A/N:
This chapter was supposed to be up earlier but… THAT MID-SEASON FINALEEEEEEE
I needed time to recover. Then sob. Then recover. And then sob. It's a never ending cycle… truly…
On another note, PAIRINGS! Plz help! Yes I'm yelling into the void I know. Please yell back?
Chapter 4: Lou… I Am Your Father
"Do you have… better shoes?" I groan staring in the mirror and Izzy makes a noise of affront.
"Excuse you, those are Burberry." Izzy said offended and I stared down at them.
"Yeah. And they're six inches. I can't even walk in these things." I say and Izzy makes a noise of disgust.
"Peasant." She says.
"Yup." I agree and gratefully take the ballet flats that she hand over.
"So, I have to ask, Simon?" Izzy says and I tie my hair up as best as it would go. It wasn't the bright ginger that Clary had, it was off by a shade or two but it was still ginger. Clary and I were identical twins except there was just some line of jaw, some tiny slant of eye, hell maybe even some cheekbone angle that prevented us from looking exactly the same. Or maybe that was just because we'd been staring at each other every single day of our lives.
"Friend. Crushing hard on Clary, who's completely oblivious." I say with a sigh and pronounce it as good as I'm going to get. I'd have liked some pants but I had seen the inside of Izzy's wardrobe. I'd just have to deal with potentially flashing someone.
"Ohh, triangle… or… square?" Izzy asked with a suggestive curl of her lips and an arched brow. I considered denying it and then figure that it'd never fly.
"It used to be. Then I ran away screaming because of all the drama." I admitted and then did a twirl. "Thoughts?"
"I'll assume that you're talking about the outfit and not your sad pathetic love life." Izzy said and I rolled my eyes.
"Thanks." I said dryly and Izzy beamed.
"All the naughty parts are covered, too much in my opinion but Clary tells me you're a prude." Izzy lamented and I nod.
"Yes. I am. Where's Wallace?"
"You really named your sword Wallace?" Izzy asked laughing as I pick Wallace up from where he was resting against the bed.
"I didn't, some ancestor or something did. It's supposed to grow on you."
"And has it?"
"God no. It sounds ridiculous." I admit with a wince and Izzy laughs but leads me out of the room none the less.
We find Clary and Simon arguing if you could learn how to kill demons off the internet.
"Don't do that. That's a bad idea. Remember all those Pinterest fails we laughed at?" I say briskly and Simon winced.
Meanwhile Izzy presses her hand against the wall and a rack of weapons slide out. Jace walks up and I gape. Not at Jace. At the secret stash of weapons. That was some James Bond shit right there.
"Whoa, no Izzy." Jace said smacking Izzy's hand slightly away from the sharp pointies and Izzy huffs.
"Fifty bucks says he doesn't approve this mission." Izzy said just as Alec walks up behind us.
"I don't approve of this mission." He says and I wondered if it had been a suckers bet. "I spoke with the Clave. They're sending Seelie scouts to search for Valentine, but they made it clear, the little girls don't leave the premises."
"Hey, my name, isn't little girl, okay?" Clary shoots off "I don't care what that Clave thing or what you want. I'm going to find Dot."
"Hey. Cool it. They're doing us a huge favour." I say quietly and Clary huffs but falls quiet.
"Alec, this warlock could have the answers we need." Jace pointed out "With Valentine's people out there searching for Clary and Lou, they're not safe outside alone."
"Jace has a point." Izzy pipes up and Alec glares.
"You too, Izzy?" He asks incredulous and Izzy shrugs. Alec glares and then rounds on Clary. "All right, since you have all the answers, where do you suggest we search."
It was a challenge that my sister had no dream of ever meeting because that was the problem we had no idea where Dot could be.
"Hey, lay off a little okay, this isn't exactly our usual weekend-" I say but then Clary cuts me off.
"We should start at Dot's apartment in Greenpoint, and there's this thrift store that she-" Clary blurted out before she suddenly stopped gaping and gasping.
