UNDERLINED IMPORTANT NOTE AT THE END OF THIS RIDICULOUSLY LONG A/N!

Hey guys! Chapter 2 of When Angels Fight! I got it up! I know most people write the entire story first then post it chapter by chapter, but I just can't do that. If I tried, I would probably lose interest in the story, but it is difficult to lose interest when so many people have reviewed! I love you guys! So far, When He Cheats has a total of… drumroll please… 42 reviews! Whaaaaat? It was only posted about two months ago! I know some really popular fanfiction writers have tons of reviews, but this was my first story, so nearly 50 reviews in two months is crazy for me. Thank you thank you thank you! Also, a quick note - in this story Bianca is not going to exist. We'll say that she told Clary that she and Jace were breaking up because they weren't right, and that she was setting the two of them up with the whole make-sure-our-boyfriends-are- loyal gig. Then she left back to the Tampa Institute. Also, for anyone who doesn't know, telekinesis is "the ability to move things through mind power".

Clary's POV

Previously on When Angels Fight…

"What's up, guys?"

"Clary! But you… you just… Did you just…" Isabelle gapes. Huh. She didn't say anything, I didn't know she was here.

"Calm down, Izzy. Yes, I just walked through the walls. Being an angel does have its perks." I laugh, grinning at her to show I mean no harm.

"So what powers do you have?" Alexa asks curiously.

I am about to answer her, then I pause. "Do you want me to tell you or show you?"

"Show us!" Izzy bursts in for her. I smile. I missed their take-no-prisoners attitude.

"Alright then. Hmm, where to start… Okay, so pay close attention to my face when I do this. Obviously also what I do, but pay attention to my face as well." They nod, studying my face intently.

Concentrating, I conjure fire in the palm of my hand. They gasp at the fire and I know that they have also noticed my red eyes. Gradually, the fire grows until it encompasses my whole body. I rise, my powerful wings flapping, until I am in the center of a firestorm. I use telekinesis to manipulate it into whips that lash across the room. Then I notice their faces, and they have mixed reactions. Alexa just looks at me in wonder, and I know she trusts me enough to know I won't touch her with the burning whips. Isabelle looks like she is pretty terrified. Alec looks very nervous, but he manages to hide it pretty well. And Jace… Jace's reaction is the one that jerks my heart the most. Jace, my Jace, he looks normal, but I can see right through the mask he puts up. No, he is scared of me. And that is what really brings me back down to earth. I extinguish the fire immediately.

"Um, sorry guys. I lost control a little bit there. It won't happen again." At first no one says anything, and I get worried that they will kill me. Then Alexa starts to laugh and talk at the same time.

"That was amazing! You… you… Gah! Why doesn't anyone ever make me into an angel?!" At her exasperated words, everyone starts to chuckle, and I smile, relieved.

"Okay, from now on I'm demonstrating my powers in a more safe way. Sound good?" I say laughingly.

"Probably a great idea!" Iz mocks jokingly. So I decide to get them while they aren't paying much attention.

I flick my wrist, and a strong gust of wind blows past everyone, knocking Alexa to the ground, still guffawing. It exits the training room, and once it leaves my vision I narrow my eyes and use my powerful eyesight, trying my best to control the wind and see where everyone is at the same time. Finally, I succeed in finding everyone else that lives in the Institute and pulling them with the wind to the training room. First Luke arrives, then Mom and Coraline. After them comes Magnus, swiftly followed by Johnathan and Max. Once the six of them realize what is going on, everyone talking at once gets them up to speed.

"Clary is back, and"

"she has amazing powers and"

"she created a firestorm, plus she"

"can control wind, that's"

"all we've seen so far."

"Plus she got here and"

"she walked through"

"the wall to get here."

I grin at how fast they are talking. First Alec, then Izzy, then Alexa, then Jace, his first words since I got here. Then they repeated their sequence, Alec, Izzy, Alexa, Jace. Finally they stop, and I get lots of hugs and welcome-backs.

"Shall I pick up where I left off, in terms of powers? Or should I start over, a little more relaxed this time though?" Choruses to start over ring through the room, so I do.

I conjure a ball of fire in my hand, let it grow until it is about the size of a campfire, then drop it over me, demonstrating my abilities pertaining to heat. Catching it just above my ankles with telekinesis, I pick up the large fire and then extinguish it out of nowhere.

"Another upside to this power is that I am obviously immune to being burnt, but I can decide how much heat I feel. That means I still get nice hot showers, but there is no problem on hot days outside for me, I just lower the amount of heat I perceive." They nod, laughing a bit at my crack on showers. "Also, for anyone who missed it, I'll conjure fire again. But this time, watch my eyes." They do, and the small fire that appears in my hand goes unnoticed in favor of the red eyes. They gasp, rather everyone who didn't already see it gasps. Moving on, I decide on wind next, feeling no need to remind them again to also notice my eyes.

A strong gust of wind swoops around the room, and almost knocks over Coral and Max, hitting them, but I control it to feel like a pillow underneath them that slowly pushes them upright again. Without reason to elaborate other than one word, I say it and move on. "Wind."

Then water appears in the room. It whips around, and I decide to use Alexa as a scapegoat for my latest achievement in the element of water. I gather the water into a large ball, have it hover over her head while she cringes away in anticipation, no longer giggling. Finally, I let go of it, and she is instantly soaked.

