Ch.4- Surprises

When we make it too the hospital all I can do is feel the emptiness inside. Ohh… How do I hate hospitals? So much death happens here than anywhere else I've ever been. Though Cas looks just about as sick and I'm sure she doesn't avoid this place as much as I do.

Alec looks around and doesn't seem all that impressed, "Mundane hospitals…. Huh… It does seem a bit better than ours, but we have no need so much of this."

I chuckle glad that he doesn't seem to care for these places, but his reasoning is a bit ridiculous.

Cas chuckles as she looks at him, "Alec, your insitute could use a lot of the equipment that's in mundane hospitals, but you trust your runes far too much too heal any damage that has been done."

He nods his head as he looks at us, "That maybe true…. I'll have too talk to the Clave. We all fear what would happen with all that if we relied too much one one thing. Though with Magnus right now we rely too much on his magic than anything."

Her smile drops when we spot a woman that looks to be in her early 50s with her hand on her hip. Her light blonde hair obviously fake along with the rest of her. At her side is a small lil girl with long white hair and a bright air about her that seems a bit off. The woman looks our way and I take notice of her mud colored eyes narrowing while she looks our way. The lil girl though when she looks our way her bright blue eyes start to shine, but i take notice of a small spark of something that seems off.

"Mommy," she shouts as she runs at Cas catching me completely off guard.

"Hey, sweetie," she says as she scoops the girl up into her arms, "Sweetums, this is your uncle Magnus my younger brother and his fiance Alec."

She smiles at me and says in a sweet voice that wins me over, "I love your hair… and the glitter. It's so sparkly. Mommy, can I get glitter like that?"

Cas sighs as she looks at me with a lil bit of evil there, "Nope, I love your hair the way it is. Though we need to get you a haircut."

"I know that mommy… but eh other kids make fun of me. I mean I have white hair… what kind of kid has white hair?"

I frown slightly as my sister reaches up to run her hand through her hair, "A very special one. Now I would like you too say a real hello to your uncles?"

"Hi, I'm Melody Hunter," she says as she flashes an award winning smile at us, "it's nice too Meet you Uncle Magnus and Uncle Alec."

I smile as I boop her on the nose, "You can just call us Magnus and Alec, no need for that uncle bit. Though it's too bad we didn't bring our boys with us."

"Boys…" the lil girl tilts her head, but stops when her mother goes too set her down.

"Yes, your cousins. Magnus and Alec have 2 lil boys. One of which is your age. Sweetie, can you stay with Magnus and Alec while I go talk to grandma?"

She nods her head with a slight reassuring smile on her face, but when Cas is out of sight it falls. I watch Alec kneel down and the lil girl automatically jumps into her arms and lets a few tears slip by. We sit down and Alec holds the girl gently to him.

"Mel, what's wrong?" I ask her.

"Mommy, hates me. Why else did she leave me with grandma this week? Plus… I wasn't a good girl and daddy's gone."

I hear Alec gasp as he looks at her, "Who said that too you? Who said your daddy is gone cause you weren't good?"

I watch the young girl look away and I want too seriously hurt whoever said that too my lil niece. Who to me seems to be a young kind and beautiful girl who only cares for others.

"Grandma… She told me that when I started a 'huff' that daddy was gone cause of me and mommy."

I watch Alec pull the girl's head too his chest as he shh's her, "that's not true. Your daddy is gone cause he was very sick. Though he'll always be with you…. Like my lil brother will always be with me. He will always be in my memories and in my heart. Though he's no longer with me in person he's with me always in spirit and in that I'm grateful."

Though he's speaking to the now smiling little girl I almost feel like his words are meant for me. That he was saying no matter what in life or death he'll stay by my side.

"Uncle Magnus, why are you crying?"

I brush away my tears as I look at her, "I was just really touched by Alec's words."

She nods her head as she smiles, "Me too. I think I love you, Uncle Alec," the little girl gushed as she wraps her arms around his neck.

I watch him laugh and smile brightly as he pulls her too him and leans over towards me. She gets a nice firm hug and I get a kiss on the lips that only lasts a few seconds.

"Uncle Magnus, why don't you look like mommy?"

That question actually took longer than I thought it would. I mean I have been sitting with this adorable child for the last hour and she hadn't asked that til now. "We have different mothers. We're half siblings."

The lil girl's bright blue eyes seem to waver as she starts to think about what I had said, "So different mommies…."

I nod my head, "Yes, my mother was not her's but we have the same father."

