𝐀𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐚 | 𝗌𝗁，𝗃.𝗁

𝟢𝟢𝟥

NOVA WAS IN THE TRAINING AREA, WORKING with another Shadowhunter when they stopped, looking at someone. Jace was standing there and gesturing for the guy to go away.

"What do you want?" Nova asked, taking off her protective gloves. Jace trailed behind her, so when she stood up, she was flush against him. Nova sighed before walking away from him, "I asked you a question."

"Come outside with me. There's a mundie. And there's someone with him." Jace asked as Nova zipped up her heeled boots. Despite wearing them, she was still shorter than him.

"No. Not if the new girls going." Nova sighed, beginning to walk away. Jace grabbed her wrist, stopping her.

"Please." Jace said with a pleading look. Nova groaned before grabbing her seraph blade and walking outside with Jace and Clary. Nova blocked their conversation out but snapped out of her daze when she saw the man behind the mundane.

"Clary Fairchild!" The man spoke. He had a seraph blade in his hand and a circle rune on his neck. Jace jumped him from behind as Clary watched the scene unfold, the mundie not understanding. If Nova had to be honest, the mundane was hot.

"If you give us the girl I'll let you live." The man offered, making Nova let out a laugh.

"You're in no position to be making rules." Jace said, the man flipped forward and swung his head back, head butting Jace in the nose. The man spun around, trying to slice Jace with his seraph blade but Jace jumped back.

"Nova! Now!" Jace shouted. Nova kicked the man in the back, making him fall to his knees in pain. Jace took the man's sword and drove it into him, saying some words into his ear before he dropped dead.

"You could've done that without me." Nova said before walking up the steps and back into the institute where she sat with Isabelle.

"I don't understand. I thought that we had something." Nova said, leaning into her sister.

"I know. Just make him jealous. He'll go crazy." Isabelle smirked, making Nova smirk as well.

"Good idea." Nova said, standing up as she saw Jace, Clary and the mundie come inside.

"What exactly are runes?" The mundane asked nervously. Nova smirked to her sister before pulling her stele out, running it over one of her runes.

"They give Shadowhunters our demon-fighting powers." Nova smirked, looking to the mundane who looked like he was in a trance. Jace on the other hand clenched his jaw, noticing the look.

"So hot." The mundane said. Jace cleared his throat, making the mundane nervous again, "The rune."

Nova chuckled, tucking her stele away, "Don't worry, Clary. Me and Isabelle will watch over the best friend. In fact, Isabelle was about to make some breakfast."

Jace inhaled sharply through his teeth, "On second thought, the runes might be less lethal."

Isabelle sighed as Nova looked the mundane up and down, "I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Please excuse our brother's lack of manners. This is Alec, I'm Isabelle and... this is Nova."

The mundanes eyes traveled up and down the two girls figures, mostly Nova's, good for her, "Lewis. Simon, Simon Lewis. Two first names. Am I still talking?"

"See? Best friends. But Nova here, is staying with me." Jace said, taking Nova's upper arm and dragging her towards him. Nova whined, actually wanting to stay with the mundie, "He's safe and sound here."

"Jace, if anything happens to him..." Clary started, making Nova roll her eyes, Jace's hand still on her arm.

"Go on, I'll be fine." Simon said, looking at Clary for a split second, "I think."