This takes place in about present time.
Clary's fingers tapped the desk impatiently. She felt like she had been waiting an eternity for her fiance. He had gone away on a mission one month ago and was due to return any moment. They'd been engaged for two years now. Today was their anniversary and it was also the first day of school. Fortunately, this was Clary's senior year.
Jace was Clary's guardian. The royal law stated that they could not be wed because he was a commoner, but it turned out that Jace had some royal blood running through his veins. It was only that Jace refused to take his rightful place as prince. He wanted to be the one to protect Clary.
Someone tapped on Clary's shoulder making her jump. "Could you please stop that tapping, m'lady?" A familiar voice joked behind her.
"Jace!" Clary cried in happiness. She stood up and jumped into his embrace.
Her mother tutted from behind them. "That was not very lady like, Clarissa."
Clary rolled her eyes. "I don't care," she breathed. "He's home."
Jace squeezed Clary tighter. "For good. No more stupid missions. And just think, in a couple of months, you'll be Queen Clarissa Adele Herondale."
Clary grinned into the crook of Jace's neck. "I can't wait."
"But until then, you'll be in school," Jocelyn reminded them. "The Lightwoods will be here momentarily."
As soon as Jocelyn left the room, Jace pulled Clary into a passionate kiss. "Happy anniversary, Clare."
"Happy anniversary," she sighed happily. "I love you so much."
Jace smiled. "I love you too." He placed his hands on her hips before speaking again. "I think we have to go."
Right on cue, a car beeped outside. Clary giggled before grabbing her backpack, but Jace took it from her and slung it over his shoulder. The drive to the school was quick and quiet. Although Isabelle kept making fun of Jace for being so whipped. When they arrived at the school, Jace helped Clary out of the car. She thanked him with a peck on the lips. Isabelle awed while Simon pretended to gag. Clary rolled her eyes as they made their way into the school. Everyone they passed made a slight bow before carrying on what they were doing. Classes dragged on for what seemed like hours. By the time lunch rolled around, Clary was starving and extremely exhausted, but as soon as Clary took a bite of her sandwich, she almost vomited all over the table.
Without saying anything, Clary got up and ran to the bathroom where she vomited violently. Strong hands gripped Clary's waist before sliding up to hold her hair back. "Are you okay?" Jace whispered in her ear.
Clary nodded and leaned back into his chest. Jace wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her neck. "You're not supposed to be in here," Clary spoke softly.
"You ran off without saying anything. Besides, no one cares," he said. "Izzy is at the main office right now telling them we're going home."
"No, no. I'm fine. We can stay."
Jace shook his head. "We're going home. I don't want you getting sicker than you already are."
Sighing, Clary agreed reluctantly. Jace kissed Clary's forehead before standing up and then helping her on her feet. Together, they quietly made their way to the main office. When they got there, Isabelle shot Clary a knowing look which Clary shrunk away from. After getting home and getting bombarded with questions, the gang settled for hanging out in Clary's bedroom. Jace sat with his head in Clary's lap. She was stroking his hair while Isabelle droned on and on about her latest fashion discovery; wedged converse. Suddenly, a guard barged into the room. He bowed respectfully before focusing on Jace.
"Lord Herondale, you are needed at the main post. It is an urgent matter." The guard bowed again before jogging off.
Jace groaned. He really hated his title. Jace didn't understand why they couldn't call him 'Guardian Herondale' like they used too. "I'll be back." He kissed Clary before running off after the guard. Simon and Isabelle jumped onto the bed and stared at Clary.
"When are you going to tell him?" Simon asked.
Clary let out a frustrated groan. "I don't know how. We're not supposed to be doing anything until we're married. How am I supposed to explain a baby bump?"
Isabelle shrugged. "Move the date up."
"But nothing is ready."
Both Simon and Isabelle smiled. "We've had a back up since you found out."
"You really should tell Jace. It's been two months. He's only going to be angrier."
Clary bit her lip. "What if he doesn't want it? What if he thinks we're rushing into things?"
Isabelle snorted. "You've been engaged since you were sixteen. If that wasn't rushing things then I don't know what is."
"You're right, I guess. I'll tell him tonight."
Simon gave her a lopsided smile. "I get to be an uncle."
Clary snorted. "Says who?" He frowned making Clary laugh. "I'm just kidding."
Suddenly a wave of nausea overthrew Clary and she stumbled to the bathroom. Unfortunately, she didn't make it so she ended up throwing up on herself. Isabelle and Simon ran over to her in concern and horror. "Oh, Clary!" Isabelle exclaimed. She turned to Simon. "I need you to go get Tessa."
Simon nodded and ran off. Clary groaned as the smell of vomit wafted up through her nostrils. Isabelle instructed her to sit in the tub before helping her remove her clothes. A few minutes later Tessa came in and silently began helping. She knew the situation well due to the fact that she was the one who got the tests.
"I don't feel good," Clary said with tears in her eyes. "My head is throbbing and my stomach is in knots. Why did I have to get pregnant?"
