All right, so here is part 2 to Unpleasant Meetings! So you know, this does take place in a separate region from current Pokemon regions. As a result, there're going to be different Gyms/Cities/Leaders/Etc.

Also, in the original version of this on Tumblr, I referenced that 8 badges allowed you onto Victory Road to battle the Elite 4, like in the games, but I've changed it to what the show does - where 8 badges gets you into the regional League championship tournament. I couldn't remember (or find) exactly what they were called, so in this part it's referenced as the Pokemon League Battle Championships/Pokemon Battle League and the Pokemon League Contest Championships/Pokemon Contest League. If you know what they are actually called, please let me know and I will correct this!

Please enjoy~!

Disclaimer: I don't own The Mortal Instruments or Pokemon

Unpleasant Meetings

When Alec's Eevee runs off, he doesn't expect it to cause him to meet one of the most handsome men he's ever seen. If only something could be done about that personality. Pre-Malec

Chapter 2: Unpleasant Meetings

"Ta-da!" Isabelle was beaming brightly as she showed off her brand new Gym Badge to Alec, the Psychic Badge for Celestic City. "That makes seven! One more, and I qualify for Pokémon League Battle Championships!"

"But you should have seen how miserably she scraped by," Jace jeered, jogging up to the table Alec and his sister were sitting at. They were all supposed to have met an hour ago but, as usual, Jace enjoyed being 'fashionably' late.

"It was not miserable," Isabelle scowled.

"Wow, did your Riolu evolve?" Alec diverted the conversation quickly before his siblings could devolve into fighting. The answer was very blatantly obvious; the Pokémon at his brother's side wasn't the little Riolu he had seen the last time they had met, but a Lucario.

Still, "Yeah," Jace was flattered. "And we beat the Gym Leader much easier than Isabelle and her little Sneasel." He said the Pokémon's name like it was a curse, and Sneasel bristled at Izzy's side.

Something told Alec that Jace was lying; he knew his brother's team was mainly fighting-types, which were incredibly weak against psychic-types. But, he was showing off his Psychic Badge, so Alec wasn't going to mention it. If he did, it would only encourage Izzy and Jace to continue sniping at one anonther.

"You would probably have the easiest time though Alec," Jace continued, ignoring the way that Izzy and Sneasel were glaring at him like they were considering the merits of using Ice Punch on him. Alec internally sighed and shared a look with Banette.

"Right, because your team is mostly ghost-types, right?" Isabelle asked even though Alec's Banette spoke for him. "You would have a real easy time with it." She paused, humming thoughtfully, and kicked her feet against the underside of the table top.

"You are going to challenge him, aren't you?" Izzy eyed him like Alec would refuse. Which he didn't blame his sister for; he wasn't as avid a Badge collector as his siblings. He preferred studying Pokémon and drawing them than actively battling. He didn't really want to participate in the Pokémon Battle League… Jace had joked many times before how he should just participate in Contests, like his girlfriend, Clary.

Speaking of…

"Where's Clary?" Alec was surprised she wasn't with Jace; typically they were attached at the hip, literally. The two were so in love it was sickening. Alec was considering gifting them Luvdiscs for Christmas.

"She had a Contest today – I'm surprised you weren't in it, by the way, –" There was the Contest jab, like always. Alec had been wondering how long it would take for his siblings to bring it up. "And after her mom wanted to catch up with her and take her to meet some people she knew."

"Did she win?" Isabelle asked, even though asking if Clary won was like asking if the sun rose in the east and set in the west; it was a given.

"Duh," Jace rolled his eyes, and threw himself in the free chair at the table. "You gonna eat that? Great, thanks." He didn't wait for Alec's reply before relieving him of his food and eating it himself.

"So, are you going to challenge the Gym Leader?" Isabelle pressed Alec. "Really, it should be a cinch for you. And, it wouldn't hurt to have one badge. Even Clary has one, and she only does Contests." Alec didn't bother pointing out to Isabelle that he already had a badge; he had gotten the Grass Badge the last time his sister pestered him about badges.

"Maybe," Alec didn't really want to give in. He had plans, and he didn't really want to push them back just because his siblings wanted him to battle another Gym Leader.

"Please?" She drew the word out long, wavering her pitch in an annoying way that only younger siblings could manage, Alec swore.

"Fine," Alec relented, even though he didn't really want to. But he had long since learned that it was easier to give in to his sister, otherwise she would just get worse.

"Great!" Isabelle had a pleased look on her face, one that did not set right with Alec. "I promise you won't regret it."

Something told Alec that his sister had something planned, something that probably involved setting him up with Celestic City's Gym Leader. (She was always trying to set him up, despite how many times Alec tried to tell her that he was not interested.) At least Alec had the benefit of having the dominant Pokémon type. Unfortunately, before Alec could call his sister out on her sinister plans, Clary arrived.

And she brought company.

"Hey guys!" She waved at them all, bounding up to them with her Smeargle at one side, and a very familiar face on her other.

Part of Alec wanted to crawl under the table and die, and the other part of him wanted to have Banette use Headbutt and retreat very, very quickly.

"Look who I brought with me," She prompted unnecessarily, announcing the presence of her guest.

"Oh, hi Magnus!" Izzy was beaming, and Alec felt immensely uncomfortable with the look she was shooting between the two of them.

"Hello Isabelle," Magnus greeted Alec's sister, but his gold-green eyes were resting uncomfortably on Alec. He felt Banette scale up to his shoulder, and her bristle as she glared at the Espeon at Magnus' side.

The Espeon glared back, tail erect and hackles raised.

It was a fact that everyone did not miss, though Magnus graciously pretended not to notice it. Likewise, Alec pretended to not notice his own Pokémon's reaction. The only way the air surrounding the two men could get even more charged was if someone used Thunderwave.

