Hey Guys! How's the story so far? Strange? Nice? Love to hear your thoughts! Really intending for this story to go far because sometimes I lose inspiration and that sucks because I can't finish a certain story right and I leave you guys disappointed. My other story, When Brown Meet's Blue was my biggest hit and I'm proud of it. Sadly the sequel's on Hiatus because my brain can't seem to function enough and process the events of City of Glass to finish it. Since it's a Alec/OC story, it makes things harder because MAGNUS. MY BABY. IS NOT WITH ALEC. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING. But i'm glad for the positive feedback for the story so I will try and continue it! And now, let's start shall we...
Disclaimer: No I don't own The Mortal Instruments.
Chapter 3
The day out with Toni had been fun. He'd taken Seraphina to the park and explained the Herondale's fear of ducks. Carnivorous little cannibals. Seraphina had laughed when Toni cast a suspicious glance at the ducks swimming around.
They had returned just as the sun was setting and had met no one interesting. They entered the Institute laughing about the time Jonathan had gotten stuck in a window while trying to slip out in the night, rebellious teenager that he was.
"Where have you been?" came the question. Toni looked up to see his cousin, Derek, standing with his arms crossed and his face stern. "Out, showing Sera the sights and sounds." He'd replied. "You were supposed to be here. Not gallivanting around with this twit." He spat the last word, glaring at Seraphina accusingly. She looked taken aback. "What is your problem!? She just got here and you're already being an asshole!" Toni growled, cat eyes glowing furiously. "It's not my fault she's suspicious! Look at her, she doesn't even seem upset 'bout her parent's disappearing!" Derek howled. Seraphina bit her lip and held back the flood of emotions. Anger, despair, sadness, grief, regret...
"How would you know? It's not you make the effort to get to know her!" Toni shouted back. "Why do you hate her so much?"
More voices started to intervene. Seraphina could barely hear them.
"Just' trying to save your sorry ass you idiot!" Derek hissed. Toni's pupils became so thin, they resembled lines. He lifted his hand and silver webs of sparks crisscrossed between his fingers as he formed a fist and punch Derek in the jaw, throwing him off guard.
Alec, Isabelle, Jace and Ruby had appeared and were restraining both boys.
"What has gotten into you two! Fighting in a time like this!" Jace scolded, wrangling Derek. Ruby dug the heels of her combat boots flat against the marble floor in a vain attempt the hold back her cousin.
Amidst all this, no one seemed to have noticed Seraphina's disappearance.
She ran upstairs to her room and packed her bags. She shoved her clothes into her backpack and threw her earphones into the pocket of her hoodie before slipping it on and dragging on the hood. She slipped her blades into her boots, slid the detachable double bladed swords into her hoodie and added a few more knives here and there before slinging her duffel bag on her shoulder. She opened the window and let the cool night breeze hit her in the face. It tugged at her hair and she scanned the ground below. It wasn't too far a drop and there were some vines on the side of the Institute. She exhaled and stepped out.
Just as she jumped, Toni skidded to a halt at her door and shouted her name. She ignored him and landed somewhat smoothly, grasping at the vines as she plummeted. Landing in a crouch, she stood up straight and hurried to the gate of the Institute, tears started to streak her cheeks as she ventured out into the night. She ran and ran and ran.
She didn't care where she was going. She just wanted to get away from it all.
Get away from the hatred.
From the pain.
...
Magnus was busy that night. He was placing a memory spell on a client who wished to forget the events that he'd gone through the night before with a certain faerie. It had not been pleasant but Magnus had done a good job.
He collected his fee and his client had left.
He was alone unless you count the Chairman, who was currently succumbing to age and was becoming more lazy. Magnus sat down on his golden velvet sofa in his black silk pajamas with pictures of bees buzzing around.
His Alexander wouldn't be with him that night since they alternated sleeping nights.
He was about to settle in for an evening of television and Chinese when her cellphone rang.
He smiled when he saw the contact.
"Hello Alexa-"
"Seraphina's missing."
"Excuse me?"
"Seraphina. She ran out of the Institute after Derek called her suspicious and started an argument with Toni resulting in them fighting."
"Oh my."
"We have to find her, it's not safe outside in the night. Will you-"
"Of course I will. I'm already dressed."
And Magnus wasn't lying, he'd snapped his fingers in the middle of the call and had gotten dressed.
Desperate times called for desperate fashion measures. Even if he was out looking for a runaway Shadowhunter, he still had to look his best. He'd chosen a pair of black jeggings with rhinestone studded pockets, a white shirt that said 'Don't shine, SPARKLE' in gold on it, leopard print shoes and a deep red coat.
"Thanks Magnus." Alec panted gratefully from the other end.
"Stay safe. I love you."
"Love you too."
Click.
Magnus was out of his door in a second.
...
Seraphina had run far from the Institute. She'd taken multiple subways and reached a random neighbourhood and was trekking sourly through the busy streets of the bright city.
She didn't get why Derek hated her.
Everywhere she went there was at least one person who'd hated her.
Her cousin back home despised her for some unknown reason and her distant aunt thought she was queer.
She'd always known she was strange but there was really no need to emphasise it and make it seem like a sin.
She'd plugged in her earphones and had Dannic on full volume. She couldn't care less if she burst her eardrums.
It would be great to have her ears bleed out. Then she wouldn't have to hear all the insults and comments.
She didn't understand how Derek could say she didn't feel anything bout her parent's deaths. She was devastated and she kept to herself to keep from unloading her crap on others.
Was that a crime?
She huffed as she walked along and bumped headfirst into a wall of flesh. "Watch where you're going prat." Came the hiss. She could barely here it as she looked up at the guy. He looked vaguely familiar. "Hey, aren't you Toni's friend?" He asked, an eyebrow arched. He looked rather pale. Sera nodded slightly and removed her earphones. "Oh I'm Elliot, second in command of the Manhatten clan." He raised a hand for her to shake and she was quite amazed. This vampire had willingly introduced himself to her. "Seraphina." She replied, taking his cold hand.
"What are you doing out here alone? Don't you know about the disappearances? Isn't it unsafe for your kind to head out?" Elliot asked curiously. "None of your business." Sera huffed. He held up his hands in surrender. "Okay then. Hey if you're not going anywhere, wanna come down to this club downtown? There's this new DJ who's mixing up some sweet tunes." He suggested. Seraphina arched an eyebrow. "How'd you know I like rave music?"
"You're music's on full volume."
"Oh."
"So, care to join me?"
"...why not."
...
Toni was put together with his sister and his uncle Jace as they went out looking for Seraphina. Stupid Derek. He never knew when to shut it. And now they'd let the girl they were supposed to be looking after runaway. What would the Clave think? That was only part of what he was thinking.
He was worried about Seraphina. He'd felt a connection when she'd arrived and he didn't want her to go missing or worse get killed.
Derek had been dragged off by his father and Ruby. Isabelle had gone with Clary and Jonathan.
Magnus was on his own.
They taken up different parts of the city to look for Sera.
She could be anywhere.
Toni tried to reach for her mind but lost the connection in a blur of neon lights and loud music.
"She's in someplace with music." He said to Jace who nodded and informed the rest before setting out to scour all the clubs.
...
Magnus was pacing through the streets of New York when he passed a club that said it was likely to hold fellow people of the Shadow World. He decided what harm was there to check and entered.
The neon lights blinked and shone everywhere. People were jumping in tune to some trance music and quite a few of them were drunk. Magnus noticed a few of the Fey and one or two werewolves. As he scanned the crowd, his eyes came to rest on a familiar face.
Elliot.
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