"Clary? What the hell just happened?!" I yelp because the fuck my sister looked like she'd gone into some kind of trance. Clary fingers the necklace that had been given to her, more like shoved on her, by mom and she blinks rapidly.
"I… um… Weirdly, I think I know where Dot is." Clary said weakly and Simon nods.
"Great. I'll drive." He said immediately and everyone stares at him. It was so jarring, to hear something so normal. "What? Unless you have like a Shadowhunter-mobile or something."
There was silence. I shook it off and cleared my throat.
"No, no it's a good idea. Got your keys yeah?" I ask and Simon digs out his keys. Then he pauses.
"You were kidding about the runes on the floor killing me… right?" He asks with a squeak and suddenly I didn't want to know where he'd been.
"Possibly." Jace said with a smirk and Simon spluttered.
"Wait… am I gonna die?" Simon squeaks and everyone else walks off. I took Simon by the arm so he doesn't get left behind.
"Don't worry Simon. If you die, I'll stab them for you." I offer and Simon stares at me.
"That reminds me, what's with the sword?"
"Oh, Wallace. Yeah. Birthday present."
"You named it Wallace?!" Simon said scandalized and I groan.
"No, I didn't name it that, some ancestor or something named it that." I grumble because I didn't have that bad of a naming sense. I didn't. Simon stared and I jabbed him in the ribs as we chased after Clary and her merry gang of Shadowhunters. "Shut up. It's terrible, I know."
"I mean, couldn't they have chosen something else? Like… like Sting or Klingon or Needle-"
"Simon. Please stop making me feel worse about Wallace." I groan and Simon sheepishly shuts up. I nod.
I managed to nab the shotgun seat. Clary didn't mind overly much since she got squished next to Jace.
"Alright. Where to." Simon asked starting the engine and Clary leaned forwards.
"The Pandemonium Club." She said and I looked back.
"You sure?" I couldn't help but ask and Clary nods.
"Yeah. I'm sure." She said and I could only accept it at that point. Simon peels away from the curb and the ride was spent with my leg jittering up and down.
Simon had barely put on the breaks when Clary all but dove out of the car half-jogging down the path and I scramble after her.
"Hey!" I call but Clary wasn't going to wait for anyone. The best the rest of us could do was follow.
Suddenly Clary touched her necklace, stiffened and then started running.
"Dot!" She screamed and I startled but ran after her.
"Clary! What's even going on?!" I shout because damn it there was only so much weird I could take.
"Two men, Circle members, the same ones who came by my house, who took mom. They have Dot." Clary babble and I took her arm to keep her from running off.
"You sure about it." I say and Clary jerks her arm away in frustration.
"Yes! They're going to hurt or kill her Lou! We've got to stop them!" Clary all but screams in my face and takes off running towards the pandemonium club entrance. I groan and chase after her. Running head-first into anywhere was just plain stupid. But Clary wasn't exactly all for thinking things through right now. I hated being the responsible one. People tend to hate you for it. Story of my fucking life.
The Pandemonium club was empty and Clary whimpered.
"There's no one here." I whisper to Clary and Clary makes a sound like she's going to cry.
"No… she was just trying to help us… now she's gone." Clary said and Simon touches her arm in comfort.
"Clary, I'm sorry." He said but Clary wasn't listening.
"You don't understand! Dot's like our big sister!" Clary shoots off and I quickly grip her hand.
"And right now, we got to get moving. Get to somewhere safe, then we'll figure out how to find Dot. Okay?" I ask and Clary opens her mouth and for a second I thought she was going to accuse me of not caring. But thankfully, before we could have a stress and fear induced cat-fight, Alec spoke up.
"It's not safe here. We have to go back to the institute right now." Alec commands and Clary whirls on him.
"So, what now?! Valentine has my mom and Dot, and we're just gonna give up?!" Clary demands and I pull her back.
