So I got this idea in my head, and it formed, and formed, and now I decided to share it with you.
Basically: Post City of Glass. Alec and Magnus got back from their trip, but there were no killings! Alec and Isabelle went on a trip to Los Angeles, as reinforcements to help on the murders, that took many mundane lives. They were gone for a few weeks. Jace stayed with Clary in New York. It starts on Izzy's and Alec's way back.
Isabelle watched the scenery go by. Shadowhunters don't usually use cars, but Magnus taught Alec how to drive, so he insisted.
Course, Alec doesn't have a license, but it didn't really matter to them.
"I like this song." Isabelle said. "Turn it up."
"Nope." Alec said, smiling slightly. "We listened to it for like an hour, Iz. My head will blow to pieces, if I hear you sing it again."
Isabelle scowled.
"I sing okay."
"Ohhh, yeah." he said sarcastically. "What was I thinking."
She made a face, but didn't say anything else on that.
"So... your first stop - Magnus?" she wiggled her eyebrows.
"No.." Alec sighed. "He was summoned by a High Warlock of San Francisco. Something important, so he will be away for the next few days. He'll be back on Wednesday."
"Oh. Bummer." she looked out the window again.
"Gas station." Alec noted as he made a turn. "Need to fill our tank."
Isabelle just nodded. She was sore from the travel, and her eyes felt heavy.
"Hey, Al-" she turned, but he wasn't in his seat. She didn't even hear him leave. Then she noticed something. "Alec, the tank is full.."
Isabelle clutched her ears. The cold blooded scream - no like a sonic wave, hit her hearing, clouding her mind. She couldn't move for a moment, then she found strength in her and scrambled out of the car. She entered the small gas station's shop and stopped dead in her tracks.
The floor was a big, bloody mess. Body parts... Isabelle gagged.
Alec stood in the middle, but he didn't look like he heard the sonic wave. He stared at the body (or what's left of it) with a dazed expression.
"Alec?" Isabelle approached her brother, warily.
"It's a Shadowhunter." Alec said, still dazed.
"How can you tell?" she stood by his side now. He looked strange... just like the time they found the body of that mundane girl.
Alec didn't answer. For a second he looked confused, then he blinked rapidly.
"We need to call the Institute." he said.
"Alec... you didn't answer my question." Isabelle said, taking out her phone.
"The.. uh, the hand." he said absentmindedly.
Isabelle noticed what he was talking about. The Voyance rune, was etched to a lone hand, and the sight made her stomach churl.
She called the Institute, eying her brother warily, yet she didn't bring up the Scream.
"Aw, I wish I would've seen that." Jace sighed.
"It was disgusting, Jace, how can you even think that?" Isabelle exclaimed.
They sat in Taki's where they had their little 'Welcome Back' party. Simon's face broke into a grin when he saw Isabelle, and it stayed that way even now.
"Sadly, we don't have murders like that in the middle of the City." he sighed.
"Sadly?!" Clary gaped at him.
"There's nothing to solve! Whilst then, the local Shadowhunters are having a mystery. They say it wasn't a demon."
"And a Shadowhunter is dead, Jace. Whatever it was, I hope it doesn't come here. The sight was one of the most horrible ones I've seen, and I've seen enough." Isabelle sipped her coffee.
"Alec?" Jace looked at his parabatai. "You've been awfully quiet."
"Just tired." he answered, resting his head on his hands.
"I told you, you should've just hired a warlock." Jace told him.
"It's not the traveling. I just feel drained." Alec voice came out muffled.
"Eat. You'll feel better." Clary said, and as if on cue, the food came.
"So how's your band, Simon?" Isabelle asked, laughing.
Simon went on and on about all the changes, and that they will perform tomorrow, but Alec tuned everything out. For the past week, he didn't feel like himself. He ate slowly, and neither of them, including Alec, noticed his Equilibrium rune, which was permanent, fade, without leaving a mark.
Yay? Nay? R&R!