Jace and Clary rode in the car back to the institution, in nervous silence. They went inside and went up the elevator still not saying a word. They went into the library, we're Izzy was gently telling Max everything was alright and to go back to his room. Once he left Izzy slammed Jace with questions. "Where were you last night? Why are you damp? Did you go get Clary, or was she with you?"

"Izzy. Calm down," Jace said. "that's not important now. First we deal with what's going on with Alec."

"Is that a new mark on Clary's arm?" Izzy asked. "Whatever. Just help me find our brother." She took a deep breath. "The last time I saw him was last night. He said he wanted to take a walk when Magnus came over asking where we was. Then Alec called and he was shouting about something and running before the phone was shut off."

"I'm sure he's fine. He's a Shadowhunter isn't he? He can take care of himself until we find him." Jace tried to calm down his sister. "He could be lost. Magnus probably found him already. You know, the lover running after his lover." Izzy's eyes didn't care about assumsions. "We'll go see if he's at Magnus. I got a car to take there."

"Let's hurry up. You two change quickly." She said, and pushed them out the door. Clary having no clothes there went with Jace in his room. Jace handed her a long sleeve blue shirt. It was large on her, but she didn't care and meet Izzy in the kitchen to let Jace change. "Do you think Alec is okay?" Izzy asked nervously.

"Jace's probably right." Clary said sitting down. She didn't care what Izzy thought, she had full confidence in Jace's reasoning.

"Where you with him last night?" She leaned forward making Clary nervous, and her mouth opened, but nothing came out. Luckily Jace came in, Clary started to breath again. She wasn't as good as her brother at keeping cool.

"Ready. Good, let's go." He said. And they were in the car, almost speeding the whole way to Magnus's place. They knocked on the door. The door swung open with the warlock clasping his ringed hands together. His spiked up, glittery hair was mostly on one side, showing he had been sleeping. But, dark rings around his eyes showed he hadn't been sleeping well.

"Have you found him?" He asked holding his breath.

"We hoped he was here." Jace said. "Do you know where he was?" Magnus shook his head.

"Well. You're a wizzard, can't you just magically find him?" Clary asked her hands in her pockets, still a little chilled from the water.

"It's not that easy." He sighed. "I would if I could. Trust me, I would. We'll, Izzy, you have spend your whole life with him. Where would he go?" She fiddled uneasily with her gold whip.

"Anywhere where there's family I guess." She bit her bottom lip.

"But he's not there, is he?" He grumbled. Setting off a spark of anger in Izzy.

"Look. I want him home more than anyone! Max needs him home too. And I want to get him before mom or dad find out. I want to get him home safely." Izzy began.

"I need him home safely." Magnus interrupted. Izzy shut her mouth, which had been open ready to yell more. "I love him, just as much as you do, just in a different way." No one said anything for a while. No one knew how long. Clary, Izzy, and Jace just stood outside the door way in the cool air.

"Let's go around town. See if any downworlder is up to anything." Jace said. "Magnus, you can come with us." They went in the truck with Magnus and Izzy in the back in complete tension as they rode along. Jace spoke more quiet to not let Izzy and Magnus hear. "I'm not so sure if he's okay now. I really thought he'd just spend the night with Magnus. Or go there if anything went wrong."

"Do you think it- it could be Valentine?" Clary wispered. "He's tried to get to us like this before. He know's what Alec means to us."

"Maybe. But I do know we will get Alec back. Maybe not 100% okay. But we will get him. He's my adopted brother, but he's still always been a brother." Jace said. Then too they sat in silence. To many things where going on. The head lights were turned off, and the world was still dark.

"What's that?" A dark figure began to run across the road. Clary's voice grew louder. "Jace look out!" Jace stepped on the breaks. There was a screeching of tires, but it was too late, Clary shut her eyes and the 'Thud' came. Everyone jumped out of the car. And knelt by there friend. Alec was face down on the pavement, bloody and his legs were bent in an unatural way.

"Can you save him? You have to save him!" Izzy was yelling and pulling on Magnus's arm, she was about to cry.

"Yes, I can. I have too."