Early Queen Move

Jocelyn and Alec were well on their way to the Los Angeles institute. The rain had caused all of the people to bustle around quickly, whether that knocked into people didn't matter. Alec observed the weather, of course, it was raining like the previous day. There were people scurrying around under umbrellas and ponchos. Some people, business people probably, used their briefcases and binders to shield their heads while that ran to their buildings or wherever that had to go. As much as the rain bothered Alec, his hair specifically, the one thing he did like was the smell. The rain washed all of the dirty secrets the city held and made it much prettier once the sun arrived and created rainbows.

Jocelyn led the way to the metro, Alec sheepishly following behind. This was the only way they would get from Santa Monica to Compton, where the church the institute was disguised as. It would take thirty minutes for the metro to get to Compton, including the stops. They could have taken a cab, but with the current traffic, it would have taken forty five minutes. Also, they would have had to pay their driver. They went down the steps; Alec almost lost his footing going down them.

"Rain," Alec thought. "I hate rain..."

Even more to Alec's discomfort, the metro was filled with people, more than likely avoiding the rain, and it was stuffy because of the humidity brought in by the rains and the warm bodies of people breathing on each other.

"I've never felt more claustrophobic..." Alec accidentally spoke out loud.

"You and me both." Said a blonde-headed girl behind him. "Hi, my name is CeCe." Her raspy voice reminded him of something he couldn't put his finger. Either way, it made him feel that she was too cool to know him.

"Hello..." he replied. He was desperately afraid that this girl was coming onto him as he frantically searched for Jocelyn, who got away from him after his mini fall. He was even more shocked when she held out her hand to shake his. All he did was stare at it like it was foreign, like he'd never held a girl's hand before. He immediately felt responsible and sad when she retreated her hand.

"You're gay, aren't you." she said.

"Wh-What!? What would make you say that!?"

"I've never seen a straight guy immensely repulsed by a pretty blonde girl...at least I think I'm pretty." Alec did nothing but listen to his own pulsing here rate and try to avoid eye contact with the girl. "Hey..., I apologize if I offended you or something."

"No...it's just...I don't know..."

"It's nothing..." There was a long silence. "So," the girl began. "Where ya headed?"

Alec cleared his throat. "Compton."

"Small world...I'm headed there too. What's in Compton for you?"

"Going to church..."

"I take it you don't live around here, so, why go to church all the way in Compton?"

Alec didn't respond. He just continued scanning the crowds for Jocelyn's red hair when the light rail arrived.

"C'mon! It's best that you don't miss this one." CeCe began to usher Alec into the light rail. "You don't want to be stuck standing so come on!" Immediately, CeCe seized three seats. One for Alec, or one for her, and one for her purse. The doors began to close and Alec was more or less hovering over his seat or look for Jocelyn. Meanwhile, and elderly lady looks from CeCe to her purse in the hopes that she would move it so she could sit.

"Jocelyn!" Alec exclaimed. She was in the middle of the rail, holding onto a bar. Once he finally caught her attention, she began to make her way over there.

"Sorry," CeCe said to the woman. "This seat is taken..." CeCe turned to look at Alec and Jocelyn. She introduced herself and Jocelyn to CeCe. She then offered Jocelyn her seat whereas CeCe sat in her purse's seat.

They were walking down the street, Alec aware that CeCe was following them. It was an awkwardness as they knew they were approaching the institute and Jocelyn wondered when he was going to get rid of his lost puppy.

"Do you plan to go everywhere we go?" Jocelyn asked rather bitterly.

"You're going to church, right?" She walked up to Jocelyn and hugged her. "We're going to make fantastic friends. Lets go, shall we?"

"Stop!" Jocelyn said and pulled out a knife. "What are you?"

"Tsk!" CeCe's entire demeanor changed to some evil twisted and annoyed look. "Come on. It's right around the corner." She led the way vigorously, Alec realizing that she hadn't specified where.

