Chapter 1
Today, Jace and I are going out to Taki's and then walking around New York. I am currently drawing in my sketchbook. I have been training ever since we got back and I even have runes on me whenever I go out in public. I put down my sketchbook and sit on my bed.
I go to my closet and grab the dress Izzy picked out for me. It's a mid-thigh length black strapless dress that shows off the curves I have. I take off my other clothes and put on the dress. I also put on thigh high boots that have a two inch heel. I grab my stele and draw runes on my skin. Angelic rune, soundless, strength, agility, swift, surefooted, and a glamour rune.
I put my stele in my right boot and a dagger in the other. I grab a thigh sheath Izzy gave me and put another dagger in that one. I also grab a seraph blade and put that in my other thigh sheath. I pull on my black jacket that goes with my dress.
Someone knocks on my door and I sigh. Please don't be Izzy. I open my door and see her standing there.
"What do you want?" I ask. Seriously? Does she think I need help getting dressed?
"Just making sure you're all dressed. You have weapons right?" Why wouldn't I? I almost say something that would be mean but instead settle for something nicer.
"Of course I do. I have two daggers, a seraph blade, and my stele. Is that satisfying?" She looks a little surprised that I did take weapons, but at the same time she looks proud.
"Good. Jace is waiting in the kitchen."
"Okay. Oh, and thanks for the dress."
"Your welcome, Clary. Anytime you need clothes just ask." With that, I walk to the kitchen. I see Jace waiting in a chair, playing with a knife. He's wearing his shadowhunter gear which, I admit, makes him look incredibly hot.
"You ready Jace?" He turns around and looks me up and down before smiling and walking over to me.
"You look beautiful Clary," he says. I smile at him.
"Thank you. You look good too." I start debating on whether to start kissing him right now. I didn't realize I was staring at him until he smirks and speaks.
"Checking me out?" I blush and walk closer to him until we're touching. I grab his hand.
"Maybe, maybe not. Come on, we should go. You have a glamour rune on right?" He looks at me and smiles.
"Of course I do. Let's go to Taki's now." I giving him a look that I hope says no flirting with Kaelie. He sighs. "I wasn't planning on flirting with Kaelie just so you know." Yeah right. I roll my eyes and smile, pulling him with me to the elevator.
"I love you, you know that right?" I say to him. The elevator doors open and we step inside and he pushes the button.
"I love you too," he says. The doors open on the bottom floor and we walk out. He pulls me into him and he kisses me. I melt into him and kiss him back passionately.
We were kissing for what might have been minutes before he pulled away.
"We should start walking then."
Taki's wasn't that busy when we walked in. Kaelie the waitress, immediately perked up when Jace walked in the door. I scowled at her and scooted closer to Jace, making sure my hand was holding his. Upon, seeing this, she scowled too and we sat in the booth we normally sat in. She handed us the menus before walking away.
"Are you jealous Clary?" Jace says, cutting me out of a daydream of me killing Kaelie for looking at Jace the way she did. I can't believe how some thoughts like these actually please me.
"No, of course not! I just don't like her," I say to him, a blush coming forward onto my face. He chuckles. I look down at the menu and decide to get coconut pancakes and a raspberry smoothie.
"What do you want?" Kaelie says. I didn't realize she was over here.
"The usual," Jace says, looking at me.
"Coconut pancakes and a raspberry smoothie." She walks away. Jace grabs my hand from across the table. I smile at him. We start talking about going demon hunting in two days at Pandemonium. Kaelie arrives with our food and the walks away. We start eating in silence.
When we finish, we go to Central Park for a walk.
"It's your birthday in a month Clary," Jace says.
"I know. I can't believe it's been almost a year since I met you. This year, was the best year of my whole life."
"And why is that?" Jace asks, raising his hands to touch my face.
"Because, you made it special. I don't know what I would have done without you." He then kisses me softly. I kiss him back and the kiss becomes stronger. He pulls away and grins at me.
