Sorry for the wait !

Izzy's point of view

Izzy woke up in the most uncomfortable position imaginable. She had her leg off the side of the leg and her neck twisted over the other edge. She opened her eyes and winced at the pain in her neck before sitting up correctly. She had hoped that maybe it was a dream but she was still in the infirmary everyone around in similar positions on the cots or chairs. Last night had been filled with blood and tears and the desperate need to help mixed in with the helplessness that overcame them.

Jace had rushed in with Clary on his arms,her legs a broken mess, half dead from blood loss. Simon had been paranoid, rushing from person to person demanding someone help her. In the end, Magnus had been the one who had managed to salvage her legs and kept her alive. Even with magic constantly pouring into her, Clary had been in agonizing pain, screaming until she was knocked out by a rune applied by Jace. The London shadowhunters had stayed until late at night, up until Magnus declared he had done everything he could and Clary settled into an unstable sleep. The New Yorkers had faced devastation before, but they had grown strong and had to a point believed that they were ready to face any threat presented to them.

Izzy noticed movement from the conner of her eye and turned to see Simon slowly getting up and walking out the infirmary door. She considered giving him space, dismissing the idea almost immediately. Simon didn't do well when he was left to fester upon his own insecurities and Izzy knew he was disheartened at the moment. At one point Izzy had been gravely injured while they had been in hell trying to rescue Magnus, and it was only Simon's blood that had saved her. Yet last night no matter how much blood he poured into Clary it had no effect, presumably because her angel blood counteracted the effects before they could even happen.

Izzy followed Simon as he wandered down the halls of the unfamiliar institute, clearly not paying attention to where he was going, until he choose a little alcove at the end of a hall and slid to the floor. He turned his head up as Izzy approached and extended his arm, a clear invitation to join him, Izzy happy to oblige. She curled against his side and let her head rest against his shoulder as he wrapped his arms around her. They didn't speak, they didn't need to. There was a deeper sense of comfort to being held and holding someone dear, each consoling the other both physically and emotionally.

"She may never walk again." Simon finally lamented, his voice thick with worry and desperation.

"She will." Izzy said, and she believed it. "She's strong and when we get back home she will be able to receive more advanced treatment." The shadowhunters had recently been introduced to human medicine, and their amazement and astonishment at such advanced science made them regret not knowing about it sooner. Simon didn't speak for a while, their silence once again giving way to a comfortable bubble, one that neither wanted to pop.

"Izzy, did you noticed anything different about Magnus's magic ?" Simon once again interrupted the silence, his question immediately drawing Izzy's full attention. She was about to answer with a short no, but it gave her pause and as she thought about it she began to really see things that had gone unnoticed last night. During the war, with the help of the Silent Brothers and the warlocks, those who were injured made a full recovery. Their wounds had at times been even worse than Clary and Izzy could now clearly remember Magnus healing them completely.

"Do you think Magnus could heal her ?" Izzy asked and feared what he was implying. That Magnus had not healed her completely, not because he couldn't but because he had not wanted to. Their next silence missed their previous companionship, each too wrapped up in the implications of such actions.

When Izzy had seen Magnus she had felt such joy, and an insane feeling of being safe. Alec had explained how they had met, and it made sense that Magnus would be there, he had been alive way before any of them. Yet Magnus, even if he didnt know them, still had a calming power over all of them, too used where they to being saved by him. It was jarring to see the distance between Alec and Magnus, especially so when it was made evident that Magnus wanted nothing to do regarding Alec. The two had been basically glued at the hip back home, so deeply in love that they sometimes forgot they had company.

They stayed there for a while longer, only getting up when they heard voices. Simon helped Izzy stand up and he kept his hand on her waist as they neared the infirmary, taking a small comfort in her nearness.

Everyone was awake, except for Clary, Jace and Alec being the ones that Simon And Izzy had heard. When he came in yesterday, Jace had been in a dark mood, going from extreme worry to a deep anger. It was only Alec who had calmed him and now as they stood talking, Alec kept his hand on his parabatais shoulder. They turned to see their sister and Simon walk in, a small frown on Alec's face.

