- Clary, we have to go - Simon said.
Clary looked at Simon.
- Simon, we think Jace can help us - Clary replied.
- What? - Simon asked in shock.
- Although I don't like Clary, and I adore you." Clary needs to discover the truth about her family, so Clary is right - Dawn agreed.
Jace, Buffy and Dawn started up the stairs while Clary pulled Simon up. Buffy was walking with Dawn so as not to lose her again.
- Come on - Clary said.
- How do we know that Mc Jaguar guy won't try...
- Mundane - Jace interrupted, turning to face him. - We do not have time.
Buffy and Dawn were waiting by the door. Jace turned and ran up the remaining stairs. Clary grabbed Simon's arm and pulled him up and opened the door and held it open for everyone to they entered. Once they had all entered, she closed the door behind her.
Jace rolled up his sleeve and pulled out the Stela. He drew a rune on his wrist while Simon stared at Clary and Dawn with a horrified expression on his face.
- Simon, I know we haven't known each other long, but you have to trust me and come with us," Dawn whispered as she placed her hand on Simon's cheek and looked into his eyes.
- I trust you, Dawn, and would give my life for you, but he seems to be on fire - Simon whispered back.
Jace grabbed Simon's hand and Simon immediately started freaking out.
- Buddy, what's going on? You're not my type, I'm not even... - Simon stopped fidgeting and slowly everything the Shadowhunters saw. Buffy started laughing at the scene.
- What? Simon said - Clary, is there a war going on that I don't know about?
- Now it is - Jace said as he continued deeper into the institute.
- And I think Mom's at the center of everything - Clary said, following Jace.
- are you coming? - Jace asked Simon.
- Yes - Simon replied, following Clary. - What is this place?
Buffy followed Jace to one of the screens as Simon took his seat. Everything from people to technology to weapons made him shudder.
- There's a lot of equipment here, what did they do, robbed a tech shop? - Simon asked.
The Summers sisters, Clary, and Simon stopped and watched as Jace turned on the cameras.
- So this cold-blooded killer will help us? - Simon asked.
- He's not a killer. Protects us - Clary replied.
- You specifically - Jace looked at Simon. - It's kind of my thing.
- Your business?
- He means Shadowhunters - Clary said. - That's what Shadowhunters do. They protect people from demons.
- Demons, right. That makes sense, because demons run all over New York.
- That's the first right thing you said that day - Jace told Simon.
- You've only known him for five minutes... - Buffy spoke after some time was silent, seeing what Simon was saying and doing. Buffy didn't know what Dawn saw in Simon.
No one got a chance to say anything because the screen in front of them beeped. The camera switched to two policemen outside the institute.
- NYPD! - The officer shouted at the door.
- Won't they find us? - Clary asked.
- No - Jace replied. - Our shields will keep them away. And the NYPD will be doing mundane things for a few hours. Then the area will be clean.
Clary looked at the officers on the screen. Not because she hated them, but because seeing them reminded her of Luke. And she didn't want to think about Luke right now.
- What's going on? - Alec asked, rolling up his sleeves and walking over. His eyes flicked to Simon, then to an unknown blonde with beautiful green eyes, before looking at Jace. - Why is he mundane at the institute?
- The circle member followed him to get to Clary. And this is Buffy Summers, sister Dawn - Introduced the blonde Jace. Alec looked at Buffy and didn't hate her like he always did with mundanes.
- Nice to meet you Buffy. My name is Alec Lightwood - The raven-haired man introduced himself.
- Together - Buffy said with a smile.
- Okay, what's going on? - Alec asked, looking at the redhead.
- The circle kidnapped my mother - Clary said.
- Who exactly is the member of the circle and why are they trying to kill her? Simon asked.
- All we know is that the Circle led a revolt long ago. Many Shadowhunters have died. Including my father - Jace replied.
- And since the rebellion, we've been forbidden to even talk about the circle - Alec said.
- But how is that even possible? - Clary asked.
- Says a girl who didn't even know she was a Shadowhunter - Jace sneered.
- Yes you are right. And now the only person who knows the truth is missing, so I don't care about your stupid rules or what's forbidden, I'm here because there has to be someone who can tell me why they took my mother - Clary retorted.
Buffy realized that Clary had only recently become a Shadowhunter and was selfish, preferring to break the rules Shadowhunters followed.
- Clary, maybe you should listen to them. They know what they're doing. You just found out you are a shadowhunter and if you try to face the circle alone you will die - Dawn tried to convince her.
- Leave me alone and stay out of my business, Dawn, because you're weak and stupid if you think you can convince me - Clary said angrily.
- Don't talk to my sister so stupidly and selfishly, girl, because you'll regret it and you'll see what I'm capable of - Buffy warned her calmly.
- I'm scared
- You'll soon see what a vampire slayer can do - Buffy said calmly. Alec was impressed that the blonde didn't attack Clary, but spoke calmly to her.
