"Take that." I huff as I have a staff against Jonathan neck.
"Shut up Clary and do it again."
"I've been at this all day." I smile lazily up at my brother. I feel like a limp noodle at this point. Everything was loose. I would make a dashing worm.
"Not hard enough Clare bear, if we go out for this mission we will have to face the light worms." Jon makes a fake Gag sound. For all I know it could be real. I don't blame him.
"Lightwoods dear brother." I roll my eyes laughing a bit. I freaking love my brother he was going to make this trip so much fun. Holy garbanzo beans we forgot about the snacks. I'll pack them tonight.
"They are brats."
"Come on stop being so fussy Jonathan we will get the mission done before you know it." I smile at my brother. "Trust me a quick kick and boom the lightworms are out." I say spinning in a circle with my staff. Fight was like a second nature to me at this point. I love the fluidity of it.
"And see, this is why we are so lovingly related. Also, It's lightwood." He mimics my tone and in response I stick my tongue out. "I know but nonetheless a month actually almost two starting tomorrow is long almost too long." He pouted his lip.
"Oh shut up let me shower because we catch the train 4am sharp." I pat my brother on his back and slip up to my room. I hear him do the classic morgenstern snort.
"Have fun sister dearest!" He joked in the distance. A second passes and I could hear chains rattling downstairs. This boy doesn't waste any time training. I stretch my limbs but it's not like they needed it anyway. How classy my brother never sleeps. He was right. I was once on a undercover mission wearing a blond wig and black contacts and one guy practically flirted with me the entire time. He was drooling. What a dog.
I strip of my clothes and step into the bath. The steam was something I would need. It covered me like a soft thin blanket and it wrapped around my fingers like it's crowning me rings. I let it act as a mask so I closed my eyes and let my hair hang against the side of the bath. How was I going to get through this month? Maybe I could take this time to try Brooklyn food. For one second let's please not think about food Clarissa. I hop out of the bath and crawl under the covers that laid atop of my bed. Nothing like the warmth of these plush pillows. Goodnight humble room.
When I wake up I'm greeted with Ciel's soft frame in my room. Ciel was the son of the headmaster in this Institute that was self run by valentine. The right hand man to the tasks of my father valentine. How fitting since his name meant sky or heaven in French.
"Cutie let's go it's 3 in the morning."
"It's early. Since when were you joining us on this mission." I moan from under the covers.
"Me? Coming? That's as likely as you getting laid sweetie." He hummed while packing the scattered item on my desk into a neat pile to pack in my luggage.
"If I wasn't so tired I would have slapped you."
"Don't be rude. To sum it up I have too many duties I must attend to with valentine."
"Rude? I think the rude one is you." I snort softly.
"That's besides that point we need to start Valentine is getting tired of waiting." With that ciel gets up and throws clothes at me, "I'll be waiting I'm so excited! I'm expecting updates and lots of photos?" He cleared his voice, "now if you excuse me I'm going to eat breakfast." He was adorable. He is just my friend nothing less or nothing more. I should get up now right?
I drag my limp body of a noodle off of this bed and manage to squeeze into the clothes Ciel passed me. Sweats and a hoodie. Classy might I add. I go downstairs to eat breakfast with Jonathan who had both his eyes closed. "Hey Jonny boy!" I yell into his ears for the hell of it. He glares.
"Ha ha very funny Clarissa." I rest my head on his shoulder. I continue to eat. No one was up so we had the dining hall all to ourselves. The rest of the half hour flew by in a blur, I slipped my shoes on and I was out of the door already.
"Bye guys make us proud!" Yelled Ciel. I nod and step onto the train with Jon. You could see the dread in his face. During the train ride Jonathan mostly slept while I drew and ate a bunch of sour candy. I packed like three apples be proud of me. I still don't understand why we couldn't portal. Valentine said something about people tracking me and it would compromise the mission. I must have fallen asleep during drawing because Jonathan threw his show at my head.
"Wake yo baby sister." He yelled in my ear. It's a inside joke we have had since we were toddlers. I giggled and hopped off after the next three stops. When we step off the smell of trash, blood, curiosity was quite pungent in the streets of New York.
"You sure we don't need disguises?" I ask John.
"If we did and screwed up for a second we would be screwed. We are only coming to this institute for one more month or so and then we will never see them again." I shrug and we take the bus all the way to the front door of the building. Two grand door opened to greet us. There stood two people around my age with long dark raven hair. It's was the color of spilled ink. Then a mother which was like a copy and paste figure of the daughter. Then a golden boy. He's eyes and hair sat calmly like melted gold. I let my eyes Pan his body and he caught me and raised a brow. I advert my gaze and toward it towards maryse. I believe that was her name.
"I'm so glad to meet you you're being sent by the-." She paused a bit confused.
"North France institute. I'm so sorry for all you have lost." Maryse said sympathetically. The North France institute burned down about a month ago. Only three known survivors. My father told me they offered to be sacrificed for us to take their place in this mission. I wish I could say thank you ahead of time but my father said I couldn't meet them. That part I don't understand.
"Yes it is quite devastating." Said my brother. "We learn, live, and fight so this was just a small obstacle." I nod alongside him. "Well kids would you like to show them to their rooms?" Maryse cleared her throat.
"I'll take red." The golden boy said. The girl glares softly at him.
"She's the closest to my room." He smirks. "Let me grab your bag kitten." He snatches one of my bags before I could open my mouth. I look back at Jonathan and he offered a small nod so I continued with a confident stride. When we lost them from our view he talks. "So you quiet?" He says glancing back ever so slightly.
"Nope." I pop the p. "Just don't know when to respond." Do as your father said. -Act normal because you can be.-
"Okay so here your room carrot top." I don't hate it when he says it oddly.
"It's Clary golden globe." I grin.
"See you around fire hydrant." He walks into his room which was right across from mine. I enter the room and am greeted by a queen sized bed with dark grey satin sheets that had a large window providing natural sunlight right above a off white desk. I flop onto the bed and sigh. I hear a knock and Crain my neck out to see my brother standing there, face laced with a smile.
"Hey Clare bear how are they treating you? Isabelle is quite nice but remember you can't let their hospitality fool or stray you away for why we are here."
"I know Johnny boy I'm being careful and selective with my answers just like dad taught us." "Good I'm proud. Wash up we are having dinner with the family later."
"I didn't bring any nice dresses for a dinner setting."
"Ask Isabelle I assume you two are females and can work it out, correct?" "Yeah I'll ask." I say with a sigh. "Let's do our job and we will be out of here soon." He kisses my forehead on the way out and I lay there for a heartbeat longer before heading out to Jace's room to ask where Isabelle was. When I get up I give a firm knock.
"I knew you missed me red." I heard him call through the door and I open the door. When I step in he was shirtless while drying his dripping hair. I snort and he whips his head around as if he was startled by my snort.
"I don't have a dress for the dinner tonight where's Isabelle?" I cross my arms forcing a smile. I just wanted to leave and sleep in my room.
"What female doesn't bring a dress when moving halfway across the world." He laughed bluntly.
"Shut up do you know where Isabelle is hibernating or not?"
"She's out to meet her boyfriend who's a mundie turned vampy. I have a few outfit of hers in my room if you want to try?" I groan at what he said.
"Yeah sure what do you got." I give in. He ends up putting me a bunch of outfits then hating all of them. "Here's our last option." It was black dress. It was tight on the top but flowy on the bottom. I looked not that bad. When I tell him he could turn around his mouth dropped.
"You look cute." He cleared his throat. Just cute? I roll my eyes and steal a pair of her shoes. Let's see what this dinner brings. We need to report by tonight so this will be fun.