Okay here is chapter 3, enjoy.
You already know what I'm going to say about the characters right?
"So, um, how's the baby?" asked Alec awkwardly, he really wasn't good with these things, but it was obvious that Clary was upset. Mostly because of the tears running down her face and the determined expression she wore.
"Oh, thanks for asking how I am, the baby's fine, better than fine but me on the other hand- well I suppose it doesn't matter."
"No, no, I'm sorry Clary, I meant how are you?" Clary was silent for a second before she replied, "If sore and tired is what your looking for Alec, then there's your answer, but I was quite excited today, because I found out whether it's gonna be a boy or g-" Clary's voice cracked on the end and she broke down, taking big heaving breaths and letting out small whimpers. Alec pretended not to notice, he didn't know what to do in situations that involved tears or crying especially pregnant women.
Alec was saved when they eventually arrived at the door to the infirmary, and as it came into view Clary practically sprinted through it as Jace's moans were in hearing distance.
Inside Isabelle was sitting in a chair her head in her hands, the gash in her forehead was now gone and she appeared fine although it seemed as though she was shaking.
But the sight of Jace made Clary gasp: his face was gaunt and pale, his cheeks hollow, his skin grey. Sweat gleamed in a thin sheen all over his face and the exposed top half of his body. The colour was gone from his lips and just above the line of the sheet covering him Clary could see the skin had turned black. To be honest he looked like crap.
Clary put her hand to her mouth, before her knees gave way and Magnus caught her. He was covered in blood and his hair was a mess: no longer straight and spiky, but straggly and falling about his face. His cat eyes looked tired, but he appeared to not have noticed.
He had just finished bandaging the wounds, so the white gauze covered the worst of the blackness, but still a little poked out the top and seeing this Magnus quickly moved the sheet up so it was covered.
"Careful now," said Magnus gently," we don't need both of you in here." He sat her down in a chair, where immediately she clasped Jace's clammy hand, before he spoke to her again, "I'm sorry Clary, I've tried everything I possibly could. This isn't a normal demon bite. I haven't seen anything like this ever. I know this is hard to hear," he said when she flinched, " But you have to know, the poison is working very slowly and it is creating agonising pain for him," the tears started to roll down her face again and she missed some of what he said, "-it's hard to say, but I would give him about two months maximum and three weeks minimum…" his voice trailed away, but Clary couldn't hear him anymore, she looked at his face, still so perfect even whilst in pain.
"No," she whispered mostly to herself, but loud enough in the silent room to hear, "No, no this can't be happening…"
"I'm sorry," it was Magnus again, " I did what I could which was to basically put him to sleep, so he doesn't feel it, if you think it's bad now its only going to get a lot worse."
"But, but you don't understand!" she moaned at Magnus, "We're having a baby boy! I know I was going to leave it a surprise, but I got too excited and just asked and Jace wanted to know so badly and I didn't let because I thought it would be too exciting! And Jace has to be there, because I know he wanted a boy, even though he would never admit it!"Clary broke down again; she laid her head on Jace's scarred chