Alec POV

"I talked to Magnus yesterday."

"Yeah. He told me about that. You didn't have to do that Izzy" Replied Alec. They were getting ready for school, meaning that Izzy was meticulously applying make-up and doing her hair and Alec, tired of waiting of waiting for her to come out of the bathroom, was working around her. Jace and Max were still asleep so Izzy was taking the time to have a 'sibling heart to heart' about his relationship with Magnus. "Nonsense, he needs to know what to expect if he ever breaks up with you." She said.

"OK, first of all were not even officially in a relationship, and secondly if we do end up boyfriends, and we do break up, I doubt it will be his fault." Izzy stopped what she was doing.

"What are you talking about?" She asked, "Well, you know…" said Alec, who still had his toothbrush in his mouth, "Magnus is so experienced, and he has tons of friends, and he's so confident and open. If we break up it will because I'm neurotic and awkward and to scared to come out of the fucking closet." He spat, and rinsed out his mouth, then flushed as he realised his sister was staring at him. He had not meant to get into a serious discussion so early in the morning. He walked out of the bathroom, and she followed him, apparently content with the way she looked (it was always gorgeous no matter what she put on, but as a teen-age girl she maintained that she still needed preparation). "What are you talking about Alec? It will not be your fault if you two break up!"

"I was thinking of making eggs… Henry was going on and on about them yesterday and it gave me a craving." Replied her brother, completely ignoring her. "Alec I know you have these crazy self-esteem issues, but you can't be so pessimistic as to think that everything will always be your fault!" She cried. He turned around, "I can't help it Iz. I take responsibility for things, it's my role in this family, and it always has been. I'm sorry if you are uncomfortable with me saying it aloud." He didn't say it accusingly, but matter-of-factly. Isabelle didn't bring up the subject again.

Despite the rough start, Alec's day actually went really well. Magnus sat with him at lunch again, and they sat very close together during biology. When Alec left for PE, he was surprised to see Magnus following him. Neither of them said anything, but Magnus had a slight smirk on his face. He kept walking, all the way to the boys change room, which was where he and Magnus finally parted ways. He quickly got changed, and went into the gym.

As it turned out, it had started raining outside and so instead of normal PE, all the gym classes were going to join together and play dodge ball. Alec sighed, he liked PE when it was focused sports because it was easier to blend in, and he genuinely liked the exercise and spending time outside. He looked up in exasperation and saw something completely unexpected; Magnus was sitting in the bleachers, watching him. He winked at Alec and Alec felt his face flood with heat. He quickly looked away and re-joined his class. The teachers were announcing that the game would be a free for all, no teams or boundaries, just a few obstacles, and Alec immediately noticed Jace looking at him and grinning. Izzy too. Alec knew what they were thinking; truce. He grinned back, this might actually be fun,he thought.

As soon as the game started the three Lightwood siblings banded together. They did this whenever they played games together, and they were good at it too. Jace and Isabelle were ruthless, and Alec was good at watching their backs and making sure nothing ever touched them. Jace liked to say that he and Alec had a mystical bond. When he was little he had made up a ritual and declared that they were "Parabatai" (a term he read about that apparently meant that they were brothers in spirit). Alec thought that Jace was being a bit dramatic (he was Jace after all) but it was true that they knew each other so well that they could sometimes predict each other's movements.

Soon the three of them were in a tight group, moving around the gym floor. Izzy was venomously whipping balls at every boy who had ever cat called at her, and Jace was a blur of motion, barely stopping to pick up more balls, he started stealing them from the people he hit. When he couldn't get one from them, he stole them from Alec. For his part, Alec just ran around with a ball, deflecting in-coming attacks. It quickly became obvious that the Lightwoods were the people to get, and many people made a point of trying to get them out, as if it would prove something.

Alec however, was really used to it. It happened every time he and his siblings played sports, and since Jace and Izzy were incredibly reckless and competitive Alec had gotten really good at running defense. Alec didn't mind his job, he liked having a purpose and defending Jace and Izzy was enough of a purpose for him.

The first game ended in less than half an hour, and the second one took less than twenty minutes. After the second game the teachers decided to change the game and make it so that there were four teams, and no team had multiple Lightwoods. They didn't say that last part out loud, but everyone knew it was purposeful that Jace, Izzy, and Alec got sepperated. Alec's team actually ended up winning, because Jace and Izzy got each other out in the first five minutes. Alec got out too, because he looked up to the bleachers (where he had been pointedly not looking for the past hour) and saw Magnus staring at him, which was extremely distracting. However he got out later in the game and he managed to help his team pull through and succeed, which made Izzy and Jace grumbly, and him strangely satisfied.

After gym class ended, Alec hung back a while, waiting for the other boys to change. He threw some hoops then went to the showers. He let the water run over himself for a little while before stepping out and wrapping a towel around him, where he came face to face with Magnus. They were so close that they were almost touching, and Alec was acutely aware of how little he was wearing. Magnus smiled at him, "So… I see that you waited until the locker room was empty to get naked."

"Yes, well I-I don't really like to… um change when other guys are around…" Alec cursed himself for stuttering (he had been getting so confident lately, it was definitely the nakedness that was screwing him up) but Magnus cut him off with a kiss. Magnus ran his hands up and down his stomach and his arms and Alec felt shivers every place that he touched. "Magnus." He murmured, "Don't worry… There's nobody out there. Nobody will walk in." Magnus assured him. "Good…" Alec replied, breathless.

Then he couldn't manage any more coherent thoughts.

Apparently though, he could still form a coherent question, because for some unknown reason, in between kisses he asked, "Magnus… Are we boyfriends now?"

A/N: Da da da! What will Magnus say? I didn't like this chapter that much, but the next one will be better, and it will be up soon. Please Review!