Bliss' POV
Izzy and I both sat on the Infirmary bed next to Clary's. I didn't know how worried she was, but she hummed and old shadowhunters' children's song. And she didn't do it often which meant she was nervous. Who wouldn't be?
This didn't usually happen. But Clary didn't look like a mundane now that the Iratze burned on her arm healing the demon bite. I took her up and down, searching for other runes. Earlier on both Iz and I brought some clothes for her but Sleeping Beauty was still asleep, and I doubted Jace would come and kiss her out of her sleep. Finally I noticed the Voyance rune on the back of her right wrist. I smiled and tapped Izzy's shoulder. She grinned and then we both nodded and I left to find Alec.
I walked through the maze of corridors and doors I know like the back of my hand and stopped in front if his door. I opened it and saw him laying on his back.
"Can't sleep?"
"Not really, too much has happened. Jace broke a vase, and it's not normal for him."
"I know. He probably blames himself. He thinks he risked her life by Marking her but we shouldn't worry. She's a shadowhunter like us."
"How do you know?"
"First off," I said as I took of my clothes and started putting on my pajamas, "the iratze workedand second," I was now in my pjs and laying next to him," I saw her Voyance rune on the back of her right hand."
"Wow. But she's not trained, right?"
"I don't know," I said as I kissed him gently.
"I heard Jace break down. It was horrible! How can..." he stopped as tears threatened to spill from my eyes.
"You broke down in front of me. You have to remember that," I said sniffing and kissing him, "it was heartbreaking."
"I know but you held me together. I love you."
I love you too. Never leave me, kay?"
"Never."
We both fell asleep in a matter of minutes. I dreamed of fields of grass and woods and manors and Alec crying in the middle of them saying he let me cut. I ran over to him and looked up at him. But he yelled at me and said he's over me. He has a boyfriend and I cried then suddenly someone came in and stabbed Alec. I screeched and ran over to him and whispered "Ave atque vale, Alexander Gideon Lightwood." Then I broke down and sobbed yelling "No! You can't leave me! You promised!"
"Bliss, Rosie, Rose. Bliss. Bliss, Rosie, calm down. I'm never gonna leave you. No matter what." I opened my eyes and squinted. I was in Alec's bed and he held me tight patting my hair. I felt like a rock has been lifted off my chest. I looked at him. He had a huge bruise around his eye making him keep it closed. He also had bruises on his face and arms and was bleeding from the lip. My lip began to quiver and tremble so he said.
"Training with Jace. He's way more pissed off than we expected."
"Awww, baby are you okay?"
"Yeah. No. I don't really know."
I went into his bathroom and took some rubbing alcohol and cotton pads and two towels. One I wet in cold water. I returned and gingerly put the cold wet towel on Alec's forehead while cleaning his lip cut with a cotton pad and rubbing alcohol. Then I applied about 4 iratzes
"What was your nightmare about? Do you wanna talk about it?"
"I dreamed you broke up with me and someone stabbed you and I couldn't save you and I..." I broke off crying. And I laid down with him and cried in his arms.
"I'll never leave you. Not in death, not by breaking your heart. I swear on the Angel Raziel." I smiled and nuzzled into him. We both woke up 2 days later and I realized it was August 19th, my birthday I am finally 18. I can be a member of the council. I found a text from Izzy saying Clary's awake. Alec went to shower and I left to my room to shower as well. I changed into a laced dark gray above the knees dress and black sandals. I also shrugged on my mini moto leather jacket and tied my long hair in my signature side dutch braid and grabbed my stele and iPhone and put them in my jacket pocket. I left to find Alec. I stood in front of his door waiting. Finally Alec emerged looking better, but still full of bruises.
"Morning, beautiful," he said kissing my cheek. I blushed a million shades of red.
"How are you feeling?"
"Horrible but better than last night." He winced a little and I whipped my stele out, and traced and iratze on his neck.
"What hurts most?" I asked rubbing his back slowly.
"My eye, and my right hand. I guess I'm pretty useless right now."
