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A/N: So, HAPPY MALEC WEEK, GUYS! As said in the summary of this collection of oneshots, this is a collection is oneshots. All Malec, obviously :p I have taken prompts from a few friends of mine for some of these oneshots too.
So this one is MALEC AU. ALEC AND MAGNUS GO TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER. T RATED. FULL OF HOMOUR AND FLUFF AND CUTE STUFF :) I didn't want all these oneshots to be full of smut so I threw a couple of T rated into the mix so there's something for everyone here :) BUT IF YOU PREFER SMUT, STAY TUNED FOR THE OTHER ONESHOTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MORE ;)
Also, THIS ONESHOT WAS NOT A PROMPT, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I HAD KNOCKING AROUND SO I DECIDED TO FINISH IT UP AND POST IT HERE :) SOME OTHER ONES ARE PROMPTS THOUGH I'LL WRITE WHO FROM IN THE SUMMARIES AS AND WHEN I GET TO THEM! :)
Alright, here we go, Malec Week 2016 – Day 5! Btw, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LIVE-TWEET AS YOU READ USING THE HASHTAG #MALECWEEK2016 AND TAG ME ArtemisFAYZ394 :)
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All Bets Are Off
"They're doing it again."
He whispered to her at the back of the classroom, staring at the two boys either end of the row before them.
She laughed softly, leaning in to whisper back.
"It's only the first day back and they're already so obvious."
He chuckled, tipping back in his chair.
"Subtlety doesn't matter now. Not when they were doing it all last year too. It's getting ridiculous. We need to do something."
She smirked, twirling her pen in his fingers, her master-plan forming.
"How to make two boys who like each other realise that they like each other without telling them outright because when we tried that before, they ignored us?"
She paused for a second, before grinning broadly.
"Say, Ragnor, is Magnus one to ever turn down a dare?"
He gasped excitedly, throwing an arm around her shoulders.
"Darling, Isabelle, he is not. And I'm willing to bet that dearest Alexander isn't either."
Her fox-grin was response enough.
"Alright, intervention time. Here's the plan..."
...OoOoO….
"Alec, Lydia told me she wants to go to the dance with you."
Her brother's gaze snapped to her in panic. She smirked and continued.
"I told her you'd go-"
"What?! No! Izzy!"
She sighed dramatically, with arm movement and everything.
"If you'll let me finish... I was going to say that i told you'd go if you decide to even go to the dance. Because of looking after Max, i said you might not be available."
Alec sighed with relief.
"Oh thank god! Thank you, Izzy."
She bit her lip and grinned, a sinking feeling weighing heavy in his stomach.
"What?"
She giggled.
"I'll only tell her you're staying home to look after Max if you do a dare."
Alec groaned loudly. They had a thing in their family of challenging each other with dares in return for favours. Once, they made their brother run naked down the street with antlers on his head at Christmas in return for helping him with his anniversary surprise for his girlfriend.
"Oh, god. What are you suggesting?"
He asked, dreading the answer. She giggled again, basking in her awesomeness.
"Well, i dare you to go out with Magnus. On a date between now and the dance in two weeks and I'll tell Lydia not only that you can't make it, but that you're not interested so she'll back off of you with you having to handle the confrontation."
Alec's eyes were wide as saucers. Date Magnus?! No. No way. He couldn't. Magnus would never want that anyway. This was ridiculous.
But on the other hand, he really wanted Lydia to leave him alone. And Izzy was right, he hated confrontation.
He took a deep breath, shaking and nauseous but tingling slightly.
"Ok. You've got yourself a deal."
...OoOoO….
"Magnus, darling? You know how you bet me $100 that i couldn't get Cat to go out with me and i crashed and burned so i told you I'd get my revenge? Well, here it is."
Magnus looked up at Ragnor with unamused eyes.
"What?"
Ragnor grinned wickedly.
"I bet you $100 that you can't get Alec Lightwood to go out with you."
Magnus spluttered, choking on a swig of coffee and blushing despite his will not to.
"I'm sorry? You want me to ask out Alec? Are you kidding? Why him of all people?"
