As promised, here's the second chapter! Enjoy!
-tash
Jace walked back to the Institute with his cousins in silence. As soon as they entered the building Jace went to his room; he slammed the door shut causing Izzy and Alec to jump.
"FUCK!" he screamed from the privacy of his room.
The Lightwoods walked to the door quietly when they heard what sounded like wood smashing into stone, they reached for the door but it was locked. Suddenly they heard another loud crash and another, a few small shards of glass slid under the doorframe. Alec pushed his sister away before kicking the door in.
"Jace! What the fuck are you doing?!" Alec exclaimed as he looked around the now destroyed room. Jace stormed at him with his fists clenched.
"Get out!" he ordered through his teeth.
"Not until you calm down!" Izzy interjected angrily before her face softened. "We're going to find her."
"I already told you, she doesn't want me to!" Jace screamed before crouching to the ground beside his bed, he held his face in his hands. "She doesn't want me to find her."
Izzy and Alec sat down in front of him. He told them about what he saw, his eyes remaining closed as he silently willed himself not to cry.
"Jace, you idiot. You said yourself that she loves you." Izzy asked laughing lightly.
"I saw her hug someone."
"Did you ever think that maybe that was her brother?" Izzy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I guess not. But she still doesn't want me to find her, she told me; she begged me!" He asked as a tear slipped down his cheek, he wiped it away quickly with the back of his hand.
"Jace," this time it was Alec who spoke. "If you had been taken by Valentine, one of the most dangerous Shadowhunters to walk the earth, would you want Clary to come looking for you? To face Valentine?"
Jace sat in silence, he nodded his head no.
"See? The only reason she doesn't want you to come is so you don't get hurt, why else would she agree to go with him? She wanted to keep you safe."
"Well, she's stupid for thinking that. And she's even more stupid for doing that! I would have been fine! I've got plenty more fighting experience, how's she supposed to defend herself? She's been a Shadowhunter for two years, she doesn't even know how to use a damn glamour!"
"Love makes you do stupid things, Jace."
"I know. That's why I'm going to find her."
Alec pulled out his phone and typed something into it quickly. Before he could even put the phone back into his pocket, a portal opened up and Magnus walked through it. Jace and Izzy looked at Alec questioningly; he only looked down before blushing furiously.
"I'm assuming you found out what the runes were for?" He asked.
Jace nodded and told Magnus everything he could think of, he told them what the Silent Brothers said the runes were, how hey worked, why they worked. He told him about the images that had flashed through his mind. When he was finished, Magnus stood silently, deep in thought. He tapped one of his long fingers on the side of his face why he thought, the room was silent.
Suddenly Magnus looked up.
"I know what we need to do."
After going through the plan, everyone knew their jobs. They hailed a cab and went back to their temporary home. Izzy called Clary's house phone, after it ran three times Luke answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Luke, it's Clary, I'm sorry I didn't keep you and mom updated on my where abouts. Is it cool if I stay another night at Izzy's? She's having a tough time, something about a boy, and her time of the month and-"
"Say no more, Clary, please. Say no more," Luke shuddered and Izzy stifled a giggle. "Your mother and I are going out in a few minutes, I'll let her know, we won't be back for a few hours but if you need us we'll both have our phones, so don't hesitate to call, okay?"
"Got it! Thanks, bye!" Izzy ended the call and gave her brother and cousin the thumbs up.
The all ran to their rooms to change into their fighting gear quickly before meeting at the bottom of the stairs.
Alec was the first person downstairs; he wore black jeans with a black t-shirt and leather jacket. He pulled on his fingerless gloves and combat boots when Jace came down. He was dressed almost the same as Alec except he wore a leather vest instead of a jacket. Izzy bounded down the stairs to meet the two boys, she wore black leather pants with suede heels that were at least seven inches tall, a black tank top and a leather jacket. She pulled her gloves on and adjusted her ponytail while the two gave her an odd look.
