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Chapter name: Allies and enemies
Song for this chapter: A thousand years by Christina Perri
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Jace sighed and rubbed his eyes in frustration. There were getting nowhere as each of them had practically no clue what to actually do.
"What about true loves kiss?" Izzy suggested. Jace stared at her in disbelief, was she actually serious?
"True love kiss?" Jace echoed. He then smirked at her, making Izzy roll her eyes.
"What are your suggestions then, so far you've said we could kill Sebastian", Izzy retorted. Now it was Jace's turn to slit his eyes at her.
"That is the best idea so far", Jace said putting on a fake grin. Deep down he knew that was almost impossible.
"What about Clary?" Izzy asked him. At her name Jace sat up straight, his attention on Izzy.
"What about her?" he said quickly. Izzy examined her nails before replying.
"Well, if Sebastian gave her the potion, then surely she is tied to him meaning that if we kill him Clary could die too", Izzy warned. Jace sat back in his chair, thinking about what she had just said.
"How else are we going to get Clary back though?" Jace said quietly. He was exhausted, the light of the office making his head hurt. Jace hadn't had a good night's sleep in what felt like forever, he was constantly worrying about something. Not that he was going to tell anyone this.
"True loves kiss", Izzy repeated. Jace groaned and rolled his eyes.
"Izzy, it won't work, it never works", Jace replied stubbornly. Izzy shrugged her shoulders.
"How do you know?" she replied evenly. Jace wanted to scream.
"I just do", he snapped back. Izzy looked offended. "It's a good suggestion though", Jace added quickly.
"You could at least try, for Clary", she said, looking smug. Jace knew full well that Izzy knew he would do anything for Clary. It still amazed him how much Clary had him wrapped around her little finger, and she didn't even know it.
"Fine", Jace grumbled. Izzy gave him a winning smile, her hair falling slightly over her beautiful eyes. Not as stunning as Clary's though, Jace thought to himself. Clary's eyes were beautiful, nothing could compare to them according to Jace. Noticing his silence, Izzy seemed to think that he was upset.
"Are you ok Jace?" she asked, her voice thick with worry. Jace looked up at her and plastered a fake smile onto his face.
"I just want to get her back Iz", Jace replied. Izzy's face lit up, Jace guessed she had never had a nickname before.
"We will", Izzy said, her face determined. Jace nodded, he wished he could be as sure as she was.
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Alec was exhausted. He felt like he might collapse; in fact, he knew he probably would. Everything went dizzy and then he was suddenly falling. The plate that he had been carrying crashed to the floor first, shards flying everywhere. Alec was about to hit the floor when a pair of strong hands came behind him, gently holding him straight.
"Are you ok?" a voice as soft silk said. Alec blinked a couple of times, the lights around him suddenly very bright.
"I think I was about to faint", Alec replied, trying to see who he was talking to. The hands let him go and he staggered a little before finding his balance. He turned to see a man, around his age, staring at him in a strange way. Alec blinked a couple of times, looking at the man in front of him. He was attractive, with narrow eyes like a cat and soft black hair. As soon as his head stopped throbbing, he felt so embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, this hasn't happened before, I am just tired", Alec said quickly. The man rose his eyebrows, his hands clasped behind his back.
"It's fine, I'm Magnus by the way", Magnus said. Magnus, Alec thought. I've never heard that name in these lands before.
"I'm Alec, I haven't seen you in the Palace before", Alec observed. It was true, he knew he wouldn't forget someone like Magnus.
"I don't work here, I was here to talk to the King and Queen about the wedding", Magnus explained. Alec tried to concentrate, but he was finding it very difficult. For some odd reason his mouth had gone dry and his heart had started hammering. I must just be really tired, Alec thought.
"Oh right", Alec said. Magnus smiled at him, his eyes bright.
"Well, it has been nice meeting you Alec", Magnus replied. Alec gave him a proper grin.
"You too, and thanks for helping me", Alec said. And with that, the two of them parted, each of them utterly confused with their feelings.
