The Warlock of Notre Dame Chapter Nine- A Night of Miracles.

"I've wasted my faith believing in saints of plaster, when the only one worth believing in was my master" - Quasimodo, Heart of Stone, The Hunchback of Notre Dame the Musical.


"This was a terrible Idea," I groaned as I made my way down the cold wet street. It started pouring down raining a half an hour ago, which was great because almost all of Paris was on fire and it was putting them out. What wasn't great was the fact that I didn't have a coat or anything to cover myself up with, so I was soaked to the bone.

Jace had left me a few blocks back at the DDS building. I tried to convince Catarina and Ragnor to come with me, but Catarina said once I left Paris, I wouldn't need them anymore. I'm not sure what she meant by that. They were my best friends. Why wouldn't I need them with me?

Without them or Jace I was left alone to wonder the streets, looking for the old barn. I knew where it was from up high, but from down below… everything looked so different.

Besides the fact that I was lost, I couldn't help but look over my shoulder every three seconds, worried that Jonathan somehow caught me sneaking out and would jump out any moment to punish me. He's going to be heart broken when he finds out that I left. I promised him I would never turn my back on him, but I can't live under his thumb anymore. I want to be free from stone walls and live happily with Alec. Alec says I deserve to do so.

The rain pounded harder against my skin as I turned another corner, passing the bakery Alec took me too the day we met. The old man who owned the bakery was wondering around with a cloak over his head and holding a lit lantern in his hand. I was surprised that the rain hadn't put it out, but it seemed protected by the glass.

Once his eyes landed on me, he moved over to me quickly. I stopped in my tracks, tensing up in slight fear. Even if he was just a mundane, he could be just as dangerous to me as anyone else.

My shoulders relaxed when I saw the worried expression on his face. "Please young man, may I have a moment of your time?"

He sounded frantic and all I could do was nod in response.

"Do you know my grandson? He was supposed to be working the bakery today, but when I came back he wasn't there. He's young so I figured he must of got distracted and run off, but he hasn't come home and I'm getting a little worried."

I frowned feeling bad for him. I've seen both him and his grandson from up at the bell tower from time to time. His grandson had a habit of flirting with young men around town square. In fact, I never knew men could be interested in the other men until I had seen him kissing up a boys throat.

When I asked Master Valentine about it, he had beat me and told me that if I ever mentioned something like that again, he would kill me. Not wanting to test him, I never talked about it again. Jonathan was a little easier to bring the subject up to. He agreed that it was wrong, but he looked more uncomfortable than angry with the topic.

"I'm sorry sir, I haven't seen your grandson today."

That answer made him look even more uneasy. "I have a bad feeling. My boy never goes anywhere this late without telling me. He doesn't make a habit of just leaving work either. There's been a weird feeling in the air tonight."

I'm sure even the mundanes could feel all the destruction going on around them. They didn't notice the flaming buildings because they were all Downworlder establishments and were glamoured from the mundane eye.

The old man sighed before looking me up and down. "You are soaked to the bone young man. Get out of the rain and dry off before you catch a cold. We can't lose young people like you." With that he walked away, calling out his grandson's name.

I watched him go until he was out of sight, feeling bad that there was nothing I could do to help him. He seemed like a really nice guy. I hope me manages to find his grandson.

Sighing, I turned back around going to go back to looking for the barn, but I froze in place, seeing someone standing down the road in front of me. He was slightly shorter than me with black hair that was caked to his pale white skin from the rain. His blue eyes were bright from the moonlight shining down on him.

Alexander.

He sighed with relief before starting to run toward me. I ran as well, meeting him half way before we threw our arms around each other and embraced. Alec shook slightly in my arms, and I held him tighter, wanting to comfort him and give him some of the confidence he always seems to give me.

"You're late… I was afraid you decided not to come…" his voice trailed off as he held me tighter around the neck. He hid his face in my shoulder and I kissed the side of his head before holding him closer.

"I wouldn't even think of it. You're who I want to be with Alec. I'll always choose you."

