Jonathan
After Clary's text message I drove as fast as I could manage without wrecking, all the way home. I sped through yellow lights, yielded at stop signs, and drove above the speed limit.
Now as I pull into the garage, I push the emergency brake down and skid to a halt. I cram the gear shift up into park and quickly turn the ignition switch, killing the motor. I leave my keys in the ignition, jump out the truck, and take off to the house.
"CLARY!" I yell as I rush into the house.
No answer. Where the hell is she? I ask myself worriedly as I start to panic.
I run upstairs. "CLARISSA!"
I quickly sling open her bedroom door, still no Clary. Did she go to a neighbors house? No she wouldn't have done that. She said she was at home by herself, when I asked where she was. so she would still be here. Maybe she's outside, doing exactly what I told her not to do by herself. It wouldn't surprise me, she's to stubborn to listen.
"CLARISSA ADELE MORGENSTERN!" I shout as I run out the sliding door.
"WHAT?!" She hollers back from what sounds like a good distance away.
I look to my left and she's not there, so I look to my right. I don't see her but I do see the ladder and pulley system is set up. I built that for her when I was working off shore to make things a little easier for her. I made it so she wouldn't have to try carrying lumber up, instead she just sticks the five sheets she needs on it, pushes a button and it raises it up for her.
I look up and she's on the roof of the first floor of the house.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I yell up to her in annoyance.
"What's it look like I'm doing?" She answers sarcastically as she drives the last nail into the last sheet of plywood. She turns around and looks down at me with a sly smile. "I'm casing the joint."
I growl. "Get your smartass down here!"
"And who's gonna make me?" She asks teasingly as she puts her right hand, which is still holding the hammer, on her hip with her eyebrows raised. "You?"
"If you don't get down here, you're gonna find out." I say confidentially with my eyebrows raised.
"You don't scare me, Jon-a-than." She says tauntingly as she starts walking across the roof.
"Just get your ass down here." I say sternly as I place both of my fists on my hips.
"Aye, aye, captain." She says as she takes her right hand off the ladder and giving a salute.
"Damn it Clary, hold on to the ladder before you fall." I yell worriedly as I reach out for her, as if I could stop her if she started to fall.
She laughs. "Chill out Big Brother, I've got this."
"You don't know that, it's raining for crying out loud." I say as I throw my arms out to indicate the rain, as if she's forgotten.
"Is it really? I hadn't noticed." She retorts sarcastically as she looks up.
She jumps off the ladder and I feel like I just swallowed my heart as I reach for her like I could catch her from here . She lands on her feet and looks over at me.
She shrugs. "I guess it is, and here I thought a bird was pissing on me cause I made it mad."
I take a deep breath. I didn't realized until just now that I hadn't been breathing since she jumped.
"Why do you always have to be so stubborn and such a smartass?" I ask through my teeth.
"Why do you always have to act like a dumbass and that I'm fragile?" She asks exasperatedly as she starts walking towards the large tool shed. "You know I've done this more times than I can count."
She walks in the shed and after a short moment she emerges with a sheet of plywood.
"Now, are you going to help or just stand around looking pretty while I do all the work?" She asks dramatically as she carries the plywood towards the house.
I shake my head at her. "I always look pretty honey child. Now what did you do with the nails?"
"Over there." She says simply as she raises her chin, indicating her tool bag by the ladder.
I head over to the shed and grab my tool bag, I strap it around my waist and grab a sheet of plywood before I head back up to the house to help Clary. While she works on one window, I start another and my mind starts wandering. Where is Izzy? Her car wasn't at home. Is she alright? I'm sure she's fine but I really wish she'd get her ass home. Alec wasn't at home either, but he's probably still at work or on his way. When we get done here, I'll go over and start boarding up their house. I know Clary will help, that's kinda our groups thing; we help each other out and then the neighbors. Well I guess...
It's time to fly, Git-R-Done!
Clary
As me and Jon were putting the boards on the front of our house, Izzy showed up. I told her that as soon as we were down, we were going to head over to her house and get started on it. So she stayed and helped us. She held the boards in place for me as I nailed them. With it being the three of us we were able to finish it up pretty quickly.
The three of us were headed over to the Lightwood house, when Alec and Magnus showed up. I had Jon go get the deal he made me, to make it a little easier, so we could get finished even sooner. Jon and Alec wouldn't allow me up on the roof to help, the ass-wipes, because they said it was to slick up there and I could fall. I informed them that they could too, but I didn't fight to hard. There wasn't any sense in it. The bottom windows needed to be done too and we didn't have precious time to waste bickering. So me and Magnus worked on them while Jon and Alec worked above us and Izzy got everything in the yard put away. When she was done, she helped with what was left of the windows, doing the same thing she did at my house. The five of us were able to fly through it, getting it done in no time at all.
Then we started to head towards Celine's house but when we got there Jace was already finished and putting the hammer and nails away. So instead we ended up getting her lawn chairs and everything in her yard taken care, whether it be putting it up or making sure it was secure to the ground.
Alec called Bat when we were done to see if he needed help over at his place but he already had it taken care of and was at his mom's house, which was taken care of too. So we weren't needed at either of those places.
Our next mission was our neighbors houses. We started helping the ones that hadn't already finished up and then the whole neighborhood hit the vacant houses. That's the thing around here, we make sure everybody is taken care of in emergencies which I think is the main reason when our parties have gotten out of control, it has only happened a couple of times with loud music and screaming from having to much fun, they've never called the law on us.
Now with everything done, I'm completely beat. I want out of these soaking wet clothes, and some tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich to help warm me back up. Then I want to snuggle up on the couch next to Jace and relax, maybe even having Alec and Magnus watch the video of the prank Jon helped me pull on Todd, before we go to bed. With all of the excitement today...
Time sure did fly.
Jace
After I changed out of my wet clothes, I went to help Clary in the kitchen. While she cooked, I set out bowls and spoons on the island. Then I started putting the cheese on the buttered bread for her to cook as she needed them.
Since the soup and sandwiches were done by the time everybody was finished getting cleaned up and dressed in clean dry clothes, Alec and Magnus wearing some of mine and Jon's, we all sat down in front of the television to watch the weather and ate. Once everyone was done eating, me and Jon loaded the dishwasher while the girls went upstairs to talk. I don't know what they talked about, but when they came back arm in arm with smiles on their faces. That was when Clary suggested that we watch, as she dubbed it, 'The Todd Prank Video' since today was stressful and we all needed a good laugh; plus, Alec and Magnus hadn't seen it yet.
Now Alec and Magnus are snuggled together on the loveseat, Clary is snuggled up to me asleep on my shoulder and Izzy's asleep on Jon's as we sit on the couch, while we watch the weather again to keep an eye on this storm; which we've been doing since the video has been over. Nothing has changed, we still have a chance of the hurricane hitting us.
"Well I guess I'm going to take this one to bed." I say tiredly in a low voice so that I don't wake the girls.
I reach over to my right, sliding my left arm under Clary's legs. I adjust my right arm behind her as she moans groggily and wraps her arms around my neck. I pull her over into my lap and begin to stand up as she buries her face in my neck.
"It is getting late, so I should probably get going." Magnus says exhaustedly with a yawn.
"That's crazy talk." I say in a loud whisper. I look over at Jon, who looks tired himself. "Tell him."
"Yeah, we've got plenty of rooms here." Jon says as he points over his shoulder with his right thumb towards the stairs. "And you know you're always welcome to stay here, so pick one."
"I was thinking about heading home myself." Alec says as he stands up. "You can always go home with me."
"There isn't anybody going to be home, so why don't both of you just stay here." I say knowingly.
"How do you know?" Alec asks suspiciously.
"Clary and Izzy told me earlier after they called to check on your mom and Max." I explain as I start to walk around the couch. "They're going to be staying the night at your dad's place. He told them to stay since his place is closer to your mom's job so she wouldn't have to drive as far in this mess and Max was already there."
"Well that's nice of him." Magnus says sweetly yet assuredly as he reaches for Alec's left hand.
"Yeah I just wish someone would have told me." Alec says with a hint of annoyance to his tone.
"They just did." Jon says with a chuckle.
"You know what I mean." Alec says dramatically.
"Listen. It's storming out, nobody needs to go out in this mess, and there is more than enough room here so pick a room and crash here tonight." I say decisively as I reach the stairs.
I know everybody is drained from the afternoon we've had and there's no point in using the last of our energy for senseless bickering. We all just need to get some rest.
"I'm sure the storm will be over by morning." I say hopefully as I put my right foot on the first stair. I start walking up the stairs. "Now I'm going to bed. Good night."
"Night" I hear Jon say back as Alec and Magnus say, "Good Night." in unison.
I open mine and Clary's bedroom door, shutting the door behind us, and walk over to the bed. I carefully lay Clary down in the middle of the bed; I know it'll do no good to lay her in 'her spot' cause as soon I lay down on the left side of the bed, she'll roll over until she finds me. Then I slide her pants off of her and cover her up with the sheet. I stare at her adoringly as I wonder how I was so fortunate to land a woman as great as her.
She's not only beautifully attractive on the outside, she's beautiful on the inside too. She's also smart, funny, and strong. Oh so very strong, and in more ways than just physically. She's supportive in all the ways that truly count. She has a heart of gold. She's my angel and she was...
Born to fly!
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