My most sincere apologies for keeping all of you waiting, and really, thank you anonymous reviewer again for reminding me that I need to update. So as a act of kindness and forgiveness, I have made this chapter extra long for you guys.

Alec didn't know what he was doing. For a while he thought Magnus might follow, but soon after he turned a few corridors, Magnus didn't reappear, as if he decided not to pursue anymore. Was it out of understanding or annoyance that Magnus didn't come running after him?

If Alec was relieved, then he was wrong. Not only did Magnus follow him, he announced his arrival loud and clear and was not happy.

"ALEXANDER LIGHTWOOD." A booming sound rang through the hallway of the school.

Alec winced and stopped walking, carefully glancing at the other students beside him, expecting thousands of eyes on him. The pupils, however, did not seem to hear Magnus, he must have cast some sort of glamour.

Within a few strides Magnus caught up to where Alec was standing and loomed over him, making his heart beat sky rocket.

"What's wrong with you Alexander?" Magnus said in the voice that he reserved only for Alec, although it was clear he was unimpressed.

Alec looked away, unable to meet those cat slit eyes.

"Look at me." Magnus tried again.

Alec turned his head further away from him, and saw the other students streaming past them go about their day around the commotion.

Magnus sighed loudly and muttered something quiet under his breath. He raised his fingers and clicked.

Alec found himself turning his head unwillingly, aided by magic. His body felt limp and rigid.

"I didn't want to push it this far Alec, but otherwise you won't listen to me." Magnus sighed again.

Now Alec had no choice but to stare at the warlock in the eye, which bore surprisingly care and love, not anger.

"What's wrong with you Alec?" He tried again, running his hands through his glittered hair. "Why are you doing this?"

Alec knew this question would come up sooner or later, and he dreaded it. A question he still did not have a definite answer for. He wished at that moment he had Jace's gifts of being able to omit effective come backs, but he wasn't Jace, he was Alec.

To say he was pissed off at Magnus for flirting with some other guy was admitting he was jealous. To blame Magnus for not paying him enough attention was selfish. To question whether Magnus did indeed kiss Sebastian was distrust in his love. What was left?

"I…" Alec said indecisively.

"What?" Magnus demanded.

"Look Alexander," Magnus said submissively after receiving only a stare in return to his question. "If this isn't serious in your opinion then I guess we should just get on with it. I don't have all that much time to wait for flowers to grow. If it's about something I said, or whatever I'm wearing, then we're wasting our time here, both of us…"

Alec couldn't conceal the truth anymore.

"What were you doing with Sebastian?" Alec blurted. Oops. Simple Alec, always straight to the point.

"Ah." Magnus gave a short sigh. "Worried about him? Little Alec's jealous is he?"

The restraints on Alec loosened, and he had feelings in his limbs again. Alec frowned. Why was Magnus taking it so light heartedly? Wasn't he aware of what he had done? And how much it had hurt him?

"Did you kiss him in the courtyard?" Alec asked again, starting to feel the heat rising inside him.

"So that's what you're concerned about?" Magnus said, "Well then-"

"And what did you say to him in the corridor?" Alec pressed on, not willing to stop.

"Does it really matter?" Magnus replied, cocking an eyebrow.

"And he was also with you in the change room." Alec finished.

"Are you - "

"So WHAT if I'm jealous?" Alec blurted, unable to stand the teasing.

"Well, you've got to admit you're jealous Alec, or our relationship won't be as good as it used to be." Magnus advised, looking at Alec intently.

"So you did it deliberately to make me jealous?" Alec shouted.

"I never said I did it."

"DON'T lie to me." Alec Bellowed, releasing the breath he had been holding.

"I'm shocked you would accuse me of that Alec." Magnus looked as if he'd been slapped. "You of all people."

Alec felt instantaneously guilty for hurting Magnus, but was determined to prove his point.

"And have you thought of me while you were at it?" Alec practically shouted back, regretting it the moment it was out of his mouth. "Oh wait, the high warlock of Brooklyn was too busy hitting on a guy so much hotter than his shadowhunter boyfriend." Oh crap. Alec didn't even intend for it to sound as it did, fully aware he stepped over the line this time. Bad words just flow naturally after another.

It wasn't natural for Alec to act as such; it made him feel vulgar, and vulnerable. Honestly he had no idea how he would respond to whatever Magnus says back, if he was going to. Alec mentally prepared himself for the time, anxiously waiting, the sound of his heart beat ringing loudly in his ears. He could now focus on his boyfriend, whose expression was a mixture of shock and disbelief.

Fortunately for Alec, the moment he dreaded didn't come. Jace and Isabelle appeared at the end of the corridor, talking intently, and seemingly to have not noticed the couple yet. Alec stared at his parabatai and after a few seconds, something clicked inside.

"Forget it." He said only half conscious of what Magnus was saying. "I'm going home." Then he turned on his heels and ran to the limit of his shadowhunter ability.

As soon as he was out of the zone of the glamour, people started turning their heads towards him. Alec didn't care, it was vital he get out of here before anyone has the chance to stop him. He forced his legs to work harder and bolted out of the front gates.

The automatic doors of the train were coming to a close and Alec slid through the tiny gap in the last second. It was only then that he stopped to take a breath. He noticed there was a group of women staring at him oddly, and realised he was not glamoured. After a bit of searching, he found he didn't even have his stele with him, just a pair of keys from last night.

