Idris Institute

Chapter 18

Luke knew why I was saying those words. I then got up and walked away. I need to make a phone call to a vampire who owes me a favor. I stepped outside to get some privacy. I know they will help me. If he doesn't, he is out of luck when he owes me one.

I was getting ready for our little plan. I was with the wolf pack. I have been staying with them since then. I know Jace has been worried, but that's all. I have been talking to him. But I have been hiding this all from him. I don't want him to get into trouble.

"What are you doing here? Your kind isn't welcome here that much." I heard from out front.

I looked over to Simon. We headed to the front to see what was going on. When I got up front, I saw the pack standing around. I got through all of them. I see Jace, Izzy, and Alec standing at the door. What are they doing here? Why do they look like they are ready for a mission?

"What are you doing here?" I asked them.

"What do you think we are doing here? If you are going to do this. We are doing this with you." Jace told me.

"What do you think we are doing?" I asked.

"Really, Clary? We are a team. You need to trust us." Alec told me.

"I do trust you guys. But I don't want to get you into trouble. I can handle the heat the Clave will throw because I don't care. But I don't want you guys to get caught in the crossfire because of it." I told them.

"Clary, we will be there for you no matter what. Even if it means that we will be going against the Clave. If you need answers, then you will get your answers. But we are not going to be doing this alone." Alec told me.

I looked over to Simon and Luke. They nodded to let me know that they were with whatever I decided. I then looked around the pack and said,

"Back off. They are here to help."

I then walked away from them and returned to what I was doing. I know Jace is following me. He closed the door behind me. I turned and looked at him. I was trying to get a read on him. I wanted to see if he was mad at me or not.

"I'm not mad at you. I get why you didn't tell me." He told me.

"You do?" I asked.

"Yeah. I would have done the same to protect you. But I want you to know that you are not alone. I am always going to be here to help you." He told me.

"Noted." I told him.

He came closer to me, and I wrapped my arms around him. He pulled me closer. I led up to him and kissed him. He kissed me back. We then pulled away to meet everyone to review the plan, and now we have more help.

Everyone was in position. I was sitting in the same booth as last time. We were just waiting now. I hate waiting. To keep my mind from going insane, I pulled out one of my sketchbooks. I just leaned back into the booth and drew.

Time has passed. The guy hasn't come back yet. Is he even going to come back? Or was he scared away? I looked around the place to see if I could spot anyone out of place, but I could not.

"Maybe he isn't coming." Izzy whispered.

We have our Communication rune. It lets us hear each other when we are quiet. The pack already has super hearing, so they don't need the rune.

"Maybe we scared him away." Simon said.

"Don't worry, Clary, we will get your answers some away." Jace told me to reassure me.