Malec One-Shots

Silence

**COHF SPOILER INCLUDED!!**

They were severely outnumbered. None of them had expected to find this many demons at once, but here they were, surrounding the group of shadowhunters as they sliced their way through the demons. None remained uninjured, none confident about making it out alive.

Alec stood atop the hill, shooting arrow after arrow, trying to keep his family safe while also trying to shoot the demons coming at him. A few minutes before, one had advanced upon him, and sliced his leg open. Alec hadn't had time to place an iratze.

Despite the pain, he tried his best to fend off the demons coming at him and the rest of his group. He cursed himself everytime he saw them get hurt, despite the inevitability of it. There was no avoiding it, yet Alec still felt a bit responsible.

Eventually, it got to the point in which he had to join the close range combat. He swiftly put an iratze on his injury and sprinted down the hill ignoring the protests from his leg.

He strapped his bow to his back and whipped out his seraph blade shouting its name as he did so.

He slashed through as many demons as he could. His blade sang as it flew through the air and came in contact with the demons. They would fall to the ground, and vanish but not before Alec went after another one.

Tired and out of breathe, he hadnt anticipated a demon to sneak up behind him. Alec whirled around but was too slow as the creature sliced at him, cutting his arm and shoving him to the ground. The demon moved in again but not before a knife soared through the air and got the thing straight through the chest. Half a second later, Jace was there, finishing it off.

Jace came over helped Alec in his feet and rejoined the battle in one swift movement.

It was then that he heard a scream. He recognized it and his heart stopped. He looked in the direction of the scream and saw his sister collapse. Alec furiously finished off the demons in between him and his sister and bolted to her.

He saw Simon slash through the demons that came anywhere near her.

Alec dropped on his knees next to Izzy who was bleeding ferociously and he drew to healing runes praying to Raziel they would work. They didnt.

"Damn it. DAMN IT. Izzy, stay with me. Stay with me." Alec pleaded and he could see she was fighting to hold on. She was still conscious but barely. He held her hand tightly.

The demons were lowering in numbers. Clary, Jace and Simon not sparing a second. Eventually, there were none left. Shadowhunters always fought better angry.

Simon ran over to and kneeled in the opposite side of Izzy. Jace came and knelt down next to Alec. Clary stood behind Jace, keeping a hand on his shoulder.

Simon scooped Izzy up into his arms and rested her on his lap, one arm supporting her back, the other hand keeping pressure on the wound. His face glistened with tears as he begged izzy to live. Alec found himself wishing Simon was still a vampire so he could save her like last time.

Jace grabbed his phone and dialed a number. Alec barely heard him as he pleaded with whoever was on the other line to hurry the hell up.

Izzy's breathing slowed and slowed. He was a figure appear in his peripheral vision. He looked over and saw Magnus rushing over to them.

As Magnus came down next to izzy, he examined her and-

And her hand went limp in Alec's hand.

He knew Simon felt it too because of the new, devastated look on his face.

"NO!!" Alec shouted at the top of his lungs. He released her hand and slammed his fists on the ground. Clary kneeled by Jace as he sobbed into her shoulder. Simon barely moved. Tears flowed like a waterfall down his face. He whispered her name over and over.

Alec kept screaming and slamming his hands on the ground, spouting more cuts n his knocked. He caked his hands in blood.

Magnus grabbed his shoulders and shushed him quietly. Eventually, Alec calmed down and went still, his head down tears still falling. Magnus pulled him closer and wrapped his arms around the shadowhunter's neck. Alec wrapped his own arms around Magnus's core, sobbing into his chest. Magnus gently ran his hands up and down Alec's back.

They all stayed there for a while, comforting each other, no one saying a word.

Eventually they returned to the institute and delivered the news to Maryse. She reacted as expected. Alec looked away as she screamed for her daughter. He couldnt beat to watch his mother grieve for another one of her children.

They had her funeral a day after, everyone drenched in white fabric as they watched her body burn away.

The silence, was deafening.

Alec stayed at Magnus's apartment for the next week, barely moving or speaking. Magnus couldn't help but blame himself. If he'd just been there. If only he went with Alec that night. But instead, he sat at home worrying trying to call Alec, coming up unsuccessful everytime. Panicking when Jace called him.

They were curled up together on the couch. Alec caved into Magnus's arms around him holding him tight. He wanted nothing more than to take the pain away from Alec.

But he couldn't. Magnus knew the loss of his sister would weigh Alec down forever.  He would live and get past it, and remember her and how much they'd loved each other. He would get through it, but it would leave a scar so deep, that it could never be removed. And for now, the wound would devour him. Drying him out like clothes on a line, leaving him there to die.

"Alexander," Magnus whispered.

"Hmm?" Alec sighed in response.

"I love you,"

Again silence.  Magnus hadn't really expected him to say anything. He just wanted Alec to keep that with him while he grieved. Magnus closed his eyes, resting,  and ready for sleep to take him.

As he was falling from consciousness, he heard Alec whisper a response.

"I love you too,"

**UGH!! I'M SORRY!! I think it's safe to say I'm a sadist at this point. I can't help it. Just be glad I didn't kill Jace too. I was seriously considering it. I like Izzy better though. Trust me, it hurt to write this.

I know there wasn't a while lot of malec in this but whatever. Sorry not sorry.

Thank you!!

-Sam**