Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, the belong to the wonderful Cassandra Clare. As well as the song lyrics belong to Adam Lambert- Better Than I Know Myself.


Alec stood twisting his wedding ring around his fingers, smiling fondly down at it, being able to feel the inscription of Magnus's words lining the inside. Aku Cinta Kamu. He could listen to Magnus tell him he loves him in Indonesian for the rest of his days, that would make him the happiest man alive. He watched as Magnus mingled with guests that included long lost friends andtheir now close family and friends. As he watched the man-the warlock- he loved wander between people, watching as his glittery attire and make up caught on the rays of lights coming from the beams above, making him stand out like a star burning brightly for him alone. Everyone else saw Magnus as a flamboyant warlock, with a brave sense of fashion, but although Alec can't say he never noticed that, he'd be lying. Except Alec saw past all of that, he saw the man beneath the glitter, he knew the man that he woke up to every morning too and knew how long it took for him to get ready, what his likes and dislikes were. Over the past few weeks, he had learnt more about Magnus than anybody ever had in all of his years of living. He was lucky to have him, and he knew him better than anyone.

Unfortunately he was snapped from his thoughts, as Magnus was striding towards him with a loving, but mischievous smile on his face. Alec smiled back, and stopped fiddling with his ring, but Magnus caught him and smirked playfully.

"Not having second thoughts now are we?" Alec blanched and shook his head furiously.

"NO.. No Magnus. I'm just happy, I love you. OF course I don't want to go back on all of this. I couldn't be more happier." Magnus smiled fondly and leant in and kissed his husband on the lips softly.

"I know. I know you, you should know that by now Alexander. I love you." Alec relaxed and smiled back, leaning into kiss him again.

Once they pulled apart, Magnus took hold of Alec's hand gently, looking deep into his eyes, his cat-like golden eyes shimmering against his ocean blue. There was so many differences between them, but they moulded against one another perfectly. They were the other half to each other's soul.

"Come with me. I have something for you." Alec looked on curiously, but nodded as Magnus pulled him through the crowd towards his sister and brother; Isabelle and Jace, who were stood with their partners Clary and Simon. Magnus smiled at the four of them, and winked at Isabelle, who gave him a sly smile in return. Alec knew then that something was afoot.

"Magnus, what is going on?" He turned to his husband who was smiling like an idiot.

"Just stay here okay? Can you do that for me?" Alec thought it over quickly and nodded. Magnus quickly kissed him and took off through the crowd, disappearing, just as his sister, looped her arm through his, smiling up at him. He smiled back fondly.


After a couple of minutes of waiting anxiously in the crowd with Isabelle, Jace, Clary and Simon, suddenly the lights dimmed and spotlights lit up in the corner of the room. Alec re-focused his eyes to the sudden loss of light, and started to hear the whirr of music and a drum base pounding out through the speakers. It was music. He watched the corner of the room intently, where the music was coming from, to suddenly be shocked to his core- in all of his years of shadowhunting, he never expected anything to make him go weak at the knees- Magnus was walking towards the back of the small stage, singing; something he never knew Magnus could do. His voice was as perfect as the rest of him. It thrummed through Alec's body, and the lyrics were what got him next. Magnus began singing louder as he approached.

"Cold as ice, and more bitter than a December,
Winter night. That's how I treated you.
And I know that I, I sometimes tend to lose my temper,
And I cross the line. Yeah that's the truth."

The lyrics touched Alec deep within, he knew how hard it was for Magnus to apologise for their argument about immortality and this was what he was singing about.

"I know it gets hard sometimes, but I could never,
Leave your side, no matter what I say."

As Magnus was finishing the first verse, just before he began the chorus, he looked down from the stage in search for Alec in the crowd. It didn't take him long to sought him out, as he was stood holding his sisters arm, mouth gaped open whilst blushing furiously. That blush he loved more than anything. He was projecting the lyrics and music straight at Alec, hoping he got the underlying message to the song.

"Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now, but I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge.
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now, but you're the only one that knows me.
Better than I know myself."

Magnus could of swore he'd kept his eyes locked with Alec in the crowd, but when he glanced up as the chorus was coming to an end, Isabelle flung her hands up and shrugged her shoulders. Surely he wouldn't leave he thought. He began to worry and started scouting the room for Alec's figure. The song was building up to another verse, so he knew he had to carry on, but he was singing for Alec alone. Not to please others. That was until he heard it.

"All along, I tried to pretend it didn't matter
If I was alone, but deep down I know
If you were gone
For even a day I wouldn't know which way to turn,"

Alec had left Isabelle's side and took a microphone from the stand in the corner of the room, he knew Magnus would never expect this from him. He didn't even know where he had got this sudden burst of courage from, he was the most introvert shadowhunter ever. Though once he saw Magnus's face register what was happening, as he put one foot on the stage and began to sing, Magnus' face broke out into a huge grin and looked at him lovingly. As he joined in with Alec at the end of his verse,

"Cause I'm lost without you."

Alec took Magnus's hand in his and squeezed smiling, as he kept singing. He recognised the song from Magnus singing in the bath or the shower, so he had remembered the words. He tried to forget the audience was there, and just focused on Magnus who was smiling and mouthed 'I love you'.

"I know it gets hard sometimes, but I could never,
Leave your side, no matter what I say."

Magnus followed on to join him in the chorus, pulling him towards him, now holding each other by the elbow. Each breath they took in and out mingling with the others, in the small space between them.

"Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now, but I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge.
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now, but you're the only one that knows me.
Better than I know myself."

As they finished the chorus Alec pulled back slightly, but enough to let him know he wasn't mad at him or anything along those lines. He smiled, as Magnus clasped his hand in his. He started singing the bridge,

" I get kind of dark. Let it go too far."

Magnus squeezed his hand, as he sang the following line. Covering his heart with his free hand.

"I can be obnoxious at times, but try and see my heart."

Alec smiled and nodded. He always saw past everything Magnus did, he always saw his heart. Alec stepped towards him and covered Magnus's hand on his chest as they sung the last part of the bridge, followed by the last chorus which they sang twice.

"Cause I need you now, so don't let me down.
You're the only thing in this world, I would die without.

Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now, but I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge.
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now, but you're the only one that knows me..."

As they both sang the last chorus together, for the second time, Magnus pulled Alec into his arms as he whispered the last words into Alec's ear, just as Alec did the same.

"Better than I know myself."

When the song came to an end, Alec was still enfolded in Magnus' embrace, as he rested his head against his shoulder, smiling and blushing. A cheer went up all around them, deafening the room into the sounds of clapping and whistling. Magnus pulled back and rested his forehead against his, smiling, looking deep into his soul, just as he was in return. Magnus whispered slowly,

"Alexander. Thank you so much for coming and singing with me. You are the only person who knows me better than I know myself. You are my other half and my soul mate. You are my everything and I love you unconditionally." Alec smiled and whispered back.

"Well it's our special day, so your singing may have been your present, but my bravery to get up here and sing with you. That was mine." Magnus grinned, rubbing their noses together.

"Well I am very proud of you, and I will never be able to thank you enough for-" Alec lifted his fingers to Magnus's lips to silence him.

"It made me happy to do it, I love you and just to clarify; You know me better than anyone in the world, even more than Jace. You are my missing piece, so you complete me and make me whole." Magnus smiled and pulled Alec into him and folded his lips onto his softly. The kiss lead from casual to more romantic and passionate, as Alec wound his arms around Magnus's neck, as Magnus lifted him from the ground. The only thought that went through Alec's mind was what Magnus had told him before 'Now on we make every day matter'. Well it was very fitting because today was the best day of his life and it would matter for all eternity.


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