Chapter 12: Fascinavit Immortalia
It was one of Magnus' favourite days of the year; Alexander's birthday. It was the only day, besides Christmas, that Magnus could spoil Alec to his heart's content. Magnus had something big planned this year, a huge present that would beat all other presents. For Alec's thirty fifth birthday, if Magnus had his way, he would be able to spend an infinite amount of birthdays with his beloved husband.
Magnus had woken up at six am to get everything ready, with the whole argument a couple of weeks ago behind them, he was determined to make this birthday the best one ever. With a click of his fingers, Magnus had managed to turn the whole loft gold and blue, gold as it was their colour as a couple, and blue to match Alec's eyes.
Streamers were hanging from the rafters, draping themselves around the door frames, twirling down in little ringlets that sparkled in the sun. There were balloons tied to door handles, sellotaped to the windows- basically there were balloons everywhere.
Magnus was just about to conjure up some waffles for his husband's annual birthday breakfast in bed, when Grace entered the kitchen, rubbing her eyes and smiling up at her Daddy.
"Mornin' Daddy, where is Papa? I wanna tell him happy birthday," she mumbled, her voice still heavy with sleep.
"He's still in bed sweet-pea. And you can go and tell him happy birthday when I wake him up with his waffles and coffee," Magnus told her, bending down and hugging his daughter close. He loved his daughter first thing in the morning, she was dopey from sleep and Magnus didn't put her glamour up until she went out for the day so her eyes were glowing blue from the cat slits. Her purple onesie bunched up to her knees from the rolling around on the bed and some fluffy unicorn socks to complete the outfit. She looked positively adorable!
"I think I heard Lily grumbling when I passed their room Daddy. Want me to deliver Papa's breakfast?" Grace told her Daddy, reaching into the fridge for some orange juice.
"It's okay Princess, I will go and fetch the twins and deliver Papa's birthday breakfast in due course. It is his birthday after all, I think he deserves a good lie in don't you?" Magnus chuckled, placing a dome lid over the plate of strawberry waffles and a fresh coffee press. It wasn't much but it always made his Alexander very happy.
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With the twins and Grace now dressed, it was time to wake Alec. Magnus pushed the door open slightly and saw a beautiful sight. The golden morning sun was streaming through the curtains and onto Alec's pale, unclothed back. Alec was lying on his stomach, arms stretched around the large pillow in front of him, cuddling it into his side, quite possibly believing it was Magnus next to him.
Magnus gave a nod to Grace, and she ran over to the big bed and launched herself onto Alec's still figure. The next thing Magnus heard was a huge groan and an "oh" from his husband in the bed.
"Help!" Alec yelped, being tackled by his eldest daughter whom was currently singing a rather loud and off key version of 'Happy Birthday'. Magnus couldn't help but laugh at his complaining husband and Grace's antics. Lily flew her way out of Magnus' arms and on top of Alec's head, literally sitting on his head. Nicholas began to stumble over to the bed, with Magnus' help of course and joined his sisters in their attack on their Papa.
"Happy birthday my darling," Magnus chimed, jumping onto the bed next to his family and kissing Alec soundly on the mouth. Nicholas crawled onto Magnus' lap and cuddled into his chest, quite happily watching his sisters from the comfort of the warlock's arms.
"Thank you Mags, and children," Alec chuckled, hugging his girls and ruffling the small tuft of hair on his son's head.
"Where are Papa's presents?" Grace asked, looking forward to watching Alec open the present she got for him.
"Let Papa eat his breakfast first Gracie, then presents later," declared Magnus. "Now why don't you go and watch tv with the twins?" With a nod from Grace, she helped Nicholas walk to the living room with Lily following suit in the air.
"Mm, waffles," Alec chuckled to himself, taking the plate off of his husband greedily. Magnus shook his head in fondness and heard the Shadowhunter's stomach grumbling away.
As Alec scarfed his waffles, Magnus was in the process of getting dressed for the day; changing into a light blue and silver shirt with tight black jeans that looked like they were painted on.
"Mm, breakfast and a show," smirked Alec, eyeing Magnus appreciatively as he laced up a pair of Alec's combat boots up his legs.
"You get your dessert later," Magnus winked, taking a strawberry from Alec's plate and placing it between his teeth for the Nephilim to take. Alexander snatched half of the fruit from Magnus' lips with his own teeth and began to chew softly, swallowing the sweet juice happily.
"Lucky me. So what was that about presents?" Alec grinned, kissing Magnus quickly before putting on the outfit the warlock had chosen for him.
"You can have the children's presents in the living room, but I would like to give you your present in private," Magnus informed him, snapping his fingers to clear away the mess of breakfast.
"Sounds promising," Alec beamed, a million sexual scenarios popped into his head at the warlock's words.
"Not what you think Alexander," Magnus cut off. "It's way too complicated for the children just yet. It is a rather big present in idea, but tiny in proportion." Alec furrowed his brow and his eyebrows knitted together, wondering what on earth his husband was talking about. Magnus just winked at him and exited the room, going to round the children up for presents.
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"Can I give Papa mine first?" Grace asked, holding the black bag with the present in it. Grace was extremely proud of her gift for her father, she had chosen it herself and Magnus thought it was a great idea. Grace handed Alec the bag and he thanked her with a smile.
"What could this be?" Alec asked, taking the peculiar shaped gift out of the bag. It was the length and width of a pen but didn't actually have the shaping of it. Alec unwrapped the colourful paper and unwrapped a beautiful stele. The Shadowhunter examined it thoroughly, and noticed the handcrafted initials, 'A.L-B'. "It's beautiful Gracie, thank you ever so much baby girl," Alec thanked, taking his daughter into his strong arms and giving her a bear hug. Grace grinned and was glad that her Papa liked her gift.