"Clary, no. But right now, we have no idea where Dot is, where Valentine is, where mom is and we're in some empty club just waiting for something to attack us. Let's get back to somewhere safe and then we'll think up of plan B, okay?" I beg because damn it this was so not the time to have a full-blown argument.
"What about our memories. They can't be just gone right?" Clary demands and I groan. My baby sister had a one-track mind. Truly.
"Well… there is another option." Jace put forward and the reaction was immediate.
"Don't even." Izzy threatened.
"Absolutely not." Alec said firmly and Jace glared.
"I'm not afraid of the Silent Brothers." Jace said glowering.
"Who are the silent brothers?" Clary asked grasping at any straw given to her.
"They're Shadowhunters with superior powers." Jace said but there was a… discomfort there. Apparently, Silent Brothers weren't good news.
"Who possess the ability to recover memories." Izzy said and I perked up.
"That sounds good." I said "Why didn't we do that from the beginning?"
"Because the process can also kill you. So there's that." Alec said dryly and I deflated.
"Oh."
"Your bedside manner is abysmal." Simon told Alec and I had to clamp down on a laugh. Alec ignores him and rounds on Jace.
"We've broken at least eighteen Clave rules and now you want to go to the City of Bones? There's no way. I won't allow it." He declares but Jace just gives him a long look back.
"This isn't our choice to make. It's Clary and Lou's." He said but apparently the silent brothers were Bad News because even Izzy disagreed.
"You can't ask them to do this. They don't know what they're facing. They're not prepared." Izzy said and if she was agreeing with Alec, I had a feeling that this was bad. Clary though, was all for it.
"If anyone can tell me another way to recover our memories and still get the answers we need, I'm listening." She challenged and there was silence. Clary smiled. I sighed.
"Fine. But whatever this shit is, I go first. Got it?" I tell Clary who opens her mouth and I give her the patented 'don't argue with big sister' look and Clary nods. "Good. Right. Let's do this. Whatever the hell this is."
"Alright." Jace said with a smirk and off we went. This was going to end very, very badly. And I'd just volunteered myself for tribute. Fuck. The things I did for my sister.
We were directed to under the Brooklyn Bridge and we all got out of the van to peer around at the possibly-haunted place. I think the van scared off a few hobos because there was a dumpster fire going pretty strong. Sorry guys.
"Well. This is creepy." Simon remarked and I gripped Wallace a little tighter.
"Yup. Super creepy. Like beginnings of a horror movie creepy." I complain and Simon nods.
"Yeah… this is going to end badly." He says and I honestly had to agree. Izzy scoffs.
"Don't tell me you're afraid." She said and Simon scoffs back.
"Are you kidding me? I was born afraid… that sounded better in my head." He said and I patted his back.
"We all come into the world kicking and screaming." I say and Simon nods.
"Let's check it out." Alec said striding forwards and so did Izzy. Clary made to follow but was pushed back by Jace.
"Wait here a minute. I want to see if its safe." He says and so we wait. In all honesty, I wasn't too eager to go into the potentially snake-infested weeds so I was good standing right by the van. It was safer by the van. Quick getaway.
"Why are we doing this?" Simon whispers "We don't even know these people."
"Tell me about it. This is so weird." I grumble and Clary rolls her eyes.
"You were passed out for two days Lou. Trust me. They're good people." Clary promises like she'd lived a lifetime with them and I took that with a bucket load of salt. Clary was alone in a strange place filled with strange people. Of course she would cling.
"Right. Gimme a little bit to process that would you?" I sigh and Clary gives me a gentle shove and then sighs.
"I just wish mom trusted us enough to tell us about all this you know?" Clary said shrinking into herself and honestly looking around, I could have been spared the details.
"How are you not weirded out by all this?" Simon asked and Clary shrugged.
"I guess I just always felt like there was something missing. Some void I couldn't quite explain. Things are finally starting to make sense." Clary said and that was some protagonist shit right there. Too bad I didn't feel the same way. Guess who was the hero of this story? It ain't me that's for sure.
