Clary the Dreamer
Chapter one
Alec Was There Too.
Jace was standing with Alec as Clary walked down toward them at the water's edge. Jace turned, waved, and called out a hello to Clary. Clary stopped and watched the two boys. Jace was pointing at something in the distance and talking with Alec, their backs toward Clary. Then Jace started walking still pointing with one hand while fixing something in his pants for a brief moment. Clary watched from a distance, smiling at the thought that Jace seeing her made something happen. She didn't have enough experience with guys to understand why they were always moving things around down there. The thoughts almost made her laugh out loud. She hoped it was because of her showing up. She let a smile curl on the edge of her mouth. Her eyes squinting a little as she deepened her thoughts. She glanced at a magnificent Willow that they were walking toward and that's when she noticed Magnus, standing under the tree looking right at Clary. She looked down and stopped smiling. She couldn't help feeling like Magnus could read her mind since he manipulated it with his powerful magic for most of her life. The Warlock who could erase any knowledge her Shadowhunter capabilities.
Magnus could read her present thoughts, but not because of his power as a great Warlock, he was once a young man centuries ago when he first fell in love. He could recognize the telltale signs of longing and desire even from this distance. But truly he found her childish ritual of pining boring, so he turned his thoughts back to Alec and his delightful afternoon plans for him.
Nervously, Clary raised her head and searched for Jace. Finding him calmed her and now she saw that he was watching her too. She didn't mind, she smiled at him. Magnus started walking toward them even before Jace and Alec said their goodbyes and then Jace started walking up the hill toward Clary. The sight of Jace and Alec together reminded her of a dream she had the night before and she blushed. She had started having fantasies about Jace and how his arms would feel holding her tight. But last night, well, in last night's dream Alec was there too.