This is the sequel to The Jinx Life it is set eleven years after the last chapter. Frist I would like to say that I am sorry it took so long believe me when I say I did not mean for it to be this long before I posted the first chapter. Secondly, I will be writing this one solo for now. So without further delay sit back and enjoy!
I own nothing other than Jinx and a few other OCs that will be mention in this story.
August 21st
Normally, one would think that in the month of August, fall would have begun to show itself. The leaves in the trees would begin to color as brown and gold as the sun held in the sky, eventually being blown away by a crisp wind and soon landing on the patches of dead grass down below. The warm air and sun from summer would even become slightly more bearable. Those who think this are stupid to think such things apply to every surface of the earth, and have obviously not lived in a place where the sun reflects off of every surface, making it ten times hotter than it actually was. It was obvious that people who thought such things have never been to New York during this time of year.
Jace found himself pondering over this thought a lot lately, and usually such thoughts would leave him in such a despair that company would usually turned away for the time being until he calmed enough. Usually, he found himself musing once again about the weather, and how he would not have changed it for the world, pushing away the thoughts of other's stupidity when he suddenly he heard the door open.
'By the Angel, please do not be the twins', Jace thought bitterly, but sadly his prays were unanswered as two bodies climbed into the bed and started to jump.
"Daddy! Wake up! Wake up! Mommy said you have to wake up!" His son yelled at him, hopping up and down on his back.
Jace open his eyes slightly to gaze at his twins both twins. He took note on how both had gotten Clary's bright green eyes, also adding how only their son had gotten Jace's blonde hair, and their daughter had gotten a mix of the two parent's hair colors.
"I'm up CJ! I'm up, but can you tell me why your mother wanted me up so early?" Jace asked gruffly as the twins stopped and began pouting, looking ready to cry at the sound of their father's tone. 'Shit, this won't end well.'
"Uncle Alec and Magnus are coming home, which means so is Jinx!" Cecilia said excitedly, a sudden smile blooming on her face.
'How could I forget that?' Jace thought as he gently brought a hand to his forehead.
"Yeah, Dad! Come on you know they can only stay a day before going back!" CJ said as he began pushing his father out of the bed as hard as he could.
"Christopher Johnathan', if you push me one more time-" Jace laughed as he got out of bed and began to get dressed.
While doing so, he started to think once more about the weather, and for some reason about how long it had been since Christmas. That had been last time he had seen the Lightwood-Bane family after all. If his memory served correct, then it was shortly after Jinx's sixth birthday that Magnus had been called back to represent the Warlocks. It had been a tough decision on Alec and Magnus to move to Idiris, especially since now the capital had set up a school for half-breed children. Jinx of course, welcomed every challenge set for her at the school and had quickly been moved to the Academy to help Shadowhunters learn how to work with Downworlders. That had all been a little less than a year ago, though it sometimes seemed to be longer than that.
Still, he knew that this visit was not going to end well for his niece already, even with the good deal of luck she seemed to already be having now. With a heavy sigh, he turned his head to view his children, just as the twins ran out of the room. Moments later, all who were close enough could hear the portal roaring in the distance, getting louder and louder the closer it came.
He had to smirk at this, knowing that Jinx would not be arriving by portal, for two years ago, he had gotten her a motorcycle. It still made him laugh when he remembered the look on his brother's face when he saw it. Alec always seemed to him teaching a 14 year old how to drive a motorcycle, however he did agree that Jinx looked like a badass on it. That was one thing that the brother's could agree on. So with another smirk, Jace walked down the steps to greet his brother and his family.
"So where is my niece?" He asked as his twins went right towards their uncle with arms wide opened for hugs.
"She will be here later. She wanted to visit Garren first." Alec informed him, noting how suddenly that joy Jace shown was gone.
"I know that look… He will say no." Magnus huffed bitterly. "I just know it."
"You could say," Jace replied, waving his hand as they crossed to the couch and sat down. "Well, we'll just have to wait and see."
Meanwhile:
Jinx was so happy to be in New York again! Even if it was summer and the heat was making her sick, she was still so happy! Just the joy of seeing everyone again made her pick up speed as she headed into Pack Territory. She pulled up in fount of the Bar and smiled brightly at it as if it were the most beautiful structure the city could offer. To her knowledge, Garren had been working here part time to earn enough money for his own ride.
