Shadowhunters {Alec Lightwood}

Chapter 11

Mackenzie PoV

I was in the main room with Isabelle, waiting for our brothers. Then I saw Alec and Jace walked in and talking. Alec looked guilty or something.

Jace PoV

''You have every right to be mad at me'' Alec told me.

''What did you do?'' I asked, confused.

''At Magnus', the image of you...'' Alec stopped.

''That?'' I asked. ''You love me, so? I love you too Alec'' I said but he didn't react. ''Come on mad, we're parabatai.  We're brothers, we were raised together. This is what's bothering you, seriously?'' I questioned him.

''Yeah...um...I guess you're right. I also have to tell you about Mack'' he replied.

''Mack?'' I asked, raising my eyebrow. ''You know what Alec, I'll talk to her later. You probably confessed your love for her and she rejected you. I'll talk to her'' I told him , then went back to talk about Clary. After that, I joined my sister.

Mackenzie PoV

My brother joined me, he seemed a bit worried. ''What did you and Alec talk about?'' I asked.

''Nothing important, but do you think we can talk later after this?'' he asked.

''Yeah, of course'' I replied and me, Jace and Izzy left to go visit the Seelie.

~~~

We arrived to our destination, and I saw a Seelie, who knew Isabelle. ''I see you brought a friend'' he said, looking at Jace, not noticing me.

''More like a brother'' Isabelle told him. ''This is Jace and Mackenzie Wayland'' Isabelle introduced us.

''Here to deliver a message?'' he asked us.

''Here to ask questions'' my brother replied.

''So you do want something'' the Seelie walked towards Isabelle, while me and Jace went to his spot, where he was standing. Jace and I looked away, when the Seelie was flirting with my parabatai, but then I we could ask questions. But I think he only wants Izzy.

''So, is it true your queen has broken the communications with the Clave?'' Izzy asked, while me and Jace was staring at this butterfly design.

''You've heard that's the case?'' he asked Izzy.

''Yes. Does it have anything to do with the scouts you sent out after Valentine?'' Izzy questioned. 

''Is there another reason you can think of?'' The Seelie answered, by asking her.

''Butterflies can mean only one thing. Fair Folk are in mourning'' I spoke up.

''How do you know our customs?'' he asked me. 

''Apparently, I'm not the only Shadowhunter who enjoys the company of a Fair Folk'' Isabelle smiled and me and Jace joined her again.

''Maybe if more Shadowhunters exhibited such good taste things would be different today'' he told us.

''The scouts are dead. That's who you're mourning'' I said. Valentine killed them, right?'' I asked.

 ''If you know so much, maybe I should be asking you'' he looked at me.

''If that's true, Valentine needs to be stopped'' Izzy said, but the Seelie didn't say anything. ''Don't you agree? Why break the Accords now when there's a threat?''

''Perhaps the Accords don't provide equal protection for all Shadow Realms. Perhaps all threats don't affect all of us the same way'' he gave us his opinion.

''Valentine threatens everyone'' my brother informed him and the Seelie looked away.

''Those who antagonize an enemy stand to lose more'' he said.

''Which is another way of saying you'll side with whoever wins'' Jace said and The Seelie looked at us. ''I promise you, that will be us''.

''I'm sure you believe that'' The Seelie said, before leaving, then Jace took out his phone.

''Dammit Alec'' Jace sighed.

''What?'' me and Izzy asked at the same time.

''Clary snuck out of the Institute'' Jace walked out and we followed him.

''And yet you're blaming our brother? Fascinating'' Izzy sarcastically said.

~~~

We arrived at this apartment and I saw Alec. ''Where is she? Where's Clary?'' Jace asked Alec.

''She's gone'' Alec replied, not giving a full explanation.

''What do you mean?'' Isabelle asked her brother.

''She and Simon got arrested when I was securing the fire escape. I got distracted'' Alec answered.

''The Mundane was here?'' I asked.

''It was an unmarked car. I don't know where they took her'' Alec said and my brother walked closer to him.

''What did you do, Alec?'' Jace asked, but Alec didn't answer, so Jace walked out and we followed him, leading us to a private place so Jace and Alec could do a parabatai track and Izzy using her phone to find Clary, I was watching Jace and Alec and Alec wasn't concentrating at all. I wonder what they talked about to make Alec like this.

''Just like I thought. She wasn't arrested'' Isabelle told us and Jace walked to Alec, angrily.

''It was your job to look after her!''

''I did my best, Jace'' Alec said.

''Then maybe your mother was right, and your best is just isn't good enough'' my brother told Alec and it was not cool.

''Jace!'' Izzy yelled.

''Are you so blinded by your feelings for Clary, you've lost sight of us? Clary snuck out. I went after her to protect her. I did nothing you haven't done a thousand times before'' Alec said.

''Yes you did! You lost her!'' Jace continued to blame him and I was getting tired of this.

''Enough, both of you'' I told them and Alec walked away and no one followed him, but then he stopped.

''Mack?'' he asked me. I looked at my brother, and he gave me a nod. Meaning I could go with Alec. I left my brother and me and him went back to the Institute, not noticing that Izzy followed as well.