Jon had gotten the form like he promise, only before taking off to go to his community college. Clary was left alone in the new environment, it definitely showed too. Clary would constantly be near a weapon of some sorts, whether it be a knife or a flower pot. Let it be known that flowerpot were dangerous, if the pot's wall are thick than it can be used like a frying pan to smack someone to unconsciousness. Something similar did happen once with a frying pan, Jon tapped her on the should when she was about to make scrambled egg and bam unconscious, and first degree burned. If it was thinner then the pieces and rain down the body like glass and can be used as a makeshift knife.

Clary was still caution with everything, even when she healed all her injuries, instead of the constant weight of being abused it was the constant weight of being found by Valentine. If anything the weight hadn't lessen at all it just changed to a different weight. When Clary was still in her prison the weight felt like a constant reminder that her life was broken, that there was nothing to do. Like an ache that won't go away. When she fled it changed to more of a cold nerve-wreaking weight like something felt like it was going to happen, but didn't. So Clary was left with this feeling of something constantly looming.

Clary has sat down with Luke and tried to learn about her mom, and a few things she needed to know if you wanted to stay low. It was a conversation she was dreading but she wanted to do it alone.

"Valentine is devious, he will use fraudulent methods to find you and keep your mouth shut about this. The first thing we might have to do is change your appearance slightly. Cut it shorter, change the colour, perm what ever at least for a few months." Luke had said, Clary agreed to the idea of cutting her hair and changing the colour slightly just to deeping her red embers hair to an auburn. "I can get you into a high school, I'm good friends with one of the teachers, she might be able to pull some string for you.

He had introduced the same friend of his, who was named Tessa Gray to her the next day. Ms. Gray introduced herself as Tessa, and they started going over several things on the school.

"It's quite stereotypical actually, like there are popular student, nerdy-er ones, spotsy one too." Tessa said helping her through the forms. The form required birth certificate and other things that Clary didn't have, since Valentine used to burn things to hide the smell of alcohol when a rare policeman would come in, explaining it was Clary yelling because she burned something during cook which cover the sounds of scream Clary made during when Valentine wasn't quite himself.

Again Luke manage to pull some favours from people and manage to swipe a few needed numbers from databases. Clary love the time with Tessa since for one she was the first female friend Clary had ever made, ever. Her mom doesn't count and she didn't really make any friends when she was five and onward, let alone a female one. When it came time to choose the name Clary chose Fray, it was a cross between her mother's name Fairchild and Tessa's Gray. Tessa was honoured at the name. Jonathan after a while of think decided to change his name as well and brought home the forms the same day Clary sent hers in the mail.

Clary started a job as well, she managed to snag a job at a near restaurant called Taki's it was a nice thing to start to earn money again after she had to quit in order to leave. Jon made her go to the stores to buy new shoes and clothes. In an hour, Clary had been forced to get a pair of sneakers, a shirt, hoodie and leggings. Basically Clary was done with shopping for another year after the pair of shoes, but Jon persisted. They both had the stubbornness that ran in their blood, but knowing that it came from both parents Valentine wouldn't give up.

She started her drawing again, it was only two weeks before school when she started. It was nice up until she started drawing Valentine and related things with him. Which was the first ten drawings in. Tessa ended up buying her a canvas and paints before She had them go to the park to see some beautiful things.

"This is useless," Clary groan having to lug a large sketchbook, pencil case and a cup of hot chocolate that Tessa got for her to the park was hard enough when she could only stuff her pencil case in a pocket. "I just want to go home." She said.

"No," Tessa sternly said, never in her life had Clary met someone who was strong minded or stubborner than her and Jon. She had to look up to that. Tessa dumped her stuff on a park bench over looking several trees. Clary sighed in relief and did the same. "Now draw do your art thingy."

"Tessa I can't really, I keep thinking of-"

"I will distract you." She said crossing her arm. Clary nodded and started to listen.

"You know about soulmates?" Tessa started Clary gave a quick nod and she continued. "When I was young I didn't really believe in them because for one my mom was married to her yet she didn't have a very good ending. One day she was, to say, intoxicated once and things happened." Clary nodded, she had started drawing a tree with a lonely swing. "I was born because of a mistake with someone she thought was her soulmate. After I was born her soulmate found out and they had a fight. Later eventually, one evening years after the fight, he had taken her out to dinner as an apology and they crashed into truck that's headlights had stopped working."

