To Belong- (Malec AU)

Chapter 6

Alec's POV

"I love this movie so much!" Magnus yelled as the ending credits began to flash on the movie screen. I laughed along at his comment, relishing in the excited voice of Magnus. He looked like a child, so vulnerable and full of life. His eyes glistened as the lights of the screen flashed back onto his face.

"Alexander, you there?" Magnus asked, a confused look on his face. His eyebrows furrowed in worry. He used my full first name, Alexander. My name had never sounded more perfect coming out of someone's mouth before.

"Yea, sorry. Got distracted," I muttered in reply.

"You get distracted a lot, don't you?" Magnus chuckled. "What were you distracted by?" Magnus now sat closer to me on the couch, seriousness in his face. His piercing gold eyes peered into mine, attempting to achieve an answer. The answer was that all day I have been distracted by him. He was so fascinating and breathtaking; I have never felt so at home with someone so quickly before.

I felt myself leaning in, close enough to Magnus that I could feel his body warmth radiate off of him and onto my skin. My breath began to shake, nervousness raced through my lungs. I could feel my palms sweat, quaking from the pit in my stomach. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't breathe.

"It's nothing," I quickly said, pulling backward into the arm of the leather couch. I was too anxious to make a move on Magnus. I didn't know what to do in these situations.

"Oh, okay," Magnus replied quite coldly. Magnus quickly stood up from the couch, looking at the floor as he grabbed the bowl of uneaten popcorn and waltzed out of the room.

I was frozen seeing Magnus walk out so abruptly. My legs wanted to stand up and run after him, but I couldn't shake the numbness. My feet felt like they were asleep, refusing to dull the cold of my body. I couldn't call after Magnus; with my voice stuck in my throat, my head began to spin with a thousand worrying thoughts. What did you do? You're so stupid. He hates you now.

Before my mind could process what my body was doing, adrenaline began to pump in, causing my body to run out of the room and find Magnus. I continued to feel numb, only focusing on finding Magnus. I ran as fast as I could muster down the hallway to the kitchen where Magnus sat on the island, cup in hand. I quickly crossed to the opposite side of where Magnus sat, taking a shaky seat myself. The white marble counter of the kitchen island felt cold to my touch, almost as cold as my atmosphere in the room. Looking up at Magnus, he lay deep in thought, staring at the hot, steaming mug of what I assumed was tea. The last of daylight shown through the window, highlighting the tan of Magnus' skin. The light allowed me to see the crinkle in his forehead and the statue like stance that his shoulders were in.

"Magnus..." I whispered, attempting not to surprise him. I was beyond nervous, my adrenaline came to a halt, allowing my stomachache to return. As much as I was panicking on the inside, I didn't want to break my eyes away from Magnus. I needed to know what he was feeling.

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Magnus' POV

"Magnus..." a voice whispered from across the kitchen island. I shook out of my head for a second, to look at the beautiful, blue eyed boy that sat across from me. Alec's face was full of worry and his voice of nervousness. His eyes were wide, searching mine for a hint of what I was thinking.  His hands gripped the counter with such force that his knuckles were white.

"Are you okay? Did I do something wrong?" Alec whispered, noticing that I had looked up to meet his stare. His voice was shaky, worry written throughout his breath.