Clary was sitting on her bed staring at her phone. Her shade was half closed blocking the intense afternoon sun from heating her room. She hadn't talked or heard from Jace since they'd won the battle against Sebastian. She had a piece of plywood framed on her night stand with Jace's hand print burned into it from the heavenly fire. Next to it was a picture of her and Simon when they were twelve years old at Luke's farm house.
Her phone screen was still black and Clary decided that she should take a shower since she'd been sweating in her sleep from all the night mares about Jace being injured. With her phone abandoned on her bed she went to the bathroom and turned the shower faucet on and adjusted the water to cold. The cold water felt refreshing in the hot, humid, sticky air that drafted through her old windows. All the dirt and grime washed away and left the fresh smell of her peach body wash lingering in the air. Clary couldn't help but think how everything was with Simon and Izzy since they left Idris. They were back to their lovey dovey selves again and it made this pain her chest that she and Jace wouldn't be the same again.
Right when clary got out of the shower she checked her phone. No messages. No missed calls. No voicemails. She could hear her mom and Luke in the kitchen downstairs talking about what they were going to do about their wedding. She barely remembered Luke proposing to her mom, it was so long ago. That was before The Mortal War when she killed her father. Her phone rang and snapped her out of the past. The once dark screen now lit with a picture of Izzy holding flowers she'd gotten for her birthday. "Hey Izzy," Clary answered.
"Hey what's up? We're heading to Taki's wanna come?" said Izzy.
"Uhh… Sure. Have you heard from Jace yet?" Clary could only think about Jace whenever she heard or saw one of his adoptive siblings now.
"He hasn't been coming out of his room at all and hasn't been accepting any of the food we offer him." She said in a worried manner that she always associated with Isabel when she talked about Jace or Alec.
"Oh ok. I'll meet you guys at Taki's in a few." Clary said and flipped shut her phone. She was already pulling on her sandals and half way down the hall when she got a text from Simon saying 'Can't wait to see you it's seemed like forever.' It was only yesterday they watched a movie together but he's been worried about Clary since Jace has been acting strange and shut off from the world around him.
At Taki's Clary met with Izzy, Simon, even Alec and Magnus tagged along. Clary wasn't sure what was going on between Magnus and Alec and she didn't exactly want to get between them and another petty fight. Her mind wouldn't focus and she felt astray from the group since everyone had their partner with them. She didn't mind because it gave her mind time to wander and think out her plans to sneak into the institute and see Jace.
"Clary did you hear us?" Simon said interrupting her thoughts. Since she had a blank stare on her face he repeated, "Do you wanna go see the movie in the park later with me and Izzy?"
"No I'm fine I've been very wiped out from the battle and I can't do anything without thinking about—"
"Jace. I know, it's hard for all of us but what are we supposed to do?" Izzy said interrupting her.
"Anyways my mom and Luke want me to help them with reorganizing the wedding." What Clary said wasn't entirely a lie. Her mom hadn't asked her but she knew that Jocelyn would need all the help she can get once she and Luke get the official date planned.