A/n: Hello everyone! I am in a really great mood today so I decided to write up another chapter! I would like to thank everyone who took the time to review! I appreciate it. And thank you to everyone who favorited/alerted and just read the story! You guys are great! I would like to thank TheColdFlame for giving me an idea for this chapter as well!
I would suggest listening to Something About The Sunshine by Sterling Knight! I know its a Disney song but I love it cause its so upbeat and happy! And Savior by Black Veil Brides (There were many nights I would just curl up in my favorite baggy sweater and sweat pants and just cry to this song.)
Anyway,
Enjoy!
Third Person POV:
When Magnus woke up his eyes stung a bit and he was extremely warm and comfortable. He closed his eyes again and snuggled into the pillow again. He stayed like that for a few moments when he realized that his pillow was breathing. His eyes flew opened and he was face to face with Alec. And he took notice that their lips were in close proximity of each other.
He tried to wiggle his way out of Alec's grasp but Alec tightened his grip on him. Magnus tapped Alec's shoulder lightly and Alec stirred, his eyes opened a bit and then all the way. Alec's face started to turn pink and then he released Magnus from his arms. He sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"What time is it?" Alec asked.
"Um, I think it's 12:00 in the afternoon," Magnus replied.
"Huh? I slept over?" Alec said confusedly.
"Yep," Magnus said simply.
Alec groaned and flopped back down onto the bed. One arm was draped over his eyes and the other was on his stomach. He moved his arm from his eyes and looked up at Magnus, his blue eyes sparkling with mischief. He sat up and moved closer to Magnus, a smirk on his face along with his characteristic blush.
"Since I'm over here anyway, I'm going to take you out. Today will be all about you! So whatever you want to do, we can do it. As long as it doesn't involve getting in trouble with the law," Alec said with a laugh.
"Okay! And let's start now. I'm going to dress you up. I should have some clothes that might fit you," Magnus replied with a large smile.
Alec groaned. "Do you really have to do that?"
"B-but you said anything," Magnus said with tears forming in his eyes again.
"Okay, okay! You can dress me up," Alec grumbled.
Magnus cheered and got up from his bed. He went to his closet and started to poke around for clothes that would fit Alec. He came across a pair of black skinny jeans that still had glitter and paint splashes on them, and a tight black shirt. Magnus nodded his head and decided that Alec would look very good in these. He walked back over to Alec and threw the clothes at his face.
"Go put those on," He said.
Alec sighed and went to the bathroom down the hall from Magnus' bedroom. Once Alec was out of the room, Magnus went straight to his vanity and went to work on his makeup. As he sat there applying different kinds of makeup in various colors, he thought about the way he felt when he woke up in Alec's arms. He did feel a little confused at first but as the confusion melted away there was only content and warmth. He felt so safe and happy iin Alec's arms, and he wished that he could wake up like that every morning. He had the best sleep he had in a while. And it was thanks to Alec.
He got up from the vanity and went to find clothes. He picked out a lime green t shirt and black skinny jeans. He threw them onto the bed and took off the shirt he had worn the day before.
As he drew the shirt over his head, the door opened.
"S-sorry, Ah.. I'm er, going to go.. to the bathroom. Again," Alec stuttered and then raced out of the room.
Magnus was left standing in the middle of the room with his shirt half off. He tore it up over his head quickly and pulled on the clean one. He took off the jeans he wore the day before and hurriedly pulled the other pair up over his legs. Magnus couldn't believe Alec saw him shirtless. He was probably disgusted with what he saw. That could be the only reason he ran out of the room so quickly. Magnus sat down on the edge of his bed and hung his head in his hands.
Why couldn't he just be normal, for once?
Alec didn't mean to run out of Magnus' room so quickly. He honestly didn't. But the other boy was just standing there with his shirt up over his body, and he saw how skinny his friend was. He just wished that Magnus would get better.
He sighed and ran his hands through his long black hair. His fingers were aching to hold the small silver razor, that he left at home. He didn't want Magnus to know that he still cuts. He wasn't sure if he did want to stop.
He took a deep breath to calm his erratic heart and stepped out of the bathroom and went back to Magnus' room. He knocked this time and when he heard Magnus calling out 'Come in!' he opened the door slowly, and saw that Magnus was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands.
Alec went over to him and put an arm around his shoulders. He felt his friend shudder and he quirked an eyebrow. A blush rising up on his pale face. Magnus leaned into his side and gave another shudder. Alec got up from the bed and pulled Magnus up with him. He pulled his friend into his arms and held him tightly, as he cried again. They stood there for a good few minutes.
