December 23rd!
Tomorrow's christmas eve everyone!
Disclaimer: Cassandra Clare owns them
It has to be perfect, that was all he knew. Alec was lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling. It was the day before christmas eve and he still didn't have Magnus's christmas present. They had been together for 3 years now, and Alec wanted to get him something special. "Hey stranger, what are you doing here?"
Alec looked up to see Jace standing in the doorway of his room. "I live here."
He raised his eyebrows. "Oh really? Well...usually you're at Magnus's, I still don't see why you two just don't move in together."
Alec bit his lip. "Because, Magnus's apartment isn't big enough for two people to live in." Lie. He thought.
Magnus's apartment was plenty big enough, but he wasn't going to tell Jace the real reason. He wasn't going to tell him that he had already asked his parents...and...No. he thought firmly. He wasn't going to think about that now. "You okay?" Jace asked, coming in and sitting down on his bed.
"Yeah, its just…..I can't think of what to get Magnus for christmas."
"Just get him some more glitter, I'm sure he'd love that."
Alec shook his head. "But he already has glitter. I want it to be something he can't just snap up."
Jace shook his head. "You think to much. I'm just getting Clary new art stuff."
"Big help you are."
Jace stuck his tongue out him and stood up. "Right, well as you sit here and be all socrates-like, ima go buy some pudding."
"Okay, seriously, what's your deal with pudding?"
"Its delicious. Enough said. Want me to get you some?"
Alec shook his head and Jace shrugged, walking out. As his brother left, the shadowhunter plopped back down on his bed. What on earth was he going to get his boyfriend. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea. Izzy. She'd know.
Honestly, they think I have nothing better to do than to listen to their complaints all day? Magnus thought, tapping a perfectly manicured finger on his counter. At the moment, two downworlders were sitting in his apartment, arguing about who stole who's dead cow. Finally, Magnus couldn't listen to another word of it. "Thats it! I don't care about your bloody cow! Get out!" He shouted.
The two werewolves looked shocked, but hurried out as fast as they could, not wanting to experience the wrath of Bane. Magnus sighed as the door slammed behind them. He had bigger fish to fry. What on earth was he going to get Alec for christmas? He could always get him more shadowhunter gear, or more books. He sighed again. No, it had to be something special, something he couldn't just whip out of thin air. Suddenly he got an idea. He'd ask Izzy.
When Alec opened the door to Izzy's room, he surprised to find her actually there. She had been getting up early and coming home late for the past week. "Alec? What are you doing here?" She looked up from her book.
"Uhh...I came here to….- Is that a book?"
Izzy blushed. "Yes. I can read you know."
"But…..why are you?"
She blushed darker and looked away. "No reason, anyways, whataya want to ask me?" She said, tossing the book aside.
"Well, I'm trying to figure out what to get Magnus for christmas...and….Lord of the Rings? Really Izzy? I didn't think this was your kind of thing."
She blushed and muttered something about Simon. Alec nodded and sat down next to her. He understood. "Boys." he muttered.
"Amen. So, christmas present for yours, hmmm…..I suppose you want it to be special?"
He nodded. "Well…." just the her phone started ringing.
She glanced at the caller ID. "One sec."
"Kay."
"Hello?"
"Izzy, this is Magnus. Listen, I need your help."
"One second." She glanced at her brother then stepped out into the hall.
"Let me guess, You need help finding a christmas present for my brother."
"Yeah….how'd you know?"
"He's in my room now, asking the exact same thing. He wants it to be perfect."
"Awwww isn't he just so cute! But seriously….I don't know what to get him!"
Izzy sighed. "Okay, okay. I'll work on it. I'll call you back when I have something."
Alec stormed down the street, extremely pissed off. The day had started off normally, he had talked to Jace, then to Izzy about Magnus's presents, but then his father had come to talk to him. A few days back, he had asked if he could spend christmas with Magnus this year, since it was never a big deal at the institution, and Jace was going to the Fray's this year anyways. His parents had exchanged glances, and given their usual: "Oh honey, we just don't think its a good idea to spend a day like this with someone who you might not be together within a few years." Speech. Now, his dad had approached him, telling him that Maryse and him were going to Idris for the holidays, and he and Izzy were to go to the Fray's with Jace. Alec had gotten extremely angry and had gotten in a yelling match with his father. Then his mother had entered the scene, and things had just gotten worse, so bad in fact that Alec had stormed out, slamming the door behind him. When he reached Magnus's apartment, he pulled out his key and flung the door open. "Magnus I've just had the worst day ever! I need- oh….."
