Storm Warning (Alec Lightwood x Reader)

Part IX

"Clary" Simons voice echoed in your head "Clary, Y/n, come on we gotta go". You backed up giving the clear message to Clary of, you tell him I can't do it.

"Simon, I think Jace can help us" she said taking his hands in hers sirens wailing in the distance. Jace headed up the stairs you decided to follow him. "What?" he asked, "come on" she led him up the stairs behind you.

"How do we know this Mick Jagger-looking guy is even gonna try--"

"Mundane, we do not have the time" Jace said cutting Si off. Man he sure does that a lot. Jace opened up the door leading you all inside. In front of you was a completely obliterated hallway. Despite the dim light you saw Jace pull out - what did your mom call it? Oh right - a steele and... BURN a rune onto his skin. He gasped slightly from the pain, honestly you wouldn't blame him if he started bawling like a baby.

Simon gave you both a look "I know, trust us" Clary told him.

"He's, like, burning himself" your thoughts exactly Si. Once Jace was done he clasped Simons hand.

"Buddy, what's going on, man? I'm not your type, man. I don't even..." all of the sudden he stopped, watching the ruins of the hall lift and change reverting back to their original structurally sound state. At the end of the hall a bunch of computers and people appeared.

"What the hell? Girls, is there a war I don't know about?" he gawked.

"There is now" Jace replied heading into the hall you not far behind him.

"And I think our mother's at the center of it" Clary told Simon before following after you and Si after her.

"What is this place? There's a lot of gear in here. What'd they do, rob a tech shop?" Simon asked while you all walked up to computer screen. Jace played with the screen for a second pulling up something irrelevant.

"So this cold-blooded killer is gonna help us?" Simon asked skeptically

"He's not a killer. He's protecting us." Clary told him. You wondered if Clary knew the meaning of 'killer' because it means 'a person or thing that kills', which he did. Kill someone.

"Specifically, you two. It's sort of our thing" Jace said.

"Your thing? You guys have a thing?" Simon said directing the question more towards Clair bear. You detected a hint of jealousy. To help ease him you said "He means a Shadowhunter thing. That's what they do, protecting humans from demons".

"Demons, right. That makes perfect sense, 'cause there are demons running all around New York." Simon said sarcastically.

"That is the first correct thing you've said all day" Jace said tapping the screen. He pulled up surveillance footage of the other room. Turns out those sirens you heard outside were headed here 'cause the screen showed the NYPD.

"Won't they find us?" your sister asked.

"No, our wards will deter them. The NYPD will do their typical mundie thing for a few hours and then the area will be clear" blondie told us.

"What is going on?" Alec said from behind you "Why is there a mundane in the institute?". Jace sighed "A Circle member followed him to get to Clary and Y/n".

"A Circle rune just like the guys that took our mother"

"What exactly is a Circle member? And why are they trying to kill us?" Simon asked.

"Yeah" you agreed wanting to that information for yourself.

"All we know is... a long time ago the Circle led a revolt. A lot of Shadowhunters got killed... including my father." Jace started