Ragnor shrugged, suppressing his smirk.
"Yep. That's what you have to do. Get him to go out with you and I'll give you $100."
Magnus' eyes glinted; he did need money, he saw an amazing pair of boots online at the weekend and they cost $95.
"But why him?" He repeated.
Ragnor shrugged again.
"I have my reasons. I just think it would be a good way for you to get money, which you so desperately need."
This was true. But asking Alec? Of all people. He couldn't. Alec wasn't even gay... Was he?
"Fine. I'll do it. God knows how though. But your money is mine, Fell."
...OoOoO….
It took Alec two days to work up the courage to find a way to ask Magnus out. Although, it turns out, he didn't actually need to.
He walked into his English class, where Magnus sat at the desk next to him. He had only been seated for a second, after only saying the customary hello to Magnus. But then the boy turned to him and whispered.
"Hey, would you do me a big favour, its ok if you say no. But i need you to pretend to be my boyfriend for a few weeks."
Alec stared at him in confusion, raising an eyebrow.
"Um, why?"
Magnus chuckled.
"Because my friends were making fun of the fact that i haven't had a boyfriend since the first few months of freshman year so i just told them i have one and the guy I described to them is tall, with black hair and blue eyes. Just like you."
Alec pondered this for a while. On one hand, hell no; he didn't want to pretend to be a boyfriend, he wanted a real relationship in high school. But on the other hand, here was his golden opportunity to ask Magnus out, under the premise of a fake relationship. Win/win.
"Ok. I'll do it. How about we go for a drink tomorrow night to figure it all out?"
Magnus beamed at him, nodding his head.
"That'll be perfect. Wait for me after school."
They returned to silence as the teacher entered the class. Alec ecstatic that Izzy could get Lydia off his back and Magnus salivating over the prospect of getting his new shoes.
Neither of them were rejoicing in the fact that had a fake date with each other.
Definitely not.
...OoOoO….
"So we've been 'dating' for a month. We met over the summer. We know each other from school but didn't really talk until summer when we bumped into each other at the park. We hung out every day after that, becoming fast friends until one day i kissed you and to my astonishment, you kissed me back. And that how we met, ok?"
Alec just nodded along, sipping at his milkshake, as Magnus decided to take him to Takis. He wasn't complaining.
"Ok, we need to learn about each other now. So, 20 questions?"
Alec leaned back in his seat and smiled.
"I already know some stuff about you. Like, you love fashion and want to be a designer. You're smart but you hide it under your looks. You keep up appearances and popularity but you love classical music and appreciate fine art. You can quote Shakespeare, which I've heard you try to rap more than once. Oh, and you have a cat called Chairman Meow."
Magnus stared at him with surprise, mouth hanging open. He hadn't realised how much attention Alec had paid to him over the years. Although, come to think of it...
"Well, you, Alexander, are amazing at archery. You have 2 brothers and sister who you protect with your life. Your parents are never around so you basically raised your siblings yourself. You play guitar. You like football. You're a genius, don't deny it, I've seen your English assignments. You blush like a sailor whenever someone compliments you. You like rock music and you're kind of a nerd, but you make it work. Oh, and your middle name is Gideon, which you don't like telling people even though i think your whole name makes you sound like an English prince."
Turns out Magnus knew a thing or two about Alec as well, as it was now Alec's turn to gape at him in shock. You could really learn a lot about someone by admiring from afar and listening to whispers.
"Right. Ok. We seem to know each other pretty well anyway."
Magnus smiled.
"I guess we do. Although we need to know basic stuff. Like favourite colour, favourite song, favourite movie. Stuff like that."
Alec nodded slowly, smiling. He was actually having a good time with Magnus, and Izzy would be bouncing around at home waiting for him to get home and spill all. She was amazed when he told her what happened, omitting the fact that Magnus had made the first move. Though, technically, Alec had asked him out when he said they should go for drinks. That counted for something.
"So? Come on, name all your favourite stuff and stuff you hate."
Alec snapped out of his daze and smiled again.