"Where were you ?" Alec said, his big brother side showing. It was so common for him to worry about everyone but himself that Izzy smiled for the first time that day.

"Relax Big Bro, in case you hadn't noticed we are inside the institute. You know holy ground and all that ." Izzy crossed the room and sat on the chair Alec had slept in, closer to the door and way more comfortable than her own chair.

"How could you Alec ! You made your poor sister sleep in that awful chair while you slept in comfort." Izzy whined and Alec sent her a small smile. Jace had a vacant look in his eyes, unconsciously moving closer to Clary and sitting at the foot of her bed. The movement had drawn everyone's attention and they stared at the unconscious fiery form. Her legs had been crushed from the dropped, and even after hours and multiple attempts at fixing them, some bones were still broken and out of place. Even then, when she was unconscious and pale, her hair was a vibrant red, and her features, although not peaceful, also showed a force that contradicted her condition.

Simon went and sat where Jace had slept, a small chair pulled up next to Clary and let his fingers run through her hair. The only one left standing was Alec, who was casually leaning against the counters closest to the door, his stance relaxed but ready for action. This, aside from very small moments, was the first time they were alone and in relative privacy. There were things that needed to be addressed, for one the fact that Magnus had not been mentioned until he came to heal Clary. By the way the light was coming in through the window it was obviously still very early, probably 6 or 7 in the morning. It was bizarre to think that they had been here for 24 hours and already all of them had faced a near death experience or had a fight. Isabel began to tell them, with more detail and modern day references about her battle with the robot man, and the response of their companions. They bounced theories of what they might be for a while, clear that they had to be aware of the threat they represented now that they were here. They had attacked the London shadowhunters before they had gotten there so the chances of them being related to Azazel were slim to none.

Jace went next, going from no emotion to a blinding intensity as he described with more detail the fight they had at the Lightwood manor and the journey back to the Institute. One thing in particular stood out, Azazel had mentioned a blue eyed boy not being there. The possibilities were Alec or his look alike Will.

Finally a piece of the puzzle fell in. When Alec had gotten attacked at the warlocks house aka Magnus, Azazel had blamed him of imprisonment. Suddenly it made sense that from all the possibilities they had been the ones the demon used, and it explained how they had landed in the same place Magnus was living. Their conversation turned from battles to feelings. Izzy was particularly interested in the Magnus and Alec situation, but typical Alec style her brother wasn't too forthcoming on what had happened.

"I told him who we really were." Alec finally blurted and they stared at him. It had made sense to tell the shadowhunters about their predicament, but they couldn't just go around telling everyone. It could potentially put them in danger, especially if the person they told didn't believe them and accused them of being mentally ill.

"He cast a spell when I was talking. It was very faint but Magnus made sure I could detect magic being used on me and from what I gather it was to make sure I didn't lie." Alec shrugged and looked away serious for a moment before he turned back to them with a new intensity.

"There's something else that happened yesterday. After Jace and Clary left and Isabelle and Simon disappeared I had a run in with Will. " A bright red crept up into his cheeks and he looked down as he said the following. " I had just fought with Magnus and I was kind of lost, he found me in the hallways. He offered me a drink and took me to a secluded room, made into a bar."

Izzy laughed and ohhh at him, knowing full well that Alec would never betray Magnus, but enjoying the way he responded to her teasing. He shot her a look before continuing.

"What I'm trying to get at is that Will's parabatai, James -"

" Jem" Interrupted Simon, more familiar with his name from talking to Tessa.

"Jem is deathly sick."

They all stared at Alec for a minute, trying to decide if he was being dramatic, something that was very unlikely . He sighed and rolled his eyes, annoyed that they would doubt him.

"Anyway I promised Will that we would help them find a cure." Izzy sat up at this and they all just stared at him until Simon broke the silence.

