Chapter 7

A.N. Yay I finished the next chapter.. it's half term although I should be revising for my last exam.. oh well. XD

Disclaimer: Do I still have to do this.. I don't own anything except the plot.

Enjoy.

Alec's POV

Damn why did I say that stupid, stupid idiot! So now I really do have to knuckle down and think of a plan. For the rest of the day that was all that echoed through my head.

[THE NEXT DAY-MORNING]

No plan what-so-ever. Why is it so hard to think of a simple plan, that doesn't involve anyone else? Oh yeah that's right because it's impossible. I need help and fast. This is the first day of their torture and in six days me, Jace, Izzy, Aline and Helen have to kill one of them. Then two left over one for each King.

I left my house and stood outside, staying in the shadows the building made. There are only two people who could authorise the stop of a punishment after a Trial and that was the Kings. My idiot of a father was one of them, along with Jace's father. Jace, hmmm.. maybe I could ask him to help me? No he hates Downworlders, just as much as everyone else. Apart from me, but then I'm only one person. What can one person do against a few thousand highly trained warriors? Absolutely shit all.

Jace's POV

Stunning green eyes attached to the most beautiful person to have ever existed hovered over me whispering sweet words into my ear. My eyes fluttered and I sighed. "Jace, I love you" the green eyed girl said her red locks framing her face and tickling my neck.

"I can't love you ever you're a Downworlder" She flinched at my harsh words and jumped off me. That's when I saw it the blood and the bruises. Looking into her eyes I saw the pain, which made tears start cascading down my face, and my heart ache.

My hand started to move of its own accord and grabbed a blade from under my pillow. It barely registered that I was lying on my bed as I lunged from where I lay and stabbed her through the heart. I watched as the light drained from her eyes and she slumped to the floor.

My eyes shot open. And I jumped out of bed, shock evident on my face. What the fuck was THAT?!

"Hey Jace"

My head shot up and I just stared, there in front of me was that girl with the red hair and green eyes. What where did she come from?!

"... Jace were you listening to I just said" Blinking I saw Alec standing where I had just seen the Downworlder. Strange.

"Nope" I said with a smirk. I had to keep up pretences, or someone will notice.

Alec sighed "There is a Shadowhunter meeting at the grove tonight.. to celebrate the punishment of the Downworlders." Something in Alec's eyes looked a bit off, but I can't dwell on Alec's problems, I have my own issues to sort out. Who would have thought it, the great Jace Herondale with issues, but then hardly anyone ever sees the real me. Not even Alec sees completely through my facade.

"Alec"

"Yeah"

"Those scum. The Downworlders. What was the red heads name?" Huh, why did I ask that, that wasn't what I was going to ask.

"No idea.. why?" Alec asked with a confused look on his face.

Shit now you've made him think you care about her name. You are so stupid, amazingly sexy but stupid all the same.

"No reason.. I'll see you later." I said as I pushed him towards my door. I said that 0.3 seconds to quickly. He knows something's up. Slamming the door in his face I raced into my bathroom that consists of a bronze bath and a water pump.

I need to know her name. Because it's eating me up inside. I need to know.

Alec's POV

That was strange. Jace was acting weird well weirder than usual. He didn't use one single bit of sarcasm, and he lives of the stuff.

Looking up I realised I had walked to the accords hall. Well more accurately in front of the accords hall. Normally the expanse of open space in front of the hall is filled with people roaming around, but not today. Today there were seven people chained to the floor each roughly 1.5 meters apart. There was no shade from trees to save them from the suns harsh rays. Each of the seven Downworlders were wearing limited clothing, the five males were in extremely short shorts while the two females had two pieces of cloth on that only just counted as underwear.

I walked up to the line trying to find Magnus. He was the last person on the right and I had to walk past the rest of them to get to him. Not wanting to look at them I looked to my right away from the accords hall and towards the street that lead to the housing part of Sparta. When I got to Magnus I turned my body back around to face the accords hall. I was standing by Magnus bare feet. I slowly raked my eyes up to meet his eyes following the path of caramel skin quickly jumping over where the cloth was barely covering him and up his surprisingly muscular torso, till I reached his angular face. Magnus eyes were closed and he was sweating heavily from the heat of the sun. Looking around to make sure no one was watching I walked around his body to the right and turned to face his side. Looking up from Magnus I could see every single one of the Seven Downworlders that were chained to the floor. Looking t each one I realised that they were in height order. Their feet all in a straight line, while their head were all rising higher until they reached Magnus. At the other end was the red head that Jace was asking about earlier, next to the red head was a small boy who looked about fifteen, then a brown haired, dark skinned girl who was next to Magnus friend with the white hair, who was looking a little green, next to him was a scrawny brown haired boy with broken glasses both he and Magnus' friend were around the same height while next to the boy with glasses was a butch male with tattoos of cursive writing curling up his arm.