"Magnus, this is my brother, Alec." Isabelle introduced, charging through the tension recklessly like a Tauros would charge through an unstable fence. "Alec, Magnus. He's the one I told you about."

"We've met," They both informed Isabelle at the same time. Alec glared at Magnus while Magnus looked immensely pleased.

"You have?" Jace and Isabelle looked astonished.

"Indeed." Magnus nodded, grinning, while Alec scowled and slumped lower in his chair. Banette chittered in a displeased fashion, and Alec readjusted to accommodate her. "How is your Haunter by the way? And your Eevee?" There was a flash of something in Magnus' gold-green eyes that Alec chalked up to Magnus remembering the pain he had been put through. Alec squashed down the guilt he felt once more.

"He's an Umbreon now," Alec's tone was colder than Isabelle's Dewgong in a frozen lake. His meaning and threat was clear; Umbreons were dark-type pokemon, and super effective against psychic-types. "What about your Espeon?"

"Chairman Meow is doing quite lovely, aren't you darling?" Magnus directed the last part down to his Espeon, who responded with a hiss at Alec and Banette. "Though I must admit, when the cards told me we would meet again, I did not quite expect it like this." He continued amicably, ignoring the rising tension between them.

"Shocking." Alec could see his siblings and Clary glancing worriedly at one another from the corner of his eyes. "Honestly, I had hoped," that they would meet again, he couldn't get his eyes out of his head, they had a rough first meeting but maybe he wasn't quite like that "that we wouldn't meet again."

"Well, this is going spectacularly," Izzy mumbled under her breath, rolling her eyes, voice loud enough that everyone could hear her.

"So, uh," Clary asked nervously, looking between the two men as if she was unsure if she really wanted the answer to the question she was about to ask. "How did you two first meet?"

"Ah," Magnus sighed fondly, "The lovely young Alec quite literally fell into my life."

"He sexually harassed me." Alec answered in a flat tone.

"Whoa, don't be so hasty," Magnus defended quickly, raising his hands. "I wouldn't call it sexual harassment–"

"It was sexual harassment," Alec interrupted angrily, rising from the table sharply, nearly upsetting his glass on it. His hands were placed palm down on the table, bracing himself. "You had me in a position where I had no option to refuse–"

"I believe your Pokémon speak otherwise for you," Magnus cut him off. "And besides, you used excessive force against me, when all you had to do was–"

"Say no?" Alec felt his face flush hotly, could feel his blood pulsing through his head. "Tell me, how do people normally react when you offer unsolicited propositions to them? Do they normally accept, especially when you have them in positions like you had me?"

"I saved your life, and this is the thanks I get?"

"Well what if I didn't want you to save my life, huh? What about that?"

"You cannot honestly tell me–"

"I don't have to honestly tell you anything. Banette," Alec was done, he was leaving, he didn't care if he told his sister he would battle the Gym Leader, he would do it some other time. Right now he was fed up, and wanted to get away. He was just going to have Banette Headbutt Magnus and get away. Alec could apologize to his siblings and Clary later.

"Smeargle, Calm Mind." Clary's voice cut him off sharply before Alec could finish giving Banette the command.

Against his will, Alec found himself calming down under Smeargle's Calm Mind. The force of the attack had him taking deep breaths, slowing his heart rate, and tugging his anger away from him. His fists, which Alec hadn't realized he had formed, slowly unclenched, revealing crescent marks from his nails set into his palms.

"There," Clary announced in a forced-calm tone of voice. "Are we all willing to talk civilly now?"

"I am being civil," Magnus responded brightly, looking as if this was all a game to him. Alec felt his blood begin to thrum hotly in his veins once more. He forced himself to remain calm. Alec didn't really want to go through having Clary use Calm Mind on him again.

"Funny definition of 'civil'," Alec muttered under his breath, even though he realized he hadn't been the calmest either.

"Like you have room to talk," Magnus shot back. "If I remember correctly, you were at fault as well."

"I never said I wasn't," Alec retorted hotly.

"Boys," Clary interrupted sharply, and her Smeargle waved its tail at them in reminder of its presence.

"Why don't we settle this properly," Alec proposed abruptly, looking at Magnus with cutting blue eyes. "With a battle?" This sort of proposition was uncharacteristic for Alec, but he saw no other way of being able to settle it. "Two on two; if I win, you apologize and leave me alone."

"I don't think this is the right way to go about this," Isabelle looked at her brother worriedly, and she, Jace, and Clary all shared a look.

"I'm all right with that," Magnus agreed pleasantly. "And if I win, you thank me for saving your life and go out on a date with me."

The thought of going out with him made Alec feel an unsettling mix of emotions, the most prevalent being an urge to cringe, but he didn't really see any other way.

"Fine," Alec ground out, and didn't shake Magnus' hand when he offered it.

"Wonderful," Magnus said lightly, placing his hand casually back in his pocket. "We'll battle in an hour, if that's enough time for you to prepare. Your siblings will know where to meet."

"Plenty." Alec answered, but didn't get a chance to ask why his siblings would know where they were battling before Magnus turned to leave.

"Oh," Magnus added as he left, pausing and turning to look over his shoulder at Alec, Chairman mimicking his trainer's motion, "And don't worry, I'll still let you have the badge if you win." And he was gone, leaving Alec perplexed at his last comment.

"What did he mean, let me have the badge?" He asked no one in particular.

"That," Isabelle replied dryly, one hand on her Sneasel's head, the other running a finger around the rim of her glass, "Was Magnus Bane, brother dearest. Celestic City's Gym Leader."

Please read and review~! Part 3 will be up sometime this weekend when I'm done with my take-home midterm and editing it. Look for a Sunday update.