Skylar ran up the stairs of the building her mother lived in, her heart was racing what an odd feeling. She ran into the apartment and froze seeing everything was destroyed. "Shit," Jace mumbled seeing the disaster, Skylar's eyes grew wide a such a sight.

"Mom!?" Skylar shouted, she ran off and looked room to room in a panic. Skylar's mind was filled with worry and panic, she didn't even hear Clary's screams. Skylar looked around hoping she was wrong, hoping that maybe her mother was here. Hoping that Jocelyn had fought whoever did this off and won.

"Skye, we have an issue," Jace said, she turned around and saw him...and Clary? What was that redhead doing here? Was she missing something? Did she happen to follow them?

"Why is she here?" Skylar asked pointing at the Mundie, Jace sighed. He didn't want to be the one to break the news to her but what else could he possibly do?

"She claims her mother is Jocelyn Fairchild." He said quietly, and with a serious facial expression on his face.

"Fairchild? Her last name is Fray!" Clary said and crossed her arms. Fairchild? No, that wasn't her mother's last name..it was Fray..so what on earth were they speaking about? None of this made sense to her.

"I don't have time to argue little girl, we need to leave. Soon enough this will apartment will be invested with demons and remember the last time you handled that?" Skylar frowned and walked away, her mother was keeping secrets and she was determined to unfold each one. Whatever was going on, she was going to figure it out and when she does..her mother better give Skylar the greatest explanation in the world.

~

"What happened to my clothes?" Clary asked as Skylar walked into the infirmary wearing skinny jeans and a normal t-shirt. A serious facial expression on her face, a dark look in her eyes..clearly her blood was boiling and didn't even want to be here.

"Jace and I burned them, they were covered in blood and poison," Skylar replied, Isabelle smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed. She could sense this tension and mentally noted to never leave these two alone.

"Aw if it isn't my beautiful parabatai, Clary meet Skylar," Isabelle said with her signature smirk on her face. Alright maybe pretending that these two didn't like each other wasn't the best move.

"Yeah, we met," Clary muttered, Skylar faked a smile and leaned against the wall. "Anyway tell me, is he always really rude or does he save that for the mundanes?" Clary was referring to Jace's charming personality that everyone just loved! No, his attitude wasn't the best but he meant well.

"Oh, he's rude to everyone," said Isabelle "It's what makes him so damn sexy. That, and he's killed more demons than anyone else his age." Skylar snorted "What? You can't tell me you don't find him sexy?"

"I'm not answering that," Skylar said as she glared at Isabelle, her parabatai was trying to get her to say something that she would use against her later on.

"Isn't her your brother?" Skylar and Isabelle exchanged looks and chuckled at such a question. Simply because Skye and Jace were blonde did NOT make them related...and he didn't even look remotely related to Isabelle.

"Jace? My brother? No. Whatever gave you that idea?" Isabelle asked with a brow raised, it was the first time that someone had asked her that question. Yet again everyone knew who Jace was in the shadow world

"Well, he lives here with you," Clary pointed out. "Doesn't he?"

Isabelle nodded. "Well, yes, but..."

"But that doesn't make us all related." Skylar finished what Isabelle was going to say.

"Why doesn't he live with his own parents?" Skylar tensed up, her heart sank at the day he had told her what happened to his parents. It must have been hard for him, she had her mother but she wasn't around as often as a mother should be. She had more of a connection to a certain warlock than her very own mother.

"Because they're dead," Isabelle replied seeing the sadness on Skylar's face. This topic was sad, a child should never go through something so horrifying. But in this shadow world, events like this happen to them all the time.

"Did they die in an accident?"

"No," Skylar answered this time, it wasn't fair for Isabelle to answer these questions. "His mother died when he was born. His father was murdered when he was ten. Jace saw the whole thing."

"Oh, was it... demons?"

"Look red it's none of your business okay? It's between him and his family. Leave it alone." Skylar snapped, wanting to cut this conversation off before they speak too much about Jace's personal business. No one needed to know this but him and whomever he feels like sharing with. The blonde made her exit no longer able to stand Clary's presence.

"Look, I'd better let everyone know you've woken up. They've been waiting for you to open your eyes for three days. Oh, and there's soap in the bathroom," she added. "You might want to clean up a little. You smell."

"Thanks a lot."

"Anytime."

