Scarred for Life
Chapter 18
Yay, I completed my goal! I promised myself that I would update by Friday and I did! I would just like to point out that in the last chapter, I DID in fact quote from Twilight. I didn't even realize that I did it until I got all your comments about it. So I know that a lot of you were mad that I ended it where I did so, here's Jacie's point of view! :)
Jace P.O.V
"Jace, my real name is Clarissa Morgenstern and I killed your father. Also, I'm hopelessly, irrevocably in love with you." Then she passed out.
What. The. Fuck?
At first I was confused. What does she mean? She can't really be Clarissa Morgenstern. Clarissa had red hair. I reached out and ran my fingers through her auburn locks. I pulled my hand away. It was stained brown. She must have re-dyed it before we left.
Then I was hurt. How could she do this to me? I loved her and she threw it back in my face! The first girl I ever had feelings for and she turns out to be the one person in this world that I hate with every fiber in my being.
Finally, I was angry. Actually, angry was an understatement. I was furious! I was devastated! I was so blinded by unadulterated rage that I grabbed a dagger from my belt.
I forgot that she was my one and only true love. I forgot that she was the one girl who saw through my mask. I forgot all those private embraces and wonderful memories that we had together.
All I could remember was the oath that I swore to her 8 years ago. "I'll kill you Clarissa Morgenstern! I swear on the Angel I will! I'll murder your entire family and enjoy every second of it! I promise you."
I raised the knife above my head, my oath spurring me on, when my entire body became limp, and I fell to the ground.
.o.O.o.
I opened my eyes, a brilliant white light causing me to scream out. I squinted and tried to see where I was. All around me was a never-ending abyss of white. I couldn't tell if there were any walls, or even a floor for that matter. I was floating, caught between space and time.
Jonathan Christopher Herondale, please rise for the Angel Court.
I wanted to resist, not knowing if the voices in my head really were people, but my feet took over and I found myself standing.
Jonathan, do you know why you are standing in front of us right now?
I remembered what I had been about to do before I passed and hissed at the un-seeable beings. "I have no idea why I am here. Now if you could just send me back, I have some unfinished business to take care of."
Suddenly, 6 angels appeared out of nowhere. They were all beautiful. You couldn't tell their gender, they all look the same. Same golden, shoulder length hair and white, soulless eyes. Same golden wings with white, shapeless robes. The only way you could tell them apart was by their height. The taller you were, the more powerful.
My poor Jonathan, the girl is the reason we called you here. You see, your paths are conflicted.
"What the hell does that even mean?"
It means that you must make a choice. You swore two oaths. The first to kill her, the second to protect her no matter what. Those heart pains you were feeling, that was your subconscious trying to make a choice.
To kill or to love?
Now that your initial anger has vanished, we wanted to give you time to think before you made a mistake that you couldn't change.
I felt empty, like a balloon that had been deflated. What did I want? Did I really want to kill her? I finally had a chance to avenge my father's death, but if I killed her, I'd be just as evil as she was. I told myself that that was the only reason I wouldn't kill her. I can't admit to myself that, deep down, I still loved Rebecca/Clarissa.
Like the angel's said. To kill or to love?
"I've made my decision."
.o.O.o.
Alec P.O.V
"Magnus, stop it! That poor cat will never forgive you after this!" I looked over at Magnus, who was bejeweling, yes... I did say bejeweling, his cat, Chairman Meow.
Magnus looked over at me and winked a sparkly eye, causing butterflies to stir deep in my stomach. "Oh please, this is nothing! Did I ever tell you about the time that I stuck him in the washing machine with tie-dyed soap, trying to make him a rainbow cat?"
I smirked and ran my hand over Magnus' arm. "No, I don't believe you have."
Magnus let Chairman go and sat on the couch beside me, gathering me in his arms. "Allie, can we spend every Friday night like this?"
"Not if you call me Allie ever again."
"Meow, feisty! Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. But of course, if you stayed with me instead of in that god-awful Institute, I could make sure that you woke up happy every morning."
I sighed. Magnus had been dropping hints about me moving in with him for a while now, but it just didn't feel like the right time. "I'd love to Magnus, but with the whole Valentine thing I feel like I should stay there and make sure Jace is okay."
"Oh please, I think Rebecca is doing a good enough job of that. She's the only person I know that can calm Jace down with just a look."
It was true. Ever since she got here, Rebecca and Jace had been attached at the hip. I felt a small pang of jealousy. Jace was my first love, as well as my Parabatai; I would always protect him from harm. Broken hearts as well as poisons and cuts.
As if on cue, my head exploded in pain. I grunted and leaned forward, trying to disentangle my feelings from Jace's. All I could tell was that he was angry… and terrified.
"What's wrong Alec? I need you to talk to me!"
I shot off the couch and ran to Magnus' bedroom, grabbing my jacket off the bed. I turned around and saw Magnus leaning against the door frame, clearly concerned. "Jace is in trouble, and we have to save him."
"He's always in trouble, what's new?"
"This time is different. He's actually scared, and very pissed off about something."
Magnus sighed in defeat and grabbed his green matador jacket from the closet. "Fine. The Terrific Two are once again off to save Goldilocks's ass."
As an I'm sorry gift, I even threw in some Malec for you! So I'm on Spring Break for the next week or two so my goal is to update AT LEAST 3 times before I'm back in school.
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