Chapter 4

Alec's POV

When we arrived at Taki's the owner was there to greet us with a smile and a hug for each of us. He said he had missed us and we had missed the old cook. Luke was a great guy and his stepdaughter was a model, actually one of the models in Isabelle's show today. The red-headed one, Clary was a fireball and she loved the fashion industry, she tried being a designer but it didn't work out, she was an artist but not in fashion. He fixed us our regular and his wife and the head waitress Jocelyn brought out our order, Izzy was still talking about Magnus's party and what she was going to wear, it was only when the topic turned to what I was going to wear did I get uncomfortable.

"I'm just saying you are never going to get the king of the fashion world dressed like you walked out of a goodwill store." She said for like the billionth time. She was trying to get me to wear something more Magnus approved and I was trying to get her to drop the subject.

"Izzy what happens if I dress like that and someone sees me. I really don't want that to be all over the Times tomorrow."

"That's the thing Alec, if you dress like you are now and go people are defiantly going to know it's you because you never wear anything different, but if you dress differently people won't recognize you," she argued. I had to admit that she had a point but I was terrified what would happen if I let Izzy dress me up, she had been begging me to let her for years and now she had a valid argument for doing it. After a few more minutes of debating it over in my head I realized that she was right, if I didn't look like myself then no one would recognize me.

"Fine Izzy your right I agree, I just hope this doesn't end badly for me." She was smiling now and had an evil look in her eyes, I had a feeling that I was not going to like whatever outfit Izzy had picked out for me. We left Taki's and Izzy told me to be at her apartment at six, the party didn't start until midnight, and she needed time to get herself and me ready. I was dreading this more than anything in the world.

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"Oh Hell to the No!" I screamed. Izzy was not seriously going to make me wear this; you have got to be kidding me. When she said dress in something more Magnus approved I didn't know she meant dress like him, including the leather pants. God these were uncomfortable, how did he run around in these all day. Everything I was wearing was skin tight and defiantly not something that I would ever wear in real life, but I had told her I didn't want anyone to be able to recognize me and they defiantly wouldn't.

Skin tight leather pants, and a dark blue shirt that was also skin tight, oh dear god what had I agreed to. At the time she was looking me over with a satisfied look on her face, and seemed to be on the verge of laughing. Because this was just so hilarious.

She on the other hand looked like she had crawled out of the pages of Vogue, she was wearing a tight deep red mini dress that showed off her curves in all the right places, it looked like something Magnus would have designed and it probably was seeing as how she owned just about every piece that he ever sent down the runway. Her hair was in that windblown look that seemed to be popular right now and her eyes were smoky and dark, they looked almost black with the dark makeup, but it worked for her. Add in the fact that she was wearing fishnets and several spiked bracelets to the mix and she looked like she was going to a rock concert.

"Alec would you do me a favor and sit down a second," she asked. It didn't look like anything bad was going to happen but as soon as I sat down my arms were tied behind my back with what felt like scarves.

"What the fuck Izzy!" she laughed at my expression and went into her bathroom only to return a minute later with a huge box.

"What is that Izzy? What are you doing?" she didn't answer but I knew it wasn't going to be good.

"Sorry Alec but I knew you wouldn't let me do it any other way."

"Do what?" I was trying to get out of the scarves that held my hands but whatever they were made out of was pretty damn strong. I was watching her as she dug around in the bag for something and it took me a minute to realize what she was doing.

"Izzy I am not wearing makeup. Now let me out of this chair." She didn't answer and just kept getting stuff out of the bag.

A good thirty minutes later she untied me and shoved me in front of her floor length mirror. Well at least I won't be recognized, and it wasn't too severe. My eyes were lined in black Magnus style and it made them look huge and dark, she had somehow painted my nails a shiny black color without me noticing and without the scarves messing it up and my hair was brushed to the side to cover most of one eye. I had to admit I liked the look a lot better than I thought I would, at least it wasn't all out like Magnus's was, but I doubt anyone but my family would recognize me.

By the time we had left the house and been back in three or four times because Izzy forgot something it was almost midnight and the party should be in full swing.

By the time we got to the Brooklyn flat we were already twenty minutes late, the cabbie had gotten mixed up with the address and taken us to the wrong apartments, but this was defiantly the right place. The top floor was lit up like a disco ball and the silhouettes of people could be seen every time the lights flashed, and the street was vibrating with the bass.

"Now we are in the right place," Izzy said and I silently agreed. She was almost jumping with joy; apparently Magnus's parties were legendary. I just hoped no one recognized me. We climbed up what felt like endless flights of stairs until we got to the door that seemed to be the right one, if the strobes flashing underneath it were any sign. Izzy rang the doorbell and we waited for someone to open it, preferably our host.

