Hi, please be kind first fanfic. Has been in mind for a while.

Disclaimer: I do not own the TMI, only the plot. Sorry if some ideas are similar to others, this is unintentional.

CLARY P.O.V

The sudden crack was the only warning she got before she crashed towards the nearly frozen lake, her mind unable to process what was happening only projected one image, that of a dark sky. The impact was one of instant chill, breaking through the thin layer of surface ice Clary found herself being dragged further and further into its depths. The feeling was like being stuck in a slow motion movie, inch by inch the darkness consuming her sight and mind. The last image was of her hand floating ever so slightly above her head amongst the red strands of her hair, reaching for the last remaining light.

JACE P.O.V

It had been one of the coldest days of the winter so far; the snow that had begun to fall settled on the branches of the trees and did not show any signs of stopping. Amongst the trees the air seemed to glow as the young man dressed in black with the golden hair slipped amongst their shadows. He was almost angel like the way he walked as if he was floating, each step carefully calculated and placed. He liked the peace and quiet the forest allowed; it was a nice change from the constant noise of the Lightwood household. Isabelle and her constant chattering, hair dryers, and off key singing, Alec always on the phone 24/7 with his over the top sparkly dressed boyfriend Magnus, Max and his daily role changes today happened to be a Naruto outfit in which he would pounce out from the alcoves yelling 'HEY YAAA' every time someone walked past, and finally Robert and Maryse with their insistent questions about his constant disappearing acts. It was tranquil a great place to let his mind relax and not delve on the troubles of his past.

Even though it was one of the coldest days he still felt warm in the shelter of the forest, and this did not inhabit his daily ritual of moving through the undergrowth towards the lake at its northern outskirts. The lake he had luckily discovered sat surrounded by the forest on the south side and then on its northern side sat a small old dock with a farmhouse just visible up a small path. Jace had stumbled across this beautiful sanctuary on a summer's day when he was ten. He had only just arrived at the Lightwood mansion as the newly adopted member of their family, he hadn't hit it off with the oldest sibling after Jace had accidentally broken Alec's Harry Potter wand. Alec had lost the plot in a series of flailing arms and yelling out for Maryse , leaving Jace to put into action the only thing his was good at fight or flight, and due to the size of the other boy he had decided on flight.

Today however seemed different somehow, he couldn't put his finger on it but the atmosphere seemed to be so clear and the air so pure. As Jace emerged from the trees he noticed the silhouette on the dock, amongst the bleak looking sky and the white, white snow he could see the soft blowing of red hair out around a girl's small frame. The vision ahead of him stopped him in his tracks never in the whole time he had been coming had he ever seen someone standing on the dock, he had thought the farmhouse abandoned. He was frozen watching as the girl gazed around the nearly frozen lake, to him she must have been the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. As if hearing his thoughts the girls head turned towards his direction, as if trying to get a better look she stepped forward on the small dock.

"CRACK" the sound was like the shot of a gun, the sound radiated around the lake and Jace stood stunned. He looked round trying to find the source of the noise; he looked towards the dock only to find the silhouette had disappeared. Where had she gone? had she been a ghost? Surely not since the image of her red hair had been so clear. Looking towards the water he noticed the slight ripple on its surface. Then it hit him like a bus, the noise had been the old dock gave way and the girl had disappeared into the nearly frozen lake. He took off at a sprint eyes locked on the spot where she had disappeared beneath the icy water waiting for her to re-emerge, but the water remained still no sign that it had ever been disturbed.

For Jace obstacles were second nature, all those times ducking out of peoples reach allowed him to swerve, duck, and jump over broken branches, rocks, and through the long grass nearing the docks edge. He must have cleared the distance in a matter of seconds, but it still wasn't fast enough. The girl still had not re-appeared, which left him with no other option but to join her amongst the lakes depths. Reaching the end of the dock presented him with the boards of the very aged dock cracked like broken ribs protruding towards the lakes surface like skin. With one quick inhale Jace dove into the ice cold water, breaking through the thin layer and opened his eyes as soon as he was under. Searching amongst the murky water his eyes finally caught a glimpse of red, and a porcelain hand seeming to reach limply towards him. The limp hand was all he needed to urge his muscles to move even though the iciness was slowly creeping up his legs, no longer having any feeling of his toes. Like a bullet he powered forward arms stretching and fingers ready to clasp around the now visible small lifeless figure floating in front of him. The weight of her jacket seemed to be pulling her further into the lakes tawny fingers swaying in the current of the lakes bottom.

When Jace finally reached the girl he propelled himself upward breaking the refrozen surface her beautiful lips were beginning to take on a blue tinge, he didn't care that he was chilled to the bone all that mattered was her. Jace quickly slipped one arm under both arm pits and began dragging her towards the shore on her back, as soon as his feet found the incline he had no time to think about how tired he was becoming from the extra weight and cold he had had to add to his slim frame. Pushing them onto the bank Jace began the daunting task of checking if she was alive, muttering aloud "please, please, please…open your eyes…hello?", no sound escaped her blue lips. Holding his frozen fingers to the side of her neck waiting and waiting, until just when he thought it was hopeless he felt a faint pulse, but at least it was there. He didn't know how much water she had taken on but didn't want to risk it, hovering over her face he could see her mouth was slightly opened allowing her to take slow breathes, he could tell that she was more freezing than drowning of water swallowed. To his astonishment at that moment she spluttered relieving her body of the unwanted fluid. Taking a quick glimpse of his surroundings it dawned on Jace that he needed to get them warm and fast, slipping one arm under her arms again and the other under her knees he carried her as fast as his legs could take him towards the seemingly abandoned farm house.

It wasn't until he got right up close that he realised the house was in fact not abandoned, only given away by the slight glow of a fire through the window. Relief flooded through his tired and aching body, awkwardly Jace reached his hand towards the door praying that it would be unlocked, sure enough the door swung open with little hesitation. Calling out he wondered if anyone would be able to help him "Hello someone please help me" desperation in his voice, but his request was answered with silence. As fast as his feet would carry him he shut the door and laid the girl down in front of the fire, her red hair spilling all over the mat. "Stay with please, oh God, stay with me", glancing down he thought he saw the slight flicker of her eyelashes or maybe it was a figment of his imagination as that would mean she was still with him.

His body was now starting to fail him and exhaustion was finally creeping through each muscle and each breath, he needed to get them both warm before the both succumbed to freezing to death. As if a sign, blankets had been folded on the arms of the large couch, Jace reached and pulled them down in front of the fire where he quickly removed her large soaked jacket and wet socks along with his own and faced her towards his chest. He wrapped them both together making sure that no part of her was left uncovered, the relief of the blankets and the fire was instant but all he could do was wait until she warmed up. Pressed against him he felt the girls' temperature slowly begin to increase, and with a sigh of relief he finally began to relax. His mind began to drift as her breathes became more steady against his cheek, the darkness finally became too much and Jace finally succumbed to the blankness of sleep.

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