She couldn't believe this. Because she saved basically everyone, she gets imprisoned in her own room. She was never going to forgive Maryse for what she did; maybe the siren should have chocked the life out of that woman.
Ever since the siren wrapped her hands around Lexi's neck, it had been a little hard for her to breath, like a sore throat, or when you swallow a pill without water and you feel like it is stuck in your throat.
Getting off the bed, she walked into her ensuite, staring at her image in the mirror. Her brown silky hair, looked like bed hair, bits of glass wrapped around the brunette locks, from the smashed chandelier, and when she was rolling over fighting a siren.
Gently raising her hand to her hair, she managed to pick out the pieces of glass, placing them beside the sink, before grabbing her hairbrush and running it through the messy nest of hair. Dirt, from god knows where fell into the sink, along with small pieces of glass falling down the drain hole.
She picked up a brown elasticated hair band and put her hair up in a messy ponytail. She rocked the look. But the one thing that caught her attention was the purple red mark around her neck. The mark was in a shape of a hand print. Looking around the pile of girls mess around her sink, she grabbed her powder and powder brush, holding them up. Dipping the brush into the powder, she placed it by her neck, but paused. Should she cover it up? No. Why should she? She wasn't ashamed of who she was, she saved everyone, that was her proof.
The loud knocking on her door erupted her from her thoughts, before she could answer. Lydia strolled in; Lexi left the bathroom, raising her eyebrow at the blonde, crossing her arms.
"The Clave are here, ready for your trial, which we cannot discuss right here" she said.
"I am not going to bother arguing anymore, cos I am fed up of fighting, but let me ask you a question" she said
"Go ahead"
"You're doing this because Alec didn't marry you, aren't you?" she asked "I can see why Maryse did it, she hates me, but why you?"
"Because I am a member of the Clave, it's my job to follow orders"
"Follow orders from a former member of the Circle?"
"This isn't up for discussion, so please follow me, and if you are done with what you are doing" Lydia whipped around before leaving the room. Shadowhunter's that were use for mainly body guarding and guarding people's doors, waited for her to leave. Taking a deep breath, trying to control the inner siren inside of her, she followed Lydia to the area where her trial would take place.
The place was packed with Shadowhunter's. Her guess, they wanted to see a Downworlder on trial, one which wasn't discovered, and one that kept hidden. Walking down the aisle, she noticed everyone there, Alec, Jace, Izzy, Clary and even the warlock. But her father wasn't there.
"Miss Bramwell, thank you for bringing Miss Sirena to the trial, your job is to return the cup to Idris as soon as possible" Imogen Herondale spoke up, as she stood up from the large blue silk and wooden chair. She was the Inquisitor of the Clave, along with former Shadowhunter Brother Jeremiah, now a Silent Brother. Lydia gave a nod, before leaving. Magnus Bane then stood up and stood beside Lexi, wearing a suit.
"I have agreed to be your lawyer, to make your case" He whispered. Eyebrows furrowing, she turned to face him.
"Why would you want to do that?"
"Because, Downworlders protect each other, you don't deserve this, plus, your mother is a good friend of mine" Magnus smiled before looking at Imogen Herondale.
"Okay, Miss Sirena, please take a seat" Herondale spoke up. Lexi sat at the front table with Magnus Bane; he then walked up to the Mortal Sword, and stood in front of Herondale and the Silent Brother.
Magnus looked at the sword, before placing his hands around the handle.
"But the power of this sword, do you swear to defend your client, with integrity and honesty?" The Silent Brother spoke out, with a deep voice.
"Of course" he responded. Letting go of the sword, the silent brother nodded before stepping away. The sown up man in the grey cloak stood beside Herondale, before she spoke.
"Okay Warlock, make your case"
"Okay, I believe my client isn't guilty of trespassing, or lying to the Clave or the Shadowhunter's of whom she really is" he spoke up.
"But she did lie, she didn't tell anybody" Herondale spoke.
