Once in her room he hugged her again and gave her a kiss. "So you wanna keep it?"

"Yes of course! I mean do you want to kill an innocent baby?!"

"No! I just thought I had you for myself for a little longer... Maybe you should get checked out, just as a precaution. I mean, the test says that you are pregnant, but it could be something..."

"Yes I know, it's just... I haven't ever been to a gynecologist...I don't know to which I should go..."

"A mundane doctor wouldn't be very good anyway. You have angelic blood. There are some healer here in the institute, but I think the ones in Idris are more specialized in pregnancy and childbirth than they're here. Here they do more deamon bites and such things."

"So Alecante it is."

"And I know you're just 3 weeks back here, but I don't want you you fighting deamons while you're carrying my child in you. There I'm old fashioned."

"I already thought so. But what should I do the next 8 month's?"

"What about painting and drawing? Maybe you can proceed with your art school?"

"But you won't make a big fuss about me the next month and you won't get overprotective, will you?" She asked worried that he treated her like a raw egg the next months.

"I can't promise anything." He answered her smirking and gave her a kiss.


"So... pregnant?!" Simon still couldn't believe it

"The test says so at least." Izzy was still shocked too.

"... I mean we didn't use any protection... but I thought vampires couldn't..."

"GUESS WHAT! It seems POSSIBLE!" Simon jumped back from her bad mood 'Oh god! The moodswings already started. How shall I survive the next months?'

"Sorry. I just... I don't know. I'm shocked!" she apologized after seeing his reaction.

"Me too! And I'm scared out of my mind! Me and a baby?! Do you even want to keep it? I mean I don't want to push you to anything, but it's your body so it should be your decision."

"If I even am really pregnant."

"And than the physiological part... I mean an vampire - shadowhunter hybrid?! How does this even work? I mean it would have angel and deamon blood...it won't be bad like Johnathan, will it?"

"Johnathan had Liliths blood in him and was raised by her and Valentine. I don't think that our child would be bad, only cause it'd have half of your demon blood. You're not bad too and you're a full vampire."

There was a knock on the door. Clary thought she should talk to them. Simon was her best friend and Izzy her parapatai.

"Hey, how you two are doing?"

"Ähm I think I haven't prozessed it yet." Simon answered her.

"Izzy? Jace thought that it'd be best if we would be checked out. But he also said that I shouldn't go to a mundane doctor. So maybe we could both make an appointment with a healer in Idris. After that you can still decide what to do."

Izzy thought about what Clary had said and answered.

"Yes he's probably right. Maybe we could get an appointment with healer Evergreen. She was there when Maxwell was born. I'll write a firemessege right away"


"Maybe we should ask Magnus for a portal" Jace told Clary

"But why? I am able to create a portelrune myself. You allowed me to draw, remember?"

"You know how I meant it! It's just.. You haven't created a portal in over a year and back than your navigation still was a little off!"

"That only was at first! In the end I portaled you, Izzy and Alec right in the middle of Magnus living room. I haven't heard anything from the others that it would have gone wrong. Both time I didn't get it right, was in Idris, cause I haven't been there before. "

"This time you want to portal to Idris too"

"Jace stop it!" Clary got really angry with him "But..." "No but! It'd be bad for the baby, we fight and argue all the time!"

With that he was quite.

He admitted sheepish "Sorry, I'm just worried." "Yes I know, me too. But I can't stop being me!"

So they met with Izzy and Simon in her office. She just deligated someone to fill in for her, til she was back.

"OK Isabelle! I know what to do. Good luck with your meeting in Alecante!"

"Yes, thank you"

She looked to the others and shook her head. The rest of the institute didn't have to know what was going on, til she decided that they should.


The four sat in the waiting room. All of them were evenly nervous.

"Isabelle Lightwood and Clarissa Fairchild! Welcome! Who wants to go first?"

They both looked at each other. Unsure who should go in first, when Izzy decided "You go first, we'll wait."


After all questions had been answered, healer Evergreen examined Clary and she made an ultrasound to determine if there even was an embryo and if it was at the right place.

"OK its hard to find that early, but ah here it is... Yes it's inside the uterus. Next week there should be a hard beat to be seen. It looks OK for five weeks old..."

"ähm 5 weeks?! " Jace was confused

"Yes we always count from the first day of the last period. So I think you had intercourse without protection about 3 weeks ago? But since most of the time you can't tell for sure, you take this date."

"So the first 2 weeks of pregnancy, the woman isn't really pregnant?"

"If you want to put it in that word's, yes. So I think you want to have a picture? Even if you can't make out very much of it?" They both nodded

"I don't gratulate until I've seen a fetal heartbeat, so I want to see you 2 weeks from now again to check that, OK? I'll give you some vitamins, every day you take one, and if something is wrong you come here."


