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Sorry I was gone so long. A lot kinda happened in my life and I needed a break. So hopefully I'm ready to be here regularly again. So here's chapter ten :)

Chapter Ten: Faith

A few weeks after the food fight, Alec was back to his normal weight. He was tempted to ask Jace to help him get back into training. He was incredibly thankful for Jace, his parabatai. His other half. He was positive that if he didn't have Jace in his life, when he had been brought back to the Institute he would've committed suicide in some way. The only reason he had tried to survive is because he told himself that one day he would tell Jace how he felt. And despite what had happened, if somehow Jace felt the same, he wouldn't hesitate to be with him. Jace could heal him and Alec trusted and loved Jace with every single fiber of his being plus some. He wanted Jace to love him and see him in the same light that Alec saw him. That was the dream he had had all his life.

He shook of thoughts that would lead to his being saddened and wandered around looking for his parabatai. As he began to ascend the stairs, he heard music, soft and sweet. It was achingly familiar. It sounded like a love song from a ballet he and Jace had been forced to see with Maryse and Izzy. He stepped quietly up the last few steps and started down the hall. He made his way to the music room. He pushed the door open ever-so-slightly to see Jace sitting at the piano.

"Jace?"

Jace turned around, a surprised look marking his face. "Hey. What's up?"

Alec blushed and looked down with a smile, tucking hair behind his ear. "Sorry. What are you doing?"

"Nothing. Just trying to remember how to play some old stuff I used to know. What's on your mind?"

"I kinda uhm... I wanna start training again. I was wondering if you wanted to help me?"

Jace smiled. "Of course. Wanna go to the training room now?"

"Sure."

Jace walked to him and they went to the weapons room. The song's final note would forever ring out in Alec's heart.

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Jace was ecstatic that Alec was behaving a bit more normally again. They had begun the retraining process a few weeks ago and already Alec was back to his normal speed and strength. Alec hasn't tried to talk to him, but jace had made it known that if he ever did want to talk, no matter the time, he was always ready to listen.

He also was a bit desperate for Alec to talk to him. The night before Jace had awoken to a horrible screaming echoing throughout the Institute. He had rushed to Alec's room to find him curled up on the floor. He was screaming and sobbing. He was begging Master or someone to stop. He had also begged to die. Jace had shaken him for at least ten minutes before he woke up. After his eyes had opened, somehow more tears escaped his sad eyes. He'd clung onto Jace and cried and cried.

Eventually his sobs quieted and Jace got him back up in his bed. Alec had asked Jave to stay in his room the rest of the night. Jace had laid down next to Alec. Alec had snuggled in to Jace's chest and fallen asleep once more. Jace didn't sleep. He was too concerned for his parabatai.

In the midst of how terrified he had been for Alec, Jace had realized something. Something he would keep to himself. Something he wasn't ready to admit because it could only hurt those around him.

The next night, Jace stood in the training room waiting for Alec. And right as he thought he's being slow tonight, Alec strode into the room. If Jace didn't know what he'd been through he'd have thought that Alec looked powerful and like nothing could ever break him.

"Ready to go out tonight?"

Alec swallowed and nodded. Jace walked over to him and wrapped his strong arms around him.

"We don't have to do this if you don't think you're ready to."

Alec stepped back and smiled. A real smile nonetheless. "I'm ready. Is Izzy going too or just us?"

"I think she wanted to. Shall we go ask her?"

Alec nodded and they left the room to track Izzy down.

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Izzy, Jace, and Alec stood against a wall in the shadows. They had found a group of Foresaken on the edge of the city. They counted five.

Jace sighed and ran a hand through his golden hair.

"I don't know if only three of us can handle five of these nasty fuckers."

Izzy nodded then said, "Should we call mom and dad? I mean it's not like they don't know we're out here."

Alec and Jace nodded in agreement that calling Robert and Maryse was a good idea.

The parentals arrived within ten minutes of they're children's call. Robert was concerned as to why there were even Foresaken in the city. Jace peeks around the building corner and his jaw dropped. There wasn't five anymore. There were at least fifteen. He counted.

"Uhm.. Not to burst any bubbles here but there's twenty-three of 'em now."

Uh... Cliffhanger? Haha I am very sorry to those who follow this story. I had to deal with my two best friends moving and family deaths so... Yeah I should be back more often now though. Thank you guys for waiting for this chapter and all the reviews I get. I feel like I'm becoming a better writer and that's because people review and enjoy my story. So I can't thank you guys enough for even taking the time to click on my story le alone read it. I love you guys. You rock! XD