The next day when Alec woke up, he immediately went to get a cup of coffee. It took him a few minutes to get it brewing, and then he plopped onto the couch in the living area to wait for it to be done after grabbing his book from his room. He opened the book to where he left off and started to read. He had gotten in a few pages when the coffee machine beeped. He stood up and went to get his coffee, and was in the middle of putting in a ton of sugar when Magnus's door opened. Today he was wearing dark skinny jeans and a pink shirt with Chairman Meow written on it in honor of his cat, and he had on more of that golden and shiny eyeliner he had on yesterday. "Morning," Magnus said, sounding tired. "Morning," Alec replied. "Coffee?" "Sure," Magnus replied. Alec poured another cup and handed it to Magnus. Magnus added sugar and a bit of milk before following Alec back to the living room. "Nice pajamas, by the way," Magnus said, sipping his coffee. Alec blushed, remembering he only had on fuzzy blue pajama pants. "Uh, yeah, I'll go put clothes on. Sorry." "Don't be. I enjoyed the view," Magnus said, and winked at Alec. Alec blushed even harder and went to his room, were he put on jeans and a black shirt. When he went back to the living room and picked his coffee and book back up, Magnus's cat jumped into Alec's lap and knocked his book from his land. It landed on the floor and shut. "Oh, come on, cat," Alec moaned. "You lost my page!" The cat made a weird sound until Alec pet him, and Magnus chuckled and picked up Alec's book; Alec found Magnus's laugh quite attractive. "I never did catch your name," Magnus said, putting down his empty cup. "Alec Lightwood," Alec replied, gulping down the last of his coffee and putting down the cup. "Alec," Magnus said after a long, awkward moment. "I like that. Is that short for something?" "Alexander." "I find the name Alexander quite sexy, honestly." Alec blushed again. "Call me Alexander, ever, and I will end you." h threatened. Magnus raised an eyebrow. "Threatening me, are we? Not a great way t start a friendship." Alec smiled and Magnus laughed; and then a Nirvana song started blasting, and Magnus pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, dramatically sighed, and answered the call. "Yeeesss, Camille?" he asked, drawing out the 'yes'. He listened for a minute, then said, "Um, maybe?" Alec heard a shout from the other side of the phone, and Magnus replied, "Don't yell at your new roommate, you will scare them away." Silence for a second, then Magnus said, "Oh, you got stuck with that girl from Broadway? unfortunate. Anyway, I must go. The Chairman is eating my roommate's book." Magnus hung up and then detached his cat from Alec's book. Alec realized he had just been watching Magnus the entire time he was on the phone, and he awkwardly cleared his throat and picked up his book to find his page. Magnus looked at Alec for a long moment, then said, "Give me your phone." "What?" Alec said, confused. "No. Why?" Magnus looked at him funny. "Because, I am your roommate, and if you have a problem, and I am probably the only person you know well enough to help you." Alec glared at him. "What makes you think I have no friends here?" Magnus glared back, but he somehow made the glare look fabulous. "Because this is my second year here and I have never seen you before, so I'm assuming yesterday was your first day on campus." Alec sighed and handed him his IPhone, giving in. Magnus turned it on, then chucked it at Alec, hard. It hit him in the face. "OW." Alec complained. "Was that necessary?" Magnus grinned. "You have a lock on it. Unlock it." Alec gave Magnus an evil stare, then unlocked his phone, and threw it at Magnus's face. Magnus reached up and caught it in one swift, graceful movement. He messed around with it for a bit, then gently tossed it back. Alec looked at it. A new contact had been made, with Magnus's name and number, and a picture of Chairman Meow. Alec put his phone away and went back to reading for approximately seven seconds before it started to ring. He picked his phone up and answered the call, noticing Izzy's face on the caller ID. "Hello," Alec said as he set his book down in defeat. "HEY!" Izzy yelled into the phone. "Hi, Iz. Jeez, don't murder my eardrums." "Deal with it, Lightwood. Now, how is your first whole day on campus?" Alec sighed. "It is seven in the morning. All I did was make coffee and have a cat eat my book." "What?" "Never mind. My point is I have yet to do anything today." "You should go somewhere with Magnus." "I barely know Magnus," Alec replied. "Bullshit," Izzy said. "You live with him, you know him." "We have lived together for a whole eighteen hours." "Then get to know him." "What was the point of calling?" "Telling you that Malec is my OTP and you need to date him." "Izzy you f-" "Now, now, no cursing." "You cursed earlier, hypocrite." "Deal with it. Call you later." Izzy hung up, and Alec stared at the phone for a minute, confused at his sister's idiocy. "I heard my name." "My sister is convinced that we should date." "Not a bad idea." "Magnus." "Kidding, Alexander. Calm yourself." "It's Alec." "Whatever. Want to go out?" "WHAT?" "Not on a date, dork. Just to do something." "Oh. Sure." Magnus grinned and stuck his phone is his pocket, standing up. "Let's go." "Where?" "There's some place called Taki's. It's a college run place. Supposedly really good." "Okay, let's go."
