Celena and Alec walked hand in hand to the subway station. On the train they sat side by side. Nothing seemed awkward between them. "So where does this leave us now?" Alec asked after some serious debating inside.

"I have literally no idea," she sighed leaning her head on Alec's shoulder. "We are where we want to be for now."

"For now?" Alec asked shrugging her off so that he faced her.

"It's not something I can explain in public," she nodded towards a teenage girl who was pretending not to stare.

"No I want an explanation,"

"It's not exactly normal, I promise I will explain it too you just not here and not now,"

Alec sighed he knew he had lost the argument as soon Celena used her alpha voice. A voice that no one could argue with even Alec.

"You know it's unfair when you use that voice," he sighed and fiddled with her hair

"I know but a lot of the time I can't help it," she sighed and placed her head back in the crook of Alec's neck, "but it does come in particularly helpful when I want something,"

"Like what?" Alec whispered drawing swirling patterns on her jeans with his slender fingers.

"I'll let you figure that out for yourself," she sat up straight and stretched out her legs, "come on, this is our station,"

They walked silently to the apartment that was the home of the only Jason Platt in Brooklyn.

Alec knocked on the door and was surprised when his adoptive sister opened the door wearing nothing but a guy's shirt. She closed the door and Alec heard the lock click into place. "Jessica I know you're in there open this door,"

"Who's Jessica?" a man about 20 asked opening the door for a second time

"My sister," snapped Alec, you know the girl who just open this door,"

"I'm sorry you must be hallucinating I don't know anyone named Jessica and I am the only one in this apartment," he said attempting to close the door but Alec's had shot out and pushed it back as he pushed past the man.

"Do you mind?"

"Alec you can't just barge into other people's apartments,"

"Jace I told you not to open that door,"

"Jessica what the hell happened to your bedroom?"

The quartet's arguments all seemed to blur into one sentence.

Jessica stormed out of the room and was followed by Alec into a large bedroom.

"Do you mind?" She asked as she grabbed a pair of her jeans off the floor and squeezed into them, tucking the shirt in as she did so.

"Not really no, I do on the other hand mind that your room was charred to a crisp, and you never even considered calling or messaging us to let us know where you had gone,"

"Well considering I didn't have my phone and I didn't particularly want you to meet him I think it is a fair enough to say I didn't really consider it,"

"And the reason you didn't want me to meet him ?"

"He has a name," called Jason from the living room

"Well encase you hadn't noticed he is a warlock and your father absolutely despises all demonics. Which you have obviously forgotten includes fairies vampires cani-lupus and WARLOCKS!"

"Jesus Jess you think I don't know that I left because he was being the arrogant asshole he always he always is and shoving the hole Celena thing down my throat as if I didn't feel bad enough,"

"Wait you left?"

"Yeah, packed as much stuff into my bag as it would hold and made a big deal about leaving,"

"And where do you intend to live, Chris isn't exactly going to welcome you back with open arms,"

"I didn't really think about that when I left I think I might crash with Celena for a while,"

"You two broke up remember that's the reason you have been sulking for the past 2 fricking months,"

"Yeah well.." Alec trailed off running a hand over the drape of his neck, "that kind of um changed,"

"Changed how,"

"Umm we kind of got back together I think, well we kissed and I'm not quite sure how far it would of gone if fane hadn't of walked in,"

"you do realise you just made your situation a whole hell of a lot worse you do realise that? You're not staying with Celena."

"So where am I going to stay?"

"Here,"

"no way it's bad enough you're sleeping with him but I am not sleeping on this guys couch, I have no idea what you have done on it ,"

"oh my god alec seriously, there's a spare bedroom, and FYI my sex life is none of your god dam business if you really want Jason can replace the fricking couch he can replace every piece of fricking furniture with a flick of his wrist," the anger was bubbling inside her so strongly she wanted to hit something.

