This story takes place about 6-7 years in the future from the last book City Of Fallen Angels, hope you like it :D
Clary was applying make-up to her green eyes in her bedroom mirror that rested on the wall, she looked like she hadn't slept in days, and she hadn't not with a baby up all night. Clary felt as tired as she looked, but she had promised her mother that she and Jace would go out to dinner with her and Luke. A married couple kind of dinner, yes Jace and Clary had gotten married when Clary was at the early age of 21 and now at 23 they had a six month old baby girl.
Jace came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Hey Beautiful" He mumbled into her hair. Jace, did not look much better than Clary but at least he didn't show it. He looked in the mirror to meet Clary's tired eyes. Jace usually insisted on getting up instead of Clary to get the screaming baby back down to rest but Clary being as stubborn as she was insisted right back.
"Maybe we should take her with us." Clary said looking over at the sleeping baby in the crib.
"Clary she'll be fine." He said, "We haven't left her since she was born and besides she'll be with Magnus."
Clary looked at him in the mirror, "Yeah, and that's supposed to make me feel better." She sneered; it's not that she didn't trust Magnus it's just that he wasn't exactly kid friendly. Clary pulled away from Jace's embrace and walked over to the crib her dress swaying after her .
The baby was now awake and looked up at her mother with the same green eyes as she came near the crib, wiggling her body she giggled. "Well it should, I mean he is the oldest most powerful warlock in all of New York." Jace said again convincingly.
"Exactly, I bet he can't even tie his shoes without magic, let alone changing a babies diaper." Clary said back as she picked the baby up from her crib making her squeal with laughter even louder.
"Magnus doesn't wear shoes with laces, he's way to fashionable for that." That made Clary smile but that smile soon went away when there was a knock at the door.
Jace left to go get the door while Clary started walking around the room as she bounced the baby in her arms, the baby girl giggled and put her fingers in her mouth. You could here the voices of Jace, Magnus, and Alec all in the living room of her and Jace's small apartment.
Clary kissed the red curls on the baby's head gently, "Mommy loves you Karmen." She whispered and walked out into the living room.
Alec smiled at her and Magnus swooped Karmen out of her arms, "Now go you two we'll be fine." Magnus said holding Karmen by her arms, but it didn't seem to hurt her.
Jace and his wife walked out the door, the first time they left without Karmen by their side together.
Babysitting times
Karmen was standing in the play pen, screaming, very loudly.
"Did you try the bottle?" Magnus said loud enough to get his voice over the screams.
"Of course I tried the bottle!" Alec yelled back only making the baby scream louder. There was the sound of breaking glass somewhere making both Alec and Magnus forget about the screaming baby.
"What was that Alexander?" Magnus whispered and just as Alec turned around to look at him a mundane taser caught him in the back making him fall to the ground. Magnus got on guard, noticing the baby had stopped screaming and was looking at something hidden by the darkness of the other room.
"Now, now Bane." A voice said familiar to Magnus but he didn't know where he had heard it before, "I'm sorry to ruin your babysitting recommendations but I take what I want." The voice said and the man with the white blonde hair stepped out of the shadows.
"Johnathan." Magnus's mouth formed but no words were spoken. His mind raced, Johnathan had disappeared after he combined himself with Jace.
Johnathan picked up Karmen and rocked her in his arms, "Aren't you a cutie?" He said a little sarcastically and the baby in his arms giggled as she looked up at him.
Magnus returned from his shock and lifted a finger, but before he could freeze him like he did so many years ago back in Idris at Ragnor Fells house, a Hydra demon jumped in front of Johnathon and little Karmen making her squeal in excitement rather than fear. The freezing spell hit the hydra but Johnathan was already gone, taking Karmen with him. Magnus grabbed Alec's cell and dialed Clary's number.
Dinner
"So is Karmen progressing like a normal baby?" Jocelyn asked cutting her salad and looking at Clary.
"Pretty much." Clary said flicking a piece of lettuce around her plate, something didn't feel right. "I mean you do see her almost every week." She said again just as her phone rang, she quickly grabbed it from her bag, it was Magnus. "Is everything okay?" Clary asked and Jace looked at her curiously.
"Get down here now Clary, bring Jace with you." Magnus said, "It's Johnathan, your brother." He said and clicked off the phone.
Clary slowly lowered the phone from her ear and looked at Jace, "I told you we shouldn't have left her! That monster was just waiting for his chance!" Clary grabbed her coat and stormed out and onto the busy side walks of Manhattan, followed by Luke, Jocelyn, and Jace.
"Clary! Clary wait." Jace shouted, running after her through the crowd. "Clary, what happened?" He said getting a hold of her shoulders, she turned around and looked at him.
"Sebastian..." She mumbled and his eyes went stone cold, he had heard Sebastian's voice earlier in his mind, We are one little brother but he had thought nothing of it.
Luke and Jocelyn caught up and were standing behind Jace who was as still as they'd ever seen him, "Clary?" Luke said, "What's wrong?"
"Sebastian." Jace said, "Karmen's uncle decided to pay her a visit." Clary heard Jocelyn draw in a sharp breathe and turn around to hide her tears that would fall.
Cars beeped, people shouted, music played, but yet Clary could still hear the sound of her baby giggling, she whipped her head around trying to locate the source of the sound, there across the street was Johnathon's snow blonde hair bobbing down the side walk, with Karmen's small head buried into his shoulder.
Jace too, must have seen him because he jumped on the roof of a Taxi car and jumped onto the other side walk, running after Clary's brother. Clary followed him, dodging the traffic that was coming at her. "Clary!" Her mother screamed but she ignored her and continued to run after Jace. She couldn't see them anymore but she continued on ignoring the stares of people. She eventually came to an alley way, between two apartment buildings.
"Jace?" She called into the alley way, she could hear muffled cries but couldn't see anything due to the darkness.
"Clary." Johnathan's voice said.
"Where's Jace?" She whispered still standing in the entrance of the alley way.
She felt a stabbing pain in the back of her head, "You'll be with him real soon." Johnathan said and Clary collapsed to the ground.