Two Halves of One Soul – Part 2 Shadowhunters (Jace / OC siblings)
Shadowhunter AU (Starting from 2B)
Pairings – Clary/Jace, Jace / OC (siblings), Jonathan, Sebastian / OC
Summary - Jamie just found out she has a son, she doesn’t know what to think or feel, but there is one thing she knows and that to be able to move forward she first got to get her memories back.
Author Note - this story is a little different from the show storyline, I’m changing a few things, it’s going to be mixes of the show and the books, so I hope you enjoy it. I want to thank you for your likes, comments and re-blogs they mean the world to me and help me keep writing.
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Chapter 2 – What the Hell?
(Back at Magnus Apartment)
Jamie’s head was spinning, this was way too much information for one day. She didn’t know where to start, or how she will be able to unravel this mess, which Valentine has unleashed. She put William in his cot, in Magnus spare room, it was kind of him to allow them to stay there till they figure out what going on. Jamie took one less look at her sleeping child before closing their door and making her way to the rest of the group in the living room.
“How is he?” Magnus asked as he saw her, she let out a sigh and rubs her eyes. “Better than expected, fast asleep with no worries in the world.” He offers her a sympathetic smile, knowing this wasn’t what she was expecting and know the inner turmoil she must be feeling.
“I know I’m new to the Shadow world but why can’t you take him to the Institute with you?” Simon asked still confused why they came here, what was the big deal with Jamie having a baby even if she was only 18, it not uncommon even in the mundane world.
“No.” Jamie stated, looking around at everyone, “The only people who can know he exists right now is in this room, you can’t tell anyone, till I can get my memories back and make sense of it all.”
Everyone nodded expect Clary and Simon, who still didn’t understand why, the baby had to be a secret, surely her grandmother would be pleased there was another Herondale.
“If that what you want Jamie, I’ll support you, but you got to explain to us well really Simon and I, why this is such a big deal and why we have to hide it?”
Jamie looked at Clary for a moment, remembering her and Simon was still new to the rules of the Shadow world and how Jamie broke one of the most significant laws in the book.
She let out a sigh “It a big deal because Jonathan and I are parabatai.” Still confused Simon asked, “Ok, so what?” Against her better judgement she laughs, she genuinely liked Simon, he seems so sweet and innocent.
“Little Vampire, I sure you’ve heard there no great bond than that between parabatai, but we have one simple rule to follow before we link ourselves to someone in that way. We must never fall in love, and if we do, we must never act upon those feeling because it’s against the law and the consequences could be dire.”
Clary let out a gasp “Oh my god.”
Jamie smirks at their reaction “Yes so you can see now why I can’t tell my grandmother the Inquisitor just yet about the sleeping boy in the next room that belongs to me and my missing parabatai.” She laughs and adds sarcastically, “Because the law is hard, but it’s the law.”
It was quiet for a moment letting this whole situation genuinely sink in, after a five minutes Jace spoke: “So what now?”
Jamie let out a huff, threw her head back on the couch and closed her eyes. “I don’t know, this is so messed up, and I’ve been given way too much information at once, I don’t know where to start.” Opening her eyes, sitting up to stare at them looking for answers, they couldn’t give her.
“I mean in a day I went from an only child to a twin, I found out not only is my parabatai Jonathan Morgenstern but we fell in love and had a child.”
“What makes you think, you were in love with him?” Clary asked.
Jamie shook her head, “I wouldn’t have broken a rule that serious for a one night stand Frey but what does that say about who I was or am. If apparently according to everyone else I fell in love with a monster.”
She puts her face in her hands, fighting back the tears, Magnus comes to sit next to her pulling her head to his shoulder, rubbing her arm comfortingly. He felt helpless, and he hated it if he could make this better for her even in a little way he would.
“It doesn’t make you anything little one, we can’t control who we fall in love with if only life was that simple.”
