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A/N: Sorry its late and my updates are now inconsistent but ive just got back to college and I have a shit timetable. Forgive me? Maybe this'll help… ;)

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Alec watched Magnus fall to the ground with a heart-breaking thud. Izzy was out cold, huddled at the base of the wall. Jace fell away from Sebastian as he stared at Magnus' body, his golden eyes filling with tears. But Alec didn't register any of that.

All he saw was Magnus. His Magnus. Bleeding like hell, his shirt staining, the violent red forming a pool around him as his stomach bled. His eyes were shut and his chest was rising and falling in shallow motions, his body twitching every now and then.

Alec fell to his knees beside him and stared at his peaceful face, the light sheen of glitter was sparkling like heavens lights. Alec couldn't feel his own pain. He couldn't see anything else. He couldn't hear over the sound of his pounding blood in his ears.

But eventually he registered something when bright lights pierced his vision. He looked up and saw rows of sleek black cars pulling up, men with guns piling out of them. He watched as they converged on Sebastian, whose eye was still dripping and whose body was covered in blood. They grabbed him roughly and cuffed him, throwing him into a van. Then a guy in a paramedic suit walked to Jace, checking his injuries as some people carried Izzy out on a stretcher.

Alec looked back down at Magnus, crying silently. He leant over him and kissed his cold lips softly, stroking his cheek with a bloody hand. He couldn't breathe and was more afraid then he had ever been in his life. He couldn't lose Magnus. It wasn't fair. He had cone to save Alec. He'd only been part of his life for a few weeks. This couldn't be the end of him. Of them. Magnus was his life. He knew that now. He loved him.

Crying desperately, he felt a hand on his shoulder and saw his father stood before him. They shared a pained look and Robert bent down, hugging his son tight, before pulling him away from Magnus' body.

Alec screamed and cried and begged and yelled and prayed and cursed for all it was worth. He struggled against his father's grip as the medics carried Magnus away, working furiously in the back of the ambulance to save his life. Alec fell slack against his father as the vehicle drove away, taking Magnus away from him. And as he watched it go, he was vaguely aware that he was being led to an ambulance too, being laid down and checked over as he was driven to the hospital with his father at his side while his mother rode with the passed out and injured bodies of his brother and sister.

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A slow, steady beeping was the first thing he heard as the world swam back into focus. His head hurt and his eyes felt heavy, opening them the barest of slits to catch a glimpse of the world again.

He breathed softly, the bright lights and surgical white walls told him that he was in a hospital. And the soft gasp beside him told him that he wasn't alone.

"Alec? Hey, are you waking up? Come on, brother. Wake up."

Alec smiled as he heard Jaces voice.

"Jace?" He managed to gasp through a throat that felt like sandpaper. He heard a scrabbling noise and then he saw Jace right beside him and felt him clutching his bruised hand.

"Alec! By the angel, i thought you'd never wake up."

Alec watched with eyes that were slowly opening fully to see Jace smiling down at him, tears rolling down his cheeks. Alec smiled a little and squeezed Jaces hand reassuringly.

"I'm alright. I swear. Of course id wake up. I couldn't leave you and Izzy alone."

Jace smiled and sobbed a laugh, bending down to gently kiss Alecs lips, which he thought was a little weird, but he kissed him back softly nonetheless. Jace pulled away and smiled, leaning down to hug him, mumbling against his chest.

"Don't ever do that again. Don't go anywhere without me. You should have come to me first."

Alec cried softly. "I know. But i didn't want to risk you being seen with me, there was a chance that they didn't know who you were. I had to keep you safe."

Jace pulled back angrily. "Don't keep me safe. Keep me with you. We're brothers. And i belong at your side, and you at mine. You might think that what you did was saving me, but if I'd lost you, i would be dead inside."

Alec was crying and his hands were shaking in Jaces grip. Their eyes stayed locked on each other's for a long time as they cried together. Eventually, Alec sobered up and whispered.

