Hello all! I know I usually update on Sundays but I won't have time to write anything later (forcing my friends to watch Merlin muhaha). I would say I did alright on this chapter. I write a lot at night so if anything doesn't make sense tell me! I know it might be confusing since, you know, Magnus is Alec and Alec is Magnus but they're themselves in their heads. See? Makes no sense. Please review and tell me what you guys think!
What'd you guys think of the trailer? I don't know about you all, but I basically had a heart attack and cried, no big deal.
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Hannah
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(Magnus POV)
"Ok this is way weirder than I was expecting," said the boy in the doorway. This same boy also happened to be a couple inches taller than him. And the same boy he'd seen in the mirror since he could look in one.
"Welcome to my humble abode," The boy said, bowing and opening the door for him, as if he we're a prince (but honestly, who could possibly be more regal than Magnus?).
"Thank you?" Magnus said as he walked into his own apartment and sat down on one of the white modern looking couches. Alec grabbed two cups of coffee from the kitchen and handed one to Magnus as he sat down across from him. They sat there for a few seconds before Alec started talking.
"I don't understand this at all, not even going to lie," Alec blurted out.
"Well, I am you and you are me. It isn't that hard to understand, I would imagine," Magnus said with his usual sarcastic tone.
"Hey, don't be an asshat. That's not even what I meant. I meant, WHY am I in your body? I haven't done anything unusual to trigger a switch lately…have you?"
"Not that I can remember. I tried using magic earlier and I got nothing. Whatever is going on, I can't do much about it."
"Hmmm…well, then I guess we stick it out? I see no point in freaking out, already got that covered." Alec said reasonably. He always had been the most logical of all his siblings.
"Works for me, but first things first, we need to set some guidelines."
Alec cocked an eyebrow at Magnus. He'd always wanted to do that. "And why would we do that?"
"Because that outfit…oh god Alexander, that outfit is not doing it for me. Green shirt and sweat pants? I can deal with you wearing that here. I do as well. But I cannot let you leave wearing that. I have a reputation to uphold. It would be outright embarrassing to be seen in that, no offense hun."
"I know I don't have good fashion sense, Magnus. I'll change if I want to go out. But please, no skinny jeans and rainbow shirts and sparkles. It would just be so awkward, everyone would stare at me…" he trailed off, looking down at the floor.
"That's the point! And don't forget, you happen to be in the body of the Magnificent Magnus. Embrace the gay!" Magnus said as he extended his arms and laughed.
(A/N: Please just imagine how great this scene would be in your guys heads'. Alec openly shouting out things and being totally over-confident and Magnus is staring down at the floor, all shy? Love it!)
"MAGNUS!" His head shot up and looked at him, eyes completely wide. Magnus always wondered how his eyes looked to other people. It was a weird feeling, but really interesting to him.
"What!? Anyways, nobody will suspect it's you. No big deal!"
"Ok fine. But you have to follow my rules too." Alec said crossing his arms and cocking the eyebrow again. No wonder he loved it when Magnus did that. He was damn sexy.
"Your wish is my command, princess." He said, imitating Alec's bow at the door earlier.
He just rolled his eyes. "No glitter. No rainbows. No make-up. No heels. And if anything, no revealing clothes. Basically, nothing that will make my family suspect something is up."
"No glitter, rainbows, make-up or revealing clothes. That's all fine but heels? Where the hell did you get the idea I'd make you wear heels?"
"As much as I love you, I have no idea if I can trust what you're capable of, Mag."
Magnus just chuckled. "That is very wise of you to do so, young Shadowhunter."
Alec gave one of those cute, shy smiles though it looked a little out of place on Magnus's face.
Magnus got up off the couch. "Here, follow me. I'll show you some outfits I'm sure you can agree to that won't make anyone suspect anything."
They walked out of Magnus' living room and over to his bedroom. Walking into the room, Alec almost stepped on Chairman Meow but dodged right before his foot landed on the poor feline. Magnus walked over to his closet and examined it carefully. After a minute of intense thought, he pulled out a white v-neck with thin blue stripes going horizontal across the shirt and a pair of dark fitted jeans.
"This should be alright. It's good enough for me and if it's not casual enough for you, then I can't help you. If anybody asks, it's a lazy day, alright?" Magnus said, sounding pretty relaxed, as if this happened all the time.
