Chapter 7: Dream A Little Dream
Magnus was overtaken by sleep and he was suddenly completely submerged in a deep dream. His mind welcomed the dream immediately, and he let it play out in his mind. It was a scene he remembered vividly, and vowed he would never forget it…
DREAM!
Magnus opened his club at the usual time; ten o clock. He snapped his fingers and Pandemonium came alive, the lights flickered on, the music began to play and the drinks began to flow. The first patrons of the night were some Seelies who were looking for some mundanes to take home that night. Then some Children of The Night followed, looking for a bite to eat, then followed by a crowd of mundanes.
Magnus was going about his business when a certain someone caught his eye. His gaze followed the man through the crowd and into the gaggle of mundanes on the dance floor. The man was too perfect to be a mundane, maybe he was a Seelie? He couldn't tell from the distance.
The man was soon on the move, flanked by a blond guy and a black haired girl, all covered in runes. Shadowhunters.
"What do I owe the pleasure Jace Herondale?" Magnus asked sarcastically, staring at the blond man up and down. He honestly couldn't see the obsession, he knew many Downworlders that spoke of Jace Herondale, but he never quite understood why. He was relatively plain, he wore dark leather that didn't fit him quite right, his hair was slicked up and back to the side so some strands were falling into his eyes. In short, he wasn't Magnus' type.
"How do you know-?" Jace started, when he heard his parabatai's voice from the back somewhere. Magnus looked up and saw the man he was following earlier. He could now see clearly the runes on his alabaster skin, dark in contrast to paleness of the Nephilim. He had ink black hair that was a bit messy, but adorably so, and blue eyes as bright as stars and blue as the mid-morning sky. The Shadowhunter was beautiful, and he was determined to know him.
The stunning Nephilim approached, hands gripped around a bow and quiver of arrows, he had a slight swagger to his walk, Magnus noticed and his thick combat boots added to his already heavy footsteps that seemed elegant and ninja-like, as if he could pounce at any moment. The blue eyes landed on Magnus and the warlock smirked with a wink to the archer. Magnus revelled in the fact that the Shadowhunter's face went beet red from such a simple action, and wanted to see how far he could undo the half-angel.
"Who are you?" Magnus asked lustfully, there was a hint of flirting in his voice which made the man visibly shiver, Magnus noticed. "I am Magnus Bane, High Warlock of Brooklyn. And you are?" The Nephilim stuttered slightly and gave a goofy smile to the warlock
"A-A- Alec," he replied with a smiled, his eyes suddenly sparkled and Magnus instantly wanted this man in some way or form. Magnus smiled a genuine smile at the man, he was about to conduct a full conversation with the beauty, when he was interrupted by Herondale.
"We're here on a mission Magnus, we heard that there were some rogue vampires around here; picking off mundanes. Know anything about it?" Jace asked the warlock. Magnus simply shrugged, when an idea popped into his head.
"I will give you permission to hunt in my club, if..." he started, ready to strike a deal with the Shadowhunters. "If you stay here with me," Magnus finished, flashing his cat eyes at Alec briefly and pointed a ringed finger at him. Alec barely had time to answer when his parabatai answered for him.
"Done. Come on Izzy, the sooner we're done here, the sooner we can save Alec," Jace chortled, dragging the dark haired girl off with him; not even glancing at Alec on the way past. Alec could see a smirk on Jace's face, and when they were out of the club, he was going to punch it off of him.
"That was easy. I should have opened with that," Magnus laughed, and led Alec to a leather sofa to the back of the club…
DREAM END!
Magnus and Alec woke up to a cry from another bedroom. Magnus groaned aloud from being pulled from his fantastic dream about when he first met his lover and heaved himself out of bed. He looked at the clock which read 1:30 am and he groaned even further.
The warlock looked at Alec, who hadn't even moved an inch since they fell asleep earlier and just smiled at him. There was no way he was going to disturb his Shadowhunter from his rest, and proceeded into the twins' room.
He found Lily rolling around in her cot, her white wings thrashing against the sides. Magnus picked her up and soothed her. He placed one of his fingers in her mouth to suck on, hoping it would calm her down. Teething was a nightmare.
