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Sapphira turned on the kitchen light. She was starving. Maybe she could make pasta. She opened the fridge, looking for sauce, cheese, milk, margarine, and the works, when someone spun her around.
"What are you doing?" Jace asked. She swallowed and held out the jar of tomato sauce.
"Pasta in cheese sauce." Jace licked his lips, then frowned.
"As good as that sounds, Izzy wants you in her room now." A sinking feeling settled into the pit of her stomach.
"Oh, no. No, no no. I'm not playing Barbie with her. I mean, look at me!" She gestured to the white halter top, jeans cut off short-shorts, and jeweled turquoise sandals she was wearing. "I even have my hair down, for god's sake! This has gone far enough as is." Jace grinned.
"Better you than me." Without another word, he threw her over his shoulder and carried her to Izzy's room.
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Isabelle dragged Sapphira in front of a mirror, Victoria right behind her. Sapphira grit her teeth.
"If I weren't aware that you can break all two hundred six bones in my body, I would be tempted to try and fight my way out." Izzy giggled.
"I would be able to break two hundred of the two hundred six. The last six-"
"Are tiny bones in your ears, three each. Yeah, I know. That's why you can only count two hundred of them."
A/N: I believe that when you read something, you should learn at least one fact. In this, there are two hundred six bones in the human skeleton, and you can only count two hundred of them. The last six are tiny bones in your ears, three each.
Isabelle nodded approvingly.
"Good. Now, what to dress you up in..." Sapphira sighed.
"As the innocent victim, can I please set some regulations?" Izzy nodded, amused. "'Kay. Modest neckline, nothing too embarrassing, and nothing that makes me feel slutty." Izzy nodded and pulled a folded black bundle out of her closet.
"Well, you're pretty tall, but you're like Clary around the chest, so this should fit." She put a pair of black sheer tights on top, then shoved her into the bathroom. When she came out, she was wearing a black A-line dress with a flirty skirt, long sleeves, and a plunging neckline. Her face was twisted into a scowl.
"Izzy, why did you choose to disregard exactly what I asked you to do?" Isabelle shrugged and handed Victoria a bright red chiffon sleeveless dress. It had spaghetti shoulder and V-front straps and a ruched top. The knee-length dress had a fully pleated skirt and a sweetheart neckline. Victoria giggled at her expression.
"You look fine. Really, Sapphira, loosen up." Isabelle pushed her toward the bathroom to change, then sat Sapphira down at the vanity. She set her hair loose, then braided it down the side with golden ribbons interwoven and ironed the bangs. Picking up the mascara, she spent five minutes making her lashes darker, then lining the lids with gold. She put clear lip gloss on her lips, gold hoop earrings in her ears, and a black choker around her neck. Victoria stepped out of the bathroom just as Isabelle was trying to convince Sapphira to put on gold nail polish. She stopped short.
"Ooh! Izzy, you're a genius!" Isabelle smiled and set about doing Sapphira's nails.
"I assume you know how to put on makeup?" Victoria nodded and sat down at the vanity. Her outfit was accented with gold makeup and accessories as well, and as Isabelle got dressed, she put on red nail polish that matched her dress. Izzy came out in a white flowy dress, exactly like the one she might have worn to Pandemonium in City of Bones, with her ruby pendant around her neck. She smiled at them.
"Go downstairs, and I'll meet you there."
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Jace and Alec were waiting in the foyer. Both of them wore black. Jace smiled as they came down the stairs.
"Someone's going to be happy tonight." Sapphira snorted.
"And that someone will not be me." Jace snickered.
"You can cook tomorrow if that will make you feel better. I'm sure I'll be in the mood for pasta in cheese sauce." She stuck her tongue out at him as Clary and Isabelle came down. Izzy grinned.
"Okay, we're all here. Let's go!"
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Magnus was waiting for them at the doorway to his apartment. His eyes slid right over Alec to the others. He smiled when he saw Victoria and Sapphira.
"Hello, ladies. I am the Magnificent Magnus Bane, at your service." He kissed their hands in an old, formal gesture. Sapphira smiled at him.
"I knew it! I have a friend who always reminds me of you. Now that I've met you for real, I can say that beyond a doubt, you guys are almost exactly alike." Magnus smiled.
"I have to meet this boy. Now, let's not stay here standing around like monkeys. Come in." He ushered them inside and up the stairwell. Once inside his apartment, Victoria smiled.
"Nice place." Magnus' entire living room had been turned into a dance floor. There was a bar in the corner, and a woman with four arms was passing around drinks from behind the bar. A band played some sort of dance number in the other corner, and people were dancing to the music. The gang grinned and split up. Sapphira went straight to the bar and took out an EpiPen, injecting herself before turning to the bartender.
"Can you get me one part vodka, one part chocolate liquor?" The woman smiled.
"You don't take things halfway, do you?" Sapphira smiled and shook her head as the woman poured out her drink.
"Thanks you."