He flushed darkly as the tall, elegant woman sitting in Magnus's kitchen looked up at him. "'ello." She said, smiling.
"Um...hi...is Magnus here?"
"Yes 'e will be 'ere in a moment." She looked Alec up and down. "Are you zee 18 year old wiz zee stamina rune?"
He blushed at that description of him. "Otherwise known as Alec, yes."
She smirked. Just then Magnus entered, carrying a large dusty book. "Here you are Medea! Found- oh! Alec!"
Alec smiled weakly at him. "Magnus! I 'ave just been 'aving a lovely chat wiz your shadowhunter. Please tell me, where can I get one?"
Magnus frowned, handing her the book and walking over to Alec. "Alec was the only one."
She sighed. "Pitty. Well, see you soon Magnus. Au revoir, leetle shadowhunter." She said, ruffling Alec's hair as she went past.
Magnus frowned as she shut the door. "Who was that?" Alec asked.
"Medea Delacour, High Warlock of France. Never liked her much. Very vain."
Alec snorted. "Anyways, why are you here? Not that I'm not glad to see you, but I thought you were staying at the institution for a bit? Parents request."
"Yeah well, we had a bit of a fight."
"Awww baby I'm sorry. Want to talk about it?"
Alec sighed as Magnus lead him over to the couch. "Their just being so….so...ugh! Well, I know they don't approve of our relationship, and they don't think its right, but they don't even have the guts to come right out and tell me. They pretend they're all accepting, but I know….just...I wish they'd just either tell me directly how they feel."
Magnus sighed and started rubbing his boyfriends shoulders. He hated seeing Alec so stressed out. "What happened this time?"
"Well, I asked them if I could spend christmas with you this year, since its not a big deal at home, and Jace isn't even going to be there! But they went of on this whole speech about how they want us to be together, and they don't think its a good idea to spend christmas with someone I might not be together with forever, but then they told me today that they were going to Idris and we were supposed to go to the Fray's for christmas. I mean, honestly! Jace gets to spend christmas with his girlfriend, and I don't. They say its because the Fray's are family friends, but I know they just don't want me spending christmas with on account of you being a warlock….and...well...a guy."
Magnus began rubbing small circles in his back, feeling him start to relax a bit. "Hey, I know something that would cheer you up!"
"Hmmm?"
"Shopping!"
Alec groaned. "Maaagnus!"
"No really Alec! Shopping always cheers me up! Besides! We could get you some new clothes!"
"Whats wrong with my old clothes?"
"Nothing darling! I just think it would be nice to get you some new ones, nothing to flamboyant. Consider it an early christmas present."
Alec sighed and looked back at his boyfriend. "Fiiine."
"Yes!" Magnus cheered, kissing his boyfriend sweetly.
An hour later, the two were walking in the door of Magnus's favorite mall. Christmas carols blasted from the intercom and people rushed about doing last minute christmas shopping. Magnus dragged Alec towards his favorite store. "Lets start with this one."
"Hi Magnus!"
They both looked over to see a small blonde girl wearing a staff uniform and a name tag that read: Hi, My name's Tiana.
"Tiana!" He shouted.
"Is this Alec?"
"Yeah, this is him. I'm trying to get some new clothes for him."
The girl giggled. "Well, we have some new stuff in the back!"
"Thanks!" Magnus called over his shoulder as he began dragging Alec over there.
"Who was that?"
"Tiana, she works here. She usually works when I'm here, thats how we know each other."
Alec nodded, not sure what to say. "Oooh look at this!" Magnus pulled out a dark blue sweater and showed it to Alec. It looked similar to his old ones, but without any holes and looked more stylish. Alec examined it for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes! He approves!" Magnus jumped up and down, then raced off to go find more clothes.
After about half an hour, a pile of about 50 things was dumped into his arms, and Alec was shoved off to the changing room. Most of the stuff Alec tossed aside for either being too snug, or too flamboyant, but he actually liked a few of the stuff. "Alexander! Did you find anything you like?"
Alec stepped out of the changing room, wearing a button up red shirt made out of some cloth he didn't know, and a pair of dark jeans that were just a little bit tighter than his normal jeans. Magnus clapped his hands. "Fabulous! Anything else?"
Alec nodded and went back in. He came back out with about 10 shirts and three more pairs of jeans. "Excelent!" They walked back to the counter hand in hand.
Tiana was at the check out. "You boys find everything okay?"
