Ashzera || Shadowhunters || Jimon || Double Puppy Dare || Jimon || Vampire Academy || Ashzera
Title: Double Puppy Dare – A Daylighter Among Moroi
Fandoms: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments | Vampire Academy
Disclaimer: All rights to the Vampire Academy movie reserved to Angry Films, the books the movie is based off and its characters belong to Richelle Mead. All rights to the Shadowhunters show reserved to Ed Decter, the books the show is based off and its characters belong to Cassandra Clare. This fanfiction on the other hand entirely belongs to Kimmy and Takara_Phoenix. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: m/m, fluff, hurt/comfort, f/f, m/f
Main Pairing: Simon/Jace & Mason/Christian
Side Pairings: Magnus/Alec, Isabelle/Natalie, Jesse/Ralf, Rose/Lissa
Shadowhunters Characters: Jonathan Christopher 'Jace' Wayland, Simon Lewis, Isabelle Sophia 'Izzy' Lightwood, Clarissa Adele 'Clary' Fray, Magnus Bane, Alexander Gideon 'Alec' Lightwood, Raphael Santiago
Vampire Academy Characters: Christian Ozera, Mason Ashford, Natalie Dashkov, Edison 'Eddie' Castile, Aaron Drozov, Jesse Zeklos, Ralf Sarcozy, Vasilisa 'Lissa' Sabina Rhea Dragomir, Rosemarie 'Rose' Hathaway, Dimitri Belikov, Victor Dashkov
Summary: By becoming a Daylighter, Simon Lewis became an exception. The first turned vampire to be accepted into Saint Vladimir's Academy. There, he makes new friends – and new discoveries.
His arrival and friendship with Mason Ashford turns the world of Christian Ozera upside down. And things don't exactly calm down when Simon calls in the Shadowhunters.
Double Puppy Dare
A Daylighter Among Moroi
Epilogue: And they Lived Happily Ever After
"Ouch! Stop-ouch-hitting me-ouch-Roberts!", yelped Simon. "Ja-ace. Protect me."
Jace, sitting at the bar together with Alec, barely looked up. Raising one eyebrow, Jace lifted his glass and took a slow, long sip while Maia continued slapping Simon's arm and chest lightly. Clearly playfully; Maia would never actually hurt Simon.
"Doesn't look like a serious threat. And you deserve it", hummed Jace.
"I deserve it?!", gasped Simon dramatically.
"You left without a note! I had to hear from Clary!", hissed Maia. "Two days after you left!"
"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry, Maia", tried Simon, attempting to dodge and hide behind his boyfriend for safety. "It's not like I planned to leave. It was kind of decided for me."
"Yes. And it was meant to last longer than a few weeks."
Simon shrieked at that and turned slightly. Suddenly, there right next to Jace on the empty bar-stool, sat Raphael. The vampire lowered a glare at Simon, very flat and unimpressed. Maia seemed to be pacified for now, or just pity Simon for having to face Raphael, because she backed off and returned behind the bar, refilling Jace's glass and filling two glasses with blood for Simon and Raphael.
"What are you doing here again, Daylighter?", asked Raphael.
"Well, there were certain, ah, problems, you know-", started Simon sheepishly, hiding even more behind Jace, who just rolled his eyes.
"The academy is not a place for Simon", stated Jace, holding Raphael's eyes.
For a long, tense moment, the two just stared into each other's eyes and somehow, Simon expected the loser to just drop dead. In the end, both broke the contact at the same time and Raphael instead turned toward Alec for confirmation.
"It's true. But we did bring Simon… personal tutors to teach him about the vampire world", assured Alec with a short nod before emptying his glass.
"...Personal tutors?", echoed both Raphael and Maia at the same time.
"Yes! I made friends", grinned Simon. "Two princesses and a prince."
"...Princesses and a prince?", repeated Maia slowly. "Wait, seriously?"
