Chapter 1: interrupted by a mundane
"Be fair Iz, you always get to dress up, and I'm more seductive anyways", Summer said. Isabelle simply tossed her hair over her shoulders revealing her back so Summer could zip her up. Summer zipped her up and then crossed her arms stubbornly.
"We're hunting a demon Summer, it's not like we're actually going clubbing, just put on your gear", Isabelle said annoyed but smiling in a way only parabatai could.
Summer moaned and threw herself in her bed grabbing a pillow and tucking it under her chin. The door flung open and Jace stepped in with his thick gear on, and his seraph blade hooked on his waist.
He sat down on the bed next to the red splay of hair. "Are you okay Summ?", he asked. "I'm fine, just tired, can we do this tommorow?"
Jace laughed and flipped her around so she was facing him, gold against green. "You're always tired if we waited for you to be awake we'd have to wait our whole lives", Jace joked.
"You try flying you guys around all day, in a place where the air is so polluted, I can only wear so many runes, and I feel like I'm about to pass out all the time, so shut up Wayland."
Jace smiled and pulled her into his lap, casually stroking her hair. "I'm sorry, I promise after this we will let you stay on the ground",Jace said.
Isabelle looked nervously at her parabatai. "I don't know Jace, even mom has thought about sending us to Idris, maybe she should stay."
Summer rolled her eyes and snickered. "Whatever if you're going I'm going, so let's go, but when I die I want you to know I blame you all", she said. Jace looked hurt and jumped out from under her.
Summer stood and parted his hair. "I was kidding Jace, really I'm fine." Alec strode in and looked at Jace and Summer with shock.
"Are you two fighting?", he asked astonished. "What makes you think that?", Summer asked cooly seeming uninterested. Alec shrugged it off.
"Look we have to go so if you three could hurry up, it'd be great", Alec said sarcastically. Summer stood and nodded grabbing Isabelle's hand and dragging her outside.
Jace followed with Alec trailing slightly behind him. They all looked at her expectantly when they crossed through the door. Summer sighed and touched the mark at her collar, tracing it all the way up to her right cheek.
Jace stood in front of her in awe. It happened in a second, first their was nothing, then their were wings protruding from her back.
They were double the length of her outstretched arms, and reached a foot above her head, and even fully extended they dragged on the ground. They were a vibrant red color, each feather a radiant light. She flapped them once, the wings curling around her body, muscles so strong made even her companions look weak in comparison.
Isabelle smiled, looking proud of her parabatai. Summer was the daughter of a warlock and an immortal shadowhunter who was blessed by the angel herself. Summer didn't have any magical abilities, but she had her wings, which were unique and incredible.
Summer snatched her harness from it's holster and hooked it around her waist. There were three additional harnesses connecting to hers. Isabelle grabbed one and strapped it around her waist, Jace and Alec following her lead.
After they were secured Alec wrapped his arm around his sister and around Summer's waist. Jace spread his arms under him so he could feel the wind when she lifted off.
Summer curled her wings around her friends, then pushed back, making her feet lift slightly. Jace smiled and laughed in excitment. She repeated and her legs bent. Isabelle's hair blew back and they lifted off the ground.
They got so high in the air Summer jerked horizontally, Alec and Isabelle gripped on to her, but Jace hung limply enjoying the wind in his hair.
Summer let go of Alec to swerve away from a building, and even he and Isabelle enjoyed the night sky. By the time she landed her body covering theirs and her wings softening their landing.
The club lights blared and the music screeched. Isabelle and Jace looked extremely dissapointed not to be in the sky but they gamely unstrapped themselves.
Alec glanced at Summer's amused smile then mimmicked it watching his siblings excitement. Of course, they didn't know that Alec took rides with Summer often enough for it to be a natural joy.
They all nodded in unison and strode in the pandemonium through the back doors. Summer took Isabelle by the arm and hid in the dark as she watched the demon in the distance.
Summer laughed and her green eyes danced as he fixed on her. She invited him with her eyes and walked in the oppisite direction. Summer followed her quietly her seraph blade glowing at her side.
The demon walked up to her and tilted her chin. "What's your name?", he asked.
Summer's temper flared. She wanted to protect her parabatai, to yank the demon's filthy hands off her, but Jace came up and grabbed her arm. "Don't", he whispered.
Isabelle turned and smiled brightly. "Isabelle", she said, smile in her voice. "That's a nice name, I haven't seen you here before", he pestered.
