Born Confused: Malec AU Sequel

Uprooting

Magnus's POV
When I get home I see my mom is getting ready for bed and I startle her when I walk past her room.

"Magnus, what the heck. You came in like a ghost." She says, chuckling and throwing her bed pillow at me. I roll my eyes after I catch it. I go into her room and hug her tightly for what feels endless. "Did the dinner not go well?" She asks while we are still embracing.

I lean back and smile. "It was excellent. I just a weird and stupid idea when I was driving home." I don't finish my thought but I go to my bedroom to change into a T-shirt and shorts. When I get into the bathroom to remove my makeup, I see my mom's reflection in the mirror.

"Do you want to share what your 'weird and stupid' idea was with me?" She leans against the door frame and crosses her arms. I splash some water on my face and dry it off before I answer. "We are halfway through the school year. Right?" She nods her and raises her eyebrows. "We haven't seen him for years now... maybe we can go back home?" I don't look at her right away.

"We are home." She says and walks over to me. She places her hands on my shoulders as we look in the mirror at each other. I take a deep breath and turn to face her. "No mom. Home. Where we used to live." Her face saddens a little, I know I touched a nerve.

"Magnus... if he ever found us again. He could kill us. I uprooted the house as soon as I could afford it. I changed our names. We can't be found by him again. I won't allow it. Why do you want to move back to where we were hurt by a man that said he loved us?"

"Because. It is where we grew up. Yeah it has some bad memories but you and I are always so positive that we can change that. I miss the city we were in. I miss the friends I was growing up with. I want to be closer to Alexander. I want you to have friends again. When is the last time you talked to any of them mom?" She just closes her eyes and sucks in her lips.

"I haven't seen my friends since the day we left Magnus. You know that. I haven't talked to my friends since you were 5 years old. It's been 13 years and I live everyday in fear that he will find you again."

I look her deep in the eyes and pull her into a strong embrace. I can feel her body tighten as if she is holding back from crying. "I'm sorry I asked. It's just... it's just that being with Alexander made me have a taste of what we used to have and what we could have again. I don't have to hide who I am with him. I don't have to be Malik. I think you deserve to live a little free too... that's all."

I squeeze her tighter before letting go. "Just forget I asked." I say, a polite smile on my face. I don't want to make her upset with my sad face. I begin to walk out of the bathroom when she grabs my shoulder.

"I was going to ask Jerry if he wanted to move in here." My eyes widen and a smile grows on my face. "As you know we have gotten close and we both want more out of our relationship. He always talks about moving out of the city and going to the suburbs. Relativity near where me used to live. So... maybe I can ask him if he want to move there."

I smile and grab her hand, pulling her tightly into an embrace. "Thank you mom." She smiles at me before we go our separate ways to our rooms. I shut my door behind me and slip into bed. I grab my phone from my nightstand and look over a text from Alexander.

"I hope you make it home safely. I hope dinner went well for you and you had a good time. My family is very happy to have met you and can not wait to see you again. Let me know when you get home. I miss you already."

I smile and respond with a "I miss you too." I place my phone on the nightstand again and pull my comforter up to my chin. I close my eyes and I can feel myself smiling before I fall asleep with one final thought.

I can not wait to be home.