Okay so this is a story about what would have happened if Jace and Clary decided to let their forbidden love happen so obviously there's a lot of JxC! It's a bit of an indulgence since I was personally heartbroken for Clary when Jace said he was just going to be her brother! So here's how I wanted it to go! Please R&R everyone!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything about Mortal instruments. :[ I'm merely playing God in Cassandra Clare's amazing world!


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CHAPTER 1

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Jace and Clary sat in their corner booth in Taki's waiting on their orders to come out. Since she had met him on his way out at the institute they had been deliberately talking about everything but their own, rather ambiguous relationship. Clary had been thinking about Jace non-stop for the past few days. She was trying desperately to come to a reasonable solution. She was certain she couldn't live without Jace in her life, but at the same time she knew that seeing him and not being able to have him would never get any easier; that it would tear her apart every she caught so much as a glimpse of his face or a whisper of his name.

So Clary had made the onlypossible choice she could think of that would allow her to keep her sanity. She decided to tell Jace how she felt.

She didn't know how to broach the subject and she was absolutely petrified about what his response would be. When he had been wearing the fearless rune it had seemed like he wanted her just as badly as she did him. But just how afraid Jace was about what other people would think, and even about what he would think of himself, Clary didn't know. She was terrified that his fear would be greater than his love and that she was setting herself up for the most destructive rejection possible.

It would be understandable after all; rejecting Clary would be the right thing to do. Siblings shouldn't feel this way for each other. It wasn't natural.

Clary's mind felt numb, it was refusing to form coherent thoughts and was, instead, spinning in dizzying circles. She felt her cheeks flush and could only imagine how silly she must have looked to Jace; bright red and staring blankly across into his expectant face.

While she was struggling to regain control of her mind and slow her heart beat, Jace seemed to give up on waiting for her to say what she came to say and threw her a life line. "Are you okay, Clary? You're staring at me. Is something wrong?" His voice was soft and soothing and tinged with a note of anxiety. He had broken the silence and Clary knew the time had come. She had rehearsed what she wanted to say a million and one times in her head, but when she opened her mouth what came out was considerably less than an elegant profession of love.

"No, um… I, err, I wanted to talk to you, Jace. I've been thinking about you a lot over the past few days and … em." Clary paused biting down on her pink bottom and carefully examined his face; hoping for any sign of encouragement to make it easier. He didn't disappoint! With a deep sigh Jace slid his hand across the table and took hers softly.

"I've been thinking about you too," he smiled, thoughtfully. "What is it you want to say?" he asked gently, his voice sincere and comforting; coaxing her out of her pit of fear.

His tone gave her courage and she looked up into his bright golden eyes with more confidence than before. He gazed back patiently. Almost absently, he reached across with his free hand and tucked a stray curl of crimson hair behind her ear. His fingers grazed her cheek as he did and left a trail of fire in their wake as the blood rushed to the surface even worse than before. His hand, that still held hers, was warm and reassuring and Clary was filled with hope as she took a deep breath and prepared to let her feelings spill out once and for all.

"Jace, me and you…" she paused again, rummaging around in her mind for a way to say it properly. She looked away and shook her head a fraction before beginning again. "I don't want to be your sister. I can't…"

That was as far as Clary got before Jace held up one hand and opened his mouth to speak. Clary's heart pounded frantically in her ears and her stomach fluttered wildly as she waited to hear him out. She was all too aware that any chance of her ever being happy again rested on Jace's next words. She held her breath and looked back up into Jace's shining eyes.

"Clary, you don't have to say it." He smiled a playful little smile as if he had read her mind and liked what he saw there. "I love you with all my heart and soul. By the Angel, Clary, I'll do anything to be with you. I don't care what it takes. I'll fight for you... If that's what you want…" his words fizzled out there and his eyes blazed as he awaited her answer.

Clary let out the breath she was holding in one happy sigh and her face lit up like the sun, as she positively beamed in delight! In that moment she forgot about all the obstacles that still lay ahead of them and she forgot about all the reasons why being with Jace was wrong, why their love was forbidden. She let the joy running through her body engulf her completely. As she stared into the eyes of her love she felt complete. She felt as though despite all she had been through and all that she would soon have to endure, life could go on. Nothing else mattered now that she had Jace and she was damn sure she was never going to let him go. If there was any fighting to be done they would do it side by side. Once they were together Clary knew she could cope with anything!

"I love you too" she breathed blissfully. "That's what I want, you're what I want. Always!"


Hope you liked chapter one! Please keep on reading! I'm going to update as often as I can!

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