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[Jackson when someone puts his cousins name in their mouth.]
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💙𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝙿𝙻𝙰𝚈𝙸𝙽𝙶: 𝙱𝙰𝙳 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙳~𝚃𝙰𝚈𝙻𝙾𝚁 𝚂𝚆𝙸𝙵𝚃💙
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"Don't squirm."
"I'm not, it doesn't even hurt."
"You don't have to lie with me, you never do."
"Cause baby, now we got bad blood.
You know we used to be mad love.
so take a look what you've done,
Cause baby now we got bad blood,
hey!"
[Asa's outfit is the same as the last chapter/episode]
ASAKHE HAD ARRIVED BACK TO THE INSTITUTE FROM THE CEMETERY AND SHE IMMEDIATELY HEARD FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING HER.
Turning only to find Emma and Arabella she felt herself freeze as her little sisters just wrapped her into a little group hug.
Relaxing after a few moments Asa wrapped her arms around her little sisters and rested her head on top of Emma's.
"There was a forsaken attack." Arabella began to explain, catching the blonde princess up on what she had missed whilst she was away.
"Alec got hurt, he's in the infirmary." Emma added on in a gentle tone.
"What?" Asa asked the worry for the eldest Lightwood evident in her tone.
Quickly pulling away from her sisters, the blonde princess was quick to rush down the halls that lead to the infirmary.
"Alec." Asa called as she entered the room and spotted the eldest Lightwood sitting on the bed.
"By the angel." Asa sighed as she took notice of the large wound on Alec's arm.
Quick on her feet the blonde princess made her way over to the cabinet and grabbed the first aid box before grabbing what she needed out there and approaching Alec.
"May I?" Asa asked softly.
Alec nodded and allowed the princess to treat his wound.
"Don't squirm." Asa gently scolded as she began to wrap the gauze around Alec's wound.
"I'm not, it doesn't even hurt." Alec lied.
Asakhe raised one of her perfectly shaped eyebrows at him making Alec fondly roll his eyes.
"You don't have to lie with me, you never do." Asa told Alec as she sent him a soft smile.
The blonde princess finished up and put everything back where it belonged before sitting down on the bed next to Alec and wrapping her arms around his uninjured one but not before kissing his shoulder.
"I'm glad you're okay." Asa whispered.
"Me too princess." Alec replied and placed a kiss to her hair.
The two stayed like that for a few moments before their attention was caught by a knock at the door.
Both of them turned only to spot Robert standing there with Max beside him.
"Robert." Asa smiled softly seeing the Lightwood man and she got up from the bed and made her over to him.
"Asa." Robert greeted sighing in relief as he hugged the princess tightly.
"I'm okay." The princess reassured the man, knowing that he was worried about her.
The two pulled away from each other and Asa didn't waste anymore time in crouching down to Max's level with open arms which the youngest Lightwood happily jumped into.
"Hi buddy." Asa sighed softly as she squeezed Max gently.
"Hi." Max smiled over the blonde's shoulder.
The two then pulled away and smiled at each other and Asa gently booped Max on his nose making him giggle.
Rising to her full height, Asa quickly picked Max up and made her way over to Alec and gently placing the youngest Lightwood next to his big brother on his uninjured side.
Alec's phone then began to ring and before he could answer it the blonde princess was quick to grab it from him.
"No talking, just healing." Asa told him before she stepped outside to answer the call.
The blonde couldn't help but roll her eyes when she noticed it was Jace who was calling.
Against her very wishes Asa answered the call.
"Alec, I need you." Jace's voice was heard.
The princess scoffed and shook her head.
"It's Asakhe, you dye blonde and for the record Alec needs you." The princess scolded.
"There's been an attack at the institute." Asakhe informed Jace.
"An attack?" Jace questioned.
"Yes, that's exactly what I said, keep up dye blonde." Asa sighed.
"Valentine created a forsaken that went through the wards." Asa began again.
"That's not possible Asakhe, nothing can get through the wards, they're...they're warlock spells to defend against all downworlders." Jace spoke on the other side.
"I've been telling you Jace, times are changing and just because we're shadowhunters doesn't make us superior in every single aspect." Asa scolded the Wayland boy.