I could feel Alec smile against my shoulder before looking up at me. "Come on, we are going to get sick if we stay out in the rain any longer. Let's hide in the barn until it dies down."

That made me feel a little nervous. I wanted to get out of Paris as soon as possible, but Alec was right. We can't travel in this rain without getting sick. I may have healing powers, but I'm not a doctor. Repair a lung? No problem. Cure a common cold? Not so good at that.

Alec let me go and grabbed my hand, pulling me down the street until we got to a small barn that looked like it was about to cave in on itself. Hopefully it decides to wait till after we leave to do that.

Once we got in I was surprised to see a small fire was made with a pile of hay and some matches. "How long have you been here waiting for me," I asked, watching Alec add a little more hay to the fire.

"About an hour. We were supposed to meet at ten… it's eleven now."

I rubbed the back of my neck glancing away. The reason I wa so late was because I kept fighting myself on whether or not I should go. Ragnor agreed that I should just stay in the Institute where it was safe. Catarina told me that if I didn't go with Alec, I would regret it for the rest of my life. With those words I made my final choice.

"I'm sorry for taking so long. Once I finally left everything just looked so new from below and it was dark. I kept getting all turned around."

Alec shook his head reaching out to grab my hand. He entwined our fingers before kissing my knuckles. "You're here now and that's all that matters. When the rain dies down we will leave Paris and start our new happy lives together."

I smiled squeezing his hand. "I'm excited to see the world with you Alexander."

It was true. I have always dreamed of seeing the world, but I couldn't even go out and explore my own town. The world just seemed too far out of reach. The fact that I will be able to see it, and with Alec no less, it's a dream come true.

Alec shivered from the cold, rubbing his arms to try to get some heat. "The fire is nice but I wish we had some blankets or towels to dry off with."

I hesitated for a moment before scooting closer to him and wrapping my arms around him. He looked up at me surprised and I smiled at him. "Maybe this will help keep you warm."

Something lit up in Alec's blue eyes but I couldn't put a name to it. Maybe interest? He looked into my eyes before looking at my chest, slowly running his fingers down it. I swallowed hard watching him.

He glanced back up at me passed his lashes. "You know, they say that when your body is freezing, it helps to press bare skin together to reduce body heat."

Alec sat up on his knees, trailing his hands back up my chest only this time he dragged my shirt up with them until it was over my head and off my body. He dropped my shirt and took off his own before wrapping his arms around my neck, pressing my chest to his.

"Maybe we could try it," he whispered softly to me before capturing my lips in a bruising kiss. I wrapped my arms around his waist pulling him harder against me. His body was so cold yet his mouth was practically burning me. His tongue was hot as it slid against mine and explored my mouth in ways that made me dizzy.

I slowly laid Alec down on the ground, laying on top of him without crushing him with my weight. Alec broke our kiss to smile up at me, moving a strand of hair out of my face. "I love you Magnus Bane. I'm so happy that you chose me."

I pressed my forehead to his, closing my eyes as I breathed in his sweet natural scent mixed with the smell of rain. This boy beneath me was perfect. There's no one else I would ever choose.

"I'll always choose you Alexander," I whispered softly.

The chill in the air from the rain was quickly drowned out by the warmth our bodies were creating. In moments all of our remaining clothes were discarded, and our bodies became intertwined. Alec was patient with me as he directed me on how to prepare him. I've never done anything like this with someone so I needed to take his lead on it.

I must have been doing something right because Alecs' body was writhing underneath me. His fingers clenched onto my hair as he mewed and moaned in my ear. The sounds made that confidence only Alec can give me seep into my bones. I moved two fingers deeper inside him, thrusting them and stretching Alec, making him practically cry out.

"That's enough Magnus. You can put it in now. Please," he begged.

A shred of insecurity crept back in my brain. What if I hurt him? What if i'm not good enough? What if he decides he doesn't want me once this is all over?

"Magnus, look at me," Alec whispered softly.

I looked down at him meeting his eyes and he smiled sweetly. He took one of his hands out of my hair, holding it out to me. I placed my own hand in his and he entwined our fingers, giving it a tight squeeze.

