Here you go! it should be this time every week but it might be earlier! :)
The disappointment hit Alec hard. Straight in the chest. He wasn't going to meet his mysterious stranger after all.
He tried to hide the disappointment on his face as he called "Good morning" to Hodge.
"Good morning everyone." Began Hodge
"As Isabelle's probably already told you, I have brought you all here to discuss a new guest currently in our residence." He said with a small smile at Isabelle.
"So where is the 'mystery guest then?'" Asked Clary breaking away from Jace to make quotation marks with her hands.
"He isn't a mystery guest Clary" said Hodge with a almost inaudible sigh.
"You should all have heard of him, maybe even met him at one point."
"Well then who is he?" Butted in Alec, impatient to know the identity of his 'crush' so he could go and search for him online. As it seemed Hodge was never going to introduce them he'd decided that pictures would be better than nothing. Sadly.
"Why are you so desperate to know?" Smirked Jace.
"So I can get out of this meeting and..." suddenly he couldn't think of anything that sounded at all plausible to fool Jace. "Train!" He finished suddenly with a flash of inspiration.
"I'll come with you if you want?" Asked Jace.
"N-no I was planning... knife skills." He said hoping it sounded plausible.
"Okayy suit yourself." Said Jace sounding less convinced.
"Anyway." Said Hodge. Bringing them back on topic. "Our guest is none other than Magnus Bane, the high warlock of Brooklyn."
Alec felt faint. He'd pleasured himself over the high warlock of Brooklyn! Trying to sound like he didn't care about the announcement he stood up and began
"Well now that's over..." he was cut off by Isabelle furrowing her brow
"When do we get to meet him?" She asked not caring about what he was going to say.
"He's busy at this morning. But he said he should be free for dinner at Taki's with all of you tonight. Minus me obviously." He said almost wistfully.
"Can Simon come?"
"God Iz is that all you care about?" Asked Jace
"How about why is he staying with us?"
"Well Jace." Began Hodge. "We have offered him sanctuary as he has helped us many times in the past years and he needs a place to stay. And that's what the institute is for."
Alec sat listening for any clues he could about his mystery man. Before he realised Hodge had given nothing away 'Magnus's' reasons for staying at the institute. He was still having trouble thinking of him as anything other than his mysterious glittering man who's face had given him such pleasure.
"Alec weren't you going somewhere?" Smiled Clary kindly at him.
"Or are you totally in loovvee with this warlock? From what I've heard he glitters and you'd love that wouldn't you Alexander darling." Mocked Jace putting on a high pitched camp voice.
"Jace leave him alone." Giggled Isabelle "He isn't denying it!" Continued Jace smiling.
"For gods sakes you're all so immature."huffed Alec storming out the room. As he ran up the stairs to his room he wondered if Jace really was joking or whether he wasn't letting on that he knew about Alec. But that would be impossible. He thought because he himself didn't truly know until this morning.
When he reached his room he realised that Hodge had said that he was going to get to meet Magnus, tonight. What was he going to do about his blushing, which happened, every time he even thought of Magnus all because of what he'd done to himself over him.
Alec didn't regret it in any way just wished he could control his blushing! The more he thought about it the more he wanted to make a good impression. He'd never cared what he looked like before but now it seemed the most important thing in the world to him.
Alec didn't really own anything in any colour other than black or a dark gray. He wondered who to ask, to help him choose some new clothes. If he asked Jace he'd instantly be suspicious.
Maybe he should ask Isabelle? She'd been going on at him for ages to get a new wardrobe, and they weren't supposed to be doing anything today. Maybe he could get her to go shopping with him and not make her at all suspicious he wondered as he continued his way up to his room.
Sitting in the middle of his bed he Switched on his laptop and fired up Google. When Google had finally loaded he clicked on images and typed in the search box 'Magnus Bane' and hit search. All that came up were some pictures of a British football player and a guy in New Zealand. Neither of which looked anything like the man he'd seen in the hall.
Later that morning about 11:15 he walked down the dingy corridor towards Isabelle's room. He was feeling a little pissed off over the lack of pictures of Magnus Bane. All he wanted to do was see him face on before tonight so he could study him and possibly stop himself from staring at him all through the meal. And maybe to control his blush he thought with a grimace.
