I totally forgot to update again, my bad guys! If any of ya'll are interested though, this story has been written up to 2x10 (and I'm still going O:) mind you, it's just the draft, but yeah. Just some reassurance that I won't be abandoning this beast!

Alec sat down on the couch with Jonas as Magnus got to work making… something. He wasn't sure whether he was totally on board with the whole 'Magnus Bane is a Warlock' thing, but the evidence was pretty irrefutable.

"So… an alternate universe?" Alec prompted, glancing at Jonas.

"Yep," Jonas replied, popping the 'p'.

"What's it like there?"

Jonas hesitated. "I don't know if you want to know."

"Of course I want to know." Alec stared at the man in disbelief. "This is important for you, and I want to understand so I can help."

Jonas didn't say anything.

Alec leaned back, giving the man some space. "Okay, start with something simple. You said we weren't dating in your universe?"

"Simple," Jonas scoffed. He explained anyway. "Alec and I did kiss. Well, I think he kissed Gnash once before he kissed me–"

"He kissed Gnash?"

"I know that he kissed someone and that someone wasn't all that happy about it."

Alec blinked. "Wow." He added, "I can't imagine doing that. Or even the… other me."

Jonas must've picked up on Alec's unvoiced question, because he said, "You're not too different than my Alec. I mean, besides the lack of runes and fashion sense… and also the fact that you're not afraid of people knowing you're gay."

"I'm not out in your universe?"

"No." Jonas sighed. "But that's not the main problem we're having. I'm okay to hide our relationship if need be, but right now we're fighting against each other in this stupid battle between right and not-so-right."

"I must hate that," Alec commiserated. He paused to clarify, "The other me."

Jonas looked up, meeting Alec's gaze. "You think so?"

"I'm sure of it," Alec insisted. "I hate it when we argue. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in an actual fight with you."

Jonas' lips twitched into a soft smile. "Thanks, Alec. That means a lot to me."

"Anytime," Alec replied. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. "I've got to ask, why did he kiss Gnash if he knows about your DID?"

Jonas paused. Then, finally he said, "He doesn't."

Alec cocked his head. He was surprised, but also not surprised. He could understand why Jonas might not have told other Alec. "You haven't told him?"

"I…" Jonas trailed off and tried again. "Other than the fact that we haven't spoken to each other in days, I just don't feel comfortable with the idea of telling him. I have no idea how he'll take it."

An amused smile stretched across Alec's face. Jonas glanced at the man in confusion. "You told me you had DID after our three-month anniversary," Alec explained. "I kind of already suspected something. You were so nervous."

When Jonas didn't ask him to stop, Alec continued. "I think I handled it well, but you had to explain things a few times for me to fully understand. There's still a lot that confuses me, but we figured out early on that communication was key. If I ever messed up, you'd tell me and help me do better. When I had questions, I asked you them. Sometimes... we talk about it for hours."

"That's a cute story," Jonas commented. "But I don't quite get what you're trying to tell me."

"If your Alec is anything like me," Alec said. "Then, as long as you're patient with him, he will understand and support you. You just have to tell him."

"Oh," Jonas said, as he figured it out. Then, he sighed, appearing wistful. "I hope so."

Alec stared at Jonas and then shifted closer to the man, wrapping an arm around him. After a moment's deliberation, Jonas leant against Alec's side and rested his head on the man's shoulder. His gaze flickered over to where Magnus Bane was mixing ingredients.

"What do you think of him?" Jonas asked Alec, something secretive to his tone.

"He seems okay so far," Alec said. "A tad eccentric, but there's nothing wrong with that."

Jonas swallowed and admitted, "Magnus is the only one that knows I have DID in the other 'verse."

Alec frowned at Jonas. "Really?"

"Well, of the people I currently interact with, yes." Jonas ducked his gaze. "I was staying with a friend of mine for a few years. He and his father knew, they've moved away now, but we talk online sometimes."