Clary erased a bit of her sketch and started to draw in a young Tessa on that lonely swing. "I was only a few years old, at most three. I was sent to live with my aunt, who died of a fever. My brother who was a few years older than me, was my cousin, my aunt was pregnant with her deceased fiance's child so I grew up thinking her was my brother. It's fine now, but I was sent to live with apparently my parent's friends." Clary added what she guesses Tessa's brother would look like leaning next to the tree,m watching his cousin/sister swing. "I found out I had two soulmates." Clary's pencil dropped and she look at Tessa.

"Really?" She looked slightly sad, like she was going over the memories

"Yes, the thing was the two soulmates were best friends."

"What happened?" Tessa laughed.

"I married both of them." Clary smiled happy at the ending. "One of them had an illness that caused him to be dependent on a drug, eventually he fell sick, and was sent to the hospital. It was such a horrible experience I was un the hospital too. DId you know the closer you are to your soul mate the more you feel of their pain? I never felt so sick, I mean I often had colds and headaches but I didn't believe it to be my soulmate."

Clary's smile dropped and turned into a frown as Tessa continued. "He fell into a coma, for about a month I only knew he was my soulmate, we were planning to get married too, then I found out about the second soulmate. He asked me to marry me too and I did, then a year later Jem woke up." CLary had to guess Jem was the first soulmate. "I got married to him and it's a nice mutual relationship. The best friends both wanted each other to be happy and this was the only way." Tessa gave a laugh.

"It was kind of stupid though seeing them argue about who gets me, it was just you have her, no you have her." Clary smiled at the thought before frowning.

"Tessa," Dhe started. "Do you think my soulmate is mad at me?"

"Why do you think that?" Tessa asked she looked so clueless, and confused. Tessa of course knew about the abuse, she was stubborn about wanting to know why. At that point, an hour after meeting her, Clary trusted her enough to know.

"Because it's my fault he had been in pain and getting scars." Clary replied looking down on her sketch. It was a lonely oak tree with a small young Tessa on a swing. Her brother was leaning against the tree his arms crossed and his face with a similar stubborn look. On the tree was a little heart messily placed in with the words. Soulmates: It doesn't matter until then. The sketch could have been something happy if not for the shading and facial features. Tessa had a carefree look while her brother looked cautious. The shadow made it look like the sun was setting and monster were starting to come out.

Funny how a moment ago it could had been mistake for a happy scene.

Tessa had Clary wrapped in a hug before she could think, Clary flinched at the sudden hug but relaxed. "Clary, he, or she, of all people should know that life isn't fair and it's not your fault. Heavens got a plan for you," Tessa frowned slightly. "Angels got a plan for you I'm not copying that song. Well technically it's called-"

"Okay okay! I get it." Clary said. Tessa smiled and let go of her.

"Let's get home before you brother started freaking out." Tessa said.

"Hey Tessa?" Clary said, Tessa gave a hum as she packed up her stuff. "How old are you?"

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So after Tessa scolded Clary for asking the question they went back to Clary's place which sounds so foreign. Tessa had purchased a bottle of brown hair dye.

"You're lucky I have a friend who loves hair so I'm going to call him now." Tessa picked up her phoned and dialed a number.

"Wait does he know?" Clary asked desperately she didn't want more people to know.

"No, he just understands that you want to change your look." Tessa said putting the phone to her ear. "Magnus? It's me Tessa, do you mind coming to my house, a friend of mine wants to change her hair a bit, yes thank you.. No glitter. Okay see you then."

"How old is your friend?" Clary asked as Tessa pushed her into her car.

"He's still in high school." Tessa answered passing Clary her phone. "I have your brother's phone number and since you don't have a phone go call him. We are going to need you to get one soon, school is starting and to see a student with out a phone is odd at least in this high school." CLary nodded ignoring the last part of her sentence.

"Jon?" Clary put the phone to her ear to hear him in a slightly static tone. "I'm going to be at Tessa for a few hours, I will call you every hour don't worry, Tessa has maximum security." Clary turned off the phone. "Hey, am I going to meet your soulmates?"

Tessa gave a nod as her ears were glued to the road in front of her. They arrived at her house which was a large house, really big for something in the city.

A blue eye man opened the door and hugged Tessa, Tessa unlike the Tessa Clary had seen who was so polite. Tessa shoved him off her and glared. "Will, you forgot I said I'm going to have a friend here." She said, before stepping inside the house.

"Do you see this?!" Will said dramatically, Clary decided to like him. "This is such-!" Tessa had clamped her hand over his mouth.

"Shush please! Do you want to wake up Church?" Tessa said, Will frowned.

"It's not that little devil. The thing only likes Jem." Tessa nodded

"Exactly," She said before turning to Clary. "Come on," They were approaching the large stair case when Tessa called. "If you see the glittery Magnus let him in and tell him we're in the main washroom."