"Maybe there was a reason behind it all, let my client take the stand, and she can explain"
"Miss Sirena, please take the stand" Herondale told her. Lexi nodded before standing up and heading to the plastic see through chair. Sitting down, she looked at the pair of eyes on her.
"Okay, Lexi. How long have you known about Sirens?" he asked
"Three weeks, I am still trying to learn that they actually exist" she explained
"So three weeks?" Herondale asked, raising her eyebrow.
"During those three weeks, I was at home with my mother, she told me everything, after Hodge told me the truth" Did she really just put Hodge on the spot, lucky bastard, isn't even here to be questioned.
"Hodge Starkweather, your father? He knew about Sirens?"
"Well, he slept with one 18 years ago"
"Your mother is a Siren?"
"Yes. I think the surname Sirena, gives it away, all Sirens surname are called Sirena"
"And when did you start experiencing things happening? Non Mundane and Shadowhunter things?"
"Three weeks, a few days, when we were investigating the deaths of three men, with their throats ripped out, I killed the girls who did that earlier on today during the wedding" she said.
"Sirens did that?"
"Serena, Marina and Ondina, those Sirens were infected"
"Infected with what exactly?"
"If a Siren looks at a full moon, or a reflection, they go bat shit crazy, they turn Siren mode, wanting to kill men, cause trouble, not all Sirens are bat shit crazy, since you're looking at one"
Herondale raised her eyebrow at her. "And did Alec or Isabelle Lightwood know? You were once a...lover to Alec and Isabelle's parabatai"
"No I didn't. I kept it quiet, when I returned, I found my ex lover getting married to a stranger, and Izzy stabbing me in the back, I don't think they deserved the actual truth"
"Okay, so only your father and mother knew? You said Hodge told you, tell us about that"
"I was attacked by a Siren, in my room, I chased her out, I got rid of her, Hodge saw it, and he then told me it was time for me to learn the truth. So he did. So I left to learn from my mother"
"And where is your father now? He could use some input"
"I don't know, and I don't care. He never wanted me; he wanted my mother to get rid of me and my sister"
"Someone find Mr Starkweather. Your sister? How many do you have?"
"3 other's, all Sirens. They are not getting involved"
"How come your twin sister isn't a Shadowhunter?"
"I don't know that Angelic gene chose me and not my sister for some reason. Are we done yet?"
"No. Look. For 18 years I had no idea I was a Siren, it was locked away until I argued with Alec, it unlocked it. I had a no idea, I was freaking out, which is why I left the Institute to learn more, plus to keep everyone safe"
"And you returned, not telling anyone, did you do something to the alarm system?"
"No. If you look in the Shadowhunter guide for dummies, you will learn that Sirens are not listed as Downworlders, or Demons. We kept hidden because of your kind"
"Excuse me?" Herondale asked frowning.
"When three sirens 20 years ago, killed three men, Shadowhunter's went to investigate, a Shadowhunter killed a siren, she didn't kill the men, but he stabbed her, she was killed by your kind, she didn't do anything! He killed the wrong siren, she was innocent, she found the bodies, then the other sirens saw the murder, they returned back to the ocean, Hodge was there, he saw what happened, he met my mother. And from then, Sirens have been hiding, all because a stupid Shadowhunter!"
Lexi could feel herself getting angry. She didn't know the siren that was killed, but they were all linked, it made her upset, angry it happened.
"Well, that was 20 years ago; your kind should have stepped forward"
"And be written down into a book? Be cast out? Like a high school? Geeks, Goths and the popular sluts? No thank you, we are enjoying our freedom"
"If you don't mind me saying, I believe my client has no choice in what happens to our kind, for example, the Clave are the leaders of Shadowhunter's as well as the Downworlders, we don't have control of our lives sometimes, and Lexi are their leaders of Sirens?" Magnus asked.
