CHAPTER ONE

Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen that ruled a kingdom so great every other kingdom in the realm bowed to them. Their kingdom had the greenest of fields, the prettiest of flowers, the clearest of lakes and rivers that were full of the most colourful fish and the forest was full of life everyday; the people of the kingdom were sweet and kind so they always welcomed strangers to their villages. They were so trusting they let even the shadiest of characters into their home for shelter and warmth, the king and queen were exactly the same, their people loved them and they had wealth such a large wealth the=at they usually used to hold feasts for their people and the neighbouring lands. Yes, this is why other kingdoms bowed to them, they were fair and just and they never allowed the power to go to their head. They never asked for anything and they were never greedy, yes this is why other kingdoms bowed to them. But despite having the wealth, the people, the land they were never truly happy for the queen longed for a child. She wanted them to have eyes as blue as the sky on a hot summers day and hair as black a ravens wing, she wanted them to have skin as clear as running water and a mouth that was as full and red as a goblet full of blood. She wanted them to have fire in their eyes and a lion for a soul, she wanted them to love freely and not have a worry in the world. She wanted a daughter. The king knew of his wife's wishes and they tried, until 9 months later a baby boy was born. Even though she had wished for a daughter she wouldn't change her little boy for the world.

On the10th day after his birth the kingdom celebrated as did the surrounding kingdoms, the king invited all to his palace for a giant feast. What he did not know was that those he had invited had a secret, one that was kept from the king for a great many years. Within his kingdom he had the liveliest forest in all the realm as his forest was home to that of the warlocks and witches, the griffins and the unicorn, the angel and the demon, the dragons and the werewolves and the fae. The king knew nothing of this until the feast as they entered the palace with their magical gifts for the prince, it was safe to say that the queen was highly amused by the look upon her husband's face as he saw the blue scales of the dragon, the burnt orange eyes of the were wolf, the wings on the fae, the horns on the demon, the glowing staff of the angel, the hats of the witches the feathers on the griffin and the deep green feline eyes of the warlocks. The fantastical creatures stood in trepidation as they waited for their king's reaction and they all were startled by the huge deep belly laugh the king had erupted with. He had beckoned them forward towards his son and watched as they gave their gifts one by one.

The dragon gifted the boy a heart of gold to be able to help any and all of his people like the dragons once did. The wolf gifted him with cloak that would allow him to go unseen for when he wishes to sneak out the palace and find his lady friend as he had once as a pup. The griffin gave him a feather from his wing to allow him to follow his dreams to the sky and back as she had always wished to do as a flightless chick. The fae gave him the gift of perception so that he was able to see a lie form a mile away. The witches decided to give him a hat, if the princes hair was anything like his father's he would need it. The demon gifted him with stubbornness so he can stand for his beliefs and love who he wishes just like the demon did as a young man. The angel placed a miniature version of her staff which had the power of making him strong enough to fight any and all foes he may encounter but also to fight for his love much like she had to and the warlock gifted the young prince with a piece of red string that he had enchanted with an old and powerful spell. If the prince kept the string he would always be able to call for help from the warlock at any and at all times. When the king and queen heard his gift they had smiled and thanked all the creatures for their gifts and then the feast began.

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ALEC POV

"Alec seriously!" Isabelle yelled banging on the door "We have to be in school in ten minutes get your ass up!"

I groaned turning my head away from the door and looked at my bright red Lego brick digital alarm clock 08:17 AM. Groaning again I turned my head and curled back into my warm and comfy and fluffy and oh my god school starts in 15 minutes. Shit! Jumping out of bed I fell flat on my face, I turned to glare at my foot that had gotten tangled up in my bed sheets like it's trying to tell me not to leave to stay in my warm and large and comfy bed beckoning me to go back to sleep ignore school and the banshee of a sister outside probably in the most spectacular outfit that I no doubt would have an extreme issue when I see all the boys in the bloody school gawking at her boobs. The thing with Isabelle Lightwood is that she is a babe and anyone would want her and she knows it too. It doesn't help that she purposely wears really tight and really short and really really provocative clothing that makes both boys and girls want to go down on her. And it really doesn't help when our adoptive brother decides that she looks absolutely fine and I have no way to rebuke it since I become a stammering red faced mess whenever I am ever bloody well near him.