"Oh." Alec nodded. "I see. That's good you keep in contact."

"Yeah." Jonas smiled and glanced over at Magnus, something shifting in his gaze. "It feels nice to have someone I can confide in."

Alec studied the man's face, taking in the softening of Jonas' features and the slightly wistful look to his gaze. "You like him," he stated.

"What?" Jonas turned to Alec, ears pinking adorably. "No– No way, I've only had like, two meetings with the guy."

Alec smirked. "J, I asked you out after our first conversation."

"Well maybe things are different in this universe," Jonas replied stubbornly.

Alec opened his mouth to respond, but then his phone chimed. He pulled it out and cursed when he read the reminder alert of the things he had to do before the party tonight.

"I've gotta go," he said. He stood and glanced at Jonas. "I'll text you when I need you to come home so I can get you ready." He paused. Even if all this alternate dimension stuff explained Jonas' weird behaviour, Alec had to check. "Are you going to be okay?"

Jonas nodded. "Yeah." He grinned. "Thanks for looking out for me."

"You'd do the same for me," Alec said. He then dug into his pocket and pulled out the car keys, handing them to Jonas. "I'll take a cab. Have fun doing your magic stuff, and don't hesitate to call me if you need anything."

Jonas nodded his head, and averted his gaze, appearing embarrassed by Alec's concern. Alec smirked to himself and passed Magnus on the way out. "If anything happens to him…" Alec whispered a warning to the Warlock.

"Trust me," Magnus began. "I have no intention of harming a single hair on his pretty head."

Alec quirked a brow at the man, but decided against pressing the issue.

He left the apartment, pushing thoughts of Warlocks and Demons and Shadowhunters out of his mind before he gave himself a headache.

Magnus sighed as he poured the mixture into a teacup. "This better work," he said and chugged it down.

Jonas looked over from where he'd been perusing the Book of the White. "What's it supposed to do?"

Magnus grimaced and gagged at the taste of it. "Hopefully… kick-start my magic."

Jonas raised a single, arched brow in inquiry.

Magnus paused. "Give it a minute?"

Jonas shrugged and turned back to the book. Magnus glared at the tea cup and put it down, cradling his stomach with one arm as he went and approached Jonas. "That book is very precious. Warlock spells preserved in all their grandeur."

"Cool," Jonas replied.

After a moment, Magnus scrunched up his nose and threw his hands up in frustration. "This isn't working. This is the longest I've ever abstained." The Warlock walked back over to the tea cup and examined it with a sigh. He thought of Alec and Jonas and muttered, "From a lot of things."

"How about we work you back up from ground zero?" Jonas asked and looked about the room. He pointed at a candle. "Move that."

Magnus eyed the man for a moment, before resigning himself to just giving it a go. He reached out with both hands and willed his magic to work.

He pushed himself to his limits, but when the candle didn't budge he cut off with magic with a grunt and exhaled roughly in frustration.

"Maybe you should try it again with a bit more pizazz."

Jonas then attempted another imitation of what Magnus looked like when doing magic. He flapped his arms about in a seemingly random pattern.

"No," Magnus said. "Just… No."

Jonas inclined his head. "I know the truth can be hard to hear—"

Magnus shot a glare at the man, silencing him. The Warlock then turned to try and move the candle again. He gave it his best, but once more his attempt failed.

Frustrated, Magnus smacked his hands together with an aggravated huff.

Jonas began, "Look, we only have to locate the Portal–"

"Even if my magic was working," Magnus interrupted the man. "I'd still need an energy signature of some kind to track it."

Jonas' mouth dropped open in an 'o' shape. He looked down at his chest and tugged on his necklace, freeing the purple shard that had rested there. He held it up and said, "Will this work?"

Magnus gaped at it, and drifted towards the other man, awed by the sight of the Portal shard that belonged in his dimension. He reached out and took hold of it.

Jonas gasped and jumped as Magnus' fingers made contact with the shard. Magnus grinned and said, "Oh. Now that's what I'm talking about. We have lift off."

