Hi everyone!
it took me a while to update, it's just been a lot of school work..
This chapter is longer than the first one *happy face*
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The bathroom door squeaks open and the first thing that hits her is the smell of honey and sandalwood.
Jace stands before her with a noticeable frown on his face.
He's wearing a grey sweater, with a pair of black skinny jeans, that are tucked nicely into his combat boots.
"Hi" she breathes out.
He relaxes slightly and brings her in for a hug, he bends down and kisses her sweetly on top of her head
"I couldn't find you I was worried," he says looking into her green eyes.
Normally she would have felt protected by his arms, but now they only triggered bad memories as they resembled her brother's arms.
Her breathing wavered slightly at the memory but before he could notice she pulled away. She could feel him tense in the progress.
"Clary are you sure you are doing okay? you've been acting differently ever since we got back from the apartment," he said gently as she looked down in shame. Shit
She takes a deep breath before gaining enough confidence to meet his eyes again "I'm fine Jace, you don't have to worry about me. We are safe now," she says giving him a reasuring nod.
She's surprised that her voice comes out strong and not weak as she pictured it in her mind.
Jace doesn't look so convinced but doesn't press her more on the subject.
She takes his hand and lets out a sleepy sigh.
Jace brings up his hand to cup her face, and she can feel herself lean into the warmth of his palm closing her eyes in bliss.
"Hey come here let's lay down for a bit," he says taking her delicate hand in his large warm palm. Before she can protest he walks them over to her bed.
"I know you haven't been able to sleep for a while" he whispers as the lay down together in her bed.
She settles under her cover and she can't help her discomfort with Jace's proximity.
She knows that Jace would never hurt her but the memories were still too fresh for her to shake out of her head.
She tried to put up some distance between them but she could feel Jace's arms wrap safety around her thin waist.
She couldn't stop her body from tensing up and as a small shake raked through her.
"Clary tell me what's wrong. Why are you so scared of me? I swear on the angel that I would never ever hurt you," Jace says frustrated letting her go.
He gets up into a sitting position, leaning against the bed's headboard.
Her heart breaks just seeing the hurt and confused expression covering his beautiful face.
"I'm not scared of you Jace, you know I love you more than anything" she whispers.
She doesn't know if she's trying to convince herself, but she can see him starting to relax.
He grabs her hand and runs his thumb over her knuckles, "Why does it feel like you are you pulling away from me, please tell me" he whispers in his British accent.
She carefully lays down on his chest as he starts to play with a lock of her hair
"I'm so sorry, I don't mean too," she says in a small voice as her eyes start to tear up.
She can feel his steady heartbeat underneath his shirt calming her down.
"Don't cry Clary I will always love and protect you, always and forever," he says gently.
You weren't there when I needed you the most
There is nothing more she can say so she reaches up to his face and gives him a small kiss.
"Just don't tell me you have been shacking up with Simon because then I will have to start digging my own grave," he says sarcastically, giving a heartful laugh.
She lets out a small laugh punching his shoulder lightly "would you be mad if I did?" she asks biting her lip.
She is suddenly being swept underneath him "I would be Murderous" he whispers huskily in her ear before bringing his lips down on hers.
She closes her eyes and moves her lips in sync with his, pulling at his hair. She can feel his hands holding her to his warm body.
She gets lost in herself enjoying the sudden warmth that she knows only Jace can give her.
She opens her eyes in her blissful state and screams when she is met by a pair of dark ones. She pushes her brother away and feels her back smash against the headboard of her bed.
Her breathing quickens up and she clutches her chest in raw panic.
"PL-EASE D-ON'T" She screams as his hands start to grab her.
"CLARY ITS ME!" Jace cries trying to get her to calm down even though he doesn't know what startled her.
Now he definitely knows that something is very wrong with Clary.
She shies away when she feels a hand coming in contact with her knee but she still opens her teary eyes upon hearing Jace's panicked voice.
She is met by Jace sitting in shock in front of her with a sad look covering his features.
She breaths out in relief bringing a hand up in horror to her mouth.
"Jace I'm sooo sorry. Please, I am so sorry" she cries as he brings her tight to his chest.
"Shhh everything is going to be okay," he says soothingly rocking her back and forth in his arms.
He continues to tell her everything is going to be okay until she finally falls asleep in his arms.
She's running, trying to get away from the heavy footsteps behind her that seems to get closer and closer by the minute.
She runs through the forest as fast as her short legs can carry her. All she can think of is run!
She stumbles through the thick bushes and branches until she gets to an end of a giant cliff.
She inhales sharply and whirls around.
She is met by her brother's black eyes.
He is dressed in red gear and an evil smirk is plastered over his face, "I told you there is no place on this earth where you can run where I can't find you," he says as he slowly walks towards her.
He looks like an animal stalking its prey waiting to pounce.
She's about to jump off the cliff when he suddenly flings himself at her and all she can do is scream
Clary wakes up sweaty feeling like she's screamed her throat raw. Her head is heavy and her cheeks wet from tears.
She checks the other side of the bed and finds it empty Thank god. She lets out a breath of relief.
The dream felt so real. Is this a warning from the angel?
She glances at the clock on her bedside table 4:15 am.
She shudders as she pulls off the covers from her body and stands up on wobbly legs.
It takes a few moments for her to regain balance.
She can't remember the last time she had a full meal.
Sighing she begins to make her way towards the bathroom.
She inhales sharply and splashes some cold water onto her face trying to wash away her nightmare.
She looks in the mirror and is met by wide green eyes and hair that stands out in every direction.