"Alec!" Jace burst in to my room "Izzy is going mad and you... are not even out of your bloody bed! Alec seriously do you want us all to die!?" he surged forward "Get up"

I frowned as he grabbed my arms and hauled me up. I was only in boxers and tee which left me feeling strangely naked in front of him. Pushing him away I sighed. Nodding to myself I barged past him and grabbed a pair of dark blue jeans and a dark blue tee shirt that were on the floor and walked out into the hall and then the bathroom thankfully not running into Isabelle on the way. Once in the bathroom I looked in the mirror above the sink icy blue eyes stared back at me. I was an ordinary looking guy I guess, I had icy blue eyes, midnight black hair with flecks of white in it thanks to my dad's genes, deathly pale skin which was a stark contrast between my hair and full pink chapped lips. Fortunately I didn't get my mom's freckles on my cheeks, which is great, except I got her ability to blush at the smallest of things. I have been told that I look like my dad when he was younger but I can't see it, when all I see now is tired eyes, a frown and impeccable hair that I didn't get as my hair doesn't like to listen to me. Turning on the shower I shed my clothes and stepped in to the boiling spay sighing happily as it turned my skin red and my fingers to prunes. When I got out of the shower and I was finally dressed it was 08:27 AM. It had only been ten minutes, God I hate it when I think time is moving slow but it's actually moving pretty fast we only had five minutes to get in to school. Izzy, Jace and I piled into my black Chevrolet Camaro my baby. It was the car my parents bought me for my 18th birthday a few months ago and I love it so very very much and I will not allow Jace or Isabelle to ever drive it because they are both way too reckless and I love my baby too much. We pulled into school just as the warning bell was sounding and sprinted to our homerooms. I have to say I congratulate Izzy for being able to run in those heels of hers and Jace for being able to beat me to my homeroom which is closest in his really really tight jeans that make his ass look amazing and he knows it too.

Homeroom passed quickly and the next thing I knew it was lunch and I was sat with Jace, Izzy, Simon and clary Jace's love interest. I listened half heartedly to the conversations that they were having but kept my head down which is why I didn't notice when a fight broke out on the other side of the lunch hall that had the whole room in silence. At the silent room I glanced up and saw the weirdest looking person stood and glaring at Jonathan Morgenstern. Jonathon's dad owned the biggest chain of superstores next to Wal-Mart in America this apparently gave him the right to be a douche to everyone and anyone. And it's not like teachers can do anything Jonathon's dad donates a large amount of money to the school which I still think is a bribe so that he doesn't have to deal with his son's douchiness. The other guy had dark hair that was carefully spiked forming a crown on his head, he had tanned skin and slightly Asian features, Filipino maybe and even though I couldn't see his eyes I'm betting that they were a deep forest green that would make the girls swoon with just a wink. He had a weird hair style but that didn't make him look weird, it was the dark purple shirt and bright yellow tie paired with plum coloured skinny jeans and bright yellow converse and now that I'm looking on his spikes he has yellow glitter which I have no issue it looked good. He looked good, yeah good and his voice made me melt inside just a little it was smooth and silky and powerful. It carried well in the silent room.

"Excuse me?" he cocked his head to the side "I don't believe that I heard you quite right, care to repeat that?"

Jonathan smirked and sneered "How unfortunate you are both deaf and an abomination. Didn't your father ever tell you that glitter was for girls as was make up? Oh wait you probably don't have a dad since he ran when he first saw you wear your favourite dress right?" his nasally voice made me cringe and I feel for Clary having to be his sister she is really nice and perfect for Jace once he realises that she doesn't like his lame ass jokes. The boy stared at Jonathon and you could see him clenching his teeth.

"Perhaps you would benefit from getting laid rather than telling me about the family life I know you suffered from, you might be able to get a girl to take pity on you when you beg her for some fun. As I in all my magnificent glory do not have the time to deal with whining about your pathetic nonexistent sex life, unable to get laid as no man or woman will want anything to do with you. So if you don't mind I believe that I will take my leave so that I can eat my lunch and permanently delete that hideous face of yours from my memory. Goodbye." And with that he walked away with a flourish and through the doors towards the courtyard outside.