Feeling eyes on me, feeling paranoid I looked around, but no one was looking. Sighing in relief I looked down just to see the source of my paranoia. Staring up at me were gold-green eyes that seemed to shin even brighter when I gave him a weak smile. While blushing slightly, okay a lot.

I started to say hey when he interrupted me by saying in a hoarse voice, from disuse.

"Did you mean it?"

I stared. This was really awesome of me not! I looked like an idiot, a staring gaping mouthed idiot. I blinked.. "Uhhh.. what?" I managed to choke out. Even while in the condition he was in his voice was beautiful and smooth.

"I guess you didn't." Magnus whispered turning his head to face away from him.

With that I snapped back into reality and realised what he meant. "If you mean that I will save you somehow then yes I meant it."

"That is part of it yes, but you called my eyes brilliant. Did you mean that?" Magnus was looking at me with a vulnerable expression of hope displayed on his features.

I laughed. "I was holding the mortal sword of course I meant it. And even if I hadn't been then I would have still said they were beautiful."

"So you think my eyes are both brilliant and beautiful." Magnus teased. I blushed but held his gaze as I smiled.

"Alec" My head snapped towards the voice. Standing not far away was Sebastian Verlac and Jonathan Morgenstern. I stood up quickly muttered bye and walked towards them. My brain was rushing with excuses to why I was talking to a Downworlder not to mention one that was chained to the ground outside the accords hall.

Stay calm. "Hey Sebastian, how's it going." No stutter, result.

"Great thank you for asking." Sebastian smiled. "Me and Jonathan here were about to head to the hideout we were planning on hunting for some food, care to join us?"

I really can't say no to Sebastian he's too sweet and kind, but then I would have to spend time with Morgenstern. "Uhhh.. as long as that's o-okay, I wouldn't want to interrupt your b-bonding time." Damn my stutter.

"Oh no worries we bond all the time." Jonathan spoke for the first time resulting in me diverting my attention away from Sebastian and onto him. "The more people the more fun." He said with a wink in my direction.

I blushed at his words my mind instantly thinking of something dirty. I spend way to much time with Jace and him talking about his many lays to be thinking like this. I shook my head and signalled to them to start walking. We all had weapons with us me my bow and arrows Jonathan with his sword and Sebastian with his daggers and throwing knives.

"You guys go on ahead I'll catch you up." I gave Morgenstern a suspicious look but still followed Sebastian as he walked away nodding in acknowledgement of Jonathan words.

Magnus POV

I was still buzzing at the thought of Alec calling my eyes brilliant and then slipping up and calling them beautiful. When I felt someone's elbow at my throat. My eyes shot open as I began to choke. Hovering over me was a male with blonde hair and black eyes, his lips were twisted in a sadistic smile.

"Stay away from Alec. Oh wait you can't you're chained to the fucking floor and you're going to die in six days." I started coughing and tugging on the chains holding me down. I couldn't breath and my brain was going fuzzy. But I still managed to make out his next words.

"Alec is mine and if you touch him I will kill you myself. You're a filthy disgusting Downworlder and you don't deserve Alec." He took his elbow away from my throat and stood up, smirk on his face.

I coughed and worked up the courage to say what I wanted to.

"What and you think you deserve Alexander." I choked out.

"More than you know. He's mine." He said before he spat on my face and walked away laughing with the most evil laugh I had ever heard, and I've lived with Camille Belcourt for years.

What gives him the right to claim Alexander? Although a lot can happen in 8 years.

A.N. Ahahahah yeah things are going down next chapter.. we have the hunt with Alec Sebastian and Jonathan, I wonder what will happen in the woods XD And Alec's plan might be revealed next chapter, as well as more MALEC moments.

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