A/N: Sorry this took so long. I was on vacation with my family.

Malec Tales Series 2: Chapter Eight- Finding Magnus.

Alec Pov- I looked up at the huge mountain, not even able to see the top of it from where we were standing.

"Wow… that's really high up. Do you really think we can climb that," I asked; trying not to sound as nervous as I felt.

Jace backed up slightly, trying to get an estimate on how tall the mountain was. "We should be able to get up there if we are careful. I don't know how the snowman is going to fair though. I highly doubt he can climb."

"I have a name you know. It's not snowman, it's Simon. Simon!"

Jace rolled his eyes, pulling the rope out of his bag. "Why did we bring the snowman again?"

"Because he knows where Magnus is." I frowned looking up again. "You're right though, I don't know how we will get him up there."

Simon shrugged walking passed us. "It's alright. I'll just use the staircase I fell down. Have fun climbing. I'll meet you up there."

Jace, Clary and I all stiffened at his words. "Staircase?"

He nodded, pointing passed the mountain. "Magnus made a pretty ice staircase that leads up to his sweet ass ice castle. That's what I used to get off the mountain. Seriously though, you should check out his castle. It looks awesome."

"Ice castle," I asked walking over to him. As he said, there was a super long staircase made of ice, leading all the way to the top of the mountain.

Clary stroked the stair railing, whistling. "That's some great craftsmanship."

Jace turned to Simon, looking furious. "You knew there was a staircase here the entire time, yet you were going to just let us try to climb this mountain and die?"

I frowned at that. "You said we wouldn't die."

"Don't be stupid Alec, of course we would have died! This little shit almost let us die!"

Simon backed away from Jace a little bit. "Well I told you about the stairs, so everything is good now."

Jace responded by pulling off Simon's head and tossing it as hard and far as he could. Simons body wondered around like… well like a snowman with his head cut off.

Clary crossed her arms, glaring at Jace. "Was that really necessary?"

"Yes, it was," Jace said simply, crossing his arms over his chest and smiling like he was proud of himself.

I shook my head at him before looking up at the stairs again. Magnus was up there. I didn't think I would find him this soon, but we were already here. Now all I had to do was go up there and convince him to bring back the summer. We would figure everything else out after.

"Jace, go find Simons head. You're the one who threw it so now you need to be the one to get it. I'm going to go up there and talk with Magnus. Maybe it's best I go alone, so Clary, please go with Jace to get Simon's head."

Clary frowned at that. "Are you sure it's alright for you to go up there alone? What if he hurts you?"

I laughed at that. "Oh please, Magnus would never hurt me. The very idea is ridiculous. Just go with Jace to find Simons head, and after, give me five minutes before coming up to check on me. Sound reasonable?"

She nodded and Jace groaned, obviously not thrilled about searching for a snowman head. He should have thought about that before throwing it so far away, or at all.

Clary drug Jace back toward the woods and Simon's decapitated body followed them, feeling his way around because he couldn't see.

I shook my head at them before taking a deep breath and making my way up the steps. They were kind of slippery, which I guess is something you should expect from stairs made of ice. I had to hold onto the railing so not to fall.

The stairs stretched to the bottom of the mountain to the top. It was maybe the equivalent of twelve flights of stairs. Safe to say, by time I got to the last few steps, I was practically heaving for breath.

Finally, I was standing in front of a giant castle made of ice. It wasn't as long as our castle in Alicante, but it was taller, almost stretching up to the sky. Did Magnus really make something so amazing?

I stood in front of the doors, taking a deep breath to calm myself. I was finally here but what if I couldn't convince Magnus to bring back summer? What if he shuts me out like he always does, and I go back to Alicante empty handed? We are all doomed if this winter doesn't end.

Honestly. I don't really care about summer coming back as much as I care about Magnus. He looked so terrified when I caught up with him outside of our castle, sitting on the ground in front of a whole group of scared subjects.

When he looked up at me… his eyes… I've never seen such distress come from them before.

Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and braced myself before knocking hard on the door. You would think I would be used to this, yet every time I knock on Magnus's door, my heart slams against my ribcage. It's even worse now given the situation we are in.

To my utter surprise, the double doors opened, revealing a long hallway that looked like it went on forever. I swallowed nervously before going inside, placing my finger tips on the ice made walls and letting them glide on it as I walked.

The hall went on for what felt like a mile until it finally led into the main room that was about the size of the ballroom in Alicante. A stunning frozen fountain stood in the middle of the room, along with huge pictures engraved on the walls to look like photos.

Amazed at the beauty of it all, I walked around to look at them, seeing that they were mostly portraits of Magnus's parents. It shouldn't be that surprising. The king and Queen were the most important people to him. Of course, he would want to honor them somehow in this place.

I stopped in front of the final picture, shocked to see that it wasn't of his parents. No, there was only one person was in this photo and it was a young man. The ice where his eyes were, were bluer than the rest of the picture, signifying the color of this person's eyes.

My eyes.

"Me… but why…"

"Alexander?"

Magnus's voice hit my ears, making me stand completely stiff. I came here to see him, but just hearing his voice has made me fall into a state of shock. Was I really ready to face him? What if I couldn't convince him to come back with me? I don't want him to reject me again.

"Alexander, you're here." The softness of his voice made my body relax. It sounded like it was coming from above me, meaning he had to be standing at the staircase that was by the end of the fountain.

I took a calming breath before turning around, my eyes trailing up the stairs before landing on the most beautiful thing. Magnus was the most stunning I have ever seen him, wearing a blue outfit that shimmers like the walls of his castle. His usually well-kept hair was spiked up and covered in glitter. His eyelids were also covered in glitter, along with some light blue eyeshadow.

If my heart was slamming against my ribcage before, it practically broke through it now. Magnus looked so free and beautiful. It was a side of him I had never seen before and it was taking my breath away.

Magnus made his way down the stairs slowly at first before his pace turned into a run. You would think he would slip on the ice, but he didn't stumble once as he descended the last few steps and threw his arms around my neck, hugging me tight to him.

Feeling his body against mine made me snap out of my shock and wrap my arms around him as well. So many emotions hit me at once, and tears stung at my eyes. It's been so long since Magnus has hugged me. I forgot how much I loved his body pressed against mine.

"You found me," Magnus whispered softly, hiding his face in my hair. My face was hidden in the crick of his neck, and it took everything I had to not let the tears in my eyes trail down my cheeks and fall on his skin.

"Of course, I found you. Like I would so easily let you go like that. Have you even met me?"

Magnus laughed slightly, and my heart sored at the sound of it. When was the last time I heard him laugh? I wish I could hear him truly laugh happily. It's been way too long.

We pulled away but didn't let each other go as our eyes met. Magnus smiled at me and it made my stomach flutter with butterflies.

"Wow Magnus, you look so… different." The word beautiful almost slipped passed my lips, but I quickly changed it. How would he react if I said something so weird to him?

He looked down at himself before letting me go, backing up slightly. "Don't you love this place," He asked, swinging his arms up, making iced chandeliers appear on the ceiling. I watched in aw before looking back at him, nodding.

"This place is amazing. Did you really make this with your magic?"

He nodded looking around smiling slightly. "I guess I had more potential than I thought. I feel more at home here than I have ever felt in that castle."

For some reason that stung me deep in my heart. Magnus rather be alone in a place made of ice than be at home with me? Of course, he would. He has spent most of his life isolated in his bedroom. He hasn't 'lived' with me in years.

Being alone seems to be what suits him best.

I have always hated that. The thought of Magnus being alone irks me down to my soul. He shouldn't feel safe in isolation. Magnus was meant to be out in the light with all his subjects.

He was meant to be with me.

That thought sent a slight chill down my spine. Magnus must have misunderstood it because he quickly frowned, placing his hands on my shoulders. "Are you cold? Come on, let's go upstairs and we will warm you up."

