Thank Yous should not be This Tiring (for magnus_bane)

[alexandra_lightwood]

 She wasn't supposed to be out of the Institute.  Technically, she wasn't supposed to be out of bed, but Alec was sure her family was being overprotective.  If she was careful and didn't overexert herself, she could make it to Brooklyn without aggravating her injuries.  Not that they were severe after Magnus had healed her.  

Which was the reason why she'd defied her family's orders to rest.  Magnus had spent the night healing her, keeping her company when she was terrified and sure that she was going to die.  He'd grounded her and made her feel safe despite the pain.  Then, when she was finally coherent enough to be able to think, he'd left her bedside, not saying a word before he leaving the Institute.

It's been frustrating since she'd wanted to thank him for what he'd done.  Magnus had shown her a kindness that she hadn't expected and he had no idea what it had meant to her.

The thought had worried at her until Alec had finally gotten out of bed, struggling to put on jeans and a sweater that was more black than gray, and slowly limped her way to Magnus' apartment building.  Leaning heavily on the wall near the buzzer, she pushed the button, impatiently waiting for Magnus to answer.

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[magnus_bane]

"I don't recall any direct assault on me other than verbal from your ancestors. You look nothing like them. Well... One, if you're from her." He was rambling a little, but he rarely thought about Nephilim and bloodlines and what they looked like. After he ran from Will and the others, he did his best to not pay too much attention to them.

When she commented on the 'crowd' he ran with he wanted to snort. The first thought was that people probably shouldn't have bothered with him. If it continued to be an issue, obviously the problem pointed to himself. "If you continue to feel as you do, lovely angel, I will agree with that deduction." Smiling lightly, he moved his head to catch her eye. "Deal?"

He felt a warm pleased sensation in his chest... that disappeared the instant Alec said no one would look for her. The thought that her parents wouldn't even seek her out made him unbelievably upset. Wrapping her up tightly into his arms, he kissed the side of her head. "If it makes you feel better... Alec... I would look for you."

Lifting a hand, he threaded it through her hair gently and lovingly. His eyes were half closed as he watched the silky raven locks slide through his slender fingers. "Then sleep... you do need rest." Pressing his face into Alec's hair, he continued to play with her hair as he drifted off.

"I'll take care of you. I promise."

[alexandra_lightwood]

"I'm glad they didn't hurt you physically at least." It helped a bit to know that so she didn't wonder if they had tried to do the kind of things she'd read about to him. She wasn't sure what she would have said or done if they had. "I might be... everyone says that I don't have the Lightwood eyes, but neither does Izzy." Her parents eyes were blue, but neither one of them had the same shade as Alec's... maybe that was the resemblance Magnus noticed.

Smiling at the idea that Magnus might eventually agree with her, Alec snuggled closer, knowing that her thoughts about him wouldn't change. "Then you should agree now since my opinion is going to stay the same." No matter what things she might have read about warlocks being 'dangerous' she knew that Magnus was a good person.

Her parents disinterest was something she'd gotten used to. They were busy. They had more important things to do than keep an eye on a daughter that was a few weeks away from becoming an adult. It'd hurt, though, that they hadn't been there after the attack. Izzy had been waiting, of course. And Magnus had been the one to comfort her.

"It does make me feel better." She had to be special if Magnus would say that he'd look for her. He wouldn't do that for any patient that he healed. She hoped.

Humming softly as he played with her hair, her eyes drifted closed, sleep slowing her thoughts. "Don't want to ruin our date by falling asleep." But it felt good to be held and to have someone care about her... and to care about someone else. "And I promise to take care of you."