"Tessa?" The voice called from up the stairs, Clary looked up to see another man with silver hair and silver eyes, he seemed to be of asian descent, but it was hard because his features was so pale, his eyelashes seem to be white. He was using a cane just to lean on, he opened his arms and waited for Tessa to hug him.

"Clary this is Jem," Clary smiled politely and nodded, as Tessa gave him a hug.

"Tess!" Will screeched from downstairs. "You give him a hug but when i do it you shove me off?!"

"Yes." Tessa called down to him. Next to Will was the gittery man, Clary guessed was Magnus.

"Hey Tessa!" He called as he took off his brightly coloured jacket to show and equally bright shirt underneath. He started towards the stairs waving off Will.

Clary ended up with a towel tied around her neck as she sat on the toilet cover, as Magnus comb through her hair.

"Dear," he clicked his tongue disapprovingly. Clary held her breath and waited for his answer. "What kind of conditioner do you use?" Clary shook her head feeling relieved.

"Never had any." Clary muttered, Magnus gasped dramatically.

"Alright I thought this would happened," he reached into his bag and pulled out two bottles of shampoo and conditioner. He had Clary lying down on the countertop while he washed her hair. It took twice as long for the conditioner than the shampoo. The room smelled amazing by the time Magnus was hand drying her hair with a towel.

It took half an hour before Magnus untangled through all her hair, it was weird being able to completely run her fingers through her hair and all of her hair.

"How short do you want this? Bangs? Bob?" Clary shrugged and pulled a string of her hair, now that it was untangled she tugged on the curl until it was straight, it when to her rib cage. She held up an estimate of four inches.

"What school are you going to?" Magnus asked snipping bit of her hair the bathroom floor was becoming reder and reder, while Tessa was on the countertop reading something on her phone.

"Idris," She mumbled feeling bored. "Tessa got me in last minute." Magnus clapped his hand. "Oh me too, we're so friends!" He squealed, Clary went rigid, a friend? She hasn't had a friend since ever. Clary had probably blanked out because she found her self staring at Magnus as he snapped his fingers at her.

"Clary? Clare? Biscuit?" Clary nodded at the last one which make Magnus grinned. "You're done biscuit." He handed her a mirror where she looked at her well hair. It looked so different yet the same. If she ran her fingers through her hair the familiar bright coloured red hair peeked out, she smiled and nodded.

"Thanks." She checked the thing and suddenly stood up. "I really have to go back now, I promised Luke something." Tessa nodded while Magnus blurted out.

"Is that your boyfriend?" He asked, Clary tripped on the rug and almost face placed the countertops.

"God no." Clary said, scrambling to get up. "He's like my uncle." She said.

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Clary had a session with Luke since he had gotten a shipment of manga books and wanted Clary to help. It was meant to be good for her. Getting a job and keeping her mind off some things. Luke was sure surprised when he saw Clary for the first time.

"Hey Clare, do you mind taking that box of book over to the manga section and organizing it?" Luke asked working on adding labels and price tags on several books, he turned around and looked at her hair. It made Clary feel subconscious but she would eventually get used to it.

"Woah," he blinked then smiled. "You looks great," Clary gave a nervous laugh.

"Thanks, I guess. I hope it would at least throw him off for the next while. The only thing I can't change is my height."

"But I would be able to use my beloved sister as an elbow rest." A voice came behind her, she turned her head and watched at Jon's face turned from surprise to admiration.

"You look good." He smile and ruffled her hair.

"I finally can run my fingers completely through my hair and you do that!" Clary screeched dodging Jon's hand. He just pat her head and ran his finger through her hair.

"Woah, weird." He muttered, Clary crossed her arms.

"It isn't at all uncomfortable that my brother runs his meaty fingers through my hair." Clary said poker faced. Jon laughed and turned around to drag his stuff up stairs.

Clary turned back to her books slowly putting them away as she was reading the backs of all of them. Technically Luke said to put them away right? It had been what felt like ten minutes when the door bell rang, it was a small light sounding ting. Clary turned her head to see a boy her age with brown hair and glasses.

"How can I help you?" Clary asked politely hoping he would ask a question about something she knew. Instead the boy turned pink and said.

"See me and my friend was walking by here and we saw, not in the creepy way I mean! So um," He turn pink as he fumbled with his words. "I mean I was going here anyway, also where's Luke? Nope, I'm sorry for wasting you time, but I thought you were pretty and I got dared to ask you for you name."

Clary took an extra second to stay quiet before asked him. "I'm not supposed to give my name out to people I don't know." She said. The boy seem to get it when he stuttered out.

