Infinite | Magnus Bane

Moo Shu To Go Part 2

Alec, Clary, and Charlotte turn the corner towards the end of the alley filled with graffiti and standing below it all was Simon. The boy turns to them with a grin as Charlotte smiles even wider.

"Simon!" Charlotte yells as she jogs tiredly to her brother and envelopes him in a hug. Not seeing her twin was difficult even if she never wanted to admit it among her jokes and insults. She feels Simon's arm wrap around her back and hold her close. "I'm sorry," she whispers, almost too low to hear. She feels him hold her closer and rub her back.

"I've missed you, Charlie."

"It's weird not seeing your face 24/7." She lets go and then smacks him over the head much to the tall shadowhunter's satisfaction. "And I'm going to kill you for what you told mom."

"I'm sorry. I panicked." Simon says with a goofy smile while rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah, right. Ugh, I can't believe I missed you." Clary came up to the twins with a big smile seeing the two bicker once again.

"Clary." Simon greets her with a hug of his own.

"I'm glad you could be here," Clary says into his shirt.

"Yeah you guys shouldn't have to do this alone." As he lets go, Charlotte could see the similarities in both of their conditions. Both looked tired and sick, yet they weren't. Maybe both were just still freaked after getting kidnapped, or they got sick from something.

"Are you sure you're feeling up for this?" Clary asks Simon.

"Yeah, it's just a cold. Not the end of the world."

"Wow, what about me, Clary?" Charlotte jokes.

Simultaneously, Alec buts in, "The world's been ending for a thousand years." Charlotte turns slightly to Alec with an incredulous look on her face.

"Oh my god! Are you always like this?"

"Always." Charlotte scoffs and shakes her head at Alec's smug face. "Ah, you get used to it. Now we need to move."

"Yeah my mom's loft is just across the alley." Clary tells him pointing to the direction of the loft.

"Alright well we have to be careful. There are eyes all over this place and everybody in the shadow world's looking for you." 

Charlotte looked around the area, it felt like a normal day. It was strange to realize that people were watching them, ready to possibly strike. Everyone was after Clary now, Charlotte felt like a pawn in all this. She knew she was, she got kidnapped not long after helping Clary by vampires. But a part of her did not want to admit it to Clary just yet that she could not handle this world. 

"I mean, I guarantee you, no one's gonna find this shortcut. I used to take it with Charlie back in middle school to see Clary," Simon informs Alec as Clary smiles remembering those moments. "You might know the shadow world, but trust me... I know Brooklyn."

"Yeah Si, I think all the Brooklyn enemies will know Brooklyn too. Let's just hope they get stumped by a middle schooler's short cut. Come on, guys." Charlotte says as Simon starts to run with a wide grin on his face. "Simon! No running! I hate it." Simon jumps over the wall covered in vines and weeds with ease causing the three to look in surprise. Clary scoffs lightly while Charlotte's eyes widen in shock with a wide mouth. "What the hell was that?!" She walks over and looks up the wall that was pretty taller than her. "I hate him," she mumbles to herself knowing she would not willingly jump like that. 

She turns to Alec with a sweet smile.

"Alec, I'm not gonna parkour like my brother, so come on." She waves him over and nods slightly. Clary chuckles as she herself jumps over the wall. Alec sighs and holds his hands low so Charlotte could lift herself up by stepping. He boosts her up so she can sit on top of the wall as she struggles. "Not so hard, dude, I know I'm light but damn." Alec shakes his head and jumps over the wall seeing Charlotte was already by her brother and Clary. "Come on, we're waiting." Alec thought nothing of it and catches up with them.