"Ok. Well, my favourite colour is black. My favourite song is Bohemian Rhapsody. My favourite movie is Suicide Squad, despite the fact that I'm not the biggest DC fan, I'm more of a Marvel guy. I hate olives and fish. I can't stand eating fish. It's gross. I'm allergic to strawberries but addicted to chocolate so i work out a lot. And i once stole a bottle of whiskey from the shop on a dare and it still haunts me to this day."
Magnus laughed, shaking his head.
"Aw. Bless you. So cute."
Alec blushed and Magnus laughed harder, thinking to himself that on top of the fact that he had a spent a year staring at Alec from afar, the boy was everything he wanted. He was cute and hot and sweet and funny and smart and caring. He was the ideal package.
"Alright Bane, your turn."
Alec listened as Magnus went on a rant about the amazingness of glitter and The Rocky Horror Show and how Alec's faded, ripped sweaters should be made illegal to wear.
It was a fun night. It ended with Alec walking Magnus home and them exchanging phone numbers. Even though this was all fake, all for a bet and a dare, it was beginning to feel kind of real.
...OoOoO….
"Alec?"
Said boy turned to the voice beside him, smiling at Magnus.
"Yes, Magnus?"
"You wanna go on another date later?"
"Ok. Sure. Sounds good."
Silence and smiles.
"Alec?"
"Yes, Magnus?"
"Can i come to your archery practice at lunch?"
"Ok."
...OoOoO….
Holy mother of god.
Magnus' fake boyfriend was a fucking ninja.
He thought archery practice would be just guys shooting at a bulls-eye. And it kind of was. For the beginners.
For Alec, it meant flipping and jumping and tumbling like a gymnast, shooting arrows as he moved, like an action sequence worthy of Hawkeye.
Magnus whipped out his phone, taking photos and videos, building up collection of sneaky pics he had snapped when Alec wasn't looking. Kinda creepy, he knew, but Alec was beautiful. So it was ok.
Magnus wasn't really sure why he asked Alec out again. Ragnor had bet him that Alec wouldn't say yes the first time, so Magnus proved him wrong. But Ragnor hadn't paid up yet and Magnus found himself rather invested in his whole 'fake relationship to prove his friends wrong' thing that he made up.
What was more confusing though, is why Alec said yes again. He knew Alec thought he was just helping out a friend, but the boy seemed more than ok with whole thing. Maybe he was just that nice of a guy.
...OoOoO….
"You're going out with him again?"
Izzy asked in shock, watching her brothers relaxed posture as he made them a snack; the house void of Lightwood parents who opted to stay at work and avoid any contact their kids.
Alec shrugged.
"Yeah. He asked me. So I said yes."
Izzys eyebrows rose and she bit back a smirk. If she wasn't mistaken, the plan was working.
She escaped to the bathroom and dialled Ragnors number.
"They're going out again! Alec asked Magnus last time and Magnus asked Alec out again! Fell, its working!"
Ragnor sighed.
"I know. At least, i think it is. Magnus did mention that he told Alec he needed him to pretend to be his boyfriend to prove his friends wrong or something."
Izzy sighed dramatically, rolling her eyes.
"You and i both know that's a lie. They like each other! We have to make them see this next date as real. Come on, Fell, think of something!"
...OoOoO….
Later that night, they went on their date. Dinner. With candles and chocolate dessert that they shared. A movie; they bickered over their choices, ending up going see Suicide Squad for the second time each. Not that they minded. They walked back to Magnus', laughing and talking animatedly about stories from their lives, about their families and friends. At some point, neither of them realised it, but their hands linked between them, their fingers twisted together tightly.
At Magnus' door, they let go, both of them blushing. There was a moment of awkward silence before Alec laughed, Magnus soon to follow.
After a quick goodnight hug and the promise of seeing each other tomorrow at school, Alec left and Magnus went inside, his mother smiling as he entered. Not saying hello, he simply face-planted to couch and moaned.
"I'm in way too deep."
He was too emotionally draw out to even laugh at the euphemism.
...OoOoO….
