A/N: So here´s the alternate chapter, as promised. This time in Magnus´ POV. Enjoy ;)


„You´re not jealous? Not at all?" Alec sounded doubtful.

Magnus shrugged. „Nope." he said.
Honestly, he didn´t know why he was even asking. Or how he came up with this subject anyway. They had just been talking about whether Chinese food or pizza was the best fast food and somehow their conversation had taken a turn towards Magnus´ tendancy of being jealous. Which didn´t even exist in Magnus´ opinion.
Alec raised his eyebrows. „Oh? And what was that at Pandemonium three days ago?"

Magnus narrowed his eyes at him. Damn Lightwood bringing that up again, he thought.
„What? That was nothing. I just hate being in the dark about what you and your shadowhunter buddies are planning." That was only a part of the truth. He just didn´t like to tell Alec what he had really been feeling about that obnoxious Goth Boy back then.

„Aha.", Alec said. „And last Friday with that blonde guy at your party?"

Magnus clenched his teeth as the image of Surfer Boy crossed his mind. He was still pissed whenever he thought of that bastard, but he couldn´t show it right now. He was going to prove something to his boyfriend. So he just took another sip of his mocha latte to let the sweet hot liquid help him calm down.
„He wasn´t invited." was his nochalant answer.

Alec laughed. „That´s why you threw him out? Am I supposed to believe that?"

Magnus shrugged again. „I won´t command you what to believe and what not. I simply recommend you to believe the truth."

Alec huffed. „Then will you? Tell me the truth?"

„I always do, Alexander."

„Oh, do you? So what was it with that girl back then – Jessica?"

Magnus stared at him. „It seems suspicious to me that you still remember her name." he said and Alec gave him that sort of glance that said he knew he was trying to change the subject, diverting attention from himself to Alec. Magnus sighed. He knew him just too well.
„I remember her name because you mentioned it like ten times throughout the last week." he shook his head. „Now stop giving me silly excuses and just admit that you can get jealous. Come on, it´s not a big deal. I am jealous too. There. I said it. Your turn." He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back on the seat looking at the warlock expectantly.
Magnus directed his gaze down towards the cup that was now empty. He avoided the clear blue eyes that were still staring at him persistently. The stubbornness he usually adored at his boyfriend turned out to be rather unnerving at the moment.
„I´m not going to make any sort of confession before I have another cup of coffee in my hands." he said, ignored Alec´s groan and signalled the barista to come over.

It was a very beautiful girl, a latina with long dark curls and a smile to die for. Magnus noticed her beauty, it couldn´t be ignored even if you already were in a relationship.
„What can I get you?"
Magnus peeked at Alec out of the corner of his eyes. He wasn´t paying attention, just playing with a button of his shirt that was about to come off.
Maybe I should make him pay attention, Magnus thought slyly. He looked up again to the exotic beauty and smirked.
„I´d like another mocha, please. I like them brown and sweet, you must know."
At that Alec looked up. So who´s the jealous one now, Magnus thought, certain of his victory.

The barista muttered something that sounded vaguely like an annoyed „Never heard that one before" and Alec chuckled. It was the worst thing he could have possibly done because it didn´t only wound Magnus´ pride but did also catch the attention of the barista. Her gaze fell on Alec and her whole face lit up which made her look even more attractive.
Magnus realized his victory wasn´t as certain as he had deemed it to be. On the contrary. It was as far away as it could be.

„And you Sir? Do you want anything?" she asked, her voice as sweet as sugar. Alec smiled politely at her. „No, thanks. I´m fine."
The latina seemed slightly disappointed. „Well, if you change your mind, I´m always at your service." she winked at him and her gaze trailed down his body far too wanton for Magnus´ taste. Alec was about to shake his head as the ghost of an idea popped up in his eyes. Magnus shot him a warning glance but his boyfriend apparently decided to ignore it.
„Actually..." he started, causing the latina to turn around again. „There is something I want."

She smirked. „Whatever it is Sir. Your wish is my command." her words were not more than a whisper by the end of the sentence and Magnus felt his hair stand on end. Suddenly the beauty of the dark-haired girl wasn´t a treat for the eyes anymore. If she appeared to be a nice young lady minutes before, she transformed more and more into a Jezebel who was a thorn in Magnus´ flesh, trying to steal his boyfriend.
Which wasn´t going to happen. Hell, he was the High Warlock of Brooklyn!

Alec grinned and didn´t take his eyes off of Magnus when he said his next words. „My biggest wish right now is getting your cell number."

Magnus glared at him. He knew why he was doing this. He was only trying to rile him up. Still, this knowledge didn´t change the fact that Magnus wanted to magic the barista into a rodent. A rat maybe, since no one was attractive in the slightest while being in that shape.
Why did it bother him so much that Alec was flirting with some random girl? He didn´t even fancy girls, he had proven so much more than once.

The girl giggled. „Usually that´s not up for sale." she said. „But I can make an exception for you." She reached out for Alec´s napkin and scribbled something on it in a neat handwriting. Then she pursed her lips and pressed them onto the napkin, leaving a red lipstick imprint. She leaned down to Alec as she handed it to her and whispered something in his ear that made Alec blush.
It took everything from Magnus not to put his dark thoughts into reality.
You shall not turn defenceless mundanes into rodents, he kept repeating in his head like a mantra. Though she didn´t seem defenceless to Magnus.

A trackload of relief fell from Magnus when the barista left, not without looking back at Alec one more time, suggestively.

Alec leaned forward and put his hands on the table. „So," he said. „What were you about to confess?"

Magnus narrowed his eyes. He couldn´t even open his mouth to reply, because the barista came back at that exact moment with his mocha. She barely looked at Magnus and he couldn´t help but wonder why she wasn´t attracted to him at all.
That thought was washed away instantly, though, when he saw Alec smiling back at her in almost the same way she did.

„ENOUGH!" The word came out of his mouth louder than intended. Alec and the latina stared at him wide-eyed and several other people in the Café turned towards them curiously.
He cleared his throat in order to regain his dignity.
„I mean – okay. I admit it. I am jealous. I am so fucking jealous that I constantly think about turning her into an ugly rat just to stop her from looking at you like this and I have to fight the overwhelming urge to rip your clothes off right here and now, showing everyone that you belong to me!" he glanced at the latina. „That´s right, he´s taken. And gay. Not your happy hunting ground, sorry." he snapped. The latina rolled her eyes at his dramatic outburst and turned away again, leaving the two alone.

Magnus met the blue eyes of his boyfriend and saw them shining brighter than before. He grinned.
„Don´t." Alec said. Magnus looked at him questioningly.
„Don´t fight the urge." he added and that was all it took for Magnus. He stood up abruptly, almost making the chair fall over, and rushed over to his shadowhunter boyfriend. Alec´s hand on his chest stopped him. „Not here." he whispered.

Magnus smirked, wiggled his fingers so that a few sparks flew out of them and dragged Alec out of the Café. Luckily he managed to pull himself together until he had made a portal and they had went through to Magnus´ loft.

This time it was up to Alec to gain the victory.

Though, when you thought about it, they were both winners, considering the outcome of it all.


A/N: Alright, next time we´ll see a jealous Alec to give poor Magnus some rest ;D