Shoes
Hair
Jacket
Stele and gun
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Elijah's POV
I stood at the bottom of the stairs twirling my stele across my fingers as I waited for my sister, My patience was wearing thin however, she had been up there for over an hour fawning about every little detail about what she was going to look like tonight,
"Clary if you're not down here in the next 5 minutes I'm leaving without you!" I called out hearing her shuffling pause momentarily before beginning again in a hurried pace,
"Why am I even doing this..?" I questioned out loud with a shake of my head,
"Because it's your little sister's birthday and you love her," Clary replied appearing on the stair making me huff out a laugh as I looked over at her taking in her appearance.
"Is that what your wearing," I queried flatly seeing her look at herself in hesitation,
"Yeah...Why is something wrong?" She asked and I quickly shook my head,
"No...No you look good," I told her mentally scolding myself, she was really not prepared for the pandemonium if that was how she was dressing, but then again this was the first time in her life I would take her clubbing.
She smiled softly at me before she turned her head to our mom and Luke who were having a hushed conversation, I watched as her eyes lit up at our father figure making me smile softly,
"Hey Luke!" She beamed as she made her way over to him, Luke pulling her to his side and congratulating her on getting into the art school and also wishing her a happy birthday,
I tucked my stele into my pocket as Luke pulled out spray paint for clary,
"If I catch any of that paint on city walls I will arrest you," Luke stated firmly making me shake my head with a laugh as I kissed my mom's forehead, sitting down at the Island next to her,
"The spray paint is for the van, I am insisting that Simon and Maureen change the name of the band," Clary replied and I groaned softly,
"Thank god," Mom mumbled under her breath causing me to snicker,
"Did your mom talk to you about that?" Luke questioned as clary pulled her very own stele out of her pocket,
"The Heirloom, yeah it's so cool, now I have one just like Eli," she answered,
"Clary your 18 no-," Luke started and clary scoffed,
"What is with you guys, I'm turning 18 it's not like I'm going on some epic journey," She cried and I shook my head not saying anything as my fingers twitched softly,
'If only you knew little sister, If only you knew,' I thought to myself before they were interrupted.
"But you are, See we are headed to Lambardies to celebrate you birthday after our gig," Simon exclaimed looking at clary with obvious emotions in his eyes,
"You should come back here after, I mean the city isn't that safe right now, " Mom tired,
"Um thanks mom, but we're set plus Eli is coming so," Clary responded grabbing her new spray paint off of the counter and backing away with Simon,
"Yeah we'll have to rain check...Wait do I smell chicken cacciatore," Simon said pointing at my mom who nodded,
"Simon," Clary groaned as I stood up, my gun pressing against my side in it's holster which I had engraved the invisibility rune into with my stele.
"So you're singing?" Luke asked Simon to which he nodded,
"Yeah this is a big gig, and by big I mean not so," He replied making me let out a short laugh as I shook my head seeing my mom hug clary from the corner of my eye,
"Mom loosing circulation," Clary complained making me role my eyes,
"Breakfast, Tomorrow, me you and your brother," Mom declared and I nodded agreeing with her,
"Okay...Okay...mom...mom you have to let me go," Clary answered and I smiled softly as I watched mom let her go,
Clary then looked from me to Simon,
"Shall we?" she asked and we both nodded Simon taking the spray paint from her hands as I hugged mom allowing her to take a small breath of relief when she felt my stele in my pocket and my gun pressed tightly against my side.
"Take care of your sister and her friends, and please please be safe," She insisted and I nodded my head with a small smile,
"Always," I told her as I pulled away from her giving Luke a mock salute as I followed after the two teens out of the apartment.
*Time skip*
I leaned up against the van a cigarette hanging off my lips as I watched the quiet night, I was calm but also on alert, I wanted my little sister's last night as a "Mundane" to be one she remembered,
I know from experience how much you can change once you find out the truth,
"My mom is so overprotective over us lately," Clary laughed
"So, do you remember in Aliens, when the alien queen was defending her eggs from Ripley?" Simon asked and I shook my head taking a small puff of the cancer stick,
"In this scenario, is our mom Ripley or the alien queen?" I inquired looking at the three teens over my shoulder,
"Both." He concluded and we all looked at him,
"What?" Maureen questioned,
"A mother defending her young." He exclaimed and I shook my head taking the last drag of my cigarette before stomping it out,
"Defending us from what?! Eli is always at the gun range or job shadowing Luke and I spend all in the art studio, Our lives couldn't be more mundane" Clary bellowed making me shake my head, my little sister really was clueless.
