Though Simon didn't remember everything that had happened with valentine, he had heard the stories. He had been told by his friends and read about it in the history books he had to study in order to ascend. He knew that while Sebastian was the more evil of the two, he existed because of Valentine. He also knew that Sebastian and Clary were the only two children Valentine had, besides Jace who wasn't really his son. Valentine's child situation was a complicated one.
"How is that possible?" Simon asked Isabelle
She glanced down at her lap and looked back up at him.
"Alec told me my mother had an affair with him. I didn't believe him- thought it was a joke. I told my mother and she freaked out and got really mad that he told me"
"So, it-it's true then?"
"No. It's not. It can't be, I am not part of that horrible family."
"Hey. Clary is part of that horrible family."
"You don't get it, Simon. Clary is Clary. She has angel blood-"
"So do you."
She glared at him.
"I meant that she has more angel blood. The blood Valentine gave her. That's why she is the way she is."
"Iz, that angel blood didn't give Clary her heart. Sure, it gave her some extra powers but it has nothing to do with her personality. Shadowhunters aren't nicer than mundanes because of their angel blood."
"I don't want to be related to the man who murdered my little brother and friends."
"Do you despise Clary because of who her father is? Do you despise Jace because of who he was raised by?"
She looked at him as if he were a little stupid.
"Of course not. They can't help that."
"Neither can you."
She stood up from the stool and kissed him, leaning across the counter. Their lips moved against each other before Simon pulled back.
"You can stay here as long as you want, but I think you should go talk to your family. They don't know where you went, they're probably worried sick."
"They shouldn't have lied to me." She said, kissing him again.
Alec's phone vibrated as he got a text from Jace.
Do you know what's up with Izzy? She just stormed out of the institute.
He pulled himself away from Magnus's arm around his shoulder to text him back.
No idea.
He slid his phone back into his pocket and Magnus raised his eyebrow.
"Are you going to tell him?" He asked.
Alec shrugged, settling back onto the couch.
"It's getting late." He observed, eyeing the clock.
"Are you tired?" Magnus asked, putting his arm around Alec again.
He shrugged.
"I don't think I can sleep."
"Then don't."
Alec nodded, leaning his head into Magnus's shoulder and turning his attention to the TV.
"He didn't even ask what she said!" Jace exclaimed as Clary read the text over his shoulder. They were seated on the floor of the training room, dressed in gear. Jace had told her what happened with Isabelle while they trained and they had stopped to take a break when Clary suggested they text Alec and ask him.
"Did you try texting Izzy?" She asked, resting her chin on his shoulder as she sat behind him.
"Many times. You try, maybe she's mad at me."
Clary pulled out her phone, scooting up beside Jace so he could see.
U ok?
After a minute, she checked her messages for a reply, thinking maybe she hadn't got the notification.
"She left me on read!" Clary said, sounding offended.
"Do you think she's at Simon's?" Jace asked.
Clary shrugged, hitting the call button besides simon's contact name and putting it on speaker.
After three rings, Simon picked up.
"Clary?" He said when he answered.
"Hey Simon, what's up?"
"Not much, you?"
"Me neither. Hey, listen. Is Isabelle there with you?"
"Um…"
There was a light thump and Simon whispering to someone.
"Stop it!"
"You can't tell her."
"Well be quiet before she hears you then."
"Simon?" Clary asked.
There was the small creak of a bed and Simon spoke to her again.
"Yeah. I'm here. Isabelle isn't with me, no. Why?" There was a light tremble to his voice, barely noticeable, but there.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Yep. Uh-huh. I'm positive. No Isabelle here-Ow!"
"Simon?"
"Sorry I have to go. Text me!" He said, hanging up on her.
"He's lying." Clary stated.
"Oh, do you really think so?" Jace said.
Clary rolled her eyes as a loud alarm began to go off.
"What's that?" she asked.
"The clave," Jace said, standing up. "Something's happened."
They were lying on top of the blanket as Isabelle's phone vibrated for the millionth time, this time Clary's name popping up on the screen.
"She wants to know if I'm okay." Isabelle informed him.
"Did you reply to her?"
She shook her head, holding down the power button and tossing it to the end of the bed.
A moment later Simon's phone began to ring. He looked at it, Clary's name flashing on the screen.
"Don't answer it." Isabelle said.
"I can't just not answer it. You know how she is, she'll think I'm dead or something."
"Simon don't-"
He cut her off by hitting the green button and putting the phone to his ear.
"Clary?" He said.
Isabelle could faintly hear her asking him what he was up to.
"Nothing much, you?"
"Me neither. Hey. Is Isabelle with you?
Isabelle sat up, taking the pillow behind her and swinging it at Simon's face.
"Stop it!" He said, swatting her away.
"Simon, you can't tell her."
She climbed onto his lap, putting her hands on his neck.
"Please don't tell her." She whispered.
He sighed.
"Be quiet before she hears you then."
"Simon?" Clary asked.
Isabelle grinned, rolling off of them and landing on her back beside him, causing the bed to creak.
"Yeah. I'm here. Isabelle isn't with me, no. Why?" Simon said, going back to the phone call.
"Are you sure?" Clary asked.
"Yep. Uh-huh. I'm positive. No Isabelle here-Ow!" Isabelle hit him with the pillow again.
"Simon?"
"Sorry I have to go. Text me!" He said, hanging up on her.
Magnus way lying on top of Alec on the couch. Alec's eyes were closed, Magnus's trained on the TV. Suddenly, Alec's phone started ringing loudly.
Alec opened his eyes, apparently not asleep as Magnus had thought. He reached over and picked his phone up off the coffee table, careful not to elbow Magnus as he did so.
"Hello?" He said as he answered it.
"Alec," Jace said. "You have to get to the institute right now. There's been an attack."
Alec sat up sharply, nearly knocking Magnus off the couch.
"An attack on the institute?"
"Not our institute- The Chicago institute."
"What kind of attack? Was there a demon-"
Jace cut him off.
"Alec, it was another shadowhunter."