"Shh, it's okay. It's alright. But, why are you crying again?" Alec asked softly.
Magnus sniffled. "Sometimes, I'm so scared that you'll just see how hideous I am and just stop being my friend. Alec, I don't know what I'd do without you anymore."
"Well," Alec cleared his throat. "I'm glad you feel the same way. You're my first best friend."
Magnus lifted his head from Alec's shoulder and gave Alec a watery smile. Alec returned the smile and wiped away the tears that were still flowing down Magnus' face. Alec was sure that he was beet red by now. This whole situation seemed so intimate. But he was glad that Magnus trusted him this much.
"Now, do you want to fix your makeup before we go? Or do you want to stay in?" Alec asked.
Magnus shook his head. "No, I still want to go out. Just let me fix this before we leave."
Alec nodded his head and went to sit on Magnus' bed while Magnus fixed his makeup. Alec didn't know why people had to use so much of the stuff. Really, it was covering up all of your natural beauty and hiding it under bottled beauty. It just didn't make sense to Alec.
"Magnus, why do you use so much makeup?" Alec blurted out.
"Its to hide all of my imperfections," Magnus said without looking away from the mirror in front of him.
"Well, you don't need it. You're perfect to me," Alec replied with a blush.
Magnus didn't say anything after that. He just sat at the mirror fixing himself with eye pencils and a tube of black stuff. Once he was done, he got up and smiled at Alec and then motioned to the bedroom door.
"Are we going to go now, or what?" He asked.
"Alright! Let's go," Alec said.
They walked out of the house and went to Alec's car which was parked in front of the house. Alec unlocked the doors with a button on his keys and opened the passenger side door for Magnus. He blushed a little and went to the drivers side. When he got in he turned to Magnus.
"So, what do you want to do? Anything you want," Alec said.
Magnus thought about it for a few moments. "Can we go shopping?"
Alec bit his lip. He didn't particularly like shopping, but for Magnus he would go anyway. He sighed and turned on the car. He looked over at Magnus and softly smiled at him.
"Sure, we can go shopping if that's what you want," He said.
"Really?" Magnus asked, his eyes alight with excitement.
"Yeah," Alec replied.
Magnus smiled brilliantly, and Alec pulled away from the curb. They drove through the city in comfortable silence. Alec didn't really like not having any background noise so he turned on the radio and found the local station and hummed along to it. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw that Magnus was staring at him.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing, I just never pegged you as someone who likes to sing," Magnus replied.
"I don't do it often," Alec admitted.
"I think you have a nice voice," Magnus said softly.
And that's how far their conversation went as the continued to drive around the bustling city. Magnus stared out the windows and watched as buildings, trees, and people passed by. He sighed. He wanted to get out of this city sometime. He lived here his entire life and never even left the state. He wanted to see the world. Maybe go to Europe, or Asia to see his grandparents, or maybe even Canada. He didn't care where, he just wanted to leave.
When they arrived at the mall, the drove around for a few minutes trying to find a parking space in amongst the ones that were already taken. They found one at the very end of the lot. Alec turned to Magnus with a sheepish grin on his face.
"I hope you don't mind walking," Alec said.
Magnus shrugged. "Doesn't bother me."
Alec gestured for Magnus to stay in the car for a minute and he got out. He went to Magnus' side and opened the door, offering Magnus his hand. Magnus took it gently in his own and got out of the car. Alec shut the door and locked the car and they made their way into the large, towering building. Alec didn't let go of Magnus' hand.
"So, where do you want to go first?" Alec asked.
"Can we go to the music store? I haven't been there in a while," Magnus replied almost pleadingly.
Alec smiled. "Sure, just lead the way."
Magnus nodded and walked in the general direction of the music store. He couldn't help but notice all the people staring at his and Alec's entwined hands. He just shook his head and tried to not let it bother him. His grip on Alec's hand got a bit tighter.
"Is there something wrong?" Alec asked.
"Everyone is staring us," Magnus sighed.
Alec shrugged and looked around him. People were staring and he felt like he should be embarrassed about holding another boy's hand in public, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. If anything, he felt a little annoyed at the people staring. Its not like it was their business the he and Magnus were holding hands.