Alec said nothing he just stared over her shoulder. "Jess calm down," Jason said in a soft voice embracing her in a firm hug, "Shhh, calm down, it's alright," he whispered calmly rubbing her back in a soothing motion. As she calmed down the fire she had created died off

"What in the name of the moon was that?" Celena yelled at Jason, "are you trying to burn down your apartment and kill all of us,"

"you think I did that," he replied in a tired voice, "Don't you think that after almost 42 years I would have better control over my abilities,"

"who was it if it wasn't you then huh? In this apartment I see 2 demon hunters one moronic warlock and myself a Cani-Lupus,"

"don't glam up your title for us, we aren't part of your breed,"

"my breed do you have any idea who I am?"

"Yes I do actually. you are the alpha female of the New York Cani-lupus pack, newsflash honey I knew your daddy before your mummy did,"

"both of you stop arguing, I don't care if it is some demonic blood hatred for each other but you both mean heaps to me so please just try to get along,"

"it was jess," alec breathed, "this is the second time it has happened isn't it,"

"third," sighed jess her breaths were heavy and she was still clinging onto Jason not to calm herself but to support herself magic was draining.

"get some sleep," Jason said as if reading her thoughts, "I'll make sure they are still here when you wake,"

Alec and Celena both agreed to stay although they both didn't exactly fancy the idea of being stuck in an apartment with a warlock who they had only just meet. And as quickly as Jessica lay down she was asleep.

"You wouldn't know how she is creating these fires would you," celena asked while they sat at the small table sipping coffee

"I know how she is creating them yes, her mind is in a weak state at the moment so any swell of her emotions is requiring a physical response anger is equalling fires and fear or sadness equals a thunder storm,"

"Thunder storm?"

"Last night while she was sleeping she had a bad dream, she won't admit what was going on in the dream but the rain nearly flooded my apartment and a bolt of lightening almost killed me, but to answer the question you were meaning celena I don't know how she is able to do magic," Jason sighed and drained the contents of his cup, "she is not a warlock otherwise she would not be able to wield the demon hunting weapons like she does."

"What do you mean,"

"Our weapons they burn the flesh of any creature that is of demon origin," Alec explained pulling a dagger out of his duffle bag, "the burning sensation does not occur for werewolves or vampires because no matter their blood status with in their own worlds they are not direct descendants of demons, fairies and warlocks on the other hand are burnt because they have a direct blood connection to demons one of their parents has to be a demon for them to get their powers,"

"What about enchantress what category do they fall under,"

"Both, enchantress or enchanters are warlocks living within the fairy people, typically female warlocks are accepted but not males that is why enchantress are more commonly heard of,"

"Could be possible that she was consuming demon blood when she was a child I mean Imogene gave fairy blood to Luke,"

"No, Imogene Myer may be cruel but she is not stupid, if she was going to give the blood of a demon to either of them it would of been Luke," Alec said spinning the dagger in his hand, "demon blood gives extreme burns to any one whose bare skin come into contact with it, if it were to be consumed it would literally cook them from the inside our if Imogene had discovered a way to make the blood of demons digestible she would of feed fairy blood to Jess as a test to see if any affects occurred and then move onto Luke with the demon blood,"

"but Luke doesn't show any signs of being a fairy does he,"

"Not if you don't know what to look for, his hair hangs over the tops of his ears for a reason and his eyes aren't a natural shade of blue,"

"So your saying he has pointed ears like a fairy,"

"Not to that extreme, but yes he has pointy ears, you can notice it when he has his headphones on,but most of the time his hair falls over them," Alec said still fiddling with the dagger and cutting into the wood of the table

"I would prefer it if you didn't cut my table, if Jessica was a warlock she would show physical signs, the mark of the demon parent and or a warlocks mark,"

"Warlocks mark?"

"Oh come on you have never seen a warlock with deformities ,lack of limbs, odd skin tones, so on depending on the rank of the demon the warlocks mark becomes more unusual, like usher bell he is the son of lucifer he has cats eyes and a tail, but me the son of Samuel I am only missing my belly button,"

"Wait you don't have a belly button that's just weird,"

" and having a cats tail isn't,"

" I have corresponded many times with usher bell and not once have I seen a tail,"

"Because he hides his tale from humans so unless you meet him in his apartment and I suggest you don't, you will probably never see his tail,"

"Why shouldn't we go to his apartment?"