CeCe bounded the corner of the street that they were walking on; the rain had abruptly stopped by the time they reached the institute. Jocelyn walked past her, Alec pulled out a seraph blade and kept his eye on CeCe.

"What are you? How can you see this?" Alec said. Jocelyn knocked on the door. Helen answered quietly.

"Y-Yes?" Her eyes bulged. "What are you doing here? You need to leave! Ah!" she gasped.

"You're supposed to be on the council, what are you doing here?" Helen only shivered and whimpered. Jocelyn forced the door open to see Sebastian holding a seraph blade to her spine.

"One fast movement..." Sebastian said. "And you'll be a paralyzed faerie." Next so Sebastian stood Camille. Her sly and cool expression made Alec furious.

"What?" Camille said. "You didn't think we'd come after you together? Give me what you obtained, CeCe."

"No problem, mom." And CeCe handed Camille the tarot card with Clary and Isabelle sealed inside. Alec pieced together that she must've gotten it when she hugged Jocelyn.

"Mom?" Jocelyn said. "Vampires can't have children so where did you steal this child from?"

"Inside!" Camille commanded. Alec and Jocelyn turned to see if there was a way to escape, but CeCe already had subjugates with guns behind them.

Alec and Jocelyn were lead to a room not far from the entrance to be held. The subjugates tied their hands and feet after removing any weapons and steles. They also duct taped their mouths so they couldn't speak with each other. They were being held in a room that seemed like a nursery. It was decorated with yellows and blues and there were white doves on the walls. Unfortunately, there was an overwhelming stench of blood and Alec gasped loudly, calling Jocelyn's attention, when he noticed that the floor had been recently mopped up of blood stains. Alec prayed to Raziel that none of Helen's younger siblings were hurt. He looked around him very curiously. The windows had rain drops over them and a leaf that must have fallen from a nearby tree. After losing his attention to it, he tried to get some sleep. Hopefully, he wouldn't be bothered much more. He noticed that Jocelyn seemed to be dozing as well and thought it weird that she of all people could rest so easily. Although, she was a mother figure for him, and the only mother around so seeing her sleep made him feel safer. He scooted next to her and put his head down. As he began to fall asleep, he heard a scratching sound. He ignored it, assuming that he probably imagined it. But he hadn't imagined it because it came back and was louder. He scooted near the window, but he couldn't see out of it from his sitting position. He backed himself up against the wall and pushed his wrists against the wall and used his quadriceps to lift himself to a standing position. He tried to stretch as much as he could from that pretzel style sitting. He hopped over to the window and saw a cat near it.

"Church?" He thought. "No. Church is to fat to be that cat." He looked at its eyes. "M-Magnus!?"

In the drawing room, which was significantly larger than the New York institute's room, was Sebastian, Camille, and CeCe.

"Mother...," Sebastian spoke. "I have her, my sister. She will become a fit vessel for your reincarnation for she has a powerful ability you will want. Our children will be the most powerful in existence and with the regaining of the Infernal Cup, a race of dark shadowhunters is still a plausible future."

"You're going to have children with your mom?" CeCe said.

"Cecilia! Behave, or leave!" Camille admonished.

"You can create anything." He said and placed the tarot card near the orb. It glowed a brilliant red and Camille looked absolutely captivated. She, and her daughter, left the room and made their way to the roof. It was cold and windy, making the people below shivering. Of course, Camille couldn't feel it.

"It is almost time." Camille said.

"Yes. But...how does Sebastian plan to retrieve the girl from the tarot card?"

"It won't matter. All we need is the orb to blackmail that fool. We can use the card as collateral damage. Or interest."

"This is dangerous. Are you sure you know what your doing?"

Camille grabbed CeCe by her neck and placed a stake at her chest.

"Are you in doubt of my judgment? If so, I will end you now..."

"Not at all...mother..."

"That's more like it. Now..." She threw the stake off of the building. "It's time for you to create your first baby! You can start with Alec Lightwood!"