"Simon Lewis." He said. She smiled at him.

"Clary." She told him.

"Just a random question how old are you, cause I hope your not twelve or something." He said fiddling with his fingers.

"Actually I am, not twelve, I'm sixteen, going to Idris this year." Clary said pausing on her age, there was a look of relief on Simon's face.

"Oh I go there I could show you around!" He said.

"First you have to tell me your age then." Clary replied.

"16!" He looked around the store. "Tell Luke I said Hi I don't want to keep my friend waiting." He turned and ran out the door well tried he hit the doorframe said sorry and tried again. He was such a strange boy.

Clary continued working on putting several books when a little boy about seven or eight. years old bumped up next to him.

"Hey do you know where the manga section is?" Clary smiled, he was just too cute with his dark brown hair and glasses too big for his gray eyes.

"Yeah, I'm just working on it." Clary said gesturing to the pile of paperback books on the ground, his mouth was in an O. "Any books do you want?" She asked he smiled and held up a book of Naruto. She pointed to an area a few paces away from her, he smiled adorably and went over there.

Clary finished placing her books away when, she heard thumps. She turned and saw a multitude of books fall on the little boy.

"Did you see that?" He said flushing pink.

"Only the end and aftermath." Clary said, internally she was groaning at the amount of books she had to put back. "What were you searching for?"

"Angel sanctuary," he said holding up a book of Naruto."

"Hey Max," A voice said behind her, the boy's who name was apparently Max straighten and tried to look behind her. "You readyyy?" The voice drawled out.

"Oh," Clary decided to turn around and saw what looked like a golden god. The golden god sighed and stepped past Clary, obviously Max didn't have to try to much when looking past her, he was over a feet taller. "Max, you're nine, you said you were mature for your age."

Max who looked extreme young for his age sighed. "The book I wanted was to high for me I had to jump, turns out I grabbed one of those metal railing things and yeah." Max said.

The golden god sighed and turned to Clary. "Sorry about that, he's clumsy."

Clary surprised herself by giving a short laugh, "No worries, I got two left feet, I'm surprised I haven't done that yet."

"Hey Clare what's that noise?" She looked behind her to see Luke and her brother.

She smiled innocently. "You didn't bolt the metal rails and when Max tried getting a book he grabbed those things." Luke frowned at her, he checked the self and scratched the back of his neck.

"I was lazy with installing that self sorry." Luke said. "Do have any books you want to get, they're free for you but the can't be more than fifty." Max just grinned and turned to his mess on the ground, he grabbed two more books.

"Nope just these three." He smiled. Luke nodded and went over to ring them up. He left Clary with her brother and the golden god. Said golden god turned his head to her.

"I'm Jace." The golden god said, Clary gave a small smile.

"Clary." Jace smiled, Clary felt an arm around her and Jace's smile faded.

"And I'm her big and very protective brother Jon!" He grinned.

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Jace was internally freaking out. He wasn't sure if his soulmate was dead or not. It's been two weeks since he had last gotten a scar. He heard that when a soulmate died it's like ripping a limb from your body, so he was sure she was alive. But how was the question, is she, he was pretty sure it was a she, he never like guys in the way he like girls. Not that he had a chance to really like girls. Is she in a coma? In the hospital? Life support?!

He shouldn't be this worried but he was, not only does he hate not knowing things, it pulled a wrench in his routine. Izzy and Alec definitely knew why he was acting weird, not Max though he was too young. Because of this Izzy went on a gossip craze, asking people about new students in the school. Jace how no idea if the idea actually work or not, all she got was that there was another student that was coming to the school, not too uncommon the only thing that was uncommon about it was the lack of new students. He doesn't really know anymore.

"Let's go to the Pandemonium." Izzy squealed loudly in the training room, wreaking the idea of Izzy being badass. Sure she is, but hearing her squeal is bound to make even a demon or a duck or both think twice about Izzy. Or at least counteracted her look. Yeah Jace really didn't know anymore. Alec shook his head which must have been hard since he was hanging upsidedown from a rope doing sit up.

"Why not Marse and Robert aren't going to be home." Jace said.

"Max." Alec said, Jace waved his hand.

"I'll take him to a book shop and have him buy a bunch of mango books." Jace told him.

"Manga." Max corrected, he was on the opposite side from Jace and just manage to hear the words mango book. Jace frowned at him.

"Pity. Mango books seem like a cool thing." Jace said, Izzy sighed.

"That's because if you could, you would marry mangoes." Jace shrugged, he turned to Max.

