Deviator

Attack

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Magnus

"Andrew. It's me. Magnus..." I whisper as I slowly back away. He isn't himself. I can tell that much. Something is very wrong. The low growl coming from deep down his throat scares me. I don't think he recognizes me. "Andrew!" I yell a bit louder as he still approaches me with his teeth bared.

I don't really get it. A few hours ago, he seemed to be doing so much better. He had just gotten a big doze of my blood and he was finally able to speak in full sentences. But now... now he is back to square one. Before the cure.

I can hear footsteps outside in the hallway, but no one has any chance of knowing where I am. I didn't tell them that I went into the lab to talk to him. I knew Alec wouldn't approve of me going here alone.

I clutch the diary in my arms as I still back away from the creature he is becoming. Away from the door too, unfortunately.

The goddamn diary. I just wanted to know if it was his. So much of what he had told us about himself fit in with the diary. And it was his. He told me. Right before he started staring blankly into thin air.

I know what I must do. I have to call for Alec. But when I do, Andrew will probably launch at me. I have no doubt. And then it's up to faith if I will survive.

Fuck... I really hate it when Alec is right. And If I survive this, he is going to give me an earful of I-told-you-so. I just don't have a choice. Facing an angry Alec scolding me, is at least better than being eaten by a creature. A bit, anyway.

"ALEXANDER!" I scream of the top of my lungs and as suspected, Andrew growls and jump at me. I hold the diary up, so he bites into that instead of my flesh. It confuses him for a second, but only a second. Why didn't I bring a fucking weapon?

He rips the book out of my hands and throw it on the ground. Right this instance, I see an opportunity to kick him off me. I scream and kick him hard, digging my heel deep into his gut as it makes contact with his body, and he falls to the ground. With one swift motion, I'm jumping over him and running to the door. Just before I reach it, I feel his fingers grabbing my ankle as he pulls me back. I fall down face first and the creature, that once was Andrew, is now on top of me.

"ANDREW!" Alec's voice roars through the air and the creature stops for a second. "Get of him now!" The creature growls, still with its fingers digging into my scalp. "I said NOW!" Alec steps closer and I can see the toe of his boots. The growling stops, and the hand lets go of my head.

"What... what happened?" He stutters as he climbs of me.

"That is exactly what I want to know too." Alec says as he helps me up from the ground and pushes me behind him. Shielding me with his body.

"I-I'm so sorry..." Andrew looks down at his hands in confusion. Like he doesn't really know if it is his hands. "I don't know..."

"Magnus? Are you okay?" Alec asks without turning his eyes away from Andrew. The shivering Andrew.

"I'm okay. A little bruised, but that's it."

"Good. Now I can stop being concerned and be pissed instead. What the fuck were you thinking!?"

"Sorry. I just wanted to know if it was his." I gesture towards the diary on the floor.

"Are you kidding me? Seriously? Risking your life for a damn book! I told you; you can't go near him without me! Simon told us that the cure isn't working the way it should, and you still decided to be alone in a room with him? He is an addict, and you are the fucking drug!" Alec screams at me, and I know I deserve it, but my heart breaks a little for Andrew. He climbs further into the corner, trembling by every word that leaves Alec's mouth, almost as if the words are physically cutting into his skin.

"Alexander." I put my hand on his chest. "I am sorry. It was stupid, I know. But please... Stop yelling." I look towards Andrew who is huddled up in the corner, crying. Alec sighs defeated and gesture towards the door with his head. I kiss him gently before I leave. The last thing I see before closing the door, is Alec sitting down next to Andrew. Talking to him calmly.

***

"You can't come with us on the mission."

"What?" I stare at Alec I disbelief. "You can't be serious."

"I'm sorry, but I am. We need Andrew to be there with his pack. And there's a big chance that he will snap and attack you again. Simon confirmed it. Even though the blood has mended his speech, it hasn't stopped his brain form devolving. His humanity comes and goes. He can't control it."

"But..."

"No buts, Magnus. I'm the one in charge, and I say that you are staying here. Got it?"

I can tell I'm not winning this one. He is in his stubborn mode. And if I'm honest, I do understand why I can't come. I just don't like being apart from him.

"Just promise me you'll come back... I don't want to live without you."

"I'll come back. Don't you worry."

Alec opens his arms, and I step in as he closes them around me. I fit perfectly into his embrace. Like two pieces of the same puzzle.

"You better" I whisper against the skin on his neck as I breathe in his intoxicating scent.