"Besides I really don't know much from when she was young," she continued furrowing her brows slightly,
"Oh just do what I do, get dirt from your relatives," Maureen suggested and I sighed softly, this conversation was taking a turn I didn't want it to,
"Well, I would if I could, but she doesn't have any. And Our... our dad died before I was born." Clary stated sadly making me shoot her a glance to see her playing with her fingers,
"So, you have no one? No uncles, no aunts, no third cousins, twice removed?" Maureen fired off making me look to the ground my hand finding my stele in my pocket as I rubbed it in between my fingers to comfort myself.
"No, It's always just been me, Eli and mom," Clary chirped with a sigh.
"It's why the Lewis clan has added three chairs to every Seder," Simon said,
"Since preschool," clary continued making me laugh,
"One for Clary, one for Jocelyn, and one for Elijah." Simon spoke,
"Of course. Obviously." I added,
"Yes obviously," Simon chuckled as Maureen looked at us like we had grown three heads,
"You guys don't think that's a little bit suspicious? You not knowing anything about your family? Your mom could be hiding some deep, dark secret." Maureen said and I paused momentarily,
"Maureen, it's not possible." Clary declared and I let out the small breath that I had been holding,
"No, no, think about it." Maureen tried and I shook my head,
" No, seriously. Our mother is incapable of concealing anything from Us." Clary chirped,
I stood up straight and stretched my arms out in front of me before looking at them growing a bit tired of their conversation.
"Alright let's get to your gig so we can go the pandemonium and you can paint this rust bucket then we can go dance," I exclaimed seeing my sister beam at me as I moved forward helping her off of the van then following suit with Maureen,
"What I don't get a hand," Simon exclaimed and I shook my head,
"Oh no how could I forget you Princess Simon," I chimed helping the curly haired male down from the truck,
"Thank you charming Prince Elijah you have saved me," He replied and we all burst out laughing.
*Time skip*
I stood behind clary with my arms crossed over my chest as we watched Maureen and Simon perform,
They were singing Forever young By Alphaville, making me shake my head, Simon was staring at Clary while Poor Maureen was looking at Simon,
I sighed softly as the song ended before clapping my hands, I really felt bad for both parties, Simon had, had a crush on clary since they were about 13 while Maureen always stood on the sidelines, when they were 16 Simon and Maureen had started the band and I thought/hoped it would bring the two closer, but he was so set on being with Clary he couldn't see that the person who loved him as more than a friend was really right behind him.
We all walked out of the restaurant together after they had paid Simon and Maureen for their services and said they would be contacting them soon as the patrons had loved them so much,
" Thanks for being our roadie," Maureen sighed out looking at me and I nodded at her,
" And thank you for being our artist in residence," Simon told clary earning a small smile from her,
"Of course! So, you went on stage tonight as Champagne Enema." clary chirped making me laugh,
"What were we thinking, right?" Maureen exclaimed,
"But now... we're Rock Solid Panda." Simon replied excitedly and I had to fight back a groan,
"Yeah, we are." Maureen encouraged and my liking and pity for the girl fell a little,
"Rock Solid Panda, coming up. I'm feeling inspired." Clary declared walking to the side of the van with Maureen, Simon beginning to follow before
"Paint," I reminded him and he nodded,
"Paint he replied grabbing the spray paint from the back of the van and following the girls as I reached into my back pocket, pulling out my pack of cigarettes and placing my last one of the night to my lips before lighting it and inhaling,
"Champagne enema to rock solid panda...ugh," I groaned shaking my head as I pulled myself up on top of the van.