"Oooh! Good choice!" She squealed, holding up a light blue pullover.
Alec blushed and looked at Magnus. "Thanks, I do have impeccable taste, in both clothes and guys."
Tiana chuckled and looked at Alec. "So cute." She muttered, folding up the last of his clothes. "You boys have a nice christmas now!"
She waved them off. "So….what should we do now? Shoe shopping?"
"Do we have to?"
"Well...we could always go underwear shopping." He teased, his hand slipping down from Alec's waist.
Alec jumped and blushed. "So….uh..shoes?"
Magnus chuckled. "Follow me my sexy shadowhunter!"
They walked into a nearby shoe store, and Magnus began browsing the shelves. "Whats wrong with my current shoes?"
Magnus sighed. "Nothing dear, but you only have one pair!"
"So, see anything here you like?"
Alec shook his head, but then he spotted a pair of black combat boots and pointed to them. Magnus grabbed them off the shelf and handed them to him. "Right, you try those on and 'm going to go find something else."
Alec nodded and sat down. After a few minutes, he returned with a two pairs of shoes, one black converse and a pair of tall black boots. Alec rejected the boots, but agreed to the converse, much to his boyfriends delight.
They both gathered up their bags and began walking out. Suddenly, Magnus's phone began vibrating. "Its from Izzy, she wants to see me."
"We can stop by on our way home. I'll see what she wants, and you can put your clothes away."
"Okay. And..uh...thanks. You were right, I do feel better."
Magnus smiled and kissed his cheek. "No problem sweet pea."
They walked out of the mall hand in hand, Alec feeling particularly elated. Magnus had said our home.
When they reached they reached they institution, they walked up stairs and Magnus popped into Izzy's room. Alec went to his own room and began unpacking clothes. About half way through, Jace wondered in. "What are you doing?"
"Putting away clothes."
"Izzy drag you shopping?"
"No, Magnus."
He nodded and sat down, looking through his clothes. "Wow Alec, you actually bought something with color."
"Hey, I own things with color!" He insisted.
Jace rolled his eyes. "Suurre."
Alec went back to putting clothes away, and Jace began looking through Alec's drawer. "Hey, I was wrong." He said after a moment. "You do own something with color."
Alec looked over and turned bright red. Jace was holding up a pair of bright blue boxers. "Hey." He snapped, ripping them away from him.
"Alec?"
Both boys turned around to see Magnus standing in the doorway, eyebrow raised. "Oh hi…ready to go?"
Magnus nodded and Alec rushed over to him. "What did Izzy want?" He asked as they walked out.
"What? Oh...er….nothing."
Hours later they lay in bed, Magnus already asleep. Alec was still up, he still couldn't think of what to get his boyfriend. He sighed and ran a hand through Magnus's hair. Magnus mumbled something and snuggled up to his boyfriend. He leaned back and started thinking about earlier today. Someone you might not be with forever. He wanted to be with Magnus forever though. He loved him more than he had ever loved anyone else, and he knew Magnus loved him too. He loved the way Magnus would always be there for him, and how open he was about everything. He loved how he got so excited over the smallest of things, how he could make Alec laugh so easily, and how he could make everything alright. Alec smiled as Magnus moved slightly, tilting his head back a little. He bent down and kissed the warlocks temple. Someone you might not be with forever. Forever. Be with forever. Alec bit his lip. Carefully, he slid out of bed and slipped his clothes on. He knew what to get Magnus for christmas.
Careful not to wake him, Alec tip toed out of the bedroom and grabbed his coat. Outside the snow glistened under a full moon, and the streets shone brightly. There wasn't very many people out, due to the cold, but Alec liked the solitude. He looked up at the moon as he walked and smiled slightly. Forever.
*gasp* ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS! ARE YA'LL EXCITED! So….thoughts? What do you think Magnus and Izzy were talking about? What is Alec getting Magnus for christmas?! (I might have made it pretty obvious…..sorry bout that…) The next two fanfics might be a continuation of this one...just...you know...getting in the holiday spirit! Well...hope you enjoyed it and THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS AND FAVORITES AND FOLLOWS! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HAPPY THEY MAKE ME!? I decided I will continue this out through winter, since I love writing about Malec 3. It may not be EVERY day though,...since…..my brain can't think of that many ideas. But I'll try at least every other day! So...please tell me if you have any suggestions, or any types of things you'd like to see! Don't forget to review/favorite/follow! SEE YOU ON CHRISTMAS EVE!