OM Chuck, I am amazed and humbled by the response to chapter 1. I love all of you.

I had an idea for this chapter, but this morning on the way to work (I seem to get my inspiration on the bus) something else popped into my head that sounded way better.

And that is what I present to you, my dear and beloved readers. xoxo

Enjoy.

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Magnus is about to walk into the kitchen when somebody knocks on the door. He walks over and opens it.

Cecil holds a seraph blade to Magnus' throat as he handcuffs him. He pushes his way into the loft.

Magnus looks at him calmly, "Cecil what a nice surprise, how are you doing?"

Cecil punches him in the face, "How the fuck do you think I'm doing warlock?"

"Well, you have been a true SHADOW hunter in the past week, so I guess you were doing okay."

"I'm the fucking laughing stock of the Institute."

"Yes, but it is your own fault."

"No, warlock, YOU did this to me and now you are going to fix it."

Magnus laughs, "I can't give you back your balls."

"Damn it. Tell me, warlock, how the fuck did you get a fine piece of ass like Alec Lightwood?"

Magnus glares at him with cat's eyes, "You were warned never to say his name again."

"Ah, no more jokes. Tell you what..."

He is interrupted by the ringing of Magnus' phone. He reaches into Magnus' back pocket and takes it out.

Catarina

He glares at Magnus, "Who is this?"

Magnus shrugs, "A friend."

Cecil hits 'dismiss' and puts the phone on the coffee table.

"As I was saying, you a warlock of demon descent do not deserve to touch a ShadowHunter, let alone marry one as sweet as him."

Magnus says calmly, although he is still looking at Cecil with his cat's eyes, "I will cut out your tongue."

Magnus' phone rings. It's Catarina again.

Cecil grabs the phone and throws it at a wall.

Magnus calmly looks at his phone on the floor in pieces.

"Nothing to say warlock?"

Magnus continues to look at his broken phone.

Cecil yanks the handcuffs and Magnus glares at him. Cecil nods, "You act tough, but I know your weakness."

Magnus coldly says, "You know nothing about me."

"I did my research and you got lucky with Alec. You had a meaningless life until him. That is why you were threatened when I showed an interest in him. You knew that once I got my hands on him, he would leave your sad DownWorlder ass."

Magnus shakes his head, "What have you been drinking?"

Cecil puts his seraph blade to Magnus' throat again, "How about you get that fine piece of ass here and I'll fuck him in front of you."

Magnus stares at him in silence.

"Ah, nothing to say? Because you know once that happens, he is done with you."

Magnus continues to stare at him.

Cecil punches him in the face again, "Say something."

Something drops in the bedroom.

Cecil cuts Magnus on his cheek, "Who else is here?"

Magnus calmly says, "Nobody."

"Then what was that noise?"

"How would I know?"

"Who else is here?"

"I told you, nobody."

There is another noise from the bedroom.

Cecil pushes Magnus, "Fuck you." He turns towards the bedroom, "Show yourself."

Magnus walks further away from Cecil.

Out of the bedroom walks Alec, an arrow loaded in his bow. Cecil realizes his mistake when he sees Magnus by the sofa away from arm's reach. A second later, Alec lets the arrow go, it goes through Cecil's left eye and straight through his skull. He falls to the floor dead.

Alec drops his bow on a chair and runs over to Magnus. He takes Magnus' head in his hands and kisses his husband. Magnus grabs Alec's shirt with his handcuffed hands.

Alec rests his forehead against Magnus', "You okay?"

"I'll live."

Alec takes his stele out of his pocket. He unlocks the handcuffs from Magnus' wrists and tosses them to the side. Magnus wraps his arms around Alec and holds him tight.

Alec whispers, "This is all my fault."

Magnus pulls away and looks up at him, "No, this is not your fault. Far from it."

"I should have sent him to Idris right away after you... you know."

Magnus laughs, "He was behaving himself, who thought he was insane."

Alec gently touches Magnus' cheek. "He hurt you."

Magnus smiles, "A little healing magic, some TLC from my beautiful husband and I'll be as good as new."

Alec smiles and kisses Magnus' bruises and cut.

Magnus smiles, "See, feels better already."

Alec smiles, "Catarina wants you to let her know you are okay. She was worried when you didn't answer your phone."

Magnus flicks his wrist and his phone appears in one piece.

Alec rests his head on Magnus' head as he texts Catarina.

He puts his phone back in his pocket and holds Alec, "So why did you show up in the bedroom?"

Alec sighs, "Catarina portaled into the Institute and said that you ignored her phone calls. I had Izzy run to Cecil's room and she saw that he was gone. Abraham said he saw Cecil leave about twenty minutes before Catarina's first phone call. I called your phone and it went to voice mail. I had a bad feeling and asked Catarina to portal me to our bedroom because I figured it was the one room in the loft that you weren't be in."

Magnus nods, "So how much of that did you hear?"

Alec gently kisses Magnus, "You are the High Warlock of Brooklyn and I'm proud to be your husband. And there is nobody who can take me away from you."

"My biggest fear was that you would walk in unaware of the danger..."

"Thank the angel that never happened."

Magnus nods, "I owe Catarina a big fruit basket."

Alec smiles, "Maybe some flowers as well."

Magnus nods, "Chocolates."

Alec giggles. He glances at Cecil and sighs, "Paperwork."

Magnus opens a portal and pushes Cecil's dead body through it with a ball of magic.

Alec glances at him, "Where did you send him?"

Magnus smiles, "The bottom of Jamaica Bay, no need for paperwork."

Alec giggles and kisses Magnus, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"I guess I should get back to the Institute."

"Do you have to, after all, my brave ShadowHunter husband deserves a reward for saving me."

Alec smiles, "A reward?"

Magnus smiles as he kisses and pushes him towards the bedroom.

the end

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And now I'm happy because Cecil is dead.

I originally wanted Jace to kill Cecil but I couldn't figure out the details, until this morning, Cecil going after Magnus and Alec showing up sounded a lot better.

Love you. xooxox