He drew in a deep breath and concentrated on the Portal shard.

"The energy is very faint. It's been dormant for a long time." Magnus paused and looked up to smile at Jonas. "Like me." Jonas offered a thumbs up, and Magnus continued, "Let's see if we can wake it up."

He inhaled deeply and focused once more, the Portal shard pulsing between their grasp.

"I see it," Magnus gasped out. "It's in a subbasement of… Fort Knox."

Jonas paused. "Well that definitely sounds like a challenge. You're talking about the Fort Knox?"

"No, but it might as well be." Magnus winced. "The Institute."

"And that's bad because…?"

Magnus explained, "High tech, high security. Impossible to get into."

Jonas' lips stretched into a smug smile. "And hosting an anniversary party tonight that Alec planned."

Magnus eyed Jonas, realising what that meant. They could get into the Institute.

Jonas' cell phone chimed, and he glanced at the screen with a groan.

"It's time for me to go." Jonas tucked his phone away and glanced up at Magnus. "Meet me tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Institute." He paused and grabbed the Portal shard from Magnus' outstretched fingers. "Dress to impress," he told Magnus, and hurried off before the Warlock could respond.

Magnus texted Jonas when he arrived at the Institute, but received no response.

He didn't think about it too much. Instead, he headed inside to find Jonas. He was stopped by a bouncer that asked for his name. "I'm on the list. Magnus Bane," he said.

The bouncer scanned through his clipboard, then shook his head.

"Check it again," Magnus said. "I told you, I'm on the list."

"You're not here," the bouncer denied.

Suddenly, Magnus looked up as he noticed someone approaching.

Alec smirked at him as he approached, looking gorgeous with his hair styled just-right and wearing a form-fitting suit in a color that accentuated the mirage of beautiful colors in his eyes.

"What seems to be the problem?" Alec asked, gaze not leaving Magnus' face.

"This one wants to crash the party," the bouncer explained.

Alec paused, and then appeared to grow even more amused. "I'll be responsible for this one," he said. "Come on in."

Alec then turned and walked off. Magnus sucked in a deep breath, relieved that the disaster was averted. He glanced at the bouncer, entertained by the man's shocked expression before he hurried after Alec.

When he reached the man, Alec had grabbed two teacups off of a platter. He offered one to Magnus. The warlock took it with a confused expression. "To us," Alec toasted.

He clinked their teacups, and Magnus mimed taking a drink whilst he looked around for Jonas.

"What are you doing here?" Alec asked.

"I'm here for Jonas," Magnus explained. He looked back to Alec. "Where is he?"

"My sister dragged him off for a dance."

Magnus nodded. "Right." He finally spotted the auburn haired man off in the corner, partaking in a goofy dance with a pretty brunette. He glanced back at Alec. "Thanks, but… I gotta go."

Magnus hurried off, skirting through the crowd to reach Jonas.

When he finally did, Jonas was off on his own, and the brunette was in the corner dancing with a boy Magnus didn't recognise.

"Come on," Magnus said as he took hold of Jonas' elbow. "Let's go."

Jonas fought against his grasp. "Who are you?" he asked, bright green eyes wide with confusion.

Magnus froze, and quickly tried to remind the man, "Jonas, it's me, Magnus."

"Do I know you?" Jonas questioned.

"Focus," Magnus urged.

Jonas raised his brows at the Warlock, seeming incredulous.

Magnus huffed and held out his hand. He snapped his thumb and forefinger, summoning the holographic image of Chairman Meow into his open palm.

"Woah," Jonas muttered, smiling. "Cool trick."

Magnus frowned and tried again, this time summoning an image of Church.

When that didn't work, Magnus tried a burning blue runic symbol, meant for protection and to prevent the user from getting lost.

That seemed to snap Jonas out of it.

"Oh man," Jonas gasped. "I nearly didn't break out of it that time.

