Why? Because I Like You

                                    

                                          


                          
'Magnus.' Alec thought. He was now running through the halls. He had to find Magnus. Magnus had defended him in front of an entire class. He had never seen Magnus even raise his voice at anyone before, and that day, Magnus had almost punched a guy. All for defending Alec. Victor had not only insulted Alec, he had insulted Magnus too. What if Magnus was angry at him? Oh God. Now Magnus not only thought he was weird but also was angry at him. He probably hates him.
                          
'Can nothing in my life go right?'
                          
'Should I call him?'
                          
'No that's a bad idea.'
                          
He didn't find Magnus anywhere on the first floor, so he ran down the stairs. He was out of the building and looked around trying to spot Magnus. He ran a bit to the left, then towards the main gate of the college. Finally, something caught his eye. Magnus' blue scarf. He did notice it when Magnus was facing Victor. He had noticed Magnus' entire outfit at that time, the blue scarf being the most striking to the eye. It was a beautiful cobalt blue, the material most likely a blend of silk and wool, was shiny but elegant. Even when Magnus was angry, Alec couldn't deny that he looked great in it. Now it was lying a few metres away from him. He went to pick it up. Magnus must have run and the scarf had dropped from his neck. Alec touched the smooth fabric, almost caressing it.
                          
"Alexander." A smooth voice called.
                          
Alec looked up knowing whose voice it was. He felt the same goosebumps that he had felt when Magnus had called him by his full name for the first time. Magnus was standing a few feet away from him, his chest heaving slightly. He must have run back when he had noticed that his scarf was missing. He looked a little sad, a little shaken.
                          
"I think this is yours." Alec said walking closer to him holding out the scarf.
                          
"Yes. Thank you." Magnus took it and looked down. He held the scarf in his hands.
                          
"Thank you, Magnus."
                          
Magnus looked up at Alec, his eyes a little confused. Alec noticed that.
                          
"For standing up for me."
                          
Magnus's eyes lit up and the corners of his lips were twitching into a smile.
                          
"But you didn't have to."
                          
The smile dropped. Alec realised what that sounded like.
                          
"Please don't take this in a wrong way. I'm really grateful for what you did, but I can stand up for myself." He said as politely as he could.
                          
Magnus looked a little relieved. "But you didn't. I waited for you to do something, say something." He paused. "I know I...reacted in a wrong way. I just...couldn't bear hearing him say all those horrible things." His expression was serious, his jaw clenching a little.
                          
Alec was confused. "Why?" He blurted out. He was tempted to know. The answer danced at the back of his head, but he brushed it away.
                          
Magnus let out a small laugh and came a little closer. "You would have known if I hadn't been so stupid." He mumbled.
                          
"What?" All Alec had heard was 'you' and 'stupid'. Did Magnus call him stupid? Oh no. Was Magnus going to talk about yesterday's incident? He wanted to run away, hide his face. He could feel a blush creeping up his cheeks.
                          
Magnus sighed, looking at him. Oh those eyes. The beautiful brown and gold eyes. The eyes that had made Alec blurt out the most idiotic thing. The eyes which had expressed shock the day before and anger just a while ago, now those eyes were looking at him tenderly.
                          
"I thought I was pretty obvious but let me spell it out for you. I like you." Magnus said softly but sincerely.
                          
Alec was definitely blushing right now. Had he heard that right? Did Magnus say he liked him? Like for real? Or was he dreaming? His mind was rushing with thoughts as he stood there like a deer caught in headlights, his eyes wide and face flushed, staring at Magnus.