16

Ability

"Leigh-Ann…" It was faint…a deadly faint. She distracted herself and looked toward Jace. His hand was reaching out toward her.

Jonathan had taken this opportunity to hit her in the face and sent her flying. When she looked up, Jonathan was gone just like that. She touched her now bruised jaw and winced, but ignored it when Jace's faint calling caught her attention again and crawled over to him.

"Jace," she muttered. His eyes were dim. She put his face in both sides of her hands.

"I'm…dying…aren't I?" he whispered, voice raspy.

"No, you're not! Don't talk like that, Jace! Don't!" Tears were beginning to escape her eyes.

"I can't feel my body…"

"Jace, keep your eyes open! Look at me!"

His eyes went to her face. "Has anyone ever told you how beautifully bright your eyes are?"

"…What?"

"That hazel is beautiful, though I noticed…your eyes…tend to change…to green…"

Leigh-Ann was speechless and her face was warming. "I…you…you're very observant."
"Who couldn't want…to observe… such Angelic beauty…?" She blinked in confusion. Was this just from the poison or did he mean this?

His chest began heaving rapidly, though, and he began convulsing, and she could see the white of his eyes.

"Jace, no, don't leave me!" She placed her head on his forehead. His heaving slowed and his body was growing cold. "Jace…!" She checked his pulse. "No…! NO!"

She let out a sob and screamed.

Kiss his lips.

Her head shot up. It was as if someone was hidden in the distance.

"Who's there?" she called out.

Kiss his lips now, Leigh-Ann Grace or he will surely be dead.

She sucked in a breath and looked down on him. A blush crossed her cheeks, for this wasn't the first time she'd thought of kissing him.

Do it now, sweet girl.

She put a hand on his cheek and bent down, pressing her lips gently against his.

They were cold and a small gasp got trapped in her throat but she realized that they were soft. She honestly did not want to move from kissing him and she didn't.

A hand was on the back of her head, holding her there and warmth was returning to the lips that she was kissing. They fit so perfectly together that she did not want to stop, but knew she had to in reassurance that Jace was alive.

So, she pulled away and opened her eyes and saw that the golden ones she found to be so beautiful were staring back at her.

"I knew you couldn't resist me." A small smirk appeared across his lips. He looked tired but she couldn't help but let more tears escape her eyes as a happy smile crossed her lips.

His hand went to her cheek, caressing it and wiping away her tears.

"You're still cocky," she replied, voice raspy.

"YOU kissed ME," he pointed out, a chuckle escaping his lips.

"…It was the only way to wake you…" A blush crossed her cheeks.

"But you wanted to do it."

"Shut up, Jace," she told him, rolling her eyes.

Angel kisses stop all poisons, the voice whispered in her head again. She looked around once more but saw no one. I'm watching over you, Leigh-Ann. No need to worry.

For some reason, she just smiled and was thankful that there was someone taking care of her whether it was here or from the Heavens.

"Thank you," she muttered.

"What?"

"It's nothing. Come on. We need to get you recovered." She stood up but slumped on her left leg, gritting her teeth.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Come on." She pulled him up and put his arm around her shoulders and then took her stele out of her slot and went to the nearest pillar and drawing the rune for a portal. They stepped in and were in the Institute's infirmary.

"Where did that bruise on your cheek come from?" Jace asked. He must have just noticed it when the light had actually hit it.

"Jonathan hit me. It's fine Jace. It's not a big deal."

"And why are you leaning on your left leg so bad?"

"…He sort of crushed it."

She felt his hand tighten on her shoulder and quickly led him toward a bed. "Stay here and rest. You're still in pretty bad shape."
"Why don't you just kiss me some more? That'll help me get better."

A blush crossed her cheeks. "Shut up, you cocky idiot," she muttered before turning toward the door and closed it behind her. She drew out her stele but hesitated for a second, leaning against the door and closing her eyes.

"What are you doing out here?" She jumped and turned to look at Alec coming down the hall.

"I was just…helping Jace."

"What's wrong with him? I felt something was wrong."

"…Are you two parabatai?"

"You're good. Yes, we are. What happened to you? You're slumping and your face…"
"I know. I got into some trouble with some Dravak demons and Jace had to help me."

"Is that really how it went?"

"Yes, it really is."

He paused a second, before saying, "…You're lying."