That seems so long ago. He thought as he took a seat in the least noticed corner of the subway. It was difficult to recall what exactly started the commotion. I was jealous of a little kiss. Alec dug the heels of his palms into his forehead and released a loud sigh, both annoyed at Magnus for not being more understanding and at himself for being so sensitive.

The sub rattled on slowly and eventually arrived at Alec's desired station. As he trudged back to the institute, a strong gust of wind had picked up, sending spirals of dust obscuring his vision. He wrapped the jumper closer around him and drew the hood up, wishing it would shield him a little bit until he reached the door.

The will of escaping the wind was so strong Alec had not even thought about the possibility of his mother being at home when he arrived. He could feel the blood rushing and his heart speeding up in his silent surrounding. Now he stood in the entrance way, battered by the sand and wind, listening for any abnormal movement, or anything hinting that his mother was home.

Alec heard a soft scuttling sound and froze in mid step next to some vases. He listened intently for the source of the sound, breathing as quietly as he could to avoid being heard. Suddenly something leapt at him and made him jump, scaring him out of his skin. The thing, now rubbing itself against Alec's jeans meowed lazily and strutted away, detecting no food on him.

Alec shook his head and calmed himself down. Stupid cat. He thought bewildered, and headed towards his room. He dumped his phone and exchanged the jeans for a pair of training pants and a fresh black shirt. Although he met no one on the way back to his room, he wasn't altogether convinced that no one was home. They're either too busy to notice, or weren't listening close enough. Alec shrugged at the idea and decided not to venture. He'd had enough adventure for one day.

Alec planted himself face first into his white patterned pillowcase and closed his eyes. What have I done? It's too late to change now, Magnus knows, and you don't have the guts to face the truth. If you want Magnus for yourself, you should start acting like a desirable boyfriend who attends parties and wears colourful clothing in public.

Alec took a deep, cool breath and buried his head into the pillow again. I screwed up. Again. Magnus won't want me back. Guilty stabbed painfully at Alec, causing more discomfort than physical wounds. He let his mind drift into nothingness, and soon, he was asleep.

Alec was woken by a loud knock on the door, followed by a soft call of his name. Alec stirred and sat up quickly, making himself dizzy. The knock came a second time, and this time, Alec recognised the voice as his sister's.

"Cummin.." Alec muttered sheepishly, rubbing his eyes.

The door swung open to reveal a red eyed Izzy looking very tired.

"Hey." She greeted, with a tissue in her hand.

"Hey. What's wrong?" Alec asked, suddenly awake.

"You left halfway through the day without notice or explanation, so Jace thought you'd gone home." Izzy said with a comforting smile.

"I was feeling a bit tired." Alec replied, which was part of the case. "What happened?"

Izzy closed the door and slumped next to her brother on the bed. Alec wrapped an arm around Izzy and she leaned towards him, head resting on his shoulder.

"It's Tyson." Izzy sobbed.

Alec frowned. He wasn't exactly the best person to go to for relationship advice, especially now that he has problems of his own. Nonetheless, he did his best to make his sister feel better.

"After last night, I found out he was cheating." Izzy continued.

Alec sighed inwardly. He seemed to be having the same problem.

"And when I told him, he said…" Izzy hiccupped and tears started flowing again. She turned her head into Alec's shoulder and her whole body shook uncontrollably.

"He…"

Alec embraced his sister into a close hug which stopped her from continuing. He knew how hard it was to recount what happened.

When Izzy has settled down, she blew her nose hard and said "He said no one wanted to date a girl so pushy and big… Alec…"

"It's okay Izzy. He wasn't all that suited for you. Plus, weren't you always going on about downworlders?" Alec tried.

"Yeah, I'm over him now, but that's not what I'm upset about." Izzy said, her voice stronger. "He cheated on me with Nancy. That nerdy girl with glasses, carrying a billion books around." Alec could tell she was angry.

"Nancy?" Alec inquired, "The same Nancy that asked me out?"

"Brunette, round glasses, freckles.." Izzy started recalling her features.

"That's her." Alec sighed, that can't be a coincidence.

"Am I not as good as her?" Izzy muttered quizzically.

"Oh come on Iz, she gets picked up from school by her mom! Don't think like that."

"But then why would he dump me?" Izzy exclaimed. "For her..? Unless..."

"Nancy bribed Tyson to get back to you!" Izzy shouted at the same time Alec realised.

Oh shit. "I… she didn't seem like that type of person who would do that!" Alec exclaimed, annoyed with himself for not realising earlier.

"Well, now you know she is..." Izzy said bitterly. "I'm so over mundanes."

"I'm sorry Izz." Alec said apologetically. "I should've explained it to her."

"Nah. It's Kay. I would've thought she should have realised that you and Magnus were together." Isabelle replied.

Alec just shrugged.

"Speaking of Magnus, weren't he supposed to be coming for dinner tonight?" Izzy inquired. "I haven't seen him all day."

On the topic of Magnus, Alec's mood deteriorated, he couldn't remember when he'd asked him to come over.

"Well, if he was coming, then he probably won't want to now."

Hope this satisfied your hunger for now. I'll try to get the next update up as soon as possible. And remember to review :)