Lily soon lolled back to sleep so he placed her back in her cot, and quickly went to check on Grace. He cracked her door open slightly, and saw a pair of blue eyes staring at him through the darkness. He smiled to himself when he realised the Grace had soon found out she could see in the dark with her cat eyes and entered her room to sit with her.
"What's up buttercup?" Magnus asked, stroking his daughter's pale face. He noticed that her cheeks were damp with tears and just shushed her and told her everything would be okay.
"I had a bad dream Daddy," she told him, taking hold of his giant hand compared to hers and started playing with his rings absent-mindedly.
"Wanna talk about it sweet-pea?" the warlock queried, laying down beside his daughter on her bed. He pulled her close to his stomach and just wrapped his arms around her.
"It was about today. A-And what some of the kids said to me," she started, stuttering slightly. Magnus loved the parts of Alec in his eldest daughter, the stuttering and their obsession with cuddling and just the physical need for human contact. "Why do I have two dads, but not a mom?" she asked her Daddy. Magnus thought about the best way to answer the question. In reality he knew Grace would ask this eventually, just not this soon.
"You have two fathers because Daddy is special. I can have children," Magnus started to explain, without getting into the gory details. "You don't have a mom because Papa and I love each other very much and when Papa found out that I could have children, we did. You don't need a mom Gracie, because you have a Daddy and a Papa who love you more than life itself," he finished, hoping that the four year old would understand.
"But how come other people think it's weird and wrong to have two dads?" asked Grace, remembering what that horrible boy had said to her in the classroom.
"Some people think it's wrong because their minds aren't open to the world that it is today. Many people have two moms and two dads, it's just because certain Shadowhunters still live in old times with their ideals that they don't accept it," Magnus told her, trying not to make her too confused.
"Like Grandma and Grandpa?" Grace wondered, looking straight into Magnus' eyes.
"Why would you say that sweet-pea?" Magnus questioned, wondering what she was thinking.
"That's why they tried to make Papa marry that Lydia lady isn't it? Because they thought he was wrong?" she deduced. Magnus didn't know where she had heard this but couldn't really argue with her assumption.
"Yes, it's true baby. Grandma tried to make Papa marry Lydia because she didn't approve of me at first, because of me being a warlock and a man. But your Papa soon set her straight," he chuckled at his choice of words. Grace just smiled up at him and cuddled him closer.
"Papa said you rescued him," she whispered, tugging at her duvet cover, pulling it over her and Magnus.
"Did he now?" Magnus smiled, his eyes sparkling at the thought of his husband telling their daughter that. It was impossible to love him more than he already did. "How did you find out about Lydia?"
"I met her at school today, she's a teacher there. Her and Papa were talking about their wedding day. Papa explained that they didn't actually get married because Papa loved you. But I figured the rest out myself. I'm four Daddy, not stupid," she giggled, quite proud of herself and her correct assumptions.
"You are incredibly smart for your age Gracie, you obviously get that from me," he smiled, kissing her on her now dry cheek.
BREAK
They talked for a while until Grace fell asleep around two in the morning, so Magnus tucked Grace back in and closed her door. He was surprised to find Alec in the kitchen making coffee.
"You do realise it's two in the morning darling?" Magnus asked with a chuckle, watching how Alec jumped slightly from the lack of warning of his presence. Alec pour coffee into two mugs and hopped up onto the kitchen counter.
"I needed the bathroom and realised you weren't there, so I checked the twins' room and you weren't there either. So I assumed you were with Grace," Alec smiled, handing a mug to Magnus. Magnus took the mug happily and supped the heavenly caffeine.
"Grace told me that you saw Lydia today," Magnus announced after taking a long gulp of coffee. He saw his husband visibly stiffen, and he reassured him. "I'm not mad Alexander."
"Yes, we saw Lydia at the academy. I didn't even know she worked there, I assumed she went under the radar after what happened. Everything kind of came out to Grace and I had to explain to her who she was and stuff," Alec blabbered, stumbling over certain words. Magnus just stood between Alec's legs and held his arms, reassuring him over and over.
