Chapter 2:

Clary POV

5 months later…

"Clarissa Ravenwood I swear if you don't get off of me right now I'll-"

"You'll what?" I reply to my brother before he can finish his sentence, we're three hours into our training for the morning and this is the twelfth time I've pinned him, "Because I'm pretty comfortable where I am."

As I finish my sentence Sebastian is already rolling me over onto the training pad pinning me down painfully.

"Funny now aren't we?" He jokes as he gets off me.

Sebastian is complicated, sometimes I don't entirely understand him and I'm his sister. There are times when he's kind and caring and times when he's cruel and dictator –like and there's no way I can control those mood swings. Other times he can be distant, like when I ask him a question about when we were younger.

It's almost like I can't remember anything aside from the memories Sebastian and our mother Jacqueline tell me. I'm pretty sure I would remember the first time I killed a demon by myself…or where my room is in the institute, but as of lately I just can't.

" I totally let you do that." I say, getting water from the side of the training room.

"Keep telling yourself that, we all know who the better shadowhunter is." He mumbles.

I shoot him my best glare before going to my room to shower. There's nothing special about it; a cream colored comforters with a gold chevron design, a bedside table with my sketchbook and coloring tools, some clothes in my closet.

No pictures though. I guess you could say my family wasn't really the sentimental type.

I get changed into a pair of black shorts with a gray t-shirt and then put my damp hair into a messy bun on top of my head.

I walk out of my room into the kitchen where I see Sebastian in gear eating a bowl of cereal.

"Don't get too comfortable." He says with his mouth full, "We have a run down hospital full off demons we need to raid."

"Today?" I ask him, all I wanted to do was just lounge around.

"Stop whining Clarissa, you're nephilim now act like it, go get changed." My mother chastises me sounding irritated.

I sigh and walk back to my room, gathering my gear and some weapons, in 5 minutes I'm out again fully runed.

As Sebastian and I walk the streets silently unnoticed by mundanes I think about how Jacqueline always seems to find the worst in me all the time and never in Sebastian, it's frustrating.

"How about this," Sebastian breaks the silence as we near the hospital, "Whoever kills the most demons doesn't have to do the grocery shopping after this."

I return his devilish smile with one of my own, "You're on."

I run into the hospital with two blazing seraph blades before he even has a second to react, maybe I'll get something out of this trip.

"What can I say? You never should have challenged me." I say in the hospital, unscathed aside from a few ichor scars.

The raid wasn't nearly as hard as we anticipated, a couple of rogue demons with nothing better to do and of course at the end of the raid I had killed 4 and Seb only 2.

"Yeah, yeah whatever. Are you almost done? I have some shopping to do." He asks loathingly through the door.

I open the hospital room I used as a changing room to reveal the outfit I was wearing earlier. I toss the ichor-covered gear before grabbing my messenger bag and walk toward my brother who is now in jeans and a black t-shirt.

"Ready. " is all I say as we walk toward the exit to the subway.

Of course Seb and I have the luck of choosing the most crowded cart where I'm standing between my brother and a stranger behind me. My brother seems to find it hilarious that I can't reach the metal bar you hold onto if you're standing.

"Something funny? " I ask him.

"Nothing shorty." He smiles to himself, I can't bring myself to glare at him before a smile forms on my face, his happiness is infectious.

As the train jerks to a start I bump into the person behind me. Sebastian laughs, not looking up from his phone, I can almost swear he mumbles the word klutz.

I roll my eyes before turning around to apologize to who ever I bumped into.

"I'm sorry about that." I say sincerely to a brown haired teen about my age, if I hadn't looked hard enough I wouldn't have noticed the way his skin is smooth almost like porcelain. Vampire. He seems harmless enough so I just let it slide.

"Don't worry about-" he stops suddenly when he looks down at my face, eyes wide.

I raise my eyebrows at him as if questioning why he's acting like that.

"Clary." He whispers almost in audibly, he looks shocked and surprised and happy all at the same time.

"Excuse me?" I say, when he doesn't reply immediately I continue, "Sorry…again."

I turn around to my brother who is still on his phone, I lightly tap him and he looks up at me questioningly. I tilt my head to the kid behind me and mouth what's his problem.

Sebastian's expression looks identical to Simon's for a moment before he collects himself, I'm about to ask him what's up until the train stops and Seb is pulling me behind him as fast as he can.

"Seb this isn't even our stop, what's your problem?" I ask him, he stops walking.

"Clarissa do you remember that kid?" He asks me in all seriousness.

"No… but he's a vampire isn't he? What's he doing riding the subway?"

My answer seems to visibly relieve him. Hmmm.