"What was with the EpiPen?" She whirled around to find Magnus behind her, his green cat eyes alight with amusement and curiosity. She shrugged.
"I'm allergic to alcohol and drugs. I was in the mood to have fun, so I thought, what the heck, you know?" Magnus sighed and leaned against the bar and she took her cup and chugged down half of it. He smiled at her.
"How can you be drinking like that?" She shrugged.
"My dad is hard core Russian. We can survive on only vodka and radiation. Drinking is in my blood." He nodded, then cussed.
"I shouldn't have invited Alexander. He's already half forgotten me." Sapphira sighed.
"Men. He misses you. He's still hurting over you. I'm sure he's regretting coming because you ignored him at the doorway." Magnus glanced at her from the corner of his eye.
"You think so?" She nodded.
"He loves you, Maggie." Magnus smiled and stood.
"Two things. First, thanks for the advice. Second, never, ever, call me 'Maggie' if you want to live." She grinned and shooed him away. Victoria came over, smiling.
"What were you guys talking about?" Sapphira shrugged.
"Gay guy love. Relationship advice. Drinking. The works." At that moment, the bartender came over and put two martinis in front of them, one sapphire blue, one garnet red. Sapphira frowned.
"We didn't-"
"Those two boys over there ordered it for you." She pointed at two pale boys with dark hair. The bartender smiled at the two girls, but her eyes held a warning. Victoria glanced at Sapphira. Both of them got the message. Victoria smiled at the boys and took the drink.
"Let's go find Magnus." Sapphira nodded, and they both went through the crowd. Soon they found the warlock, passionately making out with Alec in a corner. Sapphira cleared her throat, and Alec stepped away hastily.
"What is it?" Victoria glanced from one to the other, then over her shoulder. The two boys were casually coming toward them.
"You see the boys over there? Pale, dark hair?" Both of them nodded. "They ordered drinks for us, but the bartender let us know that there's something in them. They're coming, and we need to know what the drinks were supposed to do." Magnus nodded and sniffed one of them, crinkling his nose.
"They seem to aid in seduction-" Sapphira shuddered, "-but it could be to knock you out. I can't be entirely sure." Her eyes went wide.
"What do we do?" At that moment, there was a tap on her shoulder.
"Excuse me." She turned slowly, and there was the boy who had bought the drink. He was very handsome up close, between his dark eyes and pale skin. "Might I have a dance?" She smiled at him and gave Alec the glass she held.
"Alec, could you watch this for me?" He nodded. "Thanks, brother." Victoria gave her hand a small squeeze, then she was swept away by the pale boy. He smiled at her.
"I haven't seen you before." She smiled back, trying to hide her contempt. He had tried to drug her, and now he was flirting!
"Well, I don't really get out much." His eyes sparked with interest.
"Would you like to... step out with me?" Sapphira swallowed hard. In her periphery, she saw Victoria dancing with the other boy, smiling in a way that seemed genuine if you didn't know her. She bit her lip.
"I would, but Alec... He's very protective. I don't want you to get hurt." The boy laughed softly.
"I won't. Trust me." He swept her over to an empty bedroom, then, faster than she could see, threw her onto the bed. She yelped. "That was good acting, but not good enough." Suddenly he was on top of her. "My master requests an audience. What say you?" Sapphira growled at him.
"Get off me." The boy just laughed.
"So be it." He picked her up, bridal style, and leaped out the open window, landing catlike on the concrete below.
"Leaving so soon?" The boy whirled around to see Jace standing in the doorway of Magnus's apartment, his arms crossed. Victoria was right behind him, visibly shaken. The boy snarled.
"My master requests an audience with the mundane girls. If they will not come by choice, they will come by force." On cue, Victoria cried out. The other boy was behind her, holding a knife to her throat. Jace growled.
"Who is your master?" The one with Victoria smiled.
"I'm sure you can figure it out. We should get going." Suddenly his eyes bulged. Victoria shrieked as he collapsed on top of her, a knife stuck in his back. Alec stood behind them, his hand empty. Magnus was just behind him, his palms alight with blue fire.
"I suggest you leave the girl alone, and run as fast as your legs can carry you." Jace pulled the dead boy off Victoria, who was visibly shaking. The one holding Sapphira didn't budge. Sapphira sighed.
"After wanting something to happen for fourteen years, it all happens at once. What the hell is wrong with you people, and what took you so long?" The boy looked confused for a moment, and Jace took it to his advantage. He jumped over them, landing behind them, and struck him right behind his knees. He crumpled, and Sapphira rolled away, grinning. "Works every time." Jace snorted and pulled the boy to his feet.
"Magnus, take this son of a sea urchin and lock him up somewhere. Alec, take the girls home." Victoria frowned as the boy was dragged inside.
"Oh, you are not getting rid of us that easily. If you're going to interrogate him, I want to be there."
"Me too." Jace sighed.
"Fine. But you're going to be protected in front of him. You're not going anywhere near him." They both nodded.
"Deal."
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