Chapter 3: My 9th Birthday

I must have fallen asleep crying for nobody had disturbed me after I ran to my room. My family knows that when I get upset nobody can calm me down. I get up, go to my closet, get dress and head downstairs. Before I even make it out of the door, I get attacked by my family.

"Surprise!" they all screamed at me

"What in the World?" I ask

"Do you think we would miss your birthday just for a mission?" Aunt Isabelle asked, I ran to her and hugged her

"Yes, I mean no I don't know," I say. They all laugh.

"Cassie-Lassie, you need to know better or learn to know better," Dad said as I run to him next and hug him.

"I will as long as you promise never to leave before telling me," I said. Everyone knew that if they don't tell me it's a disaster in the house. I am like the main voice in the house.

"I will Cass but you will see why I had to go," he said

"Did you really need back-up?" I ask

"Yes," Dad and Aunt Isabelle say at the exact time.

"Okay come on we need to get this party started," Mom says. We all head into the kitchen where we have my birthday breakfast. I eat quickly and wait for everyone else to finish.

"Somebody is excited," Uncle Alec says

"Well I do start training today," I say

"Cass, we start in the afternoon," Aunt Isabelle says

"So I'm still excited," I say

"Excited enough not to recognize a stranger in the house?" a voice said from the hallway

"Who is that?" I ask

"Don't know maybe you should come out to the hallway and check? Cassandra Leigh Lightwood daughter of Clarissa and Jace Lightwood," He said. I could tell it was a man's voice. I head towards the hallway and the voice.

"Duh, Duh, Duh, Duh, Duh, Duh, Duh." Uncle Alec was doing the Jaws theme song. I turn the corner and tackle, or try to tackle the person. I fall to the floor and lie on my back for a few minutes.

"So tried to tackle me?" He said laughing

"I know it was you Simon, give it up," I say

"Did you know all along or was it the tackle?"

"Both," I say getting up

"Happy Birthday Cassie," Simon says

"Thank you Simon,"

"You're Welcome Cass," He says

"Come and join us please?"

"Of course just for you," Simon says and touches my nose. I lead him into the kitchen, my family looks up.

"Simon?" Mom says

"Hey Clary," Simon says

"This is amazing why didn't you tell me you where coming?" Mom said

"Wanted it to be a surprise," Simon says. This has to be the best birthday ever. All my family is around me. Simon shows up out of nowhere, just like his vampire self, surprises everyone.

"Cassie-Lassie all of us would like to give you something," Dad said

"Yes," I said, Dad reached for a wrapped box in one of the drawers and gave it to me.

"Go ahead and open it," he says. I rip off the lid and look at it.

"It's your very own Steele like what all shadow hunters have." Mom explained.

"So she wouldn't want her other present that is from someone who came late," says another person who I believe is fashionably late for a reason. I look up just in time to see a glittering mess of a warlock.

"Magnus Bane in the flesh and out of his little apartment," I say as I make my way over to hug him.

"Hey there birthday girl," He says hugging me back and giving me my present. Magnus heads over towards Alec. Alec and Magnus have been going out for a long time. I believe it was before I was even thought of that they got together. They did have a falling out once but they got through the problem and made up. I chatted with everybody at the party until it was time for my first training session, well really my second training session but that doesn't matter.