Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of these characters. This is my own portrayal of them.

Summary: Clary's parents had been separated for many years and Valentine had ended up gaining full custody of her when she was a toddler as soon as he found out about her since he had shown that he was more financially stable to be her guardian instead of her mother. He raised her with her brother Jonathan whom Jocelyn had not taken with her when she fled after she saw what kind of a monster he became because of Valentine. Now in the present Valentine had just been recently killed in battle, leaving a will that indicated that Clary would finish her training at an institute of his choosing whilst he had Jonathan stay in Idris to take care of the family manor, and finish what his father had started. More information may be shown in later chapters. I hope you enjoy this story.

An exasperated sigh emitted from Clary's lips as she finally had finished packing her bag. She was beyond infuriated that her father would send her away to people she didn't know at all, and if that wasn't unpleasant enough she was also going to be kept away from her brother.

As she was over thinking her current predicament she was unable to stop herself from remembering just how she came to be living here at the Morgenstern manor. It was almost comical that she was initially brought to live here almost indefinitely, but now she was being thrown out until she was of age and finished her training in order to come back to be with her brother.

Jonathan and Clary were attached to the hip almost immediately when her father had brought her home to live with them. She was too little to know the full situation between her parents, but Valentine did allow Clary to visit her mother regularly.

As clary grew older she tried to rid herself of the idea that her parents would get back together and they'd all be a happy family. That was until her mother married another man, and crushed her dream which caused Clary to feel some sort of hatred towards her. She never wanted to believe the stories that her father told her about how her mother had ran off pregnant with her, and found safety in the arms of Valentine's best friend. In the end it was true and once she was old enough to understand better she felt horrible for feeling that way about her mother when she witnessed the side of Valentine that her mother had warned her about and was the reason she tried to escape with Clary in the first place. She surprisingly grew fond of her new step-father Luke over the years, and enjoyed her visits with Jocelyn, which were always a nice getaway when things got too rough in her household.

Even after realizing those facts about her father, Clary still loved him in her own twisted way. She knew that he was only being tough on her to help strengthen her so she could be the best warrior and help rid the world of demons, and keep the order of the world in balance.

Now at the age of seventeen, Clary was one of the best shadowhunters in their era alongside her brother. Valentine had trained them both relentlessly, and by any means necessary. Clary had the scars to prove this, but she wore them with pride, and never faltered a bit when he would try to break her.

Jonathan on the other hand didn't like when his father would punish his sister, and would take the beatings himself for them both on the real horrible days. Clary was always there afterwards and tended to his wounds. And he did the same whenever she was injured by either the hand of their father or from battle wounds when they were sent off on expeditions.

Clary was brought of her inner thoughts when she heard someone knocking on her door. "Come in." She replied as she picked up her bag, knowing it was most likely her brother.

Jonathan opened the door, hesitating in the doorway until he saw his sister carrying what looked to be a heavy duffel bag. "I'll take that for you little sister." Jonathan crossed the room, taking the bag into his hold as if it weighed nothing as he smiled faintly down at Clary, noticing that she seemed to have calmed down from her earlier fit when the news of her leaving the manor was announced. "It won't be that bad, Clarissa. I promise that I will visit you often, and if you need me at any moment I'm only a portal away."

A hint of a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth when she noticed that he was trying to comfort her like always, which helped ease her mind just a tiny bit. "Thank you, Jonathan. I'm sorry for being such a bitch earlier. It's going to be difficult to get used to you not being there, but like you said you'd only be a portal away."

Jonathan nudged her arm as he let out a chuckle. "There you go. That's the spirit. Now let's start going. The Lightwoods will be expecting us shortly."

Clary refrained from grumbling as she nodded her head in agreement with him as they made their way downstairs and out of the house.

A short while later they found themselves outside the institute. Clary snorted when caught a glimpse of what the building was disguised as before she concentrated a bit more to break through the glamour. She sneaked a peek over at her brother, smirking in a sly manner before she spoke in an amused tone. "I hope they're prepared to handle a Morgenstern in their household."

Jonathan chuckled darkly as he could only picture the havoc his sister would bring to their lives, but he knew that she would be able to handle herself, and it would be good for her to be around people her own age. "I guess we just have to go inside and see. Ready, sister?"

"As ready as I'll ever be, brother." Clary replied with a tinge of humor laced in her tone as she placed her hand over the gate and asked permission to enter the institute. Taking a deep breath as the gate let out a low groan as it opened for them to step through.

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