Old A/N: I own nothing. Still. Anyway, enjoy and don't cyber-murder me for the last chapter. New A/N: I decided to change this because I thought it over and decided more needed to be done about Jace's drunken stupidity.

5: Alec POV

Magnus seems really relaxed when Izzy comes in. That makes me feel a lot better about leaving him in her care.

Jace is pouring Dad's leftover whiskey into a shot glass when I get downstairs.

"Oh, hey. Thanks for letting me use the cat," he tells me.

"You raped him. If you hadn't, Magnus would've been in one piece still," I reply.

"He loved it. If he didn't, he wouldn't have came."

"You know better than that. He had no control over it. You have no self-control. You might as well be my brother, but you're a monster."

"Really? He bit me, you know."

"He was trying to stop you. If you ever touch him again, I will end you."

"You know how it gets when you're horny."

"I don't have sex with Clary when I'm extremely horny."

"You're gay and she doesn't belong to you."

"And you're straight and Magnus doesn't belong to you."

"Magnus is a pet, Alec! His whole life is supposed to be devoted to pleasing people."

"Why do you think it makes me so mad you raped him? And beat him? I want him to have a better life than that, Jace!"

"He still liked it. Ask him."

"He peed everywhere because he was terrified. I had to mop blood off the floor from what you did."

"If you would've just lent him to me, I wouldn't have had to do that."

"He's not a toy. You're going with me to the police station, and I'm pressing charges. I'm not letting you get by with it."

Jace hops up suddenly. The movement makes him stagger drunkenly.

"How much have you had?" I ask.

"Dunno," he replies.

"Maybe you need to quit."

He glares at me sullenly the entire drive to the police station. I don't care if he's mad at me. He raped Magnus, who I'm trying to give a better life to.

The cops refuse to do anything about it. They don't even call Mom about it. I know Jace can get in trouble because he attacked someone else's hybrid. That's the only way hybrid abuse even gets prosecuted.

"Guess I get by with it after all," Jace smirks arrogantly.

If he was maybe a little bit sorry, I might not wanna tear him apart. But he's not.

"If you ever make him cry again or hurt him in any way, there won't be any police station. I'll take care of you myself," I threaten angrily in the car.

I can't take this to another precinct because it didn't happen there.

"I'm grounding you. I'm the oldest. Mom left me in charge. You're not hanging out with your friends or playing video games. No computer, unless it's for school, but I have to be right there while you're doing research. No TV. No Netflix. You're not even gonna get to see Clary. No phone. Three months. You have to learn a lesson somehow. Step outta line, you get another two weeks added on," I inform him.

He stares at me in shock.

"Alec, you can't do that," he protests weakly.

"You raped someone. You have to learn your lesson somehow," I reply.

Jace doesn't say another word to me the rest of the drive. I'm almost glad.

I confiscate Jace's forbidden electronics and stow them in my room when I get home.

Magnus is chatting amiably with Izzy, which is a relief. I notice he doesn't really want her petting him. I don't blame him. The last time someone other than me touched him was to hurt him. I notice, Magnus seems happy to see me.

"Do I need to help you bury Jace?" Izzy asks.

"No, but you will if he hurts Magnus again. The cops didn't do anything, so I grounded Jace," I reply.

"Are you gonna try taking Magnus to school?"

"No. I'm gonna do my schooling online I think. That way I can keep him safe from Jace and maybe teach Magnus at the same time."

"What're you teaching me?" Magnus asks nervously, his ears twitching back slightly.

"What you would've learned past the fifth grade. Nothing sexual, okay? Can I pet you?"

"I guess. Why do you like touching me?"

"If you don't, it's okay. You feel soft. Didn't you get pet before?"

"No, they never touched me unless it was for sex."

"And Jace didn't help. I understand if you don't want me to pet you, especially after being raped."

"It's okay if you pet me, I guess. You own me. I don't have a say. Y-you won't beat me, right? For someone using me without your permission?"

"My permission doesn't matter. All that matters is whether or not you give permission. It's your body and your decision. Same for me touching you."

"I didn't want him to do it. I didn't really want any of them to. I don't really want touched right now."

"How old were you the first time you were raped?"

"I was five. I bled so much. It was disgusting. I kept screaming for them to stop. Eventually they gagged me so I'd shut up. I didn't understand what was happening, just that they were hurting me."

He sniffs softly. He wipes his eyes tremblingly.

"Magnus, is there anyway I can help?" I murmur.

He curls up with his head against his knees. He goes from crying silently to harsh sobs. His sobs break my heart. More than anything, I wanna hold him until he's okay.

I don't know how long he cries. It's long enough he passes out from exhaustion afterwards.

"How old was he when Ragnor bought him?" Izzy asks, watching me tuck a blanket around Magnus' skinny body.

"He was ten. He was raised for sex, though," I reply.

I leave Magnus a note before going downstairs for supper. I've locked the door behind me, including the new deadbolt I bought.