"Hey, Magnus?"
"Yes, Ragnor?"
"I have another $100 for you. You could buy that leather jacket you want."
"To what end?"
"Get a picture of you and Alec kissing and the money is yours."
...OoOoO….
"Hey, Alec?"
"Yes, Izzy?"
"You know how you love to have favours in the bank to save them for when you need them?"
"Yes."
"Well, I'm offering you one of those, if you do something for me."
"If i do what?"
"I dare you to get a picture of you and Magnus kissing and I'll owe you anything you want whenever you want to cash it."
...OoOoO….
This was bad. It had been 2 weeks since they had received the propositions and neither of them had acted. They hung out almost every day, either at archery practice or after school.
They had been on more dates, for no reason. Magnus liked to snap pictures of Alec and 'make memories'. Alec knew it was fake but he enjoyed it regardless. Magnus was a burning star in a world of black.
But recently, they had been getting cold feet. Alec wanted that favour from Izzy. He also wanted a kiss from Magnus. But he didn't want the favour as a prize for the kiss. He wanted the kiss to be real.
And he hoped Magnus did too.
He didn't want to steal a kiss from the boy and risk hurting Magnus' feelings, if they turned out to be true. He couldn't do it. He cared too much to risk it.
...OoOoO….
Three weeks had now passed since Ragnors bet and Magnus was freaking out. He wanted the money. And he wanted Alec. But he didn't want one because of the other. He didn't want to hurt Alec, to throw away the fun they'd had together just for a leather jacket.
But he was afraid he was already losing the blue eyed boy.
In the past few weeks, they had seen less and less of each other; their relationship fizzling out. The severe Alec shortage in his life was draining Magnus' energy. He was having serious withdrawal symptoms that his mother had tried to heal with ice cream and chick flicks. It sort of worked.
But Magnus was still in pain. He had grown to care for Alec more than he ever thought he could and now he was losing him and he didn't know why.
...OoOoO….
"Ragnor! We have a problem!"
"What with?"
He replied as she groaned in annoyance.
"Magnus and Alec. I think asking them to kiss went too far. They're pushing each other away because they don't want to kiss just because of a bet."
Ragnor swore colourfully and sighed.
"Typical. They care too much about each other to kiss each other. So romantic but so annoying."
Izzy agreed.
"I think it's time to sit them down and talk. Maybe after hanging out these past few weeks, they'll be able to admit their feelings to us. Then we just have to find a way to make them tell each other."
"Ok. Right. You talk to Alec. I'll talk to Magnus. And then we will make Malec happen. Everyone has shipped them freshman year. It's about damn time they got together!"
"Amen to that."
...OoOoO….
"Alec? Can i talk to you?"
Alec looked up from moping around by watching old TBBT reruns.
"Sure."
Izzy sighed, shutting off the tv.
"It's about Magnus..."
Alec's eyes widened and he blushed deeply, thinking she was going to ask about the kiss picture.
"That deal is off. You don't have to do it for a favour."
Alec smiled, relief flooding through him. He wasn't going to do it anyway, but now he could go back to Magnus. No awkwardness of fear of hurting him. Back to just them.
Then Izzy kept talking.
"But i think you should kiss him anyway."
Alec gasped in surprise and his eyebrows shot up.
"Why?"
To that, she just sighed.
"Don't bother lying anymore, Alexander. Since you started hanging out with Magnus, you've been so happy and then you stopped and look at you; you're a mess. You've liked him forever and i think you have to admit that now. Alec... Do you love him? Yes or no?"
...OoOoO….
Ragnor burst through Magnus' bedroom door in a hurried flash, dropping onto his knees beside Magnus' bed, not waiting for greetings or anything before he gripped Magnus' hand and stared at him with hard eyes.
Magnus knew that look; it was Ragnors 'tell me the truth right now' look.
"Magnus. This bullshit has gone on long enough. It's time to man up. I know why you've been pushing Alec away so here-"
He dropped wad of cash in Magnus' lap.