"Well. Let me just say that I am very much weirded out by this shit and cannot wait to go back to normal." I say dryly and Clary smiled.
"Let's go find mom." She says and I nod. I could get behind that.
"Clary, Lou. Come on. It's all clear." Jace called and we go. Clary goes to take Jace's hand and Simon hesitates before shoving both his own hands in his pants pockets and hunches his shoulders. I pat him on the back in sympathy.
"You have to understand. The Silent Brothers aren't like us." Jace said and Clary snorted
"They what, lack your charm and superior people skills?" She asked and Jace nodded.
"Yeah. Most people do. Brothers communicate without using words, just their thoughts." Jace said and I nod.
"Well, then this should be easy." I said because telepathy? Nice. All I had to do was think at them. We'll be done in no time.
"Don't let their silence fool you. They'll hold the soul-sword above your head, and with its blade, carve the truth from your mind." Jace told me and I swallowed.
"Forget what I just said. How likely is that going to kill me?" I ask and Clary was suddenly gripping my hand tight.
"If your not strong enough, very." Jace said seriously and then turns to me "You should know, the pain will be excruciating."
"Lou! I can't get you to-" Clary says immediately but I shake my head.
"Let's do this before I wet myself, yeah? Not a good look. Clary, if I die, you get my fluff-babies. Look after them." I say and try to stop my hands from shaking. It doesn't work.
"Lou! This isn't a joke!" Clary said suddenly alarmed and I arch an eyebrow at her.
"Trust me. I know. Now let's get this over with." I say and I think Jace looks at me a little differently all of a sudden. Something in the eye. My, my was I earning respect?
"Alright." Jace said and he turned to keep walking. We follow.
We draw to a stop at a set of iron gates except they weren't just any gates. They were iron gates upon which a complete skeleton hung.
"Oooookay." I breath out staring at the thing and immensely regretting some key life decisions but Clary puts her hand in mine and suddenly I could take over the world with nothing but a toothpick.
"You don't have to go first. I can-" Clary says but I squeeze her hand.
"I got this." I say and Simon steps up.
"Yeah. You're Louella freaking Fray. You eat tough guys for breakfast and still have room for dessert. You can do anything." Simon says beaming and I give him a quick one-armed hug for that. It'd have been a full hug if it weren't for Wallace in my other hand. Didn't seem polite to accidentally knock your best friend out with a sword.
Simon starts forwards but is stopped by Jace.
"Ahhh, hold up." Jace said and Simon huffs.
"Surprise, surprise. No Mundanes allowed. Just like in the training room, right? Wrong. I've seen every horror movie ever made with Lou and the funny best friend who gets left behind, dead man." Simon says firmly and I had to agree with that. Leave no man behind.
"He comes with us." I say and Simon beams. Jace rolls his eyes as Izzy giggles.
"You're not that funny." Jace said dryly "But by all means, go ahead."
I sigh in relief and Simon starts forward only to be stopped once again by Jace.
"But the minute you enter, you'll die." Jace said and Simon turned slowly.
"Problem is, now I don't trust you." Simon said referencing the whole 'training room' incident. Apparently, someone had clued him in that he wouldn't die stepping on runes. News to me.
"He's not lying." Alec said.
"Now. He was before." Izzy giggled and I had to groan. Of course. Of fucking course.
"The rune energy in the City of Bones will kill any mundane who dares to enter so, please…" Alec said gesturing for Simon to go ahead and I sigh.
"Okay, but Simon's not staying outside alone. No way in hell." I say and Izzy was eager to volunteer.
"The brothers creep me out. I'll mind the mundane." Izzy says and Jace shakes his head.
"You're sacrifice is noted Izzy." He says and moves to get the skeleton door.
"Talk about sacrifice, I'm missing a financial analysis class." Simon hisses and Alec rolls his eyes.
