Freeze
Chapter 5
Sorry for not regularly posting! I've been having tons of crazy internet problems so I am doing my best to post whenever I can!
I had trouble starting this chapter but once I did it seemed to flow easily.
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Books scattered the desk as Magnus scribbled some notes down onto the closest scrap of paper. He was falling behind on some work and he wanted to get it done quickly. Sadly that plan failed as he was interrupted by a large meow.
The Chairman was looking angrily up at him. He had almost forgotten to feed Chairman Meow again. One day that poor cat will end up starving, thought Magnus. "What has that Shadowhunter done to me?" he asked himself as he picked up the cat and walked over to the kitchen. He could have sworn the Chairman was shaking his head as he followed him.
At that moment, his phone began to ring. He picked it up as he began to pour the Chairman's food in a bowl. To his complete shock, resulting in almost dropping the bowl on the unfortunate cat, the caller ID read Alec.
Something was wrong. He had only been at the Institute yesterday and Alec hadn't seemed to be in the mood to talk. Magnus doubted much had changes since then. He didn't know whether or not to answer. In the end he did.
"Magnus," the dry voice at the other end wasn't Alec's. "Magnus, it's Isabelle," she said. It was strange for the usually very composed girl to sound so shaky.
"Is everything alright Isabelle? You sound dreadful."
She was coughing at the other end. "I knew he had your number. It was Alec. He was injured by a greater demon. We've tried contacting the Silent Brothers but it's no use."
Magnus swore in a language Isabelle didn't recognise as he threw Chairman his food and grabbed his jacket as he hurried to the door. "I'll be right over."
Everything was white. There was nothing but whiteness. Nothing but whiteness and the strange warmth Alec felt inside of him.
Despite everything around him looking so cold and empty, Alec felt warm inside, as if there was a small flame inside of him. It was that small flame that told Alec he wasn't dead. The flame was keeping him alive.
As his eyelids fluttered open, he began to absorb his surroundings.
He knew he wasn't in his room – it didn't have that homely feel to it. Yet the room wasn't unfamiliar either. He looked around to see what else could tell him where he was or what had happened. The last thing Alec could remember was leaving to search for the Mortal Cup with Clary, Jace and Isabelle. But after that, everything in his mind was a big blank. I hope they are alright.
Magnus saw Alec as he awoke. And he felt the fear being released from his chest. Of course, Magnus knew his own ability and would have had no doubts about being to save Alec, had it not been for the fact that he almost died from worry.
Alec tried to lift his head but immediately regretted it. At once Magnus came to his side to help him.
Alec registered it was Magnus who was there in the room with him. But unlike under normal circumstances, he wasn't fazed by it. In fact, he was comforted by it.
He made Magnus jump when he reached out to hug him.
"Alec, honey you ought to get some sleep."
The boy looked up at him directly in the eyes. Magnus realised Alec had never done that before, as well as realising that his eyes were even more beautiful up close. "I'm not tired," Alec said truthfully. He felt very awake. "Where is Izzy? Are they all okay?" His eyes didn't leave Magnus' whilst he spoke.
Magnus assured him his friends were all fine, which seemed to calm the Shadowhunter down a bit. He was still holding Magnus tightly, preventing the warlock from backing away.
Something clicked in Alec's mind. The flame was Magnus. He saved my life.
"I missed you, Magnus. I missed you so much." He began to lean forward but Magnus held him back. Their eyes were still locked as Alec continued. "Magnus, I l..."
Magnus stopped him from speaking by calmly shushing him and putting a hand to Alec's cheek. Although he knew the words which Alec wanted to say, and wish he could return them, Magnus knew he could not.
"Alec, you're under the influence of a number of drugs and a high amount of magic. You need to get some sleep."
"But I'm not..." Alec didn't get to finish as the blue sparks from Magnus' fingers touched his face. He drifted asleep as gently and silently as he had awoken.
There was a pang of sadness inside Magnus' heart as he removed Alec's hand from his neck and lowered him down. But he knew what he did was right. If he was to hear those words, he wanted them from Alec himself, not when he had just come back from the dead. He wanted the words to mean something.
He carefully tucked Alec underneath the blanket and looked at him one last time before leaving the infirmary.
Outside the room Isabelle had been waiting impatiently. She hadn't left Alec's side until Magnus had shooed her out or the room. Seeing Magnus' sunken face Isabelle jumped to conclusions.
"Oh my god, Magnus, he is okay isn't he? Tell me Alec is alive. Oh, god this is my entire fault. He has to be alive or I..."
Magnus grabbed the panicked girl by the shoulders. "Calm down child! Your brother is alive."
Isabelle let out a sigh of relief. He is okay! To Magnus' as well as her own surprise, she actually gave the warlock a hug. "Thank you."
She eventually remembered who she was and let the slightly scared warlock go. "Thank you," she repeated.
"No problem," Magnus shrugged as he walked away.
Isabelle knew that shrug. And she recognised the face. She didn't know Magnus well but she knew what that meant. He's in love with Alec. Magnus wasn't the easiest person to read, but Isabelle knew someone who was lovesick when she saw one.
She suddenly felt an odd sympathy for the warlock. She had initially suspected that, if he and Alec were to be in a relationship, it would be rather one-sided. But she now knew she was wrong.
Both Alec and Magnus really did like one another, but were too blind to see it.
Oh, how Isabelle wished she could meddle, but something told her these two people in particular weren't to be meddled with. They would have to figure this out for themselves. She prayed they would before they left it too late.
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