Yeahhh, definitely don't know where the idea for this came from. And we got a new computer because the old one got all tempermental...and deleted every fucking thing on it. Er, I mean, everything on it. Yup. :( But the new one finally came and it's very shiny and life is good-in the past month we got a third cat and a third dog (both strays)! So it's happily crazy. Maybe I should stop rambling at some point.

Oh, and apparently the NECCO candy hearts had new themes every year, and for 2002 the theme was Fashion Forward. URA QT was one of them. I guess the actual saying thing for this chapter is Be My Valentine though. I'm so inconsistent!

Alec woke up an a strange room. A very, very pink strange room. Opening his eyes a sliver, feigning sleep, he cased his surroundings. Wait…it looked suspiciously like his room. And there-tiptoeing out-was Isabelle, cut-out pink and red hearts and tape in her hand.

He shoved himself out of bed and said in a low voice, "Isabelle. What the hell did you do to my room?"

She froze when she heard her brother's voice, glanced back quickly to see how mad he was (uh, very), and grinned quickly. "Er…happy valentine's day?" she tried with a cheerful smile. When he just growled, she ran out of the room.

Alec was up and chasing her, no longer tired at all. "Get that crap out of my room!" he yelled as she ran into the kitchen. "Isa-oh. Oh." He stopped as soon as he crossed the threshold.

The stone walls of the austere but homey Institute were covered. In yet more brightly colored hearts. And on the counter were three small boxes of…Alec's jaw dropped. Candy hearts. And, shit, heart-shaped cookies? With red sprinkles. This was getting out of hand. "Isabelle. Are you feeling okay?"

Safely on the opposite side of the counter, she smiled again and held out one of the boxes. "I wuv you!"

Jace wandered in. "You've been busy," he told Isabelle, raising an eyebrow.

Alec turned to face him. "Finally! Did she do your room too?"

"Yeah," Jace said, bewildered. "Why are you so upset?"

"What? You…you don't mind?" Of all people, Jace was okay with this madness?

Jace shrugged. "It's…cute," he admitted. "And Clary'll love it. Speaking of…" He walked out of the room, Alec gaping after him.

"See, you old fart?" Isabelle teased. "Even Jace likes it."

Alec shook his head. "You drugged him. You threatened him. This isn't normal!" At Isabelle's utterly innocent look, he threw up his hands and stalked out. At least Magnus could be his safe haven until the mood passed.

Alec sighed as he walked back into his room. He hadn't noticed before, but the hearts had little sayings on them. Like…he looked closer. "Alec+Magnus"? "Aaah!" he shrieked, ripping off the hearts.

Jace, walking by, grinned in at him. "Happy valentine's day!" he shouted gleefully, then took off running before Alec could catch him.

Taking deep breaths, Alec yanked on the ends of his hair. "Okay, it's okay, nothing permanent," he muttered to himself. Trying not to look at his walls, he opened his closet to get dressed and escape. But in front of his eyes were more pink articles of clothing than he'd ever seen, even counting Isabelle's substantial collection. He could feel blood vessels bursting in his eyes. His clothes had to be somewhere, right?

Or not. Which was why Alec walked to Magnus Bane's in a pink t-shirt and dark red pants (the closest to his preferred black he could find). But it was okay…he kept clothes with Magnus, too. In case, well, something happened, Alec thought, then blushed at the memories. He happened to look around then; he was passing a store selling-of course-valentines and candy. In their window, he could see his reflection, and sobered up instantly. Once he got to Magnus', he could just change, then burn what he was currently wearing.

Finally reaching Magnus' door, Alec breathed a sigh of relief. He'd survived the morning and left Isabelle's reach virtually unscathed (she was currently gluing varying sizes and colors of hearts together, making cards for everyone). Magnus would understand.

Magnus Bane, clad in a white shirt with pink hearts and sparkly red pants (and spiked, glittery red hair), threw open the door when he heard Alec's steps. "Be my valentine?" he asked jokingly.

He looked slightly bewildered when Alec screamed.