Hi Guys!

New story time! I haven't completely given up on the other stories yet but until further notice they are on hiatus. As such I will be focusing more on this (and maybe a VA fanfic...maybe).

I will warn you here and now this is an OC-centric fic with a number of pairings that are not cannon. I may entwine the occasional cannon pairing shortly but I do have my own notions on pairings at least for this one. I will also warn you as this follows one of my OC's it won't necessarily follow the books/movie exactly as she will be in and out of the scene with the rest of the cannon characters for my own purposes. Ill also mention now that I will be using both the books and movie as reference for this depending on the situations.

I will also just warn you all that I will be be switching up the way I normally write for this story to challenge myself. I may change it if I'm not happy with the way it's reading so don't be too surprised if it does change.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own The Mortal Instruments, any music/movies or books that may be mentioned in this story. This is for entertainment only!

Chapter One: They're Missing!

"Sera! Get your butt in gear!" the gravelly voice of Tobias Redwood came as Seraphina Fray jumped into the back seat of his car waving goodbye to her twin sister, Clary and her best friend Simon all whilst attempting to hug her own best friend, Grace, and place her bag onto the back seat next to her as she went, apparently a very tricky process. Sera and the Redwood twins had planned to hit Luke's book store and Java Jones before meeting up with Clary and Simon at Pandemonium later that evening before separating again so Grace could drag Sera to yoga class with her at an ungodly hour of the morning.

The drive to Luke's was quiet, but in a comfortable manner. Tobias occasionally drumming on the steering wheel as Sera stared out the window watching the world go past and Grace sat with her eyes closed, head leaning back, face pointed towards the ceiling. Eventually she peeked an eye open and turned her head towards Sera.

"So, has he told her yet?" she queered a perfectly manicured eyebrow raising slightly.

Sera sighed slightly shaking her head. It was common knowledge to anyone with eyes that Clary's best friend Simon was madly in love with her and had been for as long as any of the current passengers in the car could remember. Unfortunately the one person who should know was the one person who was clueless.

"Not yet, I don't think anyway. Last I heard he was planning to tell her tomorrow at Eric's poetry reading. By the way, are we still going to that?" came the reply from Sera as she continued to stare out the window scanning for anything interesting, her green gold eyes dancing over the people on the streets.

"Of course we are!" came Grace's enthusiastic reply causing Sera to giggle slightly. She had almost forgotten about Grace and Eric's past relations, too bad he was now seeing someone from school.

It wasn't long before they pulled up to Garroway Books, the store that Sera's "uncle" Luke owned. They quickly made their way through the shelves and rows of books to the counter so Grace could pick up a book he had ordered in specially for her, something on the creatures in fairy tales. Sera could never work out Grace's obsession with Fairy Tales, or more specifically the creatures in them. For as long as she'd known the twins they, well Grace, had been in love with the lore behind the mystical creatures that filled old fairy tales. This book looked different though. As she peered over her best friends shoulder Sera noticed an intricate pattern almost swirling before her eyes, one minute it was there and then it was gone when she concentrated trying to work out what it was. Tobias broke her out of her daze by poking her side eyes twinkling.

"Didn't think you liked fairy tales Sera" he said his voice full of mirth and what sounded like knowing as he looked at his sisters book.

"Of course not. They're just silly children's stories used to scare kids into behaving" she replied turning her nose up in annoyance as Luke shook his head at her "I was just trying to see what was on the cover" she mumbled more to herself as they started out of the store.

"Sera, it's just a plain leather cover. There isn't anything on here" Grace said showing her the cover as they walked out waving goodbye to Luke and heading to Java Jones so Tobias could get his roster for the coming week.

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful. Grace and Seraphina spent most of it in Graces room mostly talking about Graces newest flirtation and Sera's training with the occasional interruption from Tobias to check what time they were leaving for Pandemonium. When they eventually did decide to start getting ready for the all ages club that was Pandemonium the sky was just starting to turn to night, the purple and red hues painting the sky impeccably, setting the mood for what Grace would have referred to us a "wild night out" though knowing their luck it would be very subdued.

