True Family Love

The Real Monsters

(P.O.V. Clary) I cling tight to Sebastians arm, afraid to let go and face reality. The reality that I... I am in love with my brother, yet also Jace. The Consul quickly rushes up and grabs Sebastian pulling him away from me. I whimper but make no move to help him. After he is pulled into another room, I stand unable to move, thoroughly shocked. Jace runs up and catches me just as my legs give out. "Shh, it's okay. It's okay now." But no, I think, it'll never be okay again. I start sobbing into his chest, burying my face in his shoulder, hoping maybe this will make the world outside dissappear. Unfortunately I have no such luck, Luke comes up and puts a hand on my shoulder, "Well take care of him, he would hurt you or anyone ever again." This only makes me cry harder, he didn't hurt me! I think, all I want is to tell them he didn't hurt me. But I know this will only confuse them and cause them more pain. I didn't want any of this, I think as I pull away from Jace and run out of the room. I run down plain halls until I find myself lost, I just randomly turn corners until I see an open door. Inside is an unused bedroom, I go in and close the door locking it behind me. I throw myself onto the bed and curl around one of the pillows, crying silently.

(P.O.V. Jace) As I see her standing there with him, my vision goes red, I can't stand seeing her with him. Before I am able to make a move for her though, the Consul has already grabbed Sebastian and pulled him away. I see Clary face go from a blank stare to panic, he's probably hurt her so much, I'll kill him. I'll kill that bastard. I try to calm myself as I approach Clary, she hurls herself into my arms and starts sobbing. I'm not sure what else to do, so I just tell her it'll be okay. Luke walks up and comforts her, it only makes her cry harder. Suddenly she pushes me so hard I drop her, and suddenly she's gone. I see her fiery red hair running out of the room, before I can even process what's happened I'm running after her. I try to follow her, but after five turns I'm so lost and turned around, I'm not even sure I was making the right turns. I wander aimlessly until I finally slump next to a random door in a random hallway of this random world. I sit there with my legs sprawled out in front of me, not having the will to go on. She obviously doesn't want me anymore. She doesn't need me. I'm just another monster to her. Maybe this whole world is all monsters. Maybe we're all better off dead. I think as I let the self-hate and depression slip in, I close my eyes against the world and hope maybe, just maybe, I can make it all dissappear. Suddenly I feel as if I'm being sucked into a whirlpool of darkness. When it finally stops I fling my eyes open and find myself face to face with Sebastian. I yell and punch his stomach jumping back, "the hell?" Sebastian just laughs, "that almost started to tickle, congrats brother." He spit the word brother out with venom. "How am I here?" I ask, still standing defensively. "Why, that's like asking how the world is here. It all has an answer, yet no knew willing to answer." He answers mysteriously. "Anyways, I brought you here so I can leave. The room has to have a body in it, so I'm going to leave, and you going to stay. Stupid Consul didn't think to safeguard the room against magic." "You'll never get out," I say hoping to stall. "Oh I believe I will, I'm going to take myself to Clary, and she will come back with me. She will be my queen. You know she loves me, you've seen it. She ran from YOU because I was taken. Do you really think she loves you?" Before I can answer, the room suddenly has a burst of wind and then Sebastian was gone. "Damnit, by the Angel!" I curse as I'm left in a room with no door, as the girl I love is stolen by my worst enemy. As I sit in the room, I think to myself. How much of what he said is true?