Jace stared at Jocelyn, fear was clouding his eyes.
"Jocelyn the iratze isn't working, she's still bleeding..what do we do?!" Jace was frantic, he'd never been in a situation like this.
"Jace go get my car. We need to get Clary to a mundane doctor." She pulled her car keys from her pocket and tossed them to Jace.
Jocelyn's car was parked across the street from the institute, by the time Jace had it pulled up to the front Jocelyn was already there. Clary was wrapped in a thick blanket, she slowly slid Clary into the back seat, Jace sliding in on the other side.
After 20 minutes of driving they arrived at the emergency room, Jace gently lifted Clary from the car and carried her inside, A decent sized blood stain had already started to form on the blanket. Jocelyn ran to the counter and explained her daughters condition, a moment later a nurse rushed out with a wheel chair. Jace slid Clary into the uncomfortable looking chair, Jocelyn looked at Jace, then the nurse.
"Can both of us go back with her?" the nurse looked from Jace to Jocelyn, giving them a swift nod then rushed Clary to a room. The room was about the size of Clary's room at Luke's house, the bed was big enough for two people. Sitting in the middle of it was a thick looking pad..probably to catch all of the blood.
Jace lifted Clary from the chair and placed her in the bed, making sure she was on the pad. The nurse asked Jocelyn if she could remove Clary's clothes so they could give her a clean hospital gown. She nodded and pulled Clary's sweater off, a large bruise had already formed on the small girls abdomen. Jace gasped, the iratze should have at least healed that..
The nurse gave Clary a clean pair of underwear and a clean hospital gown, the nurse informed Jace and Jocelyn that most of the bleeding has already stopped, but she still needs to take a blood sample. Clary gave out a small whimper as the needle slid into her arm, Jocelyn saw Jace tense up, she placed a hand on his shoulder assuring him Clary was fine. The nurse turned to them once she finished and glanced at Jocelyn,
"Mrs. Garroway, Clary will have to be here for a few days, maybe you should go get her a few things that will make her stay a but more..comfortable." She gave the two a sympathetic smile. Jocelyn checked her watch, it was 6:30 then let out a deep sigh.
"Alright I'll go and pick her up a few things." She looked at Jace "Jace honey, would you like for me to bring you anything?" Jace thought for a moment,
"Yes.. um can you ask Izzy to pack me a few changes of clothes, and maybe a blanket or pillow?.. If that's alright with you.." her expression softened, of course the boy would want to be here with Clary as much as he can. She gave him a slight nod,
"Got it, I'll be back as soon as I can, please keep me updated." Jace nodded and watched both Jocelyn and the nurse leave.
About ten minutes after Jocelyn left the nurse came back into the room, closing the door behind her, Jace was sitting beside Clary's bed , gently stoking her hair making sure he didn't disturb her. The nurse cleared her throat, getting Jace's attention "Mr. Herondale"..
"You can call me Jace.."
"Okay Jace.. May I ask you something?"
Jace could feel a knot starting to form in the pit of his stomach, the nurse was staring at him, her eyes filled with concern. "Sure, ask away."
She paused for a moment, as if she was trying to figure out what to say, but after a short pause she began to speak.
"Jace.. h..how did Clary get those bruises?"
On the way to the hospital Jocelyn had told Jace that if anybody asked, Clary had fallen down the stairs at Luke's home. Jace kept his tone calm. "We were at her mom's house, and she slipped at the top of the stair case, I tried to catch her but I wasn't fast enough.." he let out a deep sigh, he knew the emotion started to leek through "It was my fault, If only I could have caught her in time.."
The nurse crossed the room, putting a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry dear, I know it's hard but don't blame yourself. Accidents happen ." She gave him a warm smile "Okay dear I'll be back in fifteen minutes for a urine sample, and then the doctor will come and check on Clarissa."
Jace was never one to pray, but at this particular moment he was begging the Angel for Clary to be alright.. He laid his head on the edge of Clary's bed, and closed his eyes for a few seconds, losing himself in his thoughts.
*Clary was in the grasp of one of Sebastian's Endarkened, he was a tall man, he walked her over to the edge of the building dangling her like some sort of rag doll. He turned to look at Jace "This is a warning from Lord Sebastian.' with that he let Clary go, a wicked smile on his face*
Jace was pulled from the sick day dream when he felt tiny fingers in his hair, looking up his gold eyes meeting Clary's emerald ones..
