It's Not A Utopia (An OC Shadowhunter Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty One

Riley

Grace Raine's voice woke me up, so I got up slowly- ever since I was at the shadowhunter camp, my head seemed to have a relationship with the headboard. This time however, instead of feeling a mattress underneath me, I felt dirt.

"What the hell?" I blurted, rubbing my eyes to make sure I wasn't hallucinating.

Grace Raine looked over at me. "Exactly," she muttered.

"What's that in your hand?" I asked instead, as it seemed more likely to have an answer than the previous question.

"I don't know. It was under my pillow."

"Don't you guys understand sleep?-" Dayton asked groggily, but he stopped talking when he looked at our surroundings. "What the hell?"

Grace Raine rolled her eyes. "Yes, we've settled that, Dayton. Now, both of you, look under your pillow in case there's something there.

Dayton and I did as we were told. Dayton found nothing, but I found a note. When I gave it to Grace Raine, she read it aloud.

"Dear Grace and the other two names I can't seem to remember,

You all make me quite sad when I watch your quest. So clueless.

Since your guides have done what they've done, I decided to help you. Grace, only you can decide if you want to find your mother or not- the coin will take you to one of two places, but I won't tell you where either of them are.

This is the second time I've helped you, so don't forget to tell your mother that.

Hermes"

"Well, now we know what that's for," Dayton said shrugging.

"How the hell am I supposed to decide if I want to find my mother or not? Haven't I already decided? I mean, we wouldn't be on this damn quest if I decided I didn't want to find her, right?" Grace Raine asked to no one in particular.

"Not necessarily," Dayton replied. "We both got a dream about this quest on the same night. You ended up passing out, and that seemed to make Max and Magnus fidgety. Did you go on this quest for yourself, or for Max and Magnus?"

Grace Raine furrowed her brows. "Honestly, I don't know. I mean, why would I want to meet the bitch that abandoned Dad and I when I was just a baby? Why does she suddenly need me to save her, after sixteen damn years?! But, why did she leave us? Why does she need my help, now, after all this time? Why am I blacking out or losing my vision? There are too many damn whys and not enough answers!"

"It sounds to me like you've already decided where you want to go next, Grace," Dayton said after a moment.

"Maybe," Grace considered, "but there's still one question I still have." She faced me. "Why aren't you talking to me?"

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I hated seeing her this confused and hurt, but I was mad at her. Okay, I was pissed. How was I supposed to let the training incident go after a couple hours? What would've happened if I had gotten hurt?

"Hello? Anybody home?" Dayton asked after a moment of my silence.

"I'm just mad, okay?" I sighed.

"Okay what? Are you just gonna stay mad at me forever? I said I was sorry. I was just joking around. If that asshole had hurt you, he'd have been flat on his back with a broken arm, at the least! You are my goddamned parabatai, even if I'm not a goddamned shadowhunter anymore!" At this point, Grace Raine was throwing her hands in the air. "There, I said it! Are you happy now?!" She screamed at the sky.