"Finally. You have had me waiting out here for 45 minutes. This better be good." said Magnus, the tall skinny warlock. "Sorry, I told you that you didn't have to wait. We should be heading put soon." Alec and Magnus were standing outside of the Institute. Alec was wearing his shadowhunting gear with a seraph blade tucked into his belt. Magnus had his sleek hair down in his face and was wearing his signature sparkly cape.
"Alright guys lets get his over with." They turned around and saw Isabelle in a knee length black leather dress. Clary and Jace were right behind her. "The sooner we catch this thing, the sooner I can get back to more important matters." Jace looked at her questionably.
"Like What?"
"Nun of your business that what."
"Why so defensive?"
"Like I said, nun of your business..."
Clary intervened before things got nasty, "Guys I think that we better just go after this thing before we end up killing each other." She was now standing next to Alec, who nodded his head, "I agree, we shouldn't waste time arguing." Isabelle smirked at Jace, and with a grunt he grabbed Clary's hand and they all started to walk down the dark streets.
"Is this the place?" asked Magnus. They were standing by an old run down motel. It was supposed to be closed for health hazards but the shadowhunters knew that wasn't true. Places like this were centers for demon and downworlder activity.
Jace looked around for a minute before answering him. "Of course it's the place. I'm not stupid you know. Alec and Magnus, you guys should probably stay out here and watch for any suspicious activity. Clary and Isabelle, you two will come in with me to see what this mystery guest is up to.
They went in through a broken window. The place wasn't much to look at. It was totally empty of all furniture. The only thing that was worth noticing was the huge staircase. Jace held his finger to his mouth gesturing for the girls to follow him up the staircase. He got out his seraph blade and held it out in defense. Isabelle did the same with her whip and Clary with a smaller seraph blade.
When they got to the top of the stairs they were shocked at what they saw. There was a huge hole in the floor. In the whole there were about twenty Ravener demons. Clary turned to Jace but he wasn't there. She turned and saw him go into a room. She and Isabelle followed. There was a dark figure crouched down at the corner of the room. It didn't even seem to notice Jace watching from behind.
"Who are you.?" Jace called from behind the figure.
The figure looked up but didn't move from the shadows. "Hush.", it said in a faint whisper. "Do you want to be attacked by all of those?" she asked pointing down the hole. Isabelle stepped beside Jace, "Don't you hush us. Answer the question before we have to hurt you." Isabelle unraveled her whip and it shimmered down by her side."
The figure eyed Isabelle and laughed before standing up and walking out of the shadows. "Your piece of rope doesn't scare me and neither does your attitude."
Clary eyed the figure. It was female. She was copper skinned and had black hair the reached past her shoulder blades. She was wearing a skintight leather jumpsuit with sunglasses plastered on her face.
"You don't look like a demon", said Clary walking up to the figure before Jace stopped her. The girl obviously found that funny cause she lets out a big "HA, of course I don't look like a demon, because I'm not a demon. My name is Stephana and I am a shadowhunter." She smiled at them and looked back into the hole. "Crap now their gone. Now what am I gonna do?"
"Where could they have gone?" asked Clary. "I don't know some sort of portal or something. There's no way they could have all gotten out of the exit that quick." She stopped gazing down at the hole and slid down the wall to sit down. She looked up at the three shadowhunters. "So now that I've introduced myself I think it's only fair that you do the same."
Clary was the first to respond. "I'm Clary-" Stephana interrupted her. "Fray?"
"Yes."
"Hmm...no wonder you looked so familiar. I was in Alicante during that huge battle." She looked over at Jace. "And you must be Jace Wayland." Jace didn't move,he just stared at her vigorously examining her.
She glanced at Clary, "What's up with him?
Isabelle answered her, "I don't know but he really needs to snap out of it cause we should get going."
"A Isabelle Lightwood I presume?"
Jace finally responded. He walked up to Stephana towering over her. "What are you doing here?"
"Um I don't really know, what else could a shadowhunter be doing in a place full of demons?"
"Don't get smart with me, your no shadowhunter, your a downworlder."
"Smart one aren't you? Your only half true I am both."
Isabelle spoke up, "Both? Who do you think your fooling? You can't be both."
Stephana stood up she was almost as tall as Jace. "I'll tell you what. Lets get out of here and I'll be happy to explain."
Clary stepped outside of the door, "I agree, this place looks pretty unstable and I don't want to be the next one down that hole."
"Great its settled." Stephana stood up and walked outside the door with the rest of the shadowhunters behind her. Isabelle whispered to Jace, "I don't trust her. I mean, she says shes a downworlder and a shadowhunter. That cant be true."
"I know but I think that we should just follow her out into the open so that we don't risk an ambush of some sort."
They went threw the broken window that they came in. Stephana stopped, and let Jace take the lead. The went around to the entrance of the building to where Alec and Magnus were sitting. When they saw them they jumped up and walked over to them.
Alec didn't even notice Stephana standing behind them. "So where that creature that mom was so worried about?"
Stephana looked at Clary, "Creature? I can assure you I am no creature."
Magnus glanced at Stephana anger filling his cat like eyes, "Stephana, what are you doing here?"
Everyone looked startled that Magnus knew who this girl was. Stephana eyed him before getting a good look. She look nervous, "Hey dad, didn't expect to see you here."
