"So scared to dream in a world with no sunlight
When you wake up you know it's darker than last night
Quickly we forget, sacrifice gone by
Born to walk away, been walking my whole life"

-Hear Me Now by Hollywood Undead


Well, coincidentally, I happen to be a giant Magnus Bane fan.

I froze, not saying a word.

"He's all I've ever dreamed of." It was almost like I could I feel my eyes sparkling in awe, drool pooling in my mouth in anime form.

I heard Anya slap her forehead.

Magnus stepped forward, eyes quizzical. "Are you the two crazies who claim that you know me?"

I nodded. "Although I'd prefer to be called a fan girl."

Anya elbowed me in the ribs. "Please, ignore my friend. She's in awe from your presence. I think she's supposed to stay with you, considering you're her mentor."

He looked confused for a moment, and then his face softened, a smirk curling up at the corners of his lips. "Right, and I'll gladly take her to my place."

I snapped out of my infatuation. "Wait, what? Stay with you? But aren't you and Alec—?"

Anya slapped a hand over my mouth. "Sorry, she's delirious. Completely, and utterly, delirious."

"Shouldn't we talk with Jace and Isabelle first, though? About you staying with them?" I smirked, and she glared at me. Livvy, 2. Anya, 1.

Anya tugged me into the kitchen, and Magnus followed. Alec and Isabelle were arguing about something, and Jace was digging through the refrigerator. Oh, good times.

Magnus cleared his voice, and Alec and Isabelle stopped bickering. Alec looked over and blushed.

Anya giggled.

"So," Jace started, pulling his head out of the freezer. "Is crazy girl over here your apprentice, or what?"

"I'm not crazy girl. My name is Livvy."

"Alright, Livvy. So, is she?"

Magnus nodded subtly. "Yeah, but you can keep the other one here, since she's Nephilim."

Anya smiled. Grr, why did I have to say I was a warlock? Everyone knew I'd rather be a shadowhunter. I guess that's what happens when you're under pressure. I wouldn't think this would go smoothly, us staying in places we've only imagined and meeting characters we thought didn't even exist. I mean, you'd think that there'd be a lot of questioning and asking for details. Maybe they knew something we didn't.

"Well, I'll guess we'll be seeing you later." Magnus grabbed me by the wrist and tugged me out of the kitchen.

As we left the Institute, Magnus pulled me out onto sidewalk.

"Now, can you please tell me why you're suddenly my apprentice?"

I shrugged. "I panicked under pressure, if I had more time, I would've been the shadowhunter and Anya would've been the warlock."

"No," he growled. "Tell me what you are, why you're here."

I sighed. "I'm a mundie, a normal mundie from a normal home, a normal life. And suddenly, when my friend Anya comes over one day while my mom's not home, a blue portal shows up and we sucked into it and here we are. Don't go accusing me of things you don't know about."

"I'm not accusing you of anything," he started walking, and I followed. His steps were long, and I had to speed walk to keep up. "I'm just saying, that if you're just a mundie, and they think you're a warlock, then I guess I should train you to be one just so they don't get suspicious."

"How?" I jumped over a puddle as we crossed the street. "I'm a mundane, I don't know magic, I can't use magic. What's your point?"

"You could pretend to be," he said, a cruel smile playing over his lips. "I could train you."

I jerked to a stop, pulling him to a halt with me. "No, no, I couldn't do that."

"Why not?" he smiled. "It would be fun."

"What is your definition of 'fun'?"

XXX

Anya

I sat on the edge of my bed in the guest room I was staying in.

I wanted to call or text Liv, but I wouldn't know what to say. Like, hey, how are? Are you okay? How's Magnus? Are you okay with being a warlock's apprentice now?

I needed to talk to someone.

Alec.

I left my room and started wandering the halls, searching for any sign of him. I heard the melody of the piano and followed that, finding Church along the way.

"Hi Church, how are you?" I petted him, thinking of my cats back home, Sven and Ole. "Can you show me where the piano room is?"

Church meowed, scurrying off in another direction. I followed him. We wandered into another room, where sitting at the piano was the tawny haired boy I'd tackled earlier.

I was disappointed, I wanted Alec.

Jace stopped as he heard me enter, turning around.

"It's you." he frowned. "So, you're a shadowhunter, sent from Idris?"

I knew he was suspicious, so whatever I said he probably wouldn't believe me. "Yeah, I am." What to say? Say something else!

"And your friend, Livvy, is a warlock?"

"Yup," I nodded. This was so awkward. "Have you seen Alec anywhere?"

"No," he paused, turning back to the piano. "He might be in the kitchen."

I sighed, leaving to go find Alec once again. Just as I was about to enter the room though, my phone rang. I picked up.

"Hello?"

"Oh, hello good friend. My Nephilim friend. How are you?"

I laughed. "Formal, much?"

Liv lowered her voice. "Well, I'm not supposed to be calling anyone."

"Why?"

"I'm training, and moving in."

"How is it possible to do both?"

"Well, I just got my new room, and Magnus is going to try to teach me some basic spells." she coughed. "What did I get myself into again?"

"Something very bad," I said. "We all know you're not a warlock, and I am not a shadowhunter."

"Well yeah, but, this was Magnus's idea. I don't even remotely want to be a warlock, you're the lucky one."

"On what planet am I lucky?" I snorted. "The only lucky part about it is that I get to meet Alec. I thought you were a total crazy Magnus fan."

"I am! But I don't want to get stuck living with him as my mentor." she sighed. "Look, I got to go."

"Okay, bye." I hung up, looking down the hallway.

Alec.


Hehe, Alec found out she's not a shadowhunter! Ha! Sorry mocking-jace, but we'll see more of him later :)

Sorry about another shortie, I'm so lame. My mom told me I needed to get off the computer, so I rushed.