I really appreciate all the reviews and story alerts for the first chapter. Sorry it took me so long to post this. Here it is! Enjoy!

Oh wait…I thought I should warn you that I changed the story to Alec's point of view(first-person). The first chapter was mostly Alec's point of view but in third person. I hope you guys don't mind the change…

Disclaimer: the usual…

Chapter 2 :

"Alec, have you tried calling him?"

Isabelle was sitting in the too-big chair behind the desk in the library of the Institute while I lay stretched out on the couch in the same position I'd been in for hours.

"Yes, I already told you I called him yesterday and he didn't answer," I said into the cushions of the couch.

"You only called once?" Isabelle sounded a little upset. "My dear brother….this is all so new to you."

"Thanks Isabelle. Way to make me feel better," I replied sitting up and gazing out the window. Just because she has a different guy every week, she thinks she can talk down to me.

I'd been staying here at the Institute for the past three days. I'd cried for hours when I'd first arrived but Isabelle stayed by my side the entire time. Not asking questions or telling me to get over it. Just holding me and getting tissues every so often. My parents had checked on me a few times but they seemed to be too uncomfortable to actually help me. After all, what were you supposed to say to your son after his boyfriend just broke up with him?

"Sorry Alec. I meant that you should keep calling him."

"Why?"

"Because," Isabelle sounded exasperated. "That's just the way it works. You keep calling the person until they answer."

"Isabelle, are you sure?" I wasn't convinced. That didn't sound like the kind of idea that would work on Magnus and I wasn't sure how much more rejection I could take. "I don't think he's going to answer."

She got up from her seat, came to sit next to me, and put her arm around my shoulders. "Alec, there's something strange about this entire situation. What reason did Magnus give for breaking up with you?"

I took a deep breath and told Isabelle everything…how Magnus had suddenly become distant and how he said that I was "the problem." I'd been through this conversation so many times with Isabelle over the past three days that it didn't even hurt to talk about it anymore. I just continued to stare out the window and spoke in a voice I didn't recognize.

"Alec get up." She gabbed my hand and started to drag me towards the door of the library. I didn't bother to make an effort to stop her."Where are we going?" I asked, not really caring. She was still dragging me by the hand.

"To Magnus's," she said simply. This time I dug his heels into the floor. There was no way Isabelle was getting me to Magnus's apartment.

"No," I practically screamed. I cleared my throat and tried to speak more calmly. "Isabelle, I really don't want to see him right now."

"But Alec, I know that if you just go talk to him, you two can work this out. Magnus loves you and you-"

"No, Isabelle," I replied firmly. "If Magnus loved me he wouldn't have left me."

Isabelle stood with her hands on her hips and stared back at me. "You don't really believe that, do you?"

I stared blankly. Why would I say it if I didn't believe it?

"Alec, you can't really be that obtuse." She strode forward to put a hand on each side of my face. The gesture reminded me of what Magnus used to do whenever I started to panic about something. "Don't forget how much Magnus went through for you…all the trouble you put him through."Of course I hadn't forgotten about that. Coming to heal my fellow shadowhunters whenever one of us was hurt. Helping us with the fight on Valentine's ship. Giving me space to realize I'd been wrong about my feelings about Jace for so long… "Are you trying to make me feel guilty? It's working in case you were wondering." With that I turned and started towards my room, ignoring Isabelle behind me calling my name.

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Two hours later I woke to an empty stomach. I rolled out of bed, still wearing the clothes I'd had on earlier and started for the kitchen. I was almost half way there when I heard my mother and Isabelle talking quietly in one of the side rooms. I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't heard my name come from my mother's mouth.

"…no idea they were so serious. What are we supposed to do?"

I tiptoed closer to the door. I normally wouldn't approve of eavesdropping, especially not on my parents but they were talking about me and Magnus. I had no idea how they felt about our…break-up and since they wouldn't talk to me about it face-to-face, I was forced to listen to others' conversations.

"I've tried getting him to go talk to Magnus but he won't go with me," Isabelle was saying. "I know that if I can get them in a room together, they could work this out.""But Izzy, how? He seems so certain that it's over," Mom said. Her voice sounded oddly pinched, the way it got when she was trying not to cry. "I can't remember the last time he was this devastated. He barely eats. He only talks if you say something to him first. He stays in his room all day and if he's not there he's lying down in the library. Has he gone outside at all since he came back?"All this was true, but it sounded much worse coming from my mother than it did in my head. True, I didn't have much of an appetite for food or conversation. I did spend a lot of time in my room and I hadn't set foot outside the Institute in three days, but so what? I mean, I HAD just lost the love of my life. Of course I still loved him, and it was safe to say this in my head.

"Well Mom, what do you expect? Alec loved Magnus," Isabelle said. Damn, had I told her that? "I'm pretty sure he still does." Was I really that obvious? "Just give me time and I'll think of something. No Downworlder is going to break up with my brother." Uh oh…I could hear the determination in her voice. Before I'd realized that the conversation was over, Isabelle came storming out the room and almost walked right into me."Alec, what are you-" she began but she stopped and narrowed her eyes at me. "How long were you standing there?"

I just stared at her and shook my head slowly. "Alec you know it's rude to listen in on other people's conversations," she said. "Isabelle, whatever you are planning, it's not going to work. There's no way you can change Magnus's mind after he's made it up." If anyone knew how stubborn the warlock could be it was me."Dear brother, don't worry," she said, reaching out to pat me on the shoulder. "You just stay here and I'm going to fix all your problems." And with that she turned and walked away.

Sometimes the girl could be so sure of herself that she reminded me of Jace but it wasn't like she could do anything to hurt me worse than what Magnus did.

I typed this is a bit of a hurry so please excuse any grammar or spelling mistakes. Again, I apologize for this being so late. I hope you guys liked it. Please review.