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Alec's mind was filled with anticipation, it has been since Magnus had asked him out for movies. He was a excited about it the whole day and couldn't wait for the sun to set. The teacher on reaching home told his siblings about his date and requested them to babysit Max for one night. Jace and Izzy were more than happy to help their brother.

"Izzy what are you doing?" Alec swatted his sister's hand away when she casually opened the first two buttons of his shirt. Izzy rolled her eyes "Alec you're not going on a business meeting. This is a date remember? Loosen up a little"

"She's right bro. Show him your chest hair and he'll drool all over you" Jace saw Alec's face turned red as tomato but still managed to glare at him "May I know how do you both know so much about what men like?"

"We might have some experience" Izzy winked and Jace laughed out loud "She means 'she' has some experience. I'm just saying what Clary thinks" Alec raised his eyebrows in question "Who's Clary?"

"Ah...no one?" Jace scratched at the back of his head. Before Alec could ask any more questions Izzy sprayed perfume on him and pushed her brother out of the door "Go! Have some fun"

Alec turned back to face her "Max's books are on the couch, his night clothes are on the first shelf of his cupboard and make sure he eats his dinner and less TV okay..ah..no chocolates or any sugary stuff..and.."

"Jace!" Izzy called out "Did you hear what Alec said?"

"Nothing!" came back an answer and Alec's eyes widened. Izzy blinked innocently "See your son is safe with us"

"Izzy!" Alec whined

"Relax Alec. This isn't the first time we are taking care of Max. Now go. You don't want to be late for your date"

Alec smiled "Thank you"

"All the best"

AT THE THEATRE

Magnus dropped Rafael at his best friend Ragnor's house. He reached fifteen minutes early so he could collect the booked tickets. But due to some error in the computer his two tickets were already given to a couple and Magnus wasn't able to get the tickets for the romantic movie he had chosen to see with Alec. To make matters worse the man at the ticket counter offered him two tickets of psychological horror movie.

Magnus bounced on his feet with two tickets in hand feeling extremely nervous. Every few seconds he would adjust his shirt or hair and even rub his shoes at the back of his pants. His eyes were fixed on the entrance waiting for his date. Five minutes later he saw Alec walk in and Magnus nearly jumped in joy. He cursed himself for acting like a teenager but the man infront of him was making very difficult for him to think straight

Alec searched for Magnus through the crowd and spotted him at the ticket counter. With a smile on his face he walked towards him "Hi"

"Hello Alexander. You're looking very handsome"

Alec blushed at the compliment "You...you too are looking great" Magnus smiled but then his expression changed "I'm sorry. There was an error in the computer so they booked the same seats twice and the couple got earlier than me so they gave the tickets to them"

Alec's face fell a little. He really wanted to spend some time with Magnus "Oh..Umm..It's okay...maybe next time"

"No!" Magnus squeaked out loud "I mean...they gave us two tickets of horror movie. Are you up for that?" he asked hopefully and saw Alec give a nod "Yeah I don't mind"

Alec was glad the lights were off so Magnus wasn't be able to see his white ghastly face. The horror movie, The Devil's chamber was filled with violence and blood. Only first half an hour had passed and he was already scared to death. Suddenly out of no where a gun shot rang in the film making Alec jump in his seat. His hand unconsciously grabbed the arm beside him. Magnus jerked in surprise and winced a little when Alec's nails dug into his skin but he didn't say anything and covered Alec's hand with his own. He started running his thumb on Alec's hand and whispered softly "It's okay. It was in the movie"

Alec relaxed at the motion but he never let go of Magnus's hand. It was odly calming him. He spend the remaining of the movie in haze of awkwardness and disbelief. The young man cursed himself for being so weak. He got startled by a gun shot and grabbed Magnus's arm in fear. What will Magnus think of him. Yet Alec didn't let go of his hand.

After the movie was over Magnus and Alec excited the theatre "I'm sorry Magnus. You can laugh at me if you want" said Alec feeling embarrassed. Magnus held his arm and stopped him "Hey don't apologise Alexander. It's..."

"Oh my God! Magnus you're bleeding" Alec pointed at the small beads of blood that had popped up because of his fingernails. Before Magnus could say he was fine, Alec pulled out his handkerchief and dabbed it on Magnus's arm "I'm so sorry...I'm such an idiot"

"It's hardly your fault Alexander. I'm absolutely fine. Besides I shouldn't have bought tickets to horror movie so it's my fault"

"Magnus.."