"Alexander, I'm not mad or anything my love. I was about to say that Grace told me that you told her that I saved you. But it was you who saved me," Magnus explained, kissing Alec to quieten him. Alec blushed all the way up his torso and his face which Magnus found completely adorable.
"I know what you saved me from; a marriage I didn't want, an overbearing mother I used to obey every command she gave me. But what did I save you from?" Alec asked, stroking Magnus' hair with his long fingers.
"You saved me from another however many years of desperately trying to find someone to love me, who didn't just want me for my magic. You saved me from Camille the crazy bitch," Magnus and Alec smiled at this point. "You saved me from completely letting go of my humanity and becoming the demon I thought I was. Alec you have saved me from more than you will ever know," Magnus told him, kissing him gently and wrapping his arms around the Nephilim's waist. Alec wrapped his legs around Magnus and pulled him in tighter as he was still firmly planted on the counter. Alec ran his hands up and down Magnus' back just drawing patterns as they got lost in the kiss.
"You take my breath away," Alec sighed, pulling back and resting his forehead against his warlock's. "And not just now, but today and every day since the moment we met. You never cease to blow me away with your powers, your attitude, your personality, everything you. The way you walked into that damn wedding for everybody to see and you didn't give a demon's ass what anybody thought of you. That was why I kissed you in front of everyone, the way you held yourself and looked and wasn't afraid of anybody telling you otherwise; you amaze me Magnus. You just…" Alec said, telling him the truth about every feeling he felt in that moment, just rattling on until Magnus kissed him quiet.
"And you, never cease to amaze me, my love. You and our beautiful children are the reasons I want to get up in the morning. Even if it is at two am," Magnus chuckled, kissing Alec again and nibbling his neck. Alec just wrapped his arms around his husband and used his legs to pull him in tighter still. It was safe to say that Alec was awake now and wanted to continue where they left off from earlier.
"How about you and I take this to the bedroom?" Alec smiled, winking and dragging Magnus along to their room. They entered the room kissing frantically, wanting to dispose of any clothing they had and just have their way with each other in a way they hadn't for so long. Alec practically threw Magnus onto the bed and climbed on top of him, straddling his thighs and just kissing him for all he was worth. With a click of Magnus' fingers, all of their clothes had disappeared from their bodies and Magnus pounced like a cat onto his husband.
Alec was now pinned to the bed, arms wrapped around Magnus' neck playing with the thin hair on his husband's nape. Magnus was kissing and licking his way up Alec's torso, tracing runes with his tongue and fingers, delighting in making Alec surrender himself to his husband's touch.
"How are you so perfect?" Magnus asked as he reached the destination he desired. He took Alec in his hand and stroked lightly, just gently teasing him for what he had planned later on.
"Believe me baby, I ask myself the same thing about you," Alec admitted, stroking Magnus' hair and tugging lightly. He pulled Magnus up for another kiss while Magnus' hand was just wandering up and down Alec's length. The kiss was messy and heated and rushed, Alec wanting Magnus just to do something, anything. Magnus knew what Alec wanted, and he could never resist his Shadowhunter's pleads and begs and puppy eyes.
Magnus snapped his fingers again, Alec wondering what he had done. He soon found out however when Magnus sat himself on Alec's length and slid down easily, not needing preparation whatsoever. Alec just gently stroked Magnus' hips, running his fingers around his waist and just enjoying the intimate touching and the closeness he was feeling with his husband. Magnus raised and lowered himself repeatedly on his husband, stroking himself as he went. Alec let out a sinful moan and a "fuck, Magnus, baby," which was a signal that he was close. Magnus just let himself increase his speed on his husband's length, watching his husband unravel underneath him.
"Magnus!" Alec yelled, and he felt Alec inside him, shooting deep everything he had. Magnus revelled in the feeling and just collapsed on his husband, releasing his own load on Alec's chest. "You are so beautiful," Alec muttered, nuzzling his nose into Magnus' neck just nibbling and sucking and kissing and licking. Magnus waved his wrist, and they were cleaned up and redressed in a second. Being a warlock had its perks.
