The Other Fairchild ⤖ Alec Lightwood

[5] The Stick

She sat down on one of the sofas as a girl ran towards him out of breath. She looked pale as if she was about to faint or puke or worse; both. Myrcella got up to take a good look at the girl only to realize it was Dot. The older Fairchild was shocked but content to see Dot alive. Then Magnus realized Myrcella was coming towards them so he put a magical barrier around her not wanting her to be seen by Dot. This confused Myrcella at first but she trusted her friend, after all he spent his last decade and more only to keep her safe. 

She tried to focus on their voices and heard them speaking about her mom, how her plain failed.  None of it was news to her. Then Dot left with all the energy she had seeing Magnus didn't want to help her and he reappeared behind Myrcella. 

"Ella, love you should come with me. It's not safe here." He held out his hand and she gave it a squeeze but shook her head. 

"You know I can't Mag, I can't leave Clary, not after she lost mom. I'll be careful, you raised a strong girl remember?" She stated giving him a huge grin making his heart melt. "I promise to meet you back at the loft as soon as possible okay?" She smiled and placed a kiss on his cheek.

He was hesitant at first but knew she could take care of herself, and that there were no way of stopping her once she made up her mind about something. 

"Please be careful. If you see a Circle member, run. Don't look back." He replied with a serious face and went through the portal he had opened up for the warlocks, it disappearing after he went through. 

"Of course Mag." She mumbled and left the section only to see her sister, the mundie, and the three Shadowhunters having an argument. 

"I'm not afraid of the Silent Brothers." She heard Jace say but they still didn't see her. 

"Who are the Silent Brothers exactly?" Clary asked and Myrcella jumped in the conversation startling the group, resulting with Alec holding a seraph blade against her throat. 

"They're shadowhunters with superior powers." She explained to Clary then turned her head towards Alec. "Hey bow boy, do you mind?" She gestured at the seraph blade, rolling her eyes.

"As a matter of fact, I do." He replied earning an elbow to his side making him groan by Izzy so he lowered down his weapon. 

The girls smiled at each other, Myrcella silently thanking Izzy and she saying no problem. 

"You have to stop acting on your own, we are a group. Why were you here in the first place?" Alec asked him sternly. 

"Aww, did the bow boy miss me? I'm used to working alone and I had to check on Magnus, also Dot was here." She replied putting a hand on her hip making Izzy chuckle cause no one would usually dare to speak to her brother the way Myrcella did. 

"Dot was taken by the Circle, Myrcella." Clary replied with a sadness in her eyes, not even questioning about Magnus. 

"Mag tried to stop her, I'm sorry." The older sister put a sympathetic hand on Clary's shoulder. "Also call me Ella." She added smiling. 

"It's nice that you two are having a sisterly bond right now, but can I just remind you that there is a war going on Clary?" The mundie spoke, pretty evident in his voice that he was freaking out. 

"And that is why we have to go to the Silent Brothers and get my memories back." Clary said looking around at their faces to see their reactions. 

"Well that process can kill you." Alec voiced his opinion shrugging. 

"Hey Alec, why don't you take the stick that's up in your ass out so you can chill? My sister is very much able to handle the Silent Brothers. She's a Fairchild." Myrcella snapped making everyone chuckle, trying to hold in their laughter except Alec, whose eyes grew wide at her comment towards him. 

Izzy just couldn't help it and burst out laughing. She knew she liked Myrcella. She stood up to herself, and her family. Her fashion sense was amazing and she annoyed the hell out of her older brother. Myrcella grinned and winked at Izzy once she calmed down. Alec also liked the way Myrcella stood up for herself and her family, just like Izzy and Alec did. She wasn't weak like her sister Clary so he shut up and let them handle the argument on the Silent City on their own. 

"If my sister believes I can do it, I do too." Clary spoke up, nodding a thank you to her sister.

"See? I told you she was one of us." Jace smirked, walking ahead with Clary.

"C'mon boy bow, relax." Myrcella smirked and linked her arm with his to make him walk after Clary with her. 

She heard Alec groan and say his name wasn't that but she just laughed. It was a sincere laugh, a laugh that made Alec's heart melt. He looked down at the strawberry blonde for a mere second before looking up. He was Alec Lightwood for Raziel's sake. He had to keep his head on the mission no matter what. Unbeknownst to them, Isabelle Lightwood was looking at them with a mischievous smirk. Something in her told her Myrcella and her brother would do more than getting along.