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There was nothing but darkness. It had been like that for quite some time now and Alec couldn't handle it. Everything was so confusing. Where was he? Why was he under so much pain?
He couldn't see anything. There was just darkness before his eyes…he got waves of pain every once in a while, but then he felt something that relieved the pain instantly. His head hurt, it hurt so much and he didn't know why. And no matter how many times he tried, he couldn't open his eyes. The effort tired him and made him sink back into darkness. He couldn't move his arms. He could feel it, as he could feel the rest of his body, but he couldn't move which frustrated him to no end. All Alec wanted was to wake up and get out of whatever place he was. He was sick of the darkness and not knowing what was going on.
He could hear voices every once in a while, but he couldn't focus enough to figure out what they were saying. Sometimes they were too far away it could only be heard as a soft whisper. Sometimes they were closer as if whoever was talking was next to him. He felt as if he needed to understand what was being said. Somehow, it felt as if they were talking to him, as if the words were meant for him to understand and to answer…but he couldn't.
He could hear them now. They were close…and he also felt something tickling his hand. He wanted to respond, to let know whoever was near him he was there…But the pain made it impossible.
He was sick of the darkness, though. He wanted to get out of there and Alec knew he wouldn't if he didn't do anything about it…and so he started. He tried to concentrate on what was being said. The words blurred together as they were spoken and it was hard to understand what was being said. The pain in his head got worse, but he continued to try to decipher what was happening. He suddenly started to hear the voice closer. The words still melted together, but he could hear the voice clearly. It was a soft voice, rich with a strange accent that made Alec's inside warm instantly. He knew he recognized the voice, but he couldn't place to whom it belonged because of the pain in his head. He pushed harder, trying to understand what the soft voice was saying…and he heard his name.
"Alec….Alec…."
Alec knew that voice belonged to someone he knew. He tried to concentrate harder. The sound of his name being said made his stomach flutter with butterflies and he didn't know why, but he wanted to find out.
"Alexander….He'll wake up"
And with that Alec made up his mind. He stopped concentrating on the voice and tried to open his eyes. It was hard, but he managed to blink…once…twice…
The bright lights that hit his eyes were unbearable. He closed his eyes tightly as soon as he opened them, but he didn't stop. He blinked once more, trying to keep his eyes open for much longer than before. After some time he was finally able to keep his eyes open. He looked around the room. White walls, white doors, white chairs, and a white bed…he must be on a hospital. His eyes suddenly found the figure that was sitting next to him.
Alec furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. He inspected the man that was sitting next to his bed. He had black hair that fell limply over his face. It looked shiny but at the same time dirty. As if it had held glitter a few days back and hadn't been washed ever since. The skin of the man was of a rich caramel-tan color. His clothes consisted of a purple button-up shirt that seemed wrinkled everywhere. He also wore leather pants so tight they could barely be comfortable. The man's face was covered by his hands so Alec couldn't see him clearly, but after further inspection the photographer recognized him instantly.
Magnus…Magnus Bane…His boyfriend.
The designer was holding unto Alec's hand, but Alec wanted to reach out and touch his face. Magnus was oblivious of Alec being awake, and Alec wanted him to know. His body hurt and his head was killing him, there was no way he could move…so he tried to talk. His throat was dry, though. And as he tried to call out Magnus's name, the only sound that came out was a raspy whisper followed by a horrible cough.
It got Magnus's attention, though. Magnus's head shot up instantly and he looked towards Alec. When his green eyes met the blue ones of Alec, Magnus's eyes widened in disbelief. Was he dreaming? Alec couldn't be awake…but maybe he was.
"Alec?" Magnus whispered looking at his boyfriend in amazement.
Alec tried to talk again, but he ended up coughing once more. Magnus stood up instantly and poured the photographer a glass of water. As he handed it over to him, he pushed the button on one side of the bed that alerted the nurses that they were needed in there.
Alec gulped down the water gratefully feeling relieved as his throat was no longer dry and it refreshed him. Magnus continued to stare at him, still not believing he was awake. For three days Magnus had about this happening and now that it was real, he couldn't believe it was happening.
"Are you okay?" Magnus asked softly.
"Who are you again?"
Magnus gave a little gasp and took a step back.
No…this couldn't be happening. Alec couldn't have forgotten about him. It just couldn't real. This had to be another of his nightmares, another worst-case-scenario that had been playing on his mind over the last three days.
"Alexander" Magnus said, but was interrupted by the room's door opening.
A nurse walked inside, the one that had been assisting Alec since he arrived. She was soon followed by Dr. Milton. They looked surprised to see Alec was awake. The nurse was brought back to reality as she started to check on Alec.
"I'm sorry Mr. Bane, but I will have to ask you to walk out for a while" Dr. Milton told Magnus.
"What? No!" Magnus said turning to look at the doctor "I'm not leaving him"
"It'll be just for a couple of minutes" Dr. Milton insisted pulling Magnus towards the door "We'll run some tests on him and check his condition…Meanwhile you can inform the family he's awake"
Dr. Milton closed the door in Magnus's face and left no space for further argument.