- Both of you, calm down - Dawn said, seeing the tense situation between Clary and Dawn.
- Never mind, I've got Jace - Clary growled.
- Yeah, and if everything he just said is true, it looks like you're going to need a lot more than Jace - Buffy said, who was glaring at Clary with hatred.
- So you're saying you don't want to find my mother - Clary replied bitterly when Buffy had had enough of her.
The boysawkwardly to the side watching Clary and Buffy, who had become enemies. Clary gave in and turned to face Jace, knowing she could handle him.
- There must be someone who can tell me where to find my mother - Clary batted her eyelashes at Jace pleadingly, causing Buffy to roll her eyes at the pathetic scene.
-There is - Jace said, causing Buffy to look disbelieving. Buffy couldn't believe Jace was so easily manipulated by Clary.
- Dawn, go watch Clary so she doesn't do a stupid thing - Buffy whispered to Dawn before she followed Clary, Simon, and Jace into the training room. Jace stopped.
Clary rolled her eyes at Buffy and followed Jace. Buffy scoffed, rolling her eyes at the fact that Clary pretended to be innocent and naive in front of Jace.
- What's going on with you and Clary? - Alec asked the blonde.
- Let's just say Clary and I aren't going to be friends and she put my sister Dawn in danger. I and Dawn didn't come to New York for a repeat of Sunnydale. I may not have known Clary long, but she is annoying, and selfish in her decisions. Clary puts everyone at risk of death and doesn't care about the consequences of her actions. In Sunnydale, I've lived through apocalypses, battles, and death, and I know that every such war leads to death, loss, betrayal, and wounding. Clary doesn't know she's reckless in her not-so-good decisions and doesn't know anything about shadowhunters or the supernatural world at all - Buffy replied. Alec didn't know the blonde had been through so much in her life.
Buffy told him all about the events of Sunnydale, about the loss of Spik, and about the vampire slayer. It turned out that they had a lot in common. They liked each other and felt like they had known each other for many years.
They talked until Clary ran out of the training room and headed for the door with tears in her eyes. Buffy told Alec that she would be back, just to check on Clary.
- Clary! - she called.
Clary stopped before she reached the entrance and turned to face Buffy with tears streaming down her face.
- What the hell happened? - Asked the Blonde.
- Mom, she was part of the circle. But she went away and hid the angel's cup from Valentine, so he took her - The redhead replied. - But why does he need the chalice of an angel?
- If the Angel's Cup lands in his hands, he will not only have the power to create an infinite number of Shadowhunters for his army, but he can also control demons - Jace replied.
- Perfectly, my sister and I came to New York to get involved psycho and the cup of angel - Buffy said sarcastically.
Clary took a step toward the wall, taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself. - Okay, so we know Valentine's back and he wants the chalice of the angel and for some reason he thinks my mother has it.
- Could she have it? - Buffy asked her.
- I've never seen her with the chalice of an angel
- Listen, Clary, you know runes, you drew them. You know something, think about it, please - Jace insisted.
Buffy sighed as Jace looked in her direction for help.
- Your memory has been wiped - Jace stated.
- That's impossible - Clary said.
- Absolutely unless you know a wizard - Jace replied.
- A sorcerer? Clary asked incredulously. Just then - Dawn approached them.
- Yes, Clary, they are immortal beings, half buzzing, half demon. Sometimes their fingers sparkle - Buffy answered, who knew many supernatural beings.
Dawn's eyes widened as Dot entered her mind.
- Clary, Dot - Dawn said, reminding her of the woman.
- Yeah, Dot's mom's assistant, her hands glowed purple when she opened the wall and Mom pushed me through and I was in the police station - Clary said to Jace.
- It was a portal. Dot must have been a sorcerer. Only sorcerers can create them
- Okay, so if we find the real Dot and not some demon that looks like her, maybe she can help us find the angel's cup and we can get my mother back? - Clary asked Jace.
- Unless he works for Valentine - Jace said.
- Even better
- She'll lead us straight to him and our death - Dawn said.
Clary and Dawn left Jace and started walking to the main hall, calling for Simon. Jace glanced at Buffy with a smile. Buffy noticed his look.
- What? - Asked the girl.
- Nothing. I just can't believe you haven't pounced on Clary yet since she's a little annoying and selfish - Jace shrugged.
- I know how to suppress my emotions and not throw myself at all the people who annoy me. I wanted to thank you for taking care of my little sister and saving her from the demon - She said and kissed his cheek in thanks before walking away. She was going to follow Clary, but Jace stopped her.
- Shall we go to my room? - Jace asked, but Buffy knew what he meant. Buffy didn't want a fling, but a relationship with a man who wouldn't hurt her and she could trust.
- Oh Jace it's not easy with me, try harder - She replied and walked away from him, leaving him shocked.
Buffy rolled her eyes and followed Clary into the main hall. Buffy at this point would rather fight vampires than deal with an annoying redhead who could put her and Dawn in danger.
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