"Ready to go home?" He says. I nod. I start getting this feeling that we're being followed.
"Jace, I feel like we're being followed," I tell him. I look behind us and gasp. "Jace," I say slowly, "look behind us." He turns around and sees the greater demon. I see him reach for a blade, just as it strikes for him. He dodges it neatly.
"Michael," he says. The seraph blade lights up.
I pull out my seraph blade. "Jahoel," I say. The demon lashes out at me and I move out of the way just in time. Jace lunges at it again and the demon just moves out of the way. Too bad there was no sunlight at the moment. The demon lunges at me and I slash at it. Jace is trying to catch it's attention. I didn't get the blade in a spot where it would be killed, just injured. The demon is still ignoring Jace and is now close enough to me to strike.
I jump to the side as the demon goes for me again, it's claws barely missing my skin. I try to strike again, but the demon throws my blade to the side. Now, I'm trying not to panic. I still have daggers. I grab the dagger from my boot and hold it tightly. Jace is still trying to strike the demon, but every attack just brings the demon closer to me. The demon then rakes its claws across my stomach and chest that I fly back into a tree.
As soon as I feel the impact, I slump down, feeling myself losing consciousness. I hear a shout of rage, unable to hear the exact words and I hear the demon scream. It must be dead. I hear a voice shouting my name, but cannot hear very well. I feel the burn of a stele on my chest. I think my eyes are open. I can vaguely see a shape that I think is Jace, standing over me.
"The rune isn't working!" I hear him say. I feel myself being picked up. "Come on Clary! Stay awake!" That's the last thing I hear before I lose consciousness.
(JacePOV)
I need to get her to the institute fast. I hope Magnus is over there. I am running as fast as I can. Clary is losing blood and looks like she will die any minute. Luckily, I have a glamour on so mundanes can't see me carrying Clary to the institute.
I'm almost there just a couple more blocks. I round the corner to the institute's street and keep running. I get inside as fast as I can. I push the button for the elevator to come down. Come on! Hurry up stupid elevator! The doors open and I rush inside with Clary. I push the button for the main floor. The elevator takes a couple seconds before coming to a stop. I'm breathing heavily now. The doors open up again.
I race out and head in the infirmary's direction after yelling, "Isabelle! Alec! Maryse! I need help!" I continue running for the infirmary and I see Alec racing into the hallway.
"Jace wha-" he stops when he sees Clary. "By the angel, what happened?"
"Greater demon, Central Park." His eyes widen. "The runes won't work. You need to call Magnus. Tell him to get here now." He runs off to grab a phone. I set Clary down on a bed, just as Maryse and Izzy enter the room.
"By the angel, Jace what happened?" They said, at the same time. Maryse runs over to Clary and looks at her.
"We were walking in Central Park when Clary said she felt like we were being followed. She turned around and told me to do the same, and there was a greater demon behind us. We were doing fine until it got close to Clary and clawed her chest, causing her to fly backward into a tree. I killed it and then ran over to her. I drew an iratze, but it wasn't working. So then I ran here as fast as I could."
"Magnus is almost here," Alec says entering the room. "He said to try to stop the bleeding." I nod then grab some towels. I look at Clary's limp form, her chest shredded. She is barely breathing and I hope Magnus gets here soon. I hear a door open and Magnus enters.
"I need you all to leave." I frown and sit on the bed next to Clary's. Magnus sighs. "Fine Jace, you can stay just don't be annoying." I lay back in the bed, watching Magnus heal Clary. I was watching for an hour probably before Magnus speaks.
"Clary will be sleeping for a few days, maybe even a week at most. She will be fine Jace, don't worry." He leaves the room. I relax back into the bed, relieved. Until Clary woke up, I wasn't going anywhere.
AN: Is it good? This was an idea I've had in my head for a couple of days now. Review. You can PM me if you have any questions about the story.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Cassandra Clare.