"Yeah, he was just giving me bad vibes. I wanted to make sure my little sister was safe." He says ruffling my hair.

"Aww you do care!" I joke

"Nah," He replies smirking " Mom would just kill me if you got hurt on my watch. Plus what would the Clave do without you?"

I scoff playfully as we walk out from underground into the afternoon light. Sebastian had told me that my ability to make runes was something they had never seen before, that I was special.

Why don't I remember?

Simon POV:

Holy. Shit.

Clary is okay, she's healthy, she's…happy?

I'm so confused was that even Clary? No, I would recognize my best friend when I saw her and that was definitely her, there is no denying that.

But why doesn't she remember me? She didn't even seem to recognize me.

Plus she was with Sebastian. This isn't good I definitely should've followed her what if he's planning something? We've been looking for her for months now and it could be a while before we see her again.

And Jace will be pissed. God Simon you're so stupid.

My mind is reeling as I make it to Taki's where I find Isabelle on her phone sitting at a table for 4 people.

"Hey." I say as I walk up to her.

She gives me a peck on the lips as I sit down next to her, still deep in thought.

"Simon, did you hear a word I just said?" I hear Izzy ask me.

I look up at he face, when I don't answer she sighs "What's up you seem distant."

"It's nothing I just…" I consider not telling just in case it wasn't her. But I'm so sure.

"I saw Clary today."

"You WHAT?" She half yells, drawing the attention of other people in the restaurant, she doesn't seem to notice.

"I know," I whisper " I mean I'm glad she okay and all but it was bizarre. She was actually happy with-"

"What was bizarre?" Jace says, coming to the table with Alec.

Izzy shoots me a look as if telling me to shut my mouth for now.

"We were talking to Kaelie and they almost got rid of the Coconut Pancakes." Izzy says cooly, surprising me by how easily his lie comes out.

"What?! How could they do such a treasonous thing?" He asks theatrically causing Alec to pop a smile.

"Truly scandalous." Alec adds, texting on his phone.

The table hums to a comfortable conversation as we order and wait for our food to come out. During this time I notice Jace's constant foot tapping as if he's waiting for something.

Even I, the person he probably dislikes the most, knows that Jace Herondale never gets nervous. But ever since Clary disappeared he's changed, we all have, ad not for the better.

When Jace's phone vibrates he immediately checks it, we all watch as his face contorts into annoyance and he slams it on the table before running his hands through his hair.

"Another dead end?" Alec asks his Parabatai.

He just nods, "He's un trackable. For all we know she could be in hell with that prick."

"She may be closer than you think." I mumble to myself, earing a questioning look from Jace and a kick from Izzy.

Before Jace can open his mouth the food arrives and we're all lost in our own thoughts.

Clary POV:

"How are you spending this fine afternoon?" I ask my brother, with a knowing smirk on my face.

"Grocery store." He mumbles.

"Sorry? I couldn't here that."

He just flips me off as we continue to walk causing a chuckle to escape me and a small smile to form on his face.

"Are you sure you don't want to help out your dear old brother with this long, long list? You know what mom always said, grocery shopping gets done faster with two people."

"She never said that!" I laugh, "Besides, you've already taken up most of my afternoon with that demon raid so have fun with your groceries!"

As I walk away Seb grabs my wrist "Don't go too far off okay. I'll text you when I'm done, so like in 4 hours." He groans

"Okay, I'll keep in touch." I say as I get lost in the sea of people on the New York City Pavement.

As I walk through the city I think about where I want to stop and draw. Central park is in it's peak season for tourists right now so that's a definite no. As I'm pushed around for being too slow I find myself in front of a hole in the wall café: Taki's.

I shrug, might as well.

A waitress, a kelpie, guides me to my table with a quizzical look. I thank her before sitting down and taking out my sketchbook and begin to draw. It's not long before the waitress comes back to take my order.

"Coconut Pancakes as usual?" she asks me.

I look up at her confused, "I'm sorry what?"

She raises and eyebrow the way I've always longed to do, "Clary, that's your usual order. Don't try to test me I know this stuff."

That's the second time today I've heard that name, who do they think I am?

"I think you're mistaking me for someone else." I smile, she doesn't seem convinced "I'll just take a coffee, please"

"Cream, sugar?" She asks me

"Just black." I say, she closes her order book and walks away.

I continue to draw until I hear a fork clang loudly onto a plate.

I look over to see the kid I bumped into on the subway.

Great. Now he has friends.

AN: Hope you guys liked this chapter! Keeping my authors note short and sweet because I don't really know what else to write but you guys are all amazing don't forget that!

R & R

XOXO

Erin