Chapter 12:
After Sebastian left, Clary got up and began searching the room for anything she could use to escape. Her search was quickly over. The room didn't have much of anything in it. On one side of the room was an empty closet. Literally, the closet didn't even have shelves or a rod to hang clothes on. In the room was a small mattress laying on the ground. About five feet away there was a hole in the wall. The hole looked like it was just big enough for a large rat… or maybe a ferret. Clary hoped that if anything lived in there it wouldn't be a nuisance to her. Other than that there was nothing she could use as a weapon. Maybe she could push the mattress onto him? She highly doubted that would do much.
Clary had retreated to the mattress, positioning herself so that she could keep an eye on the door. It seemed like several hours passed. Finally, she heard the door knob turn. Clary sat up straighter, watching to see who would enter.
Sebastian entered the room, carrying a covered tray. He strode over to the mattress. He sat down opposite Clary and set the tray between them.
"Eat," Sebastian commanded, removing the covering.
On the tray was a cold sandwich, some chips, and a bottle of water.
"No," Clary refused, tilting her head away stubbornly.
"Eat. Or I will hold you down and force the food down your throat," Sebastian threatened.
Clary hesitantly reached out, taking the sandwich from the plate. She nibbled slowly, trying to make the food last as long as possible. It wasn't that she wasn't hungry; she was. She also dreaded whatever Sebastian had planned next.
When the plate was finally empty, Sebastian set it on the floor beside the mattress. "Now," Sebastian grinned a positively evil grin, "we get down to business."
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"I don't get it. Why does Jax feel so loyal to Sebastian?" Simon asked. "I honestly can't think of any reason he would."
They were currently getting ready to leave for Sebastian's mansion. Jace, Alec, and Isabelle, had all left to get more weapons from the Institute, Simon already had weapons and was in Magnus's kitchen, Magnus dressed in his glittery armor was currently standing in front of the mirror making sure his hair looked right, and Jude was in the kitchen with Simon, waiting for the others.
"Valentine had decided to raise us much in the same manner as he did Jace and Sebastian. He kept us in another part of Brocelind Forest, training us. Unfortunately, we weren't as strong as Jace or Sebastian, so Valentine decided we were useless to him. He told us we were too weak for what he had planned. Valentine was going to kill us. Fortunately for us, Sebastian had decided to follow him and decided he didn't want us dead. He took us away before Valentine had a chance to kill us. He took care of us until the day he died," Jude elucidated.
"Wow," Simon muttered. "If he was so good to you, why did you betray him?"
"He was good to us most of the time, but I began to notice small things about him. He would blow up at the smallest mistake. I once saw him kill one of the endarkened for merely dropping his sword. Sebastian wasn't stable. Also, when I got to know you, I couldn't stand the idea of Sebastian harming any of you," Jude answered.
"Is everybody ready to go?" Jace asked, barging into the apartment before Simon could ask any more questions.
"I believe we are," Magnus replied. "Let me make a portal and we can be on our way."
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Mango, Mango fruit divine,
Mangoes in this box of mine,
Where did you come from?
Why are you here?
Why do you make me feel so queer?