Summary: Alec wakes up
The first thing Alec was aware of when he began to wake was a gentle pressure around his hand and something that stroked the back of it softly, it hurt a little but the pain was nothing like the last time he'd been awake. Murmuring voices surrounded him and Alec couldn't distinguish between the different voices.
Alec tried to open his eyes but it was like swimming through mud or trying to navigate through fog. Alec struggled to open his eyes but failed and let himself drift back into the painless darkness.
When he became aware again, Alec again heard the soft murmur of voices but he could pick out different voices now and he could recognize now and there was a hand in his that was familiar. Alec felt happy because he knew the hand holding his belonged to Magnus.
Alec felt himself fading into darkness again but didn't fight the darkness this time knowing he was safe because Magnus would let no further harm come to him.
Alec woke, he tried opening his eyes and was slightly shocked that he succeeded, there was silence around him though Magnus' hand was still in his. Alec turned his head and stifled his gasp of pain as he looked at a sleeping Magnus.
Magnus looked exhausted, even asleep and Alec wondered how much sleep the man had been getting after his rescue. Alec forced his body to relax and squeezed Magnus' hand a little, the muscles in his hand spasmed a little and he let out a gasp of pain, a mere exhalation of air but Magnus was startled awake and Alec was gazing into tired and shocked green-yellow catlike eyes.
"Alexander!" Magnus exclaimed, "You're awake."
Alec smiled, he wanted to remain awake but he could already feel sleep tugging at him.
Magnus seemed to understand, "You can rest, Alexander, Catarina says it's the best thing for you, you need it, I'm glad you woke, even briefly, we were getting a little worried there, we should have known better."
Alec let his eyes close and the darkness tug him under.
Magnus watched Alexander's eyes close and let a smile cross his face, Alexander had woken. Magnus sat heavily on the divan, Alexander had woken, just for a moment but he'd been awake and though he had said nothing, or had even tried he'd seemed aware enough.
With Magnus' free hand he summoned a piece of paper and wrote out a note, it was a bit shaky but Alexander had the hand he usually wrote with, and sent it away to Catarina, the woman was due for a quick check in a few hours but she had insisted on being told him to let her know as soon as Alexander woke.
Magnus felt a smile on his lips again, Alexander had woken up..., everything else could wait.