Finally the door swung open and in the doorway stood none other than Magnus Bane. He looked at Isabelle and smiled and his eyes widened when he saw me standing there next to her. He slowly looked me over in the way that I had seen Jace do to some of the fans, the way that made it feel like they were undressing you with their eyes.

"Well if it isn't Izzy and Alexander," he said abruptly looking bored "What are you two doing here." Izzy looked at him like he just killed her puppy but he only laughed "I'm just teasing Isabelle don't over react. He stepped aside to let her through then looked back at me and raised an eyebrow.

"You know I thought you were cute before, but now that I can actually see you without all of the hideous clothes I realize that you are just jaw dropping gorgeous Alexander." I walked past him but not before I felt his hand on my ass. I gasped and looked back at him but he wasn't there.

Magnus POV

God that boy is going to be the death of me, I thought to myself as I left him standing in the doorway wondering where I went. I had almost lost my self-control and let it slip that I knew he was gay, and that I knew he found me attractive. It wasn't a surprise that he did, most people did, what was shocking was the fact that I found myself wanting him, and not just for a one night thing. I realized with some amount of shock that I was falling for the boy, and quickly.

I felt eyes on me and turned to find Ragnor watching me with a mild interest in his green eyes.

"Are you going to go after him or what, I've never known Magnus Bane to wait around for anyone especially not closeted hockey players." I shot him a look to stay out of it, but I knew that he wouldn't, he had heard Izzy tell me that day and now he was going to dangle it over my head.

Even though I found him extremely irritating I knew that if I wanted Alec I was going to have to go find him. He had disappeared into the crowd after his sister and I turned on my heel and followed them, not even stopping to throw a 'fuck you' over my shoulder at Ragnor.

When I found the boy he was leaning against the bar with what looked like his third or fourth drink in his hand when I walked up.

"You do realize that if you get drunk I might not be able to stop myself from taking advantage of you." He jumped and turned to look at me; his eyes were bright with the buzz from the shots and realized that it might be a little too late to stop him from getting drunk.

"You wouldn't do that to me would you Magnus, take advantage of me." He teased looking up at me through his black lashes.

"You never know what I might do Alexander, but I do know that you are going to dance with me." He smiled and let me drag him onto the dance floor and into the sea of bodies that surrounded us.

Alec POV

There were people everywhere and each seemed to be wearing fewer clothes than the last, the music was loud and pounding in my head as I tried to figure out exactly why it was that I let Magnus Bane drag me onto the dance floor. Where was he anyway?

Sometime in the last five minutes he had disappeared and now I was standing alone in a sea of dancing strangers. The song abruptly shifted to a new one, this one was slower than the last and the sound was intoxicating, it was the type of music I would always see Izzy drag some poor guy off to the dance floor to dance two. The people around me pressed in closer and as I looked around I thought I saw a flash of my sister weaving her way through the crowd. I followed the familiar shape paying no attention to the way the world shifted and swirled in my vision. I hadn't been drunk since college and it was not something I had been looking to experience again, but I knew that I would need something to get me through this night with my sanity still intact.

Finally after much shoving and a lot of swearing I saw her surrounded by a group of people dancing so close to a guy that it was almost vulgar. His hands were resting on her hips as he moved with her and when he lifted his head I saw his cat eyes flash. Magnus.

Izzy saw me and broke away from the dance, as she got closer I saw that her eyes were way too bright and she stumbled a little when she walked. I thought she was only coming over to talk but when I felt her shove me in the direction she came from I realized what she was doing, she was trying to get me to dance with Magnus.

I stumbled forward until I felt someone's hands on my arms steadying me and looked up to find Magnus looking very amused as he watched me try to get away. Before I even knew what was happening he hooked his fingers through the belt loops of my pants and pulled me closer. He was taller than I was which was shocking because I was just a little over six feet, but with him I had to look up. He eyes had darkened a few shades and were now closer to dark green most of the gold wasn't visible now and he looked down right predatory.

His hands tightened on my hips and pulled me again until we were as close as he and Isabelle had been moments before. I never realized that I was dancing until I heard someone laugh and looked over to find a very drunk Clary and a confused looking Jace standing behind her. She walked closer and I shrunk back now basically hiding under my hair as we continued to dance. Magnus didn't seem to register the severity of the situation, Clary was a family friend and behind her was my brother looking like he was going to kill someone. He was staring daggers at us and I wondered if he recognized me or he just really didn't like Magnus.

"Is this your new bitch Magnus?" Clary asked, her tone was teasing but I could see that she recognized me.