The night air was warm and muggy making Sera glad she had chosen to wear black short shorts and a black lace crop, a pair of black knee high boots and fingerless leather gloves finishing off the look, her signature winged metal and ruby necklace adorning her neck. It was outfit choices like this that showed the startling contrast between herself and Clary, where Clary was more subtle and tomboyish Seraphina was far more in tune with what looked best on her frame and how to emphasis her supposed assets, all whilst still being practical and easy to move in.

The line at Pandemonium was short. Sera noted Clary and Simon's lack of presence, shrugging it off as them already being inside. It wasn't long before they were pushing their way through the sweaty, grinding bodies that lined the dance floor to head to the bar. Grace ordering three brightly colored drinks for them as Sera scanned the crowd trying to find Simon knowing that Clary's short stature would make it damn near impossible to find her. Failing to find them she shrugged it off, maybe they were finally nestled into a corner declaring their undying affections for each other. It was a highly unlikely scenario but it was the one she was going to run with or risk freaking out about where her sister was and if any harm had come to her.

Sera and the twins drank a multitude of highly colorful drinks, all with interesting flavors and danced in a tight circle glaring at anyone who tried to impose on them, normally a pretty, or not so pretty, girl trying to grind up on Tobias who threw his arms up and froze not knowing what to do. For an attractive guy he sure was clueless, much to the amusement of his twin sister and best friend.

Sera leaned into Grace "I'm gonna go to the bathroom. Don't leave this spot!" She shouted over the music as Grace nodded to her. Sera pushed her way through the moving bodies, as the bathrooms came into sight she sighed, her pace subconsciously increasing. Just as she was about to break through all the bodies she collided with a solid form, hard, causing her to slightly loose her balance, her years of martial arts training quickly kicking in allowing her to regain her footing before she completely tumbled to the floor.

"Shit, I'm so sorry" she said to the beautiful boy in front of her. His Blue eyes widening in shock as she held a hand out to him. His friend eventually joining him and pulling him up, the pair of them looking at her like she had a second head as she rubbed the back of her neck. Her eyes quickly darted over the two of them, both were as beautiful as each other.

"I really am sorry" she shouted as they continued to stare at her making her feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's fine" the statuesque girl next to him said before they started to walk away. Sera's eyes quickly scanning them both, noticing all the marks on their skin.

"By the way, nice tatts" she yelled to them as she started to finally head into the bathroom. She had noticed them but also knew enough about body art to know that what she saw wasn't a traditional tattoo, she wasn't sure how, but it just wasn't right. As she went she noticed the two of them freeze up slightly. Before quickly making their way to the exit. Sera shrugged again, an action she noticed she was doing frequently that evening.

As the sun rose the twins and Sera pulled themselves out of Pandemonium and headed back to the Redwoods place. Sera and Grace giggling at the look one of the guys at the club had given Sera as they left. The girls knew they wouldn't be getting any sleep before yoga, much to Sera's annoyance, so quickly changed into yoga appropriate outfits and headed back out while Tobias trudged upstairs to his bedroom where he quickly collapsed on his bed and drifted off to sleep. The idle chatter continued most of the way to yoga. Sera had always found Grace's aversion to anything more active than the odd jog or yoga highly amusing when compared to Tobias's incessant martial arts and in depth weapons training as well as general gym junkie fitness regime. Eventually chatter turned to the previous night's events

"Did you see the kids with all the tattoos last night? The guy had really pretty eyes" Sera said half turning to Grace as the walked.

"Nope, though I kind of want to meet him now" Grace replied a slight laugh behind her words "Did you ever find Clary and Simon?" she added, again her eyebrow popping up in its perfectly manicured way. Sera shook her head in response giving a slight shrug as they entered the yoga studio.

Yoga was as yoga always is to Sera, oddly relaxing but almost too relaxing to feel like she'd actually achieved much in the session. as She and Grace left she pulled out her phone, they were running a bit late to meet everyone else at Java Jones for the open mic event that Eric would be reading at. and they were only going to get later seeing as they both needed to shower and change out of yoga gear.

It wasn't long until they made their way to the café hot spot, and even shorter for them to spot Simon who was slightly looking around. The girls quickly waved to Tobias behind the counter and sat down with the very confused Simon.

