"Jace?" Izzy asked.
She looked from Jace, to her mother, then back again.
"Is that really you?"
"Of course, Iz," Jace said. "Who the hell else do you think looks this good?"
She laughed and ran over to him when he stood up.
Jace wrapped her in a bear-hug.
"I missed you," she said, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I missed you, too, Izzy." He let her go and turned to Alec.
"Hey, Jace," Alec said.
"Hey, Alec," Jace said.
They hugged each other. Not that one-handed hug thing that guys do, but a full on, both hands, girl hug.
Magnus awed.
"Shut up," Jace said, pulling away from Alec.
Jace, Alec and Izzy sat next to each other on the couch. Izzy looked over at me. I was still hanging by the doorway. You wouldn't have noticed me if you didn't already know I was there.
She looked straight at me.
Are you coming? her eyes seemed to say.
I shook my head and headed upstairs to Izzy's room.
I took off my clothes an put on a set of pj's I kept here in Izzy's room.
If you're wondering why I didn't want to see Jace, it's because I just wanted Alec and Izzy to have some time with their brother without me there.
When Jace left, me and him, we weren't really on speaking terms.
He just broke another girl's heart and I was telling him off about it.
Flashback
"Jace," I said.
I was 14 and a half and he was close to 16 years old.
He just broke a girl named Hannah's heart. Now, he was sitting on the couch and I was standing in front of him, telling him what all he did wrong and what he should have done better.
"You should have known better. If I've told you once, I've told you a million times, 'Do not break a girls heart like you break a twig!' Why are you looking at me like that?" He had that stupid signature smirk on his face.
"You know, you're pretty cute when you're mad," he said.
"Fuck you, Jace."
"Chill out, I'm just joking. You really need to learn how to take a joke, you know."
"I don't even know why I try. You're hopeless."
"Hopeless, really? Is that really what you think of me?"
"Yes, the only thing you're good at is crushing girls' hearts."
"Good to know I'm good at something."
"You know what? I'm done. I can't wait until you leave."
"Great. Because neither do I. No more of you I need to worry about."
End Flashback
I sat down on the bed and decided not to try and wait up for Izzy. She'll probably just try to stay up all night and talk to Jace.
I got under the covers and tried to go to sleep.
The Next Morning
I woke up and saw Izzy laying beside me.
I smiled and got out of bed and put some clothes on.
Once I was dressed I checked the clock.
9:13
I decided to try and wake up Izzy.
"Izzy," I said. "Time to wake up."
"Five more minutes," she grumbled.
I laughed.
"You are such a child sometimes, you know that."
"Good."
"I'll be back in fifteen minutes. If you're not up, I'm going to go and get Magnus."
"I'm up, I'm up," she shouted getting out of bed.
She fumbled for some clothes as I laughed my head off.
"Breakfast?" she asked me.
I nodded and we walked out the door and over to the stairs.
"There's something I have to tell you," I told, getting ready run.
"What?" she asked.
"Magnus isn't even here." I ran down the stairs as fast as I could.
"CLARISSA FRAY!" Izzy screamed at the top of her lungs. "THAT WAS SO NOT FUNNY!"
She ran after me.
I ran into the living room and saw Maryse and Max sitting in there, trying to read.
They were already looking in my direction as I came charging in.
"Good morning," I said, runnin right past them.
Izzy followed right behind me, fumming.
I ran into the kitchen and to the dining room where Jace and Alec were already eating.
I ran over to the side that Jace and Alec were on. So Izzy would have to go around the table to get to me.
"Clary!" Izzy yelled.
"What's wrong?" Alec asked looking from me to Izzy and then back again.
"She got me up!" Izzy shouted. "Told me she would get Magnus, when he's not even here!"
"You should have figured that out before you got out bed," I said laughing.
"My sister really is a total blonde," Jace said smirking.
"Shut up, Jace," Izzy said.
Izzy ran around the table and I ran the other direction.
She continued to chase me around the table until Jace stuck his foot out and tripped me.
I fell down and Izzy tackled me and started to tickle me.
I laughed and laughed and laughed.
I could bearly breathe so Alec had to get Izzy off of me.
I laid there with my face buried in my hands, trying to suppress the giggles.
"You gonna get up, or are we going to have to turn you into a rug?" Jace said.
"Fuck you," I said getting up.
"Gladly."
I went around the table and sat directly in front of Alec.
"So," Izzy said to me. "What are we doing today?"
"I have to get home," I told her.
"No you don't," Alec said.
"Yeah I do. Luke and mom just got home last night around three. So, I better get back and see how the art show went," I said.
"Oh, so you don't want to hang out with this god?" Jace asked smirking.
"No, not really," I told him.
"Well, then." He mocked hurt.
"Hi, Clary," a voice said from behind me.
I turned and saw Max standing there with a comic.
"Oh, hey, Max," I said.
"Hi." He sat in the chair beside me and we all ate breakfast.
After breakfast me and Izzy went back up to her room.
"So," Izzy said. "What time are we going to see your mom and Luke?"
"We?"
"Yes, we. Duh."
"You're not going."
"What?! Why not?"
"Becuse, Jace just got back and you need to spend time with him."
"No I don't. If anything, you need to spend time with him."
"Me! Why me?"
"Because, he wants to spend time with you too, you know."
"Why the hell would he want to spend time with me?"
"I have no idea. But he looked a little sad when I told him you went into my room last night."
"What? Why?"
"He said he wanted to apoligize for something."
"I don't know what."
"Me either."