"So Isabelle! It's your turn now! Who have you brought with you?"

Ähm that's Simon, my boy.. "

"HAHHH!! A VAMPIRE!!" Evergreen cried in shock

"Ähm don't worry. He's nice."

"But he... but he" her complete body shoock

Simon was really disappointed, but he understood that she was freaking out.

"Hey maybe I should wait outside. I can come in the next time, then she won't be so shocked anymore."

"You're sure?" he smiled and nodded "But I can't go in there alone!"

After Izzy took Clarys offer to go with her, the three women sat in the examination room and the boys waited outside.

"I'm sorry, that I freaked out. It's just I've never seen a vampire that close... Are you sure he doesn't hurt you?"

"Si would never hurt anyone! He got transformed against his will!" Clary tried to protect him

"Yes I'm sure. If you'd know him you wouldn't be scared of him. He's really kind."

"But as I understand, you are here, cause you think you'd be pregnant too? So you had intercourse with someone else?"

"No, I hadn't."

"Maybe in this case, we should do the ultrasound first and then the questions"

After removing her pants, Izzy laid down for her examination.

When Evergreen switched the ultrasoundmashine on she screamed in pain.

"Shut it off!"

"What was that?! I just turned on the ultrasound!"

"Maybe vampires don't like ultrasound? We could test it on Simon if it has any effect on him." Clary suggested

"You're sure he's nice?"


After Izzy put her clothes back on, she went outside getting Simon.

"We'd try on you, which frequencies work for you and which doesn't, so we don't hurt the baby. But it will give you probably pain, cause I have to find the right frequency."

"OK I'll do it, but Izzy please wait outside. I don't want you to be hurt again."

"Sorry, but I'm not staying in here, alone with a vampire!"

"Don't worry, Izzy'll stay outside with Jace and I will be here with Simon, so you're not alone with him."

After agreeing to that, the frequencies were testet. Finally Clary got Izzy back inside. Since healer Evergreen had calmed down and saw, that Simon really was OK, she agreed that he could stay during Izzys examination. Clary went outside, waiting with Jace outside the building.

"OK here we go. There's the uterus... And there... I really can't believe it... There's an embryo! I'd say about 5 weeks along. When was your last period?"

Izzy answered confused "5 weeks ago"

"Jace explained to me, while we were waiting, that it was counting from the first day of your last period, not the day you actually got pregnant, so you're actually only about 3 weeks pregnant like Clary." "Yes right, most people are confused by that. What I still don't get is, how's that possible? I haven't ever heard of a vampire fathering a child."

"Now you know why we didn't use birth control" Simon quipped

After printing a picture for them too, they worked through the questions and Izzy too got her vitamins.

"I don't know how your pregnancy will work out. So if you ever feel unwell, please contact me instantly. If all is fine, we'll see us in two weeks, for checking if there is a fetal heartbeat."


Outside the building Jace and Clary waited for them, when just in that moment Alec came around the corner getting back to work after lunch break.

"Hey! What are you two doing here? Why didn't you tell me you'd be here? "

"Ähm! Hi Alec... "

Just in that moment Izzy and Simon exited the building too.

"You're here too?! What's going on?"

He looked at the sign of the practice.

"Who of you two is pregnant? One moment! It has to be you Clary, since Izzy is with Simon. So are congrats in order?"

Izzy took Alecs hand and said

"No Alec. We both are pregnant, but you can't congratulate til it's sure if it is an intact pregnancy. So you have to wait at least two weeks."

Alec gaped in disbelief at all four.

After he found his voice again he asked his sister "But who is the father of your child?" "It has to be Simon!" "After the incident with the ultrasound it has to be at least part vampire" "Thanks Clary. I'm being accused all day that I cheated on my boyfriend." she started crying

Simon pulled her in a close hugg

"Hey. I believe you. I didn't even think for a second that you would have cheated on me, never!"

After she'd calmed down and Alec too apologized for his question and promised not to tell anyone for now they went back to the New York institute.


Izzy should got paperwork done but she just couldn't concentrate. It already had gotten late and dark outside. The appointment with the healer already had been nearly a week ago. The next one would be the following week. She still didn't know what to do. When she got together with Simon she found her peace with it, that she'd never have kids. Now that she was pregnant she had to adapt to it first.

And these circumstances! She had searched the whole library in the institute. There wasn't anything mentioned of a vampire who was pregnant or had fathered a child ever. OK she had to admit. There wasn't any vampire mentioned who was in a relationship with a shadowhunter either.

"Hey! I hope I don't disturb you?" Izzy looked startled at Simon, who stood in her door. "Ähm, no... I don't get anything done anyway." She closed up her things and went to Simon. He gave her a kiss. "How are you?" "I couldn't concentrate all day. It's just to much on my mind right now."