"Besides this one had seelie blood with angel properties." Asa informed, her high IQ having allowed her to piece things together without needing the autopsy reports.
"It went after Hodge and Alec, Jonathan." Asa scolded the blonde boy.
"Are they okay?" Jace asked in concern.
"It's nice to know that you still have concern for your parabatai, your brother because recently you haven't been showing it." Asa spoke harshly.
"Look, Alec's fine, he's a strong warrior, his wound is just quite deep." Asa explained.
"Listen to me and listen good, you and Clarissa better get your rule breaking asses back to the institute because believe if you don't, the clave will be the least of your worries." Asa warned.
"I mean it Jace, both of you get back here now." The princess finished before she hung up.
Asakhe let out a deep sigh and leant against the wall, blinking back the tears that threatened to spill over.
THE BLONDE PRINCESS WAS IN HER ROOM, BOOKS SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.
Asakhe felt like she could pass out at any given moment but she was determined to find a way to help Simon because despite everything she knew, she wanted to do this right and not cause Simon anymore pain or break clave rules without meaning to.
At the same time the blonde princess was also trying to figure out a way to help the Lightwood restore their family name because after everything they've done for her, it's the least she could do but Asakhe knew she would have to face Imogen Herondale face to face along with the Shadowhunter board and Asakhe knew it wasn't going to be easy because despite Imogen being like a grandmother figure to her, she's never made anything easy in anyway, shape or form which is something Asakhe appreciates.
"I wish you were here mama, papa, brothers, I miss you guys so much." Asa whispered to herself as she began to play with her bracelets which were given to her before she left.
"How is this my life?" Asa sighed but before she could dwell any further she heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." Asa answered and although she was surprised she couldn't help but smile as she saw Maryse standing there.
"Mary, hi." Asa smiled.
"Hello, my sweet Angel." Maryse greeted her goddaughter fondly as she entered the girls room, closing the door behind her.
"Are you alright? I wanted to check on you before Robert and I leave for Idris." Maryse spoke.
"Wait what?" Asa questioned softly, slightly appalled but more so concerned.
"Don't worry about it sweetheart." Maryse brushed it off before she patted the spot beside her on Asakhe's bed prompting the girl to get up from her desk and walk over to her bed.
Asa sat down next to her godmother and let out a sigh.
"Oh sweetheart, talk to me." Maryse encouraged gently as she tucked a piece of her behind Asakhe's hair.
"I feel lost." Asa admitted honestly.
"With everything that's happened from my home being invaded to coming to New York and returning to the shadow world, I feel like I've let so many people down." Asa explained to Maryse who listened intently.
"My family sent me away to protect me which means I'm the reason we were ever in danger in the first place, my kingdom and the people are being attacked because of me, ever since Clary found out about the shadow world, the downworlders my people, my family have been forced to go against everything they stand for, as queen I'm supposed to reassure them that things are going to be okay, that we will make it through this but I can't even promise that." Asa told Maryse, the tears she held back finally beginning to fall.
Maryse gently with the pad of her thumb wiped away Asa's tears before bringing her in for a hug which Asa returned.
"You can't blame yourself like this Asa, you can't put yourself down like this, that's not who you are." Maryse reminded her goddaughter.
"When the world knocks you down seven times you are the beautiful, smart and remarkably resilient young woman who picks herself up eight times." Maryse continued.
"You've been through so much and yet here you are still standing." Maryse told Asakhe.
"You aren't the person who lets other people down, you are the person everyone no matter who they are can go to when they need someone because they know that they can trust you, that you stay true to your word and won't promise something that you find impossible to do." Maryse said.
"Never forget so many people love you, so many people value and respect you and most of all so many people are proud of you." Marsye finished as she squeezed her goddaughter a little tighter.
ASAKHE WALKED OUT OF HER ROOM AND DOWN THE HALLS LF THE INSTITUTE AND FOUND ISABELLE BY ONE OF THE SCREENS IN THE MAIN ROOM.
To say she was shocked when she saw her uncle Meliron walk in was an understatement but none the less she was extremely happy.
