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A/N: So here's the next one guys! Sorry it took a while, but I'm balancing 3 fics right now so I' doing this one, then How to fall… then How did we end up here. It's a lot to work with. But I'm managing :)

Anyway, I won't keep this from you any longer… Enjoy!

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"And to this day, i still have a scar on my forehead because Chairman fell asleep on face."

Alec snorted as the boy recounted a tale of his cat, Chairman Meow, which Alec was quick to say was the greatest name for a cat he'd ever heard.

The boy pushed his hair off his forehead with a half-smile.

"See? Just above my right eye. I've had it years."

Alec looked at him curiously, his nerves not really ebbing away as the night wore on. But sure enough, there was a crescent shaped scar above the boys shining green eye. Alecs gaze dipped and their eyes met as he stared at the boy's face. Neither of them moved as the world spun around them and Alec whispered softly as to not break the tension.

"What's your name?"

The boy smiled lopsidedly and raised his hand to Alecs face, stroking his cheek softly and brushing a piece of midnight black hair out of his eyes.

"I'm not telling you. This is purely a one night thing. An experiment to prove that being openly gay is awesome. No names. No attachments. It's like Ted and Victoria in How I Met Your Mother."

Alec smiled, the bubbling tension fizzing out.

"But didn't they get together after that night at the wedding?"

The boy bit his lip, eyeing Alec curiously.

"They sure did."

He winked and Alec couldn't help but laugh and blush, which made the boy laugh, which made them dissolve into uncontrollable fits of hysteria for a while. They just laughed and joked and stuffed their faces with rainbow coloured candy floss.

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"So, what am i supposed to call you, if you won't tell me your name?"

Alec asked as they waited in line for a silly target practice game.

The boy smiled.

"You can call me... Skywalker."

Alec raised his eyebrows with a grin on his face.

"Luke or Anakin?"

The boy smirked evilly.

"Anakin, of course."

Alec rolled his eyes, wishing away the swelling feeling of elation the boy gave him. He really wished the green eyed stranger would stop being awesome. But no, he had to go and be Star Wars fan, didn't he?

"Alright then, in that case, it's a pleasure to meet you, Anakin."

The boy grinned and shook Alec's outstretched hand.

"Likewise, Four."

He smiled cheekily and Alec groaned, shaking his head. They dissolved once again into laughter as their turn on the game came around.

"Evening gentlemen, the game is simple, one arrow, one bullseye get you a little prize, two arrows, two bullseyes get you a medium prize and three for three gets you a top levels prize, what's it gonna be?"

Alec looked at Anakin and smiled.

"What prize do you want?"

Those green eyes lit up as he scanned the top level prizes but he kept it mellow.

"One of the little key rings is good."

Alec snorted and paid for three turns.

"That's a lie. You totally want the giant rainbow teddy bear."

Anakin beamed.

"I totally do."

Alec bowed his head as the man handed him a bow and three arrows with a smug smile.

"Then the giant rainbow teddy, you shall have."

Alec winked at his 'date' and lined up his first arrow, for the first time ever, thanking his parents for their insistence upon him learning the art of archery.

He took a deep breath, channelling his inner Hawkeye, as he let the arrow fly with his outward exhale.

It hit dead centre and Alec grinned, moving on to the next target, looking like a dark haired, male version of the princess from Brave.

He took the next shot. Dead centre.

He grinned wickedly, winking at the man in charge. Then, lining up his final shot, he turned his head and locked his eyes on those bewildered green ones. Smiling, and mouthing "for you," he let the arrow fly without looking.

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Alec laughed hard, choking on air as his 'date' attempted to carry a giant rainbow teddy that was almost the same size as himself. The boy just swore at Alec and sat down on a bench, lounging in exhaustion. Alec was soon to follow, his body buzzing but tired after they had circled the whole fair, the night wearing on as they rode every ride and ate every flavour of candy floss and ice cream they could find.

Right now, Anakin was cuddling his teddy as Alec stared up at the twinkling stars with a serene smile. He smiled at a girl who looked at him with a sultry gaze. She winked and he blushed, his eyes shooting to Magnus and back to her. Her gaze faltered and Alec wasn't sure how to make her keep walking.

But he felt a hand reach out take hold of his as a head rested on his shoulder. The girl's eyes widened but she smiled and shrugged, walking away.

Alec bit his lip after she was gone but Anakin remained close to him.

"Four?"

Came a soft voice, as the boy leant against him in a way that fit with Alec's body perfectly.

"Yeah?"

He replied, just as softly.

"Did i prove that it's ok to be out?"

Alec smiled.

"Well, i guess. I mean, i haven't really paid attention to people. But that girl smiled and no one's said anything bad. Maybe my ex was right. It's not so bad but..."

Alec trailed off uncertainly, as the green eyed boy looked up at him curiously and Alec but his lip.

"But what?"

The nameless boy asked. Alec tried calling him Anakin but it just wasn't working. It made his heart flutter too often.

"I- it doesn't matter. Forget it."

But the boy smiled up at him, swinging his leg over the bench so he straddled it, facing Alec with a small smile.

"Tell me. What's wrong? I can't have this little experiment failing."

Now, Anakin, would be lying to himself if he said he didn't know exactly what the blue eyed hottie was trying to say. And he couldn't wait to hear him say it. Despite his current relationship status.

Alec scratches his neck awkwardly and smiled bashfully, pretty sure he was shaking slightly. Truthfully, he wanted to be able to kiss a boy in public, it was all he had left to do to beat this fear. But he couldn't ask a boy he'd only just met, who was in a relationship. So he shook his head.

"It didn't fail. And it doesn't matter. Let's just watch the fireworks."