"You're okay Magnus."

I nodded leaning down and kissing him a chast kiss on the lips, before pulling away and moving my free hand behind his back, pulling him up so he was sitting in my lap. Alec put his forehead to mine closing his eyes as I began to enter him.

It was a little harder than I thought it would be. Alec was still really tight and it worried me whenever his face would scrunch up in discomfort. I ignored it though, and sighed blissfully when I finally breached Alec's walls.

He threw his head back before smiling happily, clenching onto my hand even tighter. I wanted to give him some time to adjust to my size but Alec wasn't having any of that. He barely waited a whole minute before beginning to bounce in my lap.

The sudden movement surprised me but the shock only lasted a moment before instincts started to take over. I moved my hips upward meeting Alec's thrusts. This caused the ex nephilim to moan deliciously. If there was one sound I could bottle up and listen to whenever I wanted, it would be Alec's voice in the heat of passion.

He just seemed to get louder as I laid him back down, now thrusting into him relentlessly. It was raining so hard outside that the sounds Alec was making were drowned out to the world. Only I could hear them and that in itself made me feel special and in a weird way… powerful.

"Magnus! I love you! I love you so much," Alec cried out, looking into my eyes with lust filled blue ones. Tears stung at my eyes as I just looking into his and made love to him. Alec telling me he loved me always filled my body with warmth.

"I love you too Alexander. I never want to live without you again."

Alec smiled sweetly at me, reaching up with his free hand to cup my cheek. "You'll never have to Magnus."

That's right, once Alec and I leave Paris we will be free to be together forever. No one will be able to control us or degrade us. It will just be Alec and I living happily together. A part of me doesn't even want to dare to dream of something so beautiful. There's still a chance it could be taken away.

"Magnus, shhh, don't cry." Alec un-entwined our hands so he could cup both my cheeks. He wiped away my tears with his thumbs before leaning in and kissing under my right eyelid. "We are together now. Everything is going to be okay." he whispered.

I closed my eyes tight, going back to thrusting into Alec, only now I was going a slower pace. I didn't want this to be something quick. This was making love with the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.

Alec wrapped his arms around my neck, holding me against him as close as possible. We stayed like this for what felt like forever, until a new kind of warmth started to gather in my lower body.

Alec was panting for breath now, holding on to me as tight as possible. "Magnus… I'm gonna…"

I nodded, taking one of my hands off his back to grab onto his member and give it some quick tugs. "Me too."

He closed his eyes tight, gritting his teeth before letting out a gasp as he came in my hand. I followed soon after, releasing inside of Alec's tight walls. He practically mewled at the feeling of it and leaned forward, capturing my lips in another heated kiss. I kissed him back, riding out my orgasm and just enjoying being like this with the man I love.

We laid in each others arms unmoving until the sound of the rain died down. Reluctantly Alec got out of my arms and crawled over to the barn door, looking out. He smiled when he saw it was no longer raining.

"Get dressed. This is our chance to get away."

I nodded and we both quickly threw on our clothes. Alec put out our little fire before grabbing my hand and leading me to the door. He peeked out the door, looking down both streets to make sure the coast was clear. Smiling, he pulled me out of the barn and we made a run for it down the street.

The exit from Paris was a mile away from the old barn. We ran as fast as our legs could take us, but with how much it rained, we ended up slipping and almost falling a couple times. Alec held me steady as the view of the borderline came in sight.

"We're almost there Magnus," Alec cheered making me smile at him. This was it. We were going to get out of here and start our new lives together. It was only a few feet away.

"ALEC! MAGNUS!"

Jace's voice cut through the night, making both Alec and I stop in our tracks. We looked behind us and I gasped, seeing Jace, Clary, and a few other members on the DDS trapped in the grasp of Nephilim guards. I wanted to save them but I couldn't think of them right now. Alec was who was important here. He was the one who needed saving.

Squeezing his hand, I turned back around to pull Alec to the Paris exit but once again skidded to a stop seeing even more guards blocking the way. Alec's face paled as Jonathan walked up from behind them, making his way up to us.