He hated his blushing. And even if he didn't want to admit it to himself he wanted to see if he was as gorgeous as be remembered. And to refresh his memory of the man that had made him feel so-at risk of being a cliché to himself-alive!
Just the thought of what he'd done made him shiver with arousal. No he told himself sternly. You have got to control yourself. And get some new clothes, he added as an afterthought.
When he knocked on her door she invited him in.
"So Al what brings you to my room then?"
"I want you to take me shopping for new clothes." Blurted out Alec deciding to get it over with.
"You! Want new clothes!?" Asked Isabelle Alec nodded his confirmation not trusting himself to say anymore.
"And what's bought this on then huh?" Asked Isabelle
"Something you want to tell me?" Alec panicked
"W-what do you mean?"
"You got your eye on someone." She smiled. Alec began to sweat. Why was she saying 'someone' and not 'a girl' did she know?
Maybe he should say something.
"Al if you want to tell me something you know you can. Even if I am your little sister." She smiled reassuringly at him.
"Who's the lucky lady then?" Alec decided now was the time he should tell her. Or as Jace would say "man up" he smiled a little at that. Yes he decided he would tell Isabelle about his sexuality now but not about Magnus Bane.
"Izzy there's something I've got to say..." he started
"Uhuh and what's that then? Who is she?"
"Izzy if I did like someone they wouldn't be a she. The thing is..."
"Alec are you trying to tell me you're gay?"
"W-well yeah I-I guess I am." He stuttered becoming a little flustered.
"Alec it's fine. You know what? I always thought it would be quite cool to have a gay brother. But no offence I never thought it would be you!"
"I'm sorry Izzy."
"No Alec don't you be sorry okayy? I love you all the same so will Jace and Clary. Mom and Dad may take a while to come around but they'll still love you!" Izzy began a impassioned speech.
"Don't you bs sorry for who you are! If you don't respect yourself who'll respect you huh? And anyway we can discuss cute guys now!" She finished with a smile.
"Ew no Izzy Simon is not cute okayy!?" Grimaced Alec
"Anyway can we go and get me some new clothes?"
"Why now Alec? I mean who do you want to impress?" She asked furrowing her brow.
"Oh my god! It's that Magnus Bane man isn't it?!" She gasped.
"Oh god Iz am I that obvious!?" Sighed Alec
"Wait is it really!" She squealed, very unlike herself.
"I was just teasing you Alec! Oh my god!" She smiled at him.
"Aw your first crush! Wait. How can you be crushing on him when you've never met him!" She asked puzzled
"Well I saw him this morning." Izzy opened her mouth to ask a question and Alec hurried on
"Not to speak to or anything just see. And Iz he's beautiful okayy! Very glittery but beautiful. I'm sorry."
He finished looking sheepishly at the floor. "Alec. What have I said? Don't be sorry! It's love at first sight that's adorable! Now let's get you some new clothes and impress the glitter of this warlock!"
Alec felt faintly sick as they walked down the sidewalk to Taki's on Broadway. Tonight he would finally get to meet Magnus Bane.
It seemed an age since this morning, the first time he'd laid eyes on Magnus, had so much changed since then? Isabelle knew he was gay but Jace and Clary didn't.
He wondered if he should tell them tonight? Before they guessed, through his behaviour and blushing around Magnus, or they were told by Isabelle.
As they reached the door of the diner all the tables were full. That ment Magnus was already there! That ruled out telling Clary and Jace! Dammit and now his palms were sweating and he'd bet he was bright red!
Looking over at him Isabelle gave him a smile.
"Alec it's ok! Calm down and breath." She whispered to him. To stop any chances of Jace and Clary overhearing them.
As they walked through the door to the crowded diner Alec looked around with panic. Where was Magnus? He couldn't see anyone resembling Magnus so he guessed he was sitting at a booth so he wasn't seen.
"Magnus Bane." Said Isabelle to Kaelie, the waitress, when she tried to tell them the place was full.
"Over there corner booth left hand side." Said Kaelie walking away, bored now she realised she couldn't kick them out. As they weaved there way towards the corner booth a man stood up.
Bathed in shadow Alec couldn't really see. But what he could see reminded him of the pleasure he'd felt all cause of this man in front of him.
"Good evening everyone. Magnus Bane. Who are all of you sexy little lot then?"
I promise you'll get way more Magnus in the next chapter this one seemed to run on a bit! Reviews? :)