quick as lightning

10. truth time

easily getting lost in the allure of the party Piper pinned herself to Clary's back. Barely able to keep her attention she began figiting with the red necklace around her neck. Magnus Bane was easy to pick out from the crowd, magnatizing energy drawing her in.

"Clary Fairchild." He greeted. "Jace wayland."

Piper coughed, feeling a bit left out. "Hey, the other twin here."

Magnus smiled cat like. "Piper, my favorite of the shadowhunters". He put a hand to touch her and she narrowed her eyes. Why was he so familiar with her, she barely knew him, scratch that, she didn't know him.

"I don't know you other than taking my memories." I glared. "By the way, we want them back."

He clicked his tongue. "I want the necklace, make sure it's real." Jace hesitantly held the ruby demon alerting necklace which Magnus took.

"Hm, it's really, but about the memories. I fed them to the memory demon." Magnus shrugged.

Jace groaned, rubbing his face. "Why would you do that!"

"So they couldn't torture it out of me." Magnus said, "like they did with dot before killing her."

Shock ripped through my body, Clary grabbed my hand. "She's dead?" Clary asked, gulping.

"You didn't know?" He asked before I ripped my hand away trying to get out of the building.

"Watch out!" Alec yelled, grabbing my waist and pulling me back before a demon slashed through his arm. He proceeded to stab it and the demon busted into orange sparks. I was still firmly pressed into the side of his chest, his arm around my waist.

"Thanks." I breathed, searching his eyes before he let go quickly, putting space between us.

"He got away, Magnus." Clary stormed out the side door, the lightwoods, wayland, And other Fray behind her.

"What do you mean?" Alec glared once they were all outside.

"She means that Magnus went to his lair." Jace shot at him and Alec narrowed his eyes.

"Ever Since That Fray girl got here all we've done is protect her and her princess needs." Although the words had been directed at Clary Piper felt them too, like a slap to the face. "And that stupid mundane."

In two quick steps Piper had reached him and instead of bitch slapping him like any other New York girl would have done she punched him square in the jaw making him step back. "That, was for my sister and Simon, and also...the other Fray girl." She snatched up the coat button from Clary as Jace looked at her with curiosity.

"Although he is my brother, that was a dick move so I'm taking my parabatai's side." Isabelle shrugged and Clary gave her a light smile.

A sudden jolt passed through Piper. "I-I think I can track Magnus." She closed her hand around the button. "Izzy I need your help." The black haired girl held hands with the red head, both of them put their other hand on the linked hands. They focused both their energy on the button and finding Magnus.

"What are they doing?" Clary asked Jace.

"Their tracking Magnus, the parabatai bond links them together like Alec and I." He motioned to the brooding boy who glared at everyone.

"It looks...close." Clary noticed the two standing very close together.

"The thing is they never did a official oath, so they really must be close to have the capability to create the bond themselves." Jace paused, "and this isn't half as close as they will be after awhile."