Here is the sixth part of my growing story. It took me a lot longer write this one because I needed to decide who and what to put in. I didn't know if I should put Magnus in or the wolf pack, but I think it turned out pretty well. Please enjoy and review!
Clary is having strange dreams of her mother and another strange woman. She meets the pack Luke tried so hard to keep a secret from her. As Clary digs deeper into her true heritage she learns that things are far more complicated that they appear. Will Clary accept help from the other shadow hunters and how will she deal when she learns that more people are starting to disappear? And who is this Jonathan person? Read on to find out.
Chapter 6
The next week of school I do everything I can to avoid being anywhere around Isabelle and Jace. Alec really isn't a problem since he doesn't seem to like me very much. I don't think he's going to come after me himself. That's what Jace and Isabelle are for.
Of course, throughout the week, they try to talk to me, but I refuse to listen to them. During my classes with Isabelle I sit across the room from her. At lunch I sit by myself under a tree outside. It's a lot more relaxing than anywhere else could be. Especially with those two inside.
Then my last class comes around. I walk into the classroom and see Jace sitting with Aline on his lap. They're making out and the teacher isn't paying any attention to them at all. I make a face then sit at my desk which just so happens to be next to Jace.
I place my head down on my backpack and close my eyes. Then I feel someone watching me. I open my eyes slightly to see Jace's golden eyes on me. I make a face and turn my head in the opposite direction. I let my arm lightly rest next to me. It's getting way better now that I'm using it more. I should have done this in the first place.
When class starts Aline gets off of Jace's lap and saunters to her desk. I let my head rest, but I pay attention to what the teacher is saying. "Today you will draw what you feel. You could feel happy so you would draw something considered joyous. Afterward show it to your partner and they have to guess what you're feeling. Get on with it."
I immediately start drawing. I draw Earth. There is a piece missing for Luke, a part of it is ripped off that represents my world being torn apart. Then there are cracks everywhere that represent me being imperfect.
When I finish I set it down on my desk. Jace finishes his drawing as well and turns to me. He holds up his picture. It's a picture of a rag doll that looks like him. It looks worn and town and beaten. It looks like there's a wound over the heart. I look at my paper. "You're seriously messed up."
Jace set down his picture. "Let me see yours."
I hold up the paper. Jace takes it to get a better look. He looks up at me. "Maybe if you would just be patient then you wouldn't be feeling like this. We are doing the best we can."
I lean over and drop my voice dangerously. "Your best isn't good enough for me. Luke is everything to me. I'm just doing my part as his daughter to save him. I don't care if you want to tell me what's going on or not. I'll figure it out on my own."
Jace clenches his fists. "I don't want you getting hurt. There are still many things that you don't understand. We need to do this our way. Trust me, we are doing our best. Luke is our friend too."
I stand up abruptly and grab my backpack. "Just leave me alone. I'll find him without your help."
With that I storm out of the room. The whole point of going to school was to make me forget about what happened on the island. That's the complete opposite of what it's doing. I leave the school without looking back. I make it back home and go into the kitchen to make myself something to eat.
As I finish my sandwich I hear something moving upstairs. I reach into my boot for the seraph blade and make my way upstairs. It's coming from Luke's room. I push the door open and something shines in my eyes. I sigh and push the door open. "What are you doing here, Magnus?"
Magnus turns around with a grin. "I was just dropping by for a visit."
"Right," I stick the blade back in my boot.
Magnus cocks his hip and places his hand on it. "I came here to tell you that there is going to be a pack meeting tomorrow discussing the recent demon uprisings. I just thought you should know, if you had any interest in going."
I cross my arms. "I don't know. Werewolves seem like the type to not react well to bad news."
Magnus chuckles. "You're right there, sweetie. The trick is to make them listen to you before you tell them anything."
I nod and rub my shoulders. "I have more time now since I just walked out of school. I don't thin I'm going back. Not with those three there. I need my space to work."
"If you say so," Magnus shrugs.
I push my hair back and make a face. "Where is this meeting taking place?"
Magnus twirls his fingers and a paper appears in the air. "These are the directions. I'll try to get you more information by tomorrow so you have more to tell the pack."
"Thanks, Magnus," is my response.
