December 19th

Hola! So this was submitted by a Guest….so idk but ya.

If I owned TMI then it would just be a whole bunch of Malec fluff, and also would have never been published because I'm not patient enough to write an entire series...led alone a book over 100 pages.

"Officer! We didn't technically steal the penguin." Magnus pointed out, crossing his legs and trying to look diplomatic.

Alec kicked him under the table. "Sir, I don't know what game you're trying to play here.-"

"Steal the penguin. Its like...a cross between luge and whack-a-mole.: Magnus interjected.

"Right thats it!" The officer slapped his hand on the table. "I have had enough of your shenanigans….I'm going to get the chief...you two better stay right here. Don't pull any crap while I'm gone."

As soon as the door clicked shut, Alec began kicking Magnus as hard as he could. (Well not literally, he wasn't that mad.) "Ow! Ow! OWww What's that for?!"
"Whats that for!? Magnus you got us arrested!" He hissed.

"Darling! Calm down! We didn't do anything wrong…Besides, you were the one who wanted to keep it."

"I don't care! Its cuteness was corrupting me! Just get us out of here!"

Magnus sighed, "Fine."

December 19th would always stand in Magnus and Alec's memory as the day they got arrested for steal penguins from the Brooklyn zoo, and Magnus discovered. And Magnus discovered Alec's favorite animal. Everything had started earlier in the morning...around 3 am.

Magnus couldn't sleep, something had been bothering him all night.

"What do you mean you don't have a favorite animal?! Everyone has a favorite animal!"

"I don't know, I just never saw the big attraction….to animals." Alec said, shrugging.

Magnus gasped in horror. "Animals are amazing! Their cute and fluffy and and…."

"Snakes aren't cute or fluffy." Alec pointed out, earning himself a glare from Magnus.

"Yes, but the thing is, that everyone has to have a favorite animal."

"Well I don't"

Magnus rolled over and regarded the boy lying beside him. How could he not have a favorite animal?! Maybe he did though, but it was something un-Alec like...like a bunny rabbit….or….a….duck. Haha, Jace would hate him forever. Gently, Magnus traced one of the faded runes on his boyfriends arm, I wonder if theres a rune that deals with animals...He thought. "Whaddya doin'?" Alec mumbled, rolling over slightly and opening his eyes half way.

Magnus jumped. "What? Oh nothing dear, just...couldn't sleep."

"Then turn on the TV or something...I'm not your personal entertainer." He grumbled, rolling back over and shut his eyes.

Magnus rolled his eyes as he grabbed the remote from beside his bed and flicked on the TV, careful not to wake his boyfriend again. An Alec who has been woken up in the middle of the night was always bad tempered and snippy. Why was there never anything good on at 1? Magnus huffed as he began flipping through the channels faster. Finally he settled on animal planet, which was running a piece on a newborn reindeer at the local zoo. As he watched little Dancer jump and wobble around, a wonderful idea formed in his head, and the warlock grinned grinchley down at his shadowhunter. I'll find out your favorite animal little nephilim. He thought with an evil chuckle.

"Good morning sunshine!" Magnus cried the next morning as Alec stumbled out from the bedroom, hair all messed up. "I made you pancakes! Look! rabbit shaped!"

He offered the red plate up to his boyfriend. Alec looked at him, then walked of the the bathroom. Magnus sighed, so, it wasn't rabbits. Time for plan B! "So, Alexander, what shall we do on this fine December morning?"

Alec shrugged. "Where'd you put the pancakes?"

"Over here, wait….so you do like rabbits!" Magnus exclaimed.

"No….I'm just hungry."

Magnus frowned and sat back on the counter as Alec tore into the pancakes. "So, back to what we could do today…"

"Hpmhphf?" Alec asked through a mouthful of food.

"I have an idea….we could….go...to the zoo!"

"...okay."

"Wait...What? Really? Just like that!" Magnus looked surprised.

"Yeah, I mean...we have nothing else to do." Alec said, sliding his plate into the sink and walking over to get his coat.

"Wow….I think thats a first! You actually agreed to going out without any persuasion." Magnus followed his boyfriend joyfully.

There weren't very many people at the zoo when they arrived, considering it was a thursday morning and in December. Magnus paid at the gate then ran to catch up to Alec, who was already inside. "So, where shall we go?" He asked, grabbing his boyfriend's hand.

Alec shrugged. "We could go to the cat house….that'd probably be open."

