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CLARY :

Clary wrote the last bit of letter to Jace with a heavy heart and tears streaming down her freckled cheeks. She knew that she had to do this sooner or later and she had put it off till the last moment possible. She sealed her letter and signed her name in front of it. She opened her sketch book which was lying on the desk and flipped randomly through the pages. Her drawings ranged from happy in the beginning to depressing towards the end. S he flipped open a page randomly and it landed on the drawing of the club in which she had first met Izzy's Jace, annoying brother and her soon to be ex-boyfriend.

FLASHBACK

She entered the club in a plum coloured dress that hugged her and then puffed out till her knees. Her makeup was light and consisted of light purple eyeshade, eyeliner and a peach coloured lip gloss .Her waist length red curls were down and her green eyes were searching for something or someone. She spotted Isabelle sitting at the bar drinking something and went to sit near her.

Isabelle faced her and then she introduced her to her brother Jace. He smirked at her and lazily ran his gold eyes up and down her body... she thought she saw them darken a bit but the darkness was gone in a flash and she thought that she had imagined it. She hated him instantly. He then even proceeded to call her 'red' and that's when she lost it. She stormed off out of the club and found herself in a dark alley.

She was so angry that she did not notice a figure come up behind her...it was a man...no...a teenage boy. He pushed her roughly against the wall and started kissing her. She tried to scream but her voice was muffled by his mouth. He pinned her hands above her head and kissed her with more force. She was crying by now and suddenly that boy was pulled off of her.

He fell to the round and when he looked up she saw his pitch black eyes. She sank to the ground and did not register what happened next. Suddenly she was enveloped in a warm embrace by two strong arms. It was none other than Jace in all his golden glory. But when he pulled back, she looked at him all she saw was worry and concern. She was so scared at the moment that she hugged him again with more force and he held her in his arms. That was the time when she saw the caring Jace and not the cocky Jace.

Later she went to stay at Isabelle's and there she and Jace bonded greatly.

END OF FLASHBACK

Clary shivered at the memory and snapped her sketch book shut. She missed Jace but she know that she should leave and soon. The doctor's words ringed in her ears as she shuffled through her apartment packing up every last piece of her belongings. She looked at the letter she had written once again and decided to call Isabelle knowing that her friend would help her out.

Izzy picked up on the third ring and said in irritated voice "What?"

"Izzy... I need you to come over to my apartment... now."

"Clary? What's wrong? And are you crying?"

"Izzy, just come . I can't explain everything over the phone."

"Okay... I'll be over in ten minutes... This better be good Fray or I will have messed up my just painted nails for nothing."

"Yeah... I need to tell and give you something. See you in ten."

"Yeah"

Clary waited for the agonizing ten minutes in her now bare apartment. Soon she heard a knock on the door and got up from the couch to open the door. It was Izzy. She burst into the apartment and shut the door with a bang behind her and went straight to the couch. She sat down and commanded,

"Clary...Spill!"

Clary sighed and said "Izzy... I'm leaving. I have to...

Isabelle's eyes went wide and she stared in shock at her friend before saying,

"C-Clary...Jace will be devastated!"

Clary sighed again and said, "I know...that's why you need to give him this letter. Don't him the real reason why I am leaving or he will try to find me... but I will tell you because I need to...it's eating me up from the inside...I...I am leaving because...

-TIME LAPSE-

Isabelle's eyes were as round as saucers by the time Clary finished. She listened in shock as Clary finished off her story.

"How much time do you have?"

"Six months"

"Six months?!"

"Yes Iz"

"And when are you leaving New York?"

"In about... an hour..."

"AN HOUR?!"

Clary sighed for the third time and said, " YES! NOW WILL YOU PLEASE STOP REPEATING EVERY SINGLE WORD I SAY?!...Sorry... It's just that I am a bit jumpy now that I am leaving..."

"It's ok... Anyways... come on I am dropping you off at the airport."

"Ok... let me just take my luggage"

ISABELLE :

They both climbed into the car and rode in silence. It was not an awkward silence just a comfortable one. Isabelle parked the car at the airport and helped Clary with the luggage. She then took a good look at her friend whom she would see for the last time and felt like bawling but kept herself strong for Clary. She watched as Clary piled her luggage on a trolley and turn towards her. A moment passed between them and as if in sync the both fell into each others' arms and hugged as if their life depended on it. Isabelle felt a wetness on her shoulder and realized that Clary was crying. Soon she realized that she too was crying.

They both stayed like that for a minute or two before Clary pulled away. She wiped her tears as well as Isabelle's and gave a small smile. No words were exchanged between them but Isabelle felt her silent goodbye. And she returned it with one of her own. She watched as her friend went into the airport closer towards the flight that would take her to California. Isabelle wondered if she would ever see Clary again.

And then she remembered it. The letter. Now came the difficult part. Sneaking in and putting it in Jace' s room without him noticing it. Maybe... Just maybe she could get this letter in Jace's room. If he read it he would chase after Clary and get her back and all would be right again.

At that time she did not realize how wrong, just how wrong she was...

A.N.: Liked it? I tried to make the chapter a bit long... anyways... any guesses on how Jace is going to react to this? Please review =) I love reviews! =)