A pit of dread and guilt filled my stomach at the sight of him. I told him I wouldn't leave him, yet here he was catching me making a run for the border of Paris. He didn't seem to care about my betrayal at the moment. In fact, he wouldn't take his eyes off of Alec.

"You really thought you could get away from me, and with Magnus of all people? I thought you were supposed to be smart."

Alec clenched onto my hand hard. His face looked angry and determined but his hand was shaking in mine, showing that he was truly afraid of Jonathan. "How did you find us?"

Jonathan rolled his eyes at that before finally glancing over at me. The rage in his green eyes was evident. "I know Magnus more than you could ever begin to try. I knew he would come looking for you. Either to warn you about me or to try to leave with you. I had hoped that the second option wasn't possible, yet here he is trying to leave me for you."

His attention went back to Alec as he snapped his fingers. Three Nephilim walked up to us and quickly grabbed Alec by the arms and back of his neck, pulling him away from me. I glared at them, making blue fire form in my hand to fight them off, but once Jonathan stepped in front of me, my fire instantly doused out of instinctual fear. I couldn't fight my brother, I just couldn't.

"Take the traitors to the Institute dungans. I will deal with my 'brother' on my own."

The Nephilim started pulling Alec and the other DDS members away. Alec tried to fight them off. He called out to me, managing to get one of his hands free and reach out for me. I ran to him, grabbing his hand but was quickly restrained by four other Nephilim. Even so, I wouldn't let go of Alec's hand. The Shadowhunters pulled hard on us, but neither of us were willing to let go.

"Damn it Magnus, Let go," Jonathan yelled storming over to us. I just held onto Alec's hand harder, putting magic in my own to make my grip stronger. Tears stung at Alec's eyes and I wanted to make them go away. He didn't deserve to be put through this. He didn't do anything wrong.

"Magnus, i said let go!" Jonathan backhanded me across the face so hard that my body fell back, making Alec's fingers slip through mine. Before I could recover and reach for him again, a group of six Nephilim picked him up and carried him away, along with the rest of the DDS.

"Alec," I screamed going to run after him but was stopped by Jonathan grabbing me by the back of the neck and slamming me to the hard concrete, making everything go black.

When I opened my eyes again I expected to see the inside of a dungeon cell, but instead I was back in the dimly lit cathedral bell tower. I glanced around trying gather my bearings, when suddenly a flash of memories hit me all at once.

Alec and I making love for the first time, us making our way to the city line, Jonathan and the Nephilim of Paris surrounding us and taking Alec away from me. The thought of that made me panic. Where was Alec now? Was he still locked up or was he dead?

"Your boyfriend is still alive," an angry voice said from next to me. I sat up frowning, noticing shackles were on both my wrists and ankles. A chain connected them to the floor, making it impossible for me to go anywhere. I tried to make fire appear in my hand to burn the metal off but the moment a spark appeared in my hand, it vanished.

"Those are special chains father had made for you. I never wanted to have to use them Magnus."

I frowned looking up at my brother who was sitting in a chair in front of me, his arms crossed over his chest and a stoic face expression on his face.

"Jonathan…"

"You lied to me Magnus. You said you wouldn't go with him. You promised that you wouldn't leave me the way everyone else has."

I just stared at him, not knowing what to say. Jonathan wouldn't accept an explanation about falling in love and wanting to be free. He would call it weakness and say Alec tricked me. He would call our love a lie.

Jonathan growled low in his throat before standing up and pacing the room in frustration. "I swear he has gone too far. First he comes to me and tries to trick me, now he tricked you. You're like a helpless animal. There's no way you could possibly protect yourself from him."

I frowned at that. "Jonathan I'm not a helpless animal. Alec treats me like a human being. You and father have always told me i'm a monster. Alec doesn't see me as a monster. I don't want to be a monster anymore!"

Jonathan's head whipped in my direction, his eyes dark and dangerous. "That's how he tricked you Magnus! He planted stupid ideas in your head! You are a warlock! Warlocks are not human and they do not get to be treated like humans!"

