Is the story okay so far? I hope you guys like it... I might not be updating as often as I would like because I have softball and have gotten very busy lately.

I am thinking about writing two more chapters and an then write and epilogue for the last post. So I will have ten real chapters with an additional epilogue.

Alec PoV

After taking two more days to explore the sights of London, England we go home. Our first stop after dropping the few items we took with us is the institute because people might be wondering where Magnus and I were for the past three days. This is the first time we have done anything like this, so our disappearance may be a little surprising to the rest of the group. I doubt it will be the last time either.

We walk through the front doors and Church immediately pads up, meowing loudly as if he is asking where we went. I check in with the institute everyday now that I am living with Magnus, so he knows that I left without telling anyone. It wasn't planned, so there wasn't any time to mention it to any one and I just didn't feel like calling from the hotel.

As soon as I walk through the doors of the elevator, I am bombarded with questions of where I went and why I didn't tell anyone about our little trip.

"Where did you go?" My sister asks.

"Paris," is the answer that Magnus gives her. Her eyes widen, "Why so sudden?"

"Alec wanted to visit, so we visited." Magnus shrugs.

"Wow, I wish I had a warlock boyfriend that transports me places," Clary says.

"He is very lucky, I know," He says and pulls me into his side. I give him a small smile and plant a quick kiss on his lips and turn back to the group.

"So, did you have lots of fun on your little vacation?" Jace raises his eyebrows with a suggestive smile plastered on his face.

I blush and Magnus says with a smile, "Why yes, we had very much fun on the trip."

I pull away and shove him lightly "Stop it."

"Stop what? Jace is the one who asked the question," He says with wide, innocent eyes.

"So. You don't have to actually answer it." I tell him.

"I just wanted to check in with you guys and tell you where we were, so we are gonna head back to the apartment.

I hear a chorus of goodbyes and one "Have fun!" from Jace. I shake my head as we walk out the doors and portal to our place.

Once we get there, I go into the bedroom and flop down onto the bed. After Magnus magically puts away all of our clothes and souvenirs, he lays next to me.

"I have a present for you," He says out of the blue.

"Why" is my question.

"Because I like getting you presents." Speaking of presents, Oliver comes in, meowing for food most likely. So, Magnus wiggles his pinkie finger slightly and I know that food has appeared in both of their bowls. So, Oliver walks out to eat.

"Anyway, back to present giving," Magnus says and walks out of the bedroom. He comes back and hands me a small, black box. I open it and inside is a small pendant. The bronze pendant is the shape of a dragon. The dragon has its wings extended outwards and when I wear it, the stomach of the dragon would be exposed. I lightly run my fingers over it's curves and contours. "It's awesome," I look up at him from my place on the bed.

"So you like it?" he asks me.

Magnus PoV

"Of course I like it," he tells me and throws his arms around my neck, the necklace still in his hand. I hug him back and he says softly, "Thanks."

I pull back slightly and give him a small kiss. "You're welcome, Darling." Alec kisses me again, harder this time, more persistent. My hands unconsciously move to tangle in his hair and he backs me towards the wall. I spin him around, so his back is against my stomach and gently take the gift from his hand. I unclasp the chain and place it around his neck. After I fasten the necklace, I kiss the back of his neck and put my arms around his stomach. His hands lightly rest on the top of mine and he breathes a big sigh.

"I smile, my head on his shoulder," What?"

I love you, so much," he turns back around and rests his forehead against mine.

"I don't know what I would do without you." I whisper, my fingers toying the necklace newly fastened around his neck.

Alec kisses my cheek softly and closes his eyes, "I know, but you are going to have to learn."

That sentence broke my heart because the realization that I will have to live on without him just hit me again. I know I have thought about it before, but hearing those words pass his lips made it a hundred times worse. I close my eyes and lean my head, so it touches the wall. I slide down, taking Alec with me, until we are sitting on the floor of our bedroom. He moves so he is sitting beside me and I lean my head on his shoulder. "I know. I just don't want to. Ever." I say, my voice heavy.

"I might not even make it to old age, you know that right?"

"Yes, but I try not to think about it," I say.

"I can't escape it, but I'll try as long as I can," he says with a small smile. Alec puts an arm around my shoulders and pulls me closer.

"Let's change the subject, shall we? I don't prefer talking about this."

"Okay, we should move to someplace more comfortable than the floor though." Alec moves over the bed and lies down. I go with him. By now its around 10:00 P.M. since we left around seven, spent around an hour at the institute, and two hours doing random stuff here.

We spend a long time just laying around in the bed and talking about random stuff until we fall asleep.