Turns out that none of them were able to catch a duck with a dot on it, much to Magnus's chagrin. Alec, however, did catch a duck- and when he showed Magnus that he had a duck, even if it did not get them free drinks. Magnus took the duck out of Alec's hands and grinned like the Cheshire cat. Alec looked at him with an expression of confusing as he turned the duck over and over again in his hands. He noticed that Magnus was looking over at Jace, who was over his terror from the rubber ducks falling from the sky and beginning to dance clumsily again as Isabelle yelled and Clary and Simon laughed. The corners of Magnus's mouth twisted up only slightly, Alec noticed, and his cat eyes dialated and gleamed with mischief. Alec knew that look. That was the amused look of a plotting warlock, and it made Alec worry what was to come.

"Mags, no." Alec was firm and cool, using a tone that he used when he was smaller to get Izzy to stop going through his closet and apply lipstick to his clothes to "make them more prettiful" with "the pretty colours." The difference was, Izzy had been eight then, and Magnus was eight hundred now.

"I didn't even say anything!" Magnus protested.

"You're going to throw that duck at my parabatai!"

" 'Throw' is such an ugly word," Magnus mused. "I prefer the term 'gift with'."

"I forbid it, Magnus," Alec said, remembering the commotion it could cause. "Have you ever seen Jace after someone has taunted him using ducks?"

Magnus licked his lips, hungry for the chaos that would ensue. "No darling," he said, and then quieter, so Alec couldn't hear, "that's why I have to find out."

Jace still could not get the hang of dancing, and he was beginning to get frustrated. He wanted to dance, dance with Clary, have a good time, and he was sure that Izzy would be having a better time right now too if she were able to dance with Simon rather than teach him how to keep his feet from stepping on each other. Sadly, however, he knew that his only flaw in love was his inability to make it around a dance floor in a sophisticated fashion, and he also knew that his sister was incapable of leaving well enough alone when it came to matters of sophistication. The ruby that was bobbing up and down around her neck now as she demonstrated what Jace was supposed to be doing on a confused Simon was evidence to this, so he just let her have her fun. He looked across the dance floor at Jem and Tessa, and he was instantly jealous. He knew that Tessa had probably been clubbing before, probably with Magnus, the most experienced party boy of all, but he knew that Jem never had, and he was already doing better than Jace was. He sighed to himself as he looked at the other boy and girl across the room, dancing in perfect harmony, occasionally leaning in to say something to one another and make each other laugh. They fit together perfectly, he thought, just like he and Clary would if he could dance.

Unfortunately, however, he couldn't dance, which is what brought him to this position.

Jace was unhappily musing on and on in his head as he half-heartedly paid attention to Isabelle's demonstation of "proper gyration," using Simon as her unwitting and clearly unaware pawn. Tessa was a good dancer. Jem, who had been a Silent Brother for 130 years, was a good dancer. Even Alec, his shy, awkward brother, he knew, was a better dancer than he was, especially as he looked over and saw him and Magnus dancing, two figures moving in synch under the bright blinking fluorescent lights of the club. Then, Magnus put a hand on Alec's head and walked away. Jace idly wondered where he was going, but didn't question it. Probably the bathroom, he assumed, that was reasonable.

Jace continued to have racing thoughts about dancing and Jem and Alec as a figure approached Clary. She couldn't clearly see who it was in the dim lighting, but the tall man looked as if it were…

"Magnus? Why aren't you with Alec? He looks like he's waiting for you… so… um…"

"Yes biscuit, he is." Magnus winced. "I need to get back to him soon, so I have to make this quick." He looked at Clary with an expression of feigned concern. "I have to ask you to do something for me."

Oh God, Clary thought. "What is it?"

Magnus smiled and whispered something to her. Clary laughed loudly.

"You'll do it?"

"Hell yeah! Sounds funny,"

"Jace," the blonde haired Shadowhunter came out of his thoughts to Clary's soft, small hand on his shoulder and her beautiful voice. He shook himself back to reality.

"What is it, sweetie?"

"…Can we take a walk out back?" Jace looked at his girlfriend. She looked so beautiful, Jace thought. He really wanted to kiss her, to hold her, to love her… he did love her, he loved her so much. Jace never loved anyone but Clary, never even knew what love was until Clary had came into his life and took him on the wildest ride ever.

He kissed her nose. "Anything for you, love," he replied, taking her hand in his and guiding her out steadily.

Magnus smiled. His plan was being put into action.

Jace turned to look at Clary and smile at here. It was so much different outside, he thought, than in the club; where there had been loud music, there was silence, and where there had beem bodies, there was air. Where there had been darkness, there were Clary's green eyes, looking at him with so much care and love that he felt his heart would burst, where there had been beats through speakers there was Clary's soft voice. The bushes were rustling, but Clary didn't seem to care, so he decided not to either. All he cared about was the beautiful redheaded girl before him, looking at him now with an expression that made his heart want to break.

"Jace?" She asked in a vulnerable voice. God, Jace thought, he was so lucky. Of course, he knew he was gorgeous, but to have Clary… he must be really special. She certainly was.

"Yes, Clary?" He squeezed her hand.

"There's something… I've been meaning to ask you."

"Yeah?"

"Jace…from the moment I met you, I knew you were the one. I knew, that… that I would be completely and entirely yours. And here, now…" she stopped. "I know that I was right all along. When I found out that we were siblings, my heart cracked in two. It was hard for me to even function, because I thought… I had lost the one. I had lost my chance at love, because I already loved you, and I knew… I knew that I would never love anyone else as I love you."

Jace stared in utter confusion. He had no idea what had brought this on, but he responded anyway, "Clary. You know I love you too-"

"Stop," she said. "Let me finish. That's why, because I know that now and in every other life I will ever have, I need to ask you a question. Jace Herondale…" she started, and Jace knew what was happening. His mind filled with questions. Shouldn't he be proposing? But no, no matter, Clary wasn't really traditional in that way. What would it be like, being married to Clary? Wonderful, he knew. How would their life be like? He watched as Clary got down on one knee.

"Will you…"

Jace braced himself as Clary drew a small box out of her pocket and opened it.

"…Accept this gift from me and Magnus?"

Jace looked down at the rubber duck in the box and whipped oud his seraph blade, screaming. The bushes that had been ruffling before parted, and a laughing Magnus and reluctant looking Alec with leaves in his hair popped out from inside them.

"THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL, BISCUIT!" Magnus yelled, tears of laughter streaming down his face as Jace proceeded to take the duck from Clary's hand and use his many weapons to slice it into little bits. Clary laughed right along with him, to Jace's dismay, giving Magnus a huge high five and pat on the shoulder. Even Alec, now, was laughing, even though he had been a little reluctant to go through with this at first. It was pretty funny.

As they were leaving, Clary looked at Jace and opened your mouth.

"Don't even start, darling," he said, Clary looked at him.

"All I wanted to say is that I wasn't lying. I love you."

Jace looked at Clary, and she noticed his features visibly soften.

"I love you too."

Alright, guys, so I WROTE CLACE! I'M PROUD I'm thinking about doing a mainly Malec chapter next, what do y'all think? There will be Sizzy and Jessa chapters coming up, too- but remember that Jaccuzi in the fantasy suite that Magnus and Alec have? Yeah, that's my next chapter idea. THERE WILL BE NO SMUT but it will be fluffy and happy and a little sexy I guess.

Also, please go read the fics of my friend the lovely Lindsey7618AwesomeasPercabeth. She is a great writer and wrtes a lot of Malec Check her out!

Peace.