Tessa stroked Clary's hair. "Hush, honey. We'll get you cleaned up." She turned on the faucet and let the water run, filling up the tub. Clary settled with a sigh. The hot water was relaxing her tensed muscles.
The girls, Isabelle and Tessa, started helping Clary clean up and make her all nice and fresh. When they finished, they gave Clary a towel to wrap around herself. Clary stood and climbed from the tub. Isabelle went into her room and brought her fresh undergarments. After putting them on, Clary stared at herself in the full length mirror looking for a difference in her appearance. She rubbed her hand over her stomach, feeling for a change. By doing that, she felt a small, unnoticeable bump. A smile lit up her face. That was her and Jace's baby growing inside there. Isabelle and Tessa noticed the smile and grinned at each other. A frantic knock at the door called everyone's attention off the baby bump.
"We'll be out in a second," Isabelle called.
"I have to talk to Clary," Jace's voice was strained with what Clary presumed to be fear.
Isabelle obviously heard it because her and Tessa kissed Clary's head in a motherly way before walking out. Jace slipped in and glanced at Clary, who had her hands on her stomach and her eyes focused on them through the mirror. It seemed to Clary that Jace still didn't realize what was going on. "Do you want the good news? Or is the bad news so important that the good news can wait?" Clary asked softly.
Jace stepped forward. "Give me the good news and I'll decide if it could have waited." He grinned.
Clary rolled her eyes, but gave him a smile nonetheless. She stepped forward and grabbed his hands. Jace looked at her questioningly. Clary put his hands on her stomach and dragged them from one side to the other. Jace's eyes widened. Now he realized what was going on. Instead of saying anything, Jace stood there frozen. Clary's heart was beating a hundred times faster than it normally would. Did Jace not want the baby? Was he going to call off the engagement? He wouldn't, would he? With shaky legs, Clary stepped back, prepared to run out, but Jace grabbed her by the waist and crushed her to his chest.
"Oh, Clare, I love you so much."
"S-so you're not going to leave me?"
Jace was obviously startled. He stared at Clary like she was nuts. "Of course I'm not going to leave you." He bent down and pressed his lips to her stomach. "We're going to get married and raise our baby."
"But, Jace, how are we going to explain a baby bump before the wedding? You know the law!"
"Then we'll get married now."
Clary shook her head. "I don't think Iz can muster up something that quickly, though she did say-"
Jace froze as if he had remembered something. "And how long have you known? That you were pregnant? "
This time Clary froze. "Uh, well, two months?"
His eyes narrowed. "And you haven't said anything?" Now he was angry. "Well by the time I found out that I was four weeks into the pregnancy, you had told me that you were going on a top secret mission. I didn't want to stop you."
"But I could have stayed home and helped you every time you had morning sickness."
"Then people would have been suspicious!"
Jace groaned in frustration. "Why can't we tell everyone? This is joyous news!"
"Because," Clary yelled. "This is against the law!" She stormed out of the bathroom and began rumaging through her dressers for clothes.
When she found decent clothes, she roughly pulled them on and spun to storm out, but Jace was standing there. He grabbed Clary and pressed his lips to hers forcefully. She tried to pull away in anger, but instead she melted into his embrace with a moan of content. "I'm sorry," whispered Jace. "We won't tell anyone. Just don't stay mad at me."
Clary pulled away and shook her head. "No, I'm the one who should be sorry. My hormones are getting out of whack. I don't mean to be such a bitch."
Jace mocked shock. "Clarissa, that was not ladylike."
She shrugged. "Neither is getting pregnant before being properly married."
"Touche."
"So what was the bad news?" Jace grimaced. He didn't want to tell her now that she said she was pregnant. "What's going on, Jace?"
Jace sighed in defeat when she bit her lip and forced tears to well up in her eyes. He wiped the tears from her face. "Your father and brother have sent an assassin after you." Before Clary could ask why, Jace continued with the answer to her question. "They seem to think you're a liability. That you'll ruin the Morgenstern family name."
"I don't go by Morgenstern!" Clary exclaimed.
"You didn't let me finish. Valentine wants to rule over all the land that you currently have. If they kill you, Jonathan gets the land. Unless, of course, Jocelyn and Luke have a child."
Clary started panicking. "What about the babies?"
"We're already going to take you into the witness protection program. Isabelle and Simon are coming and we're going to stay with Magnus Bane."
She nodded and starting forming a plan. "Isabelle and Simon already know so we'll be fine. Perfectly fine." Clary looked at Jace. "Can we get married first?"
"We can elope," Jace suggested which granted him a hard smack on the chest. "Kidding, kidding. But we can get married before we go."
A smile lit up Clary's face. "Isabelle and Simon already have everything planned out."
"Seriously?"
Clary nodded. "We'll let them work their magic."
"Those two are right for each other on so many levels," Jace muttered.
This is a trial chapter. Not sure if I should continue or not. It depends on if you guys like it.
