Hello! :D
I'm very sorry I took this long to update again, but like I've said before: too much things from college to do.
I'll try to update as soon as possible! Besides, there are two more chapters to go.
Enough talking. haha Thank you very much for reading, hope you liked this chapter! :)

#4

Two weeks have gone since that night at the abandoned warehouse and Magnus couldn't speak with Alec or even Isabelle. But he tried. He tried to call Isabelle's cellphone and she had answered just one time – to yell at him – but she never picked it up again. He showed up at the Institute, but they didn't allow him to come in – Clary delivered the message with a frown: You can't come in and Isabelle wants to kick your ass – and showed up at Taki's several times, but he wasn't lucky. Magnus was feeling terrible and wanted to apologize, not because to make himself feel better, but because he thought Alec deserved that much.

He generally didn't care much about other people's feelings, but Alec was somehow different. He never wanted to hurt the boy. He just wanted to kiss him and prove Isabelle wrong. He just wanted to kiss him and feel the boy close to him. He just… He just couldn't stop thinking about the blue-eyed boy. He just couldn't forget that shy smile and cheeks that would turn red so easily. He couldn't help but want to hold that boy and protect him with his own life. And he also couldn't understand that feeling filling up his heart. Actually, he just didn't want to face it.

He wanted to get to know Alec better and see what is hidden under that frown and the shadowhunter gear. And he would do it. He would approach the boy again and tell him how sorry he was for that night. He would walk the whole city to find him again if necessary. But first, he needed to clean up his place and put some decent clothes – he was just wearing a plain t-shirt and baggy shorts, not fabulous. He had spent the days working and thinking of a way to contact Alec, so it explained the mess that his place was.

He quickly cleaned the room – he almost threw Chairman in the trash can because he didn't see the poor thing lying under some fast food packages – and tried to call Isabelle again. For his surprise, she picked it up, but it wasn't her voice greeting him.

"Who is it?", he asked.

"It's Clary", the girl answered and Magnus frowned. "Isabelle is pissed at you".

"Yeah, I know. She yelled at me the one time she picked up the phone", he said. "What about Alec?"

"He's angry as well, but…", she started to say, but changed her mind. "Look, do you really want to apologize with Alec?"

"Yes, I really do! I feel so terrible", he sighed.

"I believe you, so I'm going to help you", she said.

"Really? Are you gonna give me his cellphone number?", Magnus asked, feeling hopeful.

"No! I don't have his cellphone number", she laughed. "But we are going to patrol the area near to the park tonight. You could suddenly appear…"

"Yes. I definitely will appear", the warlock grinned. "Thank you very much, Clary. I told Alec you weren't as bad as he thought".

"You said it?", she asked and Magnus confirmed. "Well, that explains a lot".

Magnus raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"He's been nice to me…", she answered. "Well, as nice as he can be, though…", it seemed like she would say something else, but a noise could be heard through the phone. "I think Isabelle is coming back. I gotta go. See you later, Magnus".

Magnus stood still for a moment, with his cellphone glued to his ear. It seemed like Alec took into consideration something he had said. Maybe he could considerer Magnus' apologizes as well. Maybe he could finally have a chance! Excitement rushed through Magnus' body and he couldn't help but smile. He put the cellphone on the coffee table and disappeared inside his bedroom to finish the cleaning and make himself presentable to his meeting later. The warlock didn't really like to clean the place using his bare hands, but it would make the time pass quicker and he could concentrate in other things than Alec. Chairman jumped on the sofa and made himself comfortable, just observing his owner walking through the place and sing something.

It was around eleven at night when he arrived at the surroundings of the park. He wasn't wearing colourful clothes this time – black pants and dark blue t-shirt – because he didn't want to attract too much attention to himself. He sneaked into alleys and avoided the light of the light poles, always watchful to not run into Isabelle or Jace. He searched for Clary or Alec, but the streets were silent and the shadowhunters weren't anywhere to be seen. However, he heard a noise coming from a near alley. Carefully he went to check the place and he found a tall figure slicing an even taller demon. The figure murmured something and cleaned the blade in his clothes while the demon turned into dust. At least that was what Magnus though, because it was dark and he couldn't see much. Then the figure walked to the other exit of the alley and the light coming from a near light pole illuminated his face.

To Magnus' luck, it was Alec. He took a deep breath and entered the alley. He was hidden in the shadows and only his steps could be heard. Alec turned around and raised the blade again, watching the place.

"No need to use the blade", Magnus said, but Alec stayed still. "I'm not a demon. Well, I'm half demon, but I look better and I am smarter than those creatures you shadowhunters hunt", he said and kept walking.

"Magnus", Alec whispered.

The warlock stopped walking when he reached the light, a few steps from where Alec was. "Yes. Put the blade down, please. Nobody wants to get hurt here".

Alec blinked a few times but he put the Seraph blade down. "What are you doing here?", he demanded and his voice didn't sound welcoming.

"You know, just passing by", Magnus shrugged.

"Passing by?", Alec shook his head and laughed in disbelief. "At this time? In a dirty alley? Very far away from your place?"

"Yes. I like to walk at night to clear the mind, you know", he offered a smile to the boy, but Alec just frowned.

