Author's note Thanks to all who have reviewed, it means so much to me to hear how people feel about it, and even just to know that there are people out there reading it!
I do realize that last chapter had a bit of fluff in it, but I figure that Alec and Magnus's relationship isn't all seriousness or lovin', there's gotta be some fun there too!
So yeah, please review, read, and enjoy!
"Get him! Don't let him get away!" A man shouted as Alec ran.
A group of shadowhunters were chasing him, their seraph blades out and eyes filled with anger, hate, and disgust. Alec turned from the street in New York, into an alley. Sadly, just like the many movies, he had ended up in a dead end. Alec turned to run back, but the mob had already began closing the alleyway off. The men and woman were shouted and cheering as they caught Alec's frightened expression. The group closed Alec off, and three people took a step forward; Isabelle, Maryse, and Robert. It had been a long time since Alec had seen his father, and the look of repulsion cut Alec's heart in two, almost as much as his crying mother.
"Why couldn't you have just hidden this like the others. You could have married a pretty woman, and had beautiful children to pass our name down! But no," Robert spat, glaring at Alec through narrowed eyes. "You had to be a fag with that damned warlock."
"Magnus is not just a warlock!" Alec shouted back at his father. "Magnus, please! Where are you?" He called out, and was met with a rumbling laugh from the crowd. Jace suddenly walked out from the crowd, holding a shadowed object. As he walked through the dank alleyway, he threw the object at Alec's feet. When Alec looked down, he was met with repulsion, confusion, pain, hatred, and desolation as Magnus's head rolled past his feet.
"Why Alec? You could have been normal!" Isabelle shouted before consoling their mother.
"Kill him," Robert commanded. Jace seemed all-too willing as his seraph blade flashed and Alec, weaponless and defenseless, merely closed his eyes, and waited for the end-
"Alec! Wake-up!" a voice called as Alec felt his shoulders being shook. Slowly, he opened his eyes, frustrated to feel tears pressing behind them. "Alec, darling! You were calling my name and thrashing around," Magnus pointed out, his expression full of worry and affection. "You nearly punched me in the face, but that's ok. I'll forgive you if you tell me what happened."
Alec, not wanting to go through the dream again, merely shrugged and answered half-heartedly, "Just a bad dream." Magnus, though looking disappointed, seemed to know better than to ask, and he merely pulled Alec closer. Their shirtless bodies touched as Magnus's arms wrapped around Alec, instantly warming him and making the nightmare disappear.
"I love you Magnus," Alec said, as if reassuring himself. Magnus pulled away to watch him with apprehensive eyes as he replied, "Honey, I love you to, but you're worrying me."
Alec, sighing, squeezed his eyes shut. "I just wanted you to know that I've gone through all this to be with you, and I'll never leave you." He opened his eyes to see Magnus's eyes softening to affectionate love, a small smile lifting his lips and dancing in his eyes. "Well I'll make sure to never let you get away if you change your mind," he replied, joking half-heartedly. "But seriously, I realize how much you've given up for me, and don't ever think I do not recognize that. Every day I can't believe the things you went through for little old me."
Smiling, Alec sat up, jumping out of the bed. "I've gotta go to the institute, there's a meeting there about the recent rise in rogue bloodsu-er vampires," Alec corrected. It was sometimes hard for Alec to remember he wasn't talking with a fellow shadowhunter, but a Warlock, who was as much a downworlder as a vampire.
"Don't worry Alec dear, I hate the little fanged bastards as much as you shadowhunters," Magnus assured Alec before leaving the bedroom behind Alec. "Not that I care enough about them to have you leave me," Magnus added. When Alec looked back, he caught the sight of a pouting warlock, and he smiled softly. "Magnu-"
"No!" Magnus sighed dramatically, cutting Alec off. "I understand. Leave me! You have more important things to tend to!"
Laughing lightly while shaking his head, Alec leaned forward for a brief kiss before walking out of the flat. No, Alec was most definitely not looking forward to possibly seeing Jace, but he was at least happy that the golden-haired devil wouldn't be at the meeting.
Sighing, Alec kicked at a rock on the sidewalk, his mood progressively darkening the closer he got to the institute.
"So? Did you guys talk about Sebastion?" Isabelle asked the second that Alec left the library after the meeting. She really wouldn't give up.