Taki's didn't have many people in it. Wooden booths were all over the place, and multicolored cushions covered them so they didn't hurt your but. A girl was leaning up against the main counter and she approached them when they sat down. "Welcome to Taki's," she said. "I'm Kelli and I'll be your server. What can I get you to drink?" "Coffee," Alec said immediately. Magnus smiled and also got a coffee. Kelli walked off, and Alec suddenly felt very awkward. "So," said Magnus, and Alec looked up at him. "What are you majoring in?" "Architecture," Alec said. Magnus nodded. "You?" "Interior design. You know, it is startling how many people use the wrong colors in their houses." Alec bit his tongue to hold down a laugh; Magnus must have noticed, because he grinned. "That was supposed to sound weird," he said. "You can laugh." Alec let out a small laugh gratefully and smiled at the waitress as she plopped two cups of coffee on the table. "So, can I get you two some pancakes? That is, like, all we have for breakfast." She made a bubble with the gum in her mouth. "Uh, yeah." Magnus said, looking at Kelli funny. Alec wondered if he liked her. "Sure." Alec said. Kelli nodded, did some scribbling in her notebook, and walked off again. "So, like you stated earlier, I'm new here. Are there a lot of places like this on campus?" Alec asked, sipping his coffee after adding a ton of sugar. Magnus nodded. "There are lots of restaurants and shops. The only things they really don't have are doctors and grocery stores." "Are any places hiring?" Alec asked. "I kind of have to pay for my education." Magnus nodded again. "Almost everywhere is; a whole year just graduated, and a lot of them held jobs on campus." He looked at Alec, his head tilted just a little bit in a slightly endearing way. "Actually, I lied. They don't have doctors, grocery stores, or bars. Left that out." "I assumed that last bit." Magnus smiled, and Kelli walked back over with two plates of pancakes - really, really burned pancakes. "Here's the check - not rushing you, but I have to print it out now. You can pay it over there now or when you're done." Kelli set down a piece of paper, and both Alec and Magnus reached for it at the same time. They had a staring contest over it, and Alec slowly picked up his fork and hit Magnus in the hand with the round bit. Magnus pulled his hand back, cursing, and Alec smiled evilly and went to pay.
"You, sir, are a jerk off. You know that?" Magnus asked as they walked back to their dorm. "Thank you," said Alec. "You didn't have to attack me with a fork." "I wanted to pay." "Lies," Magnus replied. "No one wants to pay for anything. What you wanted was to be nice." "Okay," Alec said. "I apologize for lying." "You should. Lying is not a healthy habit." Alec grinned, shaking has head, and his phone started to ring. It was Izzy, again. "WHAT." Alec said as he answered it, a bit of wind ruffling his hair. "Did you go out with Magnus yet?" "What are you even-" "Well, you were talking about him, and since you live together, he probably heard you, and then, from what I have heard of this guy, he probably asked you out." "How did you-" "I am an expert in the area of men." "Sure you are, Iz." "I am. You should know that." Alec heard a loud bang and a shout from the background of Izzy's side. "SIMON YOU IDIOT," Izzy yelled, then said lower, "I have to go. Simon just broke something. Here, talk to Jace." Before Alec could say anything, Jace was on the phone. "Hello," Jace said. "Hi." "So, did you two go out?" "We you listening to the whole conversation?" "Possibly," Jace responded. "So, did you guys g-" Another crash sounded in the background, and he heard Izzy laughing. "What is going on back there?" Alec asked, almost tripping over a rock as he walked. "Remember the one time you broke three plates in an hour?" "Yes," Alec answered, slightly embarrassed. "Simon just broke your record. He broke four." Alec laughed. "That guy is a klutz," he said. "He is, but he's good to Izzy." Jace said. "He better be," said Alec. "Otherwise I will drive down there, beat his ass, and drive back." Jace chuckled. "You are overprotective," Jace said. "I am not," Alec protested. "I am just the right amount of protective." "Whatever floats your boat, but you seriously are." "Lies," Alec said, and then realized he was repeating something Magnus had said earlier, and heat rushed to his cheeks. "ANYWAY, seriously, did you two guys go- CLARY JESUS I AM ON THE PHONE," Jace yelled to his girlfriend, laughing a little. "What did she do?" Alec asked. "She somehow managed to lock herself in the bathroom. Hopefully she is clothed when I kick the door in. Got to go." Jace clicked off, and Alec turned off his phone, shaking his head. "So, from what I heard," Magnus began, "Your family is insane." "Yes, yes they are." Magnus smiled. "So is mine. Yours, however, is a good insane." Alec wondered what he meant. "Anyway, here we are," Magnus said, and they walked into building D. Unlike last time, the lobby wasn't deserted. Three guys stood around the elevator, laughing and goofing off. When Magnus walked in, they started to yell at him, and Magnus made a weird face, walking past them into the elevator. Alec followed, and when the doors shut, Alec asked is he was okay. "Yeah," he said. "I'm fine. Those guys are just assholes." "You met them before?" "I had a fight with them last year." "What did they say?" Magnus looked at him. "No, I mean I beat the shit out of them." "Oh." Magnus was quiet the rest of the way up.
Author's Note: Those guys will be important later. ;D Anyway, enjoy!