The next chapter is up! Thanks to everybody who has read Reckless Love so far and that's quite a lot of you too, so I don't know why there aren't more reviews (just kidding, I love you all with or without reviews... But hey, they would be nice *hint, winky face*). I'm giving up the time that I could be watching Thor: The Dark World to give you this chapter - you should feel special. Anyone else think Tom Hiddleston is an amazing Loki (please tell me I'm not alone with my fangirling - if that's a thing)?

Anyway, on with the story, It's still in Alec's POV... (by the way I own nothing *has major crying fit and throws shoe at wall*) but this plot and any OC's are my own fantabulous creation - and no fantabulous isn't a word, at least I don't think so anyway.

RECKLESS LOVE

CHAPTER TWO:

"I-I'm Alec." I croaked almost inaudibly, cursing myself for being nervous. I wanted to talk to this Magnus guy but I just crumbled under these sorts of situations, I mean when a seriously HOT, sparkly (literally) boy who must be gay comes up to me and starts flirting it makes me get all flustered - not that this happens often...Well it never happens, not to someone like me anyway.

I wasn't anything special, I was just plain old Alexander Gideon Lightwood who happened to be a Shadowhunter and didn't fancy the opposite sex. Why would anyone like him give me anything more than a second glance?

"Alec is a nice name, is it short for something?" He beamed at me again which automatically made me want to do the same thing. I had to fight down a grin and the light blush that was threatening to surface. I spotted Izzy making her way towards me motioning for me to join her. I shook my head - Izzy can't just expect me to leave when she wants me to, not when I'd just met Magnus. Woah, that was selfish.

"Alexander." I said hurriedly which made Magnus give me a questioning look. I glance back at my sister and then at him. His gaze moved from Isabelle and back to me a couple of times and an understanding and something else flashed in his eyes. Was that disappointment?

"Ah, your girlfriend is coming over here so you want me to leave." He stated simply but gloomily as if he'd been hoping I was single. Wait, did he think Izzy and I were together? Yuck!

"No way, she's my sister!" I told him disgusted at the mere thought, to which he brightened up considerably and gave me a lopsided grin.

"Oh, sorry! So are you single darling?" I almost laughed out loud, he had wanted to know if I was taken or not. Maybe, he did fancy me? Or I was reading too much into his words.

I was just about to answer when Izzy rushed over to me. Her eye-liner had run down her face slightly but other than that she was annoyed. I take it back, Izzy was shaking from head to foot with anger.

"Alec, we're going." I barley had time to protest before my arm was nearly wrenched out of its socket and I was being dragged out of the party. Searching the crowd until I found him gaping at me, I nodded my head once to confirm his earlier question and then let myself be pulled out of the building with a deep sigh.

Isabelle wouldn't speak to me in the car. Jace had gone over to Clary's and the usual pang of jealousy I felt when I knew he was with her had wavered slightly. I thought it may have something to do with the oh-so-glittery host of that oh-so-popular party, but I felt guilty for thinking about Magnus. Jace was the one I liked, not Magnus. Besides I'd only just met the guy!

When we finally got to the institute, after an uncomfortable silence she broke down. She started shaking again and then started sobbing into my shirt, after pulling me into a hug. I patted her on the back awkwardly (I'm no good with touchy-feely - don't laugh, I do NOT mean in the way you're thinking - situations like these) until she said - hiccuping a little - that Simon had been cheating on her. Oh, he did not mess with my sister! That son of a...

"A-Alec, are you (sob) listening t-to (sob) me?" For the second time that night my inner rant was interrupted. "It was M-Maia. He was kissing Maia! I-I (sob) went to get us d-drinks and they were..." She trailed off, clearly hurt by his actions.

"I'm going to kill him! I'll run him through with my serepah blade." Izzy laughed weakly, giving me a watery smile before more tears splashed onto her cheeks. I'd thought Izzy was carefree about her relationship with Simon but she was so upset that it was clear she liked him more than that. To be perfectly honest I was bewildered - whatever I thought about Simon he never really seemed the dirty, lying, slimy, cheating kind of person. I'd not trusted him but I never expected that from him.

Izzy's phone rang, she looked up and feebly attempted to reach the mobile. However when she read the caller ID her face set into a scowl and she slammed the phone down onto the coffee table. That could only mean one out of two things, either Simon or dad was calling her. I decided that the likeliest option was Simon and I was right when a fresh wave of tears brimmed behind her eyes.

"It's okay." I told her, adding a hug in for good measure before she nodded and sloped off into her room.I needed something to take my mind off the glittery boy that kept entering my head, but my thoughts kept wandering back to him even while watching T.V.

Eventually I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew I was woken up to a familiar voice shouting out for Jace, Izzy and me. Mum and dad were back and as usual they had the best timing ever... Not! I groaned.

"So, where's Jace then?" Mum carried on with her interrogation. She'd sat us all around the dining room table, even forcing dad to join us. Izzy was slumped in the chair next to me and we were both sat opposite our parents. At this we both shifted uncomfortably and I looked towards the door. Jace was still at Clary's house, undoubtedly doing things little children shouldn't know about. Neither of our parents knew about Clary or Simon, they hadn't been around enough to understand our lives.

For the past half hour Mum had been asking us questions, and we'd answered giving away only little information. There had been a party but we failed to mention Clary, Simon, Magnus, the alcohol and the dress Izzy had been intent on wearing. We also happened to mention that Jace was helping tidy up at the party and had most likely fallen asleep there. What can I say? We are the best siblings to walk the earth.

The second chapter is officially at an end, I'm quite pleased with it considering I wasn't sure what to write. Sorry, I don't want to seem like I'm begging for reviews but...Please review because any comments - criticism and all - make my day. Any-who, I've got to go draw some stuff for my art project and learn some French for school, oh and I'm gonna watch Thor. Toodles for now my lovelies. ;)

- CMF