Authors Note:

So excited for this story! I love where it's going and I hope you all do as well! Thank you for sticking with me! Let me know what you think and have a great week! :)

Sorry for such a late update! I was busy all day and finally got time to relax and update for you all! Hope it was worth the wait! :)


Chapter Nine

Time Jump – Three Months Later

Izzy POV:

I was barely sleeping as it is since the whole thing with the LA Institute, so here I am yet again, in the training room at 3 am trying to get my mind off of things. I don't even know how long I've been in here, but I was throwing daggers at the targets and I didn't hear the door open, but when I threw the dagger, I nearly took Simon's head off.

"By the angel Simon. Don't sneak up on me." I said and he smiled.

"I'm sorry. I woke up and you were gone, and when I walked out of the room, I heard the grunts." He explained.

"Yea. Sleeping isn't really a thing for me anymore." I said as I took a seat.

"I know." He said. "Want to talk about it?" He asked as he took a seat with me.

"I'm just worried." I admitted. "Everything with the LA Institute and now radio silence? It doesn't make sense."

"From what we were told at the Academy about the Morgenstern's is that they are very meticulous." He said. "So I've been thinking lately, there was a reason that he went to the institute, and hasn't done anything since." He said.

"I gathered that much myself." I said.

"But what nobody has thought about doing was looking at the blueprints of the institute." He said.

"Blue prints?" I asked.

"Every building that's built has blue prints. A layout of the building and the planes of the construction." He said. "I went to the library and found them for this institute and the LA institute." He said.

"And? How does that help us?" I asked.

"Both institutes have the same blue prints." He said. "My guessing is that Jonathan wanted to have a test run before hitting this institute."

"By the angel. You're a genius Simon." I said as I tackled him to the ground. "Why didn't we think of that?"

"Do shadowhunters even think that way?" He asked and I laughed.

"I guess not considering nobody thought about it." I said and he smiled.

"We should probably tell Celine and Stephan about it." He said and I nodded. We got up and my phone rang.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Clary is in labor." Magnus said.

"By the angel." I said. "Okay we'll be right over."

"I'll make a portal." He said.

"Make it for the kitchen." I said.

"Got it." I hung up and looked at Simon.

"Clary is in labor." I said. "Let's go get Celine and Stephan and get to Magnus's." I said and he nodded.

We ran through the institute until we got to the their room. Normally breaking into someone's room while they're sleeping is something I don't usually do, but this was necessary. I walked in and started shaking Celine until she woke up.

"What's wrong Izzy?" She asked.

"Magnus just called. Clary is in labor." I said and her eyes widened.

"Stephan wake up." She said as she began hitting him until he was awake.

"What do you want Celine?" He said and I couldn't help but laugh a little.

"Clary is in labor. We need to go." She said and he instantly woke up.

"Magnus is going to create a portal in the kitchen." I said and they nodded.

When we got to the kitchen, the portal appeared. We walked through it to Magnus's and when we got there, there was a full-blown hospital set up in the living room. Clary was crying, and Jace looked as white as a ghost. Alec was standing far away from the action while Magnus was clearly checking something out with Clary. Celine and Stephan went over to Clary and Jace immediately, while Simon and I made our way over to Alec.

"How long as she been in labor?" I asked.

"About an hour." He said. "According to Jace she tried to walk it off, until she realized that she couldn't." He said and I laughed.

"Sounds like Clary." I said and he nodded.

"Someone, get me a Stele." I heard Clary say and I walked right over and handed her mine. "Thank you." She drew a rune on her, that I had no idea what it was, and than she gave it back to me.

"What does that do?" I asked.

"It's a labor rune. It should cut down on the pain." She said and I nodded.

"Nice." I said and she laughed. I made my way back to Alec and Simon and we waited for the baby to be born.

Time Jump – Four Hours Later

Izzy POV:

Magnus said that Clary was close to being able to push, and I had to give her credit. I don't think I'd be able to go through this much pain. I mean, eventually one day I'll want kids, but seeing this makes me want to wait a very long time before I start having a family.

"Okay Clary, push." I heard and I looked up and Magnus was prepared to catch that baby when she flew out. Clary was yelling and screaming in pain and I had to leave the room. I saw Simon and Alec sitting in the kitchen and I thought I would join them.

"I'm never having kids." I said as I took a seat and Alec laughed.

"You'll want them one day Iz." Alec said. "Maybe just not soon."

"Not after seeing Clary go through it." I said.

It was quiet for a moment before Magnus walked into the kitchen. We all looked up at him and he smiled.

"Would you like to meet her?" He asked and I ran out of the room. Clary and Jace were now sitting on the bed together with a bundle in Clary's arm. I walked over and I couldn't help but smile. She was so tiny, but so beautiful.

"She's beautiful." I said and they looked up.

"She is my daughter." Jace said and I smacked him.

"Let's hope she doesn't inherit that cocky attitude." I said and everyone laughed. "What did you name her?" I asked.

"This is Evangelina Celine Herondale." Clary said and I saw Celine wipe tears form her eyes.

"It's beautiful." I said.

"Wanna hold her?" Clary asked and I nodded. I scooped her into my arms and just looked at this beautiful little girl who was going to be spoiled beyond belief. "She has your eyes Jace." I said and he smiled.

"I know. I hope she gets Clary's hair." He said as he pulled her into his side and she smiled.

We all sat around and took turns holding little Evangelina. She barely fussed, and she was just taking everything in around her. I couldn't believe that Jace was a dad, and that this little girl was his. It seemed so surreal that we were growing up, but we did grow up young in this lifestyle, but it was still crazy that he had a kid. It was getting late, and Simon, Stephan and I were all getting ready to get back to the institute. Celine wanted to stay to help Clary and everyone understood that.

"We'll come back soon to visit." I said as I gave Clary a hug.

"Of course." She said and I kissed Evangelina's head.

"Goodnight sweet pea." I said and Clary smiled. Magnus created a portal and Stephan walked in first followed by Simon. I turned towards Jace and smiled. "You did good Jace." I said and he smiled.

"Thanks." He said and I walked through the portal but I wasn't expecting to see what I did.

"Holy shit." I said as I looked at Stephan.

"I think we were really lucky not to be here tonight." He said as we started looking around.

"Guys!" I heard Simon call. "I think you need to see this." Stephan and I made our way towards the voice and when we saw what he was looking at.

"By the angel." Stephan said.

"This isn't good." Simon and I said in unison.


Sneak Peak for Chapter Ten:

"We will." I finally said and he turned around to see me. "One day, we will get our happily ever after."

"I think we already have it." He said as he looked at Evangelina.

"She is pretty cute isn't she?" I said and he laughed.

"She has two pretty good looking parents. It would be an injustice if she wasn't a cutie pie." Jace said and I sat next to him and took Evangelina's hand in mine.