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Alec guided Magnus around the house. Alec had already shown the first floor to Magnus when they had arrived in the house and were waiting for all the models and the rest of the crew to arrive. They now moved to the second floor, where all the bedrooms were found. Alec walked through the hallway, Magnus following quietly behind, but Alec made no notice of him. He was caught up with many different flashbacks of things that had happened in this same hallway. He remembered the times he had lived here. How he would wake up early in the morning to go make breakfast for his siblings because both of his parents were always busy with work. They left early in the morning when no one was up yet, and they got back just in time for dinner, sometimes even later. Alec, being the older brother, had taken upon himself the responsibility of taking care of his siblings. He woke them up for school, got them to do their homework, divided the chores of the house, made breakfast, lunch, and dinner for them all, and many different things his parents were supposed to do but didn't. That was one of the reasons he didn't want to go away from his house, he knew his siblings would be lost without their parents AND Alec. Eventually he had taken the risk and left. He knew it had been hard for them all, but it made no difference. Things had changed drastically months before Alec changed and no one was being themselves. When their little brother – Max – had died in a car accident everyone in the house had been devastated. They needed a new start and Alec leaving had given them all just that. Did he regret leaving? No. Did he regret not being able to take Jace and Isabelle? Yes.

"Alexander?" Magnus asked softly. Alec looked around, his train of thoughts crashing with the sound of Magnus's voice.

"Are you alright?" Magnus asked as Alec turned to look at him "You stopped walking right in front of this door"

Alec turned to look at the door he had stopped in front of. It was the door of what used to be his little brother's room. The small plaque that said his name had been removed from the door, but he knew everything inside was just as it had been when Max had last been there. Even though he had been gone for almost three years already, he knew his parents weren't able to take his stuff away.

"I'm fine" Alec said turning to open the door "I guess we can walk in here"

Alec opened the door and stepped to one side, letting Magnus get a look of the room. The older boy looked around. It was a kid's room. The walls were painted in a light-green color. There was a drawing desk right under the window. There was a bookshelf filled with different books, mangas to be exact. In the middle of the room stood a bed with blue covers and next to it was a small bed-table with a lamp and other books that were similar to the ones on the bookshelf.

"Alec…" Magnus started as he looked around "Whose room is this?"

"It was my brother's" Alec replied closing the door behind me

"Never thought Jace would have a room like this one" Magnus said frowning.

"It's not Jace's" Alec chuckled "It was of my other brother…Max"

"Didn't know you had another brother" Magnus said turning to look at Alec

"I used to…three years ago" Alec said quietly looking down at his feet

"Oh" Magnus said realizing what Alec meant "That's sad…I'm sure he didn't deserve it"

"You're the first person who doesn't tell me 'I'm sorry'" Alec said looking at Magnus in awe as he stood in front of him.

"People don't usually mean it" Magnus shrugged "And I know it won't make you feel better…so what's the point?"

"Have you ever lost anyone from your family, Magnus?" Alec asked changing the subject quickly

"Both of my parents" Magnus nodded "But it's better this way"

"I lost my brother three years ago" Alec spoke looking down at his shoes "It doesn't feel as if it was the best option…"

"It usually isn't" Magnus said "But things happen for a reason"

"It wasn't meant to happen" Alec said bitterly "He was supposed to be alive…he should be alive instead of me…"

"Alec, don't say that" Magnus said quietly looking at Alec concerned

"But it's true…everyone things that" Alec said with a shrug

"Well I don't" Magnus stated firmly

"I deserve it!" Alec exclaimed "It's my fault after all"

"Alec…how can the death of your brother be your fault?" Magnus asked softly guiding the blue-eyed boy to sit on the edge of the bed.

Alec sat down and looked out the window, not being able to face Magnus. He was about to tell him his greatest secret. What was he doing? Alec wondered as he thought about how to say it. He trusted Magnus, much more than he should, and it scared him. He had known Magnus for a few days, barely 2 weeks…yet he was ready to tell him something he had never talked about. The story behind all his pain and scars…

"I was driving him back home from school" Alec started with a deep breath "I had soccer practice in High School so I picked him up a bit late. I was driving back home and he was telling me all about his day. I was really listening. Jace had just texted me and I was answering him while driving…the next thing I know there was a crash, the car spun, and we hit another car…the car ended upside down. I can barely remember what happened next. I remember there was a lot of pain and I could barely see anything. I heard people screaming. I tried calling out for Max but I wasn't able to talk, and then I blacked out…I woke up in the hospital. My sister was next to me and as soon as I woke up Jace walked inside the room as well. The Doctor checked on me and then I asked what happened. They told me about the accident…and that's when I found out my brother had died instantly from internal bleeding. My parents refused to see me in the hospital as they were too upset for Max's death…they blamed me and I knew they were right. If I had waited for a red-light, if I hadn't been texting I would have seen the car and Max wouldn't be dead"

Magnus looked at Alec sadly as he finished talking. He could tell Alec was hurting just by telling what had happened, but he could also tell it was the first time Alec talked about it. He had bottled it all up for years and now he was finally letting it all out. Magnus didn't interrupt as Alec continued to talk. He knew Alec needed to get it all out once and for all.

