Set after COG
The fireworks were an interesting sight to Clarissa Fray, feeling the heartbeat of the person who had died, come back to life, been her brother, then not in anyway related to her, the person she'd hated, but never stopped loving. . . Jace.
Looking up at him shyly through her eyelashes, to anyone else, it would look as though she was simply watching the fireworks, but, she knew that if he looked down he'd know. And, almost as though he'd heard her thoughts, he looked down at her, a slight smile on his face, pulling her a little closer to his chest.
"Enjoying the show?" He questioned, his voice no more than a whisper.
She smiled and nodded, "It's interesting, you'd never be able to see fireworks like this in New York." She spoke quietly as well, Izzy was standing beside them, and beside her Alec and Magnus stood, holding hands and watching the show too.
Looking around the square, she saw all the faces she'd seen while she'd been in Alacante, some familiar, others not as familiar, but, among those, she saw the Lightwood adults embracing and watching the fireworks, Luke and Jocelyn standing together, talking to each other. It was a pleasant sight to see that everyone she loved had made it through the 10 minute battle. Everyone except Max. . . He hadn't made it through the week, this thought made the smile on her face falter just a little, but, she knew that he wouldn't be forgotten.
Reaching up, Clary looped her finger through the chain that held the Morgenstern ring, she looked back up at Jace, although this time, she didn't hide it. He bent his head and kissed her gently, a quick peck, that was all. But the smile on both of their faces said everything.
They stood like that for the entire hour that the fireworks show split the sky, and when it was over, Clary looked over towards everyone, who was beginning to collect their belongings like purses and the occasional jacket and began to head back to their homes, or wherever it was they were all staying. Luke and Jocelyn made their way towards the group at the wall, and Maryse began weaving through the crowd towards her two children, and their adopted son.
"Did you all enjoy the show?" Maryse questioned, not even caring, seemingly, that Alec and Magnus were still standing there holding hands, or that Magnus' sparkly headband had somehow made it around Alec's neck. The group nodded, Izzy pushing herself off the wall, hugging her mother and mumbling something about how she was exhausted and then vanished into the throng of people, heading towards home.
"Well, Clary, I do believe that it's time to head back to Amatis' house, Magnus has offered to have us a portal back to New York tomorrow morning. . . " Jocelyn watched her daughter who, simply out of habit, pulled away just slightly from Jace.
"Tomorrow? We're leaving tomorrow?" Jocelyn nodded, but, Clary could tell in an instant that even her mother didn't want to leave Idris. To her, she was home again. Clary wanted to suggest that they just stay here, then Luke could have his position on the council, Jocelyn could be home again, and Clary could learn the skills of a Shadowhunter in the home of Shadowhunters. But, she knew she couldn't, she loved New York too much, despite the fact she'd already considered it.
"Afraid so, but, I have the feeling we'll be back soon." There was an odd glint in her eyes that said something that Clary couldn't understand but Maryse seemed to laugh lightly at it. "Jace, why don't you walk Clary back to Amatis' we'll follow along shortly." Jace nodded behind Clary, and then, reaching out to take her hand, he began to walk, his place slow and steady, with Clary's hand in his once more.
She didn't much enjoy the feeling of being in the crowd, but, it had thinned considerably, and once they were away from the square, Jace pulled Clary a bit closer, wrapping his arm around her waist.
"I'll talk to Maryse, see when we're heading back to the Institute when I get home." He said, his voice blank slightly, this was the first time that Clary had seen him in three days, and already she was being dragged away from him.
"Will you come say good-bye tomorrow?" Her eyes looked up at Jace, curiosity in them.
"Of course," – He paused. – "What are the odds your mother would be angry if we took a little detour on the way back to Amatis'?" He looked down at her, she couldn't help but glance over her shoulder, almost as though she was afraid that her mother would be right behind them.
"Probably not too mad, if anything I can just tell her I wanted to see Alacante one last time." This wasn't exactly a lie, she did want to see the city once more before she left, but, her mother just wouldn't be too pleased that she'd gone out and seen it with Jace and not her. But, she could get over it.
Jace smiled, and instead of turning right onto the road that would lead them back home, he turned left, onto the street that went up towards the Gard. The ashen remains of the Gard were still visible even from here, and a slight flash back to the night they'd freed Hodge and Simon from the cells erupted before her eyes, but she blinked it away, and the scene changed back to the distant scorch on the hill.