*Time skip*
"What's that tag?" Simon asked clary as I looked up at the sky finding solace in the stars above,
"Weird, I didn't even mean to draw that. Second time today," Clary said trailing off at the end,
"You know they have confirmed cases of people waking up in the morning speaking French, and they never even studied the language." Maureen stated and I let out a small laugh,
"Do you think that's some kind of language?" Clary queried,
"Sanskrit maybe." Maureen suggested trying to help my sister feel better, I knew what was happening however I would follow my mother's wishes, If it was up to me Clary would have known what she was a long time ago however and unfortunately I wasn't the parent, My mom wanted to shelter clary from herself until she couldn't anymore,
Which is why we compromised, she would tell clary when she turned 18 so clary could begin learning how to fight and how to be a shadow hunter in secret as I did when I was her age, by then It would be clary's choice on what she wanted to do, whether she find the Brooklyn institute and become a full fledged shadow hunter or continue to live a mundane lifestyle.
I was drawn out of my thoughts by the sound of heels clicking against the pavement causing me to turn my head and look over only to see shimmering blue eyes when I made eye contact causing me to sit up swiftly,
"Hey, can you watch where you're going?!" Clary exclaimed and I looked towards her only to see a blonde male looking at her in confusion,
"You can see me?" He questioned and I narrowed my eyes, hopping off of the van in front of my little sister so the guy was now looking at me, my height differing from his small build,
"Obviously she can see you blondie, but its also quite clear that you didn't see her," I ground out crossing my arms over my chest,
"You two have the sight," he gawked and I froze, I knew exactly what he was, A Shadow hunter, I straightened up my stance my fingers twitching itching to reach for my concealed weapon,
"Wait, the what?" Clary asked from behind me, Blondie then looked from me to my sister then back to me,
"How can I not know who you are?" He inquired and I took a small step forward keeping myself between him and clary,
" Has that line seriously ever worked for you? Even once?" Clary spoke raising an eyebrow,
"Jace!" I heard a voice call causing blondie to look over his shoulder as someone I couldn't pinpoint before he ;looked back at clary and I then turned on his heel running into the club.
I let out the breath I had held as clary went to Simon but my eyes were trained on the entrance to the club,
There was a shapeshifting demon in there, I couldn't take clary in there and risk her being exposed, It would be too soon this was supposed to be our last night before she was told of the horrors and wonders of our reality,
I snapped out of my state when I saw my sister in fact walking to the entrance of the club,
"Where you going?" I called grabbing her arm,
"To get some answers," She replied shaking me off making me sigh and wipe my hands down my face as I followed after her,
"Remember, your fake ID sucks." Simon murmured coming up beside us,
"She doesn't need one," I grumbled as I wrapped my arm over clary's shoulder, I handed the bouncer my ID getting a nod before we were let in, one of my favorite songs blasting throughout the club, WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE by MANESKIN,
I sighed out knowing this was a bad idea before I let a smirk grow on my face putting on a confident façade as I bobbed my head to the music.
"I'm gonna go fail at getting us some birthday drinks," Simon yelled put over the music,
"I'm gonna go fail with you," Maureen yelled back grabbing his hand and leading him towards the bar.
"Clares this is a really bad idea," I called to her but the determination in her eyes was something unmatched,
"Then stay here, If I need help I'll come find you," She rushed out basically jogging after the blonde from earlier
"Clares!" I yelled before I sighed softly knowing I was getting no where, I ran my fingers through my hair and breathed out, I then let the music take over my body moving to the harsh and mellow beats of the song,
I felt eyes on me as I moved making the smirk I had on my face widen, I let my head fall back for moment, before I felt a hand grab mine making me turn to see clary looking up at me,
"Are you okay?" I asked and she nodded before leading me to the back behind a curtain which I assumed to be VIP,
I clenched my jaw, putting one of my hands on my gun while the other was on my stele,
I watched the room as we stepped in seeing A girl with dark hair dancing on the table enticing and entertaining the men around her,
I let out a small huff of a laugh, 'Cute but...not my type,' I thought to myself as Clary pulled me away from the scene.
I looked at the moment in front of me seeing Blondie and A dark haired guy looking at a woman quite maliciously and it was then I realized it was the same women from outside the Demon, My gun was out in an instant as I watched clary shoot forward,
"Watch out!" The idiot I called my sister cried out as I waved my stele over my gun it glowing the ethereal light blue,
"Clary Move!" I growled as I took position on my knee shooting at the demon,
"Careful!" Blondie called pushing her back towards me,
I heard a Growl come from behind me and did a quick turn running at the first demon then jumping on him and firing at oncoming demons with my eyes narrowed before I killed the one I jumped on.