Once the glittery warlock is gone I move back to the living room. I lie down on the couch and turn on the television. There's nothing on, but reruns of Spongebob. Who doesn't love the little, yellow, square, dude? I still like it even being at my age.
After about an hour I fall sleep. I dream about my mom, Jocelyn. I barely remember what her voice sounds like at this point. I still like it when I dream about her. It's a light and happy dream. Then it changes to something darker.
I see my mom lying on a metal table. It looks like she's pregnant. There's a man in a surgeon mask and scrubs with a syringe next to her. It looks like it's filled with golden liquid. He injects it into Jocelyn's swollen belly. She stirs slightly, but doesn't wake up.
The man grabs another syringe that's filled with black liquid. He injects it on the other side of mom's stomach. Again mom stirs, but doesn't wake up the man puts down the syringe. Then the door bursts open and an angry looking, younger, Luke runs into the room. He grabs the man and snaps his neck.
Luke grabs Jocelyn gently and lifts her in his arms. They leave the room…
I wake up sweating. I look at the clock. I've been asleep for three hours. I go upstairs to take a quick shower. I don't know what that whole dream was about, but it really freaked me out. What was that supposed to mean?
After my shower I get dressed and get ready to go out searching for some information on the silent contract that was put out on Luke.
I look at the clock again. It's time to get going. I pull on my mask and leave through the window. I hurry down into the dirty part of the city. I get around to asking a lot of people. I also get some good information. I know that it was demon's for sure that took Luke. Apparently someone named Jonathan had been asking around for him as well.
Now that I know of this other world it's going to be easier to find Luke. I just can't believe he never told me he was a werewolf. I would have believed him. I believed in a lot of things even before I first saw that demon on the island.
I also know that Jonathan is some sort of human demon hybrid, but not a warlock. I need to ask Magnus about that later. Right now I need to get back to gathering information. I want to have enough to bring to the pack.
When I get back home I drop onto the couch and pull off my mask. I sigh and close my eyes. I don't know how I'm going to manage in this new world of demons on my own. I'm considering going to Jace for help, but he would be it in my face. I just know he's the type of person who would.
I get up from the couch and drag myself to my bed. I fall into bed still fully dressed. I close my eyes a drift into sleep…
There is a woman sleeping on a metal table. This isn't Jocelyn. There is the masked man from before. This must be from before he had my mom. I watch carefully as he injects the gold liquid first then the black liquid into the woman's swollen belly.
This time no one is there to slam the door angrily. Instead, the masked man goes to the door and calls in a man. He looks absolutely happy that this woman was experimented on. I'm guessing he's her husband. What kind of person would condone this sort of thing.
My dream ends when the woman's eyes snap open. One is gold and the other is pitch black…
My eyes open and I'm sitting in my bed. I run my hands through my hair. I sigh and get out of bed. I go take a shower and get dressed in my pajamas. I make myself breakfast.
As I'm sitting in front of the television watching Disney movies someone knocks on the door. I get up with my bowl and answer the door. Jace, Isabelle, and Alec are standing there with serious expressions. Jace speaks first. "Our parents have been kidnapped."
I arch an eyebrow. "What do you want me to do about it?"
Jace takes a step forward. "We know you've been out gathering information on Luke's disappearance. We know you know something by now about whop's behind all this."
"And what if I do?" I mumble around a mouthful of cereal.
Isabelle moves forward. "Please tell us anything you may know. Please, our parents' lives could depend on it."
My face forms a scowl. "It's not so fun when it's the other way around, is it? Deal with it on your own."
I step back and slam the door shut. I feel satisfied. Maybe now I can forgive them once they get it through their heads that they can't just hold out on people when lives are at stake. I sit in front of the television again and watch Spongebob. I laugh at their shenanigans.
A few hours later Magnus arrives at my house while I'm getting ready to go to the pack meeting. He gives me a look. "You know, those shadow hunters came around to my place asking about the disappearance of their parents. Do you know anything about that?"
I shake my head. "No. They came by earlier to tell me about it and ask if there's anything that I could tell them."
"Was there?" Magnus arches an eyebrow.
I look at him over my shoulder. "Maybe."