The sky was about to be lit up by the vibrant shocks of light that always gave Alec chills so he actually wanted to watch them. However, the boy in front of him whispered in a low voice that made Alecs heart race.

"Watching fireworks is fun, but feeling them, experiencing them, is even better."

Alec looked at him in confusion as the boy smiled, shuffling closer to him on their bench. Alec gulped as their eyes met and he put his hand out to stop the boy from coming any closer.

Those green eyes looked up at him sincerely.

"It's ok. No one will judge you."

He moved to lean in, but Alec stopped him with a hand on his toned chest, right above his beating heart.

"It's not that. You can't do this. You have a boyfriend."

The boy licked his lips and sighed, not coming any closer, but not moving away.

"I know. But you need this. I want to show you that it's ok."

Alec smiled and shook his head.

"I don't. I already know its ok. I get it now. Mission accomplished."

The boy laughed softly, his hand laying on top of Alecs, clutching it to his chest. Their eyes met and the boys heart sped up under Alecs touch, he gasped and started shaking, terrified and elated all at once. The boy took in a small breath and whispered shyly, looking into Alecs eyes.

"You feel that? You make my heart race. You make me feel alive. And i know after tonight, we won't see each other again and i know i have a boyfriend. But let's forget about that. Let it just be you and me, blue eyed. Just us and now. We both want this, if only for a single stolen minute."

Alec wished he could say something back, but how could he follow that? So he just stared, struck by those words and the boy's beauty. So struck, in fact, that he didn't even realise the boy had moved until a pair of soft, warm and wet lips pressed tenderly against his own.

Alec saw fireworks.

Literally.

At the precise moment their lips met, their eyes also met and in the reflection of those green jewels and in the sky all around them, the explosions of rainbow colours lit up their world. He couldn't have timed it better if he tried. It was like a scene from a movie.

Except it didn't end and the credits didn't roll and Alec realised that he should probably do something; either push him away, or kiss him back.

Gingerly, Alec kissed him back, softly at first, just a simple, respectful, closed mouth kiss. But it left him breathless. And when he realised that no one was saying anything, or even looking as though they cared, he smiled.

The boy caught his smile and licked Alecs lip lightly. He gasped at the sensation, it had been a while since he'd last been kissed. But he giggled a little and kissed harder, their mouths falling into a faster pattern as the boy scooted closer. He climbed over Alec's legs and straddled his hips, wrapping one arm around his neck and using the other to stroke Alec's cheek, touch his neck, slide down his chest, and tangle in his hair.

The boy was everywhere. His touch, his taste, everything. Alec tipped his head back and gladly accepted the boys tongue as he asked for permission without words. They moaned into each other's mouths as their tongues met in a languid battle, taking their time and kissing deeply.

The fireworks wore on, seconds became minutes and minutes became centuries. Alec lost all sense of time. Because this, right here, was heaven.

But it was stolen heaven, bittersweet and full of hope and regret. So he pulled back as the blood rushing in his ears like tidal wave subsided.

He sat back, the green eyed boy perched over his thighs, one hand resting on the boy's hip, the other stroking his cheek softly.

"We can't do this."

He said softly as the boy leaned forwards, placing a kiss to Alec's forehead.

"I know."

He whispered against Alecs flushed skin. He stroked Alec's hair and placed his hand over Alec's heart, smiling down at him while the bright moon in the sky gave him an almost ethereal glow.

"But did it help?"

He asked, his voice slightly lower than normal. Alec bit his lip and nodded, smiling slightly as the boy smiled too.

"Then it worked. You did it. You beat fear number 4, you're now invincible!"

He sang loudly, laughing as Alec blushed and moaned incoherently. The boy climbed off his lap and Alec stood up, stretching, then freaking out when he saw it was almost midnight.

The boy caught his reaction and looked at him sadly.

"Is this the part where you tell me that tonight was amazing and you'll treasure this memory forever, but you must leave because you have a curfew that had already been broken?"

Alec just sighed.

"Yes."

He replied simply, his heart aching at the thought of leaving. But he looked at that boy, rainbow coloured and green eyed, smiling sadly, holding a giant rainbow teddy, and he knew he had to go. He had to let the stranger from the Ferris wheel go.

"Thank you. For everything."

The boy smiled widely and pulled Alec in for a hug.

"It was my pleasure. I'm glad I could help you. And now you know, you're strong enough to come out, to live this life. I believe in you."

Alec smiled and blushed, taking a step back but longing for those arms to surround him once again.

"Thank you. I'll do it. I'll come out to my parents tomorrow. And life will be different now. All thanks to you."

The boy grinned.

"Of course, i take full credit."

He said with a wink. Alec snorted a laugh and shook his head, beginning to walk backwards, heading for the exit.

"Ok. You do that. But i guess this is it, so, see you around, Anakin."

The boy laughed, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. He clutched his rainbow teddy to his chest and replied with sad happiness.

"Ok, then. Yeah, I'll see you around, Four."

They shared one last heart breaking smile as Alec was swallowed by the crowd and he lost sight of the beautiful stranger and that giant teddy.

But one thing was for sure, he would go back to that fair every year now, and ride that Ferris wheel. And maybe, thanks to his green eyed saviour, he wouldn't have to do it alone next year.

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A/N: So? Love it or hate it? Did it break your heart? I'm sorry if it did… But it's not over so have a little faith :p

PS: Scream if you cannot wait for Tuesday and the latest episode of Shadowhunters! Promo trailers are on the shadowhunters tv website and on youtube :) and can I just say that Matt as Alec is a right sassy, sarcastic little bitch… I love him ;)

Anyway, much love!

Anna…XXXX