Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I was out. :))) lolz. Anyways, here's chapter umm… 6. :))) Oh yeah, thanks to those who reviewed even if they're coming in slower. If you guys didn't notice, I already completed Sebastian's return, so R & R on that too. thanks. :)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own TMI or any TMI characters. They belong to Ms. Cassandra Clare.

Simon was pacing restlessly while Arabella was taking pictures of the park with her camera. She laughed at the site of him. "Simon, stop pacing. They'll come."

A few minutes had passed. Then there was a rustle in the bush behind Arabella. Simon was too caught up in his thoughts to notice that Arabella whirled around and was looking at the bush cautiously. Suddenly, two hairy paws came out and grabbed Arabella by the shoulders. Her scream pulled Simon out of his reverie and use his vampire speed to save Arabella from the Night Children's mortal enemy – the Children of the Moon. Arabella was too shocked to move. The werewolf's paws moved from her shoulders to around her waist. He grabbed her and tossed her over his shoulder so that she couldn't escape. There weren't any mundanes left in the park so no one was there except Simon and the werewolf – correction, werewolves. The black one who was holding her brought her to two more werewolves – one a chocolate brown, the other – female from the looks of it – a reddish brown. Unconsciously, Arabella growled, her fangs unsheathed at the site of the two companions. They were only half – morphed. They had paws and muzzles but were standing upright in a human body. Even with the fur around their faces she could tell the dislike was mutual. But what she didn't understand was why they were after her when she was only a half blood. She didn't even belong to the covens here in Manhattan. The Committee was taking a break, vacationing in Paris. Damn it.

Arabella swore in her head. What kind of guard is Simon if he isn't saving her from this vampire – napping? Remembering her companion, Arabella twisted around and saw that Simon was barely 3 feet away from them. They needed a distraction. Swinging her hands up, she hit the gray werewolf on the head using her strength – enough that it would knock out an ordinary mundane. The werewolf stumbled; Arabella then brought her legs down, hitting the guy in the abdomen. The wolf howled and let her go, making her bang her hip and shoulder on the grass.

"Arabella!" Simon shouted. He grabbed her hand and hauled her up while the werewolf was still on the ground. He growled and stomped on the werewolf's back with all his vampire strength. It killed him with a loud snap. Suddenly there were howls all over. Looking around, Simon saw that they were surrounded by numerous wolves that were fully morphed. Arabella whimpered. Simon unsheathed his fangs and growled. He put his arm around Arabella and held her close. He was as tense as a too tight guitar string. But before any of them could attack, four bodies – blurred by their speed – appeared between the downworlders. Simon recognized them as they came to a stop. Jace, with a seraph blade in each hand; Clary, a seraph blade in one hand, a whip in the other; Isabelle held the vibrating electrum whip in her right hand; and Alec, his bow and arrow at the ready. The shadowhunters were in a half – circle, facing outward to the wolves. Clary was the first to break the silence.

"By the Angel, what the hell happened?" She growled. To Simon's horror, she was crouched to the dead wolf's body. Clary brought out her stele and started to draw on the wolf's chest. The wolves growled and one even made to attack Clary. A split – second after it stepped forward, Jace stepped in its way, his seraph blade glowing. "One more step, and you'll be lying next to him." Jace jerked his head towards the wolf Clary was marking. The wolf just growled and took a step back. No one made a sound.

"Clary, what are you doing?" Isabelle was curious. She broke from her defensive position and stood behind her "sister". Jace too became curious and with a last warning glance at the pack, he moved to crouch beside Isabelle and see what Clary was doing. She was marking the wolf with a rune that was obviously hers because Jace had never seen it. Two curves at the side, a swirl in the middle.

Alive. Alive. Alive. Clary chanted in her head. Her hand burned with the intensity of marking the poor wolf. She mentally reminded herself to kill Simon later. She was too caught up with her rune to hear Isabelle ask her in the distance. Suddenly Clary put the stele down and sat back. Everyone's – including the wolves' – eyes were on the painfully glowing runes. A few seconds had passed and to everyone's surprise, the wolf Clary had drawn on inhaled deeply. His eyelids fluttered open and took in the scene of the pack, the shadowhunters, and the vampires. He growled. "What the hell."

"BART!" It was Maia. She was wearing a black tank top with cargo pants and an old pair of sneakers. Her braids were jumping around her head as she ran towards the group. "What the hell did you do to him?" She dropped down to the ground and helped Bart get up. Clary stood up and moved to stand by Jace. Maia looked expectantly at the shadowhunters for an explanation but it was Arabella who answered.

"He tried to kidnap me, Simon got to us in time but he snapped your Bart's back. The shadowhunters got to us in time before the pack almost killed Simon and me." Arabella said, looking sorry. Maia looked as if she was going to rip Simon's head off. "Clary drew some rune on him, and he, I don't know, came back to life?" she said suggestively. Maia turned to Clary and said quietly: "Thank you." Clary just nodded and moved closer to Jace.

Literally out of no where, Luke appeared with Magnus at his side. His face was first a look of seriousness but when he saw the situation he just looked shocked. Immediately he called off his pack. "Everyone back off. Change back to human form."

He strode over to Clary and grabbed her by the shoulders. "Are you alright?" Clary numbly nodded. Luke sighed in relief. He turned in a 360 degree circle looking at his pack. "Another one of us has been killed." There was a soft gasp and the reddish brown werewolf Arabella saw spoke softly: "Who was it?"

Luke looked sorry to answer her. "I'm sorry Maggie. It was John." Maggie shook her head in denial. "NO. It can't be him. Please Luke, it can't have…" She grabbed the front of Luke's signature flannel shirt with tears in her eyes. Luke sighed and held her close in a brotherly hug. "I'm really sorry Magz. But I saw his body –" Luke choked off, close to tearing himself. "I saw him drained of blood in the police station." Maggie was plain out sobbing; the front of Luke's shirt was dark because of her tears. Suddenly she growled.

