Hi I'm back with another chapter so I'm kinda to try the book out while trying to make sure that it still flows well which means that it would always follow the exactly lines or events as the books, I am going to add in my own lines and scenes to ensure that I can properly adaptable to my style, it's like a mash between the movie, the books and my head. So I've added my own little twist to this which will be explored more in the next few chapter which I hope you all like, I'm also struggling to work out birthdays and ages and whatnot so bear with me. you for all the favourites, follows and pms, please don't forget to review. Don't forget to follow/favourite/review/ pm me because I would love to hear what you think, also pm me if you have any suggestions or requests for this story. The link below will show you Piper's outfits over chapter
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Chapter 10: lies and truths
It had been a few days since they had all went to Renwick's to get both Jocelyn and Piper back from Valentine's grasps as well as a few days since his big reveal where he told them that only was Piper Clary's older sister but she was also the twin of Jace making things very awkward between them since they had edging closer to taken their friendship to something more romantic before Valentine got involved, as a result of this Jace had spent the last few days avoiding Piper every opportunity that he could making it impossible for her to talk to him about it. Although Piper was doing some avoiding of her own as she knew that Clary would try to convince her to visit Jocelyn or to talk about it all and she just wasn't sure that she was ready for that yet but also knew that she had to face the music sometime. Piper wore a dark red lace bralette underneath a loose fitted fine knitted grey sweater that showed the straps of her lace bralette, a pair of high waisted jeans and a pair of glittery silver slip on sneakers. She decided to twist her hair up into a a low bun before holding it in place with a large hair clip, she also wore light makeup consisting of slightly smoked eye makeup with a light lip balm. She knew she couldn't avoid Clary anymore when she came to the institute to collect her things to head back to Luke's place to live for now
" there you are, I was wondering if I was going to see you today or you were just going to keep avoiding me" Clary said as she noticed that Piper was leaning against the door frame watching her
" I know I'm sorry, I just needed a few days to clear my head I guess" she said knowing that the last few days had been hard on her between recovering from everything that happened before mentally and physically
" and is it? Clear I mean?" She said sitting on the bed as she temporarily stopped her packing so that she could talk to the girl who was now her older sister despite everything that happened
" yeah on certain things, I just needed to process everything. I mean not only did I see my father again, he pretty much told me my life was a lie and I'm never even sure why I'm surprised" she said knowing that this was the kind of stunt that Valentine loved to pull all of the time
" I get that, my life isn't exactly what I thought it was either" she said thinking about this whole new world that she didn't even know exist until Valentine kidnapped her mom making her see it all
" true... so you're really going to go live with Luke then?" Piper said looking around the room as she noticed that pretty much everything was packed away into different bags for her to take
" yeah well it makes the most sense, I mean he's the closest thing that I have to a father and he's kinda insisting. He knows mom didn't want me part of this world for a reason" she said simply
" maybe she was right to keep you away from this world, I mean I sometimes wish that someone had tried to do that for me" she said realising for the first time how different their lives actually were
" I guess we'll never know right? Either way it's not like I can just go back and forget about all of this" she said gesturing to the institute and everything that it represented like the shadow world
" if only right? So does that you wouldn't be a stranger?" She said knowing that either way she couldn't just deny her sister and was actually looking forward to getting to know her better
" if you mean am I still going to be hanging around bugging you then yes I am" Clary said making both of the young girls laugh as they realised how different and similar they were sometimes
" good, maybe I'll even you train a little so you can start being a proper shadowhunter" she said giving her a rare smile as she thought about how teaching her was the best option they had
" sounds good, I'd like that... so are you coming to visit mom? I mean she is your mom too" Clary said picking her bags up as she thought about how Jace and Piper hadn't visited Jocelyn in the hospital
" I umm... I don't think so, that's a step too far for me just now" Piper said knowing that going to the hospital and pretending to the loving but worried daughter was something that she couldn't do
" why? Piper, she didn't know that you and Jace were alive. It's not like she abandoned you" she said thinking about how her mom would never just leave one of her children behind like that
" I know but it's hard to change something in a couples of days that you've believed your whole life... and can we not talk about Jace please?" She said knowing that particular topic hurt too much
" you guys still haven't talked yet? Is it because you guys started to act on your feelings before you found out about... you know?" She said knowing that it must be hard and weird for both of them
" kinda, he's avoiding me and I said that I didn't want to talk about this... but I do have one question" she said knowing that Clary was the only one that would know the answer to this question
" yeah of course, ask away" she said hoping that she would be able to help her older sister in any way possible as she tried to imagine what she was about to her as she tried to mentally prepare
" in the mundane world, is there anything that would help prove that Jace isn't my twin?" She did knowing deep down that she knew the truth which was that he wasn't her twin brother like they thought
" there is, it's called a DNA test which basically involves comparing two different types of DNA to see if there is genetic markers that are the same enough to be related" she said hoping it helped
" thanks, I just needed some way to prove to myself that I think is true is actually true and if not then I'll have proof that I can't deny" she said knowing that needed more than her father's words
