The tires squealed as the old truck skidded to a stop in front of the institute nearly slamming Jace into the dashboard. "Luke, please calm down." He didn't have time to say anything else because he was being dragged out of the truck and into the institute trying the best he could to make since of what was happening. "Valentine was really there?"

"He was projecting but he knows were we are," he said barging threw the halls fast enough that Church the cat squalled and took off running. "He's not going to stop until he gets what he wants."

"What does he want," he asked grabbing Luke's arm and pulling him to a stop.

"You Jace! He wants your blood to perform a ritual to bring back the Angel Raziel so he can control the calve."

"He could use any blood for that. Why would he come after me?"

Luke wanted to scream at him how special even in the world of shadow hunters the boy was, to make him see how important he was to the survival of the very thing they believed in so much but what come out was the most honest answer, painful answer he could give him. "To punish the one who betrayed him most of all!"

"Clary! We have to get her and Jocelyn here to keep them safe!" He started to panic himself.

He took a deep breath to steady himself. How could he tell Jace that Valentine wanted to kill him to punish Luke? Valentine felt Luke's betrayal more then anyone else's because they had been parabatai. He had loved Jocelyn and saw her as a great experiment for his new powers but It was Luke he had intended to have at his side to reign. It was Luke's betrayal that caused Valentine to come between his sister Amatis and William Herrondale; her misery was meant to punish him and now he meant to destroy Jace as punishment as well. He didn't know how to explain that to the boy or anyone else or how to convince him that Clary was safe that it was him who was in danger. "Jace please," he took him by the shoulders, "let me speak to the silent brothers, to the clave and I will send someone for Clary and her mother."

Jace walked him take off down the hall way wondering what in the hell was going on. He had to fix this, to make sure Clary was safe even if Luke was distracted. He went to the weapons room started loading up.

"What are you doing?"

He stiffened, "There is something I have to take care of."

"Jace.."

"Don't Alec, you made your feelings clear last time we spoke. I'm not here to cause trouble," he shoved a Nephilim blade into his belt. He felt Alec's hand on his shoulder spinning him to look at him. He was about to fire off a remark when he noticed how bad Alec looked. "What's wrong?"

Alec cringed, even after the way he had treated Jace he could still see the concern in his eyes. "I miss my parabatai. I feel like I've lost part of my soul." He didn't try to hide the sadness in his eyes. "Our parents have made mistakes Jace, a lot of them and I let their ideas influence me in ways that I am ashamed of. I knew you weren't evil that you weren't a demon but I also knew how scared my parents were of Valentine and how evil he is and it scared me. I wanted to defend you, to tell them that you were nothing like that but I didn't." Several seconds passed in silence and Alec knew in his mind that Jace couldn't forgive him; hell he didn't blame him.

Frozen and stunned was the only description he could use of himself as Alec spoke. Had he really missed him as much as he'd missed Alec? The boy looked like he hadn't eaten or slept in a week and he had new ruins on his arms that looked deep and painful. He hadn't realized that Alec had stopped speaking until he started walking away. "Parabatai!" Alec smiled as he was pulled into a crushing hug.

"Its about time you two got your heads out of your asses," Isabelle said from the door before hugging them both. All three of them reveled in the moment of just feeling complete again when she touched the blade on his back. "Going some where little brother?"

He nodded, "I have to get Clary and her mom here before Valentine gets them. He's on a rampage and Luke is trying to get the Clave to do something about it. When I get back maybe we can hang out or something," he said lamely, trying to find an excuse to spend time with them again.

"Uh huh," Izzy nodded.

"Yep," Alec rolled his eyes and started out the door leaving Jace standing. "Like we would let you go alone parabatai."

They spent the walk to Clary's apartment talking about things that had been going on. "You look bad Jace," Alec said carefully.

"You're just jealous," he pushed Alec and laughed. "I am unbelievably gorgeous." Everyone chuckled as they headed inside the building.

Jocelyn sighed and put the dish back in the sink when she heard the knock. Wiping her hands on the dish towel she opened the door. "Jace?" she was shocked.

"Jace?" Clary yelled as she came running out of her room, Simon in tow. "What are you doing here?"

"Something's up," he looked at Jocelyn "Luke sent me to bring you both back to the institute for a while." It wasn't technically a lie, he said he would send some one.

"But I have a date later," Clary protested. "You go on and I'll meet you there after."

"No," Jace said firmly.

"Excuse me?"

"I think you should listen to him," Simon added. She spun around and glared at him.

"Since when do you agree with Jace?"

"Since he's the only one who makes sense anymore," Simon said angrily.

Izzy arched her brow as Jocelyn just sighed. "What's going on?" she asked.

"Since she's been dating Taylor the poet she's lost her damn mind," Simon growled. A murmur of what and who came from Alec and Izzy but they were ignored. "All she does is Taylor!"

Jace didn't miss the innuendo and flinched. Clary was sleeping with Taylor? "Luke says it's important and you will come with us."

Jocelyn knew from Jace's body language that it was urgent and she assumed it had to do with Valentine. "Get some things together Clary, now." she cut her off before she could argue. Needless to say the walk back to the institute was very tense especially since Jace insisted Simon come along. He didn't want to take a chance in the vampire getting used as bait. It was clear that things were not great between he and Clary anymore.

Simon saw Jace watching Clary and Isabelle talking as she animatedly explained the date she was missing tonight. He slowed his pace so that he was walking next to he and Alec. "How long has she been dating someone else?" Alec was stunned.

Jace shrugged and Simon sighed, "Since her mom told her incest wasn't the way to go." They both glared at him. "What?" attempting an innocent look that caused Jace to actually smirk. "Some thing just isn't right with Taylor."

"Like it wasn't right with me when I was who she wanted?" Jace arched a sculpted brow.

"No," he huffed. "You were just a dick and I don't like you but Taylor," he paused, "he won't let me near him and he does everything he can to keep her away from me."

"So he does have good taste then."

Simon was about to retort when they saw Clary take off into the coffee shop with Jocelyn yelling at her to stop. "Damn it," Alec growled as they all went in after her. Weird didn't even cover what has going on in that place. Everyone was motionless except Taylor, who was up on stage reading a God awful poem.

Jace's skin begin to crawl and he felt like his stomach just fell though n open pit. "Jocelyn get Clary to Luke now!" The words had just left his mouth when all hell broke lose and the 'people' morphed into demons. They fought as if they had never been apart, whip flying and blades gleaming as the took out each demon.

Maryse heard Clary and Jocelyn before she saw them running into the library. Everyone jumped to their feet. "The kids," Jocelyn panted. "Demons at the coffee shop. They need back up."

"They are going to kill Taylor," Clary sobbed.

Robert, Maryse, Luke and four other clave members arrived at the coffee shop in record time to find chaos. Alec was laying in a heap against the coffee bar, Isabelle was beheading a demon on a pool table and Jace was flying through the air crashing through a glass counter after being tossed by a greater demon like he was a rag doll. They moved with a liquid precision that would have put anyone in awe. It had been years since they blooded a blade together but they hadn't lost a step blades arcing in blue flames that looked like music dancing on the air. Thinking all of them were dead Robert rushed over to Alec and knelt down to check on him. He never heard anything he only felt the air of a blade rushing behind him as the head of a greater demon lolled to the floor. He jumped to his feet in time to catch Jace who passed out from his injuries.