“What nail polish should I use?” 17 year old Camille Belcourt asked her best friend Magnus Bane. “Magnus, did you hear me?” She waved a carrot stick in front of his face. “Hellooo??”
“Um, use the dark grey with the purple sparkles over it. Who's that kid over there? Is he new?"
“Please don’t tell me you have a new crush.” She put her head in her hand, which was actually very hard considering she was painting her nails. “Which one?” She followed his gaze.
“The one with the black hair.”
“Uh oh, no, Magnus don’t even think about it. That’s Alec Lightwood. He’s one of the most popular kids in our school, right after his adopted brother Jace Herondale. He’s straight.” Camille warned him.
“No he’s not. Look at how he stares at Jace. Now compare …show more content…
Magnus silently gasped. Alec’s eyes were the color of the ocean. Those eyes combined with his raven black hair canceled out any imperfections about Alec. “Yeah,” he said in a surprisingly shy voice, “You’re Magnus?”
“Ce serait moi. So what’s this project about anyways?” He leaned over the paper. Alec was wearing Magnus’s favorite cologne.
“Basically we have to write a story in French.” Alec explained. “Have any ideas?”
Magnus started rattling off a list of plots for their story. By the time the bell rang they had a list full of plot ideas and Alec was laughing so hard from Magnus’s jokes he was almost crying.
“Are you going to the homecoming dance?” Alec asked.
“Yeah, but I don’t have a date.”
“Neither do I. Hey, on Friday there's a football game. I'm going to be there to cheer on Jace and Isabelle. Maybe we can hang out at the carnival together afterwards.”
“I don’t know. People might get suspicious if you’re hanging out with someone who's bi.” There. He let Alec know his sexuality.
“Well screw them. You’re my friend.”
“Ok then, sure I’ll go.”
“Great!” Alec grinned adorably. “So I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“Yeah, I’ll see you …show more content…
“Guess who’s practically dating Alec Lightwood!”
She squealed in the phone. “Already?!? Damn boy, you move fast.”
“And I’m going to the carnival with him.” He bragged. “And he invited me to the football game.”
“That’s awesome. I wish I could get a guy that fast.”
“You’ve seen how all the guys look at you when you’re walking down the hall. They practically worship you.”
Magnus heard something slam in the background on Camille's side of the phone. “I gotta go. Mom and dad are home, bye.” she said before she clicked off.
With a sigh Magnus got off of his bed and went to brush his teeth. When he was done he went to go tell his mom that he was going to bed. She looked up at him and said so quietly Magnus doubted she even said it, “Do you regret leaving us?”
Uh oh. This was bad. “Mom it’s me, Magnus.”
She slapped him hard. “Why? Why did you leave us for her? How do you think Maggy feels? Why did you leave your own son?!?” Magnus hadn’t heard his nickname in 10 years.
“Mom! Dad is gone! It’s,” his voice cracked, “its Maggy. It’s your baby boy.” He shook her.
“Maggy?” She snapped out of her daze. “Oh, Maggy. Oh baby, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
“I’m going to bed.” He kissed her forehead. “Goodnight
“Um, use the dark grey with the purple sparkles over it. Who's that kid over there? Is he new?"
“Please don’t tell me you have a new crush.” She put her head in her hand, which was actually very hard considering she was painting her nails. “Which one?” She followed his gaze.
“The one with the black hair.”
“Uh oh, no, Magnus don’t even think about it. That’s Alec Lightwood. He’s one of the most popular kids in our school, right after his adopted brother Jace Herondale. He’s straight.” Camille warned him.
“No he’s not. Look at how he stares at Jace. Now compare …show more content…
Magnus silently gasped. Alec’s eyes were the color of the ocean. Those eyes combined with his raven black hair canceled out any imperfections about Alec. “Yeah,” he said in a surprisingly shy voice, “You’re Magnus?”
“Ce serait moi. So what’s this project about anyways?” He leaned over the paper. Alec was wearing Magnus’s favorite cologne.
“Basically we have to write a story in French.” Alec explained. “Have any ideas?”
Magnus started rattling off a list of plots for their story. By the time the bell rang they had a list full of plot ideas and Alec was laughing so hard from Magnus’s jokes he was almost crying.
“Are you going to the homecoming dance?” Alec asked.
“Yeah, but I don’t have a date.”
“Neither do I. Hey, on Friday there's a football game. I'm going to be there to cheer on Jace and Isabelle. Maybe we can hang out at the carnival together afterwards.”
“I don’t know. People might get suspicious if you’re hanging out with someone who's bi.” There. He let Alec know his sexuality.
“Well screw them. You’re my friend.”
“Ok then, sure I’ll go.”
“Great!” Alec grinned adorably. “So I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“Yeah, I’ll see you …show more content…
“Guess who’s practically dating Alec Lightwood!”
She squealed in the phone. “Already?!? Damn boy, you move fast.”
“And I’m going to the carnival with him.” He bragged. “And he invited me to the football game.”
“That’s awesome. I wish I could get a guy that fast.”
“You’ve seen how all the guys look at you when you’re walking down the hall. They practically worship you.”
Magnus heard something slam in the background on Camille's side of the phone. “I gotta go. Mom and dad are home, bye.” she said before she clicked off.
With a sigh Magnus got off of his bed and went to brush his teeth. When he was done he went to go tell his mom that he was going to bed. She looked up at him and said so quietly Magnus doubted she even said it, “Do you regret leaving us?”
Uh oh. This was bad. “Mom it’s me, Magnus.”
She slapped him hard. “Why? Why did you leave us for her? How do you think Maggy feels? Why did you leave your own son?!?” Magnus hadn’t heard his nickname in 10 years.
“Mom! Dad is gone! It’s,” his voice cracked, “its Maggy. It’s your baby boy.” He shook her.
“Maggy?” She snapped out of her daze. “Oh, Maggy. Oh baby, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
“I’m going to bed.” He kissed her forehead. “Goodnight