'ello, gov'na! I decided that since I anyways have access to a computer, plus a free period (bonus!), then I should grant your wish. Mwazzers!
Amelia smiled at Jake from across the table. He was a tall boy, with dark hair and gorgeous green eyes. He smiled back and passed her a slice of pizza.
"I still can't believe I reacted so badly about last night." She shrugged.
"Sapphira's already chewed him out." Jake frowned.
"How come I've never heard of him? I mean, I know Sapphira pretty well, and she talks about all her friends a lot, but I've never heard of Jace." His frown deepened. "And somehow the name seems familiar." As he thought, Amelia's eyes latched onto a figure coming toward their table. She couldn't tell much about the person; they had a cap covering most of their face, and there wasn't much to identify them. Jake smiled. "I'm sure it's nothing. What story are you working on now? Anything exciting?" As she opened her mouth to answer, the figure swept off his cap. Amelia had just enough time to register the white hair before the boy pulled a knife, pressing it to Jake's throat. His other hand held Jake's wrists in a tight grip behind his back. He couldn't move.
"Well, this is a new one. I never would have expected it." Jake's eyes flitted from Sebastian's face to hers, then he squirmed.
"Amelia... What's-" Sebastian pressed a bit harder, smiling slightly at Amelia's look of horror.
"This has nothing to do with you. Amelia and I have business to take care of." Amelia shook her head.
"I have and want nothing to do with you. Leave Jake alone!" Sebastian smirked.
"Ah, young love. I wonder what you would do if I said I would press down a few more centimeters. It'll take maybe two, then the damage will be irreparable." A tear trickled down her cheek, and she shook her head.
"No, don't hurt him, please." Sebastian smirked as Jake's brow furrowed.
"Amelia, who is he?"
"He's been stalking me," she blurted. Sebastian nodded slowly. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to get involved. I hoped he would give up when he saw I was already with someone... I just found out yesterday. Jace was supposed to be keeping me safe, at his sister's request."
"That's right. And I intend on following through with that." Jace dropped from the banisters, right on Sebastian's back, knocking Jake from his grasp. Her boyfriend was on his feet in a second, and Jace grabbed Sebastian by the shirt as he reached for the couple. "Now, this is just rude. You interrupted their date. Everyone knows you're supposed to spy on them from the bushes." He rolled his eyes at Amelia and Jake. "Amateurs." Jake shook his head bewilderedly.
"What the hell?"
"Jace feels the need to express himself through sarcasm. If you want, Sapphira can give you the longer, psychological version, but that's the basic gist of it. Now come on! We need to go before-" Sebastian tore free of Jace and grabbed the back of her shirt.
"You are not getting away from me that easily." Before he could get a good grip on her, his scowl dropped, and he suddenly curled into a ball, his fingers pressed against his temples. "No... Not yet..." An animalistic howl of pain tore through him, and Amelia felt a pang in her chest. Jake grabbed her arm.
"What's wrong with him?" Jace scowled.
"Doesn't matter. Let's go." Amelia shook her head and sank to her knees. Sebastian was sobbing, his eyes scrunched up with pain, clutching his head.
"He's sick. Something's wrong. We can't leave him like this." Jake shook his head.
"Amelia, he just threatened to kill me, and tried to kidnap you. We should leave this to the police." She ignored him as Sebastian moaned.
"Make it stop." Jace put a hand on her shoulder.
"We won't be able to save him." Her temper flared.
"Well, we definitely won't with you putting it off. Come on!" Jace sighed, then pulled a handful of zip ties from Sebastian's pocket.
"You can imagine what he was going to do with these." He wrapped several around Sebastian's wrists and ankles. "Call Dimitri, Rhys, and Brandon. Then tell Isabelle and Alec to call the Silent City. They'll know what to do." She nodded and dialled for Dimitri.
"We have Sebastian. He's sick, and Jace needs help bringing him back for security reasons. Tell Izzy to call the Silent City." Dimitri didn't bother answering. Instead, he hung up on her. Jake was glancing from one to the other.
"Amelia... What the hell is going on? There's something that you're not telling me." She sighed.
"Jace works for a detective, who was assigned to Sebastian's case. He's also the adoptive sibling of Isabelle Lightwood, which is someone Sapphira knows. Sebastian has been stalking a bunch of young girls, and a few guys too, and Jace volunteered to keep them at his house until he was caught. His house is like a mansion. This whole thing is just like one crazy shitload designed to make me feel paranoid and crazy." Jake put a hand on her shoulder and turned her around.
"Don't worry. You'll make it. You're one of the strongest people I know." He kissed her gently at that as Dimitri came running, flanked by Rhys and Alec. Dimitri laid Sebastian on the ground and checked his vitals.
"He has maybe five minutes." With that, he picked him up and threw him over his shoulder. "We should go." As Amelia turned to follow, Jace grabbed her arm, pulled her against him, and kissed her.
"You'll be fine. Call me when it blows over?" She nodded. "I love you."
"Love you too." Then she raced to catch up to the boys as Jake whistled for a cab.
I love you guys! You know, since I gave you a gift, maybe you should do the same... ;p