Shaking his head, Alec shrugged. "We have been searching for him, and that's all we can do right now. Right now, we are worrying about rising bloodsuckers, because it's something that we can actually take care of." Seeing Isabelle's stubborn frustration, Alec laughing, mussing up his sister's hair, despite her complaints. "We'd rather deal with them than sit on our asses with nothing to do but worry."
Sighing, Isabelle conceded defeat before changing the subject. "So when's Magnus's party tonight?" This subject instantly brightened Isabelle's demeanour as her eyes brightened with excitement; Alec's mood, however, darkened and he sighed, narrowing his eyes at his sister. "How do you know he's through a party anyways?"
Alec's question was met with a derisive snort from Isabelle. "please! As if I even have to ask if the most flamboyant Warlock I've ever met who threw a party for his cat! Isn't going to throw one for Halloween!" Isabelle smiled confidently, knowing that she had won already, and Alec slumped lower. "It'll be at ten," Alec finally answered, teeth clenched. "If you don't wear a costume, Magnus has the right to dress you up in whatever he wants," he warned. This had been a worry to Alec ever since Magnus had brought up the party; Alec needed to find a costume, and fast!
Obviously understanding Alec's dilemma, Isabelle's eyes softened. "Don't got a costume, huh? Well, I've got mine," just as Alec was going to snap at his sister to stop gloating, she added, "But I'd be happy to go with you to find something. There's gotta be something despite being last minute. Of course, knowing Magnus, it had better be fabulous!"
It had been over an hour and a half of walking in circles in the damned mall, and Alec was nowhere closer to finding a costume. Isabelle seemed to be having the time of her life as she forced Alec try on this and that, but to no avail.
"Izzy, can we please just give up? I'm not going to find anything!" Alec begged as Isabelle picked through the rows and rows and rows of costumes. It surprised Alec to see how many people were also shopping last minute; the store was packed.
However, Isabelle refused to give up, and she moved onto the next rack of costumes, picking out ones for Alec to try on. Eyeing her picks, Alec immediately put the "Cavement" costume back with a slightly nauseous feeling. Who in hell would wear a leopard print speedo and giant club? 'Magnus probably would,' Alec thought to himself ruefully.
Eventually Isabelle had Alec back in the change room and he first tried on a 'Warrior costume.' Feeling like an idiot, and getting a thumbs down from Isabelle, Alec returned. Next came a 'Sexy Priest' costume that Alec refused to leave the change room in.
Finally, Alec had the last costume on and he walked out of the room. Isabelle's eyes brightened and she jumped up, clapping her hands. "And we have a winner!"
Relieved that the shopping was over, Alec quickly pulled the costume off, and met with Isabelle, who was grinning mischievously. Alec was instantly cautious. "You know, we aren't done." Alec's heart sank from his sister's words. "Oh no, we still need accessories!"
After another hour wasted in the mall, Alec left with a bag full of crap that he found absolutely pointless to where for one night only.
"Alright Alec! Come on out!" Isabelle called. Self-consciously, Alec walked down the stairs, his boots thumping as he walked down. Alec felt weighed down by the many layers that made up his costume.
Looking up, Alec sighed as Isabelle made him turn around in circles, inspecting every angle. "Very naughty," Isabelle approved, winking before running up the stairs. Alec yelled at Isabelle's retreating form, "That's a really weird thing to say to your brother Izzy!"
Sighing, Alec looked in his reflection from the metal elevator, instantly missing his dark sweaters. A bandana wrapped around Alec's head, a pattern of skulls. Topped on it was a "jack sparrow styled" pirates hat. Alec's eyes were lined with eyeliner and a bit of mascara (but no one needs to find that out). A puffy white shirt was covered under a rough looking vest synched with a looped belt with a sword hanging from it. Tight, really tight, leather pants clung to Alec's legs and disappeared in the high, black pirate boots. All in all, Alec had to admit it was kind badass, but that didn't keep him from feeling weird; as if a spotlight were centered on him.
Alec looked up at the sound of Isabelle returned from upstairs. Isabelle's hair hung in thick, glossy curtains, topped with a hat with a ghost symbol. She wore an extremely short jumper with buckles and the same ghost symbol on the left breast pocket. The shirt was unbuttoned for a low cut. Isabelle topped the look off with perilously high, black stiletto boots. "What are you?" Alec asked, his older brother mode kicking in.