"Yeah. Vampires, they can be born - Moroi. And they have their own leaders .Royalty. They… rotate through it. It's weird, I know. Anyway, my new friends - Natalie, Lissa and Christian - they're actual royalty and they decided to come to New York with us", explained Simon excitedly. "And you will never believe it, but Natalie looks just like the Seelie Queen and Christian is Jace's doppelgänger! Like, for real."
Simon got his phone out and scrolled through it to show a photo of his vampire-friends. Maia made a curious noise when she saw Christian and Natalie. She blinked surprised.
"Christian… Ozera? Natalia Dashkov? And… Lissa?", asked Raphael slowly.
"Vasilisa Dragomir", supplied Jace casually.
Raphael's eyebrows wandered higher and higher at that. How had the fledgeling managed to charm his way into the lives of three Moroi royals…? After only being there for a few weeks? Seriously, this fledgeling was just ridiculous.
"I give up", sighed Raphael and shook care. "Herondale, he is all yours."
"Yes, he is", agreed Jace with a sly smile, one arm wrapped around Simon's waist.
Simon blinked surprised before he grinned broadly and leaned in to kiss his boyfriend. He loved seeing Jace open and happy about their relationship. Proud of it. Maia made a slightly squeaky noise as she watched them kiss.
"...You also didn't tell her that you're dating my parabatai now?", asked Alec dryly.
Simon made a face and this time, Jace did have mercy on him, because he grabbed his boyfriend's hand and ran out with Simon before Maia could start assaulting him again, leaving Alec with the bill. Both Simon and Jace were laughing like maniacs as they ran, hand in hand.
/Magnus' Home For Wayward Puppies\
Christian blinked slowly as he looked around. Magnus had brought them all back to New York only hours ago and while the Shadowhunters had left pretty quickly - Clary went to tell her dad all about the trip, Isabelle to check in with the Institute, Alec, Jace and Simon had left for what Simon had called a 'very important mission' to which Alec had claimed he only wanted a drink and then he'd follow Izzy. Magnus all the while worked his magic.
"This was not necessary, Magnus", argued Christian.
"Oh, nonsense. I took in the last beaten puppy, I will not leave you alone", chided Magnus, making a wide gesture with his arms. "Alas, my loft is pretty crowded with Alexander, Jace and myself. So, this is really the least I can do."
A staircase led up to a second level of the loft now. Kitchen, living room, two bathrooms and four bedrooms. Natalie squealed and jumped Magnus, hugging and startling the warlock.
"Thank you, you are amazing, Magnus!", exclaimed the excited princess.
"You really are", agreed Lissa with a gentle smile. "Thank you so much for everything you have done. We will, of course, pay you rent for this."
Magnus opened his mouth to argue, but then again three out of five of his new tenants were actual royalty, so he figured it wouldn't harm anyone if he'd let them pay rent. It'd make them feel more autonomous and after everything they have been through, they really deserved that. To not feel like charity cases, to feel like they had control over their own lives.
"Four bedrooms though?", asked Rose, making a show of counting the five vampires.
Magnus raised an elegant eyebrow and nodded. "Far as I have been informed, you two lovely ladies have been living together for months already. I figured you would prefer sharing a room."
Lissa smiled and linked fingers with Rose. "We do. Thank you, again."
"You're welcome, cookie", assured Magnus with a smile.
Rose and Lissa headed toward one of the bedrooms and then there was squeaking - well, when Magnus did something, he did it right, so of course were all bedrooms extravagant and comfortable, with style. Natalie, after letting go of Magnus, also left to see her new room.
"Thank you", nodded Christian before going to his own room.
The only ones left in the living room were Magnus and Mason. "Thanks. For everything, but also… for giving us separate rooms."
"Oh, honey. I'm not blind", chuckled Magnus and patted Mason's shoulder. "You may be enamored with the boy, but you two only just got together and he clearly has a lot of issues. You don't have to rush into things. Living together and sharing a bed don't have to be exclusive. Take it slow. Don't ruin it."