"Yes. We call them the Elder's, the oldest Sirens, they set the rules, one of the rules, keep the siren secret, keep hidden of our enemies, the Shadowhunter's"
"Is there a chance we can talk to the Elder's?" Herondale asked.
"No but you can talk to me" Lexi looked up seeing her mother, Marzia.
"Mum?" she asked, frowning before seeing Clara and Eletrra Clara was an unsteady Siren...
"Miss Sirena? I would say it's a pleasure to meet you, but we wish we were meeting under different circumstances" Herondale stood up from her chair. Shadowhunter's by the stood, on stance, hands on their swords.
"See! This is why we have been kept hidden!" Lexi stood up from her chair "You're already waiting to kill us! They haven't even done anything!" Lexi raised her voice, the lights flickering. The guards moved their swords more out of their trousers. Clara turned her head, her eyes turning silver. "Don't Clara!" She warned her sister. She closed her eyes feeling her Siren side come out. Taking deep breaths, she sighed turning to everyone. "I didn't tell anyone because I was scared! My boyfriend was already ashamed of me, even his mother hated me for some reason, my father never wanted me, and I didn't understand anything that was going on! I wish I just a normal Shadowhunter, but now I wish I was just a normal mundane, so I don't have to deal with this crap! Sirens have kept hidden because of Shadowhunter's killing our kind, because the Clave orders everyone around, kill on sight! It's not written anywhere, the Clave didn't even know about Sirens, so this trial is a waste of time. Just let me go! I haven't killed anyone, and I don't plan to do so, I want to carry on with my life, either a siren or a Shadowhunter or not. I saved Maryse's life, I could of let her be killed, but I am not stone cold like her, and this is what I get!" Lexi spoke out, ranting out more like, before turning to her family and then her friends.
"Inquisitor Herondale, I am sure both, you and the sirens can come to some agreement?" Magnus asked.
Herondale looked at Lexi, and her family, waiting for something. She sighed. "There is nothing that will make the situation better. Sirens have been trespassing all this time, Lexi will be sent to the City of Bones until every single Siren has been assessed"
"You can't do that!" Alec stood up, along with the rest of the gang.
"You are not taking my sister!" Clara shouted out before screaming out a high pitched scream, running towards Herondale. Lexi widened her eyes before running towards her sister and holding her still.
"Clara, calm down please, I know you're trying to protect me, but this isn't the way" she said. Clara's Siren side was a little harder to control physically. Quickly pushing her sister away, she put her hands out, creating a telekinetic block. She didn't exactly know what her sister's other siren powers where, but it would hold for a little while. Turning around, she looked at Herondale. "We will sign the accords! I will sign on behalf of the Elder's, we do anything for our kind, if you lock me away, and there will be a war!"
"Lexi, you're crazy!" Marzia spoke out.
"Mum, do you want me to be locked away for how long?!" she asked "If we sign the accords, us Sirens will be living in rules, like we always have, like any Downworlder. Please. Let us sign the accords" She begged.
There was silence amongst the Clave and the rest of the Shadowhunter's. Had her plan worked? Signing the Accords would be a big deal with the siren world.
"Lexi Sirena will personally sign the accords on behalf of the Sirens, they will follow the rules, like everyone else, but she won't be sent to the City of Bones. That is all, this trial is over"
Lexi sighed in relief before turning to Clara and her family "Take her home, she is not to come near this institute, until she has her siren self under control" she said releasing the telekinetic block.
"Do you have any idea what you have done, Lexi?" Marzia asked.
"Mum, she was going to be sent to the City of Bones, whatever that is" Eletrra spoke up, concerned for her little sister.
"It's a prison, it's not luxury down there" Lexi explained before looking at her mum "I thought you would be supporting me on this, first my father never wanted me, and now my mum would prefer if I went to jail, thanks, thanks a lot" Shaking her head she left the room, before heading to the training room, sitting on the floor, looking at the runes.
"Lexi!" Alec called out, but Izzy pulled him back.
"Give her time, Alec" Izzy advised.
She felt alone...