Magnus pulled him into the music store and released his hand to go wander around the store. Alec went to go find the rock music section to see if they had a Breaking Benjamin or Black Veil Brides CD. He found the section easily enough. But they only had the Black Veil Brides CD that he wanted. He picked it up and went to go look for Magnus, when he bumped into someone. He looked up and saw a very annoyed looking girl that looked out of place in the store.
"Watch were you're going," She snapped.
"S-sorry," He said.
She smiled a sickly sweet smile. "Its okay, sugar."
Alec wanted to vomit. He couldn't believe this girl was trying to hit on him. It was gross.
"I, um.. er," He stuttered.
"Oh, you're speechless because of me! How cute," She cooed as she came a little too close for Alec's comfort.
And then he heard foot steps behind him, and felt arms wrap around him from behind. He turned around to see Magnus glaring at the girl in front of them. Her eyes widened and she stuttered something incomprehensible and ran out of the store. Alec sighed, and then blushed.
"Thanks for saving me," Alec breathed.
"No problem," Magnus said. He sounded.. off.
Alec took the CD that was in Magnus' hands and took them to the cash to pay for them. He placed both of them on the counter and Alec pulled out a couple of twenty dollar bills. Magnus glared at him.
"Why are you paying for me?" He asked.
"I said I was taking you out. That also means paying for your stuff too," Alec replied and handed the money to the person at the cash register.
Magnus sighed but didn't say anything else. After they were done at the music store they went to a couple of other places and Alec bought various things. Even a pair of girls jeans that would fit Magnus. He had to lie to the sales person, and told her that they were for his younger sister and not his male best friend. He hid the jeans in a different bag so Magnus wouldn't see them. He wanted to surprise him.
After they stopped into the food court, which Alec made sure to persuade Magnus into eating a bite of the burger that he bought for himself. Alec had smiled at Magnus and got an eye roll in return. Once Alec was done, they picked up their shopping bags and headed out to the car, hand in hand.
Alec took the bags and placed them in the backseat of the car and grinned to himself. He hoped that Magnus would like the next part of their day out.
"So, Magnus," Alec began as he got in the car. "I was thinking we go somewhere a little different now."
"Okay," Magnus replied and closed his eyes.
Alec sighed. Magnus was really attractive. And he wasn't sure what he felt for him. He just hoped whatever he felt for him wouldn't ruin their friendship. It would hurt so badly if he lost his best friend because of some little crush. And he was almost sure that Magnus wouldn't like him anyway. He was too broken to be loved. Nobody wouldn't want to love someone who's broken.
Alec drove to a little place that he saw along the way to the mall. He thought that since he couldn't be with Magnus all the time, that he should at least have a little company. He stopped and parked when he drove into the parking lot. He reached over and gently shook Magnus' shoulder.
"Come on," Alec said and got out.
"Alec, why are we at an animal shelter?" Magnus asked as he got out of the car as well.
"You'll see," Alec replied with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
They walked into the animal shelter and took a look around. There were many animals, mostly dogs and cats though. Alec felt a little sorry for all of them. They came across a little snow white kitten with large blue eyes. Alec looked over at Magnus and could tell that Magnus had fallen in love with the little kitten.
Alec sneaked away from Magnus and went to see the volunteer about adopting the kitten. Once everything was signed, the volunteer went over to the cage and unlocked it and brought the kitten out and handed him to Alec.
"I adopted this little guy for you, Magnus," Alec said cutely.
Magnus' smile was blinding and he hugged Alec, trying to not squish the little kitten in his arms.
"Thank you."
A little while later they were back at Magnus' house. They had smuggled in the kitten and had run up to Magnus' bedroom before his parents could see the kitten. When they gotten to Magnus' room they closed the door and locked it and giggled a little bit. Alec had sat the kitten on the floor and he was now roaming around while they sat on the bed, watching him.
"So, what are you going to name him?" Alec asked.
Magnus thought for a moment. "Chairman Meow."
Alec laughed and shoved Magnus a little. Magnus shoved him back, a little harder, which made Alec fall off the bed. He glared up at Magnus and pulled him down onto the floor with him. Magnus sighed and snuggled into Alec's chest.
"Is this okay?" Magnus asked in a breathy whisper.
"Its fine," Alec said.
It was more than fine, it was perfect. But he wasn't about to tell Magnus that.
So, this quiet moment shared between them, was all he needed for now.
A/n: Okay, so how was this? I'm not as pleased with this chapter as I was with the last one but I still like it! And I hope you guys do too!
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