CHAPTER 8

Magnus PoV

"Somebody help!" I screamed while I carried Alec´s unconscious body inside the ER followed by Jace and Isabelle. As soon as they saw me, the nurses took me to a bed where I carefully laid him.

"What happened?" a young doctor asked gently moving me aside.

"He was kidnapped, the police helped us find him and he passed out when we were escaping the shooting, he´s bleeding from his stomach" I said not really having much idea if all that info would help him but my brain was more occupied on not freaking out completely than coming out with an accurate description oh Alec's state. The doctor nodded lifting Alec´s sweater and I wanted to go back and kill those sons of bitches when I saw the state of it, he had deep cuts all over his abs, his skin was beaten and swollen taking different shades of color…I had to look away not being able to put up with that sight without punching anybody.

"Take him to the ICU" ordered the doctor pulling his sweater back down before Isabelle or Jace could see his skin. After that we were guided to the waiting area.

"Who are you calling?" asked Jace looking at his sister who had her phone glued to her ear.

"Mom" she bit her lip before her eyes lit up "Hi…we´re at the hospital…okay…you too" she took a deep breath "She´s coming over"

"Like dad´s gonna let her come" I heard him mumble in a harsh tone. Apparently Alec´s parents had yet to amend their situation with their son.

The next couple of hours were agonizing, it was almost as bad as the night before except this time the cops were around talking to the doctors and stuff I did not want to think about, I just wanted to focus on Alexander. The worst thing was that I knew where he was but I had no idea how he was doing, no doctors or nurses came to us with news, and we all became rather anxious with the passing minutes. I was sitting in one of the uncomfortable benches when I saw a woman walk inside, she was wearing a strong navy suit and an agitated expression, but that wasn't what caught my attention, but her piercing blue eyes much like Alec´s.

"Mom!" yelled Isabelle running to embrace the woman in a bear crushing hug, I raised my eyebrow seeing Ms. Lightwood only patting her daughter gently on the back…a cold woman that was, I could just imagine what could have been for Alec to tell the truth about his sexuality to people like that.

"How is he?" Ms. Lightwood asked.

"They won´t say a thing" sighed Isabelle before looking at her side to a kid standing next to them, he was a geek in all aspects –anime tee, too big and plain awful clothing and a videogame in hands-, around twelve years old, had huge specks on and a somber expression "Hey Max" said Isabelle hugging the boy, he looked way too much like them not to be.

"Hey" he greeted in a small voice prior letting go of his sister and going to sit next to Jace who apparently wanted to ignore his mother. Ms. Lightwood eyed me for a split second but decided to disregard me probably not thinking that I was there for Alexander, I was sitting a little apart from the family after all. I remained silent, not wanting to let my presence known to the woman, I couldn't think of a way to talk to her when all that my head could think about was Please no…thinking of all the possible things those sick bastards could have done to Alexander, and judging from what I had seen in his body a part of me thought that it was really possible that that had happened too…and I wanted to throw up just thinking about it.

"Alexander Lightwood" said a doctor and I didn't lose any time standing up and walking to him, this time Ms. Lightwood did frown when she walked there too "Only family" spoke the doctor.

"He´s his boyfriend" at this moment I wanted to hug Jace even if I didn't necessary like him for saying that. I just gave the doctor a small smile avoiding the blue eyes that were coldly staring at me.

"Very well then, We stitched his wounds, most of them are small but there´s one that will need some healing time and bandages for at least a couple of weeks…then…" he sighed passing a hand through his face and I bit my lip somehow already knowing what he was going to say "There´re the sexual abuse he was put through" at this one of the officers came to stand next to us.

"NO!" screamed Isabelle covering her mouth hiding a strangled sob. I fisted my hands feeling my body shake in rage as I closed my eyes trying to not go away to find those assholes and if they weren't dead kill them myself. At my right Jace was wearing the same angered expression while their baby brother hugged him hiding his face on his chest.

"Is he awake?" managed to ask Ms. Lightwood looking really pale, that whole business woman charade disappearing in the act.

"No, we had to sedate him, he will be waking sometime tonight or tomorrow" he sighed "He´s already in a room, we're still running some tests, you can see him maximum three people at the time…if you tell me who will be going first I will be glad to show you the way" he looked at us expectantly, knowing that there was no way that woman would let me go right away I took a step backwards getting a sorry look from Isabelle as the three of them went to his room leaving me with a twelve year old. When they parted –after a better stay put look from Ms. Lightwood- the boy and I stood in an awkward silence.

"So…you´re Alec´s boyfriend" he spoke looking at me with wide eyes, I started to think that being that he liked anime and that sort of stuff, me with my spiky colorful hair and clothes must look a lot like one their characters "I´m Max" he offered me his hand.

