Hey! This is my Second Project and this One will be a Christmas One: Clace & Alary. If you liked it don't forget to review and leave a comment :)

Chapter 1: As we put up the lights

Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree for me
I've been an awful good girl
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

"Maryse, where should I put these?", Clary held up a Christmas garland made out of fir branches, and the smell of nature filled the air.

Maryse Lightwood smiled and pointed into the living room "Put it around the Windows, Aline said they always put them there. Oh and decorate them with something, candy or whatever."

Clary was helping them to decorate the Penhallow's house to celebrate Christmas together in Alicante this year. Somehow Clary felt about the Lightwoods the same way she felt about her mum and Luke, they were her family as well.

She used an old chair to be able to get up and put the garlands above the huge old windows in the fancy living room, but she still wasn't able to get up to them. A sigh escaped her lips as she got reminded of her small body again.

"Hell, you're so useless." A voice came from behind her "Seems like I have no choice as to give you a hand then."

Suddenly two strong arms wrapped around her small waiste and on the next instant she was lifted up high enough to put the decorations where she wanted them.

As she turned to look down to her helper she noticed, that it wasn't the one she had expected. She thought it was Jace who held her like that without being embarrassed about this position, but she spotted shiny black hair and a pair of blue eyes staring into hers, both annoyed, yet somehow amused. -Alec Lightwood. Maryse's eldest son and Jace's best friend. Was he really helping her? Usually he treats her as if she was invisible.

"Are you done now?" He asked in a low voice.

"I...well...", her cheeks flushed as she noticed how close they were, her thighs nearly pressed against his pale cheeks "Um, Maryse asked me to also decorate them with something. And-"

"Try these.", he put her on one of his shoulders holding her with only one, like a seatbelt, and pulled some candy canes out if his pocket.

"What?" He asked as Clary gave him a confused look "I needed them for the tree upstairs."

Clary shrugged and took them before she started to put them onto the branches. They soon were done and Clary smiled at her 'creation', the window looked fantastic now.

Thanks to Alec, she thought.

Still on his strong shoulder, she tried to climb off, but got distracted by the runes on his upper arm, a moment later she slipped and slided down his back, preparing to hit the ground head first.

But somehow, she didn't get to feel the pain she had prepared for.

"Seriously..", she felt warm breath against her neck and opened her eye. quickly. Once more she stared into blue eyes, now even closer than before, only centimetres away. Alec's arms held her at her back, a few inches over the ground. He pulled her up still holding her "You need to be more careful."

You need to be more careful, it echoed in her mind. Did Alec actually care about her?

"O-Okay..", being so close to his lips, she shivered and was more than happy when he released her and put her back on her feet. Then she watched him hurry out of the room.