Silver Rose

by The Red Pixie

Set after COLS, the fire inside Jace has left . One day, Jace received a letter from Clary, telling him that she didn't love him anymore and that she was leaving. The real reason for Clary's departure was actually the disease that is slowly killing her. Four years later, she returns, but Jace has clearly moved on. What will happen how that Clary has returned, and for what reason?

1. Prolouge: Part 1

A/N: This is my first fanfiction since I deleted all of my stories… so I hope you enjoy it

She remembered the first time she noticed it. The patch of silver in her red hair, the flecks of it in her green eyes. She knew then what she had to do, because it would kill them if they knew. Especially him. Yes. She knew she had to do it, even if it broke her heart in the process. She picked up a piece of paper and a pen from the nightstand and begun to write.

Clary woke up from her dream with a start. Sweat framed her face, and she got up from her small bed. She walked over to the mirror, carefully avoiding the piles of dirty clothes on the floor. She reached it, looking up at her own reflection. The poison had changed her so quickly, turning her fiery red hair a bright silver. Her skin had become paler, and she had become very skinny. The only thing that remained to remind her of her old self was her green eyes- only a few flecks of silver had infected them. Her cheekbones were more prominent, because the poison made it difficult to keep down food, slowly starving her. She sighed, reaching into a drawer to pull out a tight black tank top. She pulled on some skinny jeans, and a long knit cardigan. She turned back once, looking into the mirror for a final time. She hated what she had become, what was slowly killing her.

Today she was going back to the Institute after five years. She hoped nobody recognised her, because that was why she left. She knew that her illness would bring great sadness and destruction, so she had gone before she had to tell anybody. She didn't even tell her mother- she just packed up and left for California. She picked up her sunglasses, her small purse, and left her small, safe and secure apartment, ready to face whatever was to come.

So….I know it was short, but it was the prologue! So, recap: Clary left because she has an illness (more to be found out later….) without telling anyone why, except a short note to Jace. And why does Clary have to come back to the Institute? Heheee stay tuned to find out… :D. If I get 5 reviews I'll post the first chapter tomorrow ;)