" I hope it works out like you want it too... I should go, Luke will be waiting for me outside but don't be a stranger okay" Clary said as she gave her sister a slightly reluctant hug before Piper relaxed
Soon after Clary's leaving, Piper grabbed her laptop as she began to look up the different DNA tests until she found the right one just when her eyes began to get sore as she grabbed her glasses to put on before she decided that she needed a break from all of this for a while as she headed to the kitchen where she began to make her some coffee and something to eat before then preparing some for the others. She knew that Izzy and Jace would most likely be in the infirmary where Alec was resting from being wounded by a greater demon and healed by Magnus despite having woken up the day before as she realise that she needed to go visit him sooner rather than later. Piper walked into the infirmary carrying the drinks and food as she was greeted by two big smiles from Alec and Izzy but Jace kept to his recent behaviour and avoided eye contact
" hey stranger, long time no see" Alec said knowing that Jace and Piper were still processing everything as he realised how hard of this must be for both of them all things considered
" ha ha very funny, I've just... been busy I guess but I do come with present in the form of freshly brewed coffee and something to eat" she said as she placed it in front of him before sitting on the nearby chair facing Jace while Izzy sat at the bottom of the bed
" oh thank god, something edible. I've been trying to avoid pretty much everything that Izzy had given me to eat, you're an angel" he said happily knowing that he would probably starve if not for her
" hey! In that case, I'm never cooking again!" Isabelle said as if she was punishing them although they all shared a look of amusement since they knew that this is what they all wanted for a long time
" so there is a god! Never again will we have to pretend to actually like that oat gargle that you make... right, Jace?" He said realising how quiet his parabati had been since Piper arrived in the room
" yeah, we might actually live to see our next birthday and not die of food poisoning... guys, I think I'm going for a walk and clear my head" Jace said knowing that he had to get away from Piper
" so I see things haven't improved between you two then" Isabelle said as they all watched Jace leave the infirmary as she thought about how she wished things would go back to normal
" an improvement requires that we actually talk and that requires that he stay in the same room as me for more than a minute" piper said knowing that this needed to stop sooner rather than later
" he's just hurting is all...I can feel his pain, you know parabati bond and all" he said thinking about how he could feel what he was feeling just like Jace could feel what he was feeling through the bond
" he's not the only one that hurting, Piper is clearly hurting too but the difference is that she's not going around the place sulking" Isabelle said sticking up for Piper right now instead of Jace
" a lot happened at Renwick, Valentine was having fun as he destroyed everything I believed in my life and Jace's" Piper said getting up from the chair as she began pace around the infirmary room
" Valentine still has the cup right?" Alec said wincing slightly as he sat up on the bed as he wondered what their next move would in order to get the cup before the most evil shadowhunter ever
" yeah and he left to go back to Idris, I think that's where he's hiding the cup. I mean we aren't likely to go to Idris and get it are we?" Piper said knowing that they all wanted to go back one day
" and he knows that, he'll be back one way or another... he worked so hard to isolate you and to get you back that he isn't likely to just let you go" Isabelle said giving her friend a sad smile at this
" true... anyway your parents and Max are coming back in a few days to deal with things now that Hodge isn't here" piper said still slightly nervous about what all of this could mean for her right now
" does the Clave know everything that happened?" Alec said knowing that them being involved made things different since he knew that they would be looking for someone to blame and Piper was an easy target
" yeah we kinda had to give them a full report, apparently a pack of attacking werewolves and forsakens aren't as discreet as you might think" Piper said knowing that they had caused a stir
" you know that whatever is going to happen next that it's going to be bad right? Which means that the four of us have to stick together" Isabelle said looking for Piper to Alec as she left hints
" aka you need to go make things up with Jace or at least make them more bearable for the rest of us, force him to listen to you if you have to" Alec said thinking about how strong she could be
" you know what, that's exactly what I'm going to do and I know exactly where he'll be" she said suddenly very determined to confront Jace on his recent behaviour towards her in light of it all
Piper knew exactly where Jace would be as she headed to the greenhouse where they shared the first kiss since she knew that this was where she would go if she was trying to get away from him but still couldn't get him out of her mind as she headed inside of the greenhouse to a sight that absolutely broke her heart more than it was already was. Jace was sitting on the stairs where they sat and talked the night they believed was her birthday instead of it just being another day to her like it was, he had his head in his hands as he ran his hands through his messy blonde hair clearly distressed by everything that was going on in their lives right now and between them as she cleared her throat to alert him of her pretence as he stood looking a little stunned and shocked
" I'm sorry, I have to go..." he said trying to make his excuses to avoid her and leave whatever room she was in again, however she didn't let him as she jumped in front of him to stop him leaving
" no you don't, there's no Hodge and the lightwoods aren't here yet to give us our orders. So stay and talk to me" Piper said refusing to back down on this one a she knew that she needed to put her foot down
" I can't talk to you, I can't even be in the same room as you because every time that I am I want to..." he said trailing off the end of his sentence knowing that he was about to say something he shouldn't
" want to what? What do you want to do, Jace?" Piper said almost taunting him to do since she knew that whatever he wanted to do wasn't something that you usually did to do your twin sister
" I want to grab you and kiss you but I can't because your my sister!" He said infuriated with her for making him confess to something that was so wrong that it made his stomach churn at the thought