"Yeah it's fine. Thanks Magnus."
"No problem sweetheart. I'm going to head back to the Institute before anybody notices how long I've been gone," he says as he's walking toward the door. "Don't forget the rules!"
"As long as you don't!" Alec shouted back at him, the door closing.
He decided that there was absolutely no way he was walking all the way back to Manhattan, so he hailed a cab and took it the 20 minutes back to the Institute. As he walked into the main hallway, he ran into Isabelle right away.
"Alec, where have you been? First, you don't wake up until 10:30 in the morning and then you leave without saying a word. Everybody is starting to get worried. Should we be?" she said in such a sincere way. He always knew how much Izzy cared for Alec.
He smiled at her. "Don't worry about it, Iz. I just forgot something at Magnus's last night. I went to pick it up."
"Magnus? I thought you guys had a fight last night. Did you make up already?"
He told her? "Oh yeah, it was stupid. I called him earlier, everything is perfect!" Yeah, "perfect" described their situation…perfectly.
"That's great! Well I'm thinking about going out later so I'm going to go get ready. See you." And with that, she bounded upstairs.
Magnus went into the kitchen and ran into Clary.
"Hey Alec! I heard you got up pretty late today, how are you feeling?" Why was she being so nice to him?
"Oh, I was just a little tired. But I'm all right. Why are you here so early?"
She gave me a really interesting look. "Early? Alec, it's almost noon. But Jace told me to come over. We're going to have a movie marathon."
"Ah, ok well have fun!" Magnus yelled after her. She walked out of the kitchen with a bowl full of popcorn and gave him a really warm smile. Forget him, was she okay? Last he'd checked, Clary and Alec only barely got along. She must have been having a good day or something.
(Alec POV)
Alec sat in the familiar living room watching re-runs of The Big Bang Theory and eating chicken noodle soup, Chairman Meow resting next to him. The phone rang and he went to go pick it up.
"Hello?" he said into the telephone.
"Magnus? It's Izzy! How are you darling?" Did his sister call Magnus often? He knew they got along but he was just curious.
"Oh yeah, I'm fabulous! How are you, sweety?" Ok maybe being Magnus wouldn't be that bad. He just had to act super flamboyant, right?
"Great! I heard you and Alec were fighting a little bit, but he told me everything was alright! That's good to hear. Anyways I was calling because I was planning on going out later and I need some advice on what to wear." Oh god no. This could only end badly. But he couldn't just hang up on her…
"Sure darling," he said though it felt awkward. "What do you need to know?"
"Well I was thinking of going out to eat with Simon later. We're going over to his apartment and having pizza. What should I wear?"
"Um, a dress? Dresses are always nice." He said trying to sound like he knew what he was talking about.
"A dress? We're going to have pizza though. Isn't that kind of formal? I know for sure I want to wear my new brown jacket we bought the other day."
"Well, I'm sure Simon likes dresses. Maybe a nice orange one would work? That would look nice."
"What? You mean like a maxi dress or something like that? With the brown jacket? Are you sure? I'm sure Simon wouldn't mind if I wore a casual skirt though, right? Even jeans could work. What do you think? I have this nice-" So he hung up on her anyways. What was he supposed to do? It was like she was talking another language. How Magnus did he, he would never know.
(Izzy POV)
What the hell? Did Magnus just hang up on her? He would never do that. And to make it more confusing, she was talking FASHION. His greatest subject! It's not rocket science, especially with Magnus's knowledge. She always called him for advice when she was going out. Maybe he was having a bad morning.
She put on an orange sundress with the brown leather jacket. It was horrid looking. Was this the advice she had just been given by the fashion expert? She heard footsteps coming up the stairs and saw her brother walk by the door. He glanced in as he walked by. .05 seconds later, she saw he back up and take a good look in the room.
"Orange dress and a brown jacket? That is not flattering, sorry Iz. Try a black jacket instead." And he walked away.
Did Alec, her brother, the least fashionable person she had ever know, the same guy who wears faded black sweaters with holes, just give her advice on what to wear? What was the world coming to?
What is the world coming to!? Ahhh! Tell me how I'm doing please guys! :]
