The Other Morgenstern

(City Of Lost Souls) Chapter Twenty-Seven: Gone

Skylar sat beside Clary waiting for the verdict to be made after Clary created a rune that rose the dead. "Are they looking for Jace still?" Clary asked Skylar trying to start a conversation, her older sister had shut down when Jace had gone missing with Sebastian. 

"Don't mention him." Izzy said holding Church in her arms. 

"It's fine, The Clave has decided remove me from the search. They believe I am too emotional and I will act on them." Skylar explained, she laid down and stared at the ceiling thinking of him. "I can't feel him or sense him..." She whispered

"That's unfair, you're his girlfriend. You deserve to know whether he is alright or not." Isabelle said and put Church down. 

"I agree." Clary said and glanced at her sister, she can see how dark her eyes had become, the dark circles under them. "Everything will be fine."

"Right because Sebastian is the most sane person in the world." Skylar said sarcastically and closed her eyes.  She imagined Jace, how he held her, his lips against hers and how happy she was with him. 

"Jia Penhallow has made a decision, you're safe." Alec said walking into the room. "They're trying to find Sebastian and Jace." Skylar opened her eyes when she heard Jace's name.

"Good." Izzy said, Skylar laid there until she suddenly had an idea. 

"The Seelie Queen...go talk to her and tell me what she wants in return get some information on Jace." Skylar said and sat up. "But I broke the bell Kaelie gave me." Clary smiled and reached into her pocket, she revealed the same exact bell Skylar had. 

"Kaelie gave me one too."

"I don't think this is a good idea." Alec said, Skylar shot him a look. Her bright blue eyes filled with sadness and worry. "But I'll do it." He said looking at Skylar. 

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"It sucks." Skylar said and looked at herself in the mirror without Seraphina and Jace she felt lonely. "Being alone..sucks." She said to herself and gulped. Skylar wore one of Jace's sweatshirt and her jeans, her heart ached not knowing if Jace was alive. She pulled down the collar of the sweatshirt and looked at the rune that was suppose to somewhat form a bond between her and Jace.

Suddenly her phone began to vibrate, Skylar reach into her pocket and looked down. "The Seelie Queen's rings." She read the message out loud. Skylar stood up quickly and hurried off to the library to find the rings. 

She pushed the library doors quietly and walked in letting the door close behind her. Skylar walked around, she always spent her time here away from everyone most of her time. The rings caught her eye quickly, she walked over to the glass case and tapped it lightly. "This is for Jace." Skylar said but the second she pulled out her stele, she felt a the rune on her chest start to warm up. Footsteps and muffled voices approached, Skylar dropped to the floor and gulped.

Skylar stared at her brother, he looked nothing like her nor sounded like her. She was the angel, and he was the demon. Her focus shifted from Sebastian to Jace, her golden angel who looked healthy but it wasn't her Jace. She kept watching him speak to Sebastian blocking out ever word they said to each other. When they vanished, Skylar stood up and felt her heart began to race. She pulled out her phone as she left the library and called the others. "I just saw Jace.."

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Izzy left Skylar's room after calming her parabatai down, Skylar had fallen asleep dreaming about her childhood. Her and Sebastian as children, running around the Manor together, the nights he had defended her in front of their father who barely visited them. Her eyes flew open sensing someone was in her room, Jace pinned her down and covered my mouth. "Skye." He said softly. 

Skylar stared at him and bit his hand, Jace winced and sighed. "Skylnn Morgenstern, I can read your facial expression. The moment I let you go. You're going to reach for a weapon and defend yourself. Let me explain to you what's going on." He moved his hand away and Skylar smacked him across the face. 

"Asshole." Skylar said, Jace sighed and smiled lightly.

"I missed you." He whispered and pressed his lips against hers, she pulled away and sighed.

"You left me." Skylar said, her eyes became watery. "I saw you in the library...with my brother."

"I sensed you." Jace pulled down the collar of her sweatshirt and traced the rune on her chest. "Somethings wrong with you." He pointed out

"Me? Jace, you're the one who's changed.." Skylar whispered, Jace sighed and kissed her again. 

"I will always love you." He whispered "That will never change." Jace got off Skylar when her bedroom door opened, he cleared his throat and Skylar sat up. She saw Sebastian walk in with a smirk on his face.

"That's my sister you're defiling there, you know," Sebastian said, Skylar stared at Sebastian. She slid off her bed and gulped...this the shadowhunter that killed Max Lightwood...that broke her parabatai's heart.