Hi guys! I'm back after a few days again, and I am amazed with how many of you have favourited and followed this story! I am completely overwhelmed and so so grateful, so thank you! Last chapter, a few of you were a little confused on what was revealed, and to put it bluntly, Alicante is a school for kids to get 'treatment' because their parents think there is something wrong with them, or if their parents just want to send them out of the way. Obviously that is not the case for all children who attend, for instance, Alec is in Alicante for being gay, yet there is nothing wrong with being gay, but for the purpose of the story it is his parents opinion on his sexuality that leads to his attendance of Alicante. Hopefully as the story goes on, more will make sense, but if you have an questions feel free to ask or message me. For all you Alec lovers, this is a little treat for you, the chapter focuses on him a lot. Alec is one of my absolute favourites, he'd adorable! Let me know what you guys think, if you are still enjoying it, if you liked it/hated it (hopefully not but, you can't please everyone I guess..) REVIEW! and let me know your thoughts.

*Disclaimer; Unfortunately, I still do not own the Mortal Instruments.

The next day after the party seemed to be the least eventful, and most quiet. Many people had stayed over Jordan's instead of going home, and of course Jordan let them. The Saturday consisted of clusters of people just quietly talking to each other.

Jonathan and Clary would stay so close that strangers might have thought they were actual conjoined twins. If he left the room, so did she. If she needed the bathroom, he would patiently wait outside the door for her. The twins behaviour was usually odd in general, but today it seemed the whole house had kicked the weirdness up a notch.

The Lightwoods had also stayed over, and Isabelle and Simon were becoming pretty familiar with each other. They were consistently touching or whispering with small smiles on their faces. Their whispering was the happiest thing in the living room. Jace was still upstairs with Kaelie, doing who knows what. They hadn't come down yet, although neither had Maia and Jordan in the last two hours since everyone woke up.

Maia and Jordan had taken an instant liking towards the other. Once Jordan had began dancing with Maia, they didn't let each other's hands go the rest of the night. Not when one of the football players tried to dance with Maia, or even when some of the drama department started a limbo contest. They both just flexed their backs and shimmied under together. They were both happy, and Clary thought it was about time.

The last Lightwood however, was deathly quiet. No one had seen him speak so much as one word to anyone else in the house. He just sat their staring blankly at the wall, or occasionally gazed at people as though trying to figure each one out. Alec's mind just wasn't up to speed with Jon's confession. The only reason he was still in the house and not driving around somewhere was because his siblings needed a ride home. None of it made sense. If his parents did in fact send him away because he was gay, then why was his siblings here too? Did they have something going on that Alec didn't know about? He looked over to his sister who was cuddling with that scrawny rat boy -Simon, he remembered. Well, clearly his sister wasn't gay as well, and she didn't have medication to take so..

Alec's pondering got interrupted by a little redhead sitting carefully by him and resting her hand on top of his. Clary smiled softly, and even Alec could see how much of a lie her happy expression was. He squeezed her hand in reassurance, and no words were needed. Well, until Clary spoke to him.

"Alec, there isn't anything wrong with you. Sometimes the people we love do things because they are scared, but we mustn't hate them for it. They still love you, your parents. But you have a new family now. Us. And we will look after you." She spoke was a softness that melted Alec's heart. But a sort of anger fuelled him. She still lived with her parents, didn't she? They hadn't moved all the way across the state because their son wasn't normal. Her parents still spoke to her and cared for her. His didn't.

"My parents? They don't give a damn Clary! You have parents who would do anything for you, mine just sent me off because I'm not what they wanted. They don't care about me! The moment I said that I wasn't planning on dating girls they stopped wanting me. I should have seen it before but I didn't think anything was wrong with me. They stopped asking where I was going at night, didn't ask how my day at school was, and they were never there at breakfast anymore, always 'busy'. I mean, they haven't missed breakfast in three years and now all of a student they have plans at seven o'clock in the morning? They don't care.. oh my god, my parents don't even want me." Alec ended with his elbows in his knees and his head in his hands. He was mumbling under his breath words that Clary couldn't quite understand. She leaned forward and touched his back reassuringly. She couldn't stand to see someone filled with so much pain.

"Alec, listen to me. There is nothing wrong with you. You have people who love you, look around." She paused to scan the rest of the room, "this is just a small amount of how many people care about you. We need you Alec, we all do if we are going to get through life together. When you moved here I didn't think you could handle the truth about us, but you'll begin to understand that we are all the same. I know how you feel Ale-" Clary was sure she had finally gotten through to him and had calmed his confusion down when Alec interrupted her,

"No, you don't know how I'm feeling Clary. You don't know anything about me! So stop acting like you care!" Alec's outburst had caused the rest of the room to look on in astonishment. Clary was looking at Alec with guilty eyes and mumbled a fast apology before scurrying out of the room. Alec shouted after her and began to follow her before he was intercepted by Jon.

