"I'm sorry?" Jace questioned. "What was that?"
Johanna let out a long sigh. "Valentine Morgenstern. He's my father. Remember that 'bad situation' I told you Ithuriel and I escaped from? Well, that was him. I was five when I discovered him, locked away and near death in some sort of torture chamber of my father's, and when we were bound together, Ithuriel used a large amount of his power to teleport us as far away from him as he could. That's when Emmanuel found us."
"I'm sorry." Alec interrupted. "But I'm finding this very hard to believe. Not only have I never heard of any sort of angelic possession of the Nephilim, but I've also never heard about another Morgenstern daughter. If what you say is true, then how have we never heard of you?"
Alec glared at Johanna intently, his piercing blue eyes causing a shiver to ripple through her body. She hadn't done anything wrong, but somehow Alec seemed like the sort of guy that could make you feel guilty about anything, even if you had nothing to feel guilty about. Johanna realized she didn't like that quite much, and crossed her arms defensively.
"You ungrateful bastard." Samuel growled, slamming his fist down onto the table. "Johanna almost kills herself saving your ass, and you have the audacity to sit here and call her a liar?"
"Samuel!" Emmanuel's deep authoritative voice rang out. "That's enough!"
"Well," Alec said sardonically. "If she's telling the truth, why doesn't 'Ithuriel' show himself?"
"It doesn't work like that." Johanna sighed. "Besides, I haven't heard anything from him since I woke up, you know, after saving your life."
"She's telling the truth Alec, at least about the angel part. I saw it myself." Jace added.
"Oh thanks." Johanna rolled her eyes.
"She even threw up blood afterwards when she woke up, I saw how badly it affects her Alec I mean come on, you were half torn apart, now you don't even have a scar, how else would that be possible?"
"She did what?" Emmanuel said averting his gaze worriedly to Johanna once again.
"Thanks, Jace…" She hissed through clenched teeth.
"How could you not tell me this?"
Before Johanna could reply a terrible screeching sound rang off painfully through her skull, sending her tumbling to the ground, screaming out in pain.
"What's happening?" Alec gasped, as the werewolves rushed to Johanna's side.
"I don't know." Jace answered, looking on at the now convulsing girl in disbelief.
"Johanna!" Samuel yelled, kneeling over her.
"Don't touch her Samuel!" Emmanuel warned the youngest wolf.
"She's going to hurt herself!" Samuel retorted as he grabbed his best friends head, disobeying his alpha's order. As soon as the contact was made, Johanna's eyes opened instantly, pouring the familiar, bright, glowing light into the room. Letting out an unearthly screech, Johanna's body burst into electrifying energy, consuming Samuel in the process.
Samuel let out a painful cry as the energy consumed his body, stumbling backwards as the sound of his bones snapping, filled the room, a sign that he was involuntarily shifting into his werewolf form. Samuel let out a pain filled howl.
"Oliver!" Emmanuel snapped at his son, who was standing paralyzed in disbelief. "Get Samuel into the woods now!" Snapping him from his trance, Oliver obeyed his father's command, and grabbed the now shifting Samuel, dragging him as fast as possible out the door.
"What the hell's happening!?" Alec demanded frantically.
"I don't know." Emmanuel replied solemnly, as he watched the girl he called his daughter in horror. "This has never happened before."
"That's what she said earlier about the blood." Jace added somberly. "Could the angel be weakening her?"
"Truthfully, it has been for quite some time, every time Ithuriel uses his powers, it takes quite a toll on both of them. But they are both very stubborn, and when someone needs help, they risk the consequences.
Alec hung his head, regret burning through his insides as he realized the girl was telling the truth, even risking her own life to save his, a rude, untrusting boy, who she didn't even know.
"What can we do to help?" Alec croaked out, as Johanna's body finally stopped convulsing, leaving her motionless on the floor.
"Help me get her to the couch." Emmanuel responded, grabbing his daughter's arms.
Alec grabbed her legs and helped Emmanuel guide her to the couch, while Jace moved around some pillows. Gently laying her down, Emmanuel then excused himself to go find her a blanket.
"This is insane." Alec exhaled, plopping down onto the plump recliner and roughly running his hands through his course black hair.
"You'll get no argument from me on that." Jace replied, taking a seat as well. "Do you think she's really Valentine's daughter?"
"After seeing that," Alec motioned towards a now unconscious Johanna. "Anything could be possible."
"We should call Clary and Isabelle soon." Jace said. "Let them know we are okay."
"I suggest keeping all of this," Alec motioned around the room, "to ourselves for now."
"Again, no argument here." Jace grinned. "I'm going to step outside, see if I can get any cell reception."
Alec nodded his head as his Parabatai walked out of the door, leaving him alone with the odd, unconscious, angel girl. Emmanuel then walked back down the main stairwell with a large cloth blanket, gently laying it on top of Johanna.
"Would you mind looking after her while I go check on my son and nephew?" Emmanuel finally spoke, not taking his eyes off of his daughter.
Alec panicked for a moment. What if she woke up all crazy again? What if she woke up in general? He wasn't the best conversationalist, and had even worse bed side manners.
"Um…sure." He finally replied, earning a grateful nod from the alpha, before turning and disappearing behind the door, leaving Alec alone with the girl once again.
Alec took a moment to study the girl's features. Her hair was shoulder length and wavy. It was dark, only a shade or two lighter than his own. Her skin was pale, but not the sickly type, it was a nice paleness, that showed the natural rosy blush of her cheeks quite well. He had noticed earlier that her eyes were a deep blue, eyes that were very soulful, which he assumed was due partly to the fact that she had two.
The girl being some angelic vessel was still a very hard concept for him to grasp, after all, he was a realist, who had to see things through his own eyes to believe them, and in this case, he had. So many questions ran through his head.
"You're staring." Johanna spoke, startling him so much he almost jumped out of the recliner he was sitting in.
"I-I'm gay." He blurted out, mentally kicking himself repeatedly in the face after realizing what he had just said.
"Glad you got that off your chest?" She asked mockingly. Grumbling afterwards as she attempted to sit up.
"You shouldn't do that." Alec mumbled to his feet, his face burning brighter than heavenly fire. What was wrong with him? He thought to himself.
"Well, as I'm sure you'll soon find, out, I tend to do things on my own agenda." She replied, defiantly propping herself up onto her pillows.
"Maybe you are a Morgenstern after all." Alec grumbled to himself, referring to the fiery haired girl, Jace was most likely on the phone with right now.
"Excuse me?" Johanna asked, cocking her head to one side.
"Nothing." Alec grumbled.
"So, Mr. 'Gay', tell me what poor unfortunate soul you have within your clutches?"
Alec narrowed his eyes at her comment, but decided to answer it anyways.
"His name is Magnus." Saying his name brought a small smile onto his face.
"Wow," Johanna grinned. "It can smile?"
"Shut up." Alec retorted.
"I'm sorry," Johanna apologized. "But you really should try to do it more often, it suites you."
"Thanks. I guess." Alec replied dryly.
"I mean it actually makes you look somewhat normal." Johanna smirked.
Alec rolled his eyes.
"You're unbelievable." He grumbled. "How do they even put up with you around here?"
"Making friends I see Alec." Jace grinned as he appeared from behind the door.
"The best." Alec replied sarcastically, earning a deadly glare from the girl on the couch beside him.