Disclaimer: This is my seventh one of these? Surely you've gotten the message so far. I own none of the 'shadowhunters chronicles'.
Chapter Seven
Isabelle stared at the toilet and then at the stick in her hands. She did this for a while, before collapsing on the bathroom floor in a very un-Isabelle manner.
A lone tear rolled down her usually smug and upbeat face, and she mentally cursed at herself. She hated crying, especially in front of other people. It was showing them weakness, showing them that she wasn't as indestructible as she carried herself to be.
Jessamine was out, with some arsehole of a guy, who she deemed her soulmate in her near to unintelligible murmurings in the midst of sleep. Isabelle knew better.
Or at least, she thought she had. All guys were jerks in one form or another. He father had thrown aside her mother for some meaningless sex, and Jace, though she loved him so, did the same for countless girls. He had been faithful to Alice, though, and she applauded him so.
She knew he contained feelings for Clary, but didn't act on them, which had surprised her, but seeing them together, she understood. He was terrified of falling in love, alike to herself.
But she had proved to be no better than the two of them. She had had sex with some random guy for no reasons but a need for alcohol and drunken bliss.
She, had of course, had sex before, and she was no prude. But all of those guys were boyfriends or friends, of whom she trusted. Not some weedy guy from Alicante's rival school, who she'd never even seen before.
"Hey, Isabelle? Can you help me study? I have this really important-, Izzy?" Clary halted in her walk when she saw her friend crumpled on the ground.
She rushed over to her and lifted her shoulders off the ground. "What happened Iz?" Clary whispered as she helped her off the floor.
"I-I'm pregnant" was all Isabelle could mutter, before dropping unconscious in her best friend's arms.
Both Clary and Isabelle were absent from lunch, Tessa noted mentally, as she sat down at the familiar, large wooden kitchen table in between Cecily and Jace.
"Has anyone seen Iz or Clary?" she asked curiously as she sphered a mushroom off her plate and popped it into her mouth. Murmurs of no and as if I know's sounded the room, and Tessa rolled her eyes at their non-committal answers.
Cecily frowned suddenly. "Now that I think about it, it actually does sound a bit strange. I haven't seen Isabelle since like Saturday" she noted, twirling a lock of inky black hair around her finger. "She probably just hooked up with someone. It's no big deal" Jace said through a mouthful of food.
Alec stared at him incredulously. "You do realise that that's my baby sister you're talking about, right?" he asked rhetorically.
Jace shrugged. "You have to admit, Izzy isn't the most reserved girl out there. You have to accept the fact that she has had sex before" he replied, to his best friend's empowering glare.
"Gee thanks for the vote of confidence, Jacey poo" Isabelle's clear, dry voice said from the hallway, and the girl herself strode into the room as if nothing had happened, followed by a worried looking Clary.
"It's waiting for you any time, Izzy pie" the golden-haired boy replied, sending a flirtatious smirk to Clary, which certainly did not escape Tessa's inquiring gaze.
"You two are seriously uncreative when it comes to nicknames" Clary said boldly, sitting down next to him.
Jace let out an offended guffaw. "As a matter of fact, I am very creative. I actually made up a list of nicknames for everyone at this orphanage" he said, pulling a crumpled piece of paper out of his jeans pocket.
Cecily giggled, and snatched it out of his hand. "I have got to see this" she said, and her eyes widened at the list of names that had been scrawled messily on it.
"Queen Celie- are you kidding? If Seelie Queen hears about this, I'll be next on her kill list" she said, dropping the page dramatically.
Jace scrunched up his nose in confusion. "Who?" he asked, bemused. Tessa dropped her cutlery on the plate and put her head in her hands.
"Seelie Queen, y'know, the school's resident Queen Bee?" Isabelle said, delicately eating a piece of lettuce.
"Even I know that, and I just got here a week ago" Clary said pointedly.
Jace burst out laughing, and everybody at the table turned to stare at him. "Um…" Alec said awkwardly. "That just hit me- Seelie Queen, the QUEEN of Alicante" Jace said, chortling, as everyone stared on piteously.
"You are so immature" a quiet, light voice sounded from the hallway, and everyone looked up in shock. Standing there was a small boy, about nine years old, with messy black hair and wide, adorable grey eyes.
"Max? What are you doing here? The kid's kitchen is on the other side of the building" Isabelle said, walking over to the kid. Clary looked on at the scene confusedly.
"Izzy and Alec's little brother Max. He lives in the twelves and under wing" Jace murmured in her ear, and realisation dawned on her face.
"Mrs Black called and said to get Tessa" Max said brashly. Tessa stood up, dusting imaginary specks of dust off her jeans.
"Did she tell you why?" she asked subconsciously. "No, just to come get you. I think there's someone for you" Max said, shrugging his shoulders.
Tessa followed him out of the kitchen, curiosity burning in her eyes. Charlotte stood at the phone, gesturing wildly for her to come over.
She handed the other girl the phone, and Tessa held it to her ear. "Hello?" she asked curiously. A wry, familiar voice answered coolly.
"Hello, Tessie", and with that, Tessa almost dropped the phone.
It was her brother.
Hello! Sorry this is late, but I was sick and didn't have access to my laptop, so… Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you guys are the reason I continue writing :) Love you!