"You're telling me," Magnus said.

Jonas grabbed Magnus' hand. "Over here."

He led the warlock over to a door in the back of the room. Magnus couldn't help but notice how warm the man's hand felt in his own.

The door led them downstairs and into the subbasement. They began looking around, and after a few minutes Jonas asked, "What exactly does this Portal look like?"

Magnus replied, "I'll know it when I see it."

He was turned, suddenly, when Jonas tugged on his arm. "What are we going to do if we don't find it?"

"We'll find it, Tiramisu." Magnus reached out and rested a comforting hand on Jonas' arm. "I can feel it."

The sound of footsteps caught their attention, and the two of them turned to see a blonde man standing at the base of the stairs. He scowled and approached Jonas, looking furious. "You know, if you were having second thoughts about Alec, you could have told him, instead of coming down here and hooking up with some random guy."

"Jace," Jonas groaned. "Trust me, you've got it all wrong."

"Oh yeah?" Jace clenched his fists. "Then how about I go tell Alec about this and see what he thinks?"

Jonas sighed as Jace turned to leave. He hurried after the blonde, but then a demon dropped down in front of Jace. Jace yelped, and Jonas hurried to push the man out of the way. The auburn haired Shadowhunter then kicked the demon, sending it flying into a shelf of boxes.

"What the hell is that thing?" Jace shouted.

Jonas didn't deign him with a response. He simply grabbed the man's hands and dragged him away.

Jace woke with a start, jumping to his feet and looking around for the demons he'd just been fighting. "Did you kill it?" he asked Meliorn when he couldn't see anything.

"No."

Jace looked between the Seelie and the entrance to the other dimension. "It went through?" he questioned.

Meliorn nodded his head, and then paused. He dropped to his knees and pressed a hand against the ground. "I have to shut the entrance," he declared. "More demons are coming."

"What about Jonas?" Jace asked. "You said you Seelies protect other dimensions."

"We do," Meliorn replied and stood up.

"There is a demon in there with a bunch of unprotected people." Jace paused, and then took a step towards the entrance. "Let me in." Meliorn sighed. Jace insisted, "I can kill it."

"If I seal the doorway behind you–"

Jace interrupted the man. "I know, the Portal is the only way out. I'm willing to take that risk. Grant me entry."

Meliorn inclined his head and made his way over to the entrance. "Remember, you won't have your seraph blade. Demons don't disintegrate in this dimension."

Jace followed him, and waited as the man spoke Seelie for a moment before he told Jace, "Go."

Jace didn't hesitate.

He raced forward, and then blinked as he came out the other side.

There was a hand on his back, comforting him. He blinked again, taking in the sight of boxes before him. Then he lifted his head, looked to his left and saw Jonas, before looking at his hands. They… looked like his hands. As far as he could tell, the entrance had worked.

"Jace?" Jonas asked.

"Yeah," Jace confirmed. He frowned as he examined Jonas and took in his relieved state. "You okay?"

"You have phenomenal timing," Jonas said.

Jace stepped back and looked himself over. He tugged on his jacket, not used to being dressed in a suit.

"Mind filling me in?" Jace asked.

Jonas sighed, and opened his mouth to explain.

Before he could, something grabbed Jace on the back of his neck and threw him against the wall. He heard Jonas shout his name, and turned to see the auburn haired Shadowhunter defend himself against the demon with a pole.

Jace turned and grabbed a nearby broom and broke off the brush with a stamp on his foot. He then joined Jonas in the fight against the demon. Eventually, Jonas managed to hold it down and Jace stabbed it with his broom stick.

The two shared a pleased look.

...And then the demon stabbed Jace.

Jonas screamed and Jace stabbed the demon again as it ripped its barb free. Jonas hit it in the side of the head and it collided with a stack of boxes.

Jace panted as he stood there. Jonas turned to check on him, and suddenly Jace clutched at his neck, collapsing to his knees.

