escaping into reality
Simon and Izzy had danced most of the night away with very little stopping between. She grinned happily at me as she and her boyfriend slipped out without saying good-bye to anyone. Lily had kept an ever watchful eye on Ant until someone approached her and she was off in an instant dealing with whatever …
When we finally got up and left the room Izzy had grabbed my hand and was leading me towards the door. She grinned back at me, "The others won't go dancing with me, but you will. Won't you?" The smile was seductively sweet and I fell into step with her. I wrapped my arm around …
I had eaten everything else that I'd made. Jace had come back for seconds disappointed. Our night progressed slowly with nothing really to do. Jace and Clary were snuggled up on one of the frilly couches that adorned Magnus' apartment. Simon and Izzy were luring on the floor entwined in each other's arms. Alec and …
We'd been less than successful at figuring anything out. Other than the fact that our mere presence seemed to trigger demon portals. Magnus was down. I was spent. I could hear Ant in my ear, "You stupid stupid boy." But he was helping me stand while Alec took care of Magnus. We wouldn't be portalling …
The same group of people that had gone to the warehouse the day before went today - minus one dead mage. It was still troubling thinking that someone from this world wanted me dead. It made me wonder what sort of problems I was causing back home too that I was crossing dimensions like that. …
Magnus portaled us into the institute with ease. I wasn't the only one losing my lunch. Though I had come prepared this time, my own trash can. Alec had laughed at me. He wasn't laughing now while they cleaned up blood. He commented. "Must be your world." He took me down to the cage with …