"We? As in us ?" It wasn't his most articulate moment but it was clear what he meant. They weren't medics or capable of magical healing aside from their runes, so to suggest that they could save someone from a deadly sickness sounded absurd.

"Yes, we as in us. I mean we were forced to study through the shadowhunter history, surely whatever he is suffering from has a known cure in the future." It wasn't absurd to think so but it would still be a challenge.

"Losing a Parabatai is equivalent to losing part of your soul. We will help them however way we can." Jace finally said, settling the matter.

Sophie poked her head into the infirmary then, a platter filled with steaming cups in her hands. Alec who was beside her took the tray from her hands, offering a small thanks, and started to hand one out to everyone. Isabelle made a face when she received her cup, lamenting the lack of coffee but drank anyway. Sophie had her head slightly bowed and her voice was soft and tentative when she spoke.

"Breakfast has been set out and baths may be drawn if you need them." They all expressed their gratitude and she walked out again. Jace was the one in most need of a bath, dried blood and dirt clinging to him like a second skin. The day before they had all been given a bedroom, adjacent to one another and they were led there now Jace at the back of the group reluctant to leave Clary.

Alec stayed by him until they reached their rooms and separated to take a shower and dress for the day. The idea of wearing one of the beautiful gowns brought an excited jitter to Izzy and she hurriedly walked into her room, politely declining Shopies help. There was a restroom at the back of the room along with a bug tub filled with water, not really hot but decent enough. Izzy gladly striped, letting her hair out of it's braid and sliding into the water, enjoying the relaxation of her muscles. There was a bar of soap on the side smelling faintly of roses. She didn't stay in the bath long, too happy to experiment with the dress to have much patience. The underclothing were hard to figure out, especially the corset, on which she had to call Sophie to help. She stared at the carefully spread out dresses and picked a beautiful sapphire gown. It had long sleeves decorated with swirling gems until they reached the chest were they flowed down to the waist and encircled it, the skirt of the dress plain save for some glittering gems at the bottom shaping small flowers. She knew it was probably too much for staying inside but she couldn't resist the pull and put it on. It hugged her waist and flowed down her legs pulling around her. She had made sure to pick up high boots and she stood for a moment considering her options before picking a pair of black plain boots that lace up almost all the way to her knees. They would help her movements. She brushed her hair and let it swirl around her head, stunned by her reflection in the mirror. She smiled at herself and walked out of the room, noticing the way Sophie's eyes grew wide as she saw her before walking into Simons room.

The vampire was struggling with the buttons on his shirt, his chest bare for her hungry eyes. He turned when the door closed and just stood there gaping at her, moving with vampire speed he rushed to her and let his arms encircle her.

"I think I finally found a match for Princess Leia." He breathed out and Izzy laughed before moving her hands to his shirt buttons. She wanted to get lost in his arms but she knew they didn't have the time so she softly pulled away, helping him dress and moving to the other boys rooms to do the same. She paid extra attention to Alec, suspecting that they would be seeing a familiar pair of cat eyes that day. By the time they were all ready Sophie suspected the others had already finished eating, not that the New Yorkers actually minded.

Simon held Izzy's hand as they followed after Sophie, letting his thumb make small circles across her hand. She smiled but kept her attention on getting accustomed to the extra weight until she looked natural in the extravagant dress. Jace was dressed more simply, wearing the required clothing to look normal but not any of the more decorative material . Simon was also uncomfortable with the clothing but had been persuaded to wear a waistcoat. Alec on the other hand looked as extravagant as his sister. In normal circumstances he would have never agreed to being dressed in such a way, but this time he had simply let Izzy choose. He was wearing white thigh pants along with a white shirt followed by a black vest and then a sapphire coat with a tail, along with Wellington boots. They marched down the halls until they reached the dining room where they had been taken the previous day.

Tessa was sitting besides Jem to the right of Charlotte, Henry, Will and Jessamine to the left and sitting right in the middle of the table was Magnus Bane