Better together (a clace fan fiction)

Home again

Alice POV

I lie Zillah down for a nap and then I go back down to my bedroom and set my alarm for an hour and take a nap too

I wake up to my alarm clock going off. "Turn it off" I hear Jonathan groan. I turn it off and sit up in bed. "When did you get here," I ask as he sits up too. "About an hour and a half or so ago. I decided I would try and get some rest too before we leave" he says. I just nod my head. "What time is it," he asks. I look over at the alarm clock and see its 5:45. "It's 5:45," I tell him.

I get out of the bed and make up my side. "I am going to go get Zillah up," I tell him. He nods and I leave the bedroom and go upstairs. Zillah is standing up in her crib holding on to the sidebars. "Hi baby," I say and pick her up out of her crib. "Wet, mommy," she says. "Let's get you changed then, huh," I say and lie her down on her changing table. I change her diaper and go downstairs and into the kitchen. I get myself a banana, the last one, and start eating it. Zillah looks up at me and reaches for the banana. "Do you want some?" I ask. "Yes, pease," she says. I set her down in her high chair so she doesn't make a mess. I pinch off a few pieces off for her and set it down on the tray.

She eats the pieces of banana. When it comes to 6:15 Jonathan finds us in the kitchen. "We need to head on over now" he announces. "Is Ash back?" I ask. "Yeah, he got here a little while ago" he answers. "Okay, watch her and I will go get Scout ready," I tell him. I go outside and get scout all tacked up and tack up Chance while I am at it. I know it isn't possible for me to do Denali too so I just leave her alone and Ash can get her. I take Chance and Scout up to the front yard and tie them to the gate. I go inside and get my suitcase and a rope and tie the suitcase to the back of Scouts.  saddle. Jonathan comes out and I take Zillah from him. He does the same to Chance with his suitcase.

A few minutes late Ash comes with Denali. "How are you going to bring your bag ash," I ask. "Like this" ash says. He only has a duffle bag, unlike Jonathan and I. He takes a rope that is longer than the ones we used and ties it under her stomach and over her back and ties the duffle bag to her side. He gets on her back and Jonathan holds Zillah while I get up onto scout and I take her back. Jonathan goes inside to get the dogs and locks the house up and he gets onto Chance. We all head over to the castle.

We see Charlotte, Oliver, Christopher and one other servant named savannah come to the door with two suitcases and two small bags. The three of us drop our bags off at the door and take the horses around back. Ash puts Denali in her round pen. "Where should I put Chance," Jonathan asks. "Let's see if there are two open stables. If not, we can put them in one of the open pastures" I say. We go into the stables and look and thankfully there are two open stables. We both put them each in one and untack them. I write Scouts' name, owner, and feed instructions on the dry erase outside the stables and do the same to Chances stall.

We go outside and get Ash and go inside the castle. We find Clary, Jace, Braxton, and Grace saying goodbye to Jocelyn, Luke, and Carson in the dining room and say goodbye as well. "You guys have fun," Jocelyn says. "We will, thanks for taking care of the triplets for us," Jace says. "Anytime," Luke says. "Let me know if anyone around here gives you guys any trouble when we get back and I will take care of it. They all know what their assigned jobs and responsibilities are while we are gone" I tell Jocelyn and Luke. "I am sure it will be fine. Now you guys go, have fun in LA and Hawaii" Jocelyn says. We give one last hug and then go outside of the castle.

Jonathan takes mine and his suitcase since I am holding a sleeping zillah. She had fallen asleep sometime between the time we were putting the horses away and saying goodbye. I put the two leashes on Echo and Bear. Clary draws a portal and I go through first, then Jonathan, next Clary, then Grace, then Ash, then Braxton and Jace comes last. Echos tail wags recognizing he is back at his old home. I let him and bear go and Echo goes to the front door and barks. "You guys can just leave your bags here. I am going to go get a set of car keys and I will take you to the institute" I tell Clary and Jace. Clary nods and right as I start walking to the door Jeffrey opens the door. "Hey, Jeffrey," I say. "Hello, Mrs. Alice. It's good to see you again" I greet. "You too Mrs. Alice. Come in. Your mother is in the breakfast nook and unfortunately, your father has already left the house" he says. "That's alright. I'm not that surprised" I say to him. I turn around to Clary and Jace. "I will be right back and take you over to the institute," I tell them.