Aku Cinta Kamu

III: Papercuts

Alec

I didn't know what to do. If I go back to the institute, Isabelle would just annoy me to hell and I really wanted some time alone.

What could I do? I stood up quietly, holding my witchlight and looked around. Maybe I could find Camille and then kill her.

I walked further into the subway station cautiously and shouting out her name. I heard a snap behind me and I immediately turned around, holding my sword in front of me.

Nobody was behind me. I turned back and froze for like half a second. There, in front of me, stood Camille Belcourt. She was smiling-half smirking even as she eyed me curiously.

"Alexander Lightwood," She acknowledged, her smile still on her face.

"Camille Belcourt," I hissed.

"Now now, don't be like that. I could have killed you just now while you cried like a pathetic little boy-"

"Don't you dare call me that!" I held my sword steadily in front of me, pointed to her.

"But I did not. Are you trying to kill me? Use your brains little shadowhunter, you won't be able to," she scoffed and ignored me.

"You underestimated me vampire," I narrowed my eyes, I would do whatever I could to kill her. No matter how long I take.

She smirked, showing her perfect white teeth.

I raised my hand to strike her when she said, "Don't you want to how to patch things up with your warlock?"

I stopped mid-action and my heart quicken. She knows how I can get Magnus back? I tried my hardest to ignore her and get Magnus off my mind and focused my attention back to her.

"I know this is just another one of trick," I paused, waiting for her to say anything, "and I swear I would kill you today."

I drive my sword towards her heart but she was so much faster than me, she moved to the right and raised her eyebrows as if saying really? You really think you could kill me?

"And besides, what crime did I commit? You can't just kill me like this, it's against your shadowhunter accords." She told me, her expression was calm, not even worried about the sword currently pointing towards her.

I know she's right. She didn't commit any crime, and even if she did, there isn't any evidence that is was her who did it.

"I know you want Magnus back and I know how you can do that. And I will tell you what it is," she paused studying my face.

I stared back, and there we stood. Eye-to-eye, before she finally said, "I'll give you one week, you know what to do."

She left just as silently as she came and I was left all alone. I ran my hand through my hair. What did I get myself into again? Why didn't I just kill her while I had the chance?

I'll give you one week, you know what to do.

That sentence was stuck in my head. You know what to do. Yes I did. She wants me to kill Raphael.

I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. I walked out of the subway station and walked back to the institute taking as much time as I possibly could.

When I saw the institute coming into view, I walked around it instead of going in straight by the door. I drew a climbing rune on myself quickly and started climbing upwards on a rope, to my room.

I had this rope here when I starting dating Magnus-easier to move in and out of the institute unnoticed. I mastered the best way to climb up the rope without slipping down and making any noise and made it up to my room in thirty seconds.

I walked to my bed and sat down, looking at pictures of Magnus and I on the wall directly opposite my bed. My tears started falling again. Why am I so stupid?

I took out a box and that I hid under my bed for the longest of time. I took out the razer blade inside the box.

I used to cut myself before I met Magnus. It freed me from all the pain and sufferings that I felt. When I first starting cutting myself, it hurt a lot but now as I cut myself slowly, it barely hurt anymore. I let my blood run as I cut yet another line. I breathed out silently as I carved two letters onto my hand-MB.

"Alec?" A familiar voice brought my attention to the door.

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