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Alec and Magnus were lying on Alec's sofa watching re-runs of Project Runway. Alec wasn't too fond of the show, but Magnus seemed to love it, so Alec left it on. They were cuddling together in the sofa. Magnus was lying horizontally with his head resting on top of Alec's lap. The photographer was running his hand over his boyfriend's hair. The motion seemed to relax both of them. There was something about playing with the elder man's hair – with gel or without it – that made him content. And Magnus enjoyed the feeling of Alec's fingers against his head.
Magnus sighed in pleasure and Alec smiled. The moment, however, was ruined when the doorbell rang. Magnus groaned as Alec started to stand up.
"Don't go" Magnus whined "Just ignore it"
"It could be Izzy" Alec said softly
"Or it could be a serial killer" Magnus said
"I'll be careful" Alec chuckled giving his boyfriend a small kiss on the lips.
The blue-eyed boy stood up and went to open the door of his apartment. As expected, Isabelle was standing behind the door. Surprisingly Simon, Jace, and Clary were there with her.
"Hey brother!" Izzy smiled making her way inside
"What are you doing here?" Alec asked as he let his siblings and their partners in
"We came to visit you!" Izzy said brightly
"Why? Are you busy?" Jace asked with a smirk
"Actually we were!" Magnus called from the couch "But you came before anything could happen"
"Magnus!" Alec cried, his cheeks flaming red "We were doing nothing" he confirmed to his friends
"Yet" Magnus added with a smirk standing up from the sofa and walking to reach them all.
"Ew" Was all Jace said while the others tried not to laugh at Alec's embarrassment.
"But really!" Izzy cut in "I'm glad you're both here!"
"And why would that be?" Magnus asked raising an eyebrow
"We're going out!" Izzy said with a huge grin "Like a triple date!"
"No" Alec said instantly
"Come on!" Clary whined "Do you know how hard it was to convince Jace to go to the amusement park?"
"We're going to the amusement park?" Magnus asked, his eyes gleaming with excitement
"Oh no!" Alec groaned "We're not going there!"
"And just why not Alexander?" Magnus pouted "It'll be fun!"
"There are people out there!" Alec cried
"So?" Jace asked crossing his arms against his chest
"We could be photographed" Alec stated
"I thought you were comfortable with being out in the public" Simon said raising an eyebrow
"I came out…that doesn't mean I'm comfortable with people noticing what I do" Alec said in a matter-of-fact tone
"But people need to believe you two are together" Clary complained
"Why?" Alec asked
"Alexander, a photo won't be enough to show people who you are dating" Magnus stated softly
"Alec we have been on the spotlight ever since the news came out" Izzy explained "We all know who did it! Our father wants to tear us apart"
"He thought Clary didn't know about my past" Jace spoke "He thought she would leave me after seeing where I come from"
"I would never do that, though" Clary reassured him with a soft smile
"And he thought Simon would leave me after finding out about the baby" Izzy said "And he probably wanted you and Magnus to break up"
"He did" Alec said looking down at his hands
"But we're back together" Magnus said taking Alec's hands in his
"But people are starting to question us" Izzy continued "They think we really will break up"
"I don't see how it matters" Alec said with a sigh "we're not breaking up, that's all that should matter"
"But we can't give the satisfaction to dad of believing we are" Izzy insisted
"And you think going to an amusement park will help?" Alec asked crossing his arms
"My manager suggested it" Jace said "She said we should be photographed together a couple of times for people to believe it"
"I think it is a good plan" Magnus said nodding
"And how are we doing it?" Alec sighed
"Three dates" Izzy said "We need to be seen on 3 different places with our partners in the next couple of weeks"
"First the amusement park" Simon listed
"Next Jace's movie premiere" Clary continued
"And lastly a place of our own choice!" Izzy beamed "So what do you say?"
"I'm in!" Magnus said immediately
"And how are we making sure we are photographed?" Alec asked, still not sure of the plan
"I'm sending out a tweet" Izzy said "The media will follow instantly!"
"Alright" Alec sighed "Fine! We're going!"
Isabelle and Clary beamed while Magnus cheered.
Magnus insisted he needed to get ready so they didn't leave after an hour had gone by. They reached the amusement part soon after they left and they were instantly surrounded by many lights, sounds, and people. Alec had taken his camera with him and he was taking pictures of everything he saw.
"Alright!" Izzy called with a bright smile "Photo time!"
Magnus wrapped his arm around Izzy's shoulders and Izzy dragged Jace with her while Simon took a photo with Izzy's phone. Izzy had insisted that the most famous people in the group appeared in the photo because they would get the most attention.
Izzy took her phone back from Simon and tweeted it instantly.
Izzy_Lightwood: Triple date! [photo]
Soon afterwards they all made their way around the park and started to enjoy their triple date.
They started noticing the paparazzi really soon after the tweet had been sent and they all acted even more couple-ish.
Jace and Clary kissed every chance they got. Simon had wrapped his arms around Izzy's waist, his hands resting protectively over her stomach, as they walked together. Magnus had his arm wrapped around Alec's waist and he would give him small pecks on the lips every once in a while.
They had decided to ride some games together. They took a big roller coaster first and it ended with Simon, Magnus, and Clary being nauseous. Alec and Jace wanted to ride it one more time, but they were pulled away from it by their dates. After riding some more games together each couple got separated in the park. Simon took Izzy to buy some cotton candy. Jace tried to win a stuffed animal for Clary, and Magnus and Alec just walked around the park hand in hand.