"Meliron!" Asa exclaimed with glee catching Isabelle's attention, the Lightwood looked up just in time to spot Asakhe jumping into the seelie's arms.
"Hello angel." Meliron greeted his niece as he spun her around in circles making the girl giggle.
After a few moments Meliorn set the blonde girl back down on her own feet.
"What are you doing here?" Asa questioned with a smile on her face, not noticing Isabelle's envious glare directed towards her.
"The clave called me in for some kind of conference." Meliorn answered and Asa held a look of confusion on her face.
"That's weird, they would have least let me know." Asa told her uncle, the princess was always in the loop when it came to her downworlders and them needing to talk with the clave.
"I'm gonna go make some calls, it was good to see you." Asa smiled softly at her uncle who returned it and with a kiss to his cheek Asa began to walk away.
"Sup Raj." Asa greeted the man with a salute.
"Princess." Raj nodded as the blonde continued her walk down the halls.
THE BLONDE PRINCESS FOUND HERSELF IN THE STREETS OF NEW YORK ONCE AGAIN THAT NIGHT LOOKING FOR SIMON.
"Come on Simon, where the hell are you?" Asa mumbled to herself as she tugged on the sleeves of Alec's leather jacket which she was now wearing.
As she continued to walk around in the streets, the blonde could only hope that her mother wasn't too worried about her.
MEANWHILE BACK IN FRANCE, THE ROYAL SAT LOCKED UP IN THE TOWER WHERE THEY HAD BEEN FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.
Mary couldn't help but bring her knees to her chest as she curled in on herself, rocking back and forth slightly.
The brunette could only worry as her daughters from her side of their bond only seemed to be getting more intense, the sadness, the anger, the confusion everything was hitting Mary like a ton of bricks.
'Just hang on baby girl, just hang on, we'll be back with you before you know it.' Mary thought to herself and little did she know her wish might come sooner than she thinks.
"Simon it was my choice." ASA HEARD AS SHE HAD FINALLY FOUND SIMON, THANKS TO A CALL FROM HER AUNT FAITH.
"You died." Clary choked out.
"Raphael brought you to us, I had a choice." Clary explained.
"I could stake your heart or I could.. bury you and you could come back." Clary said.
"The choice was never yours to make Clarissa." Asakhe spoke up, alerting the two of her presence.
"Madelaine told you not to do anything irrational but you went behind her back and did it anyways." Asa scolded.
"Clary, why?" Simon asked.
"Because I love you Simon." Clary answered.
"You call that love?" Simon questioned harshly.
"You brought me back to this?" Simon asked.
"This nothing...where I feed and I have to hide from the sun and I can't bear to be by the people that I love?" Simon questioned harshly.
"Did you ever think about Clary?" Simon asked.
"How he would feel? What he would be?" Asa butted in as she spoke up for the Lewis who she could was getting more emotional by the second.
"Simon, please understand—" Clary began but got cut off by the Lewis boy.
"Just stay away from me." He demanded.
The blonde princess took cautious steps forward as she began to approach Simon again.
"Simon." Asa called out softly and the brunette's eyes snapped towards her.
"Please, let me help you, I want to help you, truly I do." The princess pleaded.
"Even if we start off small and you just talk me, just the two of us, a little brother to his big sister." Asa spoke as she held out a hand for Simon to take, hoping that he would.
"Please Simon, let me help you." Asa begged once again, the tears threatening to fall from her eyes once again.
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE INSTITUTE, MELIORN HAD BEEN ARRESTED AND THE GROUP OF SHADOWHUNTERS WERE NOW WATCHING AS HE BEGAN TO BE INTERROGATED.
"This is insane." Isabelle spoke up angrily.
"We have to put a stop this." She continued.
"Yeah, well enjoying prorating back to Idris with mom and dad." Alec told his sister as he sat down in the chair in front of the screen.
"Meliorn is here because of me." Izzy stated.
"Self aware is very good." Bella smiled at her big sister whilst nodding her head slightly.
Isabelle turned to her younger sister with a look that was mixed with a glare along with slight hurt.
"Have you heard from Asa?" Emma whispered to Archie who was standing beside her.
