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MAGNUS HAS A BIRTHDAY!
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Alec screamed. Magnus shouted in surprise and flopped off the bed, dragging the covers with him. "Magnus?" Alec asked, concerned. A hand was suddenly visible waving him off.
"I'm good." A muffled voice said.
"Jace made pancakes and we have pre-"
"PARABATAI PANCAKES!" Jace shouted, leaping into the bedroom from the hallway holding a steaming plate of rune-shaped pancakes. He was sporting oven mitts and puffy chef's hat on his head. He was brandishing a spatula in one hand and Clary was kneeling next to him billowing his apron (that read 'kiss the shadowhunter') out and making whooshing noises. Alec wondered if perhaps Jace had seen too many Superman movies. Magnus leapt to his feet, pulling the blankets up with him.
"NO! NO! NO! OUT! OUT! OUT! NO ONE MAY SEE THE HIGH WARLOCK IN THIS STATE!" He screamed. Alec gave him a pouty face, Magnus glimpsed him. "Except for you darling." Alec's smile reappeared and had a puppy dog-ish aura about him. Clary scooted away with an awkward expression on. Jace watched her scoot towards the kitchen and took off after her.
"WAIT!" He shouted.
Suddenly Izzy walked in wielding a wrapped box with enough glitter to make Magnus wet his pants.
"THINK FAST!" She sang loudly and tossed the box at him like a football. Magnus yelped as the box hit his chest and bounced harmlessly onto the floor leaving a trail of glitter after it. Alec pulled it to safety next to him.
"I'm confused... glitter doesn't happen till after the shower!" Izzy snickered and leaned against the doorway.
"Double the glitter, double the fun. Isn't that right Simon?" She demanded. Simon appeared toting little cue cards. He squinted at them.
"Yes indubitably, glitter makes every day better. Glitter makes every person a go-getter. Cats are another thing we couldn't live without..." On cue Chairman Meow came trotting over to Izzy who picked him up and tossed the cat at Magnus. There was a shriek of objection which Alec wondered if it came from the cat or Magnus. Simon started the line over again. "Cats are another thing we couldn't live without. If we didn't have a friend like Chairman Meow we'd all scream and shout. But you, Magnus Bane, are the crowning jewel of New York. We thank the creature that brought you here. Although, I highly doubt it was a stork... seeing as you won't tell us." He grumbled the last part. "A poem by Izzy and Simon, mainly Simon... because Izzy refused to take part." He stuck his tongue out at the Lightwood next to him. He bowed and backed out of view with noticeable speed.
Magnus's was jaw dropped.
"I feel like my life will never recover from that awful work of... whatever it was... that has been introduced into this world on my behalf. I may have to kill him and have him stuffed. You can have him after that." Izzy seemed to ponder Magnus's comment.
"I'd say use red glass eyes, it will make him look more befitting of his current state of being."
~AFTER A REPLENISHING SHOWER~
"I return... although why I would want to baffles me." Magnus said, entering the living room. Jace and Izzy jumped to their feet, sending their chairs flying back.
"PARABATAI PANCAKES!" Jace shouted. Simultaneously Izzy shouted, "PRESENTS!" They looked at each other as if vying for a prestigious position.
"Alright, alright children, calm down Magnus has enough of an attention span for all of you, I think." Clary smirked and mumbled, "Don't count on it, he's had like twenty Jolly Ranchers, I should've never taken him trick-or-treating." Alec grinned.
"Presents damn it!" Izzy said bringing over a pile of boxes. "I spent forever wrapping these things!" Jace stuck his tongue out at her.
"Yeah well pancakes don't just make themselves." Izzy rolled her eyes. Simon gracefully stood, he cleared his throat.
"I have another poem prepared." He said. Izzy spun around, fuming red.
"No you don't! Examine your cue cards better! That comes AFTER the presents stupid!" Simon blushed and sat back down. Clary leaned across the table and patted his hand caringly. Jace suddenly looked at her and she stood.
"Right plates, I'll be right back." She mumbled and disappeared to the kitchen.
"Our first course is the Clairvoyant Sight rune, made with whole wheat flour and maple syrup." Izzy narrowed her eyes at him.
"I'll throw a present at your face." She growled. He gave her a sneer. Simon suddenly had a fearful look on his face, though whether it was for Jace or the contents of the box was unclear. Clary returned with a stack of paper plates. Magnus looked over at her.
"What? Am I not good enough for real plates?" He mumbled. He snapped his finger and crystal plates appeared in her hands. Alec half-jumped out of his chair.
"You can make crystal? Why aren't you living in a freaking mansion?!" He shouted.
"There are no mansions in Brooklyn Alec." Magnus chided. Clary set a plate down in front of the warlock but before Jace could dish up food, Izzy had tossed a box onto the plate. She gave Jace a sly smile.
