Chapter 12
Gabi's POV
earlier
I stepped through the portal the sort blue curling round my legs, lapping against my arms like soft water, but when it spit me out I was completely dry, well I would have been if I hadn't landed on my front in the middle of rainy Stockholm. I got up and brushed myself down, more than grateful that the mundies couldn't see or hear me, still it was quite amusing to see their faces when droplets of rain suddenly splashed out in all directions from a 5 foot 5 human shape on the floor. I looked around, taking in a cool breath of air. Max was probably stuck back home now explaining why i had decided to jump through a portal at 6am. I did feel kind or sorry for him but but I'll deal with the consequences of my actions later for now, I had a job to do. If I was right, then at the end of this street should be a door leading to Celine and Sebastian. I set off left, starting off desperately avoiding chuggers, before I remembered I was glamoured, walking past market stalls, trying not to get caught up in a world of shopping, which was especially hard when a came to a stall selling gorgeous scarves. I was about to derune myself, when I heard a grumble, when I felt the ground shake, the sort of shake the mundanes wouldn't even notice, but I did.
It was the rumble of a portal. Sure enough as I whipped around I started to see the eerie blue and white swirling effect that spat my friends and family on the ground. Uncle Jace, Clary, Mum, dad, Max, Alec and surprisingly Magnus had come along for the ride as well, muttering something about being caught of guard and their not being enough glitter in his hair. I tensed up, hard, like a statue as Mum enveloped me in a bone crushing hug.
'I'm so glad you're OK' she whispered in my ear. Of course. They probably thought that Sebastian had killed me on site.
'All right, let's break this up please,'said uncle Jace clearly feeling more than awkward at this point in time. We pulled apart, or rather, she let me go while I sagged to the floor, taking as much oxygen I could.
'The entrance to Sebastian's house should be just along this road, I said. Turning left, walking briskly down the road, the rest of them following behind me. No doubt they'll be caught off guard. I thought. They won't be expecting this.
Izzy's POV
I rushed over to the portal, following after Jace when I saw a long piece of thick black hair flying into the portal. Gabi. I pushed my legs to go faster, my heart pounding in my chest. I knew in my heart where she was going, she was going after Sebastian.I sprinted up to the wall where the portal was to see Jace, having what looked like a right go at Max, probably for letting Gabi go.
'Jace, calm down, there's no point in telling Max off, you know what Gabi's like, he couldn't have stopped her if she tried.' His face went blank as his schooled his features into an unreadable expression. just like it always did when he was thinking. I saw his shoulders relax as he let Max go.
'Right, now that's over, I'm going to find Gabi before Sebastian tries to kill her, So if you don't mind,' I said calmly as I jumped straight into the portal. I could feel the icy, dry, blue water around my body, teasing my legs and arms. I needed to get out of the portal now. I held the picture in my mind's eye, the picture Max had had in his hand earlier. I knew Stockholm quite well, but I wasn't going to risk landing on the other side of the city and wasting the precious time we did have left trying to find Gabi instead of trying to rescue Celine. I the portal spat me out, sending me hurtling to the floor. Any other person would have probably landed flat on their front, but not me, Not when you get Clary to draw you a portal to Taki's every night because apparently you can't cook! I mean it's not that bad, I've tried it before and been fine. They were all just overreacting. I mean, cookies can't put you in hospital!
I stood up and brushed myself the place, I found the long black hair of my daughter and set off at a light run.