Jace who had up until this time remained silent said "Leave them alone Clary it's obvious they don't want to be bothered, and I doubt Magnus even knows who he's dancing with, he's never been one to ask for names."

They walked away and I turned to find Magnus looking at me with what seemed to be concern, "Did you know them?"

"That was my brother and apparently my brother's date." I couldn't keep the venom out of my voice and he raised an eyebrow at me.

"That blonde asshole is your brother, Jace is always here with Clary, and they've been the reason behind some of the worst fights I've ever had at my parties. Someone always comes up to her trying to flirt and Jace, without thinking, just punches the guy in the face, sometimes I wonder if there's even a brain behind all that blonde hair and sarcasm." I had to laugh and I realized that I had often found myself wondering the same thing, Jace was headstrong and impulsive, and he never stops to think about what will happen after he starts a fight on the ice or drunkenly hits some guy in the face for hitting on Clary.

"Trust me I know I've lived with the asshole for eleven years, ever since we were ten."

I turned to leave and found with some level of surprise that Magnus followed me off the dance floor and when I stopped to lean against one of the walls he was still behind me, his eyes shining in the dark. I didn't know what he was expecting of me, nothing could happen between us, there was no future in him dating a closeted soccer star that can't even talk to him without tripping over his own words.

"Just what exactly is it that you want from me Magnus, "I asked. He sighed and came to stand in front of me looking down at me with an unreadable expression on his face.

"I don't know what I want from you all I know is, is that I haven't wanted anyone this bad in years and its driving me insane." I was shocked I knew that he liked me that much was obvious in the way that he looked at me, and I obviously liked him, but did I like him enough to risk getting caught. I didn't know the answer to that question and before I could say anything he was kissing me his lips hot on mine while I stood in a state of complete shock, I had never kissed a guy before and even though I had thought about it nothing could compare to this. We broke apart and he stepped back looking slightly embarrassed, "sorry I just couldn't stand for you to leave this apartment with me having not done that." I laughed and closed the distance between us again this time I knew what was going on and was able to kiss him back and not just stand there like a moron.

It seemed like the entire world was on fire as we kissed and soon enough I felt his tongue dart out to trace the line between my lips, I sighed into the kiss and his tongue slipped in fighting with mine for dominance. After a few minutes I let him take control and felt myself being backed up against the wall I had been leaning against just moments before. I reached my hand up to tangle in his hair and pulled I was shocked when Magnus moaned into the kiss, I smiled and did it again happy that I could make him lose at least some of that control that he kept permanently in place.

I was losing control. This had gone way too far past a simple kiss and I knew that if I hadn't heard a rather pissed off voice at that moment, I would have gladly hopped into bed with Magnus. The alcohol in my system had made everything seem like a dream and at the moment I didn't give a shit whether or not people saw me kissing Magnus, it's not like people could tell it was me.

"Alexander! What the hell are you doing!" screamed a very pissed off Isabelle. Magnus broke away from me and laughed as he looked behind us at Izzy's expression. She had her hands on her hips and was tapping her stiletto toed heel against the wood floor. I on the other hand was blushing a very dark red color at being caught in this position by my sister. I was worried that she was actually mad but her sudden burst of laughter ended that worry. She was laughing so hard I thought she would pass out if she didn't stop, the kind of laughter that made tears run down your cheeks and your face turn red from lack of air.

"Magnus Bane when I handed you my brother thirty minutes ago I was expecting you to try and talk to him not seduce him, I saw you guys leave and was looking everywhere for you when I see Alec pressed up against a wall, and your tongue halfway down his throat. It was the most shocking thing I have seen in a while. I kind of just stood here for a few minutes before I could figure out how to speak again." I was still blushing and it was at this time that I realized that we were still in the position that we were a few minutes ago.

"Magnus are you ever going to let me go," I asked. He just looked at me and then realized that he was still pressing me against the wall. To my surprise he didn't say anything vulgar he just let me go, Izzy who at this time was laughing again stopped long enough to stare at us in shock.

"Sorry, it's just that I've never even seen Alec kiss anyone let alone be involved in a serious makeout session like that it's just shocking."

Magnus laughed again and just looked from me to her, "with me around Isabelle you might want to get used to it." I blushed again and looked down at the floor silently hoping that I would see him again, I never noticed the fact that Jace was looking at us from the crowd while Clary stood in front of him facing away from us. The alcohol was still making everything seem less real and the only thing I wanted to do was have some fun and just let go, to just be someone else for the night. I would deal with the hangover tomorrow.

Bye hope you liked it
Kisses, Sarah