clace jealousy

38. Official First Kills as Shadowhunters

"I'm nervous," Simon said.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine." Izzy rubbed his arm comfortingly.

"Why did the Clave make us wait so long to ascend?" Rebecca asked.

"Because the Clave is made up of a bunch of-" Jace started.

"Jace, language," Clary warned her husband, motioning to their children who were staring at their father intently.

"Very nice and capable people," Jace finished, saying pretty much the opposite of what he was originally going to say.

Alec snorted.

"It's time for the ceremony," Maryse said.

-

"You're a Shadowhunter!" Izzy hugged her boyfriend who was now an official Shadowhunter.

"Yay," Simon said, unexcitedly.

"What's wrong?" Izzy asked.

"If the Clave had actually done the ceremony on time, Clary and I could have been parabatai," Simon said. "Now, I'm never going to have a partner."

"Don't worry Simon, I still got your back," Clary said.

"But we're not like," Simon gestured between them, "Linked."

"Why can't you be parabatai?" Rebecca asked.

"He's too old," Jace said.

"Thanks," Simon said sarcastically.

"You're welcome. Now, let's go celebrate!" Jace said.

"Go?" Simon asked, reluctantly getting up from his comfy chair in the Institute's Library. "Where are we going?"

"To a dirty alleyway," Jace said, tossing Simon and Rebecca their respective gears. "We're going demon hunting."

"Great! Nothing says congratulations like killing stuff in a dirty environment," Simon said sarcastically as he shoved his arms through the thick leather gear jacket.

"Exactly," Jace said.

"Who's going to watch the twins?" Rebecca asked, seeing that Clary also had her gear on.

"We are." Jocelyn and Luke came into the Library with Amatis.

"Are you sure you can handle it?" Clary asked.

"Clary, I think we can handle three sleeping babies," Luke assured her.

"Okay, thanks. We'll be back soon," Clary told her parents.

"Bye," Jocelyn said.

Right before they exited, Clary turned around. "If they wake up, there's some formula in the kitchen for Stephen and there's breast milk for Brianna. Don't give Brianna formula, she'll freak out. She hates that stuff. Their blankets are-"

"We'll be fine. Your babies will be fine, now go," Luke said.

Clary opened her mouth to say something else, but Jace grabbed her arm and pulled her out the door. "Come on."

-

"Would one of you like to do the honours?" Jace asked in a whisper, holding out a seraph blade to Simon and Rebecca.

They were in an alley, crouched down behind a dumpster a few yards behind a group of demons. It wasn't the most hygienic hiding spot, but it was were they needed to hide to go unnoticed.

Simon glanced at his sister, stepping back ever so slightly away from the blade.

"Are you seriously hiding behind your sister?" Jace asked, noticing his movement.