A/N: I'm so excited to be starting this again at a faster pace. Anyway, leaving on a cliffhanger was a good idea, no? Well, I hope this chapter ends up good~ I mean, I had nothing else to do, so updating shall be it~
I was lying on a bed in the infirmary of the Institute when I woke up. My hair was a tangled nest around my head and neck. I could feel myself shiver. I was only in my bra and panties. Whatever had happened to me, it must had caused scattered injuries.
"Alex? Alex, are you awake now?" Jacie asked in a cool tone, looking down at me with big, golden eyes. Before I met Maggie, I would have pulled her close, but now it just seemed foreign. She was attractive, but wasn't that intense beautiful that the warlock was. I struggled to sit up as I debated who I would rather have had sex with, and Jacie gave me a large smile and ruffled my already messy hair.
"I thought you were going to die, dude!" She hugged me, then let me rest back against the pillows. The parabati rune on her neck was just revealed, and I smiled.
Isiah was sitting on the bed across from me, staring at me with a smile on his face. "We found you in the alley a few blocks away. What happened?"
My head raced to find an answer. One thing I remembered was the laugh. Who had it belonged to? I didn't know, but at this point, I would do anything just to get as many clear answers to most of my questions. I stood up, my knees buckling from not stretching. I walked to get my clothes, and noticed in the mirror all of the faded scars from the fight. Many on my neck and stomach. One scar on my cheek and many more on my legs. I pulled on my fresh clothes quickly and looked over at them, worry present in my gaze.
"How many iratze's did it take to heal me?" I asked in a calm tone.
"None worked. We asked to bring a warlock in." Jacie replied, leaning back in her chair, the bottom of her shirt riding up her stomach.
My stomach tightened as I heard the word "warlock". This feeling I barely knew. I straightened up as best I could and stared at them both. "What was the warlock's name?"
"Hm, it was Maggie, right? Maggie Bane?" Isiah looked over at his adoptive sister, as she simply nodded.
"Yeah. She said that she knew you, Alex. Isiah also recognized her from the 'club'." Jacie stated, pulling the hem of her shirt down, covering her stomach most of the way.
My stomach twisted, and I stood in the corner, trying to regain my composure. I felt my throat go dry as my two siblings stared at me. "I've never seen you this pale, Alex."
It took about three seconds for me to successfully drown out their talking, and for me to take my phone and go out to the front of the Institute. In the spring, it looked dewy and always very pretty. I was ignoring it at the moment, but only for more important reasons. My phone was scraped up very badly - it had been splattered with multiple colors of paint, and now even the black paint that had been originally on the case was ground off. Besides that, my phone was just fine. I sighed a bit, and then continued to check my messages. Two from Isiah - Where r u Alex? and Jacie is coming 2 look 4 u -, one from Jacie - I FOUND A PENNY ON THE SIDEWALK. THIS IS THE 6TH 1 IN 2 DAYS! IM GONNA BE RICH IN A MONTH! -, and three from a number I didn't recognize at the sight of it - Alexandria, r u ok? Leianne is totally angry, and I think she is bloody., Alex, Leianne is saying that u passed out in an alley. R u ok?, and lastly Alex, I'm coming to heal u by request of ur brother. -.
I simply blushed. I could tell Maggie had texted me, and there was no doubt about it. Just as I was about to go walking back to her apartment, I heard a familiar voice. "Alex? Hey, are you feeling better?"
After I believed that the sky was talking to me and worried about my condition, I looked up to see a tall, lanky girl sitting up in the tree just next to the window that looked in at the infirmary of the Institute. I gave a smile as I waved up at her. "Hi, Maggie," my smile brightened as I noticed her grinning back at me.
"Hello, dear." She almost seemed to yawn, reclining back in the leaves and branches. Her luminous eyes were like two stars high up in a dark abyss, and twice and beautiful. Maggie wore tight shorts that only reached to the very beginning of her tanned thigh. Her long legs curled gracefully around a branch, her chunky heels tapping against the trees thick appendage gently. A loose grey tank top that donned a shining golden lightning bolt rested upon her shoulders. After a closer inspection, the warlock girl wore a rainbow bra that was almost bathed in glitter. I wondered slightly if it itched as I continued to converse with the girl that I had wanted to spend at least a day with.
"T-thanks for healing me, Maggie." I stated in a small voice. Right when I finished my sentence, she smirked and floated down from the treetops front-first. I stared up at her, dumbfounded. Just from the slight breeze of her magical force, I could catch a whiff of perfume - sandalwood. The smell was faint, but it was amazing. Maggie didn't seem the type to wear perfume, but that could possibly be to hide the aroma of alcohol. I didn't catch myself as I fell into her, sending us both falling.