She giggled dramatically. "You're asking me if I come here often?" She covered her mouth with her hand, and Summer slapped her head. Stupid, she thought.
"You-", he started. Isabelle swung her whip to her hand and flicked her wrist. Summer jumped out of Jace's grip and pinned the demon to the ground, considering taking her wings out again to impress him.
"You don't know how bad I want to kill you for touching her, but I did promise the boys I would let them, such a shame." Summer leaped off gracefully and nodded at Isabelle.
"He's all yours boys", she said. Jace came out and grabbed him, chuckling. "So, are there any more with you?", he asked. The demon looked terrified. "Any what?", he asked.
"Come on now, you know what I am", Jace said. "Oh I don't know Jace, maybe he doesn't, we should slice open his head and find out", Summer said leaning foward over his shoulder.
"Sounds fun Summer, but maybe we should let him speak first", Jace replied amused. "Shadowhunter", the demon hissed reeling on the word.
"Got you", Jace teased. Summer and Isabelle giggled and leaned forward. "He's scared", Summer mused. Jace smiled at her, then turned back to the demon.
"So, you still haven't told me if there are any other of your kind with you."
"I don't know what you're talking about", the demon replied. Alec caught Summer's gaze and rolled his eyes.
"He means other demons, you do know what a demon is, don't you?", he asked annoyed. "Demon's, religiously defined as hell's denizens. the servant's of Satan, but understood here, for the purpose of the Clave, to be any malevolent spirit who's origin is outside our own home dimension-", Jace started.
Isabelle cut him off. "That's enough Jace", she said curtly. "Izzy's right", Summer said. "Nobody here needs a lesson in semantics- or demonology", Alec finished.
"My friends think I talk to much, do you think I talk too much?", Jace asked. "I could give you information, I know where Valentine is", the demon said urgently.
Summer groaned. "Why is it always Valentine, it's such a bore", she said playing with her nails.
"Kill it Jace, it's not going to tell us anything", Isabelle said. Jace raised his blade, smiling. The demon gasped. "Valentine is back, all the Infernal worlds know it- I know it- I can tell you where he is", the demon screamed.
Summer groaned, and Jace's eyes filled with hate.
"By the Angel, everytime we capture one of you bastards you claim you know where Valentine is, well we do to, and you can join him!" Jace raised his blade, then we heard the scream.
"Stop you can't do this!", she screamed. They all turned astonished. She looked like Summer, red hair, green eyes, but to a lesser extent. The girl looked normal and Summer looked ready for a runway.
"What's this?", Alec stammered. "It's a girl, surely you've seen girls before Alec, your sister Isabelle is one", Jace repled. Summer giggled and sighed at Alec.
"A mundie girl and she can see us", Alec muttered.
"Of course I can see you, I'm not blind you know", the mundane said. Summer actually gasped like she was surprised mundanes could talk.
"Oh, but you are, you just don't know it, you'd better get out of here if you know what's good for you", Jace warned.
"Oh, he's right, I'm sure you don't want to get on my bad side do you?", Summer threatened. The girl looked terrified, and a guy came up behind her.
"Jace, kill it now", Summer demanded. He did, and she dragged them away. "You're an idiot, but we have to go", Summer said strapping her harness on.
Isabelle nodded agreeingly and strapped her harness as well. Summer traced the mark on her collar as the boys tied their harnesses.
Her beautiful wings expanded and the second the boys were safe she lifted off. It took her all of two minutes to get back to the institute.
She took off her harness and traced her mark, making her wings completely vanish. She strode into the institute without waiting for her companions.
Jace grabbed her arm and yanked her back. "Hey, where are you going?", Jace asked her. Summer groaned. "You never think do you?", Summer asked annoyed.
"Please don't Summ, stop shutting me out, I miss you when you do", Jace complained. Summer rolled her eyes irritated and turned.
Jace threw himself in front of her. "Please don't your like my sister, I hate it when you're mad at me", Jace stated almost without emotion. "Fine Jace, but I'm tired, we'll go to breakfast in the morning, but please let me sleep", Summer groaned.
"Okay I'll come get you in the morning", Jace said. "Not too early", Summer replied.
"Okay goodnight love you", Jace called. Summer couldn't help but smile. "I love you too, goodnight Jace", she replied. And with that she walked off her fat red curls flowing behind her.