He smiled at her. She had been very distant to him the whole week.

"Shall I help you getting your minds away from your thoughts?" He could at least try

She looked disgusted "How can you even suggest that?! It brought us in this mess in the first place!"

"It isn't like you could get any more pregnant. But if you don't want to..."

"Maybe I really need some snuggltime." she looked ruefully to him.

"That's OK with me too. I just wanna be with you and not be shut out."

They went to her room. Of course they didn't just snuggle.


In Jace room, Clary was tired of just snuggling but Jace treated her like she could break, if he'd touch her more. So she'd gotten to more drastic measures. After she came back from school, she went to his room. She knew he would come here a short time after. She removed all her clothes and laid down on his bed.

As predicted Jace came in right after she was done. "Hey Clary! Woah! Why are you naked?! Aren't you cold?!"

"You gotta be kidding! 'Why are you naked?' What do you think why?"

"ähm... But you're pregnant!" he argued

"And you really think that means we can't have sex?!"

"Ähm .. I mean... Wouldn't it hurt the baby?"

"If pregnant women couldn't have sex, I think humanity would have been erased a long time ago. Do you really want to live chastely for the next 8 months? And I mean after birth, there will be some time it isn't possible and when it is, there will be an infant who wants to have attention... So please! Let us enjoy the time we have only us two together!"

He thought about what she told him. It really wasn't easy for him too. If he hadn't the relief during his showers and all that for the next month... For so long!

"You're sure it'd be OK?"

"Do you want to come here or shall I do it myself?" He looked like he really had to think about that proposal

"Don't you dare!"

He slowly came to to the bed. Looking over her body hungrily. He kissed her passionate on her lips while carefully exploring her body with his hands. Clary turned them around so that she sat on top of him. "You definitely have to much clothes on your body!" she opened his belt with a big smile on her face. To remove his jeans, she had to stand up. She pulled on the legs of the jeans so they came off. Next when she removed his shirt and kissed him, he suddenly stopped her.

"I'm really sorry, but I can't! I just like to ask Evergreen next week if it really is OK." "seriously?!"

"I have an idea! Lay down!"

Since she already was naked, he didn't have to remove any clothes. He kissed her. First on the mouth, than made a trail of them down her neck to her breasts. With his thumbs he circled around the nipples, while continuing kissing downwards. He tipped his tongue in the navel. That made Clary squeak in surprise. When he nearly reached his goal she stopped him.

"Jace, usually I really like it, when you do that, but are you telling me with this, that you won't have real sex with in the near future?"

"Clary, I'm just afraid of hurting the baby when I'd be in you. I just can't do it!"

She reached out, touching his penis. "It doesn't feel like you can't."

"It's in my head! My dick just didn't get the message."

Clary giggled "That's the one time in your life, you should listen to your penis instead of your head."

"Can we just wait til the next appointment with the healer? Maybe if she too tells me it would be OK, maybe I can convince my head"

"So we'll need permission from the doctor? Maybe she can write a prescription!" her voice dripped with irony

"Very funny!"


Izzy laid half on top of Simon's left side. She her head right above the place where his heartbeat should be, if he weren't a vampire.

"Do you miss it sometimes?"

"What?"

"Your heartbeat. I mean... Its really quite in there."

"I have to admit, I haven't thought about it. There are things I miss more."

"Like what?"

"At most... My mother. I sometimes visit her. Of course I don't let her see me, but I just have to check if she's alright."

"That only means you can love even if your heart doesn't beat."

"Why are you suddenly so obsessed with my heart?" he wondered

"I'm not. It's just around this time, our baby should get one... And I can't feel anything, so I'm worried. What if it doesn't get one? I mean it's half vampire. What if it comes to this world and haven't had a single heart beat?" Izzy tried to control her tears. She already was shaking in panik, so Simon took the comforter and literally packed her in it.

"Hey I understand that you're worried, but you have to think about it. It still is very little, so you won't feel anything of it now and it's half shadowhunter, so it will have a heartbeat. The deamonblood alone, doesn't make it a vampire. First, and I know that sounds cruel, it has to die for that."

"So you mean it could live a normal life, until it dies, hopefully in high age?"

"Yes I think so. I mean I'm still no expert in the shadow world, but I really think so." He held his Izzy-comforter-package in his arms and asked "So you decided, you want to keep it?" "Yes I couldn't kill our baby." he kissed her forehead "Thanks!"

"You can thank me later, when I kastrated you after the birth."

"Maybe we just switch to a less radical kind of birth control" she smiled at his answer and yawned. "Can we now go to sleep? I'm warm now."