Magnus was relieved to be leaving the Institute. But at the same time, he was disappointed. He knew he could have made a portal and gone straight home, but he wanted to walk around a bit to see if Alec would come. When he finally reached the elevator, Magnus had given up hope. Alec was gone. Magnus figured it was for the best, but despite everything that had happened, he still was in love. The elevator doors opened, and Magnus stepped in.
"Magnus, I need to talk to you." Alec said. Magnus jumped. He had no clue that Alec was there.
"Alec, I told you already. I do not want to see you anymore. My decision is final." Magnus spoke sternly. A small smile crept across his face, but he forced it away just as quickly.
"Magnus, cut the act. I know you still love me, and I still love you. Please, just give me a second chance. I was never going to hurt you. I need you to trust me."
"I can't do that for you, dear Alec. You lost my trust when you started talking to Camille."
"Well, how do you think I felt when you wouldn't tell me anything about your former life? You still won't! We both have our flaws, but can you please forgive me like I did you?" Alec was pleading now.
"I was doing that for your own good, Alec! I was protecting you from the things you did not need to worry about; you had enough on your plate already. But you kept seeing Camille, over and over despite the fact that you were, apparently, uninterested in her offer. Care to explain?" Magnus was raising his voice now.
"You want to know why I kept seeing Camille?" Alec yelled. Magnus nodded as if it were obvious he would like an explanation. "She is the only person I can talk about you with." Alec had gotten quiet. "She knew about your past, and when I wanted answers that you wouldn't give, I went to her. And then we started talking about how amazing you were. Sure, I've got Izzy and Jace, but they won't listen to it. They just think I'm weird. I got to brag about how great you were and how much I loved you to Camille, and the more she tried to tempt me to betray you, the more I got to defend you. Its nice- being able to defend your loved ones." Alec looked away. "I love you, Magnus Bane. Please, don't let me suffer any longer. Please take me back. I will do anything." Alec turned back around.
Without warning, he put his arms around Magnus and pressed his lips against Magnus's. The kisses showed all of Alec's emotions; his desperateness, his desire, his apology, his need to never let Magnus go. Alec pulled them closer and closer, pressing their bodies against each other. The elevator made a dinging noise, and the two pulled away from each other as the doors opened. Alec looked to Magnus with a pleading expression.
"Good bye, Alexander Lightwood." Those four words were all Magnus could say. He turned and walked out of the elevator, out of the building, and hurried along the sidewalk. He was overwhelmed. Magnus loved Alec, it was true, but that could never make up for the betrayal. Alec had tried to take away his immortality, with out even consulting him first. Alec had consulted with Camille. Even though it was to talk about Magnus, it still made Alec a traitor. Magnus had run out, knowing that two more seconds would make him take Alec back. He wanted to so badly; he questioned why he wanted to run away. He was just scared of getting his heart broken again.
Alec was left in the elevator. He had hoped that Magnus would take him back. He opened up and said everything he had every wanted to say, kissed him with a passion he had never kissed him with before. Alec stood there, not knowing what to do next. He wasn't ready to give up on Magnus, that was for sure, but he had no clue how to get through to him. He fought the tears until he reached his room. Once he was there, he locked the door and turned on the shower. Fully clothed, he sat there and cried for a few minutes. Finally, he stood up. He was going to get Magnus back, no matter what. Alec decided to go clear his mind and think of a plan the way Jace did, and headed to the weapons room to train.
When Alec reached the weapons room, his sister ran to him and engulfed him in a hug. He was confused at first, but then hugged her back. After a few moments, he pushed her away. Isabelle had an apologetic and frantic look on her face.
"Oh, Alec! Where were you? You said you would be in your room!" She exclaimed.
"I was, but then I went to check on Jace." He knew Isabelle would know what he was referring to when he said that.
"I'm so sorry. I told Clary not to. I told her it was a bad idea. I wanted to protect you…" She trailed off.
"Izzy, its fine. I'm fine. I'm actually glad she brought him. He rejected me again, sure, but now I'm more determined to get him back." He told her.
"Really? I was all prepared to give Clary the cold shoulder… Would've been kind of fun too." She joked. She was glad that her brother was happy. He smiled in response.
"Come on, help me train." Alec said, and Isabelle grew a wide grin on her face. She loved training with Alec. Alec went and grabbed a sword, his weapon of choice, while Isabelle uncoiled the gold bracelets from her arm until they took their form as a whip. Then, they began their duels.
Authors Note: I hope you guys liked the twist I put in here, going to Magnus and Alec... I wanted to put it in here because I am such a Malec fan. I'm really hoping that Cassandra Clare has them getting back together in City of Heavenly Fire! The next chapter will have Clary and Jace in it, I promise.