City of Undisclosed Desires

Prologue
-Two weeks after the end of City of Lost Souls-

''There have been more demon attacks this last two weeks. The Clave has sent all its shadowhunters to the most concerned cities.'', explained Maryse, sitting behind what I still called Hogde's desk, in the library. ''As New York hasn't been particularly concerned with these recent attacks, I have been sent to Rio de Janeiro to help the other shadowhunters.''

Everybody actually seemed surprised by the news. I couldn't tell the same about myself; with Sebastian still being on the run, this was to be expected. Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Adelaïd, Chicago and Lisbon have been the most concerned cities.
Still, Isabelle seemed taken aback by the new, and Alec looked contemplative, as always. Jace was the first one to speak.

''And we? I mean myself, Isabelle and Alec? We're just like gonna stay here and pretend everything is okay?!'', not to my surprise Jace seemed angry not to be chosen to fight as well.
''You'll all stay here, in the Institute. Magnus will also remain in New York so you don't need to be afraid. You'll be responsible for New York's safety during my absence.'', Maryse answered in a concerned voice, obviously not pleased to leave her children alone.
''But mom, we can go to Brazil with you, help the other shadowhunters, we are not kids anymore!'' Isabelle retorted.
''This is not up for discussion!'', her mother almost shouted, ''Besides, Jace needs to stay close to the Silent Brothers because of the fire. And you'll have to take care of a guest; Lucy Darkshadow. Her parents were sent to Russia, and they decided to send her to the Institute, not willing to let her alone in Manchester.''

Clearly defeated, nobody dared contradict Maryse and just nodded. Isabelle even seemed pleased about the announcement of the guest.

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''Who is she?'', I asked Jace, later that afternoon.
''Who is who?'' he inquired, placing the book he had been reading on his nightstand and turning to face me.
''That Lucy girl from Manchester.'', I responded, and sat between his legs, my back against his torso.

We were in his bedroom which was, as always, perfectly neat. Sometimes I even wondered how he didn't get crazy by the sterility of his room. Everything was meticulously cleaned and every object seemed to have its proper place.

''She's just a girl.'', Jace quickly ditched my question.
''No girl is just a girl'', I muttered, sounding more bitter than what I had intended.
''Jealous much?'', he giggled and place a chaste kiss on my cheek.

Chaste. Every touch, every kiss, we shared lately was chaste because of that damn heavenly fire. It was actually bothering me more than I dared to admit.

''She was born in Idris, but was adopted by a couple of shadowhunters from Manchester; the Darkshadow. We actually are friends; she used to come to New York, and as we both were adopted, we sort of bonded. Lucy is also Isabelle's best friend, probably Isabelle's only girl friend. She's a very good shadowhunter too, better than Isabelle. But don't tell her that, otherwise Isabelle will try to kill me, and we wouldn't want that, would we?'', he stated and tickled my back.
''Stop it,'' I complained In between giggles, ''you know I hate it, besides my belly hurts from the laughing.''

He stopped and leaned to kiss forehead. ''Sorry'', he apologized.
''Anyway, I gotta go. My mom is expecting me for dinner, and it's already seven.'', I announced.
He sighed, clearly not happy about my departure, but he still got up and accompanied me to the elevator.

'' I love you.'', I voiced as I got in the elevator, but the doors closed before I could hear his response.

I had been lying in bed for the last two hours, but my thoughts kept wandering to that Lucy girl, who would be arriving the next day. After giving a quick glance at my alarm clock and noticing it was already midnight, I remembered that Jace had told me that Lucy was Isabelle's best friend.
Turning to my left side, I grabbed my phone and quickly dialed Isabelle's number.

''What?'', Isabelle groaned as she picked up the phone right before the last ring.
''Hey, Izzy.'', I replied apologetically. ''Jace told me Lucy was your best friend, and I thought that maybe you could tell me a bit about her…''
''Really, you woke me up at midnight because you're jealous?!'', clearly Izzy wasn't all that pleased about my late phone call.
''Please.'', I insisted, trying to sound as sweet as possible.

I could hear sheets being rustled, and deduced that Isabelle had probably just sat up.

''Okay.'', she finally agreed. ''Lucy is actually short for Lucrezia. She is seventeen and lives in'', Isabelle was explaining, before I interrupted her.
''I already know that. I just want to know how she is and how she looks.'', I insisted.
''Well, '', Isabelle resumed, ''She's pretty small, about 5 feet 1 and uhm, she's actually really pretty. Her eyes are hazel, almost golden, like Jace's, and her skin is really pale which contrasts with her dark brown hair. She's very nice, really, you don't need to worry about her. Oh, and she likes to party hard, you'll see, she's a lot of fun. Besides, she's a very talented fighter, so she might even help you with your training. I remember, two years ago, she won against Jace in a fight and as a result Jace had been forced to do everything she wanted for a week. It was amazingly funny. Oh and…'' Isabelle suddenly stopped speaking, before asking in a concerned voice, ''is everything alright Clary? You are quieter than usual.'', she pointed out.
''Yeah, everything's alright, I'm just tired. I think I'm gonna go to sleep now. Bye.'', I rushed and ended the call before she could say something.

Actually, everything was not alright.
First, there had been always more attacks since we found the angel's wings in the Institute. Then, Jace and I were forced to remain physically chaste because of that stupid heavenly fire. And now, it just seemed that Lucy, whom it looked like had a history with Jace, would be staying at the Institute.
Perfect, everything was definitely perfect.

A/N: So, what do you guys think? I know this was pretty short, but I intend to make the next chapters longer. Just tell me what you think about the epilogue, even if it's only to tell me that it sucks and that I should stop writing :P Also, what do think about Lucy?
I won't do a posting schedule, because I just can't keep schedules, but I'll try my best to update regularly.
Btw, English is my fifth language, so please don't be too harsh with the grammar and vocabulary.
The next chapter will start with Lucy's arrival!

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(PS: It's rated M for future chapters.)

Xoxo, Louise.