"Just get going." Alec grumbles and heads to the door.
"I don't want to leave you…" Clary tells Simon suddenly insecure and Simon smiles.
"Go be a badass Shadowhunter. Alright? Get your memories back, save your mother. I'll be right here… guarding the entrance to hell." Simon joked and Clary nods. "You got this."
"Hey, Izzy." I say and she looks over and nods.
"He's in good hands." She promises and I nod.
"He's… he's like a brother. Look after him yeah?" I ask because I didn't like it. I didn't like Simon out here all alone and Izzy smiles.
"I promise. I can handle anything." She says and I still hesitate.
"Lou. Come on. You don't keep the silent brothers waiting." Jace said with impatience and I make an impromptu decision and shove Wallace at Simon.
"Anything happens, stab them. Yeah?" I ask and Simon flounders.
"But this… you need this." He says and I shake my head.
"I don't think so. But you might." I point out and Simon nods.
"I'll take good care of it." He promises and I run to catch up with Jace who was giving me the evil eyes. I got it, I got it, hurry up, thou shalt not keep Silent Brothers waiting.
We went through the creepy door and trotted down the creepy stairs. It was like going into a wine cellar. Except worse. Jace was gentleman enough to give Clary an arm. Alec offered no such thing and I'd rather fall flat on my face than ask. Alec was the sulky kind of unpleasant.
Further down we went it started to get wet and then dark and then can't see a thing dark and that's when the boys pulled out glowing rocks.
"What's that?" Clary asked softly. There was just something in the air. Something that told you to be silent. That noise was bad. Bad because if you made a noise, something was going to hunt you down and brutally murder you. Yeah. Sounded about right. I fucking hate my life right now.
"Witchlight." Jace whispers "We carry it to remind us that light can be found in even the darkest of places. And its cooler than a flashlight."
"If you're done?" Alec asks dryly striding forwards and I had to trot after him or risk losing that puddle of light. Alec shoots me a look and I huff.
"What? Light is good." I say in my own defence and he rolls his eyes but doesn't do the petty thing and take the light away.
We came across a statue. An angle with wings outstretched bearing cup and sword with a roman general's helmet upon it's head.
"Is that…" I ask and Alec looks over.
"The mortal cup and the soul sword. And the angle Raziel." Alec said softly and in gentle reverence. I look at the statue. Clary draws up and she got to hold the glowing rock.
"What's that say?" She askes staring at the latin inscription on the blade of the soul sword.
"Looking better in black than the widows of our enemies." Jace said and Clary giggled a little. Glad to know that someone was laughing. Me? I felt like pissing my skirts.
"My latin's pretty rubbish but I'm almost positive that's not what that says." Clary said and it was Alec that spoke up.
"For Shadowhunters, the descent into hell is easy." He said like he was quoting and the silence was suddenly uncomfortable.
"That should be on a post card." Clary says trying to break the mood and I shake my head.
"You send me that on a post card and I will slap you." I say and Clary grins.
"Get moving. We're going to be late." Alec commands and moves off with his puddle of light. I chase after him leaving Clary and Jace to bond. I could hear muttered conversation already. Alec wasn't happy about it. He was walking fast and brisk and if his brows furrowed anymore, they'd be touching.
We round the corner and suddenly it was bright again. A pool of light fell from the ceiling and illuminates something I can't quite see on the ground.
We walk forwards and Alec puts away the glowing rock but I stop short staring at all the bones that were suddenly visible. We were in a crypt.
"Are those…" I say shakily and Alec takes my arm and drags me along.
"Yes." He says short and sharp and offers no other explanation. I splutter but didn't ask anymore. I didn't need to. Fuck.
We draw up to the pool of light and stare at it. It was a symbol that looked like an Egyptian eye surrounded by bones that point outwards like the spokes on a wheel.
"I've drawn that before. But I don't know what it means." Clary says and I stare at it with no fucking clue either.
