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It was finally Isabelle's long-awaited wedding day. One full year of planning from her, Simon and Magnus had gone into this day, to make it absolutely perfect. It had been a couple of years since Johnathan's demise, and many people had sadly lost their lives, including both Robert and Max Lightwood, who were killed at the attack on the Los Angeles Institute. Whilst all the Lightwoods were impacted by this, Alec was specifically affected as he felt he did not uphold his duty of being the protective older sibling and he had yet to make up with his father over his past wrongdoings like his affair and not supporting his relationship with Magnus.
Flash forward five years later and here we are, Alec's baby sister was getting married. Now of course, things had changed, it’s been years after all. Maryse and Luke had both become shadowhunters again and had gotten married at a small ceremony a year ago. Clary had regained all her memories of the Shadow World and the angels blessed her with becoming a shadowhunter once more. Her and Isabelle became parabatai shortly after this. Jace and the fiery red head obviously got married and are expecting their long-awaited first baby any day. Simon became the clan leader of the New York vampires, Isabelle, The Head of The Institute and Jace her Weapons Master. Magnus and Alec are still both leaders of the Shadow World, with Alec being the High Inquisitor and Magnus being the High Warlock of Alicante and the greatest power couple ever as Izzy describes them. Although, they aren't married yet as Alec decided he couldn’t get married so soon after his baby brother and father’s death as well as deciding to get married when accords recognize legal union between them. They both also decided to move to Alicante as New York held too many painful memories.
Anyway, back to the main event at hand. The wedding. Since Robert couldn’t be here, Isabelle had asked Alec to walk her down the aisle, to which he obviously agreed. Alec wandered into the room fully dressed in his tuxedo, “Iz, are you ready yet?” he questioned as he stood with his hands behind his back, his ‘shadowhunter’ pose as Magnus would call it. “Almost!” Isabelle hollered back as Maryse zipped up her dress. Isabelle turned towards the mirror in front of her, her mother standing behind her with tears in her eyes. “You look beautiful sweetheart,” Maryse said as she dabbed at her eyes with a tissue, Isabelle stared at herself some more, unmoving. “What’s wrong honey?” Maryse whispered, while looking at her daughter’s teary eyes and stiff posture. “I wish dad and Max were here, then everything would be perfect,” Isabelle sobbed softly while bringing her hands to cover her face as she cried. Alec opened the door after hearing crying and walked further into the room towards his little sister. “I know me and your father didn’t get along but I know he would be so proud of you darling, and I know how much he wanted to be here for your special day,” Maryse said while hugging her daughter and swaying them side to side.
“And M-Max,” Isabelle stuttered while still crying. Alec walked over and said, “you know he’d love to be here today baby sister.” “I m-miss him,” she sobs into her mother’s shaking shoulders. Alec wrapped his arms around the two most important women in his life and held them tight. “I know, I do to.” He whispered into their hair, tears dripping down his face. “It’s time to be brave as you always are baby sister, they’d both want you to be so happy on this day,” Alec muttered. “And, they are still here with us Isabelle, always.” Alec says.
Jace, Clary and Magnus all wander into the room as Alec is wiping his mother and sisters’ tears while kissing them both on the cheek and forehead respectively. “Alright.” Isabelle says while turning around to do her final checks in the mirror. “You look beautiful Izzy.” Jace says while moving forward to kiss his sister on the cheek. “Absolutely stunning, Simon will die when he sees you.” Clary jokes while waddling forwards for a hug from her parabatai, hugging her as close as her large baby bump would allow. “You look radiant my darling Isabelle.” Magnus says as he moves next to his husband and wraps an arm around Alec’s waist while they wait.
Isabelle takes a deep breath and kisses her necklace, two angels, which was given to her by Alec as an engagement present. “I love you dad and Max.”, she mumbles to herself and looks up to steel her nerves, as her family stand around her. “I’m ready now.” Isabelle says, while walking towards the door and into a new chapter of her life.
It’s time to be brave.