Oh I Know

"Do you see him yet?" Jace asked and I kicked him in the shin for the seventh time. We had only been waiting for in front of the school for twenty minutes, there was still plenty of time for our suddenly rebellious brother to show up.

Mom had been completely crazed the night before, on the verge of calling the police. Jace and I had told her Alec was fine but when eleven o'clock rolled around and he still wasn't home she had stopped listening. It wasn't until after midnight when she received a phone call that calmed her down from a tightly wound collection of stressful nerves to a stiff upset mother ready to pounce and kill. Alec was in for one hell of a return home tonight and Jace and I wanted front row seats and all the inside juice details before they were tainted with lies to feed to our parents. I had a feeling it would involve Magnus, everything in Alec's life recently revolves around the well-dressed mysterious foreign kid. Now that I think about him I should ask Magnus where he gets his jeans. They're always super cute and sexy.

Jace was complaining about his sore leg that probably had a nice big blue bruise shaped like my shoe by now when a dark tinted window car pulled up to the student drop off area. I released a breath that turned into a misty cloud in the cold winter air as I yelled, "ALEC!"

Out of the car stepped my insanely tall and lanky brother and his secret crush that I was smugly proud of knowing. He hadn't heard me and was walking towards the school with Magnus talking like everything in the world was normal. It wasn't. Not that Alec had stayed out all night or was coming to school with someone else besides his family. What wasn't normal was what Alec was wearing. His pants were insanely tight and not black, but a maroon color. He was wearing his usual worn black sneakers and backpack, but his jacket was leather and covered in chains. God only knew what kind of shirt he was wearing underneath it. The person walking into school sure looked like my brother but at the same time didn't. Had Magnus sunk in claws into my innocent Alec and turned him into one of those flamboyant fashion snobs that waved around their sexuality on their sleeve?

No. . . NO, of course not. This was Alec.

"He completely ignored you Iz." Jace said shoving his reddening hands into his pockets to fight off the cold. "Maybe he's afraid that you'll kill him before mom can." He chuckled turning towards the front steps. I stayed planted to the sidewalk of the school glaring at the front doors my oldest brother just walked through.

"No." I sighed. "That's not why at all." I said tossing my long hair out of my face and made my way past Jace. He stared at me like I was crazy, but I didn't care. Since our parents adopted him he and Alec tormented me and I've spent most of middle and high school doing the same to them. Now I wish I hadn't, at least not Alec. He's suffered so much with his secret, with my attitude it probably wasn't any help. I regret it, but I can't change the past. I just have to move forward and help Alec as much as I possible can now.

Once in the school I hunted down my brother and easily found him at his locker. His jacket -well Magnus' lent jacket- was now off and I could see his shirt, yet I wish I didn't. It was so not Alec. It wasn't baggy or muted in color, it was a bright shade of blue and hung tightly to his frame. There was a giant splattered design on the front that took me a moment to realize it was an eye that was squinted angrily at the world. The blue of the shirt was a dead ringer for the color of Alec's eyes and I doubt that was a coincidence by the way Magnus was smiling and looking at Alec.

I stopped my pursuit and stared at them. They would make a really cute couple. They clearly liked each other, but Magnus was making things difficult for my brother. But why? Wasn't Alec great? Kind, sweet, extremely caring and -

"Hey Isabelle." Simon smiled interrupting my reverie.

I tore my eyes away from the laughing seniors to my sort-of-not-really-but-maybe boyfriend. He was always happy to me, and I him, but I don't know if I can date him. Things are just too complicated. He still loves his best friend, Clary, and I don't want to be second to an unrequited love. We've had several fights on the matter.

"Morning." I replied as we turned away from Alec and Magnus and made our way to our lockers.

"What's wrong? You're unusually glum." Simon said taking my hand and I let him. If I couldn't have him completely then no girl could have him at all.

"Planning my brother's funeral." I answered looking up at him with a playful smile.

His brows pulled together as he stared down at me. I giggled.