"Hi Max, I´m Magnus Bane" I took it and he opened his mouth wide.

"The singer?" I nodded "Cool!"

"Yeah…wanna sit down?" he bit his lip and looked sheepishly to the ground turning slightly red in an oh-so-Alec kind of way that made my insides crumble knowing that in no universe I was Alec's boyfriend and that I wasn't truly sure he would want to see me after all.

"Can we go to the cafeteria? I haven't eaten anything…I-I have my own money" I nodded and we walked to the nursery station to ask where it was and then we walked there in silence, I thought I hadn't eaten anything either so I might as well put something in my stomach.

After we got a table and ordered our food –pizza for Max and a salad for me- we sat there looking at each other. I felt weird around that boy, it was like he was seeing me with a wiser look than any twelve year old should wear. Feeling uncomfortable I began sipping on my coffe before he spoke.

"You're the rainbow, aren't you?" I almost chocked on my coffee when he said that.

"The what?" I coughed looking at him with wide eyes.

"Well…" he bit his lip sheepishly "I kind of bumped with Alec's lyric book once of twice, and he wrote about you…well not you you but a…" he chuckled "Dancing rainbow" after this he muttered something like and I'm the immature little brother before starting to eat his just delivered pizza. I just sat there smiling like an idiot remembering his twitter name…maybe it was possible that he had forgiven me, after all, something I knew about Alexander was that he wasn't one to hold grouches, maybe too good for his own well being and somehow I knew that that hadn't changed in those six years. I shook my head and began eating feeling slightly better. The rest of the meal passed in silence then we went back to the waiting area and hope that one of the elder lightwoods would come out soon and let me at least see him. After a couple of hours I was beginning to think that they wouldn't let me in, and knowing that Max couldn't see him because he was too young I was starting to think that they just made me an unofficial babysitter. I was sitting with my legs crossed and my elbow resting on my knee when Ms. Lightwood came to me with a fierce expression, slightly alarmed I got up and faced her.

"Isabelle told me you gave the money for his rescue" she spoke.

"Yes Ms…."

"Call me Maryse" she sighed "Go home Magnus" I opened my mouth to literally beg her to let me see Alec at least once when she raised her hand silencing me "I cant stay the night, and neither can Isabelle or Jace because they haven't turn 21 yet, so I'm asking you to stay here…" she looked like she wanted anything but that "Will you? Can I count on you to take care of my son?"

"Yes" I spoke without hesitation "Can I see him once before I go?" she shook her head.

"Visiting hours are almost over and I think it's better if they stay with him, you can see him at night…be here before nine please" I swallowed nodding before smiling and waving to Max and going out of the hospital. Part of me wanted to bitch about not being able to see Alec but other part of me was happy because that way I could be with him the whole night. I took a deep breath and dialed Camille's number.

"Hello?" came the sleepy answer, I chuckled knowing that even if it was almost three in the afternoon it was a Monday, which meant that for her it was like calling at six in the morning.

"Where are you? My home or yours?"

"Mine" Thank God I could go on foot from the hospital.

"See you there" I hung up and began walking hoping that I wouldn't bump into paparazzi or fans. I was not in the mood to deal with them. When I safely made it to Camille's building I greeted the doorman and got inside the elevator going to the top floor. As soon as I knocked she greeted me with a tight hug.

"How are you? How is he? What happened?" she bombarded me with questions making me smile.

"I'm fine I guess…He's…" I swallowed not wanting to reveal much thinking that Alec hated his life made public "Holding up and the police helped us get him" I shrugged ending the embrace and walking to her couch "His mom asked me to stay the night with him" Camille let her brow shoot up.

"Not that I'm against that but…why?" she sat next to me.

"I don't know…maybe she had to take care of the little one…maybe she just didn't want to" I passed a hand through my face "Jace said that I was Alec's boyfriend so she thought it would be ok, I'm not about to argue that with her, I want to be with Alexander, something tells me he needs me"

"Okay" she said before wrinkling her nose "You look like shit" I chuckled nodding "You know where your spares are, we can sleep a little while and then you shower and change, come on" she took my hand guiding me to her bed. I let myself bump in it closing my eyes hoping to get a little rest because I knew that being the whole night with Alec wouldn't let me sleep at all worrying about him so I drifted into a tired sleep.

After a nice nap, a hot shower and a clean set of clothes I was back at the hospital waiting for the Lightwoods to come out of his room. The first ones to come were Jace and Max, this time the kid looked passively frighten probably thanks to seeing his brother, I didn't even want to imagine Alexander resting in a cold hospital bed. Jace greeted me with a tired nod, he looked worst than shit, he had a guilt gleam inside his eyes, they were swollen and tired, part of me took pity on him, but then I remembered that thanks to him Alec was like this, and that made the pity disappear fast enough.