"Hey Si, where's Clary?" Sera asked looking for her twin. It was unusual for the twins to go so long without seeing each other.

"No clue, she was here and than just got up and rushed out of here in the middle of our conversation" he mumbled the last part slightly.

"You were going to tell her weren't you?" Sera asked looking slightly bummed out at the whole predicament. Simon just nodded slightly, having gotten over Sera's knowledge of his infatuation with her sister years ago. The poetry reading droned on almost painfully in Grace's opinion, Tobias bringing the girls and Simon the odd unordered coffee as a condolence for them and as something to actually do. Eventually it all ended the Redwood twins and Seraphina waving goodbye to Simon as they headed back to the twins house Sera having left her overnight bag there instead of lugging it to Java Jones.

It was dark as the twins pulled up in front of Sera's house to drop her home, an almost eerie silence fell over the occupants in the car. The apartment that Sera occupied with her sister and mother was pitch black though it should have had at least one light on. Sera was mentally kicking herself for having forgotten her phone at home the other day as she slowly got out of the car her stomach dropping rapidly as she went. As she closed the door to the car she noticed Tobias and Grace standing next to her.

"Like we're going to let you go in there by yourself" Tobias stated looking down at Sera as she cocked her head slightly at him.

"Something's just funky about all this. I mean your mom always leaves at least one light on for you when she thinks you're going to be late, and it's not even that late" Grace added holding onto her best friends hand as they walked into the apartment building, Sera's eyes quickly darting over to Madame Dorothea's door that was shut firmly. her panic rising as they trudged up the stairs Tobias taking the lead. Sera gasped as she noticed the door was slightly ajar, pushing past Tobias as she rushed into the building the tall boy swearing under his breath as he followed.

"Clary! Mom!" Sera cried as she pushed through the door, flicking on a light as she went. The destruction that met her stopped her dead in her tracks. Her panic escalated to a point she never thought possible as she tore through the apartment finding room after room destroyed. Gagging slightly as she ran down the hall to her and Clary's bedroom an overpowering stench of decay meeting her as she skidded through a puddle of black liquid that would normally not be there. Holes in the plaster and doors off hinges making her pace quicken more so than the general disarray of the apartment. She had to find something to tell her what happened, anything was better than not knowing. As she pushed the door to the bedroom open she was met with even more destruction the orange walls the only part that looked like it had when she'd left home yesterday. She quickly dug through the side draw of her bedside table, looking for her phone. as her hand met the cool familiar plastic she tore it out banging her hand as she went. Cursing under her breath she quickly dialed her sisters number only to be meet with the voice then tried her mother the phone ringing in the bathroom that they all shared. Panic stricken Sera called Simon, the only other logical option under these circumstances. She tapped her fingers on the desk as it rang eventually Simon picked up.

"Simon! Have you heard from Clary? I can't find them! I can't find them Simon, they're missing!" She almost yelled into the phone her voice cracking as she went. She felt a weight on her shoulder, turning to see both Grace and Tobias in the room, Grace trying to get Sera up.

"What? who's missing? No I haven't heard from Clary since she disappeared from Java Jones" Simon answered almost sounding like he was trying to mark off the questions as he went.

"Come on Sera, we can't stay here it's not safe" Grace said, as Tobias picked the girl up bridal style the phone dropping from her hand as she looked mortified. Nobody had heard from her sister since that afternoon and god only knew where her mother was. Grace quickly bent to pick up the phone noticing the claw marks on the door and floor as she went.

"Tobias, get her out of here." She said in a hushed voice indicating the marks she'd just noticed. The combination of it all adding up to what the twins new to be bad news. Tobias nodded as the pair of them rushed out carrying a shell shocked Sera and her phone. Her overnight bag at the top of the stairs previously forgotten picked up by Grace as they hurried down them and back to the car. Tobias placing Sera in the back seat before climbing into the driver's seat. The ride to the Redwoods was silent as Sera had an almost breakdown about where her family was and the destruction of their apartment. The twins on the other hand both in thought about the situation, what this would mean in the long run and who they would be able to trust enough to go to in the morning.

A/N: Pleas Review if you feel so inclined to let me know how you found this. Hopefully from next chapter it will begin to pick up.