"What the hell happened to you?" Sebastian screams
I know that he is talking to me, but his eyes are trained on Jace, who is standing in the doorway of the kitchen, completely at ease.
"I'm fine, Seb. Really, calm down." I say, trying to appear indifferent to the burns on my skin from the ichor. In reality though, I am fighting the urge to cry. Jace and I had gone out earlier today in search of something to kill. Unfortunately, a horde of raveners had the same idea.
"No, you're not okay!", he says, seething, "You're limping, your jeans are now shorts, thanks to all the ichor you got on them, and you look like you're about to pass out."
"I'll get her upstairs", Jace offers, moving toward me
But Sebastian is faster, "No thank you, I can handle her. Why don't you head home…? I think that you've done enough tonight."
Jace looks like he wants to argue, but I shoot him a look and shake my head; I'm not in any condition to prevent another Sebastian/Jace fight. Instead, he shoulders past Sebastian and kisses me. It's a short kiss, just a peck. But he knows how it will piss my brother off.
"Goodnight, Clary. I'll call you tomorrow." he whispers.
He's gone before I can respond.
I wake up at 2am, in my bed, still in my clothes (or what was left of them, after last night). My wounds are all gone, so I guess Sebastian must have runed me up good before sending me off to bed. God, I hate how he acts sometimes. Luke and mom are gone for 6 months on a mission issued by the Clave, and in the mean time, he's the closest thing to an authority figure I'm getting.
I get up, put on some sweats, and head down to the kitchen. I expect to find Sebastian at the table (he always gets up at 2am for a snack), but instead I find a note.
Clary,
I got a call from the Clave, and I'll be gone for the next week.
Take good care of yourself, and please don't do anything stupid.
~Love, Sebastian
Sebastian is gone. I run up stairs, and call Jace.