To Simon's horror, Maggie jumped on him and started punching and attacking every inch of him she could reach. A split – second passed and all was chaos. Clary screamed. "SIMON!" "Clary, no!" Jace jumped forward to grab her from attacking Maggie. Arabella shrieked and ran back, tripping over feet and landing in mud. Isabelle was beside herself with rage. She stomped over to Maggie and dragged her off of Simon by the hair. Pushing her to the ground, she became Isabelle's punching bag. "Don't you dare touch Simon! You little bitch! I swear on the Angel, I'll kill you if you ever lay finger on him again!" Isabelle shrieked, punching Maggie with each word. Isabelle held her head and punched Maggie straight it the nose. There was a crack and blood started flowing down her face. Maggie whimpered. Luke ran over to the two girls and grabbed Isabelle off of Maggie. She screamed and tried to fight him off. "Isabelle – stop. Ow, Isabelle, don't hit – ALEC!" Luke shouted for Izzy's older brother.

Alec turned and started to move towards Luke and the struggling Isabelle, but Clary got there first. Turning Isabelle's own weapon against her, Clary took the whip on the ground and thrust it at Isabelle, wrapping the electrum wire around her arms and torso. Isabelle growled and tried to break free but the wire was just cutting into her arms. "Isabelle, stop. You're just hurting yourself." Clary pleaded. Isabelle didn't listen. All she wanted to do was kill Maggie for hurting Simon, her Simon.

"Isabelle." Simon got up from the floor and walked towards her. He took her face in his hands, making her whimper. He put his arms around her and removed the whip that was dangerously cutting into her arms. With a sigh, Isabelle leaned into his embrace. Simon leaned forward and whispered into her ear, - so soft that only she could hear it, the three words that took Jace forever to admit to Clary – "I love you." Simon moved one hand to cup her chin and pulled her face up to meet his. As soft as a feather, he brushed his lips against hers. Just a little kiss brought a lot of reactions. Mostly gasps from the werewolves but their friends had more interesting reactions: Magnus made fireworks with a snap of his fingers; Clary whooped; Jace wolf whistled; Luke looked amused; Alec's eyes narrowed. But what was the best for Simon was Isabelle's tinkling laugh that sounded like the chiming of little bells. He pulled her into a hug and hid his face in her neck, not getting enough of her sweet vanilla scent.

"Oh, jeez. Okay, enough of the PDA, please. We have situation going on if you people can still remember." Jace waved his hands for their attention. Suddenly the atmosphere changed from light and happy to that of seriousness. Luke cleared his throat. "As I have said, another one of the pack had been found dead. John, Maggie's younger brother." Maggie whimpered and one of the werewolves put his arms around her. Luke gave her a sympathetic look and continued. "He was drained of blood. The first was Elaine, a few days ago. It seems something vampires would do, so I sent my pack to get one of you so we could talk. Unfortunately, they decided to take Simon and his companion. My apologies."

"No worries, Luke. Arabella's fine." Simon pulled away from Isabelle and went to help Arabella get up from the mud she was half sitting in. She shook away is outstretched hand and got up without his help. Her dark eyes met Luke's blue ones. "It couldn't have been us. There has been vampire killings too."

Simon moved back to put his arm around Isabelle's waist. She gave a small smug smile at Maia who was obviously jealous. If looks could kill Clary thought in her head, Isabelle would be shredded. Suddenly Arabella blinked in surprise. "Isabelle's not a bitch." She said to a shell – shocked Maia. "I may not know her but she seems nice." Alec gave a little cough. Jace chuckled. "If you knew…" He said while shaking his head.

"Why are you with Magnus, Luke? I thought you and mom were inseparable?" Clary asked her father figure. Luke blushed. "I guess you could say that we are but this was important." Clary nodded then asked again. "Why is Magnus with you?"

This time it was Magnus who answered. He looked shaken, so Alec moved to stand beside his boyfriend and put his arms around his shoulders. "Some warlocks were found dead too. Also drained of blood. Luke came to my place and asked what was going on. I didn't know. I've just been having strange dreams. Blood, deaths, another war. It's strange." Magnus shivered even though it was 32 degrees Celsius in the park.

"Let's just go now. I'll talk to Maryse about this. When will they get back?" Luke asked Jace.

"They'll be arriving by a Portal in two days." Jace answered him. Luke nodded and motioned with his hands that the pack should leave. "Good night everyone." He said to all those who were left. And with that, he transformed – his wolf form a steely gray – and ran off with his pack in the direction of Chinatown where the police station was located. Once they left, Simon cleared his throat. "Everyone, I want you to meet someone." He gestured towards Arabella. She stepped forward and waved. "This is Arabella Bliss. She is one the Blue Blood Coven in Upper East Side New York. I know you guys know she's a vampire too, but here's the thing. She is – as she put it – dimidium cognatus." Jace's eyes widened as he realized what the girl truly was. "Impossible. That can't be." Jace shook his head.

"As impossible as a vampire who can withstand sunlight. But, Jace it's true. I can hear her heart beat. I can hear the sound of her blood rushing through her veins." Jace looked shock while Clary looked confused. Simon turned to her and said: "She is half – blooded. She is a vampire but she is still human. And she isn't like other vampires. Yes she has the strength, the speed, the acute senses, the beauty, but she has other powers. She can read and control minds."

A/N: I'm a SimonIsabelle shipper too. I'll give a little more of Arabella's background in the next few chapters. R & R this one too please. :)

-Lexa.