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Chapter Seven - Epilogue

Alec woke up feeling disorientated. He slowly opened his eyes, blinking to adjust to the dimness in the room. "I'm home…? But… How?" He muttered, finding himself lying on their bed covered up with blankets, and having no recollection of how he got there. He closed his eyes again. He remembered the fight, Magnus' words, the subway, and then everything was fading like an almost forgotten dream… He wasn't sure if the rest were memories or a product of his imagination. It was all too bizarre. Magnus and Catarina… The Warlock crying for some reason and more darkness…

He shook his head and opened his eyes again. He tried to move his hand and only then realised someone was holding it. He looked and saw Magnus kneeling on the floor, fast asleep, with his head on the bed beside his hand which he still held tightly on his own. 'He looks so pale…' He thought worried. Even though his last clear memory was of the fight, he found himself reaching out to him with his other hand, to gently move a lock of raven hair away from his face, smiling sadly at his sleeping form. His fingertips brushed his cheek and the Warlock stirred.

"Alec…" he choked out in his sleep and the boy froze, staring at him, thinking he woke up and wondering if he'll sent him away again. Then his expression changed. It was no longer peaceful, but anguished, with deep lines of worry on his face. "No… Please… Don't…" he started breathing faster like he was in pain and tears fell from his closed eyes.

Alec couldn't bear to watch him suffer even for a moment, so he caught his shoulder and shook him gently, while leaning close and whispering, "Magnus. Magnus, wake up. It's only a dream… Wake up!"

The Warlock gasped and shot up, hyperventilating, his heart beating rapidly on his chest. He looked at Alec frozen for a few seconds, his cat-eyes wide, pupils so dilated they almost seem black. Then he fell on him and hugged him tightly chanting, "Alec, my Alec… Alec…"

"Ma... gnus… I can't- can't breathe…" the Nephilim said, squirming in his arms.

He let him go immediately and took his face in his hands instead, staring into his eyes "Are you okay?" He whispered.

"Why are you crying?" The boy demanded instead of answering, but his energy died out immediately and he looked away, making Magnus drop his hands "You were the one who sent me away… Why do you act all worried? And how… did I get here?"

Magnus bit his lower lip savagely and Alec had to fight back the urge to stop him, waiting for his answer. He wasn't expecting the outburst that followed. The Warlock started sobbing and reached out to touch him again, but stopped, looking terrified to do so. "I'm sorry!" He cried, "I didn't mean to! That's not what I wanted, I, I…" more crying and gasping as he tried to breathe through his tears.

Alec's heart broke seeing him so devastated, but he didn't understand why he seemed so heart-broken. 'Stop this…' he thought, 'I should be the one crying… You have no right…'

Then Magnus shook his head managing to calm down a little, and went on. "Alec, my Alec…"

The Shadowhunter shook his head too, tears on his eyes. "I'm no longer yours…" Magnus gasped, and started hyperventilating again, and Alec went on "You sent me away… You didn't want me anymore… You-"

"NO!" Magnus screamed startling him and cutting him off. "Wait! I wouldn't, I didn't- I didn't mean that!" Alec was staring at him frozen not daring to think, to hope, just waiting. "Alec…" The Warlock said, his voice soft again, "Please… Don't cry…"

"I'm not-!" He protested but then Magnus reached out and wiped away his tears and he froze once more, looking at him with wide blue eyes.

"Please let me explain…" he whispered softly and Alec nodded. "I'm sorry…" he said again, "I swear it was a misunderstanding… What I meant, what I wanted to say… I just wanted to stop fighting… I didn't realise how awful it sounded until I heard it and saw your reaction… I meant to say you should go clear your head, because I was afraid things may get out of hand…" he laughed once, bitterly, and without humour at the irony of the situation.

"No way…" Alec only said and Magnus looked at him sadly.

"Alexan- Alec…" He whispered, "Do you remember what we were fighting for?"

"No… It was something stupid…" The boy answered, not meeting his eyes.

"Exactly. How could you believe that I would send away the love of my life for something so stupid we don't even remember?"

Alec looked at him, tears in his eyes, Magnus' words swirling in his head.

"the love of my life"

"I…" he only said, at a loss for words so Magnus went on, reaching out hesitantly, to touch his face.

"Now that I found you at last, I'm never letting you go again…"

"But…"

"Shh…" he said pulling him close. He hugged him tight against his chest and kissed his raven hair.

That only caused him to start crying more. "I thought…" he sobbed;

"Hush…" cooed Magnus "Hush baby, it's okay now, I'm so sorry… so sorry…" He held him close rocking him gently like a child until he finally calmed down, having taken it all off his chest. When Magnus saw he had stopped sobbing, he asked softly, leaning to whisper in his ear, not letting him go. "Are you okay Sayang?"

Alec nodded. "I'm sorry…"

"No… No baby, don't be… Just…" he stopped and the boy tilted his head up to see why.

"Magnus?" The Warlock was biting his lower lip, a pained expression on his face "Magnus what's wrong?" He asked, gently touching his face.

"Please… Never… Never scare me like that again…" he choked out. "I… I thought I was gonna lose you…"

Now it was Alec's turn to comfort him, as the fight had taken its toll on both of them. He reached out with his other hand too and cupped his face pulling him closer and kissing him softly, then whispered against his lips. "Don't be afraid… As long as you want me, I'm not going anywhere…"

Magnus looked into his sapphire eyes losing himself in them, and whispered back, the vulnerability evident in his voice. "You promise?"

Alec smiled at him, his eyes filled with love. "I promise." And sealed the promise with another kiss.

The End!

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