12
Idris
The sunlight hit Leigh-Ann's eyes with a painful blast. She looked up at how the sun could've been entering through the windows. Sadie was lying next to her and looked up as well.
"Isabelle…?" she muttered. "What are you doing in here?"
Isabelle stood at the window with the curtains in her hands like she'd just drawn them back. "We're going to Idris for the Council."
Leigh-Ann sat up instantaneously, though that wasn't a good idea, for she went dizzy and her hand came to her head.
"Why are we going to the Council?" she asked, her words muffled.
"They want you to tell them exactly what happened before Jace and I came and got you."
Everything, she thought.
"What…did happen before we saved you? And…where were you and Jace yesterday?"
Don't trust so instantly, Leigh-Ann, she thought to herself.
"We did exactly what Jace told you we did," she replied. "Won't you be at the Council to witness it?"
"No. Things are different here."
"…" She pondered telling Isabelle that she was an Angel, but thought it better not to do so until she was absolutely ready. "I heard my Aunt scream, so I went to her aid. Jonathan was there and had her on the ground so I attacked immediately. I didn't save her in time. He killed her right in front of me."
"I'm sorry to hear that." She walked over to her with the dress she'd pulled out the night before in her hand. "You'll be wearing this."
"Your wardrobe is similar to the one I had before. You should go shopping with me."
"And we shall; right after Idris."
"Right after Idris," Leigh-Ann repeated, smiling before climbing out of bed and heading for the bathroom.
"Now, we'll be using a portal," Maryse told her. "I assume you've used one before."
Jace who was behind Maryse, looked at Leigh-Ann with a careful look. "Yes, I have." I used three illegal ones yesterday, she thought to herself.
Maryse nodded toward her. "That's good. You understand how they work then." She stood next to a Shadowhunter and Alec and she assumed they were a part of the Council.
"Are we ready then?" he asked her.
"Yes, I do believe we are." The Shadowhunter formed a portal and Leigh-Ann braced herself for the familiar feeling of walking through a portal.
When she opened her eyes, the familiar green beauty of Idris was formed into her eyes. Her mouth gaped open as she looked at the familiar city and the pillars. This place was what she once called home before she became a Shadowhunter in training. She had gotten moved to Arizona when her training started and eventually became an undercover mundane all throughout America. Her last undercover location was New York; the place she'd gotten her attack from.
"You seem in awe," Jace commented. She broke out of it before looking over at them.
"I haven't been here since I was twelve," she explained. "It's…been awhile."
"Well, let's get a move on," Alec said.
She followed after them to the Council Hall in Idris in silence. When they got there, they all stopped on the steps and Leigh-Ann's expression changed to worry.
"Don't panic," Jace whispered to her.
"What if I let something slip?" she muttered to him.
"Just say the part of the truth that everyone really cares about."
"I'm sure they care about me being an Angel."
"Just explain the attack. Don't worry. I'll be here when you get back." He pointed at the spot he was standing on. "I promise."
She nodded at him before turning away but he held her back a second and put a small kiss on the top of her head. She blushed and looked at him, confused, but scuttled off after Maryse and Alec.