~

Skylar wandered the halls of the Institute, all she could think of was her sister. Clary Fray or Clary Fairchild was her sister, her baby sister. It was news to her and something her mother has kept from her for years now. She heard noises, it sounded like a piano, it was soothing and relaxing.

Skylar walked into the music room where Jace had sat in front of a grand piano wearing a gray shirt and some pants. He did look like an angel, something about him made Skylar's heart skip a beat. She leaned against the door frame and watched with a smile on her face. She must have made some noise when she walked into the room causing Jace suddenly stopped and looked over at her. "Skye."

"Jace, I can leave if you want?" She suggested. She understood if he needed some silence and peace.

"Come here." Skylar walked inside the room and walked over to him. Jace stood up and embraced her, he had a feeling she must have been fighting this mentally. "Are you okay?" He asked quietly, around anyone else he would never do this but he acted a lot more different when the two were alone.

"Great. I just want some answers." Skylar replied bluntly, she wasn't too big of..expressing such emotions like sadness..it was too much for her to handle.

"And we will get them." He said quietly before he pulled away from her. "Now, sit down..I'll play some piano for you." The two sat down on the bench before Jace started to play the piano which always calmed her and soothed her. He suddenly stopped and glanced at her. "Can't you play a piano?"

"I can..." Skylar said with a smile and laid her head on his shoulder. "But I rather listen to you play."

"I shall do what the angel commands," Jace said as he once again began to play the piano. She chuckled softly and rolled her eyes in a playful manner as she watched him play the piano and smiled faintly to herself.

~

Alec cleaned his weapons, he glanced at Skylar who had decided to not join them in the conversation with Hodge, Clary, and Jace had. She felt it was better to have a few moments on her own. "I am sorry that thing is your sister," Alec said, he clearly hated her and didn't mind saying it. Skylar snorted, she sat on the table with her legging dangling.

"That thing and I may be blood-related but she'll never be my sister like Isabelle is to me and she'll never replace her."

"And me?"

"Alec, you're like a big brother to me even if we both are in love with the same guy." Alec rolled his eyes but smiled lightly. He hated the redhead who liked to ruin a lot apparently, and man how he could not stand her.

"So you finally admit you're in love with Jace?"

"Yeah, I did a few days ago. It's weird you know, the feeling of being in love." Skylar couldn't explain it, she feels happy around him but she didn't know what love was. She didn't grow up seeing love expressed, only pain, hurt, sadness and anger.

"At least he feels the same way back," Alec mumbled, Skylar tilted her head lightly and stared at the eldest Lightwood. Not sure what he meant by that, at times Skylar was known for being a bit oblivious to certain things and most of those times Alexander has to either point it out or Izzy would.

"Excuse me?"

"You can't tell me you haven't seen the way he looks at you? Skye, I wouldn't be surprised if one day you two became something." The two had stopped talking when Jace walked into the weapons room, Alec looked back at his blade and cleared his throat. Falling silent, both of them did.

Skylar pulled out her sword and acted as if she was doing something, Jace walked over to the table and began to clean his own weapons. After a few minutes of pure silence, Clary had walked inside as if she owned the place. Alec and Skylar watched the way Jace had looked at her, his golden eyes filled with happiness at the sight of the redhead. As Jace and Clary talked, Skylar felt jealous for the first time and Alec did too. "Hodge said I can go home."

"He said what?"

"To look through my mother's things, if you go with me. If you really want to prove that my mom or dad was a Shadowhunter, we should look through my mom's things. What's left of them."

"We know you have shadowhunter blood if you really are my mother's daughter," Skylar mumbled, she wasn't too happy with the idea of having a sibling.

"Are you sure about that? How do you know she's yours?" Clary asked and glared at the blonde, she looked nothing like their mother.

"Jocelyn is her mother Clary, don't question it," Jace said, he wasn't going to stand here and let the redhead attack his best friend. Skylar rolled her eyes and looked back at her sword, her day was officially ruined for sure.

"Can we just go?"

"Want me to come with you?" Alec asked he thinks it may be best if Skylar stayed with Isabelle for her sake.

"No, Skye will come." Skylar nodded slowly, Jace helped her off the table and sense her rage.

"Are you sure you want to?" Alec asked also sensing her rage, Skylar nodded and licked her teeth.

"Of course I would, why wouldn't I?" Skylar pushed past Clary and walked out of the training room, Jace watched her and sighed. This was going to be a long day and annoying day.