"No. You are stalking me", he accused. "You are fucking stalking me, aren't you?".

"Shh, you don't want to disturb the quiet", Magnus said and the boy rolled his eyes up. "Yes, I'm stalking you. But it's because I want to apologize".

Alec laughed again, but now his voice was full of sarcasm. "Really? Apologize? That's so nice of you".

Magnus sighed. It wouldn't be easy. "Alec, please, listen to me. I felt very bad about what happened".

"You felt bad?", the boy said, angry. "How do you think I felt?"

"I know, I know. I shouldn't have tried to kiss you like that. I shouldn't have made you angry", Magnus put his hands in the front pockets of his pants and sighed again. "I'm really sorry. I spent the past two weeks thinking of a way to apologize". He didn't intend to tell him the last part, but he just spilled it out.

The boy sighed. "And this is the best you could think of?"

"I thought about sending you flowers and sweets, or make a serenade under your window, but I think you wouldn't appreciate it very much", Magnus saw the corner of Alec's lips bow up a little, but the boy quickly made the smile disappear. "So I thought about talking to you in person, hoping that you'd forgive me".

Alec didn't say anything for a moment, what made Magnus worry, but he was just thinking. "Alright, Magnus. You are forgiven, now you can sleep very well this night".

The warlock smiled a little and wanted to hug the boy, but he contained himself. "Thank you, Alec. And… Can I ask you something?".

"What is that?", he demanded.

"What you said… You've never kissed someone… Is that true?", he asked.

Alec looked away and his cheek started to redden. "Are you going to make fun of me or what?"

"No, of course not!", he said, sounding offended. "I'd never do it. I was just wondering…"

"It's not a big deal", Alec shrugged. Magnus's arms were burning to hold the boy, but when he got a step closer, Alec took a step behind. "Don't. Don't even try to kiss me again".

"I just wanted to hug you", he pouted.

"Don't try it as well. Quit this stupid idea of kissing me", he sighed. Magnus noticed that the boy didn't seem angry, but sad. "Aren't you tired of running after me?"

"No, I'm not. But for now, I only ask you for an opportunity to get to know you better", he asked and took another step. He reached Alec's hands – the boy even dropped the blade – and held them with his own hands. "Let's go out. You may have a different idea of who I am, but after we go out, if you still don't like me, I'll stop chasing you, okay?"

"It's not that I don't like you… In fact, I…", he started to say, but in the next moment, the boy screamed and his body was thrown on the floor. Magnus tried to catch him, but the boy fell on his back and was being dragged out of the alley. "Magnus…".

"Alec, what is happening?", he yelled and run after the boy, who was trying to free himself from whatever was dragging him. Desperation hit Magnus and he ran fast, trying to catch the boy and make him stop. But then he noticed something tied around the waist of the boy and it seemed like a tentacle. He spotted a demon in the middle of the street. Magnus' hands sparkled blue and he threw some flames at the demon. The thing tried to fight, but the blue flames hit it and it turned into ashes. Magnus run to where Alec was lying. "Alec, are you okay?"

The boy tried to sit and Magnus helped him. "Yes, I am", he said. Magnus checked the boy with his eyes and found some scratches on the boy's arms. Hopefully his clothes were thick and only his uncovered arms got hurt. "I can take care of this", he said.

"No, it's okay", Magnus said and put his hands over the boy's arms. "You should watch your back", he joked and smiled to the boy.

Alec smiled back. "You distracted me". The both laughed and Magnus finished healing the boy's wounds. "Thank you". They smiled to each other and Magnus thought that it was another good opportunity to kiss the boy, but he didn't want to make him angry. He would be patient this time. He wanted to do things right. So he let the fourth chance go.

A few minutes ago Isabelle, Jace e Clary came running from the alley. "What happened? We heard a scream and… Magnus?", Isabelle raised her eyebrows. "What are you doing here? What did you do to my brother?", she raised her voice and was ready to punch Magnus, but Clary hold her by the wrist.

"Stop it, Isabelle", Alec said. His smile disappeared and he barely looked to his sister. She shot him a sore look. Magnus felt something was wrong between the two of them. "A demon dragged me and Magnus just saved me".

Jace approached and shot a concerned look to his parabatai. "Are you okay? Do you need an iratze?"

"No, Magnus healed me", he said and smiled a little to Jace, to assure that he was really fine. They both seemed fine around each other, what made Magnus feel relieved. He knew how much he cared about Jace, and Jace cared about him. They were parabatai after all.

Jace nodded toward Magnus in a silent thank and helped Alec to get back to his feet. "Well, I think Magnus killed the last demon, so we are done for today", Jace said.

"Good. Let's go home", Alec said. Magnus got up too and cleaned the dirt of his pants. Alec approached him again, while the others were heading back to the alley. He wasn't smiling, but his expression was calm. "You still got a chance. I'll let you know when the time comes", said that, the boy jogged to catch his friends.

Magnus smiled to himself and, looking to the alley, saw Clary look at him. He moved his lips in order to thank her, and she just smiled back. The warlock got on the way to go back to his place and he did sleep well that night.