The City of Flames and Dust
So I realize this chapter is very short, its meant to be because its just to let you guys get a feel for the story. This story takes place at the end of City of Ashes, everything is the same in the MI world except Clary and Jace aren't brother and sister, and now they've been together for a couple of months. In the following chapters you will see an alternative story to City of Glass
Please READ AND REVIEW! This is my first fanfic so please be nice, but constructive criticism is always welcome
Love - Florenncee
Chapter One
Clary Fray stumbled out of Magnus' Brooklyn apartment with her bag under her right arm and a bottle of Vodka clutched tightly in her left. She wasn't drunk, nor did she plan to be. That wasn't her style, lately though? She wasn't too sure what to think of herself anymore… She stuck her head around a corner, and saw a mass of golden hair atop a body that made her heart ache every time she saw it sitting down against a wall. She didn't know what she was doing, but her feet seemed to have a pretty good idea. Left, right, left, right, left, right. And so she stood facing down at Jace. He only then looked up to make eye contact with her. "Can I sit?" she asked.
He shrugged his shoulders and gestured to the ground beside him.
They sat in silence for a while. Clary wasn't sure how long for, but each second ticked by and it hurt more than the last. It was awkward and she hated the thought that this is what it had come down to.
"What are we doing Jace?"
Another shrug.
"Oh okay, so this is all me then?"
This time he did nothing.
More minutes passed by and Clary felt her stomach slowly dropping. After everything... After absolutely everything, the battle on Valentine's Ship, trying to find her mother, it all loomed in her memory.
She began to realize. With each tick of the clock, it was as if something was ticking over in her head, and the realization of loss hurt more than anything.
After sometime Jace said: "I didn't think it would be like this"
More silence followed. Clary was desperately trying to catch a breath because she was sitting still but her heart was beating so hard it was threatening to break out of her chest.
"So we're done then?"
She looked at Jace, hoping to high heavens he wouldn't say the words. Hoping that maybe this could work out. Hoping that what they shared between them was strong enough that –
He broke her chain of thought.
"We're done"
And with that Clary nodded once, met his eyes one more time, gathered up her things, stood up, glanced back at him and turned the corner. Her steps quickened and the sobs she had held back for so long came in waves.