"It means Clairvoyance." Jace says and suddenly, the torches on the walls are lit with flame and both Clary and I jump out of our skins. Each torch was held by a… thing. A humanoid robed man except they weren't men. Not with their sunken skin. Not with their eyes and lips stitched closed with thick black thread that looked like they could burst open at any moment to spill forth decaying flesh.
I swallow and taste bile in the back of my throat and tell myself that throwing up on the robes of one of these guys was Bad with a capital B. They'd probably stitch my mouth shut too.
One walks up and lowers his hood. I saw some sort of rune carved into his forehead before a voice low and rasping echoed in my mind.
"Go to the circle."
"Right. Okay." I said shakily and Clary grabs my hand.
"Lou?" She asks and I swallow.
"I got this." I say despite that being such a big lie. Clary lets go and I step forwards across the spokes of bone and stand in the circle on top of the clairvoyance rune.
Then the voice echoed again.
"Step away."
The Silent brother gestured but not at me. It was at everyone else. Especially Clary who looked like she was about to dive in there right with me.
"It's fine. I'll be fine." I say lying through my teeth and pray that Clary doesn't see my shaking hands. It was hopefully dim enough.
Clary reluctantly steps back as Jace tugs at her arm and Alec backs up a few steps not looking at all broken up about it. I didn't blame the guy. Silent Brothers? Creepy as fuck.
"The search of your unconscious… is a perilous one." The Silent Brother said and I nodded.
"Yeah. My memories were blocked. I want them back." I say and just so I didn't sound like too much of a dick I quickly tacked on "Please. Can you help me?"
"If you are not strong enough… the soul sword will kill you." The Silent Brother warned and I nod.
"Let's do this." I say and the Silent Brother nods. Then all the other brothers start to inch forwards and I suddenly got the image of flesh eating zombies. I quickly shook that thought away. No need to freak out so soon. Plus, their mouths were stitched shut.
The brothers stretched their hands up to the light from the ceiling and I looked up and gulped.
"The soul sword reveals all." He said and down came a honest-to-god sword and I sent a quick prayer that it wouldn't drop and spear me through. I gulped and clenched my hands into fists. I could do this. I could so do this.
The sword dipped lower and lower and finally I shut my eyes because it was that or go cross-eyed staring at the thing.
Something cold touched my forehead just in between my brows and suddenly I wasn't in the crypt anymore.
It was like watching a video. But a video that you had no control over. Lights and sounds and action flowing all around you.
On the phone with Simon, and then the abrupt end to the call as Luke and mom walk by my bedroom door whispering.
"All this lying is destroying you. Stop blocking their memories and tell them the truth."
"I can't do that. You know I can't."
"You're just delaying the inevitable. They're Shadowhunters. There's nothing you can do to change that."
"This world is too dangerous! And Lou's already winning competitions in her Krav Maga classes. If anyone finds out who they really are, the risks would be a hundred times greater."
"Krav Maga classes aren't the real thing and you know it. What happens when they find out on their own? And then what?"
"I won't let that happen."
"If they ever learn about their father… if they ever learn that their father is Valentine…" Luke was saying but that… that oh dear god.
Then suddenly I was jerked out of the memory and I stagger and I was in the crypt again.
"Wait, wait, that can't be it. We just got started." I babble panting because what the fuck? No. Fuck no. My father was some soldier that went and got himself killed before we were even born. He was not the Big Bad. He was not the Shadow World's version of Hitler. He couldn't be. He can't be.
"Lou?!" Clary yelps as she comes running into the circle but I wasn't done the with the silent brother yet.
"That can't be it! Try it again!"
"Do you know where the cup is?" Jace demands along with Alec and I shook my head.
"No! But that's not the problem right now!"
"How's that not the problem?!" Clary demands and then the silent brother spoke.
"Only fragements of her memory were accessible to us."
"Then try again!" I demand and the silent bother tips down his head. I think he was gazing into my soul or something.