Maggie's torso slammed against the tree she was in just a few seconds ago. I had landed on top of her, my knees buckling from the sudden pain as I could feel my face settle into the crook of her neck. She was breathing slowly, possibly trying to trigger the realization. My eyes widened as I noticed that she had gripped my hands in hers. Our fingers were intertwining as I raised my head and saw her golden-green eyes flash brightly. I now noticed that her eyelids were masked with purple, blue, and pink eyeshadow that mixed together like three clouds during a sunset. Silence now dragged between us, and I could feel my heart race against hers. Her glossed lips looked desirable, but my stomach twisted too hard to allow me to move. It was almost like she could tell that I was wanting to kiss her, and she took a bold move that not even I could have imagined from her current state and her mood towards me. She placed a light kiss on my forehead, and she smiled at me. "Hi, Leianne."
My eyes suddenly went big, and I put a hand on her forehead instinctively. "Are you okay? Did you hit your head?" I asked hastily, almost tying my words together.
A giggle arose from Maggie and she cupped my cheeks and pulled my face close. "You know Alexandria, you're really cute when you're worried."
I gave a light huff. "Don't scare me like that if you're okay!" My voice was quiet, but my tone was obviously harsh.
She rose her hands to her sides, causing me to regret what I had just said. My heart continued to race, even with her heart rate beginning to decrease. The heat between us kept my heart from slowing down, and I almost couldn't help but press closer. Her frame fit mine almost perfectly, say for my few extra pounds that made Jacie call me "pudgy like a penguin". I gave a light chuckle at my memory, but then noticed what the attractive girl was doing. Maggie was brushing back a few locks of my black hair to reveal more of my pale, possibly bruised, face.
"You're very pretty, Alexandria. Even with wounds on your face." She smiled at me, and I could tell I was blushing bright red. I smiled at her, and she continued by cupping my chin and pulling my face close to hers once again. After some heavy breathing from both of us, and a glance at either side of us, she placed a gentle kiss on my cheekbone, and smiled afterwards.
"Leianne would have never let me done this to her. She always wanted to be top when she sucked completely at it." She added, a brief laugh almost fluttering from her throat.
My heart suddenly stopped racing. Just the mention of her name made me a bit upset. But, I continued to conversation either way, just to see what Leianne was actually like with Maggie. "How does she act when you're not being intimate?"
She scoffed, as if remembering something awful. "She always insists that she is the best werewolf out of her whole family. I tell her that she probably still has work to do, but she denies that as even being true. I've told her that even though she believes that she is more powerful than me, I could still summon a demon while she'd only have a wolf form to shape-shift into. 'No Maggie, I know that I could fight you and beat you. I have more powers than you'd even dare to think. High Warlock of Brooklyn isn't such a mighty title, y'know. They actually call me The Queen of Disaster down at Praetor Lupus. I'm just so amazing they do that so they don't have to fear me destroying them.' Ugh, I can get so annoyed with what she says sometimes. Hopefully, I can get the guts to break up with her, but she will probably try to fight me. I don't want to seriously hurt her unless getting paid for the evident healing is involved."
I chuckled lightly at her joke, but I was slightly annoyed at what Maggie had quoted by Leianne. "She really says that? Pfft, imagine her against a Shadowhunter. She'd totally lose. Is she even that powerful?"
Maggie shook her head, and laughed a bit as she began to lean in closer to me.
"MAGGIE BANE. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT YOU'D CHEAT ON ME WITH A NEPHILIM." A shrill voice blared. I could swear my ears were bleeding from her banshee-like voice. The werewolf girl walked over to us, and tore me off of Maggie. She shoved me hard and swiftly away before helping the warlock up and attaching her lips to the other girls in a fashion that she probably called kissing. I glared a bit as she ripped up Maggie's top with her sharpened nails.
Once the two had pulled away from each other, Maggie looked visibly upset. "It was all a misunderstanding, Leianne. She fell while we were talking, and she hurt her legs so we couldn't get up. It was only for a few seconds, I swear." She sounded almost like she was pleading, and then I could tell Leianne was fuming.
"First of all, I was here the whole time. I heard what you said about me. I could defeat a Nephilim in five seconds flat, and just with my claws. You know I can, baby, you've seen me kill other wolves before." She stated in a god-like tone, and took Maggie's hand as if it were a trophy. "Now, I shall take you far away from this weakling. In fact, I can kill her for you, Mag. I learned that that is how werewolves show affection to their lovers." She beamed in such a way that almost made me want to gut her on the spot.
Leianne gazed psychotically at the warlock that was almost her hostage. "I believe you're thinking of cats Leianne."
The werewolf girl growled, then tried catching my attention. "Hey, Alexandria Lighthead, stop putting the moves on my fiancee or else I'll put you six feet under myself."
Maggie glared, visibly angered. "We're not engaged. Stop insisting that we are. We've only been dating for two weeks. And don't threaten Alexandria, she's a sweet girl. She'd never harm me, and she knows that we're together. There's no need to be so rude to her."