Magnus shakes his head and sighs. "Alright. Let me tell you what I found out. It sounds like some demons have been working with an old society of rogue shadow hunters. They used to be lead by a man by the name of Valentine."
"Valentine?" my head snaps up.
Magnus nods and smirks. "It's okay. You already killed him. You got rid of his son, Sebastian too. It was lucky that it ended the way it did. You got really lucky when that pole ended up where it ended up."
I give Magnus a look. "You're not telling you…"
Magnus grins and bends in at the waist with a flourish. "Magnus Bane, at your service."
"I though that pole was out of place," I grin.
Magnus and I exchange a knowing smile before I finish getting ready and Magnus gives me the rest of the information he gathered. I take out the directions he gave me and set off toward the city.
Luke owns a restaurant downtown. I've been there only once before and it looked like a good place to go eat. The food is really decent. I find it with no problem. I make my way toward it. The sign out front says it's closed, but I can't remember the last time I let a sign tell me what to do.
When I get to the front of the shop I see a shadow moving behind a door. The last of them are most likely moving to the warehouse out back. I pick the lock and go in through the door. I lock it behind me and go to where the shadow came from. I get to the back door, but it's locked too.
I sigh. I don't want to open it and risk being found out. If I'm right then they're going to have a great sense of smell. If I'm going to get in without being seen, or smelt, I need to be very careful.
There's an air vent overhead. I climb into it and manage to get onto the roof. I climb in through a window of the warehouse and crouch down. The entire room is full of people. This must be the pack. There are some familiar faces in here. A couple of them are in Luke's navy seals team. I don't know why I didn't catch on sooner. It looks like they're waiting for something.
I sigh and realize what it is. They can't start without their Alpha. Then a brown haired girl walks into the room. I lean forward. It's Maia. One of Isabelle's friends. I frown slightly. So she's a werewolf too. What else am I missing out on?
Maia goes to one of the werewolves and starts talking. "Where's Luke? Shouldn't he be here by now?"
The werewolf shakes his head. "No. I haven't heard from him in a while. No one knows where he is or what happened to him. It's not like him to not make any contact with us."
Not having Luke around is really making me depressed. I stand and place my hand on the railing. "I know what happened to Luke."
The werewolves turn up at me and start growling. I stand my ground. Maia throws me a harsh look. "Who are you? How did you get in here?"
I cross my arms. "I'm surprised you don't recognize me, Maia."
Maia looks confused for a moment. Then her eyebrows furrow and she gets angry again. "Just tell me who the hell you are right now before I go up there and rip out your throat."
I sigh and pull myself onto the railing. "How about I just come down to you?"
The werewolves surround me immediately. Maia pushes through the crowd to get to me. "Who are you?"
"Luke's daughter," I respond.
For a second nothing happens. Then the entire pack bursts out laughing. Maia is doubled over in fits of laughter. "No way! There is no way Luke has a daughter. That guy hasn't had a girlfriend in years."
"Let me guess, three years," I let my arms fall to my side.
Maia looks up with a curious expression. "How did you know that?"
"Because my mom died three years ago," I mutter.
The laughter dies down before Maia speaks again. "I don't know who you think you are, but I know for sure that you don't want to be here. If you know what's good for you, then you need to leave immediately and not tell anyone what you saw here."
I make a face and push past Maia to the center of the room. "I don't think so. You see, Luke, my dad, is missing and I'm the only one that can find him. I came here as a courtesy to you so I could fill you in."
Maia follows after me. "Who are you?"
I reach up for my mask and pull it off. "My name is Clary."
There are a couple of people who gasp. I look up and smirk. "Hey, guys. Didn't expect to see me here, did you?"
No one says anything, but they know who they are. I turn back to Maia who's giving me a strange look. "I don't understand. Luke has never said anything about having a daughter. Why would he keep you a secret from us?"
"Why would he keep you and this whole world of demons from me?" I run my fingers over the mask.
Maia moves closer to me and narrows her eyes as she looks at me. Then she sniffs me. Her eyes widen and she takes a step back. "No way. She really is Luke's daughter. She smells just like him."
"Does that mean she's a werewolf too?" someone else asks.
