After leaving the hotel de ville, Clary made her way quickly to their home. Clary opened the old wooden door of their small apartment and stormed in, hoping the could wind wouldn´t blow past Jonathan and make him sicker than he already was. Jonathan was asleep on their bed, the bed sheets nearly covering his head off completly. She could ony see a small tuff of soft brown locks in the barely litt room. She slowly walked up to him, making sure the floor wouldn´t creak under her feet and wake him up. She sat down making the bed shift and him stir. She pressed her cold hand to his burning skin on the forehead. She sighed as she knew that the fever didn´t go down on his own. But now at least she had some hope to find some medication.

She didn´t have the heart to wake him up. He had big circle under his eyes from physical and emotional exhaustion. Even if they never talked about it, their situation was a constant worry to both of them. He was only a child, but he had already lost all the innocence of one, by watching and knoing what was going on in the streets and on the fields. His small body was trembling lightly even if he was wearing a pullover and had every blancket they had drapped over him. Often his small body would convulse as a fit of coughs excaped him, making her heart ache as hshe heard the pain he was in. She still knew she would have to wake him up in order to drink and eat something. It was in times like this that she missed her mom the most. She would have known what to do, how to help her sick brother. She got up to take a glass and fill it with some water and made her way back next to him.

"Jonathan. Réveille-toi, j´ai une surprise pour toi./ Wake up, I have a surprise for you."

He slowly turned around and he still looked paly sick. He coughed a lot as he tried to prop himself up and slumped in bed again. Grabbing him by his armpits, she helped him lean against the headboard. She draped the covers closer to him and his chest so he wouldn´t get too cold. She helped him eat the steak. He wore a weak smile as he first saw it, but he had lost appetite so he couldn´t eat everything, he forced Clary to eat to rest even if she protested he had to eat the whole thing. Reluctantly she ate the left-overs even if she marvelled at how great it tasted. She told him, she managed to find him a doctor who was willing to help him. He asked if she had to pay anything. She hated that he was worrying this much for a small kid, he didn´t need to worry, she wanted to face all of their worries on her own, but their situation made it impossible for him to be held in the dark. He was way to curious and had a golden heart. She didn´t know if she had to do anything in return yet, so she told him it was for free.

15 Février 1944

Clary was careful to tuck her brother in nearly all the pullovers that had, so he wouldn´t get any sicker. They arrived in front of the hotel de ville around four o´clock. Their way had taken them longer than she thought since Jonathan hadn´t much power left. She had to mostly carry him and since he wasn´t that young anymore and she wasn´t the strongest girl, it took them some time to reach the hotel de ville where they would meet a doctor. They entered and were directly escorted by one soldier to the doctor, without having her to say her name or even ask for the officier Werlak.

They were escorted in the back of the building, into a small room with a desk, behind which a blond haired man was writing fastly. She lay Jonathan down in a chair and sat in the second chair. The doctor lifted his head only to reveal cold blue eyes, that made her stiffen. She didn´t feel very welcome at all. Without a single word, he stood up and took Jonathan to the other side of the room, making him sit on the medical lounge. The doctor examined him taking a few notes. He mostly checked for swollen lymphntes and his trhroat.

He didn´t bother to try to explain to her what he had, he simply spoke German to her, but she didn´t understand much. She just knew now he could help them with the right medication. She nodded as he went back behind his desk and suddenly Sebastian stormed in and sat down next to her, only shooting her a big smile, not even saying hello. She wiggled in her seat in unease as the doctor continued to ignore her and started talking to Sebastian as if she wasn´t even here. The doctor didn´t seem to mind and went on. Jonathan shot Clary a scared look and she gave him a small reassuring smile. The doctor stood up and exchanged a few words quick words with Sebastian, that she couldn´t have possibly understand, but their discussion seemed to be heated, until the doctor took out a giant key and opened the door next to his desk. The doctor didn´t seem to approve, by the look on his face, with whatever Sebastian had told him to do or simply said, as he seemed to reluctancly turn the key in the hole.

He entered and came back a minute later, with a box of meds in his hand. He put it on front of Clary and exchanged a look with Sebastian. She was thankful that the doctor had written her the posology. After waking Jonathan up, since he had already fallen asleep on the medical lounge, she thanked the doctor, who simply chose to ignore her. As she was heading to the direction of the exit to leave this place as fast as possible, she felt a hand halt her movements by grabbing her arm. Sebastian insisted she come tomorrow to one of their parties. She accepted knowing she had couldn´t back out after what he had done to help them. He left directly after she had accepted and she practically ran home with her brother in her arms.

Once they were home safe, she was drained of all her physical energy and her stomach started to growl.

She started by tucking Jonathan in and gave him his medication. She had never seen such medicaton, but didn´t bother to question the doctor´s choices. The sooner he started the better he would get... at least she hoped. She kissed his forehead once he had fallen asleep again. She took a broom out and started to clean up their apartment a bit. She hadn´t had any time to do it in the last few weeks, since she had been constantly running around. She wanted it to be a little cleaner so Jonathan wouldn´t live and get better in a healthier environment.

More than 1,250 words for you!

I´m really sorry that i haven´t posted a chapter in a while and you will have to wait as well for the next one. I have no time to continue writing, but once the holidays begin I will do my best and try to write more, so I can give you an update :)

I have no idea what the table(?) at the doctor´s office is called. So I called it medical lounge... feel free to tell me how it is really called, i really would like to know since I am pretty sure I´m completly wrong XD

Lift your hand if you thought the doctor was going to be Jace ! XD I got you there... Sorry, but I´ll try to bring him soon in the story, but I´m still not telling if it´s going to be Clebastian or Clace ;) You´ll have to read to find out:)

I hope you still liked this update :)

Thanks for your encouraging reviews :)

For those who are curious: the medication is an antibiotic, Penecillin was discovered in 1923 by Alexander Fleming and is used against bacterial infections. During the war it was often used. That´s why the doctor wasn´t approving giving some to Clary and her brother because they are low on stocks and it was meant for the soldiers not some civilian/ enemy. Clary doesn´t know what I really since she has never seen it before. I´m going to be annoying, but I will tell you anyway that you should´t take antibiotics for anything and everything. Antibiotics only work against bactireas and not viruses. Go see a physician!

Eat chocolate!

(And in six days don´t forget to put one of your shoes in front of the chimney, so someone can fill them with treats and chocolate!)