CPoV

Oh john... I love messing with you- and by messing with you I mean kidnapping your friends and holding them hostage in new and exciting ways ( you would've thought they would have learnt by know but apparently not, idiots). The good thing about having a family that is completely obsessed with learning how to deal with hostage situations is that half of our house is basically a maze designed to prepare you as much as possible. Luckily I have spent more time in here then John and so know the place significantly better.

I spread the boys out evenly, But this time I'm going to be waiting for him to collect the last of them: Jace. There's just something enjoyable about having the opportunity to kick your brothers ass, don't you think?

JohnPoV

Christ she didn't make this easy. If this was real, a fair few of my friends could've been dead by now; but they're not of course, I'm me and I am quite possibly the best (I've been spending far too much time with Jace). Speaking of, he is the last one I have to find and she is most definitely not making it simple: I wish I took her up on offers of showing me around as I'm running out of time-10 minutes to be precise.

Here's the rules about this little game of ours:

You have 90 minutes to find everyone, no more, after that it's GAME OVER.

If one of them dies, then 5 minutes are taken off.

Once they are found they cannot help you- you have to get them out.

Don't die.

Not what everyone normally does after school but it's what we do- deal with it.

5 minutes. And I've finally found him. But some things not quite right- he's just there tied to a chair with nothing else to stand between me and him.

Realisation hits me too late, as I'm thrown across the room. I've got to give it to my sister- she's got style. We fight for at least Two minutes, I need to get Jace out if I'm going to win, and I'm about to deliver the final blow when we are both knocked to the ground and are unable to get up.

There's someone standing above me. I can't make out who it is. Then I look over at Clary and see her smiling. Of course: our mothers back and the figure looming over me is Luke. Jace just looks confused at what is unfolding in front of him.

"An important lesson for you all..." Luke informs us "... always consider a third party" With that I feel a huge grin spreading across my face.

"yes sir"

He reciprocates the gesture and lets me stand up.