I never considered that. If Luke is a werewolf I could be one. He's my dad after all. Maia looks at me and leans in to sniff me again. "I don't know. Her scent is weird. It's like Luke's, but it doesn't quite smell like werewolf. It's really weird."
I hold my hand up. "No. Forget about that for now. There's something else you need to know."
"About Luke?" Maia inquires.
I nod and sigh. "Luke disappeared a week ago. He was taken by some demons."
Maia growls. "Which one?"
"Listen to me first," I shake my head then go sit on a box. "Listen to me first. This is a lot more complicated than you think. These demons took Luke, but also took a silent contract out on him. It makes it harder to track the demons, or people, who took him."
"What's a silent contract?" Maia asks, sitting across from me.
I cross my legs and make a face. "It's a little complicated to explain. It means the assassin has to kill the target without every any information on the target or the reason why that person is being targeted. The assassin never meets the contractor either."
"How do you know that?" Maia frowns.
I push my hair away from my face. "I'm an ex-assassin. That doesn't matter right now. You should know that the demons took Luke because this pack was getting in the way of some heavy demon business. They needed him out of the way so they could operate. Not only that, but a couple of shadow hunters have also gone missing recently."
"You mean the Lightwoods?" Maia pipes up.
I nod. "That's right."
Maia rubs her chin then growls in frustration. "I hate not know what happened to our Alpha. Tell me what you know about the people who took them and I'll go deal with them myself."
I throw my head back and laugh. "That's a good one. If I'm not able to find them then the chances of you being to find them are even less. Just sit and listen to me for a second."
Maia glares at me. "My nose is better than your eyes, human."
"Shadow hunter," I correct.
"You're a shadow hunter?" Maia arches an eyebrow.
I stand and give Maia a look. "Yes I am. Now stop interrupting me and let me finish. I've been looking for Luke for a week now none stop and I've come up with some good information. If you back off and let me work on my own I'm sure I can find out where he is. I can't do that with you and the pack rushing into the situation and making it worse."
"You can't expect us to just sit here and not do anything while our leader is out there somewhere, possibly dead," Maia stands and gets in my face.
I lean forward with a deadly look in my eyes. "Don't you dare even consider that Luke's dead. I will find him and I will bring him back home. I'm not going to lose the only family I have left."
Maia's eyes widen at the intensity of my voice. She backs away and lets out a breath. "I'm sorry, Clary. About your loss. I'm just saying that we have a duty as his pack to do whatever we can to save our leader."
I pull my mask back on. "Fine. Let me warn you now though. If you get in my way I will have no problem in taking you down."
With that I turn and exit the building. I head down the street while traveling across rooftops. Then I stop when I feel a familiar presence behind me. I look over my shoulder and see Jace. "Look what we have here. Did the pretty blond lose his way."
Jace's grin widens. "Never heard it put quite that way, but thank you for complimenting me on my devilishly good looks."
I turn around to face him. "What do you want?"
"What do you think I want?" Jace sticks his hands in his pockets.
I cross my arms and lift my head. "I think you don't know how to take a hint. I'm not going to help you. You need to learn your lesson."
Jace moves toward me with a confident swagger in his strides. "Well, if you weren't so stubborn I wouldn't have to come here and bother you. I know we did the wrong thing when we didn't tell you what was going on with Luke, but in our line of work we need to hold our cards close to our chests."
"What do you think I have to do in my line of work?" I throw back.
When Jace is standing right in front of me he grins down at me. "Clary, we need your help. I'm sorry for not telling you the truth, but now our parents are missing too. You're the only one who knows how to get good information and get it quick. We know more about this new world you're just learning about. We need to work together."
I stroke my chin. "I don't know. Say 'please'."
"You're really milking this, aren't you?" Jace arches an eyebrow.
I tilt my head. "What would make you say that?"
Jace shakes his head then takes my gloved hand. He kisses the back and looks up at me with laughter in his eyes. "Please."
I burst out laughing. "That's good, Jace. That's really good. Alright, I'll help. Only on the condition that you don't try to protect me. I get enough of that from Luke. I don't need it from you too. Also, you can't tell me what to do. I'm very capable of taking care of myself."
Jace nods and stands up straight. "Deal."
