Time Switch

Chapter Thirty-Five

Jem's POV

Next to me, Will is shocked, incapable of moving. I myself am quite shocked but once I realize that Will won't be doing anything beneficial to the situation, I rush over to the semi-conscious girl. Her eyes are glazed over and her hands are covering her torso. Carefully, I remove her hands and examine the wound. There is a deep gash on her torso and blood is continuously flowing. I wince as I imagine the amount of pain she was in. Will is still standing by the door, the same shocked expression on his face. By now, I would imagine that he would have gone and gotten Charlotte or someone who could help with Isabelle. Idiot.

"Will! Snap out of it and go and get help!" I snap.
Will snaps out of his daze and stares at the wound that is still covered in blood. He hesitates before leaving but hurries once I give him a glare.
Once my Parabatai is gone, I focus my attention on Isabelle, who's eyes are slowly fluttering open. Her cracked lips move but no sound is coming out. I move closer to her and hear the breathy sound of a name come from her mouth.
"Do you think you can repeat that?" I ask gently.
"H-he was here." She croaks, focusing on her breathing.
"Who was here?" I ask, noticing her ragged breathing.
"A-a-alec a-and S-se-sebastian." She whispers before blacking out.

At first, I have to wait a few seconds to process what she had said. Surely not Alec and Sebastian. No, I must have heard wrong. But there is the nagging feeling in the back of my head that tells me that I heard correctly. Sebastian and Alec were in the Institute, and one of them hurt Isabelle to the extent where she could not survive.

No, do not think that! You are no doctor and you do not know what is wrong! I rage silently.
I cannot loose hope. Hopefully Will will be back soon with help and then we can prevent the worst from happening to Isabelle. While I am waiting, I think about how different her and Alec are from Gabriel and Gideon. They were not spoilt little rich kids who couldn't look after themselves, but in fact warriors who could kick butt. Tessa can also kick butt. A voice in my head says. I sigh and think about the brown haired and grey eyed girl. She is possibly the prettiest girl I have ever met and her kindnest and bravery makes her even more desirable. But Will and myself both loved her and he is my Parabatai and deserves happiness, especially after the curse he thought was placed upon him.

I shake my head. No matter how much I care for Tessa, I could never do that to Will. He deserves happiness and I will give that to him, even if that means my own unhappiness.

"Oh my, what happened?" Exclaims a female voice.

Charlotte's POV

"Darling, I just don't think that we can ask that of the boys." I say solemnly to my husband.
"You know I agree my dear, but the Enclave has spoken and we have to respect their wishes." He says downheartedly.
"Yes but it is ridiculous! You can't ask two teenage boys to go after an evil mastermind!" I seethe, my mouth turned in a scowl.
"It will be okay dear. Things will sort themselves out, you just wait and see." Henry soothes and strokes my hair.
I immediately relax at his touch and sigh. Everyone thought that Henry only married me for the position as head of the Institute, but we married for love. From the moment I first saw him, it was just meant to be. He was caring and compassionate, a little scatterbrained at times, but still tried his best to understand and calm me down in times like this when I was about to go over the edge. I believe that he will accomplish something worthwhile with his inventions, no matter what everyone else says.

We are interrupted by Will slamming open the office door. Not seeming to notice the position Henry and I were in, he started rambling so fast that I couldn't understand a word he said. After he finished his speech, Will looked at us expectantly, as if he was expecting us to say something. Both Henry and I look at him blankly before I decide to say something.
"Will dear, I'm sorry but we could not understand a word of what you just said." I state.
Will just looks at us as though to say, are you kidding me? Without a word, he leaves my office, motioning for us to follow him. Henry and I get up and follow him to the library where he stands outside for a bit, as if he was preparing for something.

"Will, what is going on?" I ask, worried.
He stares at me, emotionless. "You'll see." Is all he says before flinging open the library doors.
What we see makes us gasp. Laying on the floor is Isabelle Lightwood, covered in her own blood and Jem next to her, doing what seemed to be covering the wound.

"Oh my, what happened?" I exclaim.

Hey guys,
I know, I haven't updated forever and I'm so sorry! I'm afraid that I don't have a plausible excuse other than I was lazy. Sorry! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I made it longer than the usual chapters and it has 851 words! (excluding this message). The next chapter will hopefully be up soon, but I'm starting back at school tomorrow so I'm not sure. But be warned, it will be in a different POV! Speaking of POV's, did you like Charlotte's? Please comment and like this chapter if you enjoyed it!
Thanks for reading!
RoseQueen16

P.S. I am honestly thinking about doing a Harry Potter fanfiction. Which idea do you like better, Harry's twin sister, Dramione, or time travel? Please comment!