Time Switch

Chapter Eight

Jace's POV

After running out of the room, I try to calm myself.
"They're just evil, cannibal ducks." I say out loud.
"Just evil cannibal ducks!?" Will said.
I span around. Will was sitting on the ground with his head in his hands.
"They are much more than that. Ducks are clever, cunning creatures who will take over the world!"
His voice had turned into a shrill now and he looked like he was about to loose it.

Luckily, Tessa and Jem had just arrived and were trying to calm Will down.
"Shush, Will, it's okay. They're just ducks." Tessa said in a soothing tone.
At her touch, Will calmed down. He looked at her with pure love in his eyes.
Obviously seeing this, Tessa blushed and turned away.
He must love her. I realise.

I back away and walk back toward Magnus's house.
"I think that Sebastian has been sending you dreams with dark magic runes in them." I hear Magnus say.
I listen to their conversation until deciding to poke my head in.
"So what's the plan?" I say, trying to make it seem like I hadn't been eavesdropping.
"Jace, there is no plan." Clary says sorrowfully.

A grin spreads across my face.
"You mean no plan at the moment." I correct her. " As you know, Clary bear, I am the master at making plans. Now, who wants to hear the plan that I just came up with?"

A chorus of voices say yes.
"Well, so you all know how Magnus thinks that Sebastian has been sending Clary dreams with dark runes in them? I think that Sebastian actually knows where we are and he is waiting for the perfect time to strike, and, as much as I hate saying this, come to get Clary."
There is a silence.
"What do you suppose we do, Jace?" Magnus asks.
"Well, while Sebastian thinks that we're not expecting him to attack, we can prepare so that when he strikes, he will go down fast."

"It might work." Jem says slowly, having come into the room while I was speaking.
Clary bites her lip. "Well, we all know that Sebastian just wants me, so maybe I should leave so the rest of you don't get hurt."

"Clary, don't even think about it." I warn her.
"Jace it's my decision." She replies, looking me in the eyes.
I loose it.
"No. Do. Not. Even. Think. About. It. I love you more than anything and I would rather die than to see you die." I say fiercely.
Everyone joins in.
"Clary, don't go." Izzy pleads with her.
Clary sighs. "Fine. But I'm not helping come up with better plan."
Izzy shrugs. " That's fine with us."

Magnus looks at all of us and decides that we had better head back to the institute.
"You all look tired and we can discuss this tomorrow." He says, leading us out of his apartment.
"Okay." We all agreed.
Magnus draws a portal and pushes us all through.
"I'll come to the institute tomorrow." He says as he closes the portal.

I lead clary up to the her room and she collapses on to her bed. She huddles under the blanket and falls asleep.
"I won't let anything happen to you." I say as I fall asleep beside her.