"There's your $100, free of charge. Use it to give Alec the night of his life. I know you want to. Because you love him. Don't deny it. I release you from your bet. Now sort out your shit."
Then he got up and left, leaving Magnus with whirlwind of thoughts in his confused mind.
...OoOoO….
Alec walked into school the next day terrified of seeing Magnus, but desperate to talk to him. He watched Magnus walk into their English room and their eyes met as the boy sat down beside him in the back row.
"Alec... Will you wait for me after class? I know you have another lesson but i really need to talk to you."
Alec nodded slowly, words not forming.
He was still tongue-tied after class when they slipped into the corridor and ran down the hall, hiding from any teachers as the next lesson bell rang out.
Once the area fell silent, Magnus turned to Alec slowly, biting his lip. Alec stood somewhat helplessly, just waiting, the words he wanted to say remaining on the tip of his tongue.
While Magnus stepped closer, about to talk, neither of them realised that they had an audience outside the room.
"Alec... I'm sorry. For pushing you away. I just- i couldn't. I mean, i had too. I didn't want to hurt you."
Alec nodded slowly, playing with the ripped hem of his sweater.
"It's ok. I did the same. But, you should know something that will probably hurt you but i need you to know."
"Well there's something i have to tell you too."
Magnus quickly retorted, desperate to get the truth out now. It seems Alec was just as desperate though because they spoke simultaneously, in equally guilty tones.
"Izzy dared me to date you."
"I made a bet with Ragnor to ask you out."
They froze, letting each other's words sink in. Several times they tried to speak, to make sense of it, before Magnus offered his explanation.
"It started out as a bet. I only told you i needed you pretend to be my boyfriend so you would say yes and i would win. But then i used the pretending thing as an excuse to see you and then i wasn't pretending anymore. Which is why i had to stop seeing you."
Alec nodded once, regarding him thoughtfully.
"You know, Izzy offered to get Lydia off my back if i went out with you. Almost like she knew you would ask me..."
Magnus cocked his head to the side, biting his lip in thought.
"Did she, by any chance, dare you to do anything else?"
Alec's eyebrows rose and he smiled a little.
"She might have done. What did Ragnor bet the second time?"
Magnus sighed a laugh. "He bet me $100 that i couldn't get a, um, a picture-"
"Of us kissing."
Magnus gasped and his eyes flew wide. "Wait... So Izzy dared you to do the same thing?"
Alec nodded disbelievingly, an amused smile on his lips.
"Are you getting the feeling that this didn't happen by accident?"
Magnus grinned widely. "I think so. I think someone planned this."
"I think you're right. I shall be having a talk with my darling sister when i see her next."
"Yes. And i shall have a question or two waiting for Ragnor."
They lapsed into silence, just thinking over the past few weeks together, when a single question formed in Alec's mind, one he already knew the answer to, if he was honest.
"Why did they do it?"
Magnus just looked at him for a second before taking a shaky step forwards.
"I think, if we're honest, we already know why."
Alec's breath caught in his throat as Magnus came close enough for him to smell his sandalwood body wash and to see every individual fleck of glitter on his skin.
"I think so, too."
Alec swallowed thickly, scared but excited, as Magnus stepped into his personal space. The green eyed boy reached out and placed a hand on Alec's cheek.
"I'm so sorry this all started with a bet. Please forgive me."
Alec smiled and laughed softly.
"I would be the world's biggest hypocrite if i didn't forgive. Can you forgive me?"
Magnus leaned closer, pressing their foreheads together and taking Alec's hand in his free one. Alec's other hand landed on Magnus' waist.
"Of course, Alexander. I'll always forgive you. And like you said, we did the same thing. So let's forget about all that and just focus on this."
Alec's brow furrowed but he smiled, making Magnus' lose his breath at the sight of those glistening blue eyes.
"Focus on what, Magnus?"
Magnus smiled, chuckling at Alec with adoration, watching with happiness as Alec blushed.
"Focus on us."
Alec bit lip to stifle his gasp, his hands tightened their hold on Magnus. "Us? As in, us together?"