"Alec got in trouble." I sang as we came to a stop at my locker. Simon's brown eyes widened with surprise, and the want to know what was going on was plain on his face.

"Seriously? Alec, your brother?" He asked and I giggled again.

"Yeah, I know. I'm still can't believe it happened either." I spun the dial to my locker and it clicked out. I pulled off my backpack and jacket and shoved them both inside before grabbing my binder for my first class.

"What did he do?" He asked as I closed my locker and we held hands again walking down the hall. He already had taken his coat off and had his books.

I told Simon about how mom freaked out and that Alec never called as we walked to class. At the end of my explanation he just shrugged and wasn't surprised that someone could forget to call home or fell asleep at someone else's house. It was true, but I always hope for a bigger reaction from Simon but he never delivers. It's frustrating sometimes that he can handle his expressions so well with his sarcastic all-knowing attitude. But that's why I like him.

The school day seemed to speed by, teachers talking, meeting Simon between classes exchanging kisses, then finally lunch. Like usual Simon and I were the first to arrive at our table. We were holding hands today and my legs were up on his lap as he used his free hand to feed himself with. I was staring at the cafeteria doors waiting for Jace, Clary and Alec to arrive. My vision was suddenly blocked by two people, neither of them were related to me or had the fiery red hair of Simon's best friend.

"Hey Isabelle can we talked to you?" It was Maia. Polite and very serious. Next to her was Jordan her incredibly hot boyfriend, they were both modeling with Alec in the upcoming fashion show of a renown designer that still remained unnamed to the world.

"About what?" I asked not moving.

"Maia's being noisy, sorry." Jordan said and his girlfriend shot him a look that said "shut up."

"Can we talk in private?" Maia asked turning back to me. Simon had stopped eating and was looking up at our unusual guests.

"Again I ask, about what?"

"Alec." Maia whispered and I felt my ears perk up curiously.

"Is this about his rebelliousness lately?" Simon joked as I pulled myself away from him and got to my feet.

"Maybe." I smirked as I followed the two models out of the cafeteria and into an alcove like the one where Alec confessed he was gay.

"Sorry, but we weren't completely sure who knew and we didn't want to cause rumors." Maia said sheepishly. Her cheeks slightly pink and eyes down cased to the tiled floor. Jordan wrapped a protective arm around her and I was jealous. I wanted Simon to do that. I want him as my boyfriend. Only mine. Stupid Clary.

"Knew about what?" I inquired putting my hands on my hips.

"Alec being gay." Jordan said straightforward but in a hushed tone so no passersby could accidently hear.

My eyes widened and I was about to deny everything on reflex but paused and waited for what else they had to say.

"He is, isn't he? He's dating Magnus right?" Maia said eagerly. "They're really close at work and Alec skipped practice to go check on Magnus because he was sick. They're together right?"

I sprung forward and grasped Maia's hands tightly so relieved I wasn't the only one. I hate not being able to gossip, now I had two people I could talk to.

"They're not together, but Alec wants to be!" I said smiling and Maia beamed back. "He's really trying, and they came to school together today. Their making progress. What are they like at work?" I asked leaning in close to her and Jordan leaned away like we had some contagious disease that he didn't want to catch.

"Well they don't see each other much except when we get rides and they seem to talk all the time. I guess they look more like friends on the outside but after the other day it's so obvious they like each other!" Maia almost squealed.

We continued to talk about how Magnus and Alec should get together, and how we could help them along. Jordan after a while left the alcove and Maia and I spent another ten minutes just talking before we too went back to the cafeteria. I couldn't wait to talk to Alec and find out everything that happened last night. Magnus and my brother are meant to be together and I'll see to it that they do.

Well here it is the Izzy chapter. I really liked that you guys asked for her POV she really does have a fun and fierce personality. I might do her POV again, hmm the possibilities. ^^ Well just so you know one of these next chapters will be Jace's POV (because everyone seems to want it) and he won't be so focused on Alec, but instead himself. Wow shocking right. But it'll all come back to Alec in the end ;)

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