Magnus was still trying to recover from shock. Alec didn't remember him. It broke Magnus to no end. He tried hard not to let the tears spill from his eyes, but he couldn't. He let a few tears run down his cheeks until he tried to recover himself. He didn't sob. He held it and didn't let himself whimper over it. He needed to let the rest of the Lightwoods know Alec had woken up. Maybe he did remember them and had only forgotten about Magnus. So he took out his phone and dialed Isabelle's number.
"Hello?" Isabelle answered after a few rings.
Magnus was about to answer her, let her know what was going on, but he couldn't find his voice. A small whimper left his lips as he tried to hold it all together. He wiped his eyes furiously, he needed to keep going.
"Magnus?" Isabelle asked "What's going on? Is it Alec? Is there something wrong?"
"H-He's awake" Magnus managed to say as more tears trailed down his cheeks.
"SERIOUSLY?! That's great! I'll be there in a minute…" Isabelle exclaimed loudly over the phone. She was about to hang until she remembered how Magnus had sounded "…wait! Why are you crying?"
"H-He doesn't re-remembers m-me!" Magnus whimpered finally letting the tears fall freely. He leaned against the wall, not being able to support himself "H-He woke up a-and didn't remember m-me"
"What are you talking about? He has amnesia?!"
"I don't know!" Magnus cried "But he didn't recognize me…I-I don't know what to do!"
"Oh darling" Izzy cooed "Don't worry…I'll be there soon and we'll figure it out, ok?"
"I-I can't lose him Iz" Magnus said softly "I j-just can't…"
"You won't" Isabelle assured him "It'll be ok…just hold on, ok? I'll be there in a moment"
Magnus nodded, even though he knew Isabelle couldn't see him. He hung up and slide down to sit on the floor. He brought his legs against his chest and wrapped his arms over his knees, burying his face in them. He should call Jace or Maryse, but he couldn't. He trusted Izzy to let them now…but right now all he wanted was to cry. The look Alec had given him, the words that had come out of his mouth…they burnt holes into Magnus's heart and just remembering them hurt too much.
Magnus sobbed against his arms, not worrying if people saw him or not. He didn't care anymore. He continued to weep and cry until he felt someone wrap their arms around his shoulders. He looked up, sniffed, and cleaned his tears away to see clearly. Isabelle and Simon were there and Izzy was the one hugging him.
"I'll be ok" Izzy whispered
"No it won't" Magnus moaned "He forgot about me"
Jace, Clary, and Maryse joined them a couple of minutes later. They asked Magnus what was wrong, but he only told them that Alec was awake and that Dr. Milton was checking on him. They wondered why he was crying, but he didn't have the strength to tell them. Just saying it aloud broke Magnus's heart all over again…he didn't need any more pain.
The door of Alec's room opened and the nurse and Dr. Milton walked out. The nurse scurried out looking over some paperwork while Dr. Milton addressed the family.
"How's my son?" Maryse asked immediately
"He's completely fine" Dr. Milton answered with a kind smile "He's healing fast…he can leave tonight and should be back next week to get his stitches out…the bandage, however, needs to be changed at least twice a day and the area of the injury needs to be clean always"
"Can we see him?" Jace asked as soon as Dr. Milton was done speaking.
"Of course" Dr. Milton nodded but his eyes traveled over to Magnus curiously "However, he has requested to see Mr. Bane first…"
"M-Me?" Magnus asked surprised. He wasn't expecting Alec to ask for him…he had forgotten him!
"Yes" Dr. Milton said with a nod
Magnus stood up and ran into the room, stopping once he was in front of the bed. Alec was sitting down and he looked at Magnus with curious blue eyes. Seeing those eyes once again made Magnus feel happier than ever and so many memories flooded into Magnus's head as he watched the boy he loved awake…however, the memory of Alec forgetting about him invaded his mind and Magnus could feel the pain once more.
"Alexander" Magnus spoke softly, cautiously, as if not to frighten the boy
"Too soon to joke about the accident, I take it" Alec said.
Magnus looked at him in disbelief. Had it all been a joke? Had Alec lied to him? No, it couldn't be true. But the way Alec was looking at him right now, smiling softly and looking a little bit guilty told Magnus that in fact, Alec had never forgotten about him.
"You think?!" Magnus's voice soared. "You bloody idiot! Don't scare me like that again!"
"I'm sorry" Alec said with a guilty smile "I just…couldn't pass out the opportunity"
"You could've done it with someone else" Magnus voice softened a bit "I thought you had forgotten about me…that I had lost you"
"I'm sorry Mags" Alec said now looking truly guilty "I could never forget about you…I won't do it again"
"You better not!" Magnus snapped but walked over to his boyfriend anyways.
He leaned down closer to him and wrapped his arms around the photographer. Alec hugged him back, burying his face Magnus's neck. Alec moved a little so Magnus could lie down next to him on the bed. Magnus looked up into Alec's blue eyes. The relief he felt at seeing them wide open could not be described. Magnus leaned down and left a soft kiss on his lips, not forgetting the boy's family was outside waiting to see him.
"I love you" Magnus whispered "Don't ever leave me"
"I won't" Alec promised pecking Magnus's lips "I love you too".
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