"Clarissa Adele Fairchild!" she gasps, a murderous look in her eyes. I would be scared if she wasn't my parabatai. Then I speak to her in my head. Alexa, I need you to act angry, but I thought I'd tell you what I was going to do before you killed me. You will be completely dry, and warm. I promise. Okay? You aren't going to murder me? She glances at me, and I see the small, almost imperceptible nod. Then she goes back to raging. I laugh and laugh, before showing off my skills. I make a come-hither motion with my hand, drawing my arm in, and pulling every last drop of water off my friend. I ignore the appreciative smiles for keeping Alexa out of a bad mood, and grow the water into a pillar.

Using the finest control I have, I telekinetically sculpt Jace out of the water and then freeze it. A perfect ice sculpture. The figure is smirking cockily and looking through half-lidded eyes. The embodiment of Jace.

"So being an angel has helped me discover a new form of art- ice sculpting." Even my majorly artistic mother looks impressed.

"I have a quick question, biscuit. When you moved the flames and the wind and water, was that the element power or telekinesis?" Magnus asks.

"Both. The element power conjures the element, the telekinesis manipulates it. Both are required to use the element effectively." I answer. "Also, for poor Alexa there, who is probably shivering, I have something to show you. For being my scapegoat, Alexa no longer has to feel the chill in this room. I can control anything's body temperature via the element of fire. So I can add heat, like I will to Alexa, or I can take away heat to make someone colder." Everyone grumbles except Alexa, who sighs contentedly as she warms up. It's really cold in here, actually. Just noticing it now, I carefully raise the room temperature, until it's nice and cozy.

"Okay, so that was obviously water control. I can also control sky, but I would need to be outside to show you, plus the mundanes might notice. It involves making the sun brighter or dimmer, moving the clouds, etc. That makes my eyes white. Final element! Earth."

My favorite element. I summoned a clod of dirt and had it hover in the air. I grew a gorgeous maple tree, speeding it through its stages of life. It went from a seedling, to a sapling, to a small tree, to an old giant. Its green leaves changed to their best time, the time when the leaves were a beautiful red, just before they began to wither. That's where the growth cycle freezes. It was now so tall, I'll just say it's a good thing that the ceiling in the training room is high. It looked to be perfect for climbing, if you could make it up the first 15 or 20 feet before the first branch. Which made it the perfect tree for me. I flitted up to the best branch in the tree, a thick thing with a little nook right where it met the trunk of the tree. It was comfortable.

Deciding to show off my flying skills, I skillfully climbed to the top of the tree, standing at the top. I slowly pitched forwards, falling from the top and making no effort to extend my wings, making the dirt and tree die and disappear. It was a drop of upwards of 100 feet. I heard my mom scream as I hurtled towards the ground. I'd already summoned some wind, giving the room ideal flying conditions. Finally, at five feet from splatting, I spread my pure white wings, the silver runes glittering. I immediately hit a thermal that I created, soaring up and doing flips and such of all kinds. When I soared up, my foot kicked someone- or something- hard. I knew that it would leave a crazy bruise for ages, and from personal experience (don't ask) I also knew that a normal iratze would not heal it. Angelic wounds don't heal easily. So after my flip sequence I flew down and landed softly.

"CLARY! You could have gotten yourself killed!" my mom admonished.

"Mom, calm down. I know what I'm doing." I rolled my eyes when I turned away from her. It was exasperating, but I knew she was right. Turning, I found out who I had kicked. It was the person with the giant bruise that was turning mottled shades of purple, green, and blue. Gorgeous. Note the sarcasm. The person must have thrown themselves under where they thought I would land. Someone who was willing to sacrifice themselves for me. Jace.

I ran over at top speed and fell next to him. My kick had almost knocked him out, but he was still conscious. Before he fell unconscious, I placed my hands on the wound and gently pushed my power into him. My hands glowed with white light and he stirred. Careful with the amount of power I gave him, I stopped the flow just after the bruise was healed. I sent the tiniest bit of extra but deserved power into him, and it ran through his body, loosening his normally tense muscles and relaxing his whole body, the power adding just a bit of strength to him. He sat up, looking at me in wonder.

"I- Thank you." I smiled softly at him.

"My pleasure. Thank you, really. You would have given yourself major injuries to save me. Why?" I asked, genuinely curious.

"Because I love you." he responded. I blinked in surprise. My prediction was that he would be resentful towards me for leaving for six months, and he would not love me anymore. But what he just said has always been my hope.

"I'm yours. Always have been and always will be." I respond. He smiles at me- a genuine smile, not his usual asshat smirk. I leaned down and kissed him lightly. Finally we parted. I got up and so did he, and a group hug with my whole family proceeded. But it didn't last, because soon the door burst open. A dark silhouette was framed in the door. When he came in, my eyes traveled over his body before his face. He had large, but not as big as mine, dark wings. They were a deep grey, almost black, with black smudges all over him. Where I had silver runes that represented me, he had red runes. Some I recognized were dark runes of death, sickness, plague, and bad weather. I got closer to his face, more and more sure of my ugly prediction to who he was. White-blond hair… Finally I saw his face, and I gasped. He's dead.

"Missed me, little sis?"

CLIFFY! I love writing cliffhangers, but I think you guys know who he is. I won't say it… Anyway, I canNOT believe I got a second chappie up in two days! I have been writing like crazy, just don't get used to it. I plan on starting a new story, not TMI, but I will be pretty busy for a while. Sorry! I will try to keep updating every week though. Thanks guys for sticking with me. I love writing fanfiction! I'm so creative! Jk lol I get literally no ideas for actual books of my own so instead I get ideas for fanfictions. Till next time!

~Annie