I looked over only to see my sister with a seraph blade in her hand only for me to be attacked and forced to the ground, I let out a groan as I was hit in the face, my gun flying from my hand as my back connected to the ground.
I secured my leg over his and flipping us over before hitting the demon in it's face repeatedly, Once I was sure he was down I moved swiftly retrieving my gun from the floor, I made my way towards my sister destroying any demon in my path,
I grabbed my sister by the arm as I watched the two guys take out the last demon, they turned to look at my and upon making eye contact with the dark haired male, I winked licking my bleeding lip before tucking my gun away as I hurriedly got my sister off of the premises before the 3 shadow hunters could ask questions.
I guided her through the crowd in a hurry accidently bumping into someone on the way,
"Sorry," I rushed out looking over my shoulder to see if we were followed before i continued dragging my sister out of the club,
"Clay! Elijah! Clary Clary! " I heard Simon yell vaguely but my whole goal was to get my sister as far away as possible,
Reaching the club entrance I hastily pulled clary outside knowing Simon and Maureen would follow in a hurry,
I quickly got clary into a taxi seeing her shaking as self blame ran through my head, I brought her into my arms,
"Drive," I ordered earning a nod from the man driving,
'Fuck!' I growled out in my head as I hushed my shaking sister to my frame.
*Time skip*
I paced back and forth behind mom as clary recounted the story from the club, I had officially discarded my jacket, my eyebrows furrows and my lip tucked in between my teeth,
"And then these creepy tentacles seemed to come out of the body builder's face, and... and then the guy just... vaporized. A-And Eli pulled a gun out of no where, h-he was shooting and the people turned to ash," Clary rambled and mom looked up at me,
"I mean, I was drugged, right?" Clary asked and I closed my eyes a headache forming on my brow,
"What did the markings look like on the blonde boy you were talking about?" Mom asked clary while looking at me knowing our answers would differ,
"Who cares, Mom, okay? Are you even listening to me? I think I killed a guy." Clary exclaimed,
"They were one of us," I replied dully getting a look from my sister before she looked back at our mom.
"Clary... did they look like this?" mom asked running her stele over her skin exposing her marks,
"Mom, what the...Eli?" she questioned us and I sighed taking a seat next to our mom on the couch,
"Everything you saw tonight has a meaning and an explanation, and I've dreaded having this conversation with you since the day you were born," Mom started exactly how she had with me 5 years ago,
"What is going on? Am I going insane?" Clary inquired making me shake my head
"No, no clare your not," I reassured her,
"the protections are wearing off. You're 18 now, and you need to know the truth just like your brother." Mom spoke softly as to not startle clary more,
"Protections? What does that even mean? Mom, you... Eli, you're scaring the hell out of me" Clary gasped out,
"I know, and that's why I've put this off until the last possible minute." Mom cried softly before dot came rushing in,
"Jocelyn, look out the window. Magnus called to warn us. They found you." Dot bellowed and I was up on my feet instantly,
"Shit!" I yelled as I ran to my room grabbing more bullets, and extra clips before returning to the living room where clary was freaking out in our mother's arms,
"Trust your instincts. You're more powerful than you know. Both of you are." She told us,
"Mom, I need to understand what's...," clary said but I cut her off,
"I can fight, Mom I can-- " I announced only for mom to shake her head,
"No, no I need you both safe, I need you two to watch each other's backs and fight together like always, Everything I've done, every mistake I've made was because I love you more than words." She said and I felt clary slip her hand into mine as mom sat her hand on my arm.
"Luke will explain everything. He'll hide you." She continued pulling us towards a portal I had just realized was there to focused on the situation at hand,
"Mom, mom come on, I can Help," I tried only for mom to shake her head sadly,
"I know you can, my brave Elijah, but that's why I need you to go, to be there for your sister, and to find that thing you have been looking for," she replied kissing my forehead as tears welled up in my eyes,
"Remember that I love you both," She stated as she pushed us both towards the portal.
