After COHF

Chapter 13

~~~hint: dont read the comments left after the last chapter- they may contain epic feels~~~

"Well of course Mag hasnt done any of this before," Catarina spoke on the phone with an younger warlock, he went by A, she was releasing her duties to him for awhile.

"Magnus just sent me a message," the line on the other end squabled a response. Many warlocks like to keep up with the mundane way and use the same technology so many warlocks have phones and emails; still the fastest way to recieve messages is to use fire message. "well no. i got it last night. I'm packing. Thats why i need you here." With that she closed her suitcase and moved the phone to her other ear.

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The grand clock read just past ten and Clary hadnt seen Jace; he hadnt come from the office for breakfast or even to tell her he would be late for training (he would hold the baby while she practiced and vice versa), Normally she wouldnt come in the office while the door was shut but something tempted her.

 She switched what hip Charlotte was on as she stared up at the large door. The wall had a wooden engraving on it of a heron in flight. Sometimes she was still shocked at how things had changed in her life. At only 23 she was married with a baby and had a home.

She heard her knock echo through the other room but there was no reply. She slid her ear to the door but nothing was going on. No point in using a hearing rune, she pulled at the door handle.

The room on the other side was neat like anything else Jace touched,  but there was no Jace. The room was completely empty other than a newly dilivered note on the large desk.

"Jace?" Clary closed the door behind her clearly upset. Where in the world is he? Going over a checklist in her mind she thought of where she hadnt seen him which was everywhere but the bedroom. She took two stairs at a time before emerging in a long hallway. Pulling the last door open she blinked at the change in light.

The master bedroom was dark like she had left it in the morning. Jace was still there, his head was hardly showing over the covers of the bed and she could hardly contain her satisfaction in finding him. Her worry on the other hand she couldnt contain.

"Jace?! Jace wake up!" She tried to rouse him but he refused to budge. his pulse is going. his heart i beating. Running to the adjacent room she set Lottie in her crib- the baby cried but what other choice did Clary have?

Gotta tell Magnus gotta tell magnus gotta tell magnus... She reached the office door and scrambled for the desk. Tearing a large peice of paper from the desk she began to scribble the note then froze- under her paper was an unopened letter from Magnus.

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Izzy couldnt think; Simon wondered if something had happened while they practiced that he hadnt caught. She has been upset lately. Stop worrying. Easier said than done, Iz had been upset until late- She was kept up by worries and even as she was in bed with Simon she couldnt sleep.

Simon woke before she did and went to check the office before heading off to breakfast- Mayrse was probably up all night like usual.

Mayrse was slumped against paperwork which had become slightly normal- she wanted to stay up all night to work on things that she used to devide up between herself, Robert, Hodge and (as he got older) Alec. Now she was busy completing those duties as well as training Iz and  Simon to do them and give them time to go hunt which was more than a little time consuming.

"Mayrse... May-" Simon shook her arm.

"What?! I'm up!" She bolted up in the chair, her hair in tethers and clothes stained with ink.

"You can go to bed- me and Iz can take care of it for the day," shuffling the papers that had flown all over the desk he released her.

"wait!" she grabbed another paper from Brooklynn, "there are still-"

"I can take care of it. you need your sleep," He grabbed the paper from her and led her to the door.

"thank you, Simon" she hugged him then wandered yawning to her bedroom.

The letter had caught his eye, it was adressed from Brooklynn which meant Magnus and Alec. It had come less than an hour ago but was reaking urgency- the fact that they hadnt even called or texted was strange but often the only reliable way to send things as far as Magnus was concerned.

Unfolding the soft paper Simon got more and more nervous with every word.

i always win.

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Clary couldnt help but let out a small cry- whatever was wrong with Alec was possibly effecting Jace.

Her nightmares were disturbed by knocking on the door, she left her reverie for a moment, letter still in hand, and flew down the stairs to the front door.

"Catarina?" she tried to rememeber the few times she had met the warlock, a few parties and gatherings, maybe while meeting Alec in Brooklynn once or twice, never as a casual visit.

"Clary- Magnus asked me to help you with the baby while Jace is with... i see you got his letter." she gestured to Clarys fist.

"Jace wont be able to help just yet," She pulled the warlock into the manor.

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"Iz, Iz, Isabelle!" Simon shook her awake a little more rough than he normally would. "Its juicy ghossip about Magnus and Alec!" He finally shouted in her ear.

"huh?" she yawned, "wait! what about Magnus and Alec," She darted awake- either prepared to fangirl over their relationship or to ready to kill Magnus for anything he couldve done is unknown- "what?" Simon handed her the letter than sat next to her rubbing her back as she read.

"We've got to get over there!" She launched up to grab her gear.

"Izzy we cant leave the institue- not when a demon can go in and out as he pleases."

"they can always do that Simon, they just dont do it for no reason" She threw his clothes to his feet, "grab these and go!"

 ~~~this chapter was more than 1,000 words so im happy cuz it only took a day! also i am really glad to have more than 1k reads!!!  ANDDD no one has oovoo-ed me yet so i havent been talked out of having a character d-