Izzy would probably call this the "sex hair" if she was here right now.
She smiles slightly at the thought of her best friend.
She hopes Izzy and her could become Parabati someday just like Jace and Alec. But at the same time, she was scared, scared of sharing everything to another person.
What if Isabelle would be able to see everything that happened with her brother.
Sadness washed over her as she turned on the shower.
She can't believe how much she had changed over the last 2 months. She used to be happy, she had the best boyfriend and the best friends she could ask her
That was until she found out she had a brother, who showed up and ruined everything.
She hates him for murdering little Max and for taking the only thing that belonged to her.
The cold water helps her control her anger.
Her breathing comes out short and fast.
She closes her eyes and tries to calm down but all she can see is Jonathan's body holding her down with his strong hands.
You are mine
I'm going to kill him she thinks to herself standing in the cold water.
Jace's POV
Jace lays in his bed staring up at the ceiling. He had woken up earlier to Clary's blood-curdling scream.
He knows she had nightmares and wanted to be left alone, but he couldn't stop thinking about her. His angel
He had become deeply concerned about her.
She flinched away every time he would come to close, and she had dropped at least 20 pounds.
He didn't know if her nightmares were about him.
Sighing he turns over to rest on his side.
Why wouldn't she tell him?
Did he do something to her under Sebastian's mind control?
Its been a couple of months since they got back to NY, she should have settled by now.
He didn't want to push her, and everyone gave her the space she needed but she was not getting any better.
Standing up frustrated from the lack of sleep, he began to walk towards his closet.
He ripped open the small doors and took the first things he could get his hands on, Black jeans and a hoodie.
He bends down taking out his favorite pair of combat boots before he puts them on. He completes his look by pulling a silver chain around his neck.
Looking presentable he begins to make his way downstairs towards the kitchen.
Walking around the corner he sees his angel sitting on one of the bar stools staring out of the window. Wow.
He feels his breath getting caught in his throat, she looked breathtaking. beautiful.
The way the morning sun hit her face and hair, created an angelic orange halo around her like fresh fire.
He took his time observing her from the entrance to the kitchen.
He is brought out of his gaze when someone pushes him to the side.
"Watch out lover boy," Izzy snaps striding into the kitchen alerting Clary as her eyes immediately find his.
Ignoring Izzy's comment he quickly composes himself and plasters a cocky grin on his face walking towards Clary.
"Morning beautiful, did you sleep well," he asks kissing her forehead.
"Yes," she replies with a sweet smile giving him a quick peck on the lips.
Izzy snorts from inside of the fridge "There is no point in lying, everyone can hear your screams" Izzy says trying to find some milk.
"Oh shut up Izzy" Jace snaps. His eyes flashing in a warning as Izzy rolls her eyes.
He walks over to the counter and takes out an apple from the fruit bowl.
He picks up a long knife from his pocket before swiftly cutting the apple in small slices. He walks back to Clary, giving her the slices.
She seems somewhat lost in her head looking tired.
"Thanks," she whispers.
She frowns at the apple slices but covers it quickly before Jace can notice.
"Anytime," he says gently giving her a stern look telling her that she doesn't have a choice but to eat them.
She knows that she would lose this battle so she takes one of the slices and bits into it.
Jace looks over at Izzy who looks at them with a face mixed of emotions.
Jace gives Isabelle a look telling her to try to talk to Clary.
He kisses Clary on top of her head before heading out to see Alec.
He hoped that Izzy would be able to get some information out of Clary.
She's hiding something and he is gonna find out one way or another.
Later:
Clary's POV
This was absolute torture. For the past 20 minutes, Izzy's had been rabbling nonstop about how she was too skinny and that she should really talk to someone before she became sick.
"But then again you already know that, so what do you think?" Izzy says flicking her smooth raven hair behind her ear.
Clary's head jerk up meeting Izzy's blue eyes, "what did you say again?" she asks, picking up one of the slices and bringing it to her mouth.
Izzy sighs dramatically "Haven't you been listening to anything that I just said?" Izzy cries in frustration.
"I'm sorry Iz, I got lost in my head again," she says in amusement.
Izzy laughs as she returns to the stove, flipping a pancake into the air.
Clary turns back to look out of the window. She can hear Izzy say all possible profanity's as she can smell something burnt.
"Shit, I hope you like burned pancakes" Izzy swears, looking at her black pancake.
Clary smiles finishing all her apple slices.
Swallowing the last pice the two girls suddenly hear a loud blood-curdling scream coming from the library.
She looks over at Izzy in panic before making a sprint down the hallway.
Izzy throws the pan into the sink and uncoils her whip sprinting after her.
Clary rounds the corner to the library when she suddenly feels Izzy shoving her behind her in a protective manner.
She feels adrenaline pulsing through her veins as they get ready to fight.
Taking a peek over Izzy's shoulder, the first thing she notices is a furious Jace standing beside a pale looking Alec.
She feels Izzy taking in a sharp breath looking at the letter currently in Maryse's hand.
Clary steps around Izzy and slowly starts to make her way towards Jace.
She lays her hand carefully on his rigid bicep "what is that?" She asks. She can feel a familiar cold creep into her bones.
When Jace doesn't answer she tries to move towards Maryse but Jace holds her back.
"Don't Clary, you don't want to see," he says warningly.
Ignoring him she walks towards Maryse but stops dead in her tracks when she sees golden blood covering the floor together with a pair of ripped angel wings.
She feels tears threatening to overspill as fear grips her heart.
She already knows who the letter is from. She grabs it despite herself and freezes.
The letter reads erchomai
(I'm coming).
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