"What?"
"How can you fight in heels that high?" Alec asked.
"Easily! I've been doing it for years; it's second nature to me. Besides, just because we're in danger doesn't mean I can't look good. You'd be surprised at how much these heels come in handy." She answered the question with a smile, inspecting her boots. Jace cringed when he remembered Clary scraping hers down Simon's shin.
Before Alec could say anything, Jace grabbed them by their arms and they ran into the living room. The pulled the cushions off the couch, revealing their weapons. Jace grabbed four seraph blades and tucked them into his belt, he stuffed two blades into each of his boots, and slung two katana blades over his back. Izzy grabbed two katana blades as well; she grabbed two seraph blades, and four daggers. She wrapped a second whip around her other wrist and stuffed two knives into her jacket for good measure.
Alec was the last to grab his weapons; he slung his bow over his shoulder and grabbed a quiver full of arrows. He stuck two knives into his jacket and a single seraph blade. The other two looked at him with a questioning look.
"What? I'm better with my bow that anything else." They both shrugged their shoulders in response.
Jace ran upstairs and opened his bedroom window. He quietly jumped over to Clary's balcony. He climbed into her room and carefully walked to her door; he looked down the hall and listened. After being sure no one was in the house, Jace slipped into the bathroom closest to Clary's room, he opened a drawer and pulled out her hairbrush. He quickly went back to his room and ran down to meet his cousins. Before they left the house they drew on as many runes as they could think of.
Instead of going back to the Institute they went to Magnus' apartment. When they stepped inside Jace handed him the hairbrush; Magnus carefully plucked a hair off of it and placed it on the coffee table, in the middle of a circle of candles. He snapped his fingers and the candles were lit. Magnus closed his eyes and began to whisper something in a different language.
"She's alive. I know that for sure, but that's all I can get so far." Magnus frowned for a moment. "Ah! Jace, let me see your chest."
Jace hesitated and Alec glared at Magnus for a moment before turning his head to the ground in embarrassment. Jace unzipped his vest and lifter his shirt up. Magnus closed his eyes again, this time with one hand on the rune and the other holding Clary's red strand of hair.
"Jace, the rune hasn't stopped glowing since we found you in the alley." Izzy whispered, causing Jace to smile; she was thinking of him.
"Much better," Magnus mumbled. "She's back in Idris, near the mountains, in a home, a large home. There's a family symbol on the door, I can't quite…Morgenstern. He's taken her to his home."
"How is she?" Jace urged, causing Magnus' brow to furrow.
"She's injured, but healing. She's tired, but happy, and she's not alone." Everyone held their breath. "No, not someone bad, someone good. Jonathan."
Magnus opened his eyes a look of curiousness in them.
"That's her brother," Jace said, finally. They all released their breaths."
Suddenly Magnus and Jace both gasped. An image appeared before their eyes; Clary placed a small golden ring on her finger. She smiled and they saw her mother appear in front of them for a moment.
"Clary!" Jace cried out, he stepped forward as if to touch her, breaking the connection between Magnus and him. The image quickly changed, only Jace saw it; her swollen, lifeless body, covered in cuts and bruises. Jace fell to his knees, gasping for air. Izzy ran to his side.
"Jace, what's wrong?" She asked, her eyes threatening to allow tears, she blinked them away.
"I'm going to kill him." He said suddenly looking up, his eyes dark and threatening.
Although no one had seen what he had, they knew something very bad had happened and that Jace was planning on getting revenge.
Magnus went to a bare wall and created a portal, he told them that when they found Clary and Jonathan, to find the warlock named Ragner Fell. He would be waiting for them, and would create a portal for them to get back home. Magnus shook Jace's hand, wishing him good luck before turning to give Izzy a hug good bye. The two went through the portal leaving Magnus and Alec alone. They hugged quickly, and Magnus kissed his cheek gently.
"Make sure you come back to me," he said smiling, Alec nodded and stepped through the portal.
