The next morning, Hodge, the man in charge of the Institute, walked into the library. As he walked past the statue of Raziel, he saw someone asleep beside is. He looked at the hand sticking out of it with a piece of paper in their hand. He takes the paper to see a photo of Jace. He turns the photo over to see a message on the back. It said:
Give Jace my love when you find him.
Hodge looked at the person's hand to see a ring like Jace's on their hand but more feminine. He stooped down and shook their shoulder. A female groan reached his ears as the person sat up and brushed back their hood to reveal a young lady with long blond hair. He looked around her neck to see Victoria Wayland's locket.
"Who are you?" Hodge asked.
The girl pointed to the bag by her feet since she wasn't up to talking just yet. He looked at the bag to see something written in white. It said: Nichole Wayland
"Does he know that you exist?" Hodge asked.
"No." Nicole whispered.
She reached for her boots and put them on. He helped her onto her feet and took her into the kitchen. He started fixing her some tea as she sat down at the island counter.
"When did you get here?" Hodge asked.
"Last night. I had to travel on the subway so no one would get suspicious." Nicole said.
"Where's Victoria?" Hodge asked.
"She died when I was twelve. I've been on the run since then." Nicole said as Hodge gave her a cup of tea.
She started drinking her tea as they both heard footsteps. Nicole put up her hood to keep her face hidden.
"Morning Hodge." A masculine voice said.
"Morning Alec." Hodge said.
Alec looked at the person sitting at the counter and saw a girl wearing a pair of high heel boots with silver studs around her ankles. He could see a hot pink skirt coming from the waist of the black hoodie that stopped a couple of inches above her knees.
"Hodge? Who is this?" Alec asked.
The girl pushed back her hood to reveal blond hair with purple and blue streaks in it.
"Alec? Meet Nicole Wayland." Hodge said.
Nicole spun her stool around to look at Alec. She leaned back on her elbows against the counter and crossed her legs.
"Wayland? That means you're…" Alec said when Nicole cut him off.
"Yes. I'm Jace's little sister." Nicole said.
"Only problem is that Jace doesn't know she exists." Hodge said.
"Well he's gonna find out in about two minutes because he is on his way down here." Alec said.
A couple of minutes later, Jace came downstairs into the kitchen to see someone with his blond hair sitting at the table w/their back to him. He could see a few color streaks in their hair and that they were wearing a pink skirt. He put his hand on their shoulder and they turned around. He came face to face with a pair of aqua blue eyes. He looked around her neck and saw his mother's locket. He looked at her face to see some of his parents' features and that she was at least a year younger than him.
"Who are you?" Jace asked.
"My name is Nicole Wayland. I'm your little sister." She said.
"Impossible." Jace said.
Nicole held out her hand and showed him her ring. He saw a more feminine version of his ring. She got off her stool and wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her tight as he picked her up off the floor. Later on that day Nicole was in the training gym sharpening her skills with the others. She was blindfolded as she stood in a pit of white sand. There was a set of daggers on her hip and she was surrounded by targets.
"Ready Nicky?" Jace asked.
"Yeah." Nicole said.
Jace reached into the bowl in his hands and took out a silver marble. He threw it at a target making the bell on the target ring. Nicole grabbed a dagger and threw it at the target with perfect aim hitting it in the chest. She started moving her feet around in the sand as she was taught by her kung-fu master. Jace picked up another marble and threw it at one of the bells. It bounced off the bell and she caught it as she passed her hand over her face. She moved her hands in a circle creating a glowing ball of red plasma. Alec watched as Jace threw a marble at one of the targets. Nicky pushed out her palms and blasted the target with the plasma ball. Later that night, Alec was walking thru the halls when he saw Nicole looking out the archways. She was in a white off the shoulder sweater and a white cotton skirt. She wore a brown woven belt around her waist and a pair of sandals on her feet. Her arm was crossed over her chest as her other hand fiddled with her necklace. He saw a single tear fall from her eye as she looked out at the moon.
"Nicole? Are you okay?" Alec asked.
"I'm fine, Alec." Nicole said as she turned away from him.
He walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned around and looked up at him. Alec took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped away her tears. She looked into his blue eyes as he grasped her hand.
"Come with me." Alec said.
Alec led her down the hall and down the steps. He took her out of the Institute and led her to a coffee shop a couple of blocks away. He led her inside and took her over to a table near the window. He sat her down at the table and went to get something for her. He came back a couple of minutes later with a hot chocolate for her.
"Here." Alec said giving it to her. "It will make you feel better."
"Thank you." Nicole said.
She started to drink it as she leaned against his shoulder making Alec flinch a little. He knew that he had feelings for Nicole but he didn't know how to tell her. He also didn't know how his best friend would react to him dating his sister. After she finished her hot chocolate, they got up and left. As they were walking back to the Institute, Alec grabbed his stomach as it growled.
"Are you okay?" Nicole asked.
"I'm fine." Alec said. "I just haven't eaten."
Nicole grabbed his arm and took him to the sandwich stand that she went to the night before. She greeted the man behind the counter and spoke to the man with her hands. He left to the kitchen to make her order. He came back 10 minutes later with a brown paper bag and five hoagies wrapped in clear wrap. He put the hoagies in the bag and gave it to Nicole. He gave Alec a cup holder with five medium sized slushes in the holder.
"Here you go." Nicole said taking a twenty out of her sweater and gave it to the man.
She and Alec went back to the Institute with everything as she was explaining to him about the man being deaf. Alec went into his pocket when they got to the gate and noticed that he forgot his stele. Nicole reached into her hair and took out her stele from her hair as she shook her hair. She used her purple stele to unlock the gate and they went inside. Meanwhile, Jace was in the library when he heard the sound of the doors of the Institute locking. He ran out of the library and went downstairs to find Alec and Nicole w/ food and drinks.
"Nicky? Where have you been?" Jace asked.
"I went to get us some food Jace. Alec went with me." Nicole said.
They went into the kitchen and put everything on the table. Nicole opened the bag and took out one of the sandwiches. She gave it to Jace just as Hodge and Isabelle came in.