Hey you probably forgot about me but here's a short chapter! Sorry! I'm on break right now, and I'll probably be updating at least one more time, or two. Depends.

Some people called Alec a grumpy riser. He agreed, morning was not his forte and waking up is even more so (or not so in this case). Trying so desperately to open his eyes as sleep itself was calling out to him was a hard task. Thankfully, Alec overcame this challenge and sat up. He was not really in the mood to leave Logan who finally got a day of rest. As always, unfortunately, their schedules didn't seem to match. He looked to the other side of the bed where his boyfriend slept. He found a smile making it's way to his lips. He planted a quick kiss onto Logan's forehead. Vidcon started today and one of his panels was in the morning. He had no idea why it had to be so early when nearly everyone, including himself, had a deep hatred for early mornings. But he couldn't change that and he knew his fans would be waiting so he headed off to the washroom. Doing the usual routine didn't take too long so he decided to make some breakfast for Logan. Logan was one of the rare species that did enjoy waking up early so Alec didn't bother with microwavable food.

Alec's bag was leaning against the wall by the doorframe where he left it last night. It was unsurprisingly light since he'd always packed little. This year's meetup wasn't being held in California like usual, but in a whole different country. It was in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Apparently this was because of a vote taken from viewers, the decision was probably highly influenced by John's new book. Though a bunch of haters suspected John messed with the votes for more press for his book. He was in the disagreeing part of the argument. He'd met both the brothers once or twice and they didn't really seem like the deceiving type. Alec's observations were normally to be trusted as he worked with the police force where liars were the most common type of people. Over the years, he'd learned to tell them apart, the truthful and the devious otherwise, he had to suffer consequences.

LaGuardia Airport had constant delayed flights and Alec couldn't afford that leisure considering the time for his panel, so though a bit further than LaGuardia, he chose John F. Kennedy International Airport. He slipped into the driver seat and drove down the very familiar highway. Lucky for him, airport security didn't take as long as he'd expected so he didn't miss his flight. Alec had a 13-14 hour non-stop flight ahead of him, he figured he could take a nap. Boy, did that plan go wrong. As soon as the the plane took off there was turbulence. This was why he hated planes. Clutching the armrests, he closed his eyes. The youtuber felt a tap on his hand and he turned to his right to see a little boy with worried brown eyes.

"Are you okay, mister?"

He looked much like Max, Alec's younger brother. But even more similar than his physical features was his gesture. Most of the kids that he knew would've been too scared to talk to a stranger. Max is like that too, the unafraid way in which he could rant to just about anyone in eye's shot. With their parents, socializing had to be a forte. Though Alec had never been good, the rest of his siblings had excelled. Including Max, though Maryse would sometimes scold him for not being polite, Max was what kept the family together. If someone were to do something to him, they had the whole Lightwood family after them. He was pulled out of his thoughts when he felt another tap. It was the same boy.

"Mister?"

"I'm alright, thanks for asking."

"That's good," the boy replied with a smile.

"What's your name?"

"I'm James!"

"Well James, would you like to watch a movie with me?"

"What have you got?"

"How about Finding Nemo?"

"Okay!"

Thankfully, he had his laptop with him so he turned on the movie that he'd already downloaded for the ride. James gave little gasps every now and then but was generally quiet and paying attention to the movie more than anything. When the movie ended, Alec glanced over to the seat beside him to find James's mother sound asleep. The little guy had noticed and told him that his mom had stayed up late last night reading a really big book. For the rest of the ride while Tessa (James's mother) was in dreamland, Alec and he enjoyed several other movies and a few snacks the flight attendant brought. They talked for a while, mostly Alec listened while James talked about his a new girl in his school. Her name was Grace. According to him, she was very pretty. She had the most beautiful gray eyes and really white looking blonde hair, she looked like an angel, in opinion of James. After a few hours, an attendant came by asking what they would like to eat.

They had to wake Tessa and she seemed a bit confused but soon gathered herself and answered the other woman. Alec was about to continue in small chat with her son when she noticed and mouthed a small thank you behind an excitedly talking James. He gave her a nod. The boy eventually fell asleep but Alec was still wide awake so he and Tessa talked for a little. She told him that she also had a daughter named Lucie but she had decided to stay at her friend's house during their vacation, Lucie would've found it more interesting than Amsterdam, Tessa waved off. They were headed there for Vidcon too, but more because one of her closest friend had been invited by the hosts and intended to decline but ended up accepting last minute and wanted them to come along so they can sightsee Amsterdam together. Alec told her that he would be attending as well and his sister was supposed to meet him there. Isabelle had been in Milan for a modelling job but as she was invited by the brothers, had called him up and said she would be there in the airport when he gets to Netherlands. Theresa, apparently her actual name, was a nice person. They had many similar interests so they talked for another few hours before Alec needed to sleep. She had gotten a fair amount of closed eyes behind her so she was completely fine but Alec hadn't so he quickly fell into deep slumber.

Alec was shaken awake by Tessa. He became conscious of the male speaker through the announcement saying that they'd landed safely in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They gave out more goodbyes and instructions as people left the plane. He and the Herondale's (James and Tessa) final destination was the same but their pit stops were different so they only got to stay together until they reached the exit. He looked around to find his sister waving eagerly at him. When they met eyes, she instantly ran and tackled him in a hug. It had been too long since their last reunion apparently. Alec felt his blood circulation stop somewhere. Her hugs were always too tight, but they reminded him of the happier times in their family so he didn't complain.

"I missed you so much," she said.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! If you haven't noticed the James in this chapter is canonically Will and Tessa's son who's set to be one of the main characters in TLH. He was named after Jem obviously. Next chapter is going to be Vidcon! Yayyyy! Please review! Even if you didn't like it! I need me some criticism since I can't find a beta anyways. More to come in the near future I swear!