"Look, I think you've done enough for now. She was only trying to help, she can't stand to see someone upset. She really does care, too much about everyone if you ask me. So just leave it there, ok?" The way Jon spoke, warned Alec that there was no room for arguing.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it. I just can't get my head around all of this. Why? She needs to know I didn't mean to upset her Jon, please." Alec eyes was pleading with Jon, he didn't want to upset the one person who has been nothing but nice to him in this school.

"Fine. But two minutes tops. Otherwise I'm coming out there and dragging you back myself." Jon made little space for Alec to get past, but he nodded his head and sprinted to find the redhead.

Jon waited anxiously, and no longer than two minutes later the two had returned to the living room standing side by side, smiling to each other. Alec and Jonathan give a nod of satisfaction to each other, causing Clary to roll her eyes.

The twins and Alec were now sitting on a sofa, talking rather loudly about anything -although they avoided the topic of school. The twins were in the middle of re-telling an animate story about when Jon tried to impress a girl by diving in the pool, only to trip and belly flop instead.

Clary was already in a fit of giggles, as were the two boys when she couldn't get her words out, "and then-and then you-you h-h-had a red belly-f-f-for a-a WEEK!" Jon mock glared at Clary but couldn't help but grin when he saw that she was genuinely happy.

Just then, Jordan came diving on top of the twins, squeezing them into a hug so tight that Clary could just about breathe. They hadn't even heard him and Maia come downstairs. "Here's my favourite twins, how are you doing?"

Jon could just about contain his laughter, unlike Clary. "Jordan, we are the only twins you know!" The two boys were grinning at each other when Jordan suddenly leant into their ears and whispered seriously,

"Should I ask Maia to lunch or something? Or is that too forward? Do you think she even likes me? I mean she did dance with me all night, and then she stayed with me the night, but we were drunk, maybe she doesn't actually like me like that, you know? Mayb-" Jon stopped Jordan's self doubt and rambling and reassured him.

"Of course she likes you man, what's not to like? Now, go and ask her if she wants to meet up for lunch tomorrow at Taki's, ok? And I'll kick everyone out of the house."

"Really? Are you sure? Clary?" Jordan's wide eyes locked on Clary, asking if he should do this. The thing with Jordan was that he was very dependent on people. Just like his disorder states, Dependent Personality Disorder. He looks for guidance in people as he doesn't believe in himself. He lacks the confidence needed to make his own decisions, although the twins are trying to help him with it. I mean, he only threw the party because the whole football team said how much fun it would be, and after Clary assured him that a Jordan Kyle party would be amazing at least 6 times. So now, Clary smiled at Jordan and said,

"Yes, it'll be fun Jordan. Now shoo! And we'll still be here after everyone's gone." Jordan nodded and cooly sauntered over to Maia, while Jon rounded up the remaining people.

Clary watched from the hallway as people left the house without protest, and with a hug or wave on the way out. She was speaking to Alec while him and Isabelle were waiting for Jace so they could drive home, when a dash of golden hair hurried past them.

"Jace?" Alec called to the fast retreating boy.

"Aw Alec, didn't see you there. Clary, nice to see you not falling all over me, not that I minded," Jace added with a wink, causing Clary to blush slightly and him to grin even more. He then turned back to Alec as though he was in a rush, "Come on Al, it's time to go, I have some..things to do. Quick, hurry up, say goodbye to the nice lady." He rather abruptly ran the rest of the way to the car, and when Alec wasn't being fast enough honked the horn several times.

Clary covered her ears from the horrific noise and motioned for Alec to make him stop that murderous tune, especially now that Isabelle had decided to join in too.

"Sorry Clary, see you Monday?" Clary nodded and watched Alec jog to the car and scold his two siblings who were sticking their tongues out childishly at him.

When Clary returned to the living room Maia and Jordan had just finished saying goodbye and exchanging phone numbers, and so she said bye to her friend before carrying on through to the living room. When she got there she saw the best sight she could see. Jon and Jordan were sprawled out on the couches with popcorn and soda gathered into a messy pile, and the television was blaring brightly. She turned to the two boys and jumped in between them both as they questioned,

"Avengers?" with cheesy grins on their faces.