Alec Pov- I haven't been able to get Magnus Bane out of my mind since I met him. When I sleep I dream about his beautiful hair and eyes and when I'm awake I see him everywhere. He is always hanging around with Camille Belcourt which makes me jealous of her. Why would Magnus keep such company?

"Hey Alec. Stop day dreaming and help me out here." Jace yelled carrying a heavy crate and almost dropping it. I hurried and grabbed one side of it setting it down once we got in my yard.

"We really have to peel all these potatoes? Why does father valentine have to be so damn bossy?" I shrugged and sat down opening the crate "I don't know but let's just get it over with." he nodded "I'll be right back we need another peeler."

I frowned and looked up at him "you're coming back right?" he nodded and walked away but I knew he wasn't coming back. Sighing I grabbed the peeler and started peeling. "Great now this is going to take even longer."

"Do you need help with that little raven" a familiar teasing voice asked. I looked up seeing Magnus Bane smiling at me. "Oh um well... Jace is helping me... But I don't think he's coming back." he smiled and sat on the stool next to me "I'll help you out, I'm good at peeling stuff."

I looked at him "are you sure? You have already done enough for me." he just smiled and grabbed a potato and the peeler I was holding starting to peel it. I looked at the crate thinking Jace was right about needing another peeler.

"I'll be right back" I said before getting up and walking into my house. I shut the front door before leaning on it trying to get my heart to stop beating so loudly. "We're just peeling potatoes... It's not anything special." I glanced out the window at him seeing him peeling and smiling.

Once I calmed myself down I grabbed our extra peeler and went back outside. He had already gotten through sixteen potatoes by time I got there and I looked at them shocked before looking at him. "I was only gone for a few minutes how did you manage that many?" He smiled and shrugged "I work on a farm so I guess I'm just getting good at this kind of thing."

I sat down and grabbed a potato starting to peel it. "So… tell me about yourself Magnus Bane, you said that you came to Salem for a change in serene so have you been enjoying it?" He shrugged "The people here are a little strange and the witch burnings aren't easy to watch but besides that everything else is good. I enjoy working for Luke and spending time with Camille."

I frowned and looked at him "Why are you friends with her?" He smiled "She's the reason I'm here in the first place." I frowned more looking down. So that's it; he must have seen her walking around his town and fallen madly in love with her so followed her here.

I could feel Magnus's eyes on me "I have been trying to find my mother for as long as I can remember." I blinked confused and looked at him listening. "Camille wrote me and told me that my mother once lived in this town and that I would find info on her here. So far I haven't found anything and Camille hasn't said anything about her either."

"So… is it a lost cause?" I asked watching him. He looked at me meeting my eyes and smiled "Not a complete lost cause. I still managed to find something pretty amazing."

I blushed at him words and went back to peeling. "You couldn't be referring to me Magnus Bane." He smiled "And if I am?" I blushed more but tried to hide it from him.

"What could possibly be amazing about me? I'm pretty boring." I looked at Magnus wanting to see his face when he answered. He opened his mouth to say but stopped when Tessa Fray came running down the road stopping by us out of breath. "Alexander. Oh god Alexander have you seen William?"

I frowned trying to remember the last time I seen William Herondale. "I really don't know Tessa I haven't seen him in a while. Maybe Jace will know; they are related after all." She shook her head no "I already asked him and he said no."

She looked at Magnus "You haven't seen him have you?" Magnus shrugged "Well I saw him talking to that Jonathan boy the other day but besides that no." Tessa frowned and hugged herself and Magnus frowned before looking at me "Alexander I'll have to excuse myself to help her find him." I looked at him and nodded "Okay I hope you find him." He nodded before getting up and leaving with Tessa.

Magnus Pov- I walked away with Tessa looking around "Are you worried he is being questioned about you? Jonathan was talking to him so you might be under suspicion of witch craft." She shrugged before looking at me "Don't get involved with Alexander Lightwood unless you are willing to tell him everything about you." I frowned and stopped walking looking at her "How could I possibly tell him the truth?"

