Chapter 6:

Magnus's phone ringed. He checked the number. It was from the shadowhunters' institute. He wondered hat was wrong now. They only call him when they need something. Selfish people. He picked it up.

"Hello?" he said sternly.

"Hello, is this Magnus Bane?" said Hodge's voice.

"Yes, what do you want, Hodge?" asked the ancient Warlock.

"Magnus, we have a very odd problem here, and we really need your help-" said Hodge but he was cut off.

"Hodge, you already know I don't like you people. And you know how busy I am, I have my own things to do."

"I see. I almost forgot you have a party tomorrow. But Magnus, this is really important, please."

"Ok. This better be important. I have to now delay the decorations."

"There's a girl that we found almost a week ago, and she..." Hodge went on and said everything he knew about Mia.

After hearing this, Magnus lost in thought for a while, trying to search in his mind, if he knew anyone like her. But he couldn't find any answer.

"Magnus, do you think you can help?" came Hodge's desperate voice.

Magnus sighed. "And how am I supposed to help you in that?"

"I- I don't know, you're a Warlock, you must know some way to get information out of her. Magnus, this is not just about us, but for the whole shadowhunters and downworlders alike. We need to know what she is." said Hodge, making a point.

Magnus agreed. He was getting curious about her himself.

"I'm free only after 7:00pm this evening." said Magnus.

This made Hodge sigh in relief.

"That's perfect, we'll be waiting for you here. Thank you Magnus, we really appreciate your help." said Hodge and Magnus cut the line off without a word. How rude, thought Hodge. But at least he agreed the help.

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Hodge told Isabelle, Alec and Jace about Magnus agreeing to come help them investigate Mia. They were all glad.

Jace secretly had a soft spot for Mia since the day he saw her getting harassed by his step-father. He realized that she was innocent and wasn't dangerous at all, or she would be able to fight for herself. He thought as them being the monsters, not her. He remembered that day when she said that they were the monsters, and he wanted to prove that wrong.

After lunch, Jace saved some food for Mia. He secretly took a tray with him downstairs. He opened the lock of the dungeons, holding tray in one hand. He walked inside and walked to her cellar. She was rocking back and forth hugging her knees. She must be bored out of her mind sitting here all day. I opened the lock of the cellar and came inside. She saw me with the tray in my hand and I could tell by her expression that she didn't expect that.

"What is that?" she asked.

"It's for you." I said as I gently placed the tray near her on the ground.

I knelt on one knee and searched for her eyes but she turned herself towards the wall, still hugging her knees.

"I don't want anything from you." she said.

"Why?" I demanded.

"You know that." she said.

"I know you're still angry about that, but you have to eat." I said.

"Why do you care about my health?" she asked, still facing the wall.

I looked at the way her bones on her spine were showing on her back and how much she started looking more and more like a skeleton. She needs to be kept alive.

"Mia, do not argue with me. You will do as I say. Now turn around." I said a little more sternly.

She did not budge.

"Mia. Don't make me do it. You have two choices, you do it or I'll do it for you." I repeated.

She still did not move. I sighed. Can she ever not be stubborn? No.

I put my hand on her shoulder and turned her around. But she was looking at an invisible point on the other wall.

"Mia, look at me. If you agree to eat, I will release your handcuffs. If you don't, I will have to force you to eat it, like a child. What do you want?" I asked.

"I will never eat anything you offer me. I told you. There's no use." she said, glaring at me.

I can't deny, but it's cute when she tries to act brave or glare at me. I couldn't help but smile at that.

"What?" she asks, now glaring while confused.

"Nothing." I say, coming out of my thoughts. I turn serious again as I see that she's still being stubborn and not accepting the food.

"If you're thinking that we added poison or something in it, then I can prove it that there isn't." I said as I brought the spoon of rice near my mouth. But I was cut when she spoke.

"I wish there was so I could just die faster." she said.

'That's it. I'm not taking it anymore' I thought as I brought the spoon of rice near her mouth.

"Open your mouth Mia." I said.

But she turned her face away.

"Seriously, you're going to do this?" I asked. "You're just making it more hard for yourself." I said.

"Okay, okay I'll eat, but I want to eat it myself!" she said finally accepting the food.

"Okay." I said smiling.

I started opening her handcuffs. "Now was that hard? It took almost half an hour for me to convince you to eat." I said.

She rubbed her wrists where there were angry red lines because of the handcuffs. She started eating slowly, taking small bites. I watched her every move as she started eating more comfortably. She put the spoon on the plate when there was still half food left in it.

"Finish it, Mia." I said.

"I'm full." she said.

"Are you not hungry, after so many days of starving?" I asked.

"I'm used to it now. It feels weird eating real food." she said.

"You will have to get used to eating real food it now, Mia." I said.

"Why are you so caring all of a sudden?" she asked.

I didn't know how to answer that. Instead I just handcuffed her hands back, picked up the tray and walked outside, locking the door and walking away.


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