The Siren and the Vampire [Raphael Santiago]

THIRTEEN

With Camille out of the room, Serena ran to Simon. "Simon, Simon, come on, stay with me. Simon." She kneeled down on the ground right next to Simon. She heard footsteps behind her, and turned her head sharply, expecting it to be Camille.

Instead, it was Raphael. "Hey" Serena sighed. "What happened to him?" Raphael walked over to Serena. "Simon came here because he was worried. Then, Camille attacked him." Raphael let out an exasperated sigh. Serena looked at Simon, who was unconscious.

Suddenly, she saw Allison's death. Her eyes went wide, and she started to mutter, "...I couldn't save her... and now I won't be able to save him..." She started to repeat this over and over. She worked herself into a frenzy. Raphael looked at her. "Serena?" Serena looked at him. "What?" Raphael grabbed her hand. "Serena." Serena was now breathing heavily, and Raphael had no clue what to do. "Serena, calm down." Serena looked around. Sighing, Raphael grabbed her other hand. "Serena, look at me." Serena looked at Raphael, and Raphael looked at her.

"Just take deep breaths. Simon's going to be fine." Serena took a deep breath, and looked at him. "Thanks." Raphael stood up and held out his hand. Serena took it, and stood up. "I think when we drop Simon off at the Institute, I think you should stay there." Serena looked at him. "What do you mean?" Raphael sighed. "It's not safe for you to be here right now." Serena nodded. "Okay." She then leaned in and kissed Raphael. He was shocked at first, but then kissed her back. She broke off after a minute, and looked at Simon. "We should probably go to the Institute." Raphael nodded, and they lifted Simon up.

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Eathlyn stretched out her arms. "Let's go get my daughter back." Suddenly, they saw something on the monitor. "Looks like someone's trying to break in." Eathlyn walked over. "Could be the Circle." They all walked outside.

Outside, Jace held Clary back. "Don't move." He drew his sword. "Drop what you're holding. Put your hands up." The person moved forward, and they saw it wasn't just one person. It was two people holding another person. As soon as they were in the light, everyone saw that it was Raphael, Serena, and Simon. Eathlyn put her hand to her mouth. "Serena." Serena saw her mom, and ran to hug her. "Mom" She then hugged Clary. "Did they hurt you in any way?" Serena shook her head, and looked at Raphael, who was setting down Simon. "Raphael actually was a huge help."

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