Jamie let out a scoff, “You’re right Magnus, but it doesn’t change the fact I let my feeling get the better of me, and now I’m paying the consequences. It’s like Valentine once told me, to love is to destroy and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”
It was Jace turn to scoff “It seems we were taught the same lesson on love.” Jamie looked up and smiled “Yeah and at the looks of it, we both ignored it.” The room went silent again feeling a little awkward knowing what she meant and who she was talking about.
“We’re getting off topic, what are you going to do Jamie, we will keep it a secret, but we all know one person who won’t and use it to get what he wants.” Alec states. Jamie nod and stands up “You’re right, that why he sent me there, and we know what he wants, I’ll try and convince my grandmother, but she’s going to suspicious.”
“We’ll help in any way, we can J.” Isabella comes up and rubs her arm, Jamie smile, reach and squeeze her hand before taking it and walk over to look out the window thinking. Simon knew now was the best time, but there is a question that had been bugging him since they went into that creepy house.
“I know now not the right time, but is no one else wondering why Valentine took your baby off you in the first place?”
The group nods but Jamie doesn’t look away from the window, Clary adds “I know you know him better Jamie, but I don’t think it was to protect you, we've already realised Valentine doesn’t do anything that doesn’t benefit him or his big plan for the shadow world.”
Jamie thought about what she had said, Clary wasn’t wrong no matter how much, Valentine claims to love her, and he only cared about himself. Then she realised something that made her blood run cold. “The angel blood.” The group look at each other confused, Magnus ask “What do you mean, little one?”
She turns to look at them, “He fed our mother angel blood, that why Jace's eyes glow gold, why he stronger and faster than any other Shadowhunter because he is more Angel then mundane. Where with me it unlocked the Downworld blood in my genes from our great, great grandfather, it’s why my eyes grow red, and I can turn into a shadow.”
“Which is still awesome by the way.” Simon interrupted, Jamie smiled at him but carries on. “According to Luke and Jocelyn unknown to them he gave her demon blood when she was pregnant with Jonathan, so he was more demon than human.”
Everyone was looking at her processing what she was saying, still confused at what she was getting out. She rolls her eyes and says “If my blood is mostly Angel and Jonathan is mostly Demon what does that make William?”
The realisation hit the group hard, they had mixed faces of horror and shocked. Jamie nods, “He was going to use my son as a new experiment, not one he planned but took full advantage of and he could because I had no memory of being pregnant and Jonathan is god know where.”
“I didn’t think he could get any more despicable, but he proves me wrong,” Magnus said in disgust, Alec reach out and grabs his hand as to comfort him. Jace goes to do the same for Jamie, but Simon beat him to it “Hey he safe now and too young to remember anything, we won’t let anyone hurt him.”
Jace felt a ping of jealousy at how easy Simon could talk to her and make her feel safe. It was his job as her brother to comfort her, but he reminds himself this is still new to them both and Jamie was more closed off than him. Simon was such a bright person he broke through her wall easier than anyone before. Jace wasn’t like that he was guarded for a good reason, but Jace knew he couldn’t be like that with Jamie it would just put more distance between them. If he wanted some form of relationship with her, he had to give in a little, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt a little seeing her smile kindly at Simon.
“Thank you Little Vampire, I know, that why I trust you with this secret but now not the time to stand around being depressed.” She walks past him, grabs her jacket and puts it on.
“Where are you going, little one?” Magnus asked raising an eyebrow at her. She turns and gives him a smirk “I’m going to speak to my grandmother to get the most hated and feared men in the Shadow world off death row.”
Jamie was nervous her grandmother wasn’t an idiot, she will know something wasn’t right about her asking a favour to help Valentine, but Jamie had a plan that would upset her grandmother but could help convince her to at least talk to the Clave.
“You got a plan?” Alec asked as they walked into the institute, Jamie nods, Isabelle raise an eyebrow. “Care to share?” Jamie smiled at her “It not going to be nice but I’m going to play on her emotions.”
