The Magnitude of True Love

Chapter One: Within a Warlock's Magnitude

Walking across the rooftops, I saw the man I was tracking bump into this Latina woman and then shift into said woman. Really? What next? A chair? A fucking shapeshifting chair. I shook my head, walked off to the side, and texted Jace. I waited fifteen minutes before I saw Jace and Iz running towards me.

"Did you find the demon?" They asked me in unison.

"Yeah, I tracked it and followed it all the way up here. I tried to figure out what it was planning to do, but it shifted into a human female and that's when I texted you," I glanced between the two of them and asked, "What took you two so long to get here?"

"We'll tell you on the way back to the institute, Alec," Isabelle told me.

"Wait, where's the demon now?" Jace asked me, remembering the reason why I texted him.

"Well...you see.." Jace cut me off, rephrasing the question.

"Alec, what the hell happened?"

"Um...the demondisappearedinamistofbluesmoke." Neither Izzy nor jace could understand what I had just said. So I took a deep breath, realizing I had said it way too quickly, so it ended up sounding like a jumble up mess of muffled words. In unison, once again, they asked me,

"What?" I sighed and replied sheepishly,

"It disappeared in a mist of blue smoke."

"Oh," was all Izzy and Jace said.

"Would you two please stop speaking in unison? It's starting to freak me out," I said slightly irritated.

"Sorry," Izzy replied.

"Not sorry," Jace stated at the same time as Izzy. I was going to give Jace a pointed look, but my phone began to ring. We were all thrown off guard when we began to hear "Barbie Girl" start to play. I rushed to grab my phone from my black leather jeans before I could face any more embarrassment. I answered it as soon as my hand touched the device.

"Hello?"

"Alec?" It was Magnus on the other end.

"Yeah..."

"I'm glad I got a hold of you. I need you to come to the institute now."

"W-why?"

"Alec," I could just imagine him shaking his head, "Jace and Isabelle will have to tell you that. I just need all of you back here now."

"Okay..."

"I mean it, Alexander. Leave...NOW!"

"Okay...okay. We will be there as soon as possible. Goodbye." I hung up the phone and put it back in my pocket. Once I was finished, I turned back to my siblings and filled them in.

"Magnus says we need to get back."

"He needs us there, now?" Jace inquired.

"That's what he said...well, more like demanded. What happened anyways?"

"There was an accident with Luke. We'll tell you more at the institute," Jace said. I nodded and we all raced down the stairs and to the entrance of the building. We ran all the way to the institute. Not that any of us would ever admit it, but we all wondered what was so urgent that Magnus needed us. We were in disbelief that the High Warlock of Brooklyn needed us. He is Magnus Bane. What could he possibly need that he can't magically get himself? We reached the Institution in what seemed like record time and raced to the old elevator, so we could quickly find Magnus. Upon finding Magnus, he was in the midst of treating Luke in the infirmary. I beat both my parabatai and younger sister to the entrance of the room and walked over to where Magnus was healing a wounded Luke. The sight in front of me kicked in the Shadowhunter reflexes I was born with. I saw Clary and Jocelyn watch the scene in horror, and I mentally cursed at Clary's lack of those reflexes. This problem could have been solved by now if it weren't for her lack of a Shadowhunter upbringing. I sighed and then leaped into action.

I raced over to catch Magnus from collapsing onto the ground. I caught him and slowly kneeled to place him onto the ground. He was lighter than I expected him to be.

"Alexander?"

"I'm here, Magnus." I could feel the stares from the other people in the room. "By the angel, what the hell happened?" Magnus tried to sit up to talk to me, but he only made it halfway before he collapsed back to the ground with a grunt. After a short pause, he groaned in agony.

"My...my energy...is drained..." Magnus could barely get out all the words. He was so breathless, I'm surprised he hasn't passed out yet. Clary invaded our conversation to tell me what happened with Luke.

"He was fighting off a horde of demons that attacked the pack at the restaurant. One of the demons clawed at his chest. It's talons were infused with poison. Magnus almost had all the poison extracted from Luke's bloodstream, but his energy became vacant before he could finish." After she completed her theatrical telling of the events that had taken place, Magnus interjected. I looked down at the paling man in my lap and tried not to blush. His lips were moving but I didn't hear any of the words that left his beautiful, pink, plump lips. I shook my head trying to gain back a coherent thought and looked at his eyes instead.

"What did you say Magnus?" I asked, afraid that he had caught me staring at his lips. His very kissable lips.

"I said, 'that's why I need you.'" I still didn't understand what this had to do with me .

"Why me? Why not Jace or Isabelle? Hell, why not even Clary?"

"Alexander, I need virgin Shadowhunter energy."

"Oh..." I didn't know what to say. If he needs me though, I'll help him.

"Alexander, I need to take energy from you," his words came out raspy. He's going to faint soon if I don't work fast. I glance over at Luke. I don't think he'll be able to hold on much longer without Magnus completing the extraction. Clary and Jocelyn seemed to be preparing for the worst. I knew from Magnus that he would only give out the best.