We glared at each other for a long moment before he let out a long frustrated sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I don't want to fight with you anymore Magnus. You and I never used to fight like this."

He dropped his hand, his eyes dark again. "It's all Alec Lightwoods fault. He is the one who is turning us against each other."

I opened my mouth to object but stopped when he knelt down in front of me and patted my head, smiling sweetly at me the way he did before all this began. "It's alright Magnus. We won't have to worry about him much longer. Tomorrow he will be dead and we will fix what's been broken."

My eyes widened in horror. "Jonathan I love him!"

His eyes skimmed my face before he smiled sadly at me. "A creature like you isn't capable of love Magnus. Not romantic love anyway. You'll feel better once all this is over and we can forget about it."

I shook my head but he ignored me as he stood back up and left the bell tower without another word. "Jonathan, come back! Please don't do this!"

I was answered by silence, making dread fill me. Alec was going to die and it was all my fault. I led Jonathan right to him and couldn't hold on to his hand. Now I was chained here with my magic cut off. There's no way i'm going to be able to get to Alec now.

"So what, you're just going to give up," Ragnor asked walking up to me, his arms crossed over his chest.

I glanced up at him, no longer having the strength to hold up my head. "It's what you wanted isn't it? For me to stay in the tower forever? It's all over. Alec is going to die and I'm going to be stuck here forever."

Ragnor frowned at that. "Why would I be happy about that?"

I rolled my eyes at that. "All you ever do is tell me how hopeless my situation is. How stupid I am for possibly wanting more. Well, you win. I no longer want to risk anything. Without Alec, I don't want to go anywhere or do anything."

Catarina frowned, walking up to stand next to Ragnor. "Magnus, you can't possibly mean that. Get these chains off and go save Alec. You can still have your happy ending."

I laughed dryly at that. "You know, Jonathan says that Alec is the one who puts delusions in my head. It's not him. It's you. It's always been you. You filled my head with useless dreams and promises. The only reason I even pursued Alec was because you convinced me to!

Catarina shook her head. "You can't think that way Magnus. You pursued Alec because he was someone you wanted to love."

"There you go telling me what I should be thinking. You made me think it was a good idea to go to the Accords festival. You told me that leaving with Alec would keep him safe. YOU told me that I was more than a monster! I am a monster and I will always be a monster! Nothing will ever change that!"

"There's nothing to be changed! You are not a monster Magnus!"

I turned my back to them, covering my ears with my hands and closing my eyes tight. "Just shut up! You aren't real! You both are just voices in my head! I don't need you! I don't want you! Just go away and leave me alone!"

I kept my eyes closed, waiting for them to reply or try to argue with me. To my surprise, there was only silence. Frowning, I opened my eyes again and looked over my shoulder, seeing that they were both gone. I looked all around me but they were nowhere to be found. They were really gone.

A shaky sigh escaped passed my lips before I laid down, curing up into a ball and crying myself to sleep.

Everything was completely hopeless. Jonathan was disappointed in me, A huge chuck of the Downworlder population in Paris was gone, and worst of all Alec was going to die.

Everything was hopeless.

Absolutely hopeless.


Soooooo, I decided I need to talk about my next story plans now, cause the next chapter is the last chapter of this story and I know I will have a lot to say after that so, yeah.

The next story was going to be a soulmate AU but I had a change of plans. I decided that since this was such a dark story, my next one is going to be happy and super duper lovey dovey. All that beautiful Malec goodness.

The story is called Love from The Start and the summery goes like this:

Alec Lightwood never thought of himself as anything special. He was just the protective older brother and that guy who loved photography. His life would change though when he gets into one of the biggest art schools in the world. There, he meets Magnus Bane who shows him just how special he can be.

My goal for this sotry is to make it impossible to hate any of the characters, and I mean any of them. I will be experimenting with Jonathan/Sebastian Morgenstern's character(s) that I think will be really fun. He's my boo, so I have to give him some nice character moments sometimes.

Anyway, I hope you all read this upcoming story and will use it to recover!

Love you 3