I looked at him frowning. "I'm not cold Magnus… at least not anymore. Look, I came here for a reason. You need to come home with me."

Magnus's frown deepened as his hands slowly slipped off my shoulders. "Alec… I can't do that."

"Why not? You are the king of Alicante. The villagers will see past your magic and accept you as their king, I just know it. Please, come home and give it a chance."

He shook his head, turning his back to me and heading back up the stairs. I followed him, grabbing onto the railing so I wouldn't slip and fall.

"I was never meant to be a king Alec. The Villagers deserve someone better than me to lead them. They deserve someone like you."

I quickly shook my head no at that, as we both got off the staircase and started going down another long hallway. "You're wrong Magnus. I haven't had any royalty training. I don't know the first thing about being a king. You do. You have had your whole life to learn."

Magnus stopped at the end of the hall, opening another set of double doors that led into a bedroom with floor to ceiling windows all around it. He walked across the room, opening the doors to his balcony before standing on it, looking out across the mountain.

I moved to stand next to him, seeing the light of the early morning sun shine down on the snow, making it glimmer.

"Alec, there is no chance I could ever go back to being who I was."

I frowned at him. "You don't have to go back to who you were. Everything is out in the open now. You don't need to hide away in your room. Now we can be together like we used to be. Everything can be different now."

Magnus looked at me again, anger setting in his golden green eyes. "You mean, you, me, and your new fiancé?"

I flinched at his comment but quickly recovered. "Jonathan doesn't have anything to do with this."

"Are you still planning on marrying him?"

"Why wouldn't I be," I asked, getting a little irritated. I wasn't here to talk about Jonathan.

Magnus flinched at my words, looking slightly hurt. It was quickly covered up though as he turned away from me, heading back into his room. I watched him confused before following him back inside.

He stopped in the middle of the room, his hands clenched tightly at his sides. "You came after me Alexander. I thought that meant you…"

I stared at him confused but he just shook his head, still not looking at me.

"You need to leave Alec. There is never going to be a chance that you and I will be close again. I don't want to go back to Alicante. I don't want to be king. You need to go back and take my place. Get married and open the gates. Finally get some freedom from me."

His final words tore at my heart. "I have never felt trapped by you!"

"You have been trapped by me Alec. The whole reason you can't go outside is because of me. That white streak in your hair is because I hurt you."

Now I was beyond confused. "What do you mean? I was born with this streak. How could you hurt me with your magic and I not remember it? I'm sure I would remember something like that."

"No, you can't. Those two tutors that come to the castle, they are really warlocks like me and they helped heal you when I hurt you. You used to know about my magic Alec. We were playing around, and I accidently threw direct magic at your head. You almost died but they saved you by taking away your memories of my powers."

I reached up touching the white strand of hair frowning, before looking back at him. "Is that why you avoided me all this time? You were afraid of hurting me again?"

He nodded, walking over to a wall and leaning against it, looking down at the floor.

"You almost died Alec. I held you in my arms and you were so cold and barely breathing. I never wanted to see that happen to you again. I rather die myself than ever see you hurt."

I clenched my fists now, getting frustrated. "Well your plan backfired because I was hurt everyday by your rejection of me. Guess you got something you wanted though. You didn't have to see me being hurt. No, you hid behind that door and left me shattered on the other side."

Magnus looked up at me. "I had no choice Alec."

"Yes, you did! You could have chosen me!"

The tears appeared in my eyes again but this time I let them trail down my cheeks.

"I wanted you to choose me, Magnus."

Magnus quickly made his way across the room until he was standing in front of me again. He cupped my face in his hands, catching my tears with his thumbs. I looked up at him, my vision blurred slightly from crying.

His eyes searched me before becoming pained. His face reflected his eyes, making my heart shatter more than it already was.

"I wanted to choose you Alec. You couldn't even begin to understand the pain it caused me to leave you behind. You don't know the pain it still causes me. I made my choice though, and you made yours when you chose Jonathan."

"Jonathan loves me." The words escaped my lips barely above a whisper.

