A/N sorry but this is a repost as I missed out about Dru and also I wished for my beta ntlpurpolia to add a A/N as she help tremendously with the story.

Epilogue:

Five years later

Emma sat down next to Julian as her feet began to hurt, because of her swollen stomach that held hers and Julian's twins. She was on the sofa surrounded by her family as it was Christmas time. It was something that everyone agreed to every Christmas: they all met no matter what. Looking around at her family and thinking of the past five years and the changes that had happened. Staring at each and every one, thinking of how much had changed. As Emma eyes wandered over, they landed on the only outsider of the group.

Lisa, Ty's girlfriend and soon to be fully fledged Shadowhunter once she finish at the Academy of course. Looking at the beautiful girl with long brown hair that cascaded around her like a curtain, framing her face that held a nice rich tan, which only came from being from LA. She had big brown eyes that one moment looked cute and innocent but at a moment's notice turned to hard steel with a gaze that held power and intelligence. And intelligence was the strongest weapon that anyone can wield.

Thinking of Lisa made Emma think of Ty's first date not too long after Emma's and Julian's wedding, but they had been talking online for almost eight months. After Ty had helped solve her parents' murder, he had looked online for other mysteries and found a website for people like Ty, who liked to solve mysteries. Without letting anyone - not even Livvy - know, Ty arranged to meet up with Lisa at the zoo, one of Ty's favourite places. From what the two young lovers had told the family, a Shax demon attacked the zoo and was mistaken for an escaped lion or something. Ty, being a Shadowhunter, attacked the demon, sending it back where it came from. Then, seeing Lisa in a daze, Ty pulled her away to a coffee shop and began explaining what she had seen. About halfway way through Ty telling her, she ran away leaving a very hurt Ty who refused to speak to anyone, not even Livvy, once he returned. For the next few day Ty locked his door and refused to come out or talk about it. After Ty came out he found himself checking his email to find one from Lisa asking to meet and talk that she was ready for the truth and promised not to run away. Julian, Emma and Livvy followed Ty that day as they were worried. They sat outside a coffeeshop and watched Ty talk animatedly to the brown-haired girl who looked blown away. As their date came to an end almost three hours and many coffees later, all three onlookers were surprised as this unknown girl suddenly moved. All three had weapons ready to defend him but all stopped short as she kissed him and Ty reciprocated, the three watcher decided that they should leave. Julian and Emma had to restrain Livvy from demanding answers from Ty the second he walked in with a big smile that no one had seen on him before. Late they told Livvy to give him privacy like she wanted with Kit when they first started dating. Three months later, Ty brought Lisa to the Institute to meet everyone. Everyone - even Livvy - couldn't find something to dislike about Lisa. Of course that didn't stop Livvy from looking as she only wanted the best for Ty, and for no one to hurt him. After a few months Ty told Lisa about becoming a Shadowhunter, and of course Lisa jumped at the chance because it was the only way she and Ty could be together. Emma invited Simon down to talk to her about going from mundane to Shadowhunter and about the Academy.

After a long talk it was decided that Lisa should stay at the Institute and be trained by them for a few years before going to the Academy and Lisa did that for four years. Lisa pushed herself to be the best. Emma taught her sword. Julian taught her crossbow, as Mark taught her bow, which the Hunt had made him a master of. Christina taught dagger. Ty taught her throwing knife, which everyone knew was her favourite because of the instructor. Alongside physical training, Diana taught her the knowledge that she needed. On occasion, Jace or one of the others came up to LA and each of them took time to teach her something, apart from Simon as he came to teach lessons that were more life based.

After one of those sessions Lisa had mentioned that he was good help for her overcoming what few fears she had about this life and said he should become a teacher to help mundanes at the Academy. To everyone's surprise, Simon and Izzy became teachers at the Academy. Simon focused on teaching mundanes about the shadow world, since he thought someone who had been where they were was better than a teacher who didn't understand. Simon also taught the Shadowhunter children about the mundane world, saying that they need to be able to function in the mundane world, which he was right about, as many who lived in Idris didn't know anything about the outside world. Izzy taught the kids how to fight and survive. Both of them loved their jobs, helping the future generations be better than any that came before.

So after almost three and a half years of pure training, Lisa left for the Academy and from what Simon and lzzy's weekly letters told them, she was the best student from the mundanes and could beat half of the Shadowhunter children in a fight as well as keep up in the classroom. She was set to graduate at the end of next year and had already asked Emma if it was okay for her to choose Carstairs as her Shadowhunter name like Simon had done with Lovelace. Emma had tears in her eyes that day, hugging Lisa and telling her it was Emma's honour for someone like Lisa to hold the mantel of Carstairs.

