I rubbed my temples, a pounding sensation running through my head.
" Hey, Lab," I pried my eyes open, the light, though it was dim, hurt my eyes. I blinked up at Canton, Holly at his side.
" Frost, You got a visitor. And not just anyone, it's Magnus Bane and his husband and the husbands family." Canton winked at me.
" If you ask me, I think the blond boy is pretty hot." I smiled, then flinched at the pain. I shut my eyes tight and slowly, using the chair as support, stood up. Canton held out his hand to me, but I walked behind the elaborate chair and up the stairs to the roof. A I opened the door I called to Canton,
" You know what to say."
Canton sighed and Holly turned to him and winked, linking their arms together. Canton laughed and shook his head as he lead the way to the other door, the one that lead to the party outside. When they opened the door they were greeted by music blasting from speakers. Magnus Bane stood there talking to his husband, Alexander Lightwood. Canton put on a fake smiled and walked up to the family. There was Clarissa and Jace Herondale, Isabelle and Clayton Pascalo, Simon the Daylighter, and of course Magnus and Alexander. The whole party approached Canton and Holly hopefully.
" I'm sorry, ladies and gentleman," Canton smiled and looked up at the ceiling, as if he could see Labyrinth on the roof.
" Labyrinth is not available." Alexander frowned and cried over the music,
" Why not!" Canton was about to answer when Holly interrupted and said, calm as ever,
" He is knocking on the sky and listening to the sound."
My headache was starting to die away, after listening to the lullaby my foster parents used to sing to me, 'A La Claire Fontaine'. My migraine was now at a dull thud, when the door to the roof burst open with a clang. Hello headache. I squeezed my eyes shut, and leaned against the railing,clutching my head.
" I'm so sorry, sir!" That was Canton he sounded so nervous, like I was actually going to hurt him. I always threatened, but never actually followed through with those threats. Well, some of them, like shutting him up. How you want to interpret is your choice.
" I tried to tell them, but they just wouldn't listen!" I heard someone snort, Alexander?
" Oh, yeah, sure! 'knocking on the sky and listening to the sound' sure!" That was defiantly Alexander. I had heard Magnus, Clarissa, Jace, Isabelle, and Clayton speak before, and from the way he spoke this was Alexander. I lifted my hand, put it into a fist and made a gesture that looked like I was knocking on a door. Now, my dear children what are the chances that thunder boomed right then? Magnus laughed his head off while Alexander just growled, then sighed and said,
" Alright, enough playing around, we need to get down to business." oh, I thought, what would highly respectable people like the Lightwoods (and party) want with me?
" We need your help sir, please?" That was Clarissa, batting her eyes lashes at me. I sighed, did they think that would swing me over, but I just wanted to know what they wanted. I gave my head one last gentle rub, then nodded.
" Alright, let's get this over with." I opened my eyes and turned to face them. At that exact moment lightening flashed and thunder boomed. (seriously! What's with the effects!) Everyone in front of me gasped, Magnus and Alexander looked terrified. I blinked them remembered,
" Oh! Right, the eyes." I smiled brushing past Magnus. As I did so, I had a vision. Magnus's memory resurfaced, and when I touched him a saw it too. I was Magnus, standing next to Alexander, who was lying down in a bed, holding a baby. He handed it me, or Magnus. I moved the little blanket and the baby woke up, but didn't cry, just stared at Magnus. The baby had piercing blue eyes, cat like eyes, wide and staring at me. I felt pride and love bubble up inside off me, as Magnus must have. Then, I was back to the present and the feeling of dread washed over me. I opened the door and motioned for everyone to get inside. A Canton and Holly passed, I plastered a fake smile on. It fooled Holly, who smiled back, but not Canton, who raised an eyebrow. I pushed him through the door though. I hesitated before going inside myself, and looked up at the stars, the rain coming down now in steady sheets. I shivered remembering the memory. The baby Magnus had been holding, was me.
" So, Ladies and gentleman, what can I do for you?" I questioned them as I closed the door to my study behind me. Clarissa blinked her lashes at me again and said sweetly,
" We need you to kill someone for us." I laughed hysterically, Holy smirked and Canton covered his mouth to hide his laugh.
" of course you do, the real question is, who do want us to kill?" I stressed 'us' because I always bring Canton and Holly along. I, alone, am very hard to be beat, but the three of us together, invincible. Clarissa raised and eyebrow, but continued,
" Valentin." Holly hissed and cursed in our language, ( the half language, for children like us half shadow hunter half warlock, or other half children, it is half Latin half warlock, nobody else in the world speaks it.) Canton's eyes hardened and he clenched his fists, but he remained silent. I narrowed my eyes and asked why they wanted a dead man dead? Jace and Clayton, who had been silent this whole time, both snorted and Jace said,
" Oh, come on. You own a club you have to have heard something!" I glared at the two of them, then studied my perfectly manicured nails, leaning back on the couch.
" I admit, I have heard the chatter." I looked up at Magnus and Alexander, and slyly cooed,
" I have heard that valentine was raised from the dead, and the Clave gathered their most reliable people to hunt him down." I raised my eyebrows.
" So, again, what ' most reliable' do you need from me?" Alexander sighed,
" We need you to actually kill him for us, we tracked him down, but we couldn't actually get close enough to kill him." I nodded slowly, this was understandable, but I wanted to get a second opinion.
" canton." I called. Canton looked up, I spoke in the half-tongue, and asked,
' what do you think?' Canton shrugged and replied in the half-tongue,
' That story you told him, was a bunch of shit, but if they pay good.' He trailed off, I looked at Holly and she agreed. I nodded, thinking.
" Excuse me?" Magnus said, interrupting my thoughts,
" Hmm?" I said, still a little spacy.
" What language was that?" I blinked and stuttered,
" oh, ha, that?" I shrugged,
" It's a language the half children came up with." Magnus nodded, but I could see he was still confused, no matter, I had made up my mind.
" all right!" I cried, clapping my hands together, "We'll do it!" Alexander smiled, then handed me a small amount of money. I eyed it hungrily, but shook my head,
" I don't need an incentive, Alexander." Alexander placed it in my lap.
" No worry's Labyrinth, It's just a little to get you started." I nodded slowly, taking the money.
" How much?" I asked warily. Alexander laughed and said,
" 500 dollars." I shook the bag. Alexander questioned when I put it down,
" Don't you want to count it." I smiled slyly and crooned,
" I just did." Magnus snickered, Alexander shrugged.
" So," I said, cheerfully.
" where do we start? Where is Valentine?" Alexander slammed down three bus tickets,
"Brooklyn."