I pulled my sister into my arms and Imagined the police station before I felt the floor beneath me,
"Clary, Elijah?" I heard a familiar voice question,
"Captain Vargas?" Clary questioned moving from my arms as I looked up at the captain suspiciously,
"It's 2:00 in the morning. What are you guys doing here so late?" The captain asked as I helped clary up off of the floor,
"Uh, um... Luke said he'd, uh, drive me home if he was still here." Clary stuttered making me face palm mentally,
"Still doesn't trust those cabbies, huh?" Vargas queried to which I nodded,
"Well, he's in the middle of an interview. It could take a while." she continued and my hand twitched my senses telling me something was wrong,
"Cool, We'll wait in the cafeteria." I stated turning to walk away before we were stopped,
"Hey, uh... is there some sort of problem? Guy trouble?" Vargas inquired and I laughed shaking my head,
"Yeah, sure," I replied as natural as possible,
"Guy trouble, it's, uh...something like that." Clary said while rubbing her hands together before we quickly hid behind the wall waiting for the captain to leave before we went to find Luke.
Clary and I watched over a small ledge as Luke was interrogated, my jaw was clenched as I listened to the conversation, my hand resting on my weapon just in case, I knew he was lying to protect us but his words still hurt,
looking over at my sister I saw the tears she wept before she shook her head, "Mom...Mom..." She said softly before rushing off,
"Clary! Shit!" I whisper shouted running after my sister embracing the rain outside as I ran after her noticing she was heading back towards the apartment,
I ran after Clary as fast as I could she was very little ways away,
"Clary! Clary stop!" I Yelled, "Fuck clary Please!"
I watched as she disappeared into the back of the house making me speed up to catch up with her.
Entering the building I pulled out my weapon and followed after my sister hearing her yell for our mother, I rushed after her seeing blood on the ground along with everything in the house on the ground, broken and smashed,
"Clary!" I screamed holding my gun out in front of me seeing my sister sitting on the ground with her head in her hands, I quickly wrapped her in my arms shushing her softly as I looked around the space we had grown feeling tears well up in my eyes that I quickly shook away, I would not be weak in front of my sister.
"Come on clare...We're not safe here, " I whispered to her softly helping her up, she sniffled leaning against me before she pulled herself together, her hands shaking as she reached for the antique axe that was close by,
"Are you with me?" She asked looking up at me and I nodded,
"I'm with you," I responded and we moved together, watching each other's flanks and blind spots as we made our way up stairs,
Looking around the loft something felt off, then clary gasped making me turn,
"Dot..," She whispered dropping her axe but I kept, myself armed, my eyes narrowed slightly,
"They took jocelyn," dot whimpered as clary moved towards her with me on her heels just in case,
"Who?" Clary asked,
"Rogue shadow hunters, searching for the mortal cup," Dot spoke stepping forward,
"What are you talking about," We asked her and I watched as anger flickered across her face,
"Think, Did your mother ever talk to you about a cup? A very important cup. It's gold, almost like a chalice." 'Dot' said and I moved in front of my sister,
"No! No, We don't know anything about a cup, Dot. One of the antiquities downstairs?!" Clary exclaimed from behind me as I shifted my weight my body preparing me for an attack,
"No, no, not those. Think, Clary, Elijah. This could save Jocelyn." 'dot' replied but I knew this wasn't dot, She never called me by my full name, she called me by my middle name, Atlas, because she used to say I carried the world on my shoulder.
"I can't think! Someone kidnapped my mother!" clary screamed and dot closed in on us,
"You know more than you think you do," the demon growled lunging at me,
I pushed clary back turning to face her feeling 4 claw marks being slashed down my back my jaw clenched as I leaned my hands out stretched keeping the demon away from Clary, my gun abandoned on the floor.
My vision had started to darken and I groaned making my sister look at me as the creature launched itself at my back again scratching down my back in the opposite direction, I grunted and forced my body up protecting my sister being my number one priority,
I heard the creature screech and got ready for another attack only to hear the grunt of a person and the creature groan before the creature could be heard no more.
I closed my eyes my adrenaline wearing off as I gritted my teeth in pain, "Eli," I heard my sister say my breathing coming out short and quick ,
"Eli can you hear me?" She asked her hands on either side of my face, I could feel my body begin to shut down before I felt heavy and my body made contact with the floor,
"ELI" I heard Clary scream before everything went dark.