"Our first present is from yours truly!" She said bowing slightly and glaring at Jace. Clary just backed away, using intuition to know that interrupting a Jace and Izzy stare down would result in bodily harm. Magnus carefully pulled the wrapping apart at the tape and pulled out a box. He opened the box and pulled out a maroon velvet clock trimmed with a collar of wolf pelt. He looked up at Izzy, she was bouncing slightly.
"Doyoulikeitdoyoulikeitdoyoulikeit?" She asked. He gave her an unsure nod.
"Am I going larping anytime soon?" He teased. Alec batted his shoulder in disapproval.
As Magnus threw away the wrapping Jace quickly tossed a rune cake on his plate, visible specks of glitter on it, Clary quickly poured some syrup on it.
"I lied, it's not real maple syrup, I could only find Mrs. Butterworth in your kitchen and I just wanted you to pick me first." Jace said. Magnus's glare shot over to Alec.
"Alexander! I told you to get the real maple syrup!" Magnus cried. Alec raised an eyebrow.
"I comprised on the ketchup damn it! That stuff is two dollars more... for a freaking cat." Alec snapped. Magnus narrowed his eyes and then looked back at the pancake on his plate. He scrapped a piece of glitter off it and then said, "Might as well try it." Jace was excitedly watching him eat it with intensity.
"Isn't it wonderful? Don't you love it? Don't you want it every single morning for as long as I live? Tell him Alec, tell him how amazing they are!" Jace shouted. Alec covered his eyes, not making eye contact with his parabatai. Magnus chewed indecisively on the pancake bit lodged on his fork. Jace watched him with heavy breath and big eyes. Izzy stuffed a glittery blue box in Magnus's lap.
"Open this one! Open this one!" She demanded. Jace looked at the present, stretching his neck.
"Is that the one I got for him?" He asked. Izzy looked at him, huffing like an angry bull.
"Maybe." She snarled. As Magnus began gently prying the tape off, Izzy ripped the box from his hands. "No, this one." Jace glared at her. She hand Magnus a new box, a box with Chairman Meow's face on it in watercolor. The cat was smiling with its eyes closed and saying 'open me Magnus!' He carefully unwrapped it and found a painted canvas of him and Alec at the park, Magnus's hands were emitting blue sparks which created a border. He smiled. Alec blushed, he remembered that day, Clary and Jace had been there too.
"Thank you Clary darling. It's wonderful, we can start a collection just like your mother's." He said, she laughed. Jace grabbed his blue box and tossed it in Magnus's lap.
"I'm important too!" Jace cried. Magnus cautiously started unwrapping it. Izzy sighed.
"Just rip it open damn it!" She shouted at him. He sighed, giving her a look.
"Woosley always told me not to waste the paper." He grumbled. Alec's eyes bulged and then narrowed, thinning his lips.
"What did you say?" He growled.
"It was a cheap summer fling Alec, get over it." Magnus said carelessly. He finally ripped open the present and found a small gift certificate to the GAP inside the large box.
"Oh hey, I love the GAP!" He said. Jace cursed and stamped his foot.
"Damn it! I thought you hated that store!" Magnus gave him a perplexed stare.
"But it's my birthday, you're supposed to give me things I like." He said, trying to figure Jace out.
"Oh nevermind, forget it." Said Jace.
"And enjoy!" Clary added. Magnus flashed her smile. Izzy came running over with an unwrapped box labeled STEAKS- KEEP FROZEN. Magnus, confused, opened it and found a magic kit. A card lay on top of the kit.
Happy B-day Magnus!
We thought you might find this funny, but if you don't get the joke at least everyone else will.
-Best wishes from Jordan and Maia
"Is it because I'm a warlock with magic?" Magnus asked blandly, sounding rather unimpressed. The rest were giggling slightly, especially Simon.
"Yes." Alec said, trying to be helpful. Magnus rolled his eyes.
"NEXT!" Izzy shouted, returning to the present pile.
~SIX PRESENTS LATER~
"Why did my present have to be last?" Simon grumbled, Izzy patted his shoulder.
"There, there little nerdling, you have the nerdiest of presents I'm sure Magnus won't appreciate it." Izzy said. Magnus shrugged.
"Technically I could have all these at the snap of my fingers, so really I appreciate nothing." Magnus replied. Jace smirked, finally hearing some humor from Magnus. "Except the painting of course, I do appreciate art." He continued. Jace glared at Clary. She shrugged.
"Just open the present." Simon snapped. Magnus ripped the brown wrapping paper open to reveal a disc case reading Super Mario Bros.! Magnus flipped the case looking at it from all angles.
"What it this?" He muttered.
"A game." Simon said unsurely.
"For what?" Magnus demanded.
"Oh for the love of the Angel! You put it in a Wii! It's child's play really, I've been playing that since I was eight!" Clary said. Magnus looked over at her.
"A 'we'?" He asked. She sighed.
"W-I-I." Simon said. "Conjure one up and we can play!" He said, excitedly rushing to Magnus's TV. Magnus rolled his eyes for the tenth time that morning and stood.
...
"Let's-a go!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
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