Inside I could feel a fuzzy rush of heat erupt in my core. Maggie was defending me, and siding with me. I felt like I was in a dream, and I could barely help but want to run over to her and hold her until the sun went down. After a few moments of watching them whisper to each other, Maggie looked to almost be in tears. "We won't be seeing you again, Alexandria." Leianne spat out as she tugged hard on her girlfriend's limp arm.
"Hey, what do you mean?" I glared, storming over to the werewolf. She simply shrugged.
"You try to steal my girlfriend, you never get to see her again. Now come on, Mag. We have some activities to be getting to. Spring cleaning, you know." She gave a horrifying grin as she violently tugged on Maggie's arm. The warlock let out a shriek after a loud crack broke the almost silence that we had.
My eyes shot open wide, and I ran to Maggie, pulling her away from Leianne and setting her on the ground. "Maggie, where are you hurt?!" I asked frantically, checking the arm that the werewolf had been abusing.
"My lower arm. . . ow ow ow . . ." She moaned in pain, looking up into my eyes. I caressed her cheek as I saw Isiah and Jacie run out through the corner of my eye.
"Who's hurt?" Jacie cried out, carrying a first aid kit. Isiah traveled behind her, worry present on his pale face.
Maggie was crying softly, as I looked down to see the damage. Her lower arm had been broken near the the wrist, blood seeped out onto her ripped tank top as I noticed a part of her bone sticking out. It looked worse than the damage any demon could do. I was on the verge of crying before I realized that the warlock was smiling.
"A-Alexandria . . . thank you for your concern . . . I can fix it myself, though . . ." Maggie stated, smiling weakly as she rose her left hand and started magicking her wound. In a few minutes of silence, she had healed herself and gotten up with my help.
Her finger pointed menacingly at Leianne as she started out a fight. Golden-green eyes turned a dark lime color, and a scowl was now curled upon her face.
"Leianne, you know what, this is why I don't ever want to spend time with you anymore! You are always there hurting me and others around you, even if you don't know it! Why do you think that you're so amazing?! Is it because you can hurt people brutally, or because you think being strong makes you a valuable person?! You aren't! You're only dating me because you think you are now the alpha of the pack ever since Praetor was attacked! Why do you even try to pull the whole 'I love you' shit when you don't even know what my birthday is, or that I hate your style of sex?! I'm done with you, you hear me?! DONE WITH YOU."
Maggie dropped her right arm, panting heavily. Jacie and Isiah just stared at the warlock, and I stood in complete awe. I didn't know Maggie could tell it to people like that. I safely stood back, letting her have her room. She looked back at me, then smiled.
"Alexandria, thank you for everything you have done today. Keep an eye on her, and she'll be fine in a week or two." She stated, resting a thin, ring-laden hand on my shoulder. I gave her a smile, and she whispered into my ear.
"Come over tomorrow when Leianne has taken her stuff out of my apartment. I have a few things for us to talk about." She stated, placing a light kiss on my ear before pulling away. How many more areas on my body was she going to kiss before she finally reached my lips, like I craved?
I could tell she knew, since she gave me a smile before turning around to pinch Leianne's ear hard. She pulled her away, like a puppy when they did something bad. It was obvious that Leianne had done something bad, but I wasn't going to point it out. The two were out of sight in about five minutes before I turned to look at Isiah and Jacie. They were gone.
After sighing slightly, I turned around to go into the Institute before I noticed something. A folded up piece of lavender paper.
To Alexandria, it read. I was almost hesitant to open it. How could I know that it wasn't from Leianne pretending to be Maggie? I simply slipped it into my jeans pocket and walked back into the Institute, the paper feeling like it was burning a hole straight through the dyed-black denim and into the hand that rested on my leg.
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It was now nighttime, and I opened up the paper fearlessly. With just a simple sniff, I could smell the sandalwood perfume that Maggie had worn. I smiled, and continued with the note.
Dear Alexandria,
I haven't been properly introduced to you yet, but hopefully in the following days you can tell me how we became acquainted. I swear, I would remember someone as beautiful as you.
After I had read that, I noticed something. New words were writing themselves onto the paper. Was it a fire message?
Alex, I hope to see you tomorrow at noon. If you have other plans at that time, I won't bother, but I really want to see you soon and discuss me being single. I think you'd like it a lot.
- Maggie Bane, The High Warlock of Brooklyn
A/N: Well, this took me about two weeks to write, but I don't regret it. I love how this turned out, and I hope some of you enjoy this. I added the action just to keep your attention, in case you don't care for Maggie and Leianne. I personally don't, but hey, I have to write about their relationship. It's quite tragic in my opinion. Anyway, this story shall most likely have it's next installment published sometime mid to late this month, if I procrastinate. I may just begin another this same day because I'm getting back into it. Thank you for reading my story and author's note!