Alec: Clary, you've known Magnus well enough right?
Clary: Yeah, why?
Alec: I need your help.
Clary: Let me guess, you want to give him a Valentine's Day present?
Alec: How did you-?
Clary: Jace told me about it.
Alec: After I told him to not say anything, great.
Clary: Don't worry, he was the only one I told, and cross my heart I won't spoil anything.
Alec: Thank you, now can you please tell me what Magnus likes?
Clary: Knowing him, he loves glitter.
Alec: Duh.
Librarian: SHH!
Clary grabbed my hand, and pulled me to the other side of the library.
Clary: Before we get into anything, what are you going to do?
Alec: It's kind of a...
No backing out now I guess...
Alec: I need you to keep this a secret, okay?
Clary: Okay.
Alec: Look...I want to...Iwanttoproposetohim.
After a long, awkward silence Clary spoke up.
Clary: Alec...you're joking right?
I tried to give her an answer, but with the look on my face she knew I was serious.
Clary: Wait, but why? You guys are still in high school, and-
Alec: I don't know if you know this, but one of Idris' guards is here and he took a mother and brother from a home. I feel like my father is getting close, and he's going to figure out where we are.
Clary: What does this have to do with-?
Alec: I never told Magnus this, but...ever since I was born I was engaged to Princess Lydia Branwell. I never met her at all, and I don't want to marry her but I'm forced to.
Clary: Say no more, I think I know what you want to do.
Alec: Do you?
Clary: Yup, you want to marry Magnus not only because you love him but because you want to avoid getting married to Princess what's-her-name.
Alec: Lydia.
Clary: Yeah, sure, whatever.
Alec: Will you please help me?
Clary: I will, but if you're going to want him to say yes you have to explain everything to him.
Alec: I know.
Clary: Alright.