Magnus nodded and they set off in search of tigers and lions and bears. (Oh my). After about an hour or so there, they left and began walking up towards the aquarium. Suddenly Magnus stopped dead. "What?" Alec turned around to see why his boyfriend had stopped.

"Reindeer!" He squealed, doing a very good interpretation of a fangirl...or a five year old…..

In a large cage set aside from the path were two large reindeer, pawing at the ground. "Why doesn't it have a tail?" Magnus asked suddenly.

"It does, you're just not looking." Alec walked around to the other side of the cage and pointed.

Magnus followed, stopping beside him. Suddenly he let out a giggle. "Maybe he got it at the re-tail store."

"No. No not again!"

Magnus began to laugh harder. "Hey! Hey Alec! What does a reindeer say before he tells a joke?"

Alec sighed. "This will sleigh you!"

The shadowhunter groaned. "Magnus, honestly."

"You're right." He said, trying to regain his composure. "I really need to rein myself in."

Alec rolled his eyes, laughing a little. "Magnus, you should be punished."

Magnus gasped. "Alec! You told a joke!"

"Its been known to happen. Now lets go to the aquarium."

The warlock nodded, following him. "I hear theres something fishy going on there."

The two wandered around the aquarium for a while, until they came to the penguin part. A man was kneeling in front of a kiddy pool with about three birds waddling around in it. He had a container of dish soap and looked to be shampooing them at the moment. "Ummm….?" Magnus raised his eyebrows questioningly.

"Oh my!" He looked up surprised. "Sorry boys, I thought they had closed this part off. I'm Joe the penguin wrangler."

"They have wranglers for penguins?" Alec asked interestedly.

"They have wranglers for everything." The man, Joe, said. "Well, if you two'll excuse me, I'll be right back." He walked out of the room.

"Well...that was strange." Magnus staged whispered, "Right, I'm bored. All the animals are inside, lets go home." He began to walk away, and when he reached the door, he realised Alec wasn't following.

Suddenly he heard a giggle and a splashing noise and turned around to see Alec kneeling by the pool. holding his hand out.

"Alec?"

The shadowhunter laughed again as one of the penguins ventured forward and nuzzled his hand. "Its sooooo cute!"

"Alec! You do have a favorite animal!"

Alec blushed and sat back on his heels. "My parents always said shadowhunters shouldn't have favorite animals. I don't know why."

"You depraved child! Everyone needs a favorite animal! Now come one, we are going to go buy you a penguin christmas jumper!" Magnus leaned over and pulled him up by the hand.

"NooooooO!" Alec laughed.

"Yes! Mwahahhahahahahahahaha! Torcher time!" The two boys sprinted out, one chasing after the other.

A few hours later, they sat on a bench out front of an ice cream parlor. "Ahhh. Such a fulfilling day." Magnus sighed, leaning back.

Alec nodded, closing his eyes and resting his head on the warlocks shoulder. Suddenly, he felt a tugging at his pant leg and looked down. There sat a penguin on the pavement. "What….what are you doing here!?" Alec cried, jumping up.

"Um...sitting? What- oh. oh!" Magnus spotted the penguin and began to laugh. "He must have followed you!"

Alec kneeled down in front of it, holding his hand out again. This time the penguin came straight into it, nuzzling and nipping playfully at him. "Awwwww can we keep him?"

Magnus looked shocked. Apparently cute animals made Alec a completely different person. "Alec darling, we can't keep a penguin in Brooklyn!"

"Why not? It could live with us, we could call it Oliver!"

"Oliver? Why Oliver?"

Alec shrugged. "It just fits, he looks like an Oliver."

"Well...I suppose we could buy it little sweaters and-"

"Step AWAY from the penguin! I repeat, step AWAY from the penguin."

Oh no. Magnus thought as he turned to see the cops standing a few feet away, guns aimed at them.

And that was the story of how Magnus's discovered Alec's favorite animal.

AWW PENGUINS! So ya….Alecs favorite animal is a penguin now...woot. Penguins….So….whats ya'lls favorite animals? Mine is like….a….jacklepenguin..or something. Half Jackle half Penguin. Again, good luck on your finals everybody! (whos taking them) AND ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS WEEEE CHRISTMAS COOKIES ALL AROUND! As always, thanks for the reviews/favorites/follows, they always make my day :) and if you haven't, please favorite/follow and most importantly, review! I love hearing what you guys have to say about it! FAREWELL MY READERS AND HAVE A NICE REST OF THE DAY!