We made our way into Magnus's loft and my jaw dropped. The place was huge with big metal pillars with lights strung all over them and a makeshift bar set up at the other end. The windows were painted over to keep all the bright light from spilling out on the street below.
Everywhere your eyes turned you could see strange colourful people floating about filling the room with an odd atmosphere. Music echoed through the place, but no band was in sight. Though no one seemed even slightly bothered by it to caught up in the party.
"You like the party?" Magnus asked clary leaning against a pillar, while everyone else disappeared into the crowd.
"Is it in honor of anything?" She replies trying to smile at him.
"My cat's birthday" Magnus replies like that was completely normal.
"Oh" Clary says glancing around. "Where's your cat?"
"I don't know. He ran away. " Magnus explains and i struggle to hold in the laughter.
Typical warlocks throwing a party like this just for the hell of it. They just couldn't resist the opportunity to show of their power. Spotting my amusement Magnus sent me a grin before Jace and Alec reappeared from the crowd.
Alec had a drink in each hand while Jace showed off the necklace of glowing flowers hanging loosely from his neck. Simon and Izzy were out of the dance floor, Simon swayed uncomfortably while Izzy prowled around him.
"Look" Jace speaks up "we really need to talk to-"
"MAGNUS BANE" a deep booming voice called out cutting of Jace.
A man appeared looking to be fuming with rage. He looked to be barely thirty, his hair shaved off only leaving him with a pointed little goatie. Within seconds my bets were on vampire. No human that short would dare yell at a high warlock.
"Someone just poured holy water into the gas tank of my bike. it's ruined. destroyed. All the pipes are melted" He seethed waving his stubby little finger about.
"Melted?" Magnus murmurs "How dreadful."
"I want to know who did it" He hissed baring his fangs. "I thought you swore there'd be no wolf-men here tonight, Bane"
"I invited none of the Moon's Children" Magnus replies examining his glittery nails clearly disinterested in whatever this vamp was saying. "Precisely because of your stupid little feud. If any of them decided to sabotage your bike, they were no guest of mine, and are therefore not my responsibility."
The vampire screamed in rage jabbing his finger towards the warlock "Are you trying to tell me that-" He was cut off as Magnus finger moved just an inch causing his voice to disappear making words unheard.
"You've worn out you welcome" Magnus says eye widening. "Now go."
The guy had it coming, he shouldn't of known better than to lash out his frustration on a high warlock. The vampire showed himself out leaving everyone gaping in surprise clearly having underestimated his power as well.
Jace whistled under his breath. "That was impressive"
"You mean that little hissy fit?" Magnus replied peering up at the ceiling cat eyes in full view "I know. What is her problem?"
Alec made a noise i recognised to be laughter and joined in. Warlocks were amusing as hell. Clary send us an odd look but i ignored it.
"We put holy water in his gas tank, you know" Alec says.
"ALEC" Jace yells. "Shut up."
"I assumed that" Magnus replies amused. "Vindictive little bastards, aren't you? You know their bikes run on demon energies. I doubt he'll able to fix it."
"One less leech with a fancy ride" Jace says. "My heart bleeds."
"I heard some of them can make their bike fly" Alec adds in.
"Merely an old witches' tale," Magnus says. "So is that why you wanted to crash my party? Just to wreck some bloodsucker bikes?"
"No." Jace says going all serious again. "We need to talk to you. Preferably somewhere private."
"And that's our cue, Alec move it i need another drink" I say dragging him away so jace and clary can sort out all the crazy.
I move across the room to the makeshift bar Alec trailing close behind me. I turn my head to see the sight of clary's bright redhead disappearing round a corner. I stood with Alec off to the side in silence as we both cased the place. Honestly it would take years to take in everything, there was always something new and colourful to steal your attention away. Finally they remerged from the crowd and we made our way over to them. Apparently izzy had spotted them too and raced over looking distressed.
"Jace! Alec! Where have you been? I've been looking all over-" She rambles on.
"Where's Simon?" Clary interrupts.
"He's a rat," Isabelle replies darkly wobbling slightly.
"Did he do something to you?" Alec says going full protective older brother mode. "Did he touch you? If he tried anything-"
"No Alec" Isabelle says irritated. "Not like that. He's a rat."
"She's drunk," Jace says in disgust.
"I'm not" Izzy huffs out. "Well, maybe a little, but that's not the point. The point is, simon drank one of those blue drinks—I told him not to, but he didn't listen—and he turned into a rat."
"A rat?" Clary repeats. "You dont mean..."
"I mean a rat," Isabelle says once again. "Little. Brown. Scaly tail."
"The clave isn't going to like this," Alec says "I'm pretty sure turning mundanes into rats is against the Law."
"Seriously Alec were discussing the Law right now" I say annoyed. "Wait hold still so i can pull that stick out of your ass."
"Technically she didn't turn him into a rat," Jace pointed out trying not to lose it over my comment. "The worst she could be accused of is negligence."
"Who cares about the stupid Law?" Clary screams grabbing onto Isabelle's wrist. "My best friend is a rat!"
"Woah i think we need to dial back the crazy just a little bit" I comment and she sends me a glare.
"Not until you tell me where he is" She says to Isabelle still clutching tightly onto her wrist. "I can't believe you left him—he's probably terrified-"
"If he hasn't been stepped on," Jace adds in.
"Not helping" I say annoyed at his stupidity.
"I didn't leave him. He ran under the bar," Izzy tries to protests pointing around madly. "Let go! You're denting my bracelet."
"Bitch," Clary says savagely before flinging izzy's hand back at her running towards the bar.
"Great just what we needed a mouse hunt" I mumble.
"Actually i believe were using the term rat" Jace says only loud enough for me to hear.
"What's the difference?" I reply rolling my eyes.
"Well rats are uglier, alot like the mundie" He replies smirking.
"Well don't say that to your girlfriend i pretty sure she's lost her marbles" I reply before we both realise she's managed to catch simon.
"Poor Simon, it'll be fine, I promise-" She coos at him like he's her pet though i suppose he might as well be just that from now on.
"I wouldn't feel too sorry for him," Jace speaks up. "That's probably the closest he's ever gotten to second base."
"Jace if you can't say something nice then don't say anything all" I say attempting to pat him on the head.
"Isn't that something people say to children?" He asks.
"Yes thats why i'm saying it to you" I reply earning myself a glare.
"Get Magnus" Clary announces. "We have to turn him back."
"Let's not be hasty" Jace says grinning like the asshat he is. "He's cute like that. Look at his little pink nose."
Simon bared his teeth snapping at jace's outstretched hands. "Izzy, go fetch our magnificent host."
"Why me?" Izzy exclaimed.
"Because it's your fault the mundane's a rat, idiot," He explains. "And we can't leave him here."
"You'd be happy to leave him here if it weren't for her," She hissed back before stalking off.
She was right though Jace wasn't one to care for the life of one stupid mundane, but apparently when it came to her that changed. The little mundie just waltzed into our life and set it alight with her fiery locks.
It was in moments like this i realised how fragile all i had was. It was in moments like this i came to despise the idea of a jace with feelings because whatever was between them wasn't going to create a whole world of drama for the rest of us.
