still he was grateful when Raphael had showed up…unbelievably surprised, but grateful.
Once again for several reasons
He couldn't believe he met The High Warlock of Brooklyn and the Head of the Brooklyn Vampire Clan.
He couldn't wait to tell Kevin what he missed when he was sick!
I mean yeah, he'll have to be really careful with them around. They were way more powerful than any supernatural he's ever met, but still it should be fine. None of the others down at the station suspected he was anything other than human: Kevin assured him they couldn't see anything different so he should be okay.
It would be okay...
And he'd get to spend more time with Raphael...
Raphael seemed great; way nicer than he'd ever heard (Also WAY better looking, oh my goodness…he knew Vampires generally had a bit extra magnetism but…geez…)
He had no clue what was up with the whole 'Private Detective agency thing'- though if it meant he got more chances to see/flirt with Raphael he was ALL for it-
But one thing was for sure;
If this was big enough to catch the attention of the head of the Brooklyn Vampire clan and The High Warlock Of Brooklyn it had to be pretty damn big.
He was really glad they'd have some extra help…
He had a feeling they were gonna need it.
The End For Now *~********~*~********~* _End Of Chapter Notes_ *~********~*~********~*So…anyone see that coming?
I like Magnus and Raphael's relationship
Kay I know it's a bit abrupt but I'm gonna start the next one pretty soon, picking up the next day when they began investigating. FYI in this series I think I may do this at times- I know the first 3 will kind of flow together; carrying on where the last left off…
These three will play more like a serial rather than individual episodes…those'll pick up starting with the forth.
So…I kinda think I got ahead of myself. I've mentioned that I tend to think of these series more like a show- so I kinda see the stories almost as episodes in season.
10 seems to be a good number for a season…that's what I had for my other one, and it seems like a good amount here too.
Like I said I kinda got ahead of myself and kind of have the first season worked out:
(I know it seems a bit presumptuous but that's just how my mind seems to work.)
I'll give you all the titles now…when we get to the story before that I'll give a description of it; until then you guys can try to guess-
-Plus I have a weakness for cheesy puns, and odd quirky titles, so it's fun to share-
Episodes:
No Such Thing As Monsters
Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Family Matters
Panic At the Disco
Hex- Games
Love Bug
I Dream Of Djinn
Jace Case
A Hair-ier Situation
Looking Through Your Eyes
***So, I know I'm about two weeks early for the whole 'New Year's Resolution' thing but what the heck***
So I intend to be VERY busy this next year
I all these stories for this series
I have most of season 2 of my Psych! It's Magnus series worked out,
Also I plan to have all my Other series started before the end of next year-
Which doesn't seem like THAT much, until you realize I'm apparently incapable of writing anything super short and that's 8 MORE verses I want to dive into as well.
By the end of the year (next year 2019) I plan to have 10 verses going- this is the order I plan to start them in- (Though the last one the very first episode could technically be My 'the Truth is REALLY out there Story from the 1st series:
Psych! It's Magnus Verse ('Verse 1)
Slightly Evil Magnus (SEM) Verse ('Verse 2)
Imaginary Friends Verse ('Verse 3)
X-Files Verse ('Verse 4)
Magnus The ACTUAL Psychic Verse ('Verse 5)
Primeval Time Travel Verse ('Verse 6)
40's Noir Verse ('Verse 7)
Supernatural High School Verse ('Verse 8)
Simon The Not-So-Super-Spy Verse ('Verse 9)
SEM and The Librarians Verse ('Verse 10)
So…umm yeah, I'll be pretty busy.
But it'll be a hell of a lot of fun
Thanks SO much for reading and commenting
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