Magnus smiled sadly at me before leaning in so close, our noses brushed. My breath caught in my throat as he whispered, "No Alexander. I love you."

Then his lips pressed gently against mine.

My body was shocked into stillness as his soft lips moved against mine. My brain worked a mile per minute, trying to figure out what was going on. Magnus was kissing me. Magnus said he loved me.

How was any of this possible?

My mind concluded that I needed to push Magnus away and demand answers, not to mention I am engaged to someone else. I couldn't just go around letting just anyone kiss me. Magnus wasn't just anyone though. He was everything to me. He was the air I breathed, the food I eat, the very essence of everything that keeps me alive.

Without him, I might as well be dead.

What is this overwhelming feeling? Is this true love?

My lips began to move along with his, my arms wrapping tightly around Magnus's neck. He wrapped his arms tighter around my waist, pulling me so close, his tongue slipped into my mouth. The taste and feeling of it made me moan deep in my throat.

"Hi! I'm Simon and I like… oh wow, this is awkward…"

Magnus and I tore apart at the sound of Simon's voice. I backed away from him, my brain buzzing and trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Magnus and I just… Magnus just said… oh my god.

Magnus looked around confused before looking down, seeing a now fully formed snowman standing in front of him. He spotted his fathers glasses and his eyes widened.

"Simon?"

He nodded, doing a turn as if to show Magnus that it was really him from all angles.

"That's me. Thanks for bringing me to life. I have always wanted to venture out and see the kingdom!"

Magnus backed away, running his hand in his hair wearing a face of disbelief. "I… brought a snowman to life?"

I nodded, getting out of my shock from the kiss and went over to Simon, kneeling next to him. "He's just like the one we made a long time ago. He loves summer and dreams of being the best video game player in the world. I can only imagine where he would get such a ridiculous idea."

Magnus looked back at me, still looking stunned but sobered up slightly. "That was you Alexander. You insisted that he played video games."

That caused me to frown. "Um, no, there is no way I would come up with something so stupid. He has twig arms. There is no way he can even hold the controller."

Magnus smiled slightly. "Those were my exact words, but you ignored them."

Dread fell over me like a house of bricks. "Are you saying… I'm the one who made Simon so… weird?"

He nodded. "Afraid so."

"I'm weird," Simon asked looking up at me with big sad eyes. I quickly shook my head no. "No, weird isn't the word I meant. You're… well… you… okay, maybe you are weird. There's nothing wrong with that though. I like weird."

His sad face turned to a happy one as he clapped his twig hands together. "Alec likes me, yes!"

Did I ever give him the impression that I didn't like him? If anyone in our small group didn't like him, it was Jace. Speaking of which, if they put Simon back together, then that must mean they are on their way up here too.

"Are Clary and Jace with you," I asked, standing back up on my feet.

Simon shrugged. "Once I found my head I didn't waste any time getting up here. I was just so excited to see Magnus. Now the three of us are together, just like old times."

Magnus watched him for a moment before looking forward at me. I looked back at him, feeling my face flush as our eyes met. There is no way anything could ever go back to the way things were before. Everything was different now.

Magnus searched my face for a moment before his became pained. I knew that look all too well. It was the face he always gave me before pushing me away.

He turned away from me, showing me his back. "You need to go Alexander. Even with my feelings out in the open now, that doesn't change the fact that I'm a danger to you. Forget about me and go back to Alicante. Go enjoy the summer sun and live your life however you want."

The mention of Alicante and summer made me remember one of the reasons I needed to find Magnus. He needed to take away this eternal winter and bring back the sun he wished for me to soak in so much.

"I don't want to leave you here alone Magnus. Even if I did, enjoying the summer sun is kind of out of the question now, seeing as how you froze everything."

Magnus flinched at my words, his shoulders tensing before he strained his neck back to look at me over his shoulder.

"What are you talking about?"

I bit my lip nervously. "When you used your magic to create that hole you went through to get to this mountain, it closed and sent a shock wave through Alicante and made the entire kingdom freeze over. Snow also started falling from the sky. I need you to come home with me, so you can unfreeze it and make everything better again."