"This is what children do to you. You don't get any me time," Magnus chuckled, stroking Alec's abs absent-mindedly, just enjoying the feeling of his taut muscles underneath his gentle fingertips.
"Mmmm, we totally deserve a break," Alec replied, playing with Magnus' soft hair, like he always did when he was dopey. Magnus hummed in agreement and laid his head on Alec's strong shoulder, not feeling even the slightest bit tired considering the fact that the sun was almost up and dawn was approaching New York. Magnus waved his hand and the curtain flew open, showing the sun rising over the buildings nearby. Alec glanced at the clock on the bedside table, and it read six am. "Shit, I have to be at the Institute in an hour. The Inquisitor is still there, and we didn't really have a formal meeting yet because you know, warlock's giving birth and stuff," he smiled, poking his husband on the arm. Magnus just chuckled and went to get out of bed.
"Only you can make me happy about having like three hours sleep," Magnus laughed, readying some clothes for himself and his husband. He reached into their wardrobe and pulled out a silk blue shirt for himself, tight silver jeans and a black coat and boots to top it all off. With a click of his fingers, he was dressed in his desired clothing and proceeded to choose Alec's outfit for the day. Alec watched his husband, taking out odd shirts, looking them up and down then putting them back in again. Magnus finally decided on a black sweater with minimal holes, dark jeans and some boots for his husband. Alec got up from bed and quickly ran to the bathroom to sort himself out, as he came out, his chosen clothes appeared on his body.
"I love you, you know that right?" Alec said, as he entered the kitchen. Grace was dressed and sat at the breakfast bar eating waffles, the twins were happily drinking from some floating bottles in front of them and Magnus was just sat drinking coffee with some fruit in front him.
"Of course I do, you tell me everyday," Magnus chuckled, heading to give Alec a kiss. Alec quickly kissed both twins and Grace and went to get his boots on. He had thirty minutes to get to the Institute. "How come you're rushing Alexander? I'll just portal you there," Magnus asked, as if it was the most simple thing ever.
"I didn't like to ask," Alec blushed, as if they were back to boyfriends again and were afraid of asking each other things.
"Silly Nephilim, come and sit your cute butt down and I will make you some breakfast," he told his husband firmly, moving him from his spot by the door to a stool next to Grace with his magic. Alec just rolled his eyes with a smile and gave in, he had to admit he really wanted some strawberry pancakes.
BREAK
Breakfast ended in a mess of milk as Lily opened her wings and knocked herself and Nicholas forward, crashing into the floating bottles. Surprisingly nobody cried, but everybody was shocked to see Lily hovering a few feet off the ground, her wings flapping to support her. Magnus and Alec nearly cried, seeing their baby girl flying as if she wasn't a couple of weeks old, it was like she didn't even know she was doing it. She was just sucking on her chubby fist, babbling away to herself as she flitted over the high-chair. Nick was looking at her, his eyes huge as he watched his sister rise higher and higher, until Magnus plucked her from the air and into his arms. Lily looked around as if she was always firmly in her Daddy's arms and just giggled, clueless at what she had just done.
"That was so cool!" Grace declared from her stool, her glass of orange juice halfway to her mouth. Alec just burst into laughter, taking Lily from Magnus and playing with her and babbling at her; he was saying how proud he was of her and she was just giggling and smiling away. Magnus picked up Nicholas and went to get him cleaned up, taking Lily along with him, also telling his little girl that he was proud of her.
"Papa, I want to fly!" Grace called, reaching up at Alec, asking to be picked up and tossed about it in the air. Alec did it a few times before Grace got bored and went to watch TV. He now had ten minutes and needed to get to the Institute.
"Magnus, I gotta go!" Alec shouted through the loft. Magnus sped through, babies in hand and quickly opened a portal. "Thanks baby, I will call you on my break okay?" Alec said, kissing Magnus soundly, then kissing the twins. "You coming princess?" he asked Grace.
"Yay! I get to go to the Institute," she sing-songed, going to grab a book from the living room shelf and holding on to her Papa's hand. They bid their goodbyes to Magnus and the babies and headed through the portal, landing in the middle of the Institute.
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