"Want to go to buy some Mango, manga books what ever?" Max tilted his head from his activity and nodded. "Good be ready in twenty minutes." Jace ran to his room changing into comfortable clothes and grabbed his wallet.

"Ready to go?" Jace said, Max nodded. He had Max sit in shotgun after Max use his cute eyes on Jace. They drove a few minutes away to downtown, where many stories for some reason had appartments on them. He a place to park and walked with Max to the bookstore.

"You go look inside and I'll grab us some food." Jace patted his little brothers head and shooed him inside the store. Jace turned around and walked to Taki's.

"Hey Jace," A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes said.

"Hey Kaelie, can I get an order of coconut pancake to go?" He asked, the pale girl nodded and walked away. Jace sighed, it's sometimes so awkward, she had been a brief fling actually his first and everytime they saw each other, it was weird. It was obvious she wanted to get together again but Jace wasn't sure he wanted another relationship.

Jace waited patiently for his order. Kaelie left the kitchen area of the diner with his order. "Here you go." Kaelie handed him a cone with the coconut pancakes inside.

"Can I get a bag?" She nodded, Jace paused and left.

He walked back to the bookstore and opened the door. "Hey Max," He said looking around. "You readyyy?" He looked in one area where an auburn girl stood? He then noticed Max on the ground surrounded by books.

"Oh," He said, the auburn girl decided to turn around. The first thing Jace thought was Auburn doesn't looks right on her. He then ignore his thought and stepped past the girl who was a feet shorter than him. "Max, you're nine, you said you were mature for your age." He sighed.

Max gave a smiled and sighed a bit as well. "The book I wanted was to high for me I had to jump, turns out I grabbed one of those metal railing things and yeah." Max said.

Jace turned to the girl. "Sorry about that, he clumsy." He told her hoping she wasn't mad.

The girl surprised herself for some reason by giving a short laugh, "No worries, I got two left feet, I'm surprised I haven't done that yet."

"Hey Clare what's that noise?" Jace turned around along with his brother and the girl. The girl's name is Clare? Anyway who were they, they looked the opposite to Clare, giants compared to the fairy sized girl.

She smiled innocently. "You didn't bolt the metal rails and when Max tried getting a book he grabbed those things." one of the men frowned at her, he checked the self and scratched the back of his neck.

"I was lazy with installing that self sorry." He said sheepishly, "Do have any books you want to get, they're free for you." Max just grinned and turned to his mess on the ground, he grabbed two more books.

"Nope just these three." He smiled. The blue eyes man nodded and went over to ring them up. He leff Clare with him and the other guy. Jace turned his head to Clare.

"I'm Jace." He said Clare gave a small smile.

"Clary." Jace smiled, Clary that sounded like a much better name until the man slid his arm around her and Jace's smile faded.

"And I'm her big and very protective brother Jon!" He grinned. Was it Jon or John? Jace gave him a small smile, they were siblings.

"Do any sports?" Jace asked the guy, he looks barely a few years off his age. He looked pretty fit as well, like he could be a football player. Jon shook his head.

"No, I'm going to community college for law I guess." Jace turned to Clary.

"You?" Clary shook her head she seem really young looking, not innocent though.

"Idris, junior." She said turning away from him and she started picking up the books, Jon followed suit, which made Jace bend down as well not wanting to feel awkward.

"I go there do you want me to show you around?" He didn't want to feel useless, she shook her head making him feel disappointed.

"It's fine I know a few people from there." Jace stood up he could see him brother and the other guy walking over to him. He stuck his hand into the bag he was carrying and took out a cone of coconut pancakes.

"Here Max, for lunch so Izzy doesn't poison you later." Max took it with one hand while his other held the books. Jace took the book and nodded as Max to a large bite.

"Thanks, Jace!" He said. "Do we have to go now?" He asked, Jace nodded and he frowned a bit.

"You can come back tomorrow, I'm sure Alec is free then." He said Max nodded his face lighting up.

"Okay," He said, he turned to Clary. "Bye miss!" He said walking out of the bookstore, Jace chuckled and followed suit.

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A man stood at a computer writing away, sending a message to an old friend of him.

I want you to find these two people.

A photo was sent, two people standing side by side it was a photo of Clarissa and Jonathan. Left from Jonathan's room under the mattress.

It gave him a world of possibilities to explore now that he could find them. For now he will drag out his time experimenting...

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I let you guess who that last guy is.

About time I update this story, well it's now a story. Want to make Izzy, Alec and Jon a little more round and in depth.

Hope you like it!

Words: 5,125 Date: Monday, September 11, 2017 Beta: MIA I mean she has school.