"Want to grab a quick bite?" Magnus suggested to distract the teacher and was rewarded with a nod. They reached a near by cafe and ordered snacks. Magnus took a bite "To tell you the truth I was scared myself but then your touch helped me a lot. I should be thanking you"

"Ah...Thank you?" Alec laughed lightly and took a bite of his own. They then talked about their likes and dislikes feeling more and more comfortable with each other. When it was time to pay the bill Magnus insisted he would pay and Alec replied with "Fine but next time I'm going to pay"

"Next time?" Magnus asked raising his eyebrows mischievously but inside he was jumping with joy. The blush that crept on Alec's face was all worth of his teasing "Ah...I thought...we...umm...maybe we could.. if only you want.." he saw the young man fumble with the words and found it even more adorable "If you're asking me out then my answer is yes Alexander"

Alec bit his lower lip and smiled "Yeah I was going to say that. I enjoyed tonight" Magnus slowly took hold of Alec's hand and raised it towards his lips "May I?" Alec give a shy nod so Magnus gently kissed at the back of his hand "Me too. This night was special"

"We should get going. Max must've fallen asleep by now but you've to get Rafael from your friend's house right?" said Alec and Magnus nodded "Yeah. He's Rafael's godfather and my best friend. Ah..I'll call you and then we can decide when to meet"

"I'd love that"

COUPLE OF DAYS LATER

"Today we are going to learn how to make a tulip with a paper" Alec annouced in his class and nearly laughed when most of the children gaped at him with their mouth wide open. Rafael was the one who raised his hand "Yes Rafael?"

"What is a tulip?" asked Rafael

"How can we make it with paper Mr Lightwood?" asked Madzie

"Mr Lightwood I don't have any paper" pouted Danny

Alec turned around and picked up a blue craft paper. He raised his hands up and showed it to his class "This is a craft paper and I'll teach you how to make a tulip... It's a kind of a flower"

"I love flowers!" Madzie squeaked happily

Alec smiled "I'll give you all a paper of your own. First you'll see how it's done then you all have to repeat after me step by step. Any questions?"

Max raised his hand

"Yes Max? Did you not understand me?"

Max nodded "Can I drink water Mr Lightwood?" Alec rolled his eyes "Yes you can" he always loved and found it cute when Max called him Mr Lightwood. After repeating thrice how to make tulip, Alec asked his students to follow him step by step. Very few of them got it right at first try so Alec personally taught again going from one student to another.

Rafael frowned when he couldn't get the flower done and his frown deepened when he heard a laugh from behind. The boy turned to his back and saw Max showing proudly his origami work "I did it!"

"It looks dumb"

"No it doesn't! Your is looking like a rabbit " Max giggled and Rafael snatched the paper and crumbled into his tiny palm. Max pushed at Rafael's chair almost making the boy fall. Alec titled his head at the sound and saw the two boys fighting again "Max! Rafael!"

By the time Alec reached the two boys, they already had fisted each other's hair "Stop it! Max let go!"

"He started it! Ouch!" Max yelled when Rafael gave a hard pull. He responded by tugging harder at his opponents hair. Rafael gasped loudly and Alec had seen enough. He raised his voice "Both of you stop it!"

The two boys immediately let go of each other with fear in their eyes. Alec had never raised his voice at any of his students before. Rafael and Max were literally shaking on their feet. Alec was really frustrated with the two boys. Why couldn't they get along with each other. Why did they always end up in a fight. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath "I'm very upset with both of you. This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in class"

"Sorry Mr Lightwood"

"Sorry Mr Lightwood"

Alec shook his head "No. This time sorry is not enough. Both of you will face time out for one period and during games period you will write table of two and show me" he saw Max and Rafael duck their heads down. Alec felt bad for punishing the boys but he also knew sometimes he had to be tough "Max go take your place in that corner and Rafael you will stand over there" he pointed to his left" he saw the two boys slowly walk towards their respective corners

At the end of the day Alec was still feeling guilty for punishing the boys when his cell rang. A smile formed on his face when he saw Magnus's name appear on the screen "Hi Magnus"

"I didn't disturb you did I?"

"No it's fine" Alec lied looking at Max and Rafael. He debated on telling Magnus about the weird war going on between their kids

"Actually I was wondering if you and Max would like to join me for dinner at my house" Magnus asked playing with the paper weight on the table. Alec's eyes again fell on the two boys who were completing their work. A dreadful thought crossed his mind. How will things work between them if their kids kept fighting with each other.

"Alexander? If you're busy then we can eat some other day" Magnus pressed the paper weight tightly in his palm

"No it's not that..actually...yeah that's a good idea. We'll be there at eight?" Alec asked still feeling unsure about the idea. Magnus hummed in response "Eight is perfect. Besides it's sunday tomorrow so we won't have to worry about being late"

"Yeah. Should I bring something?"

"Just wear something red. It's my favourite colour"

Alec was as red as the said colour as he let out a soft laugh. Magnus laughed with him "Just kidding. You'll look handsome in any colour"

"Bye chessey Magnus"

"Bye sugary Angel"

Alec pressed the red button and sighed. Damn he knew he was falling hard for the man. The teacher just hoped the dinner would go well with the two young world war leaders under the same roof who currently were busy writing table of two.

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