Clary wasn't sure which way was up anymore. She had returned home to find her mother missing, Dot but not Dot was there and then she was attacked by a demon whatever that was. She had woken up three days later in this strange building with a girl watching over her – Isabelle her name was and that Jace had brought her here after she had passed out from the Ravener demon's venom. Simon had located her by tracking her phone to the abandoned church, a member of the circle who had taken her mother had followed Simon there and Jace had killed him.
"You are bringing another Mundie into the institute Jace, mom and dad are going to flip when they get back from Idris" Isabelle had said when the three came back into the institute. It wasn't until they were safe that Clary realised that Alec wasn't with Simon.
"Simon where is Alec? I thought he would have come with you. Is he still annoyed with me for leaving him behind?" Clary bombarded Simon with these questions, she was worried that her brother was still angry with her after all these days. She hadn't meant to snap at him, she knew that Alec only meant well and want to keep her safe.
"What do you mean? Clary I thought Alec was with you" Simon said confused, he had tried tracking Alec's phone as well as Clary's, but it only gave him the last location his phone was turned on. He assumed that Alec's phone must have died, and he was with Clary.
"What? What do you mean? Alec said he was going to yours" Clary said looking at Simon.
"Clary he never came to mine. I thought he was with you; his phone is turned off. I've tried ringing but it's just going to voicemail" Simon answered before reaching into his pocket and tried ringing his bandmate again but just like the other times it went straight to voicemail. "Voicemail again".
"Who's Alec?" Isabelle asked.
"My brother, well adoptive brother. My mum took him in when he was just one whilst she was pregnant with me" Clary answered but shared a look with Simon which said 'don't tell them about Alec's magic', Clary might have been grateful of these people's for saving her life but that didn't mean she trusted them enough to tell them that. She clearly remembered her mother's voice when she pleaded that Alec keep his magic a secret and unless Alec tells them himself it was exactly what she was going to do.
"He must be out there somewhere Clary, maybe he went back to your apartment to collect some of your things. He could be waiting at mine right now" Simon said trying to reassure his best friend. He knew that he was lying, his mother or sister would have called him if Alec had suddenly turned up especially after they had to listen to him panicking about Clary not answering her phone.
"But what if the circle has him, they came after me so they might have him?" Clary said worried, her brother has suddenly disappeared it filled her stomach with dread and a wave of nauseous hit her when she thought that maybe Alec got taken because she had ran off without him maybe if she had stayed and they had gone to Simon's like Alec had suggested then he would be here with her now.
"Clary, we will find your brother as well. I promise" Jace said trying to reassure the new shadowhunter.
"Hope you slept well" Alec heard Magnus say. Alec had woken up earlier before Magnus, usually when Alec woke up early he would soundproof his room and play his guitar until it was a reasonable time to go down to have breakfast. Alec didn't have his guitar with him, and he wasn't brave enough to portal back home to grab it. He was worried about what state he would find his childhood home so instead he had come out to the balcony for some fresh air.
"Yes, I did, thank you again for letting me stay here" Alec replied turning to face Magnus who was still wearing his silk pyjama's bottoms. He was completely shirtless. Alec tried not to stare.
"No worries Alexander. I couldn't let a fellow warlock just wander the streets homeless".
"You said that yesterday, when we met at the club. That I was a warlock what does that mean?" Alec asked, it has been something on his mind. His whole world had changed when his mother had revealed that tattoo on her arm before pushing them both into a portal to the police station. Being called a warlock just added to the list of things he didn't understand.
"You really don't know. Tell me Alexander what have you heard about the shadowworld… I'm going to take that blank look on your face as you don't know anything. Ok, I will tell you everything just wait until I finish before asking any questions" Magnus said before he started telling Alec the history of the shadowhunters and downworlders.