She turns to see her grandmother walking to Alec office, turning to the rest of the group and smiles “Wish me luck.” Turning and walking away, she mutters to herself “I’m going to need it.”
Jamie walked in and saw her grandmother look over one of the many files, the clave has sent her. Taking a deep breath, Jamie knocks on the door to get her attention. Imogine looks up and smiles, Jamie feels a ping of guilt about what she about to do but her son safety comes first.
“Can we talk Inquisitor?”
Imogine let out a sigh, knowing this wasn’t a social call, she knew it was coming when she saw Jamie talking to Valentine, that men have a power over her granddaughter that made her blood boil.
“I knew this was coming.” Nodding and walking round to sit in Alec chair, motioning for Jamie to sit in the one in front of her. “Come in, shut the door and sit down, let talk Jamie.”
Jamie nods listening to her grandmother, shutting the door and moving over to sit in front of her. They sat in silence for a moment, watching each other, weighing up how this conversation is going to go. Jamie knew she was on a time limit, so she decided to bite the bullet and start.
“Let not beat around the bush, you know what I’m going to ask you, grandmother, I want you to talk to the Clave and get Valentine off death roll so to say.”
Imogine nod, she knew what Jamie was going to ask, but it doesn’t make it any easier.
“He doesn’t deserve your mercy, Jamie, he kidnapped you from your mother…”
“The mother who killed herself while she was still pregnant with us because our father had died?” Jamie interrupted angrily, Imogine closes her eyes and take a deep breath Jamie made no secret how much she didn’t like her mother, for what she did. Moreover, she was told from a young age her mother was weak, and she never wanted to be like that.
Imogine carries on “Yes I understand that, but he used you and your ability to his own end.”
“And that different from what the Clave does now, how?”
“We not trying to destroy the shadow or mundane world.” Imogine resorted back, Jamie let out a scoff “No just trying to control it.”
Imogine raises her hand, this conversation was getting out of hand, and they need to get back on track. “Ok, give me one good reason to talk to the Clave to show that men any leniency.”
Jamie just looked at her grandmother. “I don’t want him to die, he the only parent I’ve known, you may not like it, but he did raise me. He was my only companion for 16 years, I won’t forgive him for what he’s done, but I don’t want him to die. Strip him of his runes, throw him in a dungeon for the rest of his life, I don’t care but please don’t kill him.”
Imogine looks at her for a moment, debating she wanted Valentine dead for what he did to her family, but she fears if she doesn’t at least try, her granddaughter will never forgive her.
“I will talk to the Clave, but I can’t promise anything Jamie.”
Jamie let out the breath she hadn’t realised she was holding and smiles at her grandmother “Thank you, that’s all I’m asking for grandmother.” Imogine nods and they both stand up, she comes round the table and pulls Jamie into a hug, she is stiff for a moment before she slowly leans into it. After a few minutes, Imogine pulls away, looks at Jamie and place a hand on her face, giving her a sad smile.
“You may not believe me, but I do love you, Jamie, you’re my granddaughter, you and Jace are the last part of Stephan I have, I would do anything for you I just wished you had more faith in me.”
Jamie pulls away, Imogine sigh and drops her hand pretending Jamie reaction didn’t upset a little. She has gotten to know her granddaughter a bit better in the last two years, she doesn’t show emotions well and keeps everyone at arm’s length especially adults. From what she’s had been told, Valentine kept Jamie on her own away from the world unless he needed her power for his mission. So all she knew from the age of ten was torture, death and destruction which made Imogine blood boil.
“I know you do grandmother, I’m going to the training room as I need to blow some steam off.”
Imogine nods and Jamie walks out of the room feeling guiltier, her grandmother was trying so hard, but it was tough when you're not use to being loved.