She nods her head and mine hurts a lil bit with all the explaining I've had to do. I run my hand through her hair and slowly I work my hands through it as I slowly style it. Mel happily sits up when she realizes what I'm doing and she spends that time talking with Alec. He happily plays games with her. I smile thinking that Alec was made to work with children whether they are mundane, shadowhunter, or downworlder. He is absolutely perfect. If I could I'd spend the rest of my life with him, but I could never let that happen. I couldn't make him sit through eternity with me and watch everyone he loves dies. Yet I do not wish to leave our son alone. Max is my lil blueberry and I love him so much and I do not want him too life the same kind of lonely life that I had. Sure I've been surrounded by downworlders for a long while, but never felt truly loved. I never felt what I do when i'm around Alec and the kids…. Even his rather annoying family and friends. They have made these last few years almost the best things that I'd ever have even after being permanently banned from Peru which is a fun story…. One I have yet to tell Alec.

I watch as Cas walks over to us with a bit of a huff and tears in her eyes. I tie off Melody's hair and I tell her too go too her mother. I watch Melody quickly look at her mother and I can see the love and worry that's hidden deep in her eyes.

"She really loves her mother."

"For children like us we take what we are given praying for only love and happiness. That young girl is lucky that her mother is actually immortal as well. I hardly remember my mother if I had even known her at all I'm not sure. Warlock children sometimes our mothers die in children birth and are not lucky enough to know the feeling of love of family. The love and the care that I've had since I've known you. This is all thanks to you, Alexander." I watch his face turn a bit red and I chuckle as I look at him, "That's a cute look you have on your face. I'd love to keep it on there."

"Please stop there are children around here," I hear my sister say before she starts laughing at us.

I stick my tongue out at her and she laughs, "That's my lil brother. Though Magnus…. Is it alright if Melody and I stay with you and Alec for a short while?"

I nod my head, "Of course. As long as you're willing to help out when needed I have no problem with you staying with us."

She smiles at me and I happily look around as quickly open a portal to my home too push everyone through. As we walk through Melody seems too let go of the breath that she seemed to be holding. I watch her shoulders relax as she look around the room. I thought if anything she'd be a whole lot more nervous or excited not just relaxed.

Alec looks at her with a gentle smile then he looks at my sister, "So I'm guessing you'll be okay if you share the same room. The boys should be home later today so then Mel can meet them. I'm sure they can help with whatever. Though I have to ask… Does she know about the downworld?"

It takes Cas to answer, but when she does I'm a bit shocked, "Yes, though I was hoping she'd take after her father's mundane blood, but instead she is much like me. She was given white hair and eyes that remind of much of yours. She's a loving lil child that I'm afraid of the Clave finding out about."

Alec looks at me shocked, "What do they even know of your sister? I checked her file after you mentioned her and they didn't even know you were related to Magnus much less being able to have a child."

She smiles as she sits there stroking her daughter's head, "It's amazing what love and magic can do. From what I know I'm the first child of Lilith too have a child in a rather long time. It's supposed to be impossible. Though it's the second time I've given birth. My first time was twins. They had… died a long time ago, but I keep them close to my heart and mind. Though I have Melody now, but I'll do everything in my power to keep my lil one safe. So if the Clave don't know about her than she's safer."

I nod my head understanding where she's coming from and I look at Alec who looks like he wants to go back to sleep.

"Alec, are you sure you're alright?

"Magnus, I'm fine. I've told you this. I'm sure it was something rather simple."

"Well it's not like shadowhunters just get sick or something. Look Alec… it's not like I don't know anything about shadowhunters or even what they do. Alec it's not hard to figure out something isn't right and I think you know what it is."

I watch Alec look at me as he shrugs, "It's nothing. I guess I just wanted to try and do something different for once. It didn't work."

I grab his shoulders as I look at him, "What did you do?"

"Nothing, all I did was ask a friend about how too take care of the kids. Nothing else, but the other day she kind of pissed off her boyfriend… that's a warlock."

"What the hell did he do?"

"I'm not sure. All I know is a week or so later I felt like crap like I had the flu. This feeling though isn't going away. I have no idea what is wrong with me."

Cas looks at me worried and she then looks at Alec, "Who was the warlock?"

"I actually never met him. She told me that she had just started to date him though they had been friends for a while. She never told me anything though I've known her since we took in Blue. She helped me understand what you had a problem explaining. She'd dead before you ask… I didn't tell the Clave that I knew her cause then they would think they wouldn't be able to trust me all over again."

"It's alright, love. Let's just look you over and see what happened."

I watch my fiance nod his head and sets his head on my shoulder, "I've been so tired. Melinda, always complained like this when she was pregnant with her ex's lil boy."

I freeze up at the thought of Alec being pregnant and a small smile graces my lips. The thought of spending 9 months watching Alec's stomach grow with what would be our child. I shake my head as the thought of him being a man so there's a large possibility that I would lose him. That's scary.

Alec smiles at me as he pats my hand, "Maybe we should move up the date for the wedding mostly cause I can't wait to call you husband, my partner for my life and more."

I smile at him and wonder what I had done in my life too receive such a wonderful gift in my life. Though in all it doesn't matter cause he is all i could ever wish for in my life now that I know what i've spent most of my life wishes for and trying to conjure up like it was all i could ever possibly do.