Alec: No! No way!

Magnus: Come on, Honey!

Alec: No.

Magnus: Please?

Alec: No. I'm not wearing a dress for our wedding.

Magnus: Why not?

Alec: Because I'm a man!

Magnus: I know that, darling!

I: Guys? Could you do the disclaimer, please? Then you can go back to your little argument.

Magnus and Alec: Jinxed Ink doesn't own the Mortal Instruments series or the characters.

Magnus: Happy?

I: Very!

"Magnus! Come on, we are late!", Alec yelled from the living room. I glanced at the clock. He was right and we were late, but there was one last little thing I had to do. I fished in my pocket for my mobile, and scrolled down the list of numbers. There he was, a warlock I had done a favour once. He had the fame to be able to find any Downworlder in the world. It was time to find out if it was true.

He picked up at the third ring. "Well, if this isn't Magnus Bane. What can I do for you?"

"I need you to find someone, and give me her address and telephone number."

"And who's this someone?"

"A witch. When you find her don't call me, send a text message to this number."

"What's her name?"

I quickly glanced around to make sure Alec hadn't entered the room without me noticing. "Metis Bane" I interrupted the call just then, avoiding any possible question.

"MAGNUS!", Alec sounded really pissed. He opened the door, a fierce look burning in his eyes. "You're ready now, aren't you?", he growled.

"Yes honey, I'm sorry I made you wait.", I answered with my sweetest voice. I leant down to peck him quickly on the lips, grabbing his hand to drag him along to the institute. I wasn't the only one who had to spread the news.

Half an hour later, we were sitting in the institute's kitchen, pretending to be drinking tea and eating homemade biscuits. We had done this so many times now it was almost routine. But today something was different, me and Alec almost didn't speak. He fidgeted with his stele and bit his lower lip, I stared at him from behind my cup, waiting for him to tell them.

We stayed like that for a good hour, while the others went on with conversations we were completely unaware of. Finally, Clary fixed her eyes on us. "What's wrong guys? You're too quiet.", she said.

Alec seemed to hesitate for a split second. "Nothing's wrong.", he said calmly, "But something happened. We're getting married."

Then, several things happened at once. Isabelle cried out something along the lines of: "?", and run over to hug us. Jace made the mistake to take a sip of his tea and spit it out almost immediately, hitting the wall behind our heads. I forced myself not to consider this threatening. Clary glared at her boyfriend, rushed up to save the poor wall and managed to congratulate us on her way.

What can I say? That girl his multitasking.

When Jace stopped coughing, he looked up at us, and he was actually smiling, not smirking or even grinning. "Well, I'm sincerely happy for you.", he said. And I wasn't too surprised, because one thing his sure about Jace: he loves Alec.

In a brotherly way, of course.

The afternoon seemed to take an happy course from then on. We laughed, talked, and the others had several suggestions us how to organize the wedding and the honeymoon. Clary was willing to help us with the decorations, Jace with the choice of the church, Isabelle wanted to help me to pick out a suit for Alec, and so on.

Then Alec's parents came home. I thought it was a good thing, we had planned on telling them anyway.

Alec got up and headed to them with a forced smile on his face. "Mother, Father, I have something to tell you.", he said firmly. He leaded them outside the kitchen, to the hallway.

Isabelle swiftly got up and run to place her ear on the door. I chuckled. "No need for that, you know." I snapped my fingers, and then we could hear the Lightwoods' voices like they were in the room.

"So you actually are being serious with that Downworlder?", Alec's father was saying. I felt a pang of hurt. 'That Downworlder'. It seemed like I didn't even get to be called by name.

"I love him, Father. And I've lived with him for almost a year now. How could you possibly still have doubts about how I feel?", Alec answered. I instantly could feel a warm feeling spread in my chest. Alexander. My love, my life.

"My son won't be bound to a Downworlder."

There was a long silence after that. When Alec spoke again, his voice was cold and dangerous. "Valentine would be so proud of you, Father. And I'm not asking for your permission. Like it or not, me and Magnus are getting married."

Then Alec stormed back into the room, the clear blue of his eyes turned to icy steel. He picked up his backpack and looked at me. "We are going home. Now.", he said. He didn't even look if I was following. He almost run outside the building, glaring at his father one last time. I rushed after him.

When I got out, I found that Alec hadn't waited for me, I almost couldn't spot him anymore in the crowd. "Alexander!", I called him, running towards him. He stopped, but didn't turn.

I reached him, and saw his face. He had tears in his eyes.

In that moment, I hated Robert Lightwood more than anything. "How could he talk that way about you?", Alec sobbed, "He's my father, I thought he accepted me for who I am."

I hugged him, kissing his forehead and hair softly. "He'll change idea.", I said soothingly, "You just give him time. There's no reason to cry" I gently cupped his cheek and brought his face up to look me in the eyes. I leant down to kiss him softly. When I pulled back, we both were smiling. "God, you're beautiful.", I said, and he leaned up to kiss me again.

I don't know how long we stood there kissing, ignoring the people passing by and looking at us. I know just that suddenly it was raining, and Alec was in good enough mood to just laugh carelessly and kiss me again. We slowly made our way back home, stopping every ten meters to kiss, laughing and holding hands in the rain.

When we got home, we stumbled onto the couch laughing, starting immediately to kiss again, ignoring that we were both soaked to the bone. Which I could have easily avoided. But it had simply been to much fun to stand in the rain with my love.

After a while, I felt Alec shiver against me. I quickly used a warming spell on both of us, drying up our clothes and hair. And then I returned to kiss him. His lips were soft against mines, and I simply loved the way he tasted. It was sweet and fresh, the way I always thought a spring morning would taste. It never ceased to amaze me.

I was so taken in the moment, I almost didn't notice the trill of my mobile as I got a text message. I fished in my pocket and took cellphone out. I read the message.

"What is it?", Alec asked. When I didn't answer, he got on his elbows and red the text from behind my shoulders. There was Metis's phone number, her address her full name and a phrase: "I found her."

Alec looked up at me. "Who's this woman? Why has she your last name?"

I sighed. "It's a long story, Alexander." He made as if to speak, but I interrupted him. "How about I snap some takeaway and tell you while we're eating?"

He grinned. "Sounds like a plan."

Alec: Promise you won't try to make me wear a dress?

Magnus: Yes, love.

Alec: You won't trick me, right?

Magnus: No, love. I won't. Can I have my kiss, now?

Alec: *blushes* Yes.

Magnus and Alec: *start making out*

I: Well, that was the second chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. Leave me a review and let me know! I'll reveal who Metis is in the next chapter, so please don't hate me to much for ending this one here.