"Your memory does not lie. You must accept what has been revealed." The Silent Brother said and I struggled from Clary's hold.
"And how the fuck am I supposed to do that?!" I demand but the silent brother was already turning to leave. "Hey! Come back!"
"Lou! What did you see?!" Clary demanded and I looked to her and suddenly, I couldn't tell her. I had to keep this from her because… because… but that's what my mother had done to us. All these years that was what my mother had done. Lie to us to protect us. And now, Clary was going to have none of it.
I wanted to lie. I really wanted to say some bullshit lie but what lie could I tell? Only the truth.
"Mom lied about our father." I whisper and Clary stares.
"What? What does that have to do with anything? Did you see where the cup was? Where mom was?" Clary demands and I shake my head.
"No. It has to do with everything. Our father…" I say and Clary huffs impatient.
"This isn't the time! They're leaving!" Clary says frantic but I grab Clary and don't let go. "Lou!"
"Our father's Valentine Clary! Fucking Valentine!" I explode and Clary stops and stares.
"Wait. What?" Alec demands as Clary sinks to the ground and I follow her down. "So you're telling me, that these girls show out of nowhere and they're Valentine's daughters? Did it occur to anyone that they might be a spy? That this might be part of their plan?"
"That's enough, Alec." Jace said softly but Clary was distressed and eager for someone to lash out against. Alec made a good target.
"Do you think I planned for my mom to get kidnapped? Or, or for dot to be taken? Or to dangle a giant sword over my sister's head and to find out that our father is one of the most dangerous people in the world?! Really?!" Clary demanded and then she was suddenly up and bolting away.
"Clary!" I call and run after her because fuck the Shadowhunters, my sister needed me more.
We burst outside and Clary looks around frantic.
"Where's Simon?!" She yelps and I look around.
"Izzy's with him. And he's got Wallace." I say praying that he's alright and just like that, Izzy appears. Alone. I pale. "Don't you dare tell me you lost him!"
"I told him to stay in the van." Izzy said trying to explain "I've searched everywhere. I can't find him."
"You were supposed to protect him!" Clary shouted and then took off. "Simon!"
I chased after my sister because damn it damn it damn it Simon was never supposed to have been part of this.
We reach the van and Clary dives inside as if Simon is hiding underneath the seats. All she pulls out from underneath them is Wallace.
"Oh god." I say and take back my sword but it offers no comfort. None at all.
"Simon!" Clary screams backing out of the van and suddenly a voice echoes.
"Is that the mundane's name?!" It was male, smooth and we all look around until my eyes settle on a beam of the bridge where two figures stood. A man and a woman, both pale, both standing upon that beam as if it were flat ground. The woman held a trussed-up Simon by his ankles.
"YOU PUT HIM RIGHT DOWN BITCH!" I shout because oh hell no they were not taking Simon.
"I'm afraid he's coming with us." The man said not at all intimidated by me and I wanted to brandish Wallace in his face. See if he was intimidated then.
"No! No! He's not a part of this!" Clary screams and I resist the urge to draw Wallace. What the hell was I even going to do? Throw it all the way up there? Yeah right.
"And it would be my pleasure to kill you unless you return him." Jace called up much more controlled and thankfully with an arm full of Clary.
"Careful. We'd be violating the Accords." Alec reminded and the man smirked.
"I'm afraid your sidekick's quite right. The Night Children have broken now laws. We're negotiating." The man said.
"THE FUCK YOU ARE! THAT'S KIDNAPPING DICKHEAD!" I scream but I was thoroughly ignored.
"The mundane, unharmed, in exchange for the Mortal Cup. And the clock is ticking. Tick-tock people." The man said as Clary gasps and suddenly they vanish, Simon's last yelp vanishing with him.
"GET THE FUCK BACK HERE!" I scream into thin air and Clary was screaming behind me but there was no one to hear. Fuck.
A/N:
HELLLOOOOOOOOO!
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