If 8D were Shadowhunters....

Chapter 8 - The hotel Dumort

As the four approached the hotel Dumort, layla started to worry whether or not Zahra was alive, but she quickly bottled up these thoughts and pushed them to the back of her mind.

Thomas, Alec, layla and Hermione broke into the Dumort through the basement, weapons at the ready when a voice behind them said,

"Ahhh, Hermosa, you finally came," the four shadowhunters instantaneously spun round on alert. When layla realised who it was, she exploded with anger.

"RAPHAEL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH ZAHRA" she screamed

"Oh your friend is quite safe, she's here," he said pulling a green rat out of his pocket.

"SO IT WAS YOU, WHO TURNED ZAHRA INTO A RAT!" spat Hermione "you F***ing ***ch"

"Of course it was me, who else it would have been........you didn't think it was the puppies, the so called werewolves," he said

Hermione glared at him and layla gave him the evils.

"I figured you would come soon enough, Hermosa" he said, looking at layla which just infuriated her even more than she was (which I didn't think was possible..............but then only Raphael can piss someone off that much).

"I'm not your angel Raphael! "She spat

"Oh you're not now, but you soon will be "he muttered so only Alec could hear. He glared and gave Raphael the evils, (he was actually taking that quite calmly if you ask me),

"Hand her over Raphael, or I swear by the angel, I will strike you down right now" she hissed, flicking her wrist so her whip cured round Raphael's wrist

"Give her to us now Raphael or I will rip you apart" she hissed again.

"You've broken the accords by bringing her here Raphael, hand her over now and the consequences won't be as harsh," said Alec and Zahra bit Raphael's hand hard, squeaking angrily. Raphael cursed in Spanish, but still didn't let go.

Layla pulled on her bladed whip that was still attached to his arm and Raphael winced. Layla circled him.

"Look, I only wanted to be friends Hermosa," he said

"Oh that's so easy to believe Raphael," she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Really..." said Raphael, who genuinely sounded truthful, so much so that layla gave her whip some slack and released Raphael's bleeding wrist.

"Give her back Raphael,................please" she said, her voice cracking.

"Yeah Raphael, give her back" said a voice behind them said in a tone so indescribable.

The four shadowhunters, tuned around and then realised who it was;

"AMARA GREYMARK! What the hell are you doing here?!" shouted hermione

Amara just gave layla a look and she surprisingly backed down

"Raphael, why do you need Zahra? You know perfectly well that you can't use her as a human subject." in a soft but stern tone that was simply indescribable ....it was like she was charmspeaking ........But it was working.

"Just hand Zahra over Raphael, you don't need her. Hand her over and no more of this will be said ...to the clave."

"What?!" hissed Alec, horrified, with eyes open wide, but layla and Hermione gave him a look that plainly said 'shut up'.

"Raphael please.................please," croaked layla, trying to choke back tears, but failing miserably as a big ear was streaming down her left cheek, followed by another. This though, must have softened Raphael, because he looked at them suspiciously, eyebrows raised and said