Chapter 10

Zach's pov

Clary looked at me, with longing. This is different, I thought to myself. She started walking towards me, arms open for a large embrace, when she walked right through me. I looked behind me, confused. I see Jace, and know she wasn't looking at me, but through me. I frown, and for the 700th time I feel jealousy coarse through me. As I reach out to grab her wrist, I jerk awake. I blink as the darkness surrounds me. After my eyes adjust to the darkness, I look for Clary.

I turn around, looking all around the room but I can't find her.

"Clary," I whisper. Silence is the only answer I get. I climb out of bed, flicking on the light, and search the room again in the new light. Still not seeing her, I look in the bathroom. Still empty, except for Clary's blood from last night.

I walk back in the room and see something I didn't notice before.

The door is open.

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I rush down the stairs, taking them two at a time, and hit the main floor with a thump. I look quickly at this level, but there's no Clary here.

I run down the other set of stairs to the basement, and when I make it to the bottom, I see a bright flash of red.

"CLARY!" I shout, at the same time another voice does. I look and see it was Jace, who Clary must've let off the wall. They are running, hopping over the dozens of demons, sleeping soundly on the floor. A few snore, and none wake up. I rush over near where Clary and Jace are, anger hitting me in harsh waves. I jump over the demons, trying to reach the two Shadowhunters on the other side of the room. Jace swiftly pulls Clary to the side at the last second and I run past.

When I turn back I see Clary and Jace have hit the stairs and are already half way up. I run after them, and step on a demon. I feel stupid as I remember I am their master.

"Demons! Catch them!" I shout. Clary's bright hair disappears onto the next level as I finish speaking. About a dozen of the 42 demons I have down there wake up and rush up the stairs, me following right behind them.

We make it the main floor, and see Jace trying to open the door, where it had been before.

"Remember when you first got you, what I was telling you?" I ask. "I moved the door so you couldn't get out. You should have listened. Too late now." I say, pointing, telling my demons to grab the two. They're going to have to be punished for this, I think to myself, and sigh.

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Clary's pov

As soon as I knew Seb- Zach was asleep, I tip-toed to the door. It slowly creaked open, and I slid out. I ran down to the basement, and saw demons- dozens and dozens of demons- sleeping. I stifled a scream, and picked my way over to Jace, careful not to step on any demons waking them up. I made it over to him, and picked the lock on the handcuffs. He looked up at me and smiled.

"Clary!" He whisper-shouted.

"Hi Jace." I said. I unlocked the handcuffs and he held me in a warm embrace. We started to go back to the main floor, hoping to escape, when we heard Zach on the stairs. I turned to look at Jace with wide eyes, and he mirrored it. After a few seconds, we can see his face. They both shout my name. Zach shouted in surprise while Jace shouted to warn me. Zach starts to run towards us, but we run right back at him.

Jace is pulling me towards Zach, and I get confused and worried. Does he not see Zach? Who, might I add, is coming straight at us?! I'm feet away from Zach, and brace myself for the hit, when Jace pulls me to the side. and Zach goes soaring past. We hit the stairs and lay on the extra speed. WE reach the main floor, and Jace tries to open the door where it was before.

"I can't- I can't get the stupid... door... open!" We hear pounding on the steps. Within seconds, Zach and a few demons show up, and I know we're defeated. I don't even listen to what he says next. I just hang my head in shame, and know that something bad is going to happen.

And I'm terrified.

Author's note~

Another Chapter! Last I checked, I have 2,999 views! AWESOME!

3,500 by next Friday?

Pretty please?

Next Friday's my birthday...

So I won't be writing for a little while. ;(

I'm going on a short vacation (to somewhere like Chicago) and I won't be able to write.

I hope you don't hate me for this chapter!

~ShadowHunter stuck with the Mundanes.