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Chapter Five – Reunited
The subway wasn't very far away so he decided to not waste magic in a portal in case something happened and he needed it. Instead, he ran as fast as he could and within two minutes he was there, entering the dark tunnels in search of Alec. He lit a blue fire between his fingertips to navigate the dark place and stood still for a moment listening carefully for any sign of his Shadowhunter. And he heard it. A soft whimpering coming from the distance, inside the total dark and silence. He ran breathlessly to reach him and finally found him, curled down against a wall, his face hidden between his knees, crying softly. Illuminated by the blue light Alec seemed even more pale than before.
Magnus ran to his side kneeling down and reached out to touch his face realising he wasn't conscious, but still crying in his sleep. His heart broke.
'My fault…' "Alexander…" he called softly. 'All my fault…' "My Angel…" He touched his face and gasped. He was burning up.
As if triggered by his voice and touch, Alec whispered between sobs "Ma… gnus…"
The Warlock was crying silently too now; he leaned down to pick the unconscious boy up on his arms and created a portal to the loft. He set him down gently on the bed over the covers and took his wet and cold clothes off him. He then dressed him in soft and warm pajamas and covered him with blankets. He let him go for a moment to text Izzy so she won't worry: 'We're home. Will tell you more later.' He brought a wet compress and placed it on his burning forehead, whispering, "Alec… Alexander, can you hear me?"
The boy slowly opened his blue eyes which were clouded from the fever and looked up at him, "Mags…? Are you… really… here…?" He whispered with great effort and closed his eyes feeling extremely weakened.
"Hush… don't speak baby… rest…"
Alec opened his eyes again however, and went on "Why…? You… send me away… again…" His sapphire eyes filled with tears "Why… would you be… here? Am I… seeing things?"
Magnus gently touched his forehead, still crying. "Shh… No baby… I'm really here, I'm so sorry… I love you so much…"
"I don't… Believe you…" he only said and fell asleep, exhausted.
Magnus brought a hand to his mouth shocked, 'No way… My Angel…' he shook his head, regaining his composure. 'No time for self-pity. I'm going to fix you first… Then everything else.' "But how do I fix you?" He muttered, starting to panic again. "With heat or cold?" He conjured a thermometer and took his temperature. 41°c. "Angel! Cold definitely!" he exclaimed, then muttered, "I have to make his fever drop before…" So he he went to the bathroom, and waving his fingers filled up the bathtub with ice, then carefully picked the Nephilim up on his arms, to take him there.
That woke him up and he muttered feverishly, still half caught in his nightmares, gripping the Warlock's shirt and crying "Please don't… Don't leave me again… Please Magnus…"
"Shh…" he whispered burying his face in the boy's raven hair, kissing his temple, "Hush baby… It's okay you're going to be alright I'm not leaving you… Hush…" Alec fell limp in his arms, letting go, exhausted, and Magnus hurried on terrified. "Baby…" he whispered standing beside the ice water, "I'm sorry, this is going to be unpleasant…"
Alec opened his eyes again, laughing weakly without mirth. "I bet I've had worse…" then he seemed to think about it for a moment, staring at him, his cobalt eyes foggy and losing focus, "You're still here? What a pleasant dream…"
Magnus closed his eyes pained, and sighed 'How am I going to fix this?'
Seeing his reaction Alec spoke again, "It seems that I… can't… get anything right, even when… dreaming…"
"Alec, no! That's not…!"
But the boy ignored him, and went on. "Is that why… you… can't stand me?" Tears pooled at his blue eyes again. "Guess I can't blame you…"
"My Angel, no," Magnus said hurriedly, panicking, "I didn't mean to…" but the Nephilim, having fallen unconscious again, was no longer able to hear him.
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Next Chapter - Loss.
[I'm very sorry about the evil title! Hang in there!]
I will probably update later tonight! {It's morning now.}
Two more chapters! Hope you like it so far!