"Hey" saluted Max in a sad tone "Mom and Izzy will be here soon"

"Hey and thanks" I moved to lay my back against the wall crossing my arms. About ten minutes later the two women came, Isabelle, looking like a complete wreck walked to me instantly.

"You saw, didn't you?" I didn't need to ask what she meant seeing her horrified expression.

"Yes" I said softly.

"I didn't but I don't think I can" she hugged herself "I can only think that he needs you"

"Why would he need me? I'm the asshole that broke his heart; I'm far from what he needs"

"Because he will only talk to you" her eyes turned serious "He won't talk to mom or Max, he will put on a strong façade for me and he will be to embarrassed to speak to Jace…there's a reason why he went for you at the park all those years ago, with you he gets to be himself and I know this because I know him and I can see what he saw in you" she looked at me in the eye pleading "Please"

"You don't need to ask me anything, I will be right where he needs me, I'm tired of staying away from him, I need him and if that means only being there when he needs to talk or to trash at someone I will be there" she nodded.

"I'll take you to his room" she began walking and I followed her feeling a big bump in my throat growing as the distance between us got smaller, I had to be strong for him, he had been through enough already "I-I cant get in again" she shook her head, black locks twisting around her head as we arrived to the room. I nodded and pushed the door after taking a deep breath. Once I was inside my breathing stopped while I fisted my hands making myself see him instead of turning around. He looked smaller in that bed, paler, dark purple-ish bruises covering his face and arms. It was hard looking at him there, vulnerable and weak. That wasn't the Alec I wanted to see, I wanted the blushing shy guy I had met six years ago, I also wanted the Adonis that had manhandled me after the bar…I wanted to meet him again, but somehow I knew that after this it would take him a while to become that person again. I swallowed and walked to sit in the uncomfortable plastic chair next to his bed and after hesitating a little I took his hand.

"Please wake up soon" I said kissing his knuckles.

Alec PoV

My body felt stiff and too heavy to move, not that I wanted to; I was drained, no energy left, nothing to fight again, no hope or strength to try to wake up. I was in a needed slumber, knowing that it wouldn't last so I had to milk it for all that was worth.

Wake up.

I heard a voice inside my head, but I ignored it, I was content like this. Postponing the unavoidable…wanting to stay there in dreamland for the rest of my life. Yes, I could still dream, even if that dream had been painfully accurate showing a heroic rescue from my siblings, it had been also a lie because it showed him, there, like a knight in overly shining armor…that made me realize that it was nothing but another dream.

Alexander.

My heart rate quickened hearing my name in that impossibly melodic and amazing voice. I wanted to believe that he was really around, that the dreams I had were true and not fantasies that my damaged body had came up with to overcome the pain and shame that had suffered in those infinite hours.

Alec…please...

If I could move my body I was sure I would be shaking at the raw and throbbing pain I could sense in his words. Why was he suffering? He shouldn't suffer like that, he was a rainbow, he was the only one that could reach and take me away from this dreadful darkness that closed around my body suffocating me…it was hard to breathe, I needed him…the only person that crept in my thoughts even inside this hell…Magnus…Magnus…I wanted to call him, to hold him…Magnus…Magnus…

"Magnus" I felt my lips moving but no real sound came out of them "M-Mag…nus" I tried again finally hearing my voice. Little by little my head started to come out of that fog it had been in sense that extra dose…I sensed the air cooler and cleaner, also I felt my body covered in something that was not my beloved sweater…then a pair of hands taking my own.

"Come on, open your eyes" his velvety voice asked. I felt goose bumps when his lean fingers caressed the side of my face…it was too real to be another dream, but I wasn't convinced enough, I couldn't stand to wake up and have this feeling disappear "God, how could you even dream about me?" his voice asked, how could I not? "Your mom came…I don't know if she spoke to you or not but…she was here" he sounded so real, unsure and aching…I couldn't wait for another confirmation that this wasn't a dream, so I started to focus on opening my eyes "Alec…?" his voice was so exited, a little too exited over just me waking up. Finally after much struggling I could blink being temporally blinded by the lights of the room. I groaned closing my eyes again and turning my head to the side as I heard some movement around "Try now" he instructed in a low voice taking my hand again. I did as he said finding the room only lighten by a lamp, I blinked a couple of times trying to clear my vision until the smiling face of Magnus Bane was reveal in front of my eyes "Welcome back".

Wow this was hard to start, and then in flew easily, I blame school and sickness!

Ahhh I was re-re-reading CoLS spoilers and like every time I was screaming like crazy! OMG I need to read that book so badly! But until May! That's so unfair! I just hope that it has a Malec cover, they NEED a cover! Hahaha

So what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Hate me? Hehee I see this story going for a lot more chapters xD

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