A Lost Soul Returned

The Morning After

It was late afternoon when Isabelle finally woke up draped across Jonathan's chest. She could hear laughter downstairs and her stomach growled loudly. She tried to get up slowly so she didn't wake him but her body was sore and heavy. "Hey Beautiful" he yawned the second she moved. She took him in and trailed a finger along the scratches and bite marks decorating his arms and shoulders; he grabbed her hand and kissed it. "Shower?" she nodded and headed for the bathroom "aren't you coming?"

"If I do we'll never leave this room" he argued. Izzy looked in the mirror and couldn't believe what she saw. Her lips were swollen from kissing, she had hickeys all over her neck and chest and his handprints on her waist. She grabbed his pants from last night getting the steele from his pocket drawing an itraze on her forearm before getting in the shower. The events of the previous night danced in her thoughts while she scrubbed her skin and hair; no one had ever challenged her like that or made her feel the way he did. It was like he was made specifically for her and she loved and hated it. When she stepped out of the shower the evidence of what they'd done last night, well what Jon did last night was nearly gone. She wrapped in a towel and stepped out noticing that the sheets had been changed and the bed had been made. Jonathan went into the bathroom and she stood in their now huge closet deciding on what to wear, today didn't feel like a dress up day so she settled on a pair of black jeggings with a plain white t shirt and white gym shoes. She only wore eyeliner and lipgloss and tied her hair up in a simple ponytail. Jonathan stepped out in a pair of jeans and a t shirt toweling off his hair "hungry?" he asked. "Starving" she replied. When they entered the kitchen everyone went silent and stared at them. "What?" Izzy said sitting next to Clary while Jonathan grabbed them plates for the pizza on the table. "This is from home" Izzy noticed biting the slice in her hand. "Your welcome" Magnus sang. "We took a vote and pizza won, you two were probably still passed out from last nights festivities to hear us knocking earlier" he added laughing loudly making Clary blush. "I handled the faerie dust just fine Alec's the one who practically passed out in the club" Izzy countered. "Not those activities... before I leave I'll be sure to soundproof that room" Magnus laughed again. Izzy grabbed Clary and dragged her upstairs to her and Jace's room slamming the door behind them "Oh My God! What did you hear?" Clary turned a brighter shade of red and Izzy buried her face in her hands. "Welcome to the club" Clary said laughing and Izzy joined in with the realization that she'd just made fun of Clary and Jace the night before. "Karma's a bitch" Izzy shrugged. The door opened and Magnus boldly walked in and joined them. "You two are not leaving me out of this conversation" he plopped down on the bed. Izzy blushed and hid her face again how could she begin to describe what happened last night without first grossing Clary out and secondly admitting she'd been overtaken. "I promised I will force you to spill" Magnus threatened. She threw her hands up in surrender. "She finally loosened up on the reigns" Clary joked. "More like he coaxed them completely out of my hands... he's very persuasive" she and Magnus blushed. Izzy jumped as Clary touched her shoulder still a little sore. Before she could stop her Clary pulled her t shirt over her shoulder and saw what was left of the bruises. "Oh my!" Magnus laughed then lifted the hem of her shirt and saw the fading hand prints on her hips. "Why didn't you ask for an itraze Izzy"

"I did it myself"

"Clary's your parabatai it's stronger if she does it, not to mention the fact that her runes are naturally more powerful" Magnus added. When Clary finished every mark instantly vanished. "As long as Alec and Magnus never forget to soundproof their room I think I'll live" she added before leaving. Izzy and Magnus followed her back to the kitchen walking in on Jace and Jonathan at each others throats. Before they could stop them they were heading for the training room "By the angel!" Izzy shouted stomping after them with Clary on her heels screaming for them to stop. Magnus and Alec leaned against the wall making no move to break up the fight. "Til one of us can't continue" Jace said smiling "deal" Jonathan smiled back. Jace and Jonathan circled each other like predators with excitement present in both their eyes. Jonathan ran at Jace with incredible speed, Jace threw his hands up to block a punch but Jon slid across the floor kicking his feet from under him then punching him in the jaw. Jace flipped to his feet and soared over Jon's head kicking him in the back. Jonathan recovered quickly punching him in the stomach. The fight lasted nearly five minutes and neither of them looked the least bit tired and were evenly matched. "Call it even you two enough!" Isabelle finally yelled running onto the mat right into the path on Jace's foot. "Izzy!" Alec and Clary yelled running to grab her but it was too late. They stood wide eyed as Jonathan reached out grabbed Jace's foot before it met her face absorbing the blow. Jonathan collapsed holding his shoulder screaming in pain. "What the hell Izzy" Jace screamed holding his ankle. Magnus sauntered over and looked at them both "sprained ankle and dislocated shoulder" he said lazily. Alec drew out his steele and began marking Jace while Isabelle and Clary reset Jonathan's shoulder. Clary pulled up her brother's shirt to mark his shoulder and gasped "Jesus Izzy" Clary muttered under her breath as she looked at all the bite marks and scratches on her brother's chest and arms. "Mind it Clary" he said as she quickly marked him before Jace and Alec saw starting a new fight; he sat up swinging his arm in a circle smiling. "No harm done" he assured them. Alec was in a corner on the phone and ran over raking his hands through his hair "that was mom, emergency meeting we have to go guys" he said leaving the training room with Magnus. Izzy looked at Jonathan with sad eyes, she didn't want to leave him behind. They walked silently back to the room "you have to go home Izzy. You can call, text or just come back whenever you want" he said reaching into a drawer pulling out the portal Magnus had made for her dropping it in her hands. "I miss you already" she whispered; he leaned in and kissed her softly. "Come back soon" Jace knocked loudly and said they were leaving and waiting outside the door was Clary who pulled her brother into her arms. "We'll come back soon" she sniffed. "What's wrong Clary" Jon asked wiping away her tears. "I'm just happy to have you... I love you Jonathan" she beamed. "I love you too Clary" The portal opened and Clary and Jace went through first, then Magnus; Alec waited for Isabelle who stole a quick kiss and mouthed she'd see him soon before going through leaving Alec for last. He held out his hand and Jonathan reached out and took it "take care of my sister or I'll kill you" he smiled before jumping through. Back at the institute Maryse was in the Library along with Luke and Jocelyn who both looked extremely nervous. "Where have you four been!" Maryse screamed when she saw them. "We're here now what's wrong" Jace asked expertly deflecting the question. "They're back, there have been reported sightings of both Valentine and Sebastian in London and Prague"