Running From Lies: A Mortal Instruments Fanfic

Prologue

One year ago
I just turned fourteen a week ago. Now I am sitting in my room listening to my mom and her best friend Luke argue.

"Jocelyn you have to tell her," Luke says.

"She isn't ready yet," my mom says.

"She has been drawing runes in her sketchbook. She is going to found out that she is a shadowhunter soon," Luke says.

That does it for me. I grab my bookbag and my art bag and start shoving my things in. I throw on my tennis shoes and a jacket. I write a note to my mom before climbing out my window. I run until I get to an apartment. It is one that I recognize but don't remember going to. I ring the doorbell without hesitating. The door flies open to reveal a guy with cat eyes and lots of glitter. He must recognize me because he lets me in.

"I don't know who you are but my feet brought me here. I need a place to stay for the night," I say.

"I know exactly who you are," he says, "where is your mom?"

"At home arguing with her best friend about telling me that I am a shadowhunter," I say without realizing it.

"Let me guess you over heard them and ran away. I am Magnus Bane and I am a High Warlock," he says, "if you are planning on your mom not finding you then staying here is not the best idea. I am the first person she will come to for help."

"Where will I go then?"

He hands me two envelopes before bringing something up.

"Think of London and step through the portal," he says, "you will be taken to an institute in London. Ask for Conor Belleweather and give him the second envelope."

"Thank you Magnus Bane," I say before stepping through the portal.

Hey guys
I know I am working on a lot of stories right now but this idea popped into my head and I didn't want to lose it.