Summary: The Clave and welcome


"Don't worry, Alexander, everything will be perfectly fine, you'll see." Robert Lightwood said.

Maybe, had it been any one else that spoke those words Alec would believe them but, as it was, he was sitting in a cell in the City of Bones as far away from the bars as he could get, his arms wrapped protectively around his middle.

"How did you even find out?" Alec asked, keeping the fear out of his voice.

"I stood by your mother's side during three pregnancies, if I couldn't tell the symptoms I'd be pretty stupid." Robert told him, "The Clave will remove it and you can go back to hunting."

"I want to keep her, she's mine, how can you be willing to kill your Granddaughter?" Alec asked, even Asmodeus loved the little girl within him, he brought little gifts that Magnus had no clue how to deal with but Alec thought the hell hound puppy may have been a bit much.

"That thing is not anything to me." Robert snarled, "The Clave will be arriving soon, I should meet them."

Alec watched his father walk away and let out the breath he was holding, one month longer and Baby Bane, as Izzy had decided to call her, would have been here and been, if not safe, than less likely to have been threatened by the Clave because Magnus would have declared her his and the Clave, as stupid as they were normally would never dare go against the High Warlock of Brooklyn not to mention that Luke had been asked to be an honorary grandfather and with Raphael being an Uncle, their girl would have been one of the safest kids among Downworlders.

And now she was in danger and Alec was having what he hoped were Braxton Hick contractions and worried they were real.

Alec was scared and Magnus had gone with Izzy, Jace, Clary, and Simon on a hunt, Alec realized now that it was likely a ploy to get him alone.

"I'm so sorry, baby, I was foolish to think that this would go easily and safely." Alec whispered as he rubbed his belly, trying to sooth the restless child within.

A loud clanging made Alec turn to the bars of his cells in fear and shock, there was nothing left to do but go with the man who opened it.


Magnus frowned as he and the others entered the silent loft, lately Alexander had been doing gentle yoga as his exercise with soft music playing in the background.

"Alexander?" Magnus called, "Are you taking a nap?"

Magnus wandered back to the bedroom to check on Alexander but was stopped by Jace gasping and stumbling down to the floor holding his stomach.

"I think Alec might be in labor, this doesn't feel like the other pains." Jace gasped.

"Magnus!" Izzy cried, "I don't think Alec is here."

"What?!" Magnus cried as he dropped Jace's arm where he'd grabbed it to help him up.

"The living room is a mess, it looks like a fight went down." Izzy explained as she looked at the torn and upturned couch, the knocked over stereo and the broken television set.

"Who would dare take him?" Magnus asked and mentally ran through the rather short list.

"The Clave." Clary whispered.

"The Clave." Magnus growled, "They should know better than to piss me off."

Red fire curled around Magnus' hands as he called his magic forth to summon a portal.

"Magnus, you can't kill any one, they'll use that against you." Izzy shouted as they followed him to the Institute.

"WHERE IS HE?!" Magnus shouted as he stood in the entrance way.

"Who?" Maryse Lightwood asked, "Calm down, Warlock Bane."

"Don't tell me what to do, Maryse." Magnus snarled, "Where is Alexander?"

"He took a day off, he's been taking a lot of those, he's not at your place?" Maryse asked, suddenly worried for her son.

"He is not." Magnus agreed as he watched Robert Lightwood descend the stairs.

"You are not welcome here, Warlock." Robert said, "Leave now."

Magnus flicked his red magic at the man and pinned him to the wall, "I'll leave when I feel like it and not without my boyfriend and our daughter, if either of them are harmed..." Magnus trailed off, "Well, use your imagination."

Magnus grinned ferally at the Shadowhunters as he glanced around, "Now, I'll ask one more time, where is Alexander?"


Alec was screaming and well, his entire body was hurting but he didn't feel like it was time to start pushing and according to the Asmodei next to him his contractions were five minutes apart.

"You're doing great." Asmodeus told his as he supported Alec's leaning form, petting his hair out of his eyes.

