Surprised you didn't give your number to those mundies?" Skylar said and elbowed Jace lightly, he sighed. He was a known flirt, seeing him not react the way she expected was surprising.

"I love the attention but right now I have all I need," Jace replied, a smirk spreading on his lips as he looked over at Skylar who simply rolled her eyes at him.

"Can I ask you something?" Clary said she was curious about how the shadow world functioned and how it works.

"After what you did to me? Never." Jace replied and frowned, he was acting like a child. He was angry how the Mundie he saved had smacked him across the face. Skylar giggled, she had just missed it but she saw the red mark on his face.

"I'm sorry I smacked you,"

"Just be glad you hit me and not Alec. He would have hit you back."

"He seems to be itching for the chance," Clary said, "So have you," Clary said glancing over at Skylar who ignored her.

"I think the wind is speaking to me.." Skylar said and shrugged. "Odd." Clary rolled her eyes and saw Jace was amused by this.

"What was it that Alec called you? Para-something?"

"Parabatai," said Jace. "It means a pair of warriors who fight together-who are closer than brothers. Alec is more than just my best friend. My father and his father were parabatai when they were young. His father was my godfather-that's why I live with them. They're my adopted family."

"But your last name isn't Lightwood."

"No,"

"So that one is Isabelle's parabatai?" Clary said referring to Skylar who pretended she didn't exist.

"Yes, she is," Jace answered and glanced at his best friend. He knew that neither of these girls liked each other, he was probably going to see a cat fight go down soon enough.

~

They finally arrived at the apartment and went the stairs ready to check the place out. Skylar sat on the stairs waiting for them to hurry up. She was scanning the building, it looked and felt old but there was something magical about it.

"Skylnn Morgenstern." She looked at the door downstairs that opened slightly revealing an older lady standing there. "It has been a while since I've seen you." Ah, the longer she stared at this old lady, she sensed that she was a witch.

"I have never seen you in my life."

"I believe your friends need your help." Skylar stood up and before she ran up the stairs when warned that they possibly needed her help. Hey, she wasn't going to let Jace or this mundane get hurt or die on her watch. She ran into the living room where Jace stood and pulled out his blade. "What's going on?"

"Something's here." He whispered, he said his blades name and looked around. Before Skylar could pull out her weapon a creature had tackled her, it hissed at her. Ugh, this thing was sure hideous, most forsaken were awful to even look at.

Skylar gasped feeling blood slowly coming from a fresh wound, her shirt stuck onto her stomach, Jace tackled the creature and handled it. Clary ran over to Jace to help him, Skylar sat up slowly and groaned. She put her hand on her stomach and looked at her own bright red blood. "Jace." She whispered and fell back slowly sinking into the darkness.

Jace ran over to Skylar after using his stele to heal himself, Jace bent down and lifted up her shift seeing the huge wound the forsaken had left on her. "I can help you."

"Madame Dorothea?" Clary said looking at her downstairs neighbor. "Do you know where my mother might be?" She asked

"Clarissa save the questions, Jace Wayland would you like me to help your friend or not?"

"Yes."

"Skylnn?" A familiar female voice called her, Skylar opened her eyes and found herself sitting on bright green grass, wearing a white gown. "How do you feel?" She asked, her voice soothed Skylar for years now. It was the one and only Seraphina, an Archangel who once lived beside her father in Heaven. Seraphina was trapped inside a necklace her sister had created to capture her, the necklace was a white gem with gold chains around has been placed around Skylar's neck.

"Seraphina, where am I?" Skylar asked, she's had dreams that Seraphina had control over but she had never been placed in here before.

"You were having trouble staying still when Dorothea attempted to help you. I placed your mind in a calm state." The Archangel responded softly, Skylar looked around the grassland. It felt so real. Skylar heard whispers in her head it was Jace's voice, he sounded worried.  She had caused her best friend nothing but worry because she was unable to protect herself.

"Sera, what am I suppose to do in the meantime."

"Until your wound is somewhat healed, you'll stay in this state. Though I may have caused a panic when your necklace began to glow."

"You're going to expose yourself Sera!" Skylar shouted the last thing she wanted was to tell everyone about the voice in her head. The voice that had guided her when she was just a lost child.

"I know exactly what I am doing, it glowed for a few seconds."

"Is my mother okay?" She asked Skylar needed to keep herself occupied and needed these questions answered.

"Yes, Valentine wouldn't hurt the women he loves."

"Is Clary my sister?"

"Yes, you're older." Skylar sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, she felt a warm breeze making her feel as if this was real. "I should have helped you when the Forsaken threatened your life." Skylar shook her head and laid down on the grass.

"No, I am not a little girl Sera. You don't need to scare kids away when they wanted to start fights. I don't need you to fight my fights anymore. I am a big girl." The Archangel was taken back, she didn't know whether to take this rudely or understanding what she meant.

Seraphina sighed, as the daughter of Raziel himself she was taught to be strong and brave. She refused to get so attached to others but failed when she met him and then once again when Valentine and Lilith placed her within a second Skylar was born. Skylar closed her eyes slowly and relaxed.

Skylar's eye flew open, Jace hovered over her with arms crossed. His golden eyes filled with worry and panic. She sat up and sighed. Skylar felt her shirt cling onto her stomach, it was soaked of blood. "Am I alive?" She asked hoping this was real and not Seraphina playing with her mind, Jace helped her up and hugged her tightly. He almost lost her..without telling her about how he felt.

"I see you have healed." Dorothea said, "Your sister has picked a card, now you should."

"Me?" Skylar said and pulled away from Jace. This was only about Clary, Skylar knew the truth and her family. Dorothea watched Skylar's movements carefully realizing she seemed uncomfortable with this.

"Yes, you are Skylnn Mackenzie Morgenstern?" She asked, Skylar, nodded slowly and glanced at Jace who shrugged.

"You don't need to say my full name witch." Skylar walked over and placed her hand over the cards, she hovered her hand over them and waited.  A card stuck onto Skylar's hand, Dorothea reached the card and read it. It was the same on as Clary,

"Same as your sisters."

"Of course," Skylar muttered, she wished that literally any other card was picked instead of the same on as Clary.

"Drink this." Dorothea handed her a cup of tea, Skylar wrinkled her nose. She has always hated tea, it was something about it that she hated. It reminded her of her father in a way, Valentine would have his tea on his desk all the time.

"No thanks." Skylar refused the drink, it only brought her painful memories of a man who was suppose to love his kids.

"Skylnn." Dorothea's tone of voice changed, She sighed and forced herself to drink it. She handed the cup back to Dorothea, Skylar watched her look at the cup. "Hm, seems to me you're in love as well but unlike your friend, it's with the right one. I see an angel, someone powerful-" Skylar grabbed the cup and smashed it against the floor, Sera was almost exposed to the last thing she wanted was people knowing the truth and her secret.

"Skylar!" Clary shouted, Skylar, walked back and looked over at Jace. He had a confused look on his face, Jace leaned in close enough to whisper into her ear.

"Why did you do that?" Jace asked in a whisper watching Clary look around, Dorothea glared at the two skilled shadowhunters standing in her home. She was trying to help instead Skylar acted like a crazy person and broke that cup as quickly as possible.

"I have my reasons." She whispered and backed away. It was clear he wasn't going get anything out of her now.

"Clary, what are you doing?" Jace asked, the two blondes looked over and saw her stare at a portal. Clary was amazed after Dorothea had explained to her what a portal was it all made sense to them. This was Jocelyn's escape route, her way out if something like this happened.

"My mother! We can find out where she wanted to go!" She ran inside, Skylar and Jace ran after her embracing themselves for a rough landing.