Clary's eyes flared with interest. Alec's breathing quickened. His relationship with Clary had been improving but he's reluctant to spread his sister's current situation any further.

"Is anyone going to tell me anything?" Clary's small voice hung in the air. She nudge the door close behind her.

Jace's blue orbs refrained from looking her way, leaving Alec the choice to either tell Clary or not.

Alec moved towards her from the far side of the dimly lit room, his eyes told the story, he didn't want anyone to know. "Nothing is to leave this room, you understand?" He stared down Clary with a firm yet relaxed expression.

Clary nodded, her orange soft curls bounced slightly, "Of course,"

Jace stopped leaning from the shelf located on the side wall of the room, "Alec found Raphael in Izzy's bed last night,"

Clary's eyes widened and her jaw dropped and the corners of her mouth turned slightly. Isabelle was also dating a vampire. "What? Wait, Raphael didn't leave last night?"

"He did after I caught them. No one knew he stayed. No one knows a downworlder stayed the night at the Institute. If this gets to the Clave-"

"It won't go that far," Jace stepped up, "No one knows but us. Let's just pretend it didn't happen," Jace said with authority.

"How could we?" Alec retorted back, "What Izzy did was reckless!"

"What are we going to do? Strip her of her runes? Alec, she's your sister," Clary tried to reason with Alec.

Alec inhaled deeply, his shoulders lifting along with his chest, "I'm her brother. But I'm also the head of the Institute." He needs to act his position. But there was no chance that he was actually going to strip Izzy off her runes. He didn't know if he was being petty or overreacting. But maybe it's his brotherly instincts.

-linebreak-

They got carried away. Before they knew it they were sprawled across Raphael's un-used bed. Raphael forgot how comfortable it was laying on a bed, sure, coffins were nice but beds are so much more softer.

Isabelle was facing the side of Raphael's face, laying on her side with one leg over his abdomen. They weren't doing anything. They just laid still exploring each other's breathing patterns.

It's been a while for Raphael. He didn't know if this was considered 'sinning'. He doesn't think so. After all, all he ever did was care for her.

"Do you have anything on tomorrow?" Raphael's voice pierced through the silence. He traced her arms with his silky touch.

Isabelle's brown eyes lit up, she propped herself up to look at him in the eye, "Why are you asking?" She asked playfully, kissing his bare chest.

Raphael smiled, and he barely smiles. "I want you to meet my sister," Isabelle's eyebrows furrowed in regret, "I know you already did, with Simon and all,"

"Raphael-" Izzy started apologetically.

"I want to introduce you to her," He declared, "She's the only family I have left. Plus, she probably forgot who you are anyway- with her memory ,"

Izzy's heart softened, she grabbed Raphael's face and gave him a big wet one.

"What was that for?" His brown eyes gleamed as he slightly scrunched his eyebrows.

The corners of Isabelle's mouth were pulled into a smile, "Nothing. I just... I hope one day I can do the same,"

"I can sense Alec disagreeing from a mile away," Raphael stated jokingly.

Isabelle tilted her head, her smile still plastered on her face. It was nice seeing Raphael 'joke' around.

"My brother's going to support me on this," Isabelle said.

Raphael slightly scrunched his dark eyebrows, waiting for her to finish.

Her eyes met his, "He's just shocked, that's all. He was fine with me dating Meliorn -kind of- and he's definitely doesn't mind dating a warlock." She explained further.

Raphael nodded, "I'll take your word for it,"

Isabelle buried her face on Raphael's chest. Hmm... How can someone who's dead smell so great?

It was already deep into the afternoon, according to Izzy's phone, she couldn't tell from the inside as thick curtains acted as a barrier to the sunlight. She wasn't eager to go back to the Institute. But Izzy knows that when she goes home or tomorrow or the day after that, Alec will come around. He always does. Izzy thought that maybe she could ask Magnus to convince Alec, if it really gets to that.

Raphael's ring tone interrupted her day dreaming.

Raphael's dark eyes focused on the caller ID. One of his arms left Isabelle to grab his phone on the bed side table. "I need to take this,"

Isabelle lifted her weight on him as she nodded. She understand, his clan needed him.

"I'll be right there," Raphael said to the person on the other side of the line. He turned his attention towards her.

"Who was that?"

"Elliot just informed me about a fledgling. He bit a human." Raphael noticed Izzy's alarmed expression, "No need to worry, he didn't kill her. They just need me there to do the 'introduction blood thirst' talk. Apparently I do it best. With all of these new borns surfacing, might as well make an introduction tape."

"Do you need me to leave?" Isabelle asked, clutching Raphael's bed covers on her chest.

"Well, you can come. It's downstairs." Of course, they all lived in one hotel.

Isabelle jumped to her feet and pulled her dress up over her body. "Do you think they'll mind?"

"Don't worry, no one's touching you,"

With a smile Izzy bit her newly painted lips as she fixed the laces to her heeled boots.

Raphael watched from a distance. He thought about what's about to happen. The rest of the vampires will notice something's off. They knew he hanged around Isabelle. But they didn't know how progressed their relationship had become.

Izzy finished and strutted with her usual confidence over to Raphael and grabbed his arm.

"Shall we?"