Alec was aware that this was a bad Idea. He couldn't believe he'd let Jace talk him into a "guys night out", what was he thinking? Oh that's right he hadn't been thinking. All hope of a tame evening was lost when Alec saw the neon sign flashing above the small awning on the brick building. At least Alec was in no real danger of falling prey to this club's predators. Scantily clad females had never been his thing.
"Jace," Alec could hear the whine in his voice, but he didn't care, "do you really want to spend the night here?" Alec said the last word with enough venom that Jace turned his head to give him an incredulous look.
"Alec, dude, are you seriously so uptight that even a strip club won't loosen you up?" Jace rolled his eyes when he saw Alec flinch at his use of the words 'strip club'.
Alec couldn't help but be nervous; this was obviously not something he normally did despite being 18 and fully legal. Alec avoided these places like the plague, why would he want to be around a bunch of half-naked sweaty strangers, with his brother of all people? Whom happened to be very attractive. Everywhere Jace went he seemed to have a horde of female followers. Which really bothered Alec, and not just because he didn't like crowds. He couldn't help but feel kind of…Jealous. But that was a whole other story. "Pardon me, if I don't drool all over the first girl I see" Alec shot at his brother bitterly.
"Rerrr" Jace mewled at him sticking out his finger like a cat extending its claws and swiping at him playfully. Ugh, Jace could be such a child sometimes. Alec shot Jace a look, but gave up his protests. He obviously wasn't going to talk his way out of this one. "Calm down tiger" Jace said as they neared the front of the building chuckling.
With a sigh Alec followed him inside and stopped dead in his tracks. Dear God, it was worse than he thought. The club had grungy looking black walls with lights every ten feet that put off the only non stage lighting. He turned his head and saw a bar that was practically overflowing with middle aged men. He could see a line of girls on a platform dancing in short sparkly dresses and ridiculous heels that reminded him of daggers. Alec had no idea how Jace thought this was a fun way to spend his time.
"I need a Drink" Alec said making his way toward the bar. He weaved past a few tables, all full, on his way and had to shove in between two guys in suits leaning on the bar to make room for himself. They grumbled but didn't bother Alec thank goodness.
The bartender must have thought he looked like he needed a drink because when Alec requested a martini he just slid it down the counter with a nod, and said "that one's on the house". Alec was surprised but picked up his drink and returned the nod saying his thanks and started looking for a dark corner to hide in. Finding a nice empty table in a dark corner he made his way over and slid into an empty chair. Hopefully Jace wouldn't bother him about 'not enjoying this fine show with a front row seat'. Alec was too busy trying to pretend he wasn't there to notice that the platform nearest him was lighting up and the room had grown quiet.
The music that had been bouncing off the walls changed to a dirty, gritty sounding beat that Alec had never heard before but instantly loved. It was so much different from the normal punk music he usually listened to non stop. He looked up and his breath caught. Slinking on to the stage was the most beautiful being he'd ever seen in his entire life. His exotic movements had Alec rooted to the spot, everything about him was irresistible. He had long black hair that was falling to angle at his shoulders that came to razor sharp points that drew the eye. Alec noticed that his hair was glimmering in the purple light of the stage. Alec let his eyes take in the sparkling silver tie sitting on gorgeously tanned skin framed by a shockingly purple vest that was form fitting drawing attention to his toned chest. The dancer swayed and rolled his hips to the beat drawing Alec's attention further down again. He had on black jeans so tight Alec couldn't imagine how he'd managed to get them on in the first place. Alec was slightly surprised to see the silver Stiletto heels, they had to be at least 7 inches, Isabelle would approve. Alec knew he was staring but he couldn't make himself stop, he was so captivated he hadn't even put his drink down.