The red haired boy shook his head in disagreement only making the younger Wayland worry for her blonde sister.
"Alec's right." Jace spoke up drawing Archie and Emma's attention back to the topic at hand.
"There's nothing we can do to stop this interrogation." Jace finished.
"You're on Alec's side now?" Izzy questioned as she turned to her blonde brother.
"We swore to protect each other of course he's on my side." Alec replied in a deadpanned tone.
"I'm not picking sides, Jace Wayland is Switzerland." The blonde boy defended himself.
"We have got to find Valentine." He finished as everyone turned their gaze back to the screen.
"Let's let this play out Izzy, Meliorn might have some important information." Jace spoke.
"If he does the only person who would know is Asakhe." Madelaine spoke up but didn't elaborate.
"Forensics don't lie." Lydia's voice could be heard.
"Tell us what you know about the blood in the forsaken." Logan demanded.
"Have you considered that the blood in the forsaken came from our dead scouts?" Meliorn questioned the three Branwell siblings.
"Scouts sent to help you hunt for Valentine." Meliorn reminded.
"Why do you think we would side with a murderer?" Meliorn asked.
"Seelies always play both sides." James spoke up.
"Not when you have somebody that the downworlders wouldn't dream of hurting fighting for equality between both the shadowhunters and the downworlders ever since she could talk." Meliorn spoke as he referred to his niece.
"Who's he talking about?" Jace questioned.
"Shhh!" Arabella and Emma hushed the blonde boy.
"Besides if anything you should talk to your own people about playing both sides." Meliorn told the three siblings.
"Excuse me?" The three siblings asked in perfect unison.
"You have no idea what I'm talking about do you?" Meliorn asked mockingly.
"If only shadowhunters had the relationship that a certain sparkly fairy does with us downworlders." Meliorn spoke as he leant forward slightly.
"What does Asakhe have to do with this?" Logan asked in slight concern for his close friend.
"If Asa was here right now she already would've figured it out, actually let me rephrase she has figured it out, you know how incredibly smart she is." Meliorn smirked slightly.
"Figured out what?" Izzy mumbled in frustration trying to ignore the slight jealousy she felt hearing the seelie compliment the blonde princess.
"Figured out what?" James asked in slight confusion.
"That Valentine's daughter has the cup." Meliorn finally revealed.
"Still think we should let this play out?" Izzy asked.
ASAKHE NOW STOOD BESIDE HER AUNT FAITH WHILST HER UNCLES HELPED SIMON OUT, CLARY STANDING WITH THEM.
"I wish I could just use my magic to help Simon's pain go away but I know he has to go through the whole transition process." Asa told Faith.
The Garroway woman sighed softly as she wrapped her arms around her niece allowing her to lean into her which Asa did, her head now rested on her aunts shoulder with her arms wrapped around her waist.
"You've done all that could my sweet darling." Faith cooed.
"Simon will be taken care of, you can count on it." Faith assured.
"Go get some rest, please." Faith pleaded.
Asa shook her head not wanting to leave but Faith gave her a look which made her sigh but not.
"Call me if you need anything alright?" Asa asked and her aunt nodded in agreement giving her soft smile.
With a kiss to her forehead Faith watched her niece walk away into the night.
ASAKHE OPENED THE DOOR TO HER ROOM AND WALKED INSIDE BEFORE CLOSING IT BEHIND HER.
Deciding to practice her magic for a little bit before trying to get some rest, the blonde made her way into her bathroom, did her night routine before walking back out and setting up some candles.
Taking a deep Asakhe began to chant in Latin, just letting her mind go to whichever spell her heart desired.
Asakhe let out a soft gasp of shock when she found herself back in the familiar hallways of her home, her palace back in France.
The blonde felt tears forming in her eyes as she watched her eight year old self giggle in her fathers arms as she walked the grounds of the palace with both her parents, her mother smiling fondly at her.
The blonde princess realised she conjured up a spell that would allow her to relieve some of her best memories, some of which she may remember, some which she may not but let's be honest with an IQ as high as hers, Asa's bound to remember quite a lot from her childhood starting at her toddler years.
