Blackest Hearts

Gone

the instiute was pitch black, except for the bright lights of computers that stayed on all night long. Cole stopped in his tracks, Charlie walked up to one of the machines pulling out his small witchlight.

"Mom?!" Cole called out, his voice echoing back to him.

there was a smash of something echoing from the weapon's room. both boys krept forward quietly ready to attack. they pulled out their small seraph blades and walked to the room. they stopped in front of the door and Charlie threw it open, they jumped in ready to attack. Charlie saw the glint of a seraph light land ducked to avoid the flying weapon. Cole lept over him and swung his spear. there was the sound of metal on metal, a girl groaned in rage as she pushed Cole off and back flipped into the dark, throwing her ax at them like throwing knives. Charlie almost flew around the flying ax and jumped to were he thought the girl was. he landed on her with a thud and pulled out his witch light, shinning it over her face. and there he saw Jenna, just as wide eyed and shocked to see him as well.

"Charlie?!" she exclaimed.

"Jenna!" Cole called out alarmed, running to them.

Jenna pulled Charlie into a tight hug and pulled Cole down next to them.

"Jenny, where is mom and dad?" he asked worriedly.

"I have no idea, you guys disappeared and they sent me to go look for you but i ended up getting side tracked. i came back to find the place dark and in ruins!" she exclaimed.

"No demons can get in here, nor any downworlders!" Cole stated looking around.

"I have no idea, but all i know is that mom and dad are gone."

"How long have you been here by yourself?" Charlie asked.

"About an hour." she replied

"We've got to inform the Clave." Cole said jumping to his feet and picking up his spear.

Charlie rolled his eyes, but stood helping Jenna off of the ground. he sheathed his blades and helped Jenna pry one of her axes of the wall. charlie went to the light switch but found that it didn't work.

"I guess we'll have to use witchlight." He stated.

Jenna nodded and pulled her larger witchlight, holding it in front of her like a light. they walked to Mrs. Ravenwell's office and Cole grabbed the phone dialing the Clave's number. Charlie found it a little odd that the Clave would have it's own number but shrugged it off.

"Hello, this is the Atlanta institute, we are seeking immediate help. my parents and head of the Atlanta institute are missing and i am alone with my sister and brother. we need help." Cole said quietly into the phone.

there was a moment of silence, Charlie watched the door as if it were going to open and the attacker would jump out in any moment.

"They're sending help now." Cole replied hanging up.

"i have never realized how creepy mom's office looks like in the dark. i really wish i didn't buy her those masks for Christmas." Jenna whispered.

Charlie never realized how warm the institute was till he was stuck in one room for more than an hour. Jenna was keeping busy by sharpening her axes and the sound of rock on metal was the only noise. still they each kept on eye on the doors and windows.

"Do you think it was another Shadowhunter?" Jenna asked.

"i wouldn't imagine why, no one has come around here for months. and the battle with Valentine and his son are over and have been over." Cole replied.

"Still they each had a large number of supporters, maybe one of them hated you're parents." Charlie added, resting his head against the wall.

"our parents, just because you are not blood does not mean that you are not family." Jenna snapped.

Charlie sighed, not agreeing with her nor disagreeing her. there was a banging at the front door and they each jumped up holding out their weapons in one hand and their witch light on the other.

"Is anyone there?! this is the Clave coming to you're emergancy!" a man yelled.

Cole sighed in relief and called to them, in seconds the door was thrown open and they were met by 10 other witchlights. the woman in the front motioned for them to come and they did leaving the office. one shadowhunter was typing furiously at one of the computers and soon the lights flickered on. at first Charlie had to blink to adjust to the light, Jenna screamed and Cole gasped at his side. the other shadowhunters began to murmur, Charlie finished rubbing his eyes and froze seeing the horror in front of him.

on the glass walls, conecting the testing room where they tested their new found skills and the main lobby Mr. and Mrs. Ravenwell hung from their feet. they were each tied up and blood was running down their legs at the ankles where they were held. Mrs. Ravenwell's skirt had been pinned up and now was dark with her blood. their throats were slit as well as their wrists, and their blue and green eyes were open staring at the nothingness of death. Mr. Ravenwell's blonde hair now had red streaks and Mrs. Ravenwell's hair had been hacked off. there was a message between their two bodies, written with their own blood.

"Kill the filthy, cleanse the pure, bleed the traitors and long live V & S." a shadowhunter read aloud.

Jenna began to cry out, calling out to her mother and father wanting them to wake up. Cole took a shaky step forward before collapsing on the ground. Charlie didn't need his parabatai rune to tell him that Cole was heart broken. Charlie felt it too, the people that had been his parents where now hanging dead like as if done in a ritual. Jenna, latched onto Charlie and cried into his chest, her chest was heaving so heavily he thought she would snap. Cole walked over and hugged them both, his wails echoing off the walls too. Charlie could feel the tears and hear his own cries as he watched his parents hanging.

"Get them off of there." a shadowhunter instructed.

two men walked up and cut the rope off, there was a loud THUD SPLAT, THUD SPLAT as their bodies fell into their own blood on the floor.

"Get these kids out of here." another commanded.

"Where do we take them?" another asked.

"New York has a huge institute, we can send them there. for now we will put them in a hotel area." another replied softly.