"In the Night."
Chapter 5 "Dances with Wolves"
Luke's POV
"As you know your mother died just before you were born." I said shakily as I dove head on into the past, I looked up at Clary who just sat there and nodded her head.
"Your mother was one of the most talented people I have ever known; she could look at a pencil and turn it into a whole other object. I met her at an art gallery back in the 90's, she had entered a piece she did on the local Institute that only Shadowhunters and down worlders could see. At first I thought she was a fairy but then she went to reach for something and I saw her runes on her arms. By the rules of the Clave, the Shadowhunters government, Shadow hunters a forbidden to having any relationship with a down worlders. We fell instantly in love with one another; we would see each other every night somewhere no matter what we were doing we always made time for one another. After a year or so of being together in private, she came to me one day saying she was pregnant with you. I instantly wanted her to live with me, but that is when she told me she was married and already had another child. Her words practically killed me; I wouldn't eat, sleep, or even talk to anyone rather than her." I looked down at my hands and itched my neck remembering the pain I went through.
"I didn't speak to your mother for at least a month or so , but I knew I couldn't live without her and I wanted to be in your life, so I pushed past the idea of her shadowhunter family and went to take care of my own. Well you were born and life seemed right again, and your mother and I were living in a fantasy thinking that she would be able to keep you in the Institute without being noticed. But we soon found out that, hiding a baby in a church was harder than we had thought. One night I was asleep and I heard a bang on the door, I ran to see who it was and it was your mother soaking wet holding you swaddled up in her arms. Fear instantly set in as she stepped through the door, I knew that she had been caught I could smell the fear on her as she walked past me and placed you on the couch. I begged her not to go back but she wasn't afraid of what was going to happen to her, she was more afraid of them finding you." I heard Clary make a noise; I looked up and saw confusion on her face.
"Why would they want me I'm just a werewolf, and at the time the accords prevented them from hunting us." She said firmly.
"Clary you aren't just a werewolf, your mother was a Shadowhunter and I am a werewolf. So to conclude this health session that makes you a werewolf/shadowhunter but your shadowhunter blood is dominate that is why you haven't shifted yet, and its why you can bare runes and practically do anything a shadowhunter can do."
Clary looked at me with wide eyes and then looked down at her wrist where the rune used to be. "That's impossible, there is no such thing as a hybrid."
"That's what I thought to as you grew up that's why I didn't say anything, but it's pretty evident now that you in fact are a mix between two species." I said trying to solve some of her unanswered questions about her life.
"What happened to my mother?" she asked looking down at her wrist and rubbing the rune with her thumb.
"She was killed for treason; her husband who is now head of the Clave found you in her room and started to ask questions. So she brought you here for me to care for you and since this is the only place safe for you. She left after that and I never saw her again, Clary you have to understand how dangerous those Shadow hunters are they will kill you if they find out what you are." I said serious and came to her side, I saw the tears begin rolling down her cheeks. She looked away from me as I pulled her into my chest, she sobbed and sobbed until she looked up at me.
"What did she look like?" She asked I sighed and pulled out my wallet and pulled out the little picture I took of Jocelyn holding Clary before she died. I handed it to Clary and pressed a kiss to her forehead, Clary's eyes went wide and she breathed in sharply. She stood up fast and started to mumble to her self I looked up at her curiously not knowing what was going on.
"She's alive." She muttered.
"Clary what are you talking about?" I asked confused.
"This woman is alive; she was in the church with me when I woke up. She followed me to the police station she said she was an old friend of yours. I knew she smelled familiar but I couldn't remember it must have been from when I was younger." She said and smiled brightly. "I have to go back and get her, I can save her dad. I can save all of us!" she said and jumped up and down. I stood up and grabbed Clary's shoulders.
"You can never go back there, do you understand me your mother is dead. You will never ever see the inside of that death trap." I said fumed and let go of her.
She backed away afraid, I never rose my voce at her before but this was something I had to do to prove my point. "We are going to the compound in the morning to group up with the others. Am I understood?" I questioned she looked up at me with tears in her eyes and nodded her head. "come on let's get some sleep." I said and pulled her into a hug.
I pulled her tight and sniffed her smelling the disgusting smell of church incents and rubbing alcohol. I shook my head which made her laugh. "I'm going to wash off this intoxicating smell off me first." She laughed and kissed my cheek.
Jocelyn's POV
I pulled from the curb and parked a few spots away, so that I could see Clarissa limp across the street to an apartment. I watched as she banged on the door multiple times and then light flowed out and Clarissa connected with a taller man. I looked closer and saw my Luke; oh the years have done him justice. I could feel my heart start to break as I watched him stroke her hair; I could tell he loved her deeply, which brought joy to my soul. Clarissa stepped through the door and Luke looked around the perimeter, looked right at my car and looked away and shut the door behind me.
I turned on the engine and drove fast down the street trying to get back to the institute before anyone noticed she and I were gone. There wasn't anyone on the streets; I flew through the traffic lights and whatever was in my way. I stopped in front of the Institute and looked up to see the windows; all were black, except the far left one. I hurried into the building trying to be as quiet as a mouse, I walked through the pews and up to the elevator that creaked as I stepped in and groaned as it took me to the upper levels.
I went to step out of the elevator to face a pair of young golden eyes, which looked shocked to see me. "What are you doing awake Jace?" I said first trying to confuse him before he wondered what I was doing up so late.
"I saw the red head run out of the institute library; I'm headed to Bane's to get a locater spell on her from this." He said and held up a bracelet that had the letters 'CAG' engraved on it. Looking at the bracelet my heart broke, I remembered when Luke and I went to the pawn shop on 10th street to get it for her.
Before I could think of a response, he looked down at me and crossed his arms. "What are you doing up so late?" He said scrunching up his eyebrows while looking down at me.
"I couldn't sleep for some reason; I kept tossing and turning so I decided to go out for a drive. To calm my nerves I guess." I shrugged and walked past him, I turned around and looked at him.
"Did you tell Valentine she ran?" I asked trying to change the subject.
"No but I thought if I found her he wouldn't have to know she left." He said with a smug look on his face.
"So you figured that you a shadowhunter would go to a Warlock down worlders for help in search of another shadow hunter? Jace did you ever considered the fact that the accords are broken, no down worlders will help us or aid us in anyway." I said sternly and crossed my arms over my chest.
He looked down and I could see his facial expression change as he thought about my worlds. He flicked his fingers together and sighed. "Well I never thought about that."
"Just go back to sleep Jace, you and Jonathan can go look for her in the morning." I said and patted his back, he smiled down at me and turned back down the hall and to the last door.
I sighed and looked up at the ceiling, feeling the weight lift off my shoulders. "Luke only if you took her away, she wouldn't be in harm's way now." I said to myself and left at the and went in search of my bed.