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Chapter Twelve:

Time Jump – Two Days Later

Magnus POV:

I've spent two days lying in Alec's bed while wearing his clothes. The scent of him was fading, and I felt like everything around me was fading as well. I had no idea if he was coming back, and I couldn't get over our last conversation. I sent him there. I sent him to that god forsaken country and now he's being held hostage by some radical fuckers. It's all my fault.

There was knock on his apartment door, but I just let it go. I had no idea who it was and I didn't care. If it wasn't Alec, I wasn't interested. How could I have been so stupid? Alec was everything I've ever wanted in someone. He was loyal, caring, a bit serious, but he had a sense of humor that always made me laugh, he was handsome, and he was beyond a shadow of a doubt, a missing piece of myself.

I don't know why I was trying to push him away so much. I had a small crush on him in high school, but when he started working for me, I truly got to know him, and everything about him was the opposite of me, but I wanted that. I wanted someone to balance out my unconventional way of life. Someone to ground me when I got to far in the clouds, someone who could look at things rationally rather than emotionally. I needed Alec in my life, and now I might not get him back.

"There you are!" I heard when Alec's door was flung opened. "I've been knocking."

"Nobody is home." I muttered into the pillow.

"I have news." Clary said and I turned to face her. "Alec wasn't a hostage."

"What?" I asked dumbfounded.

"Alec wasn't one of the hostages." She repeated.

"How do you know?" I asked nearly jumping out of my skin.

"That's the sad part." She sighed. "They were all killed, but Jace and the rest of the Lightwoods weren't notified because his body wasn't among the dead."

"So where the hell is he?" I asked.

"I have no idea." She said.

"He could still be dead." I said as my mind reverts back to the horrible possibilities. "In a ditch somewhere with no form of identification."

"You really need to stop being so doom and gloom Mags." Clary said. "Maryse and Robert are flying out to Romania tonight to try and find him."

"But what if they can't?" I asked shyly. "What if he's gone?"

"It's difficult to be the only optimist among you guys." She said exasperated. "Between Jace, Izzy and you I'm wearing out. But someone needs to be hopeful and if I'm the only one then so be it."

"It's not that biscuit. I just don't want to be disappointed." I said honestly. "You know what they say about hope."

"It breeds eternal misery. I get it. We watched PLL together." She said and I smiled. "But cooping yourself up in here isn't healthy. At least come over to Jace's tonight for dinner."

"Do I have too?" I whined.

"Yes." She demanded. "The Lightwoods are having a difficult time. It will be good for us all to get together."

"Fine." I sighed knowing she would never let it go.

"Great. Dinner is at 6:30. Be on time." She said before shutting the door and letting herself out. I looked at the clock – it was nearly 4. I had some time to wallow before having to go out.

Time Jump – Dinner

Magnus POV:

I pulled my self out of Alexander's bed and made my way to Jace's. Honestly, Clary scared me a little, and that's why I'm here. She had a way of making her 5 foot 2 frame look intimidating and I wasn't going to mess with her.

I knocked on the door, and a second later it flung open, and there stood a kid who looked like he was in his early twenties, and not very put together.

"You Magnus?" He asked.

"Yea." I said. He nodded before walking away. I made my way in to find Clary and Jace "He's charming." I said as I nodded towards the man.

"That's Izzy's boy of the month." Jace said with pure disgust in his voice.

"I thought Izzy and Sherman were getting close." I said as I remembered Clary telling me they hit it off after the double date.

"They were, but than he got called to an office overseas, and he's been there ever since. Izzy didn't want to do long distance." Clary said.

"Yea because she can't go a couple days without sex." Jace said with clear annoyance in his voice.

"She's an adult Jace. She can do whatever she wants." Clary told him.

"Doesn't mean I have to like him." Jace said back.

"But that doesn't mean you can be rude to him. Izzy is relying on him right now, don't let her down by being an asshole to her boyfriend." Clary said.

"If Alec were here, he would agree with me." Jace said.

"But he isn't, and Izzy is trying to cope with that, and she's using him to help. Just let her have that." Clary said. "She doesn't have your parents right now, so she needs a little extra support."

"I'm actually surprised that they are going to look for him. I mean, this is what it takes for them to care." Jace said honestly.

"Why? He is their son. They should care." I pointed out.

"Yea, but they have had a strained relationship since he came out." Jace said. "I think they see how hard it is for us, and if it means that much to us, they want to help. It's pretty shitty parenting, but I'm glad they're going to get some answers. Even if he is dead, the closure will be nice." Jace said and Clary elbowed him. "What? I'm just speaking the truth."

"Tonight there will be no negative talk." She insisted. "We all need a break from that."

"Fine." Jace said and Clary glared at him. "I'm sorry okay? No negative talk for the rest of the night." He said and Clary nodded. He kissed her forehead before she walked off the talk to Isabelle.

"Whipped." I said and he glared at me.

"Better than being lonely." He hissed.

"I'm not lonely." I retorted.

"That's Alec's sweater." He said and I looked down. "I could spot that raggedy thing a mile away."

"Hey!" I smacked him slightly. "No bad talking Alec's wardrobe."

"You can't tell me you don't find that sweater hideous?" Jace asked.

"I would give anything to see Alexander in this sweater again." I said bluntly. "I will never make fun of his holey sweaters for the rest of his life as long as he comes back to wear them."

"You make a fair point." Jace said and I nodded. "You want a drink?" He asked.

"Scotch." I said.

"I'll make it a double." Jace said before walking away. A double was exactly what I needed right now.

Autors Note:

Okays, so huge thank you too Allieanna and Yeedie for helping me come up with this next chapter! I have no preview for you considering I'm still struggling a little, but I hope to have it written before next Friday! Let me know what you think and leave a review! :)