"Okay, twins next," Magnus announced, pulling a box out from behind the lounge chair he was sitting on. Alec's eyes blew wide at the size of it and was about to argue when Magnus just shushed him and encouraged him to open it. Both twins were sat waiting eagerly, Lily flapping her wings in hope of her Papa liking the gift as much as he liked Grace's.
Alec opened the box and took out the most incredible bow he had ever seen! The bow had a black and silver arch with the initials inscribed 'A.L-B' again, there was a quiver of arrows alongside it and saw that their feathers were tinged with blue.
"It's amazing, thank you guys," Alec glowed, kissing both of the twins on the cheek soundly. Both Nick and Lily grinned up at their Papa and wrapped their chubby little arms around his neck. Alec tickled both children and threw Nicholas into the air, Lily flying around her Papa's head gleefully. Grace hugged Alec's waist tightly and took the twins into their room to play, knowing that her Daddy had a very important gift for her Papa.
"My turn," Magnus announced. Alec smiled at him and took a seat on the couch, placing his bow and arrows back in the box and his new stele in the bag it came in, not wanted to lose it. Magnus hesitantly reached his hand out, a small, almost tiny box in his grasp. Alec took the box and wondered what could be so important, but so tiny at the same time.
"You're not proposing are you Mags? Coz I kinda beat you to that baby," Alec chuckled, kinda worried about what he was going to open.
"Just open it darling. And no I am not proposing Alexander," Magnus told him, egging him on to open the small compartment. He was kind of holding his breath until he saw Alec's reaction, not knowing what his reaction would be like when he told him what it was.
Alec opened the box carefully, hoping nothing fragile was inside it. His pupils blew wide as he took in the miniscule vile in front of him, lying on the plush velvet inner of the box. It had a bright blue liquid inside the vial, and Alec could not even hazard a guess at what kind of potion it could be.
"What is it?" Alec asked in awe, not taking his eyes off of the tiny glass vial.
"It is a vial of Fascinavit Immortalia, it is for you to drink if you want to," Magnus explained, never taking his golden eyes off of his husband.
"What will it do to me if I drink it? Is it like a sex thing?" Alec chuckled, taking the vial into his hands now and shaking the liquid around a bit.
"No, it is not a sex thing… Let me put it this way; if you drink this, we could have sex forever," the warlock told him, hoping his sex analogy would make its way into his husband's dirty mind.
"I don't under-" Alec started, before he just suddenly stopped. Magnus could hear Alexander's brain working away, trying to figure out his explanation and what it could mean. "Is this going to make me immortal?" Magnus nodded hesitantly, he and Catarina had tried it on a dying werewolf that was in the doctor's ward the other week. He had recovered almost immediately and went back home the next day. Catarina had been keeping an eye on the werewolf, keeping tabs here and there and apparently he has no side effects and is in full fit health.
"You do not have to take it if you do not want to Alexander," Magnus told his Nephilim again. Magnus loved the idea of having Alec by his side forever, how they could raise their kids and Magnus could offer Grace and Nick the same potion when they thought it appropriate; however he did not want to force his Shadowhunter into doing something he doesn't want to.
"How did you find this? I mean, how is it possible? I thought it was just a myth," Alec questioned, wanting to know where and when Magnus got a hold of the potion.
"Catarina, Ragnor and I have been working on it for weeks. When I first thought of the idea, I didn't think it would be possible. But Ragnor told me of a warlock in Berlin who had managed to make one for her dying sister. It was a bit of a long shot but we contacted the lady and she gave us step-by-step instructions and we followed them to the dot. It is completely safe with no side effect," explained Magnus, becoming suddenly verbose in his nervousness at what Alec would choose: immortality or eventual death?
"Hang on. So if I drink this, I can become immortal and be with you forever?" Alec clarified again, not quite sure if he was hearing his husband correctly. Magnus nodded once more and turned his eyes to the floor, nervous wasn't even the word right now. "This is incredible Mags! Of course I want to become immortal! Who wouldn't? But are you sure? Because if I drink this, you will be literally stuck with me forever," Alec smiled, his eyes twinkling with love and awe at his amazing gift from his beautiful husband.
"Hell yes I am sure," Magnus chuckled, kissing Alexander gently on the nose.
"But what about Jace and Izzy and Max? I will watch them grow old and die won't I? I don't know whether I want that," the Nephilim queried, quickly shying away from the idea and the thought of losing his siblings. Magnus' heart swelled at his husband, how he always managed to think of others first was beyond the warlock, and it made him love the Shadowhunter even more; if that was possible.
"If they would like, I can make them some too. And Grace and Nicholas when they get older, we won't have to worry about Lily as she is a warlock but…" Magnus rambled, being shushed by Alexander's lips on his. Alec climbed on top of Magnus on the couch and straddled his hips, totally giving every emotion he had into the kiss they were sharing.
Magnus had to pull away, literally breathless from the kiss, smiling with his cat eyes showing, at the amazing man above him.
"You never cease to amaze me Magnus Lightwood-Bane," Alec told his husband, going down to kiss him one more time before climbing off him. "So will I look like the thirty five year old version of me forever?"
"Yes my dear, you shall not age, and you shall not die. And you will be with me for as long as you'll have me," Magnus explained, caressing Alexander's pale cheek. Alec did quite love the thought of staying with Magnus and their children forever, and never looking older than thirty five. He did admit that his thirty five year old self did look pretty good if he did say so himself, and he knew Magnus would agree.
Alec looked at the vial one more time and he knew he had made the right decision. He unstoppered the tiny glass and eyed the liquid carefully, double and triple checking his decision before tipping the blue potion into his mouth, past his lips and down his throat…
And thus the final chapter is here! I hope you enjoyed it guys! Thanks for joining me on this ridiculous journey :) Lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