Magnus's eyes widened in horror. It was the same look he wore when I came outside and saw him sitting, terrified while surrounded by his subjects.

Frowning, I slowly reached out to grab his hand, but Magnus quickly swiped his hand away from my reach before I even had the chance. He moved away from me before looking at his reflection in the wall of ice ahead of him. He looked like a trapped animal.

"Magnus… are you alright?"

He started gasping for breath, running his hands into his hair and pulling on the strands so tight, I was afraid he would pull it all out. The temperature in the room seemed to grow colder. So much so, that my breath came out in a small white puff when I breathed out.

"How could I have cursed my people? I really am a monster. Even when I try to leave and start over, I'm still trapped by the cage inside of me. All I ever do is hurt people."

The sound of cracking hit my ears and I looked up, frowning when I saw thick jagged icicles starting to shoot out of the ceiling and walls. I turned back to Magnus, my heart racing.

"You don't need to be afraid Magnus. Just come back to Alicante with me and we will fix it. We will fix everything."

Magnus turned around, glaring at me. "Nothing can be fixed Alexander! I don't know how to fix it! Not the kingdom or us! The only thing I know how to do is hurt people!"

More shards of ice stuck out of the walls and snow started to slowly fall inside the building. I looked up at it before frowning back at him.

"Magnus please, calm down. Let's just talk about this. You aren't alone anymore. I am right here by your side and I won't leave you no matter what. We can get through this together, you and me."

Magnus clenched his eyes shut, gritting his teeth. "Don't you get it Alec? There hasn't been a you and me in a long time. It's impossible to go back to the way we were."

"Let's not go back then. Let's head forward. We can forget the past and start anew if you just come with me and help me fix everything. I know you can do it. I believe in you."

"You shouldn't. There is nothing to believe in. I abandoned you and shut you out. I did all of that to protect you. What if you get hurt by me? All of that distance and sacrifice would have been for nothing."

I frowned at that. "You told me you loved me a moment ago. Was that a lie?"

"Of course not! That gives me even more reason to protect you!"

"Well, maybe I love you back. I don't know. You were right about me before when you said I don't know what love is. I'm confused and cold and tired. I need you to come with me to help me figure it out. Don't push me away Magnus. I'm so sick and tired of being pushed away."

His eyes softened and for a moment I thought I had finally convinced him. It didn't last long as the fear took over him again and he backed away from me, closing his eyes tight.

"You need to go…"

I shook my head no, taking a step closer to him.

"We can figure this out together."

"Nothing can stop this winter Alec. Maybe killing me would do the trick, but there is no sure way to know that it would."

Tears stung at my eyes at those words.

"Do you… do you want to die Magnus?"

"If it meant not hurting you then yes!"

Those words struck me hard. He couldn't really mean that, could he? There was no way Magnus really wanted to die.

"Magnus, if you die… nothing will hurt me more…"

He kept his back to me still, not saying a word. The snow started to fall faster, whipping in the wind and swirling around us faster.

"Please, don't panic Magnus. Come home with me and we will figure everything out. You don't belong in this place."

"Leave me alone Alec," he seethed through clenched teeth.

I just shook my head no, moving closer to him. "I can't do that. I will never leave you alone because I know how much you hate loneliness."

Simon looked around at the snow, actually looking a little nervous. He reached out with his twig arm and grabbed the edge of my sweater. "Alec, I think we should do what he says."

I moved away from Simon, still frowning at Magnus. Why wasn't he listening to me? What gave him the right to kiss me, drop the 'I love you' bomb on me, and then go back to ignoring me? How could he so easily dismiss me after what happened?

"I'm not going anywhere Magnus."

Magnus's shoulders shook in rage before he turned around screaming, "I said LEAVE!"

He swung his arm as he yelled 'leave' and suddenly all the snow flurrying around us quickly gathered in front of me and shot straight into my chest. Gasping from the pain and coldness, I grabbed hold of my chest and fell to my knees, barely able to breath.

