New York or Bust
Chapter 9: Valentine's Plot
Disclaimer: All things belong to Ms. Clare
Clary POV
I wake up with the light streaming through the bay window. I roll over and look at Alec, my husband. I can't believe he's mine. I thought he was gay until Simon pointed out he was flirting with me. He rolls over and snakes his arms around me and gives me a tight squeeze.
"Hi, wifey."
"Hi, my husbandess. No, I don't really like that. We will work on it."
"We will? It's my nickname. I will not come up with it."
"Fine. But you will have to endure the multiple ones I come up with then."
"That is fine with me. I love hearing you talk."
Then we hear Izzy holler, "Breakfast is ready! Get your sorry asses down here or you will be eating the food I cooked instead of the food Mom and Magnus made."
"Well, sweetie. We better hurry."
"I know, Alec. I do not want to be sick the first day we are married."
After Breakfast
"Alright. Alexander, I need you to recount what happened last night. The Silent Brothers are here because this involves Valentine. He has been a thorn in this family's side since he created the idea of the Circle. You will have to use the Mortal Sword, to justify your account, as will you Ms. Morgenstern." Maryse says.
I really wanted to correct her and say Mrs. Lightwood, but Alec shot me a look, knowing what I was thinking to stop me.
"That's fine. I have nothing to hide."
"Well then let's begin."
"Are you Alexander Gideon Lightwood?"
"Yes." he replies monotonously.
"Are you 21? Is your parabatai Jonothan Morgenstern?"
"Yes and Yes. What is the point? You know all of these answers Mom."
"The Silent Brothers do not. They are establishing a baseline for this session."
"Fine. Start asking the important questions."
"How many people did Valentine have with him? What were his motives. Did he say anything to you? Where were you? Please say all of these answers in great details."
"Valentine had no humans that I could see. No mundanes were near and there were no Shadowhunters as far as I could see. His motives were to get Clare to come with him. We wanted to take her out of New York City, away from the Institute. To where? I don't know. He did say something to me."
Everyone was shocked to say the least as Alec recounted what Valentine said to Alec.
"You got married. You lied straight to my face Clary. And so easily. And there's your wedding rings on your right hand. You couldn't do any better than that? We would have supported you."
"We didn't want to upstage your engagement." I try pleading to Simon.
"You did by disappearing and coming back covered in demon ichor! That is the biggest piece of bullshit I have ever heard. Why didn't you come clean? That would have made this whole situation hurt less. I will see you later." Simon says on his way out of the Institute.
"Simon! Wait!" I cry out. But he doesn't turn around.
"I'll go get him Clary. You need to know this. He was so upset about you leaving for Phoenix without him. He felt like you abandoned him in your greatest time of need. He moved to Boston for me, but always went back to visit your mother before she died. He loves you. You were his first love and it took him a while to get over you. He was happy and excited for all of us to start a new chapter of our lives together since you are back in New York. Just give him some time to be used to you guys being married. I am happy for you, but I just wish you guys would think about how this affects us.
I hear one of the Silent Brother's voice in my head.
"Clarissa Morgenstern."
"Lightwood, I think back."
"Not yet. You have not been bound by the Clave. As of right now the Lightwood line is at a standstill. Please come back into the session so we can hear your version of the story."
I walk towards the Institute, not ready to relive the best and worst night of my life.
"Are you Clarissa Adele Morgenstern?"
"Yes."
"Are you 18? Is your parabatai Meredith Calais?"
"Yes. To both." These guys were really starting to annoy me.
"What did Valentine want from you? How is he still alive? You said that the Heavenly Fire killed him."
"Valentine wanted me to come with him to attack Idris. He said once the two Morgenstern blades were reunited on the same side that they could…"
I was so close to breaking because of everything he has done to me.
"They could what? Ms. Morgenstern? We need you to finish your statement."
"They could break the wards of Idris and potentially give the Mortal Cup to the owners of the swords."
"I have never heard this prophecy before. This is a ginormous claim. If he is faking this just to get us all into Idris. I do not know what we will have to do. He was almost unstoppable last time. Do you have your half of the set Clarissa?"
"Yes. It is in my room."
"Go get it. We will be melting that sword. The Iron Sisters will be able to do something. They are the most skilled creatures in this world when it comes to weapons."
I run quickly to my room, only to find Valentine sitting on my bed, holding my sword.
"It looks like we have come to an impasse, Daughter. I have the sword I need to get the Mortal Cup, but I also have your little Daylighter friend as well. I will give him back if you tell the Clave that all shadow hunters need to go to Idris. I only need one sword if all the powerful bloodlines of shadow hunters are in Idris. The warlock I have can harness the copious amounts of angel blood to break the wards. The spell works like this. Angel blood allows you to pass through the wards, so the warlock will use the leftover energy to break the wards around the cup and bring it outside the wards of Idris."
"Why would I just let you free? For all you know, I've already contacted the Clave that you are here."
"See I would believe you, but the wards accept me because I have been here and no one has bothered to change the foundations, therefore allowing me in. You aren't as smart as you think."
"We will stop you. I don't care how long it takes."
"Keep holding onto that dear. You are going to need it in these upcoming days. After all you just betrayed the Clave. And you know how they treat betrayals. You are following in your father's footsteps."