There was a long pause after Jace's comment, before Alec walked over and smacked him across the back of his head.
"Seriously Jace, what the Hell were you thinking?"
"I was thinking they were going to find out sooner or later, besides I can't stand the last name Fray any longer."
Will then asked, "So what is your real name?"
Just as Jace was about to answer Bridget walked in, "Mr. Herondale, the Carstairs have just arrived and are waiting in the drawing room."
Will (Carstairs) felt a little dizzy, now he get's to, meet his cousins too?
"Perhaps we should continue this conversation in the drawing room?" Charlotte asked, and everyone nodded.
As they walked in there was a beautiful girl with rich red hair, and a tall broad man with blond, almost white, hair.
They turned as the large group of people walked in. Lucie quickly walked over and engulfed the red head in a hug.
"Oh, Cordy, I missed you. It's been too long."
Will Herondale spoke next, "Everyone this is Cordelia and Alistair Carstairs. We were just about to have a conversation about our current situation. Considering you two are both adults you are welcome to join."
They both nodded and sat down. "So Jace, if you are from the future, can you answer some questions?"
Jace nodded, "I and everyone else will try to answer to the best of our abilities."
"Our those your real names?"
Jace replied, "First name yes, last name not so much."
"What are they?"
Jace looked at Jem who nodded. He took a deep breath, "Jace… Herondale."
A gasp went around the room, "I have the star to prove it too. I'll have to show you sometime."
Clary then spoke, "My maiden name was Fairchild, and I can see who I got my looks from."
She smiled at Charlotte and Henry.
Will then asked Zach, "We don't have any descendants, besides you, named Zachary do we? It's not a traditional Nephilim name."
"Not it's not, it's a dumb name."
"Zachary James! Your name is perfect, my name isn't traditional. It's how you get people to remember you."
Tessa then spoke softly, "I am sorry, what did you say your middle name was?"
"James, I was named after some shadow hunter who saved my parents a couple times, no one special." Zach voice reeked with distain.
Will looked over and saw his father smiling at the floor, 'no one special' my ass.
Alec spoke next, "My turn, Alexander Gideon, and my late sister was Isabelle Sophia Lightwood. The family tree says I am a descendent of you two though, not Gideon and Sophia." Cecily and Gabriel gave each other a look.
Linette went after Alec, " I actually have four names to choose from, my biological father was a Lightwood. My assumed parents were Catwrights, and my adoptive moms' were Penhallow and Blackthorn."
Gabriel spoke, "I never thought I would hear of a Blackthorn or Catwright in the future. Considering the only of either are women."
"My parents ascended, and isn't there a Jesse Blackthorn?"
"He's been dead for years."Was all Gabriel said, "What about you two? I take it you aren't really a Graymark?"
"My name is Stephen Carstairs and my son William Jonah. My wife loves books, and there were a book series in the 1920's called "Just William" so we named him after the main character, and Jonah was my father's name."
His father lied perfectly, he didn't miss a beat and it didn't sound rehearsed.
Cordelia then asked, "So how did you end up here?"
Will was about to answer, but Zach interrupted, "Ask Her." He pointed at Linette; his finger might as well have been a sword.
"Me? How can you possibly blame me for this." The anger in Linette's voice rang clearly through out the room.
So they didn't have a repeat of the accords hall, Will put his hand on Zach shoulder, which he promptly shook off.
"I'm blaming you because this is all of your fault."
"Zach." Alec tried to warn,
"Shut up Alec. This is all of your fault you know it."
Linette just shook her head in disbelief, her eyes were still green but they were darkening.
"Your fucking demon mom sent us to this god forsaken time, and if it weren't for you Will wouldn't have been poisoned. The Clave wouldn't be terrified that the downworld has infiltrated the Clave. Everything bad that has happened this month is all your fault!"
Tears were streaming down Linette's face, her eyes black with anger.
Will Herondale then spoke, "Zach that's enough, we don't speak to other nephilim that way."
"Didn't she tell you that's another thing, she isn't Nephilim, she's a gross disgusting downworlder half bread. She got her own Parabatai killed because she is half demon, you hear that Linette? You are the reason she is dead, you–"
"SHUT UP!" Linette screamed as she threw her hands down in rage. There was a terrible crash. The entire wall of bookcases came tumbling to the floor. Linette looked at them in horror before running out of the, now cluttered, drawing room.
Will walked over to Zach and punched him across the face, so hard he fell over.
Zach wiped the blood away from his mouth, "What the Hell is wrong with you Will? Are you that blinded by love to see that she is a monster?"
"Shut up. I thought you were my brother, 'Entreat me not to leave thee, or return following after thee.' Did that mean nothing to you? Well it sure meant something to me, so get your ass up you are coming with me to find Linette, and you are going to apologize for being horrible person. Okay?"
Zach just nodded, his lip still bleeding, "Come on let's go. Father we will be back when we find her. And Will, sorry about the bookcase, Linette is too!"
As they were walking out of the institute Zach tried to talk, "Will–"
"Shut up Zach, you've done enough talking tonight."
They left the Institute in silence, and started walking down the street when they heard a commotion coming from a downworlder pub. They grabbed their seraph blades and took off.
Parabatai Oath
Entreat me not to leave thee,
Or return from following after thee—
For whither thou goest, I will go,
And where thou lodgest, I will lodge.
Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried.
The Angel do so to me, and more also,
If aught but death part thee and me.