She stopped walking and looked at me "His father is Robert Lightwood, Valentines right hand man and it is hard to trust someone so close to that world… but you also have to understand that Alec can't be blindsided by this. He deserves to know everything." I frowned and looked at the dirt road "I really like him, but what if he can't handle what I tell him and he reports me?" She smiled "I don't think that would happen. You just have to put your trust in him."

I looked at her and she just turned her back to me and started walking again. I sighed and followed her looking all over town for William. Once we got to the church Tessa got a shiver before looking at me "I have a bad feeling… there's a strong power here." I nodded feeling it too and she opened the church gates and walking onto the property.

I followed her; the feeling in my gut getting worse and worse as we got closer to the church. Finally, we made it to the entrance of the church and there lying dead still was the body of William Herondale. Tessa froze for a moment before screaming out and running to him. I ran to him too and Tessa fell to her knees pulling William into her arms crying trying to see if he was wounded.

There were no wounds though, and there were no signs he was killed. He was just…. Dead. "Will… Will sweetie wake up" Tessa cried but Will didn't move an inch. He was dead and there was no bringing him back.

"Tessa… he's gone." She held him tight shaking her head no. I was about to suggest that we should go but as I was Jonathan Morgenstern, Robert lightwood, and Father Valentine all walked up gasping at the dead body. I turned to them frowning "Did any of you see what happened?"

Jonathan just frowned and said with no tone in his voice "he was killed by a Witch." I frowned not believing it. "What witch would that be" I yelled and he pointing at Tessa "She did it." Tessa froze with fear of being singled out by Jonathan and I glared.

"Are you crazy she loved him. Besides I was with her the entire time." Jonathan looked at me meeting my gaze with his own "You were deceived Magnus Bane." Robert and Valentine both grabbed Tessa's arms and forced her to her feet making her scream at them to let her go.

They pulled her into the church and went to go after them but Jonathan stepped in front of me "Be careful Magnus Bane; you never know who you can trust." He picked up William and turned going inside closing the door behind him and I gritted my teeth and kicked the door frustrated. William was murdered and Tessa was being blamed but was it really Tessa? I do not know her very well but I figured she was a good witch.

Maybe she wasn't though, maybe she wanted me to tell Alexander what I am so he will tell his father and the target will be on my back and not hers. No… I don't want to believe that's true… I can't. "Magnus… you should go back to the barn" Camille said standing behind me. I turned and looked at her before asking "Why do you lie?"

She frowned "What do you mean?" It started to rain and it was coming down hard but I ignored it "You point fingers at innocent people and sentence them to death while you're helping a real warlock. Why? What could you possibly gain from what you're doing?"

She frowned, soaking wet from the rain and she stepped closer to me; leaning in and kissing me. I got wide eyed and backed away "What are you doing?" She looked at me and smiled sadly "This is what I want Magnus. I like you a lot and I have always liked you. I won't accuse you of being a warlock ever even if you reject me."

I frowned and glanced to the side cursing myself in my head. "Do you really know anything about my mother?" she frowned and looked up at the rain "All I know is that she lived in this town; that letter I sent you wasn't a lie." I looked at her again and shook my head before running passed her and out of the gate.

I just kept running not really paying attention to where I was going. I was just letting my feet take me away. Who am I supposed to believe? Who am I supposed to trust? Alexander's face came into my mind and I closed my eyed gritting my teeth.

Finally, I stopped running and looked around at my surroundings seeing where I was. I was back at Alexander's house and he was in the front yard cleaning up the potato peelings in the yard. Was that really something to do while it was pouring down raining? I sighed slightly before walking over to him.

He looked up at me from the ground "Magnus?" He stood up meeting my eyes "Magnus did you find Will?" I frowned not able to answer that question. He frowned and put his hand on my cheek "Magnus…" I leaned into the touch catching my breath. This touch makes me feel safe… maybe I can trust him."

I closed my eyes a moment before opening them and looking back into Alexanders blue eyes "Alexander…" I moved his hand away from my cheek and placed my hand on his cheek before leaning in and kissing him. I felt his body tense up and he tried to pull away but I just closed my eyes and kissed him more. He finally relaxed and kissed me back not able to fight it anymore. I wrapped my arms tightly around him and kissed him deeper letting the rain slam down on us. I feel safe here, I feel complete here, and I refuse to let it turn bad.