"DO YOU LIKE WAFFLES!?"

"No." Reilly's eye twitched in annoyance at Feni's hyperness.

"Meow!"

"At least YOU understand me, Chairman Meow." Feni said, holding Claude, her stuffed duck, closely. She blew white-streaked orange hair out of her face. She enjoyed dying her hair in weird ways, and this time it was a bit symbolic.

"You and Claude." She repeated, stroking the stuffed animal's soft fabric. "Are you and Church dating yet?" She asked.

"BY THE ANGEL JUST STOP TALKING TO THE CAT!" Reilly exploded, beyond annoyed.

"Sorry!" Feni squeaked, hiding under the bed. She looked up, hearing that Clary had called her. Feni burst from under the bed, smacking right into the closed door. She got up off the ground and opened it, jumping over the railing of the stairs and onto the ground, wincing at the effect the impact had made on her recently healed ankle.

"Yeah, Mom?" She asked, cocking her head. "What'dya need?"

Clary took a deep breath, which worried Feni.

"It's your father… He's been out to get you, and we think he might make his move soon." She answered. Feni froze.

"You knew? You knew that he… You knew he was my father!?" Feni stuttered, gaping.

"I didn't have a choice!"

"Yeah, you did!" Feni snarled, whirling around. She knew the card that she was playing was one that her mother had played, knew how similar they were. But she didn't care. Her mother had lied to her. She had done something that Feni was pretty sure she had sworn never to do. It was unforgivable. She could've handled it if she'd known all along. She could have been okay.

"But you're not," She reminded herself. "And that's completely your own fault."

"What's wrong?" Feni heard a voice behind her and froze. She turned, seeing her father in the doorway. Or, who she thought was her father.

"Did you know?" Feni asked, expecting a yes.

"No. Which is why I know that your mother had a reason for hiding this from you." Simon sighed. "I know what'll cheer us both up." He said, fishing for something in his pocket. He pulled out two twenty sided dice.

"Magic?" Feni asked, thinking of the card game. Simon nodded.

"Wizards of the Coast games always cheer you up," He said. "We can play D & D instead, if you want."

"No, Magic is great!" She said, a little too quickly. "I wanna beat the crap outta you!"

""Not quite yet." A deep voice boomed. Feni shivered with rage. This man was everywhere. "How did you get in?" She asked, whirling around to face Sebastian. She wished that she could ignore the similarities between them; Long, artistic fingers. Broad shoulders that were built for the bow. The same sneer that a child playing a prank might wear. The flashing gleam in their eyes, the-

"Feni." Strong hands were on her shoulders. She let out a weak laugh.

"Jace, you really need to stop saving me."

"I can't help it. You look like Clary." He chuckled, pushing her aside to face Sebastian. His face was stone-serious now.

"What do you want with my step-daughter?"

Sebastian laughed, a tongue-rolling snicker. A laugh that Feni let out when she heard someone saying something that merited a 'That's what she said' added on.

"What do I want? Dear brother, she is my daughter."

"We've already established that you're not my brother." Jace snarled. He pulled out a Seraph Blade. Suddenly, a flash of darkness shrouded the room.

Feni and Sebastian were gone.