Sebastian froze for no more than a second, the feeling of Alec's lips on his own surprising him, but also instantly bringing him to life. It was only a chaste kiss, as Alec quickly pulled aware to ensure that he hadn't made a mistake, although the giddy grin that Sebastian wore seemed to suggest that he had enjoyed it.
"Sorry, my panic mode over relationships often results in me kissing people," Alec said after a moment of silence between the two.
"Don't apologise," Sebastian said as he made eye contact with Alec. "If we weren't still standing in the middle of a store I would be showing you just how appreciative I am."
Alec felt his cheeks flush once again, and he ducked his head, although Sebastian still saw the smirk playing on the older man's lips.
"Let's pay for these things and get out of here," Sebastian said as he tentatively intertwined his hand with Alec's, which only led to his blush becoming more prominent, yet he also smiled and tightened his grip.
"I am so bored," Jace said as he watched Izzy curl her eyelashes in preparation for her planned date with Simon that night.
"What is the point of that anyway?" Jace asked as Izzy continued what he saw as a trivial task.
"You sound like Alec when you say that," Izzy said as she put down the curler. "Speaking of which, our dear brother has been gone for quite a while now."
"Yeah well Sebastian is probably having to drag Alec around kicking and screaming," Jace said.
"Ooh, maybe there'll be some screaming from them both tonight," Izzy said with a wiggle of her eyebrows, and laughed as Jace blanched.
"That is not happening, and you are not winning this bet. Even if the two like each other, Alec does not have the guts to let anything happen so quickly," Jace stated.
Izzy pursed her lips at the remark, and turned her head as she heard the sound of the front door of the Institute.
"We'll see about that," Izzy said as she then shifted her attention to the two men who had entered the room. "So, how was your day?"
Alec and Sebastian looked like they had suddenly been pulled from their own private world, and were shocked to be in the presence of others, and they exchanged a knowing smile over Izzy's question, although neither boy felt ready to share their newfound discoveries just yet.
"We got clothes," Sebastian said as he gestured to the bags the two boys were carrying.
"You actually got Alec to buy clothes?" Izzy asked in shock.
"It really wasn't that hard," Sebastian said.
"Maybe not for you," Jace mumbled.
"So…anything else happen?" Izzy said suggestively.
Sebastian looked shocked by the question as he was amazed by Izzy's intuition, and he gave Alec a quick glance.
"Oh, you know, this and that," Sebastian said cryptically. "Who wants lunch?"
Izzy and Jace instantly noticed the sudden change in topic, and gave Alec a suspicious look, although the eldest Nephilim was one only paying attention to Sebastian.
"I have so won this bet," Izzy said as she followed the boys into the kitchen, and Jace just shook his head as he too followed.
"Here, you aren't chopping the chocolate fine enough," Sebastian said as he watched Alec work.
After dinner Sebastian had learnt that Alec had never had chocolate brownies before, and he was appalled by the revelation. The younger shadow hunter had then taken it upon himself to not only make them for Alec, but also teach the other Nephilim the process. He now stood behind Alec, guiding the hand holding the knife to show the other boy how it was done properly, however both men soon found themselves distracted by the short distance between them.
"Like this?" Alec asked as he started to chop up the chocolate into finer pieces, whilst also pushing himself against the other shadow hunter more, a forthright move that Sebastian was not expecting. It seemed that Alec was full of surprises, and although he was often quite shy, it appeared that as he became more comfortable with Sebastian he was starting to his interest in the other man more obvious.
"Yeah, that's good," Sebatsian said in a slightly huskier tone, and he quickly stepped away from Alec as Izzy waltzed into the kitchen, oblivious to the atmosphere in the room.
"Alec, have you seen my new shoes?" She asked in a flustered voice.
"What do you they look like?" Alec asked.
"Oh, never mind!" Izzy said as she threw up her hands in exasperation, and then stormed out.
"What? I didn't even do anything," Alec mumbled as Izzy left, and Sebastian chuckled at the scene.
"It's strange being in an Institute that is so full of life," Sebastian said. "In Paris we never had any visitors, and of course I have no siblings, so it was always so…quiet."
"Having brothers and sisters isn't easy," Alec replied softly.
"No, but it is nicer than being alone," Sebastian said with more seriousness than was usually present in his words.
"You can stay here, even after the Clave decides that you've learnt to be a 'proper' shadow hunter, or whatever it is they want from you. You're always welcome here, if you don't want to go back to Paris, that is," Alec said, his voice becoming softer as he continued to speak and his cheeks heated up.
"Thank you," Sebastian said with a wide grin, and he stepped towards Alec again, linking his arms around the older shadow hunter's waist, and placing a gentle kiss on Alec's cheek, which made Alec smile.
"Hey you, no distracting the person with the knife," Alec said as he finished preparing the chocolate.
"I didn't realize you found me so distracting," Sebastian said as he started to return to the task of cooking, and Alec was content to stand back and watch as Sebastian glided around the kitchen.
"Well, I don't just kiss anyone you know," Alec replied, and he was rewarded by Sebastian flashing him a quick lop sided smile, that had its usual affect in making Alec's heart speed up.
"Alec! Did you move my handbag?" Izzy yelled from the hallway, and Alec was surprised to hear that she hadn't left yet.
"Izzy, why would I touch your bag? Why don't you just use a different one if you can't find it?" Alec replied.
"I can't do that Alec! Argh, you just don't understand!" Izzy replied in a dismissive tone, and Alec heard the sound of her healed shoes as she ran up the stairs, most likely back to her bedroom.
"You dealt with that one well," Sebastian said teasingly, although his tone was still light and warm.
"There's not much you can do when she gets like this," Alec muttered as he moved closer to inspect the now completed brownie mixture.
"Perhaps it's because you 'just don't understand'," Sebastian said overdramatically, making Alec laugh, although he was aware that he shouldn't be amused by someone making fun of his sister, and so in retaliation he dipped his finger into the brownie batter, and rubbed it through Sebastian's hair.
The younger boy was completely shocked by the action from the usually responsible older sibling, but soon recovered, and placed his hand into the chocolately mixture, and ran it down Alec's face and neck, laughed as Alec's mouth formed a comical 'O'.
"Now you're in for it," Alec said in an obviously fake menacing voice, and he grabbed the bowl of mixture, and dumped it on Sebastian's head.
Instead of being the least bit concerned Sebastian just threw his head back and laughed, which of course made Alec laugh as well.
"You look ridiculous," Alec said once he'd calmed down, and Sebastian nodded in agreement as he reached out his hand and trailed a finger along Alec's face, collecting some of the mixture still there.
He then placed his finger in his mouth, knowingly sucking on it a little longer than was necessary, and noticing how Alec's cheeks flushed slightly.
"Not bad," Sebastian said after a moment, and he then leaned forward and kissed Alec, the taste of chocolate mixing between the two.
Sebastian moaned as Alec deepened the kiss, something he hadn't been able to do in the store, but had longed for, ever since their first quick kiss. Their kiss was prevented from becoming too heated however as suddenly Izzy's voice cut through the room.
"Jace! You owe me fifty dollars!"
A/N So here's another romantic moment between the two…please review if you want more updates quicker! Also, I would love to hear your thoughts on possibly increasing the rating of the story.