I'm really happy with the response the first chapter got so I decided to carry on with it. I got my result back from one of my English GCSE exams back today and I was one mark of an A* which really annoyed me. But I guess next time I can improve. I don't own anything and I hope you enjoy.
Clary left the room, pulling the door closed behind her. Siting up in bed, Alec thought about something. He stood up and went into his bathroom and took a shower. Using any scent apart from sandalwood, he tried to avoid looking at his arms but he did. Remembering Magnus kissing the scars on his skin, the scars that reflected the pain he felt inside on the outside, he started to cry. He forced himself to be strong and exited the shower. Pulling on clean clothes, he ran a brush through his hair and pulled on his battered blue chucks and left his room. He walked slowly down the stairs and nearly walked into Clary.
'Alec, you okay? You hungry?' Clary sounded surprised to see Alec up and out of his room.
"Are you still goin' Taki's?".
'Yeah'.
'Can I go?'. Clary gave him a look that said, 'do you even need to ask?'. Alec smiled and held out his arm for Clary to take and she wrapped her arm around his as they walked to where Izzy, Jace and Simon were.
They left for Taki's and got there soon after, they all ordered burgers, fries and diet coke.
Maryse Lightwood paced around the institute looking for her iPhone and by default Magnus' number. After finding her phone wedged between the sofa cushions, no doubt it was Jace's fault it was there, she scrolled through her contacts to find the one she was looking for. Magnus.
Dialling the number, she only had to wait a few moments before Magnus' voice, which normally sounded musical but now sounded dry and tired, sounded from the other end of the phone.
'Hello?'.
'Hi, Magnus, it's Maryse, Maryse Lightwood'.
'I know, I have caller ID, what you want?'.
'Alec isn't coping, he has told me everything, and I mean everything. I'm worried about him, and from the sound of your voice, you aren't coping either!'.
'Is he in immediate danger?'.
'No, but..'.
Magnus cut Maryse off, 'If he ain't in immediate danger, I don't care. Bye'.
She was furious, throwing her phone across the room, she yelled, 'Fucking warlock'.
Grabbing her ivory trench coat from the coat racks in the hall way, she exited the institute and made her way too Brooklyn, cursing the warlock and her wretched son as she went.
They left Taki's just after six and walked slowly back to the institute, swinging by Simon's place as they went. When they got back to the institute, Clary expected Alec to disappear back into his room but he didn't, he stayed with Isabelle, Jace and Clary and sat down with them to watch the 'Batman' trilogy.
Maryse was clearly angered when she re entered the institute at nearly midnight after talking with Magnus for a good four hours and a half. Calling out for Alec, she slammed around in the kitchen making coffee.
'Alec, get down hear now!'. When she heard no answer after calling him several times, she put more anger into her voice.
'ALEXANDER GIDEON LIGHTWOOD! GET DOWN HERE NOW!'. Light footsteps sounded on the stairs and seconds later Alec slinked into the large kitchen, she turned and glared at him.
'I though you said you told me everything, Alec'.
The future's open wide, beyond believing.
To know why, hope dies.
I'm just putting random Trading Yesterday lyrics at the end
Well I hope you enjoyed that I started it a few days after the first chapter but with English, German and Maths exams and choreographing dances for my schools' production of 'Grease!' It's gotten super crazy.
I would like to start and series of one shots from one word prompts, so maybe some nice people could review and give my a few suggestions. Pretty please.
