I didn't know where they were taking me and I was scared! As soon as I was out into that van, I was gagged and blindfolded so I had no idea where we were going. Hot tears ran down my face from fear and my hands shook uncontrollably. Deep murmurs came from the men in the van but I focused my mind on a song to relieve any fear.
I know a man with nothing in his hands, nothing but a rolling stone
He told me about when his house burnt down, he lost everything he owned
He lay asleep for six whole weeks, they were gonna ask his mother to choose
When he woke up with nothing he said I'll tell you something
When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to loseNow I've got a hole in my pocket, a hole in my shirt, a whole lot of trouble, he said
But now the money is gone, life carries on and I miss it like a hole in the head
No matter how hard I tried, my hands wouldn't stop shaking and now my breathing was becoming labored and shaky. I was going into a state of pure panic and my mind was completely blank. I concentrate on everything but the car ride.
Izzy POV
I return back to the table with our coffees but when I get there, Clary is nowhere in sight. Her chair was knocked over and a small panic goes through me and I look around desperately trying to find the ball of red hair. I take out my red and black dazzled phone and call Jace.
"What do you want Izzy?"
"Hey… uh have you seen Clary?" I ask with a bit of panic laced in my words.
"What do you mean 'have I seen Clary?!' Isabelle, where is my girlfriend?"
"I-I don't know Jace! I went to get coffee for us while she sat at the table and watched our bags and then when I got back, her chair was turned over and CLARY WAS GONE! I'm getting scared, Jace!"
"Oh angel… okay, okay, Izzy calm down. Call the cops and then call Jonathan and Simon. I'll go and get Alec and Magnus. Magnus has a bunch of detective friends so I'm sure he can have one of them try to track her by her phone or something just- STAY CALM! Calm me if you hear anything! I'll pick you up in 20 minutes so BE READY!"
He hangs up the phone and I gather all of our stuff and head out the door and begin to dial everyone's number.
Jace POV
To say I was panicked would be an understatement. I was frantic. I couldn't believe that I let her go out on her own after she got SHOT. She was kidnapped and it was my fault! I was so stupid! I grab my keys and sprint out of the house and into the car. I don't bother buckling up as I start the car and rev off to Magnus' apartment where Alec was sure to be.
When I get to the big brick building, I knock on the door constantly until a disheveled Magnus opens the door with an annoyed expression masking his face. "What is it Jace? As you can imagine I was pretty busy."
I cringe at the thought of what his 'busy' was. "It's Clary. She was kidnapped and we don't know who took her! I need you to call you FBI or CIA friends to find her! Come on, you and Alec are coming with me to find her!"
He soon becomes serious and says, "Yeah, fine. ALEC! WE HAVE TO GO SAVE CLARY FROM STRANGERS! COME ON LOVE!"
I roll my eyes and walk down the stone steps and into the car and wait for everyone to get out and go.
Simon's POV
Izzy called me frantic- saying that Clary was kidnapped and now we had to save her. At first I thought she was kidding but then I realized that she was really scared and that my best friend could be dead in a matter of minutes if I didn't listen to her and help. I rush and grab my car keys and speed off to the mall.
"Who are we waiting for?!" I ask/yell.
"Jace, Alec, Magnus, and Jonathan! I already called the cops but they said that we had to wait 48 hours before it's a missing person's case! Simon, what are we going to do!? I can't believe I let her get kidnapped! I mean, hell, she just got SHOT! She could be dead a-and-" but I can't let her finish, partially because I hate seeing her upset like this and partially because I don't want to hear all of the 'possibilities' that she has in mind.
We separate and she is still breathing heavily and tears stain her cheeks. I can only hope that we are able to find Clary before what Isabelle suggests becomes a reality.
Jonathan POV
This isn't happening. This CAN'T be happening. My little sister has been kidnapped and I can't help but feel as though it is MY fault. I let her leave without me just after she got SHOT. Just after she almost DIED. I am an idiot and she deserves so much more than me!
I can't beat myself up over this now, I need to find her. If the cops won't help then I suppose I will have to do it myself. I arrive at the mall where Simon and Isabelle wait. Simon is pacing back and forth and Isabelle sits on the curb with her head in her hands. I get out of the car and walk towards them.
Isabelle shoots up from her position on the stone curb and says quickly, "I am so sorry Jon! I left her for 5 minutes tops and when I got back she wasn't there anymore. This is all my fault and-"
"Hey, it's not your fault Isabelle. You didn't tell them to kidnap her so stop beating yourself over it. At least you're trying to do something about it." I couldn't let Isabelle feel bad about this. It wasn't necessarily her fault.
Just then, a black car pulls up and emerges form it is Jace, Magnus, and Alec. Magnus is on the phone and is looking very concentrated in the conversation so I walk up to Jace. "Who is he talking to?" I ask and jut my head towards Magnus.
"An FBI friend. Says he can help track Clary." I nod my head and take a few deep breaths. When we find whoever took her, I will kill them!
Clary POV
The van stops and one of the men picks me up and carries me out of the van and into a strange smelling building. I am set in a wooden chair and the blindfold is taken off but they keep the bandana in my mouth while they tie my legs to the chair and my arms behind my back. The men leave and I think I am alone when I hear a deep chuckle come from one of the dark corners of the room.
"Clarissa… Morgenstern," says the man slowly. Worry shoots up and down my spine for the hundredth time that day as I stare at the dark corner. I still can't see who the voice belongs to but he keeps talking.
"I'm sure you're wondering- 'why me?' 'What did I do?' well… my darling you did nothing. Your FATHER on the other hand… that man was one sneaky bastard. That's why it was so easy to kill him. Now that he is gone, we have to get rid of his so called 'legacy' which just so happens to be you and that charming brother of yours."
I wanted to yell at him and tell him that if he touched Jonathan I would skin him alive- though that was kind of hard to do when you had a black bandana through your teeth and rope slicing into your skin.
"Oh how rude of me!" says the stranger as he steps into the light. "I haven't even introduced myself! My name is…"
A/N: PLEASE READ THIS AUTHORS NOTE! IT IS IMPORTANT!
I am so sorry I haven't updated! Cross Country is almost over but that also means that practices have been harder because regional's is coming up! I'm just happy to say that even though I am the youngest on the team, I get to lead the girls to REAGONALS! Whoop whoop! Okay sorry- that had nothing to do with the story.
I will try to update as much as possible next week because I have fall break next week but I still have practice. Because there is no school, my coach wants to move our practice from 3:30 to 8 to 4 to 8 which isn't a big change but that's 30 more minutes that I have to make a chapter! The only thing that sucks is that when cross country is over- swimming starts and swimming practice is LONG especially over Christmas break but that's a long time from now. Then in the spring I have Lacrosse… ANYWAY!
I hope you all can forgive me and my lack of time! Because of all that!
I do need some suggestions of who kidnapped Clary! I was thinking Raphael? I know his reason behind the kidnapping I just need a person. I could choose the inquisitor that put Simon in jail in City of Glass but I forget his name… anyway if you all could help me, that would be AWESOME!
Thank you for reading so so so so so much! PLEASE REVIEW!
