𝕊ℍ𝔸𝔻𝕆𝕎ℍ𝕌ℕ𝕋𝔼ℝ𝕊

ᗷᗩᗪ ᗷᒪOOᗪ

Same Night
The Institute - Main Room

Clary, Jace and Alec were all standing around the ops center. Alec was standing near the monitors, staring at the screens, scanning for any threats.

Jace was leaning against a table with his arms crossed over his chest, watching Clary who stood in front of him with the Mortal Cup in her hand, staring at and studying it.

"It just looks like a wine glass." She said, with a smile which made Jace smile back at her.

"That wine glass saved your life from a horde of Shax demons that had been ordered to bring you and the Cup back to Valentine." They heard Alyssa say as she walked into the room.

"You okay?" Jace asked her.

"Yeah, just...nothing. I'm fine." She replied.

"What if...what if I hadn't gotten the Cup out in time?" Clary asked. "That demon..."

"Which one? The Shax demons or the Ravener demon? Because either of them could have gotten to you. And let's be honest, if their intent had been to kill or in the case of the Shax demon, breed you, then you wouldn't be standing here right now." Alyssa said, giving her sister a sarcastic smile.

"Breed?" Clary asked.

"Yeah, you don't wanna know. But if you do, you're free to read up on them in the library. I won't stop you. Fair warning though, it's super gross and you might lose your stomach."

"Point taken." Clary said, a disgusted look on her face.

"The point is, you did get the Cup out in time and that's what really matters." Jace said, nudging Alyssa with a smile. "First rule of Shadowhunting...when something explodes, just keep walking. Never think twice. Never look back." Alyssa rolled her eyes.

"And what is the second rule, O great sensei?" She asked in a mock respectful tone which had Clary giggling. Just then, Izzy's whip snatched the Cup from Clary's hand and into hers.

"There's nothing a Shadowhunter can't do in heels." She said, walking down the steps and walking over, giving the Cup to Alyssa.

"Somehow I doubt many Shadowhunters would agree with you on that rule. There's a reason most of the female Shadowhunters wear boots most of the time. Not all of them have the same grace you do when fighting while wearing 7-inch heels." Alyssa said.

"As if you don't have that same grace." Izzy retorted playfully.

"Yes, but not as much as you. You own it." Izzy just smirked at her. "Where's the card?" Alyssa asked Clary. Clary took out the card the Cup had been in before and gave it to her sister.

"Here." Alyssa took it and held the Cup over it. "I don't think it..."

Before she could complete her sentence, a portal opened up in the card just like it had when Clary first pulled out the Cup, and Alyssa placed the cup inside the card then withdrew her hand, making the portal close. She looked up to see Jace, Clary and Izzy staring at her in disbelief. Even Alec had looked away from the screens to look at her.

"I thought you said you didn't remember how to do it." Izzy said.

"Yeah, I lied. I've been using this gift to hide things from people, Magnus and my dad for years. "

"Why? Why would you lie? Do you realize how selfish that was? Do you realize I could have died if I hadn't been able to pull the cup out? We could have gotten to the Institute a lot earlier, had you not lied. Instead, we got chased by demons that could have been ordered away by the Cup if you had not lied. How could you be so..."