Chapter Two: Blissful

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Cassandra Clare.

Author's Note: This takes place when Alec is left at Magnus's while the rest of the gang visits the Fair People.

Time: City of Ashes

Genre: Drama, Romance, and Angst

Rating: PG-13

Date Finished: May 23, 2012

So, instead of this being a one shot, I have decided to make this my first Mortal Instruments multi-chapter story. Thanks to those who reviewed and added this story to favourites.

Alec broke the kiss several minutes later. He felt a sense of happiness and joy kissing Magnus. Judging by the look on Magnus's face, he felt the same as well. He reached out and brushed a strand of Magnus's hair away from his face. "Was that true enough for you?"

"Yeah." Magnus let out a happy sigh. "You should not have to hide that loveliness from the rest of the world."

Alec leaned against Magnus. "But then, I would have to share that with everyone else."

Magnus took Alec's hand into his with a thoughtful look on his face. "That is very true. Very true indeed." He gave the other boy's hand a squeeze. "I would rather keep you all to myself."

Alec smiled. It was not only because of Magnus's comment. He knew that Magnus would not say anything about them in public, because Magnus cared enough about him to let him have what he wanted. There was not a lot of people who would do that. He guessed that he should consider himself lucky.

"You have a daydream look on your face," Magnus said breaking Alec's thoughts.

"I was just thinking," Alec stated.

"About what?"
"Just some things..." Alec muttered.

Magnus looked as if he wanted to ask more, but did not. He would respect Alec's wishes. If Alec wished to have privacy, then he would get it. If Alec wanted to talk, the Magnus would offer up an ear. Whatever it took to make Alec happy, he would do. He would do whatever it took to make this beautiful boy feel blissful.

Magnus gave Alec's shoulder a squeeze with his free hand. He did not want to remove his other hand from Alec's. "I am here if you need me."

Alec nodded. "I know." He laced his fingers through Magnus's. "I know."

Magnus sighed. He felt pretty blissful sitting here with Alec. He still wished that Alec would come clean about himself. However, at the same time, he was just glad to have Alec all to himself. He did not have to share him with the rest of the world.

It was a lover's sacrifice. It was one that Magnus was willing to make.

Magnus laughed suddenly.

Alec looked at him strangely. "What is so funny?" He thought that they was nothing funny about the conversation they were having. In fact, he thought that it was a very serious one. He was a little bit offended by the random laughing.

"You know what I have always wanted to do?" Magnus inquired.

Alec did not know what the warlock had always wanted to do and was not sure if he wanted to know. He had a feeling that he was going to find out anyway.

"I have always wanted to crave my initials and someone else's encircled in a heart on a tree." He gazed at the window. Alec knew there was a small park to the right of the apartment building with many trees.

"I suppose you want to do it?" Alec asked. He was not really sure about this, but the chances of someone guessing it was them was very slim.

Magnus's eyes were bright and he was trying to hold back a smile. "Why, yes, Alexander, I would very much like to do that."

He let go of Alec's hand and rushed into the kitchen. Alec could hear him moving around in the kitchen. A few minutes later, Magnus came back out carrying proudly a large butcher knife. He flashed Alec a big and bright smile. "I am ready."

"Now?" Alec squeaked. "You want to go now?" He thought that the name craving would be in the future, not in the present. Clearly, he missed Magnus's intentions.

"No better time than the future, Alexander," Magnus said as he walked over to Alec. He grabbed the boy's arm and pulled him to his feet. "Come on, come on stop loafing and get off your butt."

"Wh-what if the others come back?" Alec asked. He did not want to have to explain to Jacey what he and Magnus were doing.

Magnus shrugged. "We will just tell them that we went out to get a hotdog or something." He paused. "Come to think of it, a hotdog sounds pretty good right now. We may have to get one on the way back."

Alec bit his lip as he thought about it. He did not want to upset Magnus. It could not really be that bad and a hotdog did sound pretty good right now.

"I will buy," Magnus offered as a last attempt.

Alec laughed. He was sold. He padded after Magnus and shut the apartment door behind him.

They went to the little park next to Magnus's building. Alec looked around. No one was in the park. They were all alone. He was glad. Not only could no one see them, but they could share this moment with only themselves. There was no screaming children or loud mothers on their mobile devices. It was only them. That made the moment seen more blissful.

Magnus went over to a tree on the northern end of the park. He studied it for minutes and motioned for Alec to come join him.

Alec wondered over and reached the warlock as he pulled the knife out.

"Do you want do it?" Magnus asked. Judging from his tone of voice, Alec could tell that he wanted to do it.

Alec shook his head. "You can do it."

Magnus smiled and set to work. Alec watched as he first craved their initials into the bark: MB AND AL. Next he drew a heart around it with an arrow coming out the ends of it. It took the warlock a total of five minutes to do it.

Magnus stepped back to admire his work. He had a thoughtful look on his face. "Not bad, if I don't say so myself."

Alec looked at the tree. He had to admit that it did not look to bad. It looked as if it was professionally done. Their initials did not look to bad next to each other either. It made him feel good to see them side by side. In a way, it put them out there to the world.

Magnus wiped his butcher knife off and stuffed it back into this trench coat pocket. "You know what?" he asked.

"What?" Alec inquired.

Magnus had started to walk toward the exit. "It's hotdog time." He turned back to glance at his beautiful Alexander and felt blissful. "Come on. I will buy as promised."

Alec ran to catch up to the High Warlock of Brooklyn.