"Let's just say he isn't exactly sane and that insanity is highly expressed in his apartment."

"Oh okay,"

"We should probably get some sleep I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a very long day," Alec said stifling a yawn

Jason lead them down the hallway pointing out different rooms that they might find useful, study, bathroom. He led them to the two spare rooms and as they went to enter one of them the door slammed before either could enter. "I'm sorry but Jessica is my girlfriend and she doesn't want you sleeping together even if it is just sleeping so separate bedrooms at least for tonight,"

"It's not like Jess will get angry at you," Celena said entwining her fingers with Alec's

"No but she will get angry at you both of you and her anger is currently creating fires and draining her of most of her energy if left unsolved people could get hurt so we need to steer her away from situations where she could possibly have an influx of her emotions," Jason sighed running a hand through his hair.

"He's right Lena,"

"He's sounds like he is from the Middle Ages,"

"I'm not quite that old my dear wolf," Jason let his British accent shine through, "just a measly 60 years old, now do I have to lock each of you in separate rooms or will you behave,"

"We will behave," Alec said and received a glare from Celena who was arguing simply to assert her authority just as her parents had taught her too.

"You better learn to hold your tongue, Hawthorne," she hissed before turning into one of the spare bedrooms shutting the door behind her.

"She's right never cut off an alpha," laughed Jason before leaving him in the corridor alone.

Jason strode through his apartment and entered his room only to be almost surprised to see the small shape in the bed. Jessica sat upright as he shut the door behind him.

"Jace," she sighed and relaxed her posture so that her head rested on her knees that was when he noticed the charred drapes parts of it still glowing a faint red with a wave of his hand the lamps in the room turned on and the damage vanished, "I'm sorry," she looked at him with glowing emerald eyes.

"Jess you have nothing to apologize for," he sighed and sat down on the bed beside her she slid her body over either to give him more room, or to get away from him he was not sure. "Hey look at me, I know what your going through believe me I know, but I also know that there is no way in heaven or hell that I could understand how confused or scared you might be feeling at the moment, because you won't let me help you last night when you came here you refused to enter my apartment you looked like a drowned cat but you wouldn't let me help you mind you, you have slept most of the time you have been here but even when you were awake before Alec and celena came you refused to tell me anything you were happy just to lie around on the couch watching movies and I didn't bother to ask what was going on in that pretty little head of yours cause i didn't want you to be upset."

"the term is drowned rat. Last night when I was dreaming also tonight, you thought it was out of sadness I created a storm, but in truth it was in fear, the fear I felt when Imogene died, I had no idea what would happen to me or Luke and then when I found out who she was and what she had done to Luke I got even more scared I thought it was the end I thought that they were going to kill Luke because he was not fully demon hunter. Even now I fear what the Natumeste council will do to him once he turns, Natumeste have secrets, we swear on our lives not to tell a soul, secrets we cannot handle in the hands of the Cani-Lupus, or the vampires or the fair-folk or even the warlock race it would literally end us, and if Luke becomes a fairy, they will kill him even if he does loose all his memories. They will kill him regardless of where his allegiance lies. I will lose him. The boy I grew up protecting, the boy who is the only family I have ever had, my baby brother will die but I will live. That scares me more then anything else," she sniffeled and turned away from him curling up in a ball as she did so.

The air around them turned cold and grey like the rain that melts away a fresh snow leaving nothing but a cold sludge behind. "Jess, hey look at me, I know you will never let that happen as much as you and Luke fight your still siblings, you still love each other, and you can't just accept the fact that he will die I don't think any one would be able to do that for some one they love no matter their blood status."