Moving her gaze to the next couple, Mr. and Mrs. Herondale; only two years after Emma and Julian's wedding, Kit had proposed to Livvy after getting permission from both Ty and Julian. They held the traditional Shadowhunter wedding in Idris, but only after asking Emma and Julian if it was okay, not wanting to rub it in their faces as Livvy put it, but neither Emma or Julian were bothered by it. They didn't need a Shadowhunter wedding as long as they were together. After the wedding Livvy and Kit chose to move into the Herondale manor that had stood empty for many years, but made regular trips to and from LA, courtesy of Catarina.

Emma's eyes began or move once again, this time landing on the new heads of the LA Institute. Less than a year out of exile, Aline put in an application for head of the LA Institute, which thanks to her mother happened. Helen and Aline moved Arthur to Idris, to a place that specially dealt with that type of mental breakdown. The Institute ran better now that it was being looked after.

Emma moved on to the person sitting next to Helen - Tavvy. Over the last few years, Tavvy had really grown into a competent Shadowhunter and a great man that made both Julian and Emma proud to think of as their unofficial son and gave them hope for the future with the children she was now carrying. Sitting next to Tavvy with a small smile played over her lips was Diana. Diana had became a real member of this family and it showed as she was more open and caring.

Sitting next to Tavvy was a more bright and vivacious looking dru who, out of everyone in the room, had the deepest and richest tan, which came from her year in Madrid Institute. Dru had chosen Madrid after having talked with Christina, who had been giving her the rundown of all the different Institutes she had visited. Apparently Madrid was the one that called to Dru the most. As for her drastic change from dark horror movies to vibrant colours, that was due to her new home; she said that she just couldn't help but fall head over heels for the life and the people there, and was planning on moving there fully after her travel year was up.

Emma looked towards the last couple that sat there: Mark and Christina who, for the last five years had been moving from one place to another, from Institute to Institute, learning different lifestyles and ways to fight. It was Cristina's idea; she had wanted to travel the world when she was younger and she knew Mark missed the Hunt and the ever changing world around him - so it fit them both. Apart from one incident the first time Christina took Mark to Mexico to meet her family or those who were left after their fighting. At seeing Mark and Christina together, Diego in his anger told the Clave of Emma and Julian's love; they were called before the Inquisitor, the Consul and a few other key members of the Clave. Before they were brought before them, Julian had suggested using a deceit rune as a last ditch attempt. So they drew the rune on one another, both knowing that it had been tried before but hoping that the power their runes held would overcome the Mortal Sword. Surprisingly it did work. Emma remember the heart stopping moment when they had asked her. "Emma Carstairs do you romantically love Julian Blackthorn, yes or no?" The inquisitor had asked.

Emma had fought back the answer that almost tore from her lips that would end her world. "No." She had barely managed to get the word out past the ever growing pain that flowed through her, but somehow as she felt Julian like was next to her, lending her strength. She had beaten the Sword and was then removed from the room and Julian suffered the same as she had. Think of that time made Emma's memories wander back further, to barely three months after Emma and Julian wedding, when the curse began showing itself. At first it was the runes they used, which began to grow brighter and soon both had begun acting differently from what the family told them. Neither Emma or Julian had much of a recollection of that time. After a week of strange behaviour Mark came clean with the family after the night before standing over Emma and Julian's bed, unable to drive the blade home into either of them. Kit had suggested splitting them up and locking them away from each other. After a week in prison only seeing one of family when they dropped off the meals, both Emma and Julian's heads began to clear up and both became themselves again. After that incident Emma and Julian had chosen to leave their family behind, but afterwards Julian had applied a rune to Emma, which only glowed slightly compared to the magnificent supernova light that normally protruded from the runes he gave her. Ty had noticed when no one else had, and voiced the opinion that the more they runed in a short amount of time to each other, the less stable they became. Thanks to Ty's genius, Emma and Julian had stayed with their family and only runed each other with emergency healing rune and the deceit rune to beat the Sword.

Emma began to rub her belly again, thinking back to when she was first found out she was pregnant. Emma and Julian had a plan; ever since the first cross gender parabatai, when one of them had a child but lost their partner, it was standard for their parabatai to step in and replace the missing parent. This was fine as long as the two never engaged in romantic relationship, which was what Emma and Julian had done. Emma lied and said that she was drunk and went home with a unknown mundane, and the children were the result of that night and that Julian wished to stand in and be a father to her kids, allowing them to be a family in Shadowhunter public. She never worried that the kids might slip up and call Julian dad in public.

Even after everything that had happened Emma wouldn't change a single second as she had a man she loved, family that loved her, and two children on the way. All the pain of her life paled in comparison to the happiness she felt.

THE END

A/N thank you all for reading my story and thank you for the support. Also the Ty Lisa part was a FanFiction I was going to write but never did. I thought that I might as well add it somewhere. Hope you like it.

Beta A/N: It has been a pleasure to work with atdown, and I hope you all enjoyed this story as much as I did editing it.