"I don't plan to", hummed Mason with a faint smile.
"Good", nodded Magnus before flashing his eyes. "Because if you hurt the precious puppy, I will be forced to hurt you."
"Message received", smiled Mason. "Now, if you don't mind, I'll get settled in."
Magnus nodded and left, while Mason headed to the only empty bedroom. It was spacious and beautiful and the view out the window was breathtaking. Yes, Mason would prefer to share a room with Christian, because he wanted his prince as close as possible, but he knew Christian had trust-issues and intimacy-issues. Having them share a room and a bed would only make Christian feel cornered, stuck.
This was better. Christian having his own room, his own bed. His own space. That was important. Because Mason had already noticed that at times, Christian would feel cornered by Mason's presence - had so in the courting process, Mason knew that. So before Christian would grow frustrated again, pull away again or set Mason on fire again, Mason would prefer for Christian to have his own space. A space to retreat to, to gather himself, read in peace.
"Hey."
Mason smiled pleased as he turned a little and saw his boyfriend standing in the doorway, looking like a reluctant puppy that didn't know if he was allowed onto the sofa.
The upside of this: Christian could come to him when he wanted something, wanted attention or affection. It would be a good exercise in boundaries. To find a balance between Mason's affectionate nature and Christian's intimacy-issues. And maybe, it'd balance out.
"Hey", echoed Mason. "How do you like your room?"
"There's a very large bookshelf. Gigantic", replied Christian. "And a… a stained glass window, with a very comfortable chair just beneath it. I love it."
"I'm glad", grinned Mason. "You know, you're free to come to me whenever you… well…"
"When I'd want to, say… cuddle?", asked Christian carefully.
"Cuddle?", repeated Mason with a broad grin. "Really?"
"Oh, shut up", huffed Christian and rolled his eyes.
Mason laughed softly and let himself fall onto his bed. Christian joined him, curling against Mason and pillowing his head on Mason's chest. Finally. He was finally free of the academy, of all the prejudices. Closing his eyes, Christian took a deep, slow breath before drifting off to the feeling of Mason running his fingers through his hair.
/Two Puppies and a Family\
Christian sipped cold blood with a straw, watching from the safe shade of the balcony how the sun got up over New York. Moving has messed with his biological clock a lot and now that they were no longer studying and Mason had a day job, he usually slept at night.
It was still a bit weird but he adapted. He didn't go out much anyway.
"Chrisss..."
A drawled out whine came from the open door to his room. He liked New York. He liked the weird new feeling that came with it. Family. He and Jace managed to get along. He wouldn't say they clung to each other, considering they didn't have many relatives left, but they found strange comfort in having actually blood related family.
He put the empty bottle down and went back inside.
"Don't tell me you chased everyone away with the promise of training… again?"
"...No?"
Jace's face was the picture of innocence but his eyes sparked with a mischievousness that betrayed him. Training was helping Jace deal with his problems and it was working… the only problem was there weren't many people able… or willing, to put up with how hard he went when he needed to fight off inner demons.
Noticing some of the kittens sneaking onto his balcony, Christian seized the opportunity, grabbing one of the fluffballs and holding it to his chest.
"Well, I can't train with you. I'm holding a kitten."
Jace laughed but he seemed to give up, going for another cat instead.
"That's a valid argument."
Together, the two of them sat down - and the kittens started flocking toward them. After all, they had four functioning hands that could give pattings. Jace and Christian got more comfortable on the ground, the kittens slowly climbing onto them.
"Are you alright?", asked Christian gently.
"Yeah. I mean. Valentine is gone. Everyone is safe. All is well", shrugged Jace.
"And that's a problem for you", nodded Christian in understanding.
"What? No. Why would peace be a problem for me", huffed Jace with a glare.