"This is the place." She said, about to get off but before she could, Tommy came out of the bar suddenly, waving to her.
Tommy was twenty-one years of age now, with the classic, dorky, farm boy look to him that always seemed to make him stand out in the backdrop of the city. Not that this was a bad thing though, as his appearance and personality always brought in a lot of girls for the Pack.
"Hey, Jin-Holy shit you have a chest! You aren't a bulletin board anymore!" He said with a laugh, not noticing Jinx's raised hand until it was too late and it landed on his shoulder with a loud smack. "Ow! Only kidding!"
Jinx smirked at that last part, though she had to admit he was right. She was sixteen now, and her body was finally starting to look like it. She was taller and leaner now from her training, and her chest was starting to fill in more than like Tommy had said. Mind you, the only problem she really had with Tommy's statement was that it reminded her that she was getting more attention at school from the opposite sex however. Though, she did not date Shadowhunters so this really wasn't a huge problem.
"That is what you get for making fun of me! Anyways is Garren working today?" Her earlier annoyance suddenly melted away and was once more replaced with her good humor. " I am only in town for a few hours and I wanted to see him."
"Garren is in the park today, by that café place you two like with-" The man began, only to be cut off.
"Thanks Tommy!" Jinx called over her shoulder, as she got back on her bike again and took off.
"Wait, Jinx!" It was too late, she was already gone. "Oh Man, poor kid! She doesn't even know…" Tommy said glumly, shaking his head slowly before heading back inside the bar to work.
Jinx weaved in and out of traffic, trying to keep her head on straight, though she was having trouble as she was so excited! It has been eight- no, nine months since she had last seen Garren and had asked him to be her boyfriend. She didn't get an answer last time, but she was so sure that he would say yes this time. After all, they had been friends since forever and she was positive they would make a great couple. With that in mind, she got to the park and looked around at it and found that nothing much had changed about it. Her blue, cat eyes gleamed with excitement from behind her helmet as she spotted Garren. Switching her bike's gears into park, she jumped off and ran over.
Garren, as if sensing her, turned and looked in her direction. With a soft smile, his arms went up as he waved them around wildly. Jinx laughed in joy, and took in the man before her. He was still skinny, but his skin was darker due to the summer sun and his hair had obviously been bleached to a lighter brown. This was probably due to the pool water, which she had no doubt he had spent the last two months in.
"Garren!" A female voice yelled suddenly, stopping Jinx in her tracks.
Jinx turned her head sharply, as she watched a girl run passed her suddenly and Garren come running over to meet her half way. The male wrapped his arms around the girl and held her tightly, kissing her head a few times before setting her now. It took Jinx all that she had to stop herself from running over and pushing the girl away from him. This girl was obviously a werewolf, with their same tan skin and brown hair pulled in to a braid behind her head. Everything about her was the opposite of Jinx, from her skin to her hair, and the girl even had a fuller body than her!
At that moment, Garren looked up and saw Jinx. In a fleeting second, he knew he had just possibly destroyed his childhood friend.
"Jinx…" He let out in a breathy whisper, even her name coming through his lips sounded as if he was dying, causing tears to burn in Jinx's eyes.
"Who?" The girl in his arms asked, as Jinx forced herself to put a small smile on her lips.
"Hey, I'm Jinx… Ren's friend" She spat the last word as if it dripped venom. "Tommy said you would be here... I just came to give you a birthday present early… Since we're leaving again tonight." She said, pulling it out of her pocket and throwing it to him.
"Jinx!" He began, stopping only to catch the gift that had been chucked at his head.
He opened it and instantly noticed that it was a leather bracelet, with his name carefully printed on it by hand. He gently pulled it out and held it to give it a closer inspection, not even noticing the card that was attached.
"I gotta go anyhow. Cecilia and CJ are waiting for me." Jinx tried to say in a cheery voice, though her heart was breaking.
"Jinx! Wait a minute, would you please?" Garren looked up at her as if she had stabbed him.
"I've got to go!" Jinx reminded him, a little louder this time.