Sticking her tongue out at Alec, Isabelle answered superiorly, "I am a ghostbuster." She bounded off and Alec saw on her back was a small Vacuum-looking device. He couldn't help but snort at the show's obscenity. "As if a demon could be swept up in a vacuum," Alec laughed to himself, waiting for his sister to return after adding a few finishing touches to her make-up. "Come on Izzy! It's already 10:27!" Alec didn't want to keep Magnus waiting.
"Oh come on Alec," Isabelle complained when she returned. "It's always best to be fashionably late." Isabelle's mood darkened as they left the institute, walking toward Magnus's flat. "I just wish Jace were coming."
Alec both felt his sister's guilt for not having Jace with them, but also relief that he had left that morning for "errands" He couldn't help but a terrible brother, and worse parabatai. He didn't even want to be near Jace anymore, not after their last encounter.
After Alec opened the door with his key, the two walked in. When they reached Magnus's door, they opened it and were met with pounding music and bright lights. The living room had once again been turned into a dance floor, and there was a mass of moving bodies as they danced-grinded-together. Isabelle kissed her brother on the cheek before running into the mob, swaying with the music.
Sighing, Alec ignored his brotherly instincts, and continued watching the scene. He could see Clary and Simon off on a couch. Simon was dressed as some sort of anime creature. He was yellow, with pointed ears and tail, and red circles on his cheeks. "What the hell is that?" Alec muttered in confusion. Clary, however, Alec recognized; she was dressed as one of the fey. Her hair was braided with green vines, blue flowers setting off of her red hair. Alec knew that Jace wouldn't have been impressed if he saw her costume. However, it seemed that Simon was consoling Clary of something, and Alec had a feeling Jace was the culprit.
Before Alec could worry about Jace any longer, he heard a deep purr behind him. "You're late." Alec jumped and turned around and was met with the deep blue eyes. Alec had been sure he'd recognized the voice, but…
No, it was Magnus, but he had contacts in. He was wearing leather pants hung precariously low on his hips, a black shirt that showed a strip of golden, flawless skin, and a leather jacket rolled up at the sleeves. Black marks twisted on his skin, and he wore thick boots. A belt wrapped around Magnus's thin hips, filled with glowing blades and different unique weapons that Alec immediately recognized. "You're a shadowhunter?"
Magnus grinned, his perfect teeth flashing in the bright lights. "Why yes, and I believe I might have to punish you, you pirates never do follow the law," Magnus's murmured, his eyes sparkling with desire.
"You're costume has some flaws, though," Alec pointed out. He couldn't help but notice the few things with the costume that might not be completely true. "For instance, seraph blades only light up when evoked with an angels name, and our-" Alec was instantly stopped mid-ramble when Magnus pressed his lips to his. Alec wasn't sure whether Magnus was in the mood, or just wanted to shut the boy up; either way, he took the hint.
"Now how about you stop bashing the costume I put a lot of effort into, and let's dance instead?" Magnus suggested, pulling Alec toward the dance floor. A slow song came on as they reached the others, and Alec swallowed nervously; he had never been much of a dancer.
Magnus, obviously sensing the shadowhunter's discomfort, slid his hands down to the boy's waist, swaying slowly with the music. Alec wrapped his arms around the Warlock's neck, playing with his gelled up hair. "You make a pretty hot shadowhunter," Alec pointed out with a smile." Magnus grinned, pulling the boy closer until their lips met.
The kiss quickly escalated as Magnus's tongue entered Alec's mouth, sending sensations down his spine. "mmm Magnus," Alec moaned low in his throat as the Warlock's one hand lowered, while the other rubbed his back. Alec gripped Magnus's hair, pressing their lips even tighter. Magnus smiled against the boy's lips, murmuring, "Happy Halloween, Alec dear."
And it really was. Alec couldn't help but find dressing up fun now; before Magnus, Alec had been hiding behind a costume every day of his life, the costume of someone he believed his parents would be proud of, someone who would be accepted, maybe even respected, by all shadowhunters. But no, after shedding the covering and just being who he was, Alec felt freer than ever before knowing that he could be with who he loved, and not care about any more disguises.
"Happy Halloween Magnus."
And a happy Halloween to you all! Be safe, and eat lots of candy!
Please review! I am losing inspiration, and reviews will return it to me!