"I swear, by the Angel, As' if you say that one more fricken I will find something to stab you with." Alec growled as he panted through the contraction, having heard nearly every variation of the sentence for the last hour.

"Sorry." Asmodeus said as Alec squeezed his hand tightly through the next contraction.

"Three minutes." The Asmodei informed them.

Alec sighed and leaned against Asmodeus, wishing Magnus was there instead.


Magnus stormed into the City of Bones, his magic curling around his hands and up his arms as several Shadowhunters followed after him.

"You can't come in here, Warlock." A Clave member tried.

Magnus stared down at the Shadowhunter, "And you are going to stop me, hmm?"

"Yes." The man's voice shook as he answered.

"Isabelle informed me that I couldn't kill, but that does leave a lot of room for me to play." Magnus informed the Shadowhunter with a terrifying grin and a mad little sparkle in his eye that had nothing to do with the glitter he wore.

"Magnus Bane." Inquisitor Herondale interrupted, "How can I help you?"

"I want Alexander and my daughter, unharmed and returned to me." Magnus demanded.

"Why would I do that? Get out." She told him.

"I will not leave until I have what I came for." Magnus informed her, magic dancing along his fingertips, "Alexander and our daughter."


Alec screamed, this was painful, how did women do this more than once?

"Another big push and you should have you little girl." A different Asmodei than the one who had been timing his contractions told him.

"I bet she'll be beautiful." Asmodeus told Alec.

"Angel, will you just shut up?" Alec snarled, falling back against Asmodeus as the contraction ended.

There was a minute pause as Asmodeus shifted to get more comfortable and Alec panicked.

"No, no, I'm sorry, don't leave me." Alec sobbed.

"Shhh, I'm not leaving until Magnus gets here, relax, son." Asmodeus soothed Alec, "Everything is going to be fine."

"He- he was here." Inquisitor Herondale stuttered as they stared at the empty cell.

"Well, he's not here now." Jace snarled, "Where is my Parabatai?!"

"I don't know." Inquisitor Herondale whispered.

"Find out!" Izzy snarled.

"No one saw anything." Simon said, "But the Brothers said that the shadows kept moving where they shouldn't be, whatever that means."

Magnus frowned and looked around his magic swirling around him as he used it to find out who had been there before them.

"Inquisitor, if you or any Clave member or representative come near my family without my express permission again I will make sure you never do so again." Magnus warned her.

"How dare you threaten-"

"How dare you threaten a child not even born!" Magnus yelled, "My daughter, my lover, mine, if you think for one second that I would allow you to harm them without consequences or threaten them you have another thing coming, every Warlock knows not to answer a call from the Clave, until you apologize to Alexander and I decide that you deserve our assistance." Magnus sneered at her as he made a portal, "Any one who is coming with me, let's go."

They entered the portal leaving a frightened and worried Inquisitor Herondale behind in the darkness of the City of Bones.


Alec stared down at the little girl in his arms, now he understood why women went through that more than once, for this, this feeling of happiness and love.

"She's beautiful." Alec sobbed as he trace the baby's cheek lightly, her hair was soft and wet, the same black that Magnus had, Alec wished she'd open her eyes so that he could see if they were Magnus' as well.

Alec nuzzled against the little girl, breathing in her scent.

"Alexander." A voice breathed.

Alec looked up and smiled at Magnus, Asmodeus moving so Magnus could take his place, letting Alec lean against his chest as he traced down the same cheek as Alec had.

"She's lovely." Magnus whispered.

"Yeah." Alec murmured, "Oh."

The little girl blinked open her eyes with a yawn.

"She has your eyes, Magnus." Alec smiled, "She's perfect."

"Yes, perfect." Magnus breathed pressing a soft kiss to Alec's forehead as his daughter wrapped her hand around his index finger, "Nila Rani Bane, hello, sweetheart, I'm your Papa."


Baby Bane's name means Blue Song, even though Rani is apparently a boy's name but whatever Alec doesn't care he liked it.

Thank you all for joining me, you've been wonderful.