Jason sighed and rubbed Jessica's back she seemed so small and fragile to him, he felt as if he needed to protect her from every thing in harms way of her, but in retrospect she probably felt the same about him, perhaps without the smallness. She had been raised to dive head long into battle with creatures from hell she had never known any different then protecting the ones she loved even from each other. "I know I will not just accept it if I ever loose you."

Jess turned and looked at him with tear riddled eyes "do you mean that or are you just trying to stop me from ruining your apartment," she sniffled hinting a bit of her usual cheerfulness.

"Of cause I mean it, aren't you the one who pointed out, that I can replace everything in this apartment with only a flick of my wrist," he smiled at her, and she smiled slightly back at him.the grayness around them faded into nothing but a memory and they lay silent in each others arms until Jason's even breaths told Jess he had fallen asleep and that she should sleep as well, almost as soon as the thought entered her mind she fell asleep listening to the consistency of Jace's breaths.

***

Jessica woke the next morning to hear Celena Delunne yelling at someone. "You're kidding right!" She yelled, "I've known you all of 16 hours and I have already deciphered you are the most annoying and most idiotic person in the history of the planet!"

'She has only known him for 16 hours,' Jess thought 'what has Jace done to piss her off,'

"Are you trying to tell me how to cook in my own apartment," Jason sighed.

"No I am telling you that that is theft and definitely not cooking!"

"It's not theft I left the exact amount in the register, and I am heating them so by definition I am cooking them cause they can't be eaten cold," Jason knew from past experience not to lose his temper with a Cani-lupus alpha but Celena was pushing it.

"What's all the yelling about," Alec's tired voice came through cut through the argument,

"Your girlfriend is complaining because I didn't order our breakfast over the phone,"

"I'm not complaining because you didn't use the phone, I'm stating an opinion that it's wrong to steal from Cafes,"

"I didn't steal it I paid for it,"

"Prove it,"

"Look in those plastic bags," Jason sighed "I bet you will find a receipt,"

"Fakes,"

"Whatever I'm done arguing shouldn't you be going any way. That pup of yours won't be able to look after himself and a pack forever,"

"Pup?" Asked Alec

"If your referring to fane, a he is my brother, b he is 16 that is not a pup in our world, and c he is alpha,"

"You forgot d he hasn't proved himself so he is still a pup in the packs eyes,"

Jessica slid off the bed and gathered up her clothes beginning to change out of the shirt Jason had leant her to sleep in.

"You have no idea what goes on with in the members of my pack so don't pretend you do. You filthy warlock." Celena growled

"Whatever," Jason sighed and Jessica heard the door opening, she ducked out of sight from the others behind the door and was glad when it was Jason who entered, "nice outfit," he smirked looking over her miss matched bra and underwear.

"Oh shut up," she threw the first thing she could lay her hands on. Thank fully it hit him, but unfortunately it was the shirt she had intended to wear today.

She turned away from him and pulled on her jeans. " what the hell is that," Jason dropped the shirt and strode across the room in two graceful steps, he store beside her running his finger over her the side of her ribcage, and then back toward her spine,

"I don't know it's probably just an old scar or something," she said turning to go get her t-shirt from the floor where he had dropped it,

"No it's not Jess, I would of noticed it before that wasn't their yesterday," he had hold of her shoulders and was leading her to the floor length mirror. "Look, you can't possibly tell me that's just a scar,"

"What, I don't have tattoos," looking over the swirling black ink like mark that covered her side

"That's a demon mark," sighed Jason meeting her eyes in the mirror, "but one that doesn't exactly appear in the mortal world very often, not even on warlocks."

Jessica studied the mark on her side there was something familiar about it and what Jace had just said made it sink in, "Lilith's mark," she could feel the fear rising inside her but she swallowed it down Lilith the mother of all demons was Adams first wife but had proved unfaithful and god banished her to the underworld creating the first of the demons, but it is impossible for warlocks to be born to Lilith because when Lilith was banished god ridded her of the ability to give birth to any child demon warlock or fairy.

There was no way that Jessica shared Lilith's blood