"Izzy?"

Jace nodded and smiled a little.

"She's ok. She's in the room next door. She woke up about three days ago."

Alec sighed in relief that they were all ok and smiled widely, Jace following suit as they even shared a bewildered laugh. It was then that Alec remembered.

All of a sudden, he saw it all again. Sebastian. The gun. The flying bullet. Magnus.

He gasped and felt tears burn his eyes.

"Magnus."

He choked out and looked up at Jace with begging eyes and a fresh flow of tears. Jace gripped his hands and nodded.

"He's alive. He had to have extensive surgery for the internal bleeding and to actually get the bullet out. He was lucky. It the bullet had gone just an inch deeper, it would have lodged in his spine and either paralysed him, or killed him."

Alec choked on air and gasped hard, his breathing ragged and broken. But Jace stroked his face softly and whispered soothingly.

"But he's ok Alec. He's steady. And alive. And healing. He's gonna be ok."

Alec sighed in relief and bit his lip, crying for his Magnus. Though it had only been a short amount of time that they'd known each other, the thought of losing Magnus broke his heart and it was just unthinkable. It was like he needed Magnus to breathe. He needed Magnus to live because if he didn't, then Alec wouldn't live either.

"Thank you Jace."

Jace smiled. "Its ok. Everyone's ok."

Alec nodded, sitting up straighter and wincing as his back popped and his knees clicked. Jace smirked at him and Alec shot him the finger.

"So how long was i out?"

Jace sighed. "Its been 10 days. Izzy woke up about three days ago and Magnus is still sort of out of it. He wakes up occasionally but never for too long. But he's gonna be fine."

Alec licked his lips and held his breath, before pushing himself up and swinging his legs off his bed. Jace helped him up as his legs felt like jelly and he handed Alec some clothes.

Once Alec was dressed, with a little help from Jace, he left his room and walked straight into his doctor.

"Mr Wayland? You're awake. I didn't know that, Mr Other Wayland was meant to call me when you woke."

Jace shuffled guiltily and the doctor smiled.

"Its ok. I just wanted to tell you the extent of your injuries before you got up."

Alec nodded and the doctor started talking while Jace was pulling funny faces behind him, making it very hard for Alec to keep a straight face.

"Basically, you've just got surface injuries now. You had a few broken ribs that have healed, though no over exertion or high levels of activity for a few weeks. You have some substantial stab wounds but they're healing well. The internal bleeding was stopped and the infection you had has gone now. So its just really bruising and healing cuts and scars. So, just take it easy for a while. And if you have any trauma or psychological problems, give us a call and we'll link you to a therapist."

Alec nodded along, half listening while Jace danced behind him doing Gangnam style. The doctor smiled and walked away, clapping Alec on the shoulder as Jace broke down into laughter. Together, smiling widely, they headed to Izzys room.

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Alec was watching his family. His mum and dad had come to visit them from the detention centre where Johnathan/Sebastian was being held. The FBI were questioning him about all the others he knew that were after the Lightwoods. They were also keeping him locked away because he was a certified maniac. Maryse and Robert had helped at first but when they heard that Alec was awake, they came back. And six hours later, they were now all huddled together on Izzys bed.

Izzy had lost all movement in her right leg. The hit she took when she slammed into the wall ruptured part of her spine, partially paralysing her. But she was just beginning a round of physiotherapy, which the doctors believe could bring back movement. It would take a long time though.

Alec had cried and apologised over and over while his family sighed and rolled their eyes, knowing that this was in no way Alecs fault. Izzy was talking and laughing and gossiping like normal. She was happy. They all were. Which was a miracle in itself. So, as he sat with them, he smiled and held the hands of his brother and sister while their parents told them stories of how they met and what their childhoods were like. They reminisced and joked and laughed for hours.

Until the door opened and a doctor stepped through.

"Sorry to interrupt but i have news regarding your friend, Mr Bane."

