Summary: Once Jace told Clary to leave Alicante, to go back to New York, and never come back, Clary took it seriously. She's decided to leave behind shadowhunting and forget everything that has happened to her within the last couple of months. She can't take it anymore. So what happens to Jocelyn? Will Clary still find a way to cure her? Or will she just leave her mom the way she is. Will Jace ever regret what he said to Clary? Who knows... This is one journey that Clary will have to do on her own.
*Author's Note: This story is set right after Jace told Clary to "back off" and just go back to New York. This idea just came to me one day while I was on the road. Now, I don't really know where this story is headed, but we'll see. Also, I won't update as quickly as other authors do, with school and all, but I will try to update every now and then. Hope you like it (:
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, but I do own my own story.
CLARYPOV
I ran as fast as I could, away from the Lightwoods' home, away from Jace, away from everything. I can not believe I even came back. Jace has never spoken to me like that before. If I was such a burden to him and the Lightwoods, to everyone, then why am I even here?! It's my fault. Everything is my fault.
I did not know where I was going. All I knew was that I just needed to get out of Alicante. That's what Jace wanted right? Fine Jace, what you want is what you get. I'll leave. Consider this the last time I'll see you ever again. Even though it hurt to think this, I just had to do it. Ever since I met Jace, my heart has been telling me to go for him, whether he was my brother or not, but I just couldn't.
What about mom? Oh lord, mom. What am I going to do about her? Oh my God. You know what, it is Jace's fault for not saving mom. The only way I can save her is to visit that damn warlock who I can't even remember his name. Fell? You know what, whatever. I'll just leave. Screw shadowhunting, screw what I am. I love mom and all, but this is just too much. I... I can't take this anymore. I am going back to New York.
"Great, I don't even have a stele with me, which means I can't create a portal. I lost mom's stele in the lake, so how in the angel's name am I going back to New York." I thought. Just as I was about to think about a back up plan, I look to my right as I slow my pace down, and I end up seeing a faded blue stele. Just my luck! I went to pick it up and looked for a place to draw the Portal rune on. Once I found a good spot, I took one last look at Alicante - for I was on a hill outside of the gates when I found the lost stele – and said to myself, on the verge of tears, "This is my first and last time I will ever see Alicante. It was nice, but I guess it's not for me. Goodbye shadowhunting, goodbye Lightwoods, goodbye Jace." As my last thought slipped through me, I drew the Portal rune, and stepped through the portal with tears.