"Clary how are you feeling?" It was the nurse, she had a small cup in her hand marked 'C. Fray'
Clary let out a labored sigh, and forced a weak smile. "I don't feel bad, but I don't feel wonderful either.." The nurse looked at Clary, she had sympathy in her eyes,
"I'm sorry to hear that dear.. but were going to get you all fixed up! First we just need to take a quick urine sample and then the doctor will be in to do an ultra sound."
Jace's head popped up, "Why does she need an ultra sound?, aren't those only for pregnant women?" the nurse let out a small laugh,
"We also use them to check for internal bleeding, and other internal issues"
"Ohh, that makes sense.."
The nurse cleared her throat, "Jace, would you mind leaving the room for about 30 minutes, so we can give Clarissa her check up?" He has to leave?!.. but he didn't want to leave Clary.. he wanted to stay by her side at all times in case she needed him!
He looked over at Clary, she shook her head, "Jace I'll be fine, I promise." She squeezed his hand, he let out a defeated sigh and looked at the nurse,
"Please take care of her." The nurse stared at him,
"Of course we will." She sent him off with a small wave.
*Clary's pov*
The nurse helped her out of the bed, her body was slightly sore but it wasn't anything that she couldn't handle. Glancing over she noticed the woman's name badge 'Cassie. C', Cassie helped Clary to the bathroom and handed her the small cup, she awkwardly took it in her hand,
"When you're finished, you can put the cup on the sink." Clary thanked the woman and shut the door, she didn't think the drop would have caused this much damage..She pulled up the gown and saw the large blueish yellow bruises that had covered her abdomen.
After Clary had finished she placed the cup on the side of the sink as she had been instructed, there had only been a small blood stain on her underwear so hopefully that was a good sign.. she washed her hands for what felt like ten minutes, when finally Cassie knocked on the door,
"Clary are you alright in there?" She sounded worried, Clary hastily dried her hands and opened the door,
"I'm alright." she forced a smile, and Cassie just eyed her and helped her back to the bed.
"Clary I'm going to run your urine to the lab, the doctor will be in shortly."
Clary leaned back against the bed and closed her eyes, seeing the Endarkened's Face in her mind..
"This is a warning from Lord Sebastian..."
A soft knock pulled her back to reality, a tall man who slightly reminded her of Luke walked into the room,
"Clarissa, I'm Doctor Heartt, How are you feeling?" She forced a smile,
"I'm feeling a lot better than I was.." He gave her a warm smile,
"That's good! Hopefully our ultrasound will be able to pinpoint the problem." On cue Cassie pushed in a strange looking machine,
"Clarissa do you mind lifting up your gown?" Clary pulled the thin piece of fabric over her stomach, but quickly pulled the blanket up so it covered her underwear.. He pulled a bottle of blueish clear gel out and went to pu some on her stomach,
"I warn you this may be a little cold." Clary cringed as he placed a small amount on her exposed skin, it wasn't just cold, it was freezing! He flipped a switch on the small monitor and pulled a wand like attachment from the side, pressing it to her stomach she heard the sound of her own heart beat, it was steady.. and slightly peaceful.
*Jace's pov*
Jace had just gotten of the phone with Jocelyn, she was leaving the institute. He sighed and looked at the time, He'd been walking around outside for about 25-ish minute. He decided that it would probably be okay for him to head back up to Clary's room.
*Clary's pov*
All of the color had drained out of her face as she stared at Doctor Heartt,
'P...pr..Pregnant?, no... no, You have to be mistaken! I've only had sex once! and we used protection..." Cassie walked over to Clary and rubbed her arm,
"I'm sorry sweetie.. sometimes things happen and we don't even notice.." Tears started to form in Clary's eyes..
"A...and all the blood was b..because I.." Cassie's expression looked grim,
"Miscarried.."
Tears were streaming down her face.. She never thought about kids.. and she never thought that she'd have this happen. Cassie pulled her into a hug,
"Is there anything that I can get you sweet heart?" Clary could only manage to choke out one name'
"Jace.."