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Sebastian left his office and walked down the hallway, heading for Clary's room. Just as he was turning the corridor he bumped into Jace and one of the maids. Sebastian looked at Jace with a look of pure hate. Jace looked back evenly.
"So, how are we dear brother?" Sebastian asked. Jace put an arm around the maid's waist causing her to look startled.
"Never better", Jace replied. Sebastian knew full well that he was lying.
"Getting off with one of the maids I see, always a classy move", Sebastian smirked. He knows he's defeated, Sebastian thought happily. Jace's eyes flashed with anger.
"Poisoning people to make them love you I see, always a classy move", Jace retorted. Sebastian gritted his teeth, fury building inside of him.
"Attend to the hall maid", Sebastian spat. With one last helpless look at Jace, the maid ran off like a rabbit that had seen a fox. As soon as she was gone, Jace stepped forward.
"You shouldn't have spoken to her like that Sebastian", Jace fumed, his usually golden eyes almost black. Sebastian wanted to hit his brother so badly it hurt.
"You shouldn't have spoken to me like that", Sebastian replied slyly. Jace raised his fist like he was about to hit him but he lowered it again.
"Wise decision little brother", Sebastian said, his voice triumphant. Jace's eyes narrowed like a cat about to pounce.
"I didn't do it for you", Jace muttered. Sebastian cocked his head to the side like a bird examining its prey.
"So, where were you heading to with your lady friend?" Sebastian enquired. To Clary?, Sebastian thought sadly.
"I was just taking a walk with Izzy", Jace said pronouncing each word very carefully.
"So, forgotten about Clary already?" Sebastian said. "We both knew that you didn't want her", he added. When Jace didn't reply, Sebastian continued.
"Ok, I need to go and see my beautiful fiancée, have fun with the maid", Sebastian said unkindly. Jace opened and shut his mouth.
"Have fun", Jace snarled. He then pushed past Sebastian leaving him alone in the hallway.
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Clary got up and left her room which was becoming more and more like a prison to her. Her thoughts were always making her have painful headaches, and quite recently she had developed severe nausea attacks. She had just started walking when she met Sebastian who looked rather angry.
"Sebastian", Clary said, trying to keep her voice light. Sebastian smiled at her making her heart flutter.
"How are you my love?" he asked her, his eyes big.
"I am good", she lied. She suddenly had an overwhelming wave of guilt. You shouldn't have lied to him, you shouldn't lie to the person you love most in the land, a voice said in her head. Clary wanted to scream at herself, she had begun to hate her thought and did her best not to listen to them.
"You look pale Clarrisa", Sebastian observed. Clary smiled weakly at him.
"Just a little hungry", she lied again. The thought of eating made her want to throw up like she had done that morning.
"Oh, go to dinner then, I must run some errands tonight", Sebastian said. Clary nodded, for some reason she felt happy that he was going. Stop it, what an awful thing to think, the voice said angrily.
"Ok", she replied bluntly. Sebastian looked a little hurt but walked of leaving Clary with the persistent voices in her head.
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Clary turned right and came to the dining room where Jace and Izzy were talking in the corner. They were very close, and Izzy was definitely close enough to kiss Jace. A pang of jealously shot through her like an electrical current. Clary coughed loudly causing them to spring apart.
"I will leave you two", Izzy said quickly. She gave Jace an odd look before hurrying out of the dining room. Jace looked at Clary before striding over. Clary could see how tired he looked, massive dark circles framed his amber eyes.
"You look beautiful", Jace whispered. Clary thought he had gone mad. Beautiful? I look awful.
"Thank-you", she replied. Her voice had gone slightly uneven. She moved forward, causing her to stagger backwards. She closed her eyes, waiting for the impact but Jace had caught her and then he was kissing her. His hands were in his hair and for a slit second she was kissing him back. But then her stomach twisted and she abruptly pulled away. Hurt and hope was written all over Jace's face.
"Clary?" he asked. Clary slapped him, she hadn't meant to. Sometimes it was like her body didn't belong to her.
"How dare you", she seethed, the words tumbling out of her mouth. Before he could reply, she turned and stormed out of the dining room.
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