♛ City Of Lost Wishes ♕ Malec ♛

6) ''Seven, Tomorrow''

~A~

The words were stuck in my throat- I said nothing. I couldn't say anything. I was stuck, frozen as my sister looked ablaze before me. I swallowed anxiously and took a step towards but as I went to move my leg, I found myself paralysed.

If Isabelle had been ablaze before, she was a fully-fledged bonfire by now. Her fists were clenched and her breathing was ragged and something within me had to ask what had made her so angry that it could have led to this.

She took a step towards me and my only reaction was to take a step back. I was so used to protecting her that it felt wrong to be the other side of her wrath. It was as if I was the demon now if this continued her whip could be around my neck.

I had a lack of training with her, too. Jace was my training partner, that was how it worked with parabatai. I hadn't fought my sister in a long time; I never had the nerve to. I was afraid to hurt her so even on the rare occasion we did fight, I conceded fast enough for the fight to be declared no more than a flash of her whip.

Each step towards me that she took, I took a step back until I had reached my final destination and my back was pressed against the brick wall of the apartment. In my peripheral vision, I could see Magnus looking upon the situation, a flash of panic in his eyes when the unexpected happened.

Isabelle had turned on the balls of her feet, her fists ready to punch and that she did. Her fist landed on the bridge of Magnus' nose and a sickening crunch rang throughout the room. I was shocked back into paralysis- no words coming out of my mouth and no muscles allowing me to move.

After seconds of a hanging silence in the air, I cried out, 'Magnus!' My intentions were clear enough. I made my way to Magnus' side and placed my hand on his shoulders, trying to get a clearer look at his nose.

I turned around furiously, my eyes now matching the fury in Isabelle's before. All I saw in hers was guilt. She had acted irrationally and only now had it set in. I looked back to Magnus, sending her daggers beforehand. What had got us so riled up, I still didn't truly know. This wasn't the first time that I had been late. I often got caught up in hospital after a fight and was unable to contact them. She had always been upset them but never mad, what had changed?

'Are you okay?' I moved Magnus' hand away from his face to see he had already healed his nose. I smiled at him nervously. 'Sorry?' I said, not sure of what I was apologising for. I guess, bringing Isabelle here but I really had to blame her for that. But, I apologised profusely often for smaller reasons than now but Magnus only laugh. Although, his laugh sounded crueler than anything.

'I'm okay.' He muttered, looking around to see Isabelle trembling behind me. I turned back to Magnus to see Isabelle and I weren't the only ones furious. He gently pushed me out of the way and approached Isabelle. When he reached her, he looked down, looming over her as if a demonic shadow. He was a foot taller than her if not more and her trembling legs only emphasised that fact.

'Why?' He asked, his voice menacing. I had never seen this side of Magnus- the side that he used for what I assume would be many customers. I had only ever seen him joyous, juvenile even, and seeing him like this sent a shiver down my spine. But, I wasn't scared. There was something more fascinating about the situation.

'Alec could have been in danger! Instead, he is just here with you. I don't call that a valid excuse for making me tell everyone that Alec could be dead!' She raised her voice nearing the end of her sentence, turning it into a loud screech by the end of it. Her fury had returned and the guilt she had felt only moments ago was gone.