Magnus smiled, moving his hand away from Alec's cheek to circle around his waist and hold him tight.
"Yes. Unless you don't want that."
Alec shook his head so fast it could have fallen off. "No! I do. I mean, i do want this. I want you."
Magnus' eyes slipped shut and he smiled in ecstasy.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to hear those words."
They melted into each other and just as their lips were finally about to touch, they heard a loud squeal of celebration from outside.
They turned to the window to see none other than Izzy and Ragnor watching them with shit-eating grins on their faces. The two scarpered when they were caught, laughing as they received two death glares from the boys.
The romantic moment passed and they just looked at each other with smiles, before Magnus had a grand idea.
"You are going to the dance tomorrow right?"
He asked Alec, who's eyes bugged out as he gasped.
"That's tomorrow?! Shit. But yes. Yeah, I'm going. Though i completely forgot about it."
They laughed until Magnus looked sideways at him.
"You don't have a date, do you?"
Alec blushed and bit his lip. "No. I usually just go with Jace, Izzy and our friends as a group."
Magnus beamed before swooping down to whisper in Alec's ear.
"Save me a dance, baby."
Alec shivered, turning to pile of hormonal goop under Magnus' spell.
"I'll save every dance for you."
Magnus moaned softly as their eyes locked, smiling, he leaned in and kissed Alec on the cheek.
"Until tomorrow then, blue eyes."
Then, in true mysterious Magnus fashion, he swept from the room, leaving Alec staring after him in wonder.
...OoOoO….
It was mid-way through the dance when Magnus snuck up on Alec, circling his waist with his arms from behind.
Alec had just fought off another Lydia attack and was beginning to feel like giving up and going home.
"You ok, Alexander?" Magnus whispered in his ear, his warm breath hot on Alec's neck.
"I am now." He replied sappily, receiving a happy moan from Magnus.
"Good. Now dance with me."
Magnus spun him in a circle and laughed as Alec blushed, laughing harder when he saw Lydia's jealous stare. He winked at her and wrapped his arms around Alec's neck, gazing into his eyes.
"You know something? I'm glad Ragnor and Izzy have their strange compulsion to play cupid."
Alec chuckled, casting his eyes over to their friends, who were watching them closely.
"Me too."
They danced for a while, just swaying with music, ignoring everyone around them. Until...
"Hey, Alec?"
"Yeah?"
"I've been in love with you for over a year. Just thought you should know."
Alec's heart skipped several beats and he grinned into Magnus' shoulder, blushing hard.
"Hey, Magnus?"
"Yeah?"
"I've been in love with you for over a year. Just thought you should know."
Magnus stopped swaying and drew Alec's face up to his level, their eyes locking intensely.
"Do you mean it?"
Alec smiled, stroking Magnus' cheek softly.
"Of course i do."
Magnus let out the biggest sigh of relief in existence, tears threatening to spill as he held Alec's face in his hands.
"You have no idea how much i wanted to hear that."
"Neither do you."
The world stopped turning around them as they froze, leaning in slowly but not touching apart from their now interlocked hands.
"You know what i just realised? We still haven't had our first kiss yet."
Alec sighed a laugh, blushing hard and licking his lips at the thought.
"Yeah. You're right."
Magnus smirked and whispered in Alec's ear, pulling him closer.
"I bet you won't kiss me right now, in front of everyone."
Alec grinned, sly like a fox, pushing his body against Magnus'.
"Oh really? In that case, i dare you to kiss me right now."
They giggled at their words before Magnus leaned closer and finally, after a year of yearning and lustful wishing, their lips met.
It was soft and sweet and nerve-wracking and hands-down the best moment of their lives. Thank God Izzy and Ragnor had seen their feelings and forced them out. Because now, all bets were off and the two boys saw the rest of their lives as they kissed for the first time on that dance floor.
...OoOoO….
A/N: So? Let me know what you think via reviews/faves/follows or on twitter :) Stay tuned for tomorrows oneshot! I've got them all written, I just need to pick which one will go up next. I'll surprise you!
Love ya, and HAPPY MALEC WEEK!
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