Clary's POV

I ran. I ran as fast as I could. Jace couldn't take it. I knew he wouldn't be able to. If only! I hated Izzy. Had she not told me to tell him we would not be in this mess. I stuck out my hand and hailed a cab. I hopped in as quickly as possible looking behind me.

'The airport, quickly' I sighed. It was going to be a long and hard journey. I knew where I was going- into the arms of the boy who could help me. Hopefully he hadn't forgotten me.

1 year later- Clary's POV

'Come on Callum! We are going to be late.' I sighed. I was very tired. The plane ride from Australia to New York had been long. The cab ride had seemed to go on forever and I hadn't slept in over 24 hours. But that wasn't why I was tired. Returning to New York, back to home- The 'Institute', back to studying for law, for life and back to Jace, well not to back to Jace exactly, but back to his presence which would be hard for me. Going back to New York was why I was tired, it was me and this longing being filled finally after 1 year of it. Returning would be hard. Going back to The Institute would be harder.

'We are here! Finally! The traffic in NYC is crap!' laughed Callum. He was used to Sydney, Australia. The quick paced, but peaceful city and he only went to Sydney for work. Where we had lived, Gerringong was even slower, very much slower.

'You will get used to it' I said as I hopped out of the cab. The second I was out, I was jumped on. Two words; Isabelle Lightwood. 'IZZY! GET OFF ME!'

'Sorry! Sorry, I just have missed you!' Izzy laughed. 'It has been 3 years, and email and Skype sadly lack the…. The feeling of seeing you face to face' she smiled.

'I'm sorry! But I'm back! Here, let me introduce you to my friends.' I turned around. Coming along with me to New York had been; Callum my loving boyfriend, Cameron and Chloe the couple that drove each other insane but for some weird reason still stayed put, Jess who loved Callum and finally Rose and Jarred, my two year old twins.

The Twins were basically the reason why I was returning. Getting pregnant at 17 was hard, but leaving the country was like surviving world war two. I had been through so much, and Rose and Jarred as well, but now, now its time they met their father. All of us had acted and treated Callum like the father, but even Rose and Jarred knew he was not.

'Uh, Izzy. This is' I pointed at each in turn ' Callum, and in Callum's arms is Rose, Cameron and Chloe. And finally Jess and the tiny little guy who Jess is holding is Jarred' I sighed.

'Ahh little Rose and Jarred. Meet your aunty! Aunty Izzy!' Izzy kissed both of them on the head and then hugged me again. ' It is nice to meet you all, we have rooms prepared. She led us inside. Not much had changed. It was still the dark walls, with their old red and black peeling wall paper, the old, musty and dusty carpets. The lace curtains, yellowing with age, but surprisingly the flowers in the vases were fresh, real and alive. It was a nice change.

'Nothing's changed Iz.' I said it like was a bad thing.

'You don't sound to happy?'

' I am not happy. What if Jace hasn't changed and he still cant take this in? Cant accept it?'

'If you think that you shouldn't have come, and brought us with you' Jess pipped in. She had never wanted to come, and even less wanted me to have come back. Before I returned to Australia she had been in a good relationship with Callum, but he had welcomed me in open arms, and with that, broken off their relationship. It was sad how one boy, not accepting his responsibilities had ruined so much, for everyone- even people he had never met! I loathed Jace.

'No, you shouldn't have come then Jess.' I looked at her, she had come, so she had to deal with it.

We had continued through the building, put our stuff in our rooms and were about to go into the kitchen.

'Are you ready for this?' Izzy looked at me. 'Everyone is in there. Alec, Magnus, Simon, Mom, Dad and Jace.'

'I have to do this' I snuggled Rose closer to me. We had left Jess and Jarred together because Jarred had been crying and Jess complaining. 'Im ready'. Izzy opend the door, and the first thing I saw? Jace.