"The months that followed were hell for all of us" Alec continued still looking out the window "No one was the same…My parents refused to talk to me. Jace and Isabelle tried to reassure me it wasn't my fault, but I knew it was.

At that time I was also struggling with myself because I had finally accepted my sexuality, but I had no idea how to everybody. Izzy found out and eventually I told Jace…but telling my parents was even harder. I ended up spilling it all out in dinner one day and from there everything went downhill…even more than it already was. My parents started treating me even worse. I wished they just would go back to ignoring me. They treated me as if I was something disgusting that didn't deserve living…and I felt that way by that time. Eventually I snapped at them getting tired of being treated like that and my Dad kicked me out of the house."

They stayed silent for a moment. Magnus tried to analyze everything Alec had just told him. He knew there was more to that story, but he was pleased with this for now. He knew Alec wouldn't be able to tell him more without breaking down, and he was content with what he had been told so far. Alec trusted him and told him about his past. That was something Magnus was incredibly happy about. Not that he would admit it, but he thought it.

He didn't know what to tell Alec, though. The boy had just spilled his past to him and he had no way of answering…so he did what he thought was best and returned the favor.

"When I was 10 years old…My mother killed herself" Magnus spoke quietly.

Alec turned to look at him with wide eyes. He was astonished that Magnus was telling him this, but he didn't interrupt him. If Magnus was going to tell him about his past like he had just done, he was happy to listen.

"She was upset about me…she hated me with every piece of her heart" Magnus continued looking down at his hands "She had been raped a month after her wedding and as a result she had me…She didn't get an abortion because of her husband, but she always knew I wasn't his. She knew I was the kid of the man who had hurt her…and she hated me for that. I have his eyes, you see…and I resemble him in some way or another. Every time she saw me she saw that man who had broken her. Eventually she wasn't able to handle it and she hung herself on the garage of our house.

When my step-father found out he blamed me. He knew I wasn't his kid because I looked nothing like him, so he hated me as well. When my mother died, my step-father tried to drown me on the pond in the back of the house. Our made saved me and my step-father was taken to jail. I was sent to a foster home and moved from house to house until I turned 18. When I turned 18 I went to college and rented a flat for myself…in my second year of college news came that my step-father died. I was glad…I knew I should feel something other than happiness, but that mad had tried to kill me and I was glad he was gone"

There was another silence in the room as both men thought about what had just been said. They both came from awful houses, but both had made their way out of it and managed to keep going. Somehow, after telling each other their secrets, they felt united. They felt even closer now than what they were before.

"Thank you" Magnus said quietly "For trusting me with your story"

"I could thank you as well" Alec answered with a shrug.

They both turned to stare at each other. Alec hadn't noticed how close they were sitting together in the edge of the bed. They were so close together that their knees almost touched. He looked up and met Magnus's eyes. His green-yellow orbs mesmerized Alec in such a wonderful way that he felt as if he could stare into those eyes forever and never get bored.

The realization of said thought made Alec's cheek turn a light shade of pink…and then he realized Magnus was leaning closer. Alec felt himself blush harder, but he leaned closer as well. Their foreheads touched and their noses gazed each other. Alec hesitated, but Magnus seemed calmed and at ease. He was waiting for Alec to tell him it was ok. So far he hadn't backed away, so he thought it was safe to continue. Just as he was about to close the distance between them, they heard something.

Voices were coming from downstairs…but they were screaming. Throwing curses at each other. There seemed to be a woman and a man. Alec suddenly gasped and backed away from Magnus so quickly he could barely blink before Alec was on his feet and backing away from Magnus.

Alec noticed the look of hurt that crossed Magnus's eyes as he backed away, but it was soon covered and Magnus stood up as well.

"Who are they?" Magnus asked quietly.

"My parents" Alec whispered, his face pale and his eyes wide open.

Ooooh...Cliffhanger :$ I'm sorry haha!

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