Then realization hit me. Alec wears contacts all the time. Like me. They need to be taken out. I pushed him inside and ran to the Infirmary. I passed through it in a daze, not really caring who was there or what they said for that matter. I rushed to a small cabinet and opened it. I grabbed medical gloves, Purel, really strong painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills and gel, and left in a hurry. When I came back, Alec was sitting on his bed.
"Hey, I'm back."
"Where'd you go?"
"Infirmary. Had to get these," I said showing him what I got.
"For what?"
"To help me get your contact out."
"Oh shit. I just realized that."
"Do you have water anywhere?"
"On my nightstand."
"Right. Get in the bathroom and sit on the toilet seat I guess." I poured the water in a cap, unscrewed the pain killers' lid and handed him one pill. He took it and swallowed it along with half a glass of water. I put on my gloves.
"Open your eye slowly." He did and I managed to get the contact out in one piece. He winced and I grabbed for the anti-inflammatory pills and handed one to him. He took it and swallowed it in an instance. Then I gingerly applied some anti-inflammatory gel around his eye. I smiled at him and he took my hand and the both of us left to the Infirmary. In the Infirmary we saw Clary, Jace and Izzy chatting up about things and whatnot.
When they looked up at us the astonishment on Izzy and Jace's faces was almost hilarious.
"What the hell happened to you?!" they both asked Alec.
"You gave me a bruised eye 2 days ago during training, Jace."
"Oh my God, Alec I'm sorry." Wait was Jace apologizing?
"It's fine. Bliss took care of me."
"Wait are you guys together?!"
"Yep!" We both said with joy.
"Oh, Alec, Bliss this is Clary. Clary, these are Alec and Bliss, um but you can call her Rose too. Bliss was adopted like me and Alec is Isabelle's older brother."
"Nice to meet you." she said and smiled. I looked at Clary's petite frame up and down. She was wearing my skinny black jeans, Izzy's tight red tank top and silver moto boots and Izzy's jacket. The jacket was huge on her and suddenly I got an idea.
"I'll be right back!" I yelled over my shoulder and raced out of the Infirmary and to my room. I entered my elevator and pressed a button. The instant I opened the door to my room I raced inside my closet and grabbed another black mini moto leather jacket and closed the doors and raced back down. I finally reached the Infirmary and handed the jacket to Clary.
"Here, this might fit you better."
"Thanks," she said and took Izzy's jacket off replacing it with mine.
"Hodge will want to see her," said Jace winking at Alec and me.
"Who's Hodge?" Clary asked curiously, her eyes piercing mine.
"He's our tutor," Alec answered bluntly.
"Easy there, you don't want to scare her away," I whispered placing a hand on his shoulder.
He nodded and we left. Jace whispered to Clary something about showing her to a bedroom. In front of the library Alec stopped and said he needed to get a book. I looked at him quizzically but shrugged. Then suddenly he grabbed my back with one hand and pulled me closer. He cupped my face with his hands and I calmed at the softness of those calloused hands I know so well. He then pressed his lips to mine and I melted into the kiss.
Alec's POV
I kissed her with passion like my life depended on it. She always looked strong and edgy but to me she looked just like a rose. Beautiful and gentle, yet fierce and dangerous. I held her close to me and kissed her, feeling the way she melted into me. If I felt like I wanted to lunge at Clary for making Jace act like he did since he brought her here, I couldn't. She held me and her touch was like a rush of energy that pulsed through my entire body and calmed me down. She's always so gentle around me, but not boring. She acts strong but never weak. She is mesmerizing at the same time is intimidating. She is Rosemary Emma Nightrose. She's Bliss Lightwood. The girl I always will love. My girlfriend. I gingerly pulled away and she pouted before sighing dramatically.
"Where are you going anyways?" I asked her. She usually came with me to the library.
"Shopping with Iz."
"Wow. Why?"
"Because."
"Just because?"
"Yep." She slowly wrapped herself around me and kissed me on the lips. She left and I entered the library.