"Oh my dear sweet Asakhe, my little girl." Mary's voice could be heard.
Asakhe could only watch as her mother cradled her newborn self in her arms gently rocking her back and forth.
"I love you with my entire heart and I bid you never forget it." Mary gently cooed down at her newly born daughter.
Asakhe blinked back her tears just as the memory changed again only this time she was watching as her mother walked past the fountain whilst reading a little book.
"Mary." Kenna called out to her close friend whilst she bounced a four year old Asakhe on her hip.
At the call of her name Mary looked up only to smile widely at the sight of her daughter in her friends arms.
Mary giggled as she closed her book and ran towards her friend with her arms open for her daughter.
"Asakhe." Mary cooed once her daughter was in her arms.
"Oh my own heart." The brunette woman cooed before she began to kiss all over her daughters face making her giggle uncontrollably.
"Ma...Mama." Asa managed to giggle out through her laughter.
"Have you missed me?" Mary asked her daughter resting her forehead gently against hers and felt Asa nod against it.
"You have?" Mary smiled and Asa nodded again with a large smile.
"I saw goldie fishies." Asa told her mother as she rested her head on her mothers shoulder, snuggling into the crook of her neck.
"Goldie fishies?" Mary questioned with a large, happy smile.
"Mhmmm." Asa hummed as she began to play with her mothers long brown locks.
Asakhe snapped out of her trance and just like that she was back in reality.
Feeling a wetness on her cheek, Asa quickly reached up and wiped her tears away before walking over to her bed and crawling underneath the covers, letting sleep claim her as she got the rest she very much needed and promised her aunt Faith.
"We're offering an alliance with the seelies." CLARY SPOKE ONCE THE SANTIAGO FAMILY ALL APPROACHED HER AS THEY STOOD IN FRONT OF THEIR CLAN.
"And the werewolves." Isiah and Luke sighed when Clary turned to give them a look.
"Why should we believe you?" Raphael questioned.
"You killed our people." Katherine added as she linked an arm with her husbands.
"You violated our home." Jax spoke harshly as he came to stand on his fathers open side.
"You kidnapped a mundane remember?" Jace reminded his tone smug.
"Oh but who's responsible for bringing a mundane into the shadow world in the first place?" Tiana rebutted with a smirk.
"That was me." Simon butted me as he raised a hand.
"Look." Clary began.
"You we're just following Camille's orders." She spoke not noticing Jax and Faith mocking her as she spoke.
"She violate the accords." Clary said.
"Get to the point." Ricardo snapped, tired of hearing Clary's winy voice.
The red haired girl sighed.
"You guys are different kinds of leaders." Clary told the four Santiago adults.
"We are a new generation of shadowhunters, we believe everyone can be equal." Clary announced as she looked around the room to face the other vampires.
"News flash you're late to that party." Katherine mocked the Fairchild girl.
"But we have to work together to stop Valentine." Clary said as she ignored the Bulgarian Santiago woman.
"And to ensure that the clave doesn't repeat past mistakes." Clary finished.
" ¿Por qué actúa como si supiera todo lo que acaba de llegar hace menos de una semana. (Why is she acting like she knows everything she just arrived less than a week ago.)" Jax spoke to his family in Spanish making his father and uncle let out a slight chuckle, confusing the shadowhunters who stood in front of them.
"Qué pensamos? (What do we think?)" Ricardo asked his twin brother.
"We should do this for her." Raphael whispered to his family as he referred to the blonde princess.
"For her." The other three Santiago's agreed.
"Well, what do you say?" Clary asked after a few moments of silence.
ASAKHE SLOWLY BEGAN TO WAKE UP FROM HER SLUMBER WHEN SHE HEARD HER PHONE RINGING.
"Damn it." Asa sighed as she took the covers off her body and walked over to her vanity table where she had left her phone to charge.
"Hello." Asa answered, her voice groggy and hoarse from not using it the last few hours along with the fact she had practically cried herself to sleep.
"Hey Asa." Jax's voice was heard on the other side of the phone.
"Jax?" Asa questioned confused as to why her cousin was calling her at this time.
"I have something to tell you and you're not gonna like it." Jax told her.
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