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[dhampiravidi]

who are we, really?

Just like in the others, Jas didn’t realize she was dreaming. But it wasn’t because her conscious mind was confused…it was because she was enjoying herself too much to care. She loved Jace Herondale, and he looked at her as if she were a princess. Well, they were on Naboo, the beautiful planet featured in the 2nd Star Wars prequel movie. The sun had begun to set, painting the sky in shades of pink and lilac.

But instead of sitting and laughing in the grass, like Padmé and Anakin had done in Star Wars: Episode II, Jas and Jace were racing. They both were riding atop muscular, multicolored horses that were modeled after My Little Ponies. The steeds galloped through the grass, and Jas’s hair had gone from its usual dark brown to a bright blue, echoing her excitement. Jace managed to pass the stump they’d marked right before she did, making him the winner. Jas sighed and dismounted, walking over to where Jace was.

“Fine, you win,” she said, smiling despite the loss.

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Cathan had always known that he was a Nephilim. His parents told him the truth as soon as he was old enough to understand what that meant. The Seelie Court knew what he was because gossip always spread quickly. So when he was little, the faerie children teased him. They did until he grew up, and learned how to speak with stinging eloquence, how to impress others with his beauty and paintings, and most of all, how to hide when someone had hurt his feelings. And despite his ability to bear angelic runes, he never memorized or used any of them. Faerie magic and a concealed dagger were protection enough. Besides, the Queen treated him like a prince, giving him compliments and tangible gifts. All he had to do was be loyal, telling her whenever someone in her court posed a danger to her.

He'd used his Shadowhunter last name, "Morgenstern", all his life. The faerie couple who'd raised him were never cruel to him, but they never seemed like anything more than acquaintances or caretakers. So when the Seelie Queen told Cathan that one of her spies had seen his biological mother be taken to a hospital...his curiosity was piqued. Instead of going to the hospital, though, he went to the apartment building she'd been taken out of. He wasn't sure if he wanted to see his mother yet. Cathan wanted to confront her and ask why she and his father sold him, but...he wanted to know if she liked art, like he did. When he got to Jocelyn Morgenstern's home, though...he froze.

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