" but I'm not, your sister I mean" she said eerily calm as she knew deep down that they weren't related like her father had told him as he turned to look at her thinking she was in denial about it
" yeah and how are you so sure of that? You heard what Valentine said" he said making sure to keep enough distance away from her so it wasn't making it all overly awkward but still bearable
" yeah exactly he said it! I know he was lying about you being my twin the same way that I know he was telling the truth about Clary and Jocelyn. He was doing whatever he could to hurt me" she said knowing that all of his big reveals that night had aim and intent which was to cause her pain
" you don't know that for sure, I remember him Piper... I remember him raising me and when I think of father, it's his face that I see" he said knowing that he had to be strong enough for both of them
" yeah well I remember you too, I've been slowly tearing away at the block on my mind... I remember a little blonde boy playing piano" she said smiling at the memory of a younger him
" Piper... you're my sister" he said sadly almost wishing that he could cling to hope like she was as he wondered if it would make this whole thing slightly more bearable than it was for him right now
" I am a lot of thing that I didn't know I was... I am a twin, I am a sister, I am year older than I thought, I am half Fairchild but I am not your sister and I can prove it too" she said calmly and simply
" oh yeah, how?... owe, Piper! What the hell?" He said as she walked up to him and pulled out a hand full of his blonde hairs before placing into a clear bag that had writing on it already
" the mundanes have this thing in their world called a DNA test, it allows people to see if their related" she said knowing him the two samples that she had collected, one from her and one from him
" it will show us if we're really twins like he said we were" he said almost hating how hopefully he sounded as he thought about everything they could if they weren't related and all the things he wanted to do to her
" yeah it will because there is no way that I am simply taking his word for it... we should have the results in a week" she said knowing that they needed to do this to find out the truth between the lies
" so we just have to wait a week and then what?" He said silently wondering if they could go back to the way things used to be if it turned out that they weren't really brother and sister like they thought
" then we go from there and work it all out together but no more avoiding me and no sulking got it? We need to be a team right now" she said before turning away to head back to her room for now
Piper headed back to her room where she finishing getting everything ready for the DNA test to send to the place that would preform the test and provide her with the results that she needed so desperately before then grabbing her dark green lightweight jacket as her dull green bag. She quickly let Isabelle know that she was leaving the institute for a while before heading into the streets of New York under the invisibility rune in case of any of Valentine's spies were looking for her as she placed the letter among the mail to taken, just as she was heading back to the institute she noticed a very familiar truck by now along with the man that it belonged to. Luke was leaning against his truck watching her as she realised that Clary must have asked him to come talk to her about visiting Jocelyn as she rolled her eyes and walked towards him in order to talk to him
" let me guess, Clary asked you to come convince me to go and see Jocelyn?" Piper said as she got closer to him as she was suddenly conscious of what she was wearing and how she looked
" she did but that's not why I'm here, I've been meaning to come by and check on you" Luke said knowing that he needed to look after Piper and Jace as much as he looked after Clary over the years
" you didn't have to, I'm used to look after myself and being my own" she said knowing that the only real parent that she knew was Valentine which was as true as it was sad as she realised this
" I know but it doesn't meant that I don't want to or that I'm not here for you cause I am... anyway I hear you like your coffee" he said reaching inside the truck to hand her a take away coffee cup
" yeah I do and I especially like it black, thank you" she said as she got into the truck after he had silently gestured for to get in so that he could drive back to the institute and so that they could talk
" so how are you coping with everything? You know finding out that a mom, a sister and even a twin that you didn't know about?" He said remembering the rant that Clary had given about her
" to be honest I'm not sure, I mean my father always told me that my mother didn't want and that she just left me with him... I grew to hate her for that" she said thinking about it all in her head
" but everything he told you about your mom was a lie. You know every year on your birthday she would take your baby blanket and cry over, she would fall asleep holding it" he said full of sadness
" it's just hard to change years of hateful opinions about a woman I've never met and who is currently in a spelled induced coma... wait when is my birthday, I mean my real birthday?" She said realising that she should probably learn some basic facts about herself
" I thought you would be curious about who you really are so I made this up for you, everything you need to about yourself as a baby is in here and when you're ready we can talk" he said gently
" thank you, I really appreciate this... I kinda feel a little lost, I mean it's not like I don't expect this kind of thing from father but for it to actually happen is something else" she said sounding young
" can I ask you something? You still call Valentine your father after everything he's done to you, why?" He said knowing that Valentine would've trained her harder and harsher than normal
" he's done damage to me that only a father can do, it doesn't mean that I love him or have an sense loyalty towards him... I don't, it's why I'm so determined right now" she said looking at the file
" I'm sorry that I was never there to protect you and shield you from him like I was for Clary when she was growing up" he said looking to her as he seen some similarities between her and her mom
" me too but if you did then I wouldn't be a shadowhunter and I like it, I'm good at it... not the killing but the protecting and be strong, it's who I am" she said looking at him through her glasses
" I can see that but just know that I'm always here for you and you always have a safe place with me ok?" He said giving her a gentle smile hoping to be the father figure that she never had before