"Because you are a soldier, Herondale", grunted Christian, nudging Jace. "You find purpose in fighting and protecting those around you. When there is no Big Bad to threaten the peace, then… you have a problem seeing your own worth, or a validity to you being around."
"Stop psycho-analyzing me, Ozera", growled Jace with a glower. "I swear, why did Simon talk you into signing up for college…? Grave mistake."
Christian just smirked smugly and shrugged. "I'm not wrong. You are wrong though. You're worth a lot, to a lot of people. Whether you fight or not. Just ask Simon. Or Alec. Or Magnus. Or Izzy. Or - honestly, do I have to continue, really?"
Jace took a shaky breath and shrugged. "How… are you coping? I mean. This world, it's completely different from what you're used to."
Christian sighed but allowed the change of topic. "I'm doing fine. College is… interesting. Mason seems to enjoy working as a bartender at Magnus' club. He gets along great with this DJ guy... Bat, I think?"
Jace raised one eyebrow, noticing the rejected edge of Christian's voice, knowing the feeling all too well himself.
"Yeah, Bat's cool. And taken. Don't worry. He's as smitten with Maia as Mase is with you."
Christian snorted but something relaxed in him, tension flowing out. Then he seemed to process the information.
"Wait. Maia. She's the one who's like a second Rose, right? I still can't believe there's two of them..."
"The world is full of them, Chris, it's a plague. You learn to tolerate them though."
"It's not like I have any other option when my boyfriend's friends with one."
"Same, man." Jace laughed, pushing Church away when the grumpy cat tried to sit on his face. "Not sure why I love the guy, he has horrible taste in people."
"Yeah, you may be onto something there, he's dating you after all."
Jace gasped, shooting up and dislodging one of the kittens on his stomach. Christian was smirking as he grasped the indignant fluffball and held it close.
"Traitor."
"Isn't that what family is?"
Jace eyes softened a bit as he laid down again, sighing and looking at the sky, thinking a lot before carefully choosing his next words. He and Christian had so much to talk about but they kept avoiding what really mattered whenever they could.
"I don't know. I thought so once but I think I've learned better by now. Took me a solid 13 years and being kidnapped and tortured by my father but yeah… I think I'm pretty sure by now that family isn't actually supposed to hurt. It's about love and not blood."
Christian's eyes were narrowed, calculating, but there was no usual tension in his shoulders. They were trying to get closer, over the past few weeks of living together. Jace made sure of that. He knew what it felt like to be alone but he had the Lightwoods and now he also had blood family in Tessa and Imogen. Christian only had him and bad memories.
"But if blood doesn't make family then we aren't anything to each other, are we?"
Jace rolled his eyes but he could hear a teasing edge to Christian's words.
"See, this is where you're wrong. Magnus adopted you. There's no coming back, you're family now."
Christian snorted but his smile was less mocking and more genuine.
"He tends to do that a lot, does he?"
Jace laughed.
"You see all those kittens. We fall into the same category."
"No, you don't. You're puppies."
Both the boys' heads shot up at the new voice in the room. Alec stood in the doorway, watching the way kittens crawled over the two of them with amusement.
"Dinner's ready. Well, for Jace at least. But Magnus has some blood in the fridge if you haven't eaten either, Christian."
"Wait, you cooked?"
Jace sat, his eyes wide in fear as he stared at his parabatai who returned him an icy glare.
"Magnus did. And I'll remember that!"
There was mischief in Jace's eyes as he and Christian followed Alec inside. Magnus, Simon, Lissa, Rose, Natalie and Mason were already inside, talking among themselves. Rose and Mason were discussing something rather heatedly, while Lissa laughed. As Christian looked at them, he had to admit that yes, this did feel like… family.
~*~ The End ~*~
Author's note: And that's it. The end. Kimmy and I are very proud of our 50k+ monster baby. And we'd like to thank you all for reading and even more so for reviewing! We hope you had as much fun with this as we did! Thanks for joining us on this journey. ;)