Alecs blood ran cold and he let go of Izzy and Jace, standing up and shaking. The doctor smiled.

"He's ok. He woke up four hours ago. But he's been falling in and out of consciousness for ten days so we wanted to be sure that he was fully awake before telling his family."

Alec glowed with the use of that word. Family. That's what Magnus was. There was no doubt about it. And there was also no doubt about the fact that his entire family wanted him to move and go see Magnus.

So he ran to the door and flew through the hall, the doctor trailing behind as he reached the door to Magnus' room. The doctor pushed it open and smiled at Alec, who was staring at the ground, his heart hammering as the doctor spoke.

"Mr Bane. How are you feeling?"

Alec faintly heard a weak response before the doctor laughed.

"Well, you've got a visitor."

The doctor smiled at Alec and held the door open for him as he left the room. Alec stepped through slowly and let the door swing shut behind him before he looked up and met those glittering green eyes.

"Alexander." Was Magnus' breathless greeting.

He sat up straighter and smiled wide, biting his lip as tears filled his eyes. Alec stared at him, at his pale, sunken complexion, his lank, sweaty hair, his make-up-less face and thin body, and he had never seen anyone so beautiful. Even while injured and broken, Magnus was the most exquisite being in existence.

Alec flew across the room and dropped to his knees beside Magnus' bed, grabbing a perfect caramel hand and bringing it to his lips, kissing it softly. He heard Magnus crying above him and he looked up with a smile.

"Magnus." He whispered lovingly, savouring the name.

Magnus smiled and clutched Alecs hands in his, pulling him up.

"You're ok, baby. I'm sorry for everything. But you're ok. Right? You're alright? You're really here?"

Alec laughed a little and cupped Magnus' cheek softly.

"I'm really here. And I'm really alright. So is Jace. And Izzy. We're all alive."

Magnus sighed in relief and stared into Alecs perfect eyes.

"I thought i was going to lose you." He whispered.

Alec shook his head. "You'll never lose me. But for a minute there i thought i had lost you."

Magnus gasped and gripped Alecs hands tighter. "Never. I'm sorry..."

Alecs brow furrowed. "For what? You saved my life, Magnus Bane. You saved me."

Magnus smiled softly. "But i took Izzy and Jace there. It was my-"

Alec cut him off with a finger on his lips.

"You and them saved me together. It was a good plan. And i will never be able to thank you enough. You... Saved my life. I would've died without you."

His voice trailed off and Magnus let out another small tear as he whispered.

"I still might die if you don't kiss me right now, Alexander."

Alec gasped softly and leaned down, holding Magnus' hand in his own, pressing it between their beating hearts as he captured Magnus' lips with his own. It was soft and slow, just a constant pressure, just their lips touching, igniting their bodies and melting them into one another. They were both crying, their kiss filled with salt water like the ocean Selena cried when her tears drowned Atlantis. It was heart-breaking and breath-taking and when Alec pulled back, he had to say it.

Pressing their foreheads together, he whispered.

"I love you, Magnus Bane."

Magnus smiled and kissed him softly before cupping his face in his hands and smiling.

"I love you to, Alexander Gideon Lightwood."

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A/N: THE STORY IS NOT OVER YET. THERE IS MORE TO COME! I REPEAT, IT IS NOT OVER! I COULDNY JUST LEAVE IT THERE… :)

Also, THE BLUE LIGHT LOUNGE, my other ongoing fic right now, IS ALSO STILL GOING. IT IS NOT FINISHED. Its on a little hiatus at present, but I promise you im writing more, I should have the next chapter up by the weekend. I swear on the angel… THEY ARE NOT OVER!

Anyway, thank you for reading and faving (if that's a word, even if its not, it is now) and reviewing, it all means the world to me :)

I love you all so so much…

Only 3 and ½ months until SHADOWHUNTERS hits our screens guys! *excited squealing fills the air ;)

Love,

Anna…XXXX