"I'm back." Alec Lightwood declared as he walked into the house and immediately turned to lock the door behind him.
"Isab-"
He was cut off as he took in his surroundings for the first time.
"Isabelle? Max?" Alec asked desparately and heard a hoarse cry from the corner.
"Alec!"
Following the noise he came across Max.
He was lying in the corner, very pale but okay and...where those runes?
"Max?" Alec asked his little brother, "What happened?"
"It was Sebastion." Max replied. "He hurt Izzy! Hurry!" The boy suddenly yelled out and Alec stood smoothly, quickly looking around the room.
Quickly, he located his younger sister and made his way over, fast.
"Iz?" His voice was desperate, "Isabelle?" He asked once more as he put his fingers on her neck.
And felt only cold stillness.
Alec pulled his sisters head into his lap.
Her dark hair was covered in blood.
"Isabelle?" His voice cracked in desperation as he shook her shoulders.
Her body was limp and unresponsive.
Alec wasn't aware of the tears in his eyes until they began to pour down his face.
He wiped the few that had splashed onto Isabelle's forehead off gently and held his sister tightly in his arms as he struggled to keep his sobs quiet.
Max made his way over and Alec didn't lead him away, he just continued crying as Max joined him.
"Alec!" A cry from the door and their parents rushed in, they stopped as soon as they saw their three children on the ground,
"No," Maryse was the first to get to them
Alec wiped his puffy eyes and took a deep, shaky breath before explaining what he'd come back to.
"She fought Sebastian, she saved me." Max sobbed when Alec had finished, as he pushed his crooked glasses up along his nose and clutched the toy soldier he had been holding when Sebastian had tried to kill him and that Isabelle and found, moments before she had died.
It was all your fault!
If you had of kept your mouth shut Isabelle wouldn't have tried to help you and Sebastian wouldn't have taken her by surprise.
You should have tried to protect your sister like she and Alec protected you.
All of these thoughts playing through his head, Max ran out of the open door.
A/N: I'm so sorry for the wait. I originally posted this but I didn't like it and took it down. Newly edited, I've decided to put it back up. The story is now finished, I hope you experienced many feels as you read and just remember reviews are always welcome.
Thanks,
Lissa.