protector or destroyer. (shadow hunter fanfic)

inside locked room

"hey." He looked up at Ria as she started to stir. He could see that she was slightly shivering. They had been sitting in a nearby tree for the last hour. She had fallen asleep and had that sleepy wonder in her eyes like she couldn't remember where she was. "welcome back to the world of wonder."

"thanks." She said shifting slightly.

"you know you speak in your sleep."

"yeah, what did I say?"

"you said 'Johnathon'. Who is Johnathon to you?"

"my brother."

"oh sorry."

"it's ok. for you to be paranoid. You thought I was dreaming of Clary's brother."

"yeah."

She stared at me as if she were trying to memorise my face. "you wanna know why I wanted to be your friend?"

"uh, ok."

"I wanted to be your friend because I heard you were a day lighter."

"but I'm not. I was once but I don't remember that."

"I know I was too late."

"too late?" he echoed in confusion.

"too late to save you all from Johnathon."

"your brother."

"no, Clary's."

"but you said you didn't know him."

"no, I said I wasn't dreaming f him, I knew him."

"what? how?"

"we grew up together. we loved each other. It was my fault he turned all cruel." Simon stayed quiet, unable to think. "you know I erased his memories of me a couple of years before you all knew of him. Then I heard of the destruction he was causing and blamed myself. So, I gave back his memories. It changed nothing except the fact that he thought he could use me as a weapon. So, I erased me from him again. Those memories of him are still a part of me even though it has been two years. They are still there" She sat quietly.

"why are you telling me this?"

"because you won't remember."

"wait-

But It was too late. She had already taken his memories of the last ten minutes.

He looked at her slightly dazed and said "hey. Your awake."

"yeah. Wanna head inside for something to eat?"

"nah, I'm good. But you go ahead. I am going to wait until tonight."

"oh yeah we have that dinner tonight." She said as she clambers down the tree. He watches her walk back to the institute.

"Riiiiiiaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She turns in fright as MJ catches up to her.

"oh hi. MJ."

MJ was bouncing around on his feet. She could see he was filled with so much excitement he could barely contain it. "I have something to show you." He grabs onto her arm. Dragging her through the corridors to an open doorway. She looked at him strangely before walking in.

Inside the room where two single beds, two bedside tables, two shelves, two chairs both sitting in the corners, two windows and two wardrobes It had a dark blue theme; blue sheets, pillows, curtains. The room was neat and slightly dusty except where MJ had been walked around. Half the room was bare, it had no personality to it. It was covered in sheets to protect it from dust. While the other half was decorated, the shelves were filled with cool manga along with some random novels. She sat on one of the golden chests that sat at the end of the beds. "whose room is this?" She asked MJ in wonder.

"it's the locked room. This room is my paradise." He said launching himself around the room.

"this place is definitely your wonder land. MJ" they both spun around in fright to find Jo behind MJ, in the doorway. MJ watches Jo walk towards the her and sit down on the bed. "what do you want to now?"

Ria grabbed MJ and pulled him onto the bed. She and Jo had tickled MJ for a long time before he surrendered. They were now all lying on the bed and read the Manga at MJ's request. She watches MJ quickly fall asleep against Jo. Fairly quickly she too soon feels her energy die down and falls asleep in Jo's grip.