"Hello!" the girl that was selling the cotton candy said "What can I get for you?"
"Just one cone of cotton candy, please" Simon said taking his wallet out.
"I'll have it right out" she said, smiling brightly and batting her eyelashes in Simon's direction.
Izzy frowned at the girl, noticing she hadn't noticed her. She was never the kind of girl that got jealous, and she had never had a reason to get jealous of other girl flirting with Simon. But somehow, now knowing that Simon was the father of her child, she grew even more protective of their relationship. She wanted the world to know Simon was hers and he was taken.
With that in mind, she wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging him tightly. He wrapped his own arm around her shoulders instantly, bringing her even closer to his body. Izzy smiled, leaning up to kiss his jaw, making sure the girl saw.
"H-Here you go" the girl said not daring to look up and blushing furiously.
"Thank you" Simon took it, giving her the money, and they left soon after.
They walked in silence, still in their little embrace, and sharing the cotton candy happily. After a moment of just walking in silence, Simon decided to break the silence.
"What was all that about?" He asked looking down at Izzy
"I don't know what you're talking about" Izzy said with an innocent smile
"Of course you don't" Simon said rolling his eyes, but a smirk was growing on his face "You were jealous, weren't you?"
"Of course not!" Izzy snorted "As if I had reasons to be jealous…I don't, right?"
"Of course not" Simon smiled, giving his girlfriend a sweet kiss on the lips.
Jace and Clary made their way around the loud stalls filled with individual games. Each stall had different games and different prices. One, though, caught Clary's attention. It was a huge stuffed panda. Clary's favorite animal had always been the panda, and she had fallen in love instantly with the stuffed animal.
"What is it?" Jace asked, noticing Clary had stopped walking.
"Oh nothing" Clary said "I just thought that panda is cute"
"I guess" Jace shrugged, not seeing what the big deal was with a stuffed animal
"My favorite animal was always the panda" Clary said looking up at Jace, trying to get him to catch what she was saying
"Alright…" Jace said confused. He then looked down at Clary and understood instantly "Oh! Do you want it?"
"That would be nice" Clary nodded "But it is too hard to get, don't worry"
"Nothing is too hard for me" Jace said with a smirk.
He approached the stall and told the guy that was there he wanted to give it a try. The guy gave Jace three small balls and told him he had to make all the bottles that were lined up in a perfect pyramid fall. Jace nodded with a confident smile.
He took the first ball and threw it, making the top half of the tower fall. He then threw the second ball, aiming at the right side of the bottom of the pyramid and made all the bottles on that side fall. He then threw the last one at the other side and made the last bottles fall.
He smirked down at Clary as she clapped happily at him. The man, looking impressed that Jace had actually done it, asked what price he would like to take. Clary pointed happily at the stuffed panda and the man gave it to her.
People around them had been watching them as they played. Everyone recognized Jace because of his movies, and some even recognized Clary for her designs. None of them paid attention to the people around them though. They didn't notice all the photos being taken, or all the whispers going around. They just focused on each other as they continued to enjoy the rest of the night.
"I've never been in an amusement park" Magnus said as he walked with Alec around the park, his hand holding the photographer's tightly.
"Are you serious?" Alec asked looking up at him in surprise
"Yeah well" Magnus shrugged "My parents would never bother to take me to one…and my foster parents weren't that loving either"
"My parents never took us either" Alec said "My siblings and I would always sneak out and go on our own"
"I never took you as the kind of guy who would sneak out of the house" Magnus smirked
"Not by choice" Alec chuckled "Most of the time I just went along to check that my siblings didn't get themselves killed"
"The chaperone of your own siblings" Magnus laughed
"My whole life" Alec nodded with a smile
"That's so sad" Magnus chuckled
"I never minded" Alec shrugged.
They stopped walking and just turned to stare at each other. Alec smiled softly at his boyfriend, who returned the smile. Alec leaned up, wrapping his arms around Magnus's neck, and pressing his lips against his. Magnus closed his eyes, wrapping his own arms around Alec's waist, and responding to the kiss. Magnus's response made Alec press harder against Magnus's lips, forcing them open. Their tongues collided together in a sweet kiss.
"You know they're taking photos of us, right?" Magnus asked breaking apart for air.
"I do" Alec said giving Magnus another soft kiss "and I don't care"
Later the three couples reunited on the Ferris Wheel. They waited in line and each of them took a cabin on their own. Once they were all seated, the wheel started to move and allowed them to have a great view of the whole city.
"It is so beautiful" Magnus breathed out as he looked at all the lights of the city.
Alec agreed silently. He took his camera out and took some pictures of the view. He then turned to look at Magnus, who was looking down at the city with wide eyes. He smiled fondly at the scene and took a picture.
Magnus turned around to face Alec as he heard the click of the photo. He smiled at his boyfriend as he noticed him put his camera down with a guilty look on his face.
"You need to stop taking photos of me when I'm not paying attention" Magnus said with a smirk
"But they're the best" Alec complained.
Magnus chuckled, wrapping his arm around Alec's shoulders and bringing him closer to his body. Alec cuddled against Magnus, resting his head in the space between Magnus's neck and shoulder.
"I love you" Alec sighed contently.
Magnus was taken by surprised. They hadn't said those three words to each other yet. But now that Alec said them aloud it only made sense. None of them could see each other with another man. They were happy together. And even though they were so different, they were meant to be together.
"I love you too"
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I added some Clace and Sizzy, which I hope you enjoyed ^^ I'm a sucker for fluffs, as you might already know! so hopefully you liked it enough to review! ^^
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