"I missed you. Come on, why don't you stick around and talk to Hope." He said, touching her hand, only to have Jinx pull it away as if he had burned her. "Now you're just being stubborn."
"Well, sorry! Should I have said no instead!?" Jinx yelped, reminding him of the answer that he had never given her.
"You are my best friend Jinx! Come on, you knew I didn't want to ruin our friendship with a relationship." He said, not taking the time to choose his words.
"Then you should have told me no the second you met her! Instead of leaving me hoping- Phones might be down, but you know how to write a damn letter." She hissed at him her eyes cold and hard.
She turned around and took off running towards her bike, not wasting any time in putting her helmet on and driving off, all while ignoring Ren as he called our her name. It hurt too much to even hear him, to just talk to him! He should have just said no back in December! For God's sake, she was so happy… But now-… No, she wasn't going to let this ruin things. She was going to have a good time with her cousins today. That's why she came back to New York after all, right?
Pulling up to the curb, Jinx smiled softly when she saw her cousin running out of the house, especially Cecilia. The girl defiantly had her father's athletic talents, even thought she rarely showed it. Cecilia also never fought against her brother unless Jinx was involved and that made the girl smile once more at them as she hopped off her motorcycle and hugged her cousins tightly. However, the smile did not reach her eyes like it usually did. After the hug with her cousins, Jace came over and hugged her tightly.
"They are upstairs in the guest room," Jace whispered to her as she nodded a silent thank you as she released the hug and set herself to go upstairs.
Alec opens the door before she could even knock. Without so much as a word, she enters the room, and could hear the shower in the other room running. This gave her the confidence to turn around and bury her forehead into Alec's chest. He frowned, but then wrapped his arms tightly around her, as she cried, gripping onto him tightly.
"Shhh ,Kitten… It's okay…" Alec whispered, letting her cry as he ran his fingers through her hair, using the nickname he only used when the situation called for it.
"It's not fair, it is just not fair…" She whispered to him between cries. "I waited! I hurt a lot of people waiting for him… A-and hes sucking face with some other wolf!"
By now, the shower had stopped and Magnus came out in jeans and a normal green shirt. His hair was still damp from his shower, though everything about him was dry, well at least it was until he approached his still crying daughter.
"I smell heart break," Magnus said, walking over to them while looking at his daughter with a sad smile.
"If you smell, it then you should help it," Alec said to him as Jinx let out a small sigh.
Jinx knew boy trouble was not Alec specialty, however he always could offer a hug and a shoulder to cry on. Magnus was similar, though he knew how to handle the situation a little better. That is why Jinx loved her fathers.
"Oh yes, let me go get the super glue" Magnus said as he smirked at him.
This was how it usually went when Jinx would cry. They would remind her of all of the inside jokes they had made up over the years. Super glue was when Alec and Jinx had 'accidently' destroyed a vase when Magnus was at a meeting, and had tried to put it back together with the a stick of glue. Magnus was not happy that day and both had gotten a long lecture about weapons training in the house.
"Hate to break up the moment, but Clary has lunch set up for everyone." Jace's voice said suddenly as his body soon entered into the room after him. "Oh, and don't worry about Garren. That asshole will regret passing you up one day."
Jace said as he smirked, trying to lighten the mood. They all shared a laugh and walked downstairs. Once down there, they sat down for their meal. At that point CJ turned to his mother and asked something that surprised everyone at the table.
"Mom, who was the asshole that hurt Jinx?" He piped up innocently.
"Christopher Jonathan Herondale!" Clary exclaimed to her oldest as Jinx and Magnus tried to hold back their laughter and Alec cleaned up the water he had just choked on. "We do not swear at the dinner table nor will you ever-"
"Dad said it first!" He countered and within a second Clary vicious glare was pointed to Jace.
"Johnathan-"Clary growled out just as Jace kissed her hard on the mouth.
"Lunch is wonderful." He smiled, batting his eyes at his wife who kept her glare.
"Well if it so wonderful, Cecilia and I can split yours and your son's pie slices." She muttered, getting up to get said pie.
"Why is he only my son when he does something wrong?!" Jace asked, with a confused look on his face.
Jinx could not help but smile at this. Somehow, this was how a shitty day was supposed to end. With family and good memories.