Jamie was laying on the training room floor, out of breath from beating the crap out of the punching bag, which was also lying beside her. Maybe she went a little too far but she was past pissed about the last few hours, Jamie had her eyes closed when she felt someone come up to stand next to her. After a few minutes, she finally caves and opens her eyes to see the new guy Sebastian smiling down at her.
“I’m sure it deserved It.” nodding to the punishing bag, Jamie turns to looks at it, shrugs and turn back to smile at him, “It was either that or someone face, and I’m trying not to draw too much attention to myself at the moment.”
He nods understandingly and comes to lay down next to her, she turns and raises an eyebrow at him. “You seem like you need someone to talk to and I’m a brilliant listener.”
She turns away and closes her eyes, “I don’t know new guy, where to start my adopted father stole my child, took my memories and did god knows what to my parabatai and I keep thinking the most horrible thought.”
Sebastian turn to her, confused “Which is?”
“Did Jonathan know about William, is that why he hasn’t come to find us yet, he doesn’t care for us?”
His outburst scared her a little, it was her turn to look at him confused, he coughs and regains his composure. “I mean if I were him even if I didn’t know about William I wouldn’t stop till I got back to you. Jamie, you seem like a girl any guy would give their life to be with.”
Jamie looks away blushing, what the hell, she doesn’t know this guy but his word made her heart skip a beat. She coughs, stands up quickly and walks over to the staffs refusing to look at him. He smiles knowing his word affected her, he stands up and walks over to her, leaning over her to pick one of the staffs up.
“I’m told you’re one of the best fighters in this institutes, mind showing me what you can do?”
She laughs pick one up and turning to smile at him, “Sure if you think you can keep up, it not in my nature to go easy on people.”
He smirks back and throws the first move, which Jamie block without hesitation. They were at it for 10 minutes, she had to admit she was impressed he matched her every step without breaking a sweat. Till Sebastian grabs her staff and pulling her into his chest, their faces inches apart and wrapping an arm around her waist.
Jamie was shocked at first, but she covered it up fast and just stared into his blue eyes, both refusing to back down or moving away.
“I got to say Herondale you’re truly a talented warrior, this is the best training session I’ve had in years.”
Jamie smiles at his comment, this boy was indeed a charmer, she’ll give him that but she’s not like other girl’s, he would have to try harder to impress her.
“Well I feel the same, no one can keep up with me other than Jace.”
Sebastian smiles but there was something behind his eyes, she couldn’t quite put her finger on but it was going in seconds, leaning forward, so their lips were almost touching, he says. “Lucky me.”
Before she can resort back, they hear a cough coming from the side of them, and they pull away fast. Turning to see who had interrupted them, Isabella was smiling at both of them, one eyebrow raised. Sebastian turn back to Jamie and give her a little bow “Well I hope we can do this again Jamie?” walking off before she could answer.
She watches him go before turning back to Isabella smiling at her, Jamie just shrugs turn to put the staff back on the stand. “We were just sparing, Izzy don’t overthink it.”
“Right, so you almost kiss every person you spar with because you’ve never done it with me?”
Izzy comes up next to her, turning Jamie to look at her. She gives her a blank look, Izzy ignores it and grabs hold of her hand “Jamie, if anyone deserves some happiness, it’s you. You’ve been through so much, Sebastian is handsome, clever and a brilliant Shadowhunters, why not have a little fun with him?”
Jamie let out a sigh and tilt her head at her, “Izzy usually I would agree with you, and I’m not going to lie, I’m attracted to him, and I can’t explain it but I feel drawn to him however right now my focus is on protecting my son, his safety is my number one priority.”
Izzy nods and smiles Jamie was always so mature, “I understand, but please keep your mind open, thing happens sometimes that’s not part of our plans.” Jamie nods agreeing, next minute her phone buzz, she let goes of Izzy's hand and pick it, her eyes widen at the text Magnus has just sent.
Come back to the apartment, It’s something to do with William, and you need to see it, ASAP.
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