Love To
Chapter 40:
I stood in my own little ring of fire. I looked over at my fabulous soon-to-be parabatai, Isabelle, who stood only a few steps away, but surrounded by the knee high flames encircling them both. Isabelle caught sight of me and gave me a wink. I smiled and returned to facing the Council. They nodded to Isabelle, and she turned, gave me another grin, and stepped across the inferno to join me. After Isabelle said the oath, I repeated it. Jace and I had been studying it since I had told him I was bonding my self with his sister.
"Entreat me not to leave thee,
Or return from following after thee—for whither thou goest, I will go,
And where thou lodgest, I will lodge.
Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried.
The Angel do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me." I spoke the phrase and with that, Iz and I drew the parabatai runes on each other. The flames blazed and then it was over. I felt as if a rope had been hooked around both mine and Izzy's hearts, connecting me to her. There was cheering from where the crowd stood. Most of them just family members like my mom, who was sobbing, not sad tears but happy or proud tears. Luke clapped from his place next to her. Jace stood on the other side of Luke, Alec flanked him and Max and Maryse sat behind the two boys.
I grinned and waved at Max who grinned toothily.
"My brother has a crush on you." Isabelle murmured into my ear.
"Well doesn't he have to? I mean we are dating."
"Not Jace, I meant Max."
"Oh, well if I wasn't taken I'd definitely marry him."
"Yeah, that just made you sound like a pedophile…"
"You never know. I could be one." I wink.
"This would've been a nice fact to know before we just bound our souls to each other."
"And that made YOU sound like a cultist."
"Okay, short stuff, let's go get something to eat. Mom made your favorite, spaghetti."
"My favorite food isn't spaghetti…"
"That's not what Jace said. He told Mom your favorite dishes were spaghetti."
"You do realize what your brother's favorite food is, don't you?"
"Of course! It's some kind of Chinese pork and spa-. Oh now I see what he did there." Isabelle laughed.
"And this thought never occurred to you?"
"Of course it did, but I thought maybe it was just one of those changing for the greater good of the relationship kind of things."
"Okay Iz let's go eat." I grinned, reaching up on tip toes to sling an arm over her shoulder. She laughed as I let out a squeak of pain, having stretched some not so stretchable muscles.
"Shouldn't you have felt that?" I glared up at her.
"You and I both know that we can't feel every little injury the other gets. Its not like that." She grinned down on me.
"That would be pretty cool though. Like ESP or telepathic powers…" I wiggled my eyebrows.
"Okay, sure."
Jace's POV
My girlfriend was now bonded to my sister. Maybe I should've forced them to hate each other because now they'd gang up on me even more. And to make matters worse, Isabelle was dating Simon. Next thing I know Isabelle will be having those little nerd talks about radioactive spiders or worse, she'll try talking like that to me! I can hardly understand Clary when she gets into one of her rants on her latest book, movie, or comic. I kid you not! Take a few days ago. Clary and I were sitting on her couch watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 and she starts balling when Fred dies.
"Clary, what's wrong? I thought you've seen this movie before." I tried to act as if the movie wasn't very fascinating but who am I kidding, it's Harry Potter.
"I have." She blubbered. "I've seen it about a dozen or so times."
"Then why are you so sad?"
"I'm not sad. I am extremely angry." She growled. Oh by the Angel here we go.
"And what are you angry about?" I rubbed my eyes.
"I am angry at Rowling. I mean what is with her?" Now Clary has jumped off the couch and is stomping around the living room. "I love the woman and her amazing fandom." Wait what is a fandom? But before I can cut in Clary continues her rant. "But why did she have to take away Fred? First George's ear, and then 'Oh look, Fred's dead'. I mean why couldn't have been Percy. He betrayed his family but she thought he was worthy of living on. And don't even get me started on Dobby!" And for another hour or five, Clary tells me what parts of the books angered her. And I never learned what a fandom is! This is the madness I live with. But I love the woman and that is why about 7 hours after her parabatai ceremony to my sister, we are cuddled up together on my bed.
"Okay so now that Iz and I are parabatai, the runes she gives me are stronger as are the ones I give her, right?"
"Yes"
"Now I have an odd question to ask." I snorted. Her questions were quite often strange.
"Okay."
"Well is it the same way with Shadowhunter spouses?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean seeing as how the parabati rune connects the two souls, isn't that similar to the marriage rune's?" I sit there thoughtful.
"That is a really good question. I've never thought about it that way. What made you think of that?"
"I just remember seeing the marriage ceremony in the Codex and it, like the parabati ceremony, is pretty sacred to the Nephilim. So I just wanted to know if they had the same…qualities."
"I guess we'll just have to study up on that." I grin and pull her back so I can kiss her.
"Are you asking me on a date Mr. Herondale?" She grins through the kiss.
"I think I am." I mumble against her lips.
A little last chapter happy so far ending. Would it be cruel if I put to be continued…? And that my crowd of beautiful people was the last chapter of Love To. I am actually tearing up right now. I'm going to miss this in all honesty but I'm going to get to work on some other stories that I would absolutely love for you guys to check out! I have a TID/ TMI crossover, and I've started writing a TID story. If you have never read the TID series, get on that! I thought it wouldn't be very good but I've read it three times and I can't read the epilogue because I get that emotional. Plus I suppose I should scold you if you haven't read them because one the characters will be reappearing in CoHF and two it just is freaking amazing. Okay before I die of bitter/sweet tears I want to say this so if you fall into these categories please read:
Followers: Big huge freaking hug to all 169 of you! I mean it, just the fact that you liked my writing enough to follow up on it makes me so damn happy. And if any of you want me to check out your stories just PM me and I will look at them. ;)
Favoriters: You lot of 108 get huge freaking hugs too! I just really want to give you all medals. Because not only did you like my story enough to follow it like those above, but you liked it so much you favorited it and that makes me feel loved! Same goes for you that if you PM me I will take a look at any of your work.
Reviewers: You are my top priority because you read and most of you like it and then you also tell me what you think. I take each one of your reviews to heart. Just to name those who were most loyal to reviewing over three times:
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Now many of you came so darn close but not three or more. And if you were a guest I apologize because you made up many of the reviews.
I'm extremely sorry that I didn't get a lot of Malec or Sizzy…possible one-shots? And now this story has closed…possibly…
P.S.- I can't say when I will start up again but please bear with me.
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Yours truly- Emma