The sleek dancer had worked his way over to the middle of the runway-like stage where he moved his arms above his head and grabbed a pole behind him, sliding down and facing Alec's direction the entire time. Damn, Alec didn't know how he could possibly handle anything else the man did, when to Alec's shock he looked him dead in the eye. Alec couldn't help the breathless sigh at the sight of those eyes. If Alec had thought his body was incredible he was wrong, these eyes were better. They were so exotic he had to wonder if the dancer was entirely human. Never before had Alec seen green eyes shot through with yellow before. They reminded him of a forest with their deep colors. They were shocks of color that Alec could stare at forever. The dancer had definitely noticed his staring. Alec couldn't find the energy to be ashamed of his behavior; he did however have the energy to blush. Alec felt the familiar heat rush to his face. He could swear he saw the dancer smirk at him but the look was gone before Alec could be sure. Alec heard the beat stat to soften as the dancer hooked a heel around the pole leaving Alec with a glittery wink before spinning around to saunter back stage again.
Alec was still staring a hole in the place where the man had retreated when the lights on the stage went off and the music quit playing. He felt ridiculous for getting so flustered over a complete stranger. Alec wanted to know who that dancer with the exotic eyes was, but what in the world could he say after that? 'Sorry about drooling all over the floor earlier, I don't usually come to these places…by the way I think you're beautiful'. That definitely wouldn't work.
Sighing he took a long sip of his martini that he'd managed to forget about earlier. He'd only gotten half of the clear liquid down when a familiar voice broke into his thoughts, "there you are, should have known you'd be hiding in a corner." Jace had walked up to his table and sat down in a chair across from him.
Alec hoped that Jace would think his slightly flustered appearance was because of the Alcohol. "You know how much I love a party" he said, not without humor.
"Oh, we have jokes now do we?" his smirk didn't go un-noticed by Alec.
"Only for you" he returned sarcastically, sweeping his hand holding the drink in a gesture to include Jace.
"My, my, we're in a much better mood. Enjoying the entertainment?" his tone was smug; Alec would have wanted to punch him in the face if he hadn't been so horrified. Damn, this was bad. Maybe Jace didn't actually know who Alec had gotten so obviously flustered over.
"W-what?" Alec could kick himself. Way to prove Jace undoubtly right. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Alec wished he could just turn invisible or fade into the background, but that wasn't possible so he settled for draining the rest of his martini. He welcomed the smooth burn that kept him from going insane.
"So I got you out of the house, dragged you to a club, and got you to have a good time?" Jace said sounding like he was reading accomplishments off a resume. "I clearly deserve an award" he said still smug.
Alec was glad that Jace seemed to have ignored his stammering. Alec was still incapable of forming a coherent reply so he just settled for leveling Jace with a nasty glare. If looks could kill, the one Alec was giving Jace would have dropped him dead on the glittery floor. That would actually cause more harm than help, unfortunately, so Alec decided to just let it go. "Hmm," came his noncommittal reply. It wouldn't actually stop Jace from patting himself on the back, but maybe at least stop him from expecting Alec to tell him he was deserving of all the praise he was giving himself.
"She must have been beautiful" Jace said with in a tone that he hoped was neutral. He was baiting Alec. Maybe he could get Alec to spill the beans if he played this just right. He wanted to know who this girl was; she deserved an award of her own. She had to be beautiful, out of this world beautiful. Alec never got flustered over a female ever. Jace was holding his breath, waiting for Alec to blow up at him again and tell Jace to leave him alone.
The light buzz from the Alcohol was making Alec feel dizzy and warm. Jace talking about the beautiful "girl" made the heat spread all over his body and no doubt to his face too. Looking around for some sort of inspiration Alec's eyes landed on the very person he was trying not to think about. Seeing the dancer made memory of those green-yellow eyes flood to the front of his mind and say the one word his reeling mind could manage, "Breathtaking." His blood ran cold and he froze. He was really on a roll tonight. Why not just tell Jace that he was beautiful while, he was it? Jace must think he'd had gone insane. Alec thought he had.
Jace looked absolutely shocked. He had seen Alec flush and started to turn around when Alec knocked over his empty glass and ran away mumbling something about needing to go to the bathroom. What in the world had gotten into his brother? He watched Alec's retreating back incredulously. That kid should join the track team; no one could runaway faster than Alexander Lightwood. His eyes widened again when they caught sight of a tall figured following Alec into the dark hallway. Well damn, looks like Alec really was getting all the fun tonight.
A/N: This is my first attempt at fan fiction. Go easy on me, lol. Tell me what you guys think. The next chapter is going to follow Magnus, it should be up soon. hope you guys enjoyed it.