"Alec," Simon called out, running to my side. Magnus quickly turned around and he gasped when he saw me sitting in the ground in pain. His worst nightmare had come true. He had struck me with his magic again.

It was okay though. I was still awake so that must mean it wasn't as deadly as the first time. If I just push through the pain in my chest and show him that I'm okay, maybe, Magnus will stop being so afraid and come back with me.

I took a deep, shaky breath before slowly standing up, looking at Magnus. "I'm okay. You didn't hurt me."

He didn't look convinced. In fact, he looked ten times more scared than before.

"This is why you have to leave. I'm just going to be a danger to you. I've already hurt you twice!"

"Both times were accidents!"

"Alec!" Jace's voice came from the hall before both he and Clary ran into the room. Clary frowned seeing my legs were shaking and she quickly ran over to me. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"

I was expecting that question to set Magnus over the edge, but he wasn't even paying attention to Clary. His eyes were on Jace. Jace glanced around confused before looking back at Magnus. "What are you looking at?"

Magnus clenched his fists, glaring at me. "It seems you have a type."

I looked at Jace, back at him, Jace again and then back to him frowning.

"Magnus, I'm not interested in Jace at all."

"He looks just like your precious Prince Jonathan though, doesn't he? Always attracting the blondes."

Clary was the next to frown. "Prince Jonathan? As in Jonathan Morgenstern of Edom? He's who you want to marry after one day?"

"No! I mean yes… I don't know anymore… my mind is all turned around."

"Your choice seems clear to me. It's better this way. You can have your prince and I will be here alone. It's what's best for the both of us. Now, all of you please leave."

"I'm not leaving you Magnus! We can fix this if you just let me help you!"

"Don't make me force you Alec," he growled.

I stood my ground, not moving a muscle. Magnus stared intensely at me for a moment before lifting his arms high and swiping them back down. After he did so, snow collected together and piled up high until it was almost touching the ceiling. The snow formed in the shape of a huge cat, and a moment later, it's eyes glowed blue and it looked down at us.

He made a living giant cat snowman.

"Please take them out of here," He told the creature. It meowed before leaning down and picking both Jace and Clary up in it's mouth. Jace cursed and tried to get out of it's hold but he couldn't get away. The cat's tail wrapped around my waist and picked me up off the ground.

I fought against the tail but like Jace, I couldn't get out of it. I looked back down at Magnus frowning. "Magnus, please don't do this. Come back with me!"

Magnus just closed his eyes and turned away from me, not saying another word. The cat started moving out of the room, and my eyes stayed on Magnus until the couldn't anymore.

The cat took us down the stairs and out of the castle, all the way to the edge of the mountain. It opened its mouth, dropping Clary and Jace two hundred feet to the ground. I swallowed hard before looking at the cat who was now looking back at me.

"Um… nice kitty?"

It got a sneaky look in its eye before whipping its tail and throwing me off the mountain. I screamed all the way down, putting my face in front of my hands to protect myself from the landing.

I was gonna freaking die!

It felt like I fell forever until finally I landed in the snow so hard, I was buried maybe two inches deep in it.

I didn't think it could get any worse, until I felt the weight of Simon falling on top of me in three pieces.

"Wow, what a rush," he yelled, seeming excited about our forceful cliff dive.

"Speak for yourself,"

A/N: Well, feelings are now in the open and Alec is even more confused than he was before. How will our lovers find their way back to each other? Only time will tell.

High Warlock of Glitter, looks like i managed to make a Chairman meow snowcat after all.

I'm thinking there will be maybe three more chapters before series two is over. We will then start series 3 which is the Mulan AU. I will put a summery reminder at the end of the final chapter of this story.

On another note, I decided not to participate in Malec Week this year. One: I was on Vacation. Two: it always sets me back and I didn't want to be even more behind than vacation would set me. Three: I didn't really like the themes this year. The only one i kind of liked was the Harry Potter AU.