"Holy shit, Jace!" Jonas exclaimed and knelt down next to him, helping Jace remove his jacket.

Jace clutched at his neck, and Jonas frantically ran his hands over Jace's shoulders.

Magnus appeared then, kneeling down behind him.

"Where's my stele?" Jace asked.

"It didn't come through with you," Jonas replied.

Jace gasped as the pain got worse. He felt hands on his neck, and then Magnus said, "You're gonna need more than a stele for that."

"What if we get back to our universe?" Jonas asked.

"No. Blood travels with you," Magnus explained. "It's why your angelic powers still work here. The demon venom is in his blood."

Jonas nodded. "Then we have to get him back to the Institute in our dimension."

Jace grunted through the pain as he shook his head, arguing, "No, we've gotta find Valentine."

Magnus ran off as Jonas replied. "Oh yeah, because we're going to do a boss battle when you're running on negative HP."

"We might not get another chance, Jonas," Jace insisted. "This is too important."

Magnus shouted from somewhere nearby. "I found it!"

Jonas got to his feet and dragged Jace up with him. "Come on," the man urged.

Jace grabbed his hand and used the man for support as they rounded the corner.

"Magnus," Jonas said, handing the Portal shard to the Warlock.

The Warlock took the shard and placed it back in the slot where it belonged. He then magicked the Portal, activating it so it glowed a brilliant purple.

"You'll have to destroy the Portal after we go through," Jace told Magnus.

Magnus glanced at him. "Why?"

"To secure your dimension from all sides. Otherwise, if it stays open, you'll be vulnerable to demon attacks again."

Magnus nodded, swallowing thickly. "I'll take care of it… and the malodorous monstrosity on that table."

Jonas led Jace to the portal, but Magnus paused him by placing a hand on his elbow. "Thank you," the Warlock said.

"For what?" Jonas asked, appearing genuinely confused.

"You gave me back a life. I won't forget it, and I won't forget you." Magnus then pushed Jonas forwards. "Now, go."

The two Shadowhunters stopped before the Portal, and Jace told Jonas, "Think of your father."

Jonas' expression shifted to one of disdain, and then they stepped through without an ounce of hesitation.

Oh my gosh guys shits hitting the fan! I am /so/ excited for the rest of season 1. I really hope you guys enjoy it!

CoffeeJunkie33: I'm so glad you enjoyed them! I absolutely loved writing it. I'm tempted to write a spinoff of au jonas, alec and magnus' journey of getting together now that jonas has put the idea in their heads. Ahh! I absolutely love that line myself, so I'm so happy you do too! I'd been looking forward to writing 1x10 for so long at the time so I'm glad it's turned out to be so loved by ya'll! Thank you for the review xo

Darknesscoming: Hello! thank you for the compliment, and I agree, malec is perfect. I'm not sure why you are bringing up a love triangle though, this story isn't about a love triangle, fear not! This is going to end up as a polyamorous relationship: which means jonas, alec and magnus will be equally in love with each other and together. There won't be any back and forth over 'who should i chose?' like with majority of love triangles. im personally not a huge fan of love triangles. So yeah: once again, not a love triangle, all three of them are going to be together! I hope that clears things up for you xo thanks for the review!

ClaceMalecSizzyRilaya: Fear not! You'll see what happens at the wedding soon enough :P I hope you'll enjoy it.

ErzsebetMorgana: Ahhh, I'm glad I lived up to expectations! Thanks for the review and kind words :D

Guest: Ahhh! Don't die! Here you go xo

So we have 6 months before s3 begins to air: I'm p sure I'll be able to write the end of season 2 by then. I'm just curious whether I should post all of this fic before s3 starts airing or space it out so I can post when s3 is airing so that there's stuff for ya'll to read whilst waiting for the new ep each week. Thoughts? (I also need to consider whether I'll have to rewrite anything if s3 makes any changes: eg how 2x18 changed up 2x07. So I might only post up to say, 2x19ish just in case.)