A/N: Well just to give you guys a heads up this isn't my favorite chapter. I quickly wrote it down and posted it up because i wanted to get it out of the way for the next chapter. Chapter 11 is going to take a while to put up because its going to be action packed and GREAT! :D i'm so excited about it. So, theres only like 2 chapters left and possibly an epilouge if you guys want me to write one. ANYWAYS! here's chapter 10. hope you enjoy even though its not my favorite chapter. Oh and by the way; i'm planning on starting a new story right after this one ends so vote on the poll on my profile for the next story i start!

Discalimer: I am not nor will I ever be the lovely Cassandra Clare! So, i do not own anything from the Mortal Instruments.

"Hello! Anyone here?"

Isabelle, Alec, Magnus and Meliorn all heard Mayrse call from the kitchen.

"Okay, so does everyone know the plan?" Alec asked, "We have to act like nothing ever happened and that we are still dating our formers. No kissing or touching in inappropriate places, but every once in a while hold hands or flirt. We need to make everyone think that nothing ever happened between any of us."

Everyone nodded in agreement then scrambled to stand beside their ex's. Magnus turned around for a split second only to see Isabelle and Meliorn bickering.

"I don't see how you can handle her." Alec spoke up; noticing Isabelle and Meliorn's little spastic.

Magnus turned to look at Alec before slinging an arm over his shoulder. "I'll admit she is a handful, but I've always liked a little feistiness."

Alec rolled his eyes in disgust. He knew Magnus was just trying to get under his skin since he was always the shy, quiet one in the relationship. Sure Magnus was his ex, but he just couldn't imagine his own sister and his former GAY lover hooking up. Alec cringed and wrapped his arm around Magnus's waist, trying to make the image look like they were still together. Out of the corner of his eye Alec could see Magnus smirking. He knew he was enjoying his reaction to this situation.

"Still can't keep your hands off me, ey Alexander?" Magnus winked and lead Alec to the library's exit.

"Ugh," Alec huffed. "First off, no! Pretending that your Meliorn makes it all the better though; and second you know I hate that name."

"Gag me." Were the last words out of Magnus's mouth before reaching the kitchen.

Magnus used his free arm to swing open the door of the kitchen, and stumble upon the room full of people. Mayrse and Jocelyn were leaning over the stove stirring a brown liquid that resembled stew, Luke and Robert were rambling over something on the front page of the New York Times, and of course, Jace and Clary were huddled together at the table, completely oblivious to everything around them. Isabelle and Meliorn appeared behind them hand-in-hand with smiles of adoration plastered to their faces. Magnus and Alec could tell they were faking it, but to everyone else they looked perfectly fine.

"Magnus! Meliorn! Great to see you boys again!" Robert boomed from the counter he was leaning up against.

Robert's outburst caused everyone to look up from their little activities. Luke smiled at the couples entering the room and giving them the nod of his head. Jocelyn came up to give everyone a friendly hug and Mayrse called a quick hello to everyone before turning back to her soup. All seemed happy and cheery except for the two pairs of eyes staring them down in disbelief.

Magnus gave a wave at everyone before jerking Alec over to the table Jace and Clary were at. He snapped his fingers and conjured up a chair that resembled all the other ones. He took his seat and made Alec take a seat beside him.

"Uhm… am I missing something?" Jace looked at both of the boys with curiosity.

"Well actually yes," Magnus began. "You see, we decided to swap for the evening; you know, to cause less commotion."

Jace and Clary just stared at Magnus.

"Don't give me those looks. So you two know that I'm dating Isabelle and your lovely brother here, Alec, is dating Meliorn, yes gag me right? Anyways since the family, except for you two, doesn't know that any of us are separated we decided to act like nothing ever happened. We don't know how well is gonna work since we all pretty much despise each other right now, but we are just trying to get through this night."

Jace looked to Clary before nodding in agreement. "Okay whatever dude, just be careful and try not to blow it, and be especially careful of Meliorn and Isabelle since they look like they want to kill each other right now."

Magnus turned around to see Meliorn and Isabelle glaring ice daggers at one another. What could have possibly happened between those two to make them hate each other that much? Magnus made a mental note to ask one of them about it later.

"Yeah we noticed… anyways just try to play it cool. That goes for you too Fray." Alec finally chimed in.

"Hey! I promise I'll be quiet… but…" Clary started to burst out into a fit of giggles. "This is just too funny!"

Alec rolled his eyes and got up from the table. He slunk his way over to the cabinets that held all the plates and glasses. He counted out 10 plates and glasses and started making his way over towards the table. As he was setting up the table Alec felt hand sweep across the ass of his jeans.

"Meet me in the library after dinner."

The careless whisper of Meliorn filled his thoughts and brought a small smirk to his face. He turned around to make sure that no one saw what just happened but of course, everyone was engrossed in their own little world.

At last the table was set and everyone filled into an obvious seating arrangement. Clary took a seat in between Jace and Isabelle, Isabelle seated beside Meliorn with their fake lovey-dovey faces on. Alec took a seat between Meliorn and Magnus; Magnus was beside Luke, Jocelyn beside Luke, Mayrse beside Jocelyn and Robert beside Jace. Alec grabbed his plate and started piling food on top of it when he felt the same hand travel up his thigh and brush across his crotch. Alec shut his eyes and bit his lip in a desperate attempt to conceal his gasp.

Magnus and Isabelle both saw what just happened and both gave their ex's a swift punch on the thigh. Meliorn and Alec both yelped and glared at the sparkly warlock and his lady friend.

"What in the world is going on?" Mayrse asked. Obviously their cries of pain caught her attention.

"Nothing!" The four of them called in unison. They all quickly put their heads down, trying to avoid anyone's curious eyes.

"Well then..." Robert finally called out. "Lets eat!"

"Well I'm not trying to brag or anything but, I thought that was an EXCELLENT meal, If I do say so myself." Mayrse boasted as she wiped the remains of her dinner off her mouth.

Most everyone at the dinner table were both gathering up their dirty dishes and making their way to the sink or were sitting at the table, admiring the amazing meal they just consumed. Everyone seemed to be deep in conversation or engrossed in cleaning up; but not Alec. Alec was mindfully scanning the faces of his friends and family members hoping to spot one individual in particular. Meliorn. Alec barley caught a glimpse of the pale, shaggy haired boy slipping out of the kitchen, un-noticed by anyone else. Alec remembered Meliorn's words he had spoken to him earlier and hurriedly made his way to deposit his dishes off at the sink before following after him.

Alec tried to slip out of the kitchen as easily as Meliorn had, hopefully going undetected by anyone also. Alec slowly ran his hands along the dark walls of the Institutes hallway that lead to the library. The patterns and colors of the dark wallpaper slowly started to fade together as Alec picked up his pace. He remembered the first time arriving at the Institute. He remembered how awful it was to leave Idris but how fascinating the city of New York appealed to him and his family. Life seemed so much easier back then. No relationships, Even though Clary and her family grew on them she wasn't around, and certainly no drama. It was just Isabelle, Jace, Robert, Mayrse and himself living under one roof as a family.

Alec's train of thought was interrupted by a soft tapping of someone's foot. Alec looked up to realize he had finally made it to the library and was now face to face with Meliorn.

"Hey good lookin' what's cookin'?" Meliorn joked as he took Alec's hand in his own.

Alec giggled and took Meliorn's other hand. "Very funny. And I'm so sorry I took you away from Isabelle. You two looked like you were having a great time!" Alec grinned.

"Oh HA-HA! Who's the funny one now?" Meliorn snapped. All he and Isabelle had been doing ever since dinner started was arguing. They both couldn't agree on anything and didn't want to even want to look at each other, let alone act like they were dating. But seeing Alec here and now made up for the dinner. He just needed a few moments to lose himself again, the stress was overwhelming.

"I'm kidding. I'm sorry about her, if it makes it any better, Magnus wasn't exactly a ray of sunshine either… Well, not considering his clothes."

"Actually, you being here with me makes it better."

Alec felt another giggle escape his throat. He quickly turned his head so Meliorn couldn't see the blush creeping up onto his cheeks. Alec felt two fingers being placed under his chin making his head turn to face Meliorn.

"Don't try to hide from me Alec, I love that blush." Meliorn whispered as he leaned in to plant a sweet kiss on Alec's neck.

The slight pressure from Meliorn's kiss sent a frenzy of heat to course through Alec's body. He loved the feel of Meliorn on his skin; there was just something about his touch that always made Alec loose himself. The nip on the neck just wasn't enough though, he needed more.

Alec placed a hand on the side of Meliorn's face causing him to look up. He took a step towards him and ever so lightly pressed his lips to Meliorn's. Just that slightest touch made Alec's whole body crave for more, enough was just never enough.

He snaked his arms around Meliorn's waist and pulled him flush up against him. Meliorn didn't reject, he simply returned the favor by snaking his arms around Alec's neck. Meliorn tilted his head slightly to deepen the kiss. He carelessly ran his tongue on the bottom of Alec's lip, hoping the boy would let him in.

Alec recognized the gesture instantly, and parted his lips just enough to where Meliorn could get a taste. His mind went crazy when Meliorn parted his lips even further and dove inside to where their tongues met. When Meliorn wanted something Alec could never refuse, he loved the boy's perseverance when it came to what he wanted. In that moment Alec forgot all about his life. He forgot that they were in the library of his family's home, he forgot about the big news he was supposed to break to them, and he defiantly forgot about his former love Magnus. Alec was so wrapped up in the moment that he didn't even here the doors of the library opening.

"What the hell is going on?"

That got his attention.

Alec loosened his grip on Meliorn and turned his head to see the glaring eyes of Mayrse Lightwood. If looks could kill, boy, they would certainly be dead.

"Well does someone want to tell me what's going on here?" Mayrse barked at the two boys.

Just as Mayrse said that Alec's father, Robert, came bursting through the doors also with Luke right behind him.

"Is everything alright? I heard yelling and- oh…" Robert stopped in mid-sentence. Meliorn and Alec hadn't pulled apart yet which gave everything away.

Alec instantly pulled away from Meliorn and started babbling away trying to think of an excuse. As if things couldn't get any worse for Alec, at that moment Isabelle, Magnus, Clary, Jace and Jocelyn came bounding in through the doors as we'll.

Of course the first one to speak up was Isabelle. "Oh good job asshole, did you blow it?"

Clary spoke up next. "So, Mayrse found out about you and Meliorn huh?"

Then Jace chimed in. "Wait, did you tell them about Isabelle and Magnus too?"

"What about Isabelle and Magnus?" Robert asked sounding skeptical.

"Shut it Jace!" Isabelle hollered.

"Oh great…" Magnus let out in a shaky breath.

"Will someone please explain to me what the hell is going on here!" Mayrse shouted.

Magnus cleared his throat and everyone turned to look at him. "Since it seems Meliorn and Alec are tied up at the moment I'll begin the explanations." Magnus walked up to the fireplace in front of everyone, and leaned against it. Magnus exhaled a deep sigh before turning to Alec and Meliorn. "Oh and feel free to chime in anytime."

Magnus began his story by telling them about his separation with Alec and how everything was going downhill. He included the part of going out to drink at the Pandemonium and running into Isabelle. He explained that was how Isabelle and his relationship got started. He decided it would be best to leave out the part about Isabelle and him having sex and Jace coming into the picture the morning after. Magnus wrapped up his story by concluding that he and Isabelle were in a relationship and he couldn't see himself with anyone else.

"Now there is a lot more to that story," Magnus said "but I was just trying to lay down the main concept of everything."

"And when were you going to tell us about this Isabelle?" Robert turned and addressed to his daughter.

"Tonight actually, but then we ran into Alec and Meliorn and figured it was all too much for one night." Isabelle managed to say in one breath.

Alec walked up to the fireplace and nudged Magnus to the side. "Well I guess it's time for my story now."

Alec began his story similar to Magnus's. He talked about he thought he and Magnus was over since they hadn't talked since Idris. He then explained the story how he and Meliorn hooked up. One night Alec was waiting at one of the bus stops near the Institute, thinking about Magnus, when none other than Meliorn took the seat beside him.

Meliorn decided to step in and explain he was on his way to catch a bus to get something to eat after Isabelle had so rudely kicked him out. Meliorn explained that, that was the night Isabelle and he had broken up. He explained how he saw how upset Alec was and that he decided to invite him to join him for dinner.

Alec spoke up again to say that he agreed to go out with Meliorn that night. He explained that "things" just happened that night and they had a connection from there on out. Alec finished his story by explaining that everyone switched back just for the night until they could find a way to tell everyone that wouldn't cause a big commotion.

"Well this certainly is a way for us to find out." Jocelyn spoke up behind Luke.

Mayrse plopped down onto one of the couches in the library and closed her eyes. "Can't we just be a normal family?" She asked as she shielded her eyes with her hands.

In the meantime Isabelle managed to make her way over to Magnus. She slipped her hand into his and gave him a small heartfelt peck on the cheek. "Thank you Magnus." Isabelle whispered. "Thanks for everything." And nuzzled herself into his chest.

Magnus just smiled and placed a sweet kiss on the top of Isabelle's head before resting his chin on her.

Alec cleared his throat, and pulled Meliorn next to him. Everyone turned to look at the pair when Alec snaked a hand around Meliorn's waist. "Uhm… well there is one last thing I forgot to mention…" Alec said.

"What now! What could it possibly be this time?" Mayrse hollered.

Alec hesitated and decided now was better than later to break the news.

*ring ring ring.*

Isabelle's phone started going off before Alec could even get a word out. Isabelle quickly pulled the sparkly device out of her pocket and flipped it open. It was a text message from Simon.

"Guys something's going down at the Hotel Dumort." Isabelle managed to get out between breaths. "Simon just texted me and said there was a big breakout between Luke's wolf pack and Raphael's vampires, and that we needed to get down there quick."

"Shit." Luke breathed before turning and making his way out of the library.

"Alec this will have to wait, everyone to the weapons room." Robert said and quickly followed after Luke.

The room started to file out as everyone started making their way towards the weapons room.

Isabelle gave Alec a quick shrug before turning and following after everyone else.

"This better be good." Alec thought.

A/N: So yeah, kinda boring i know but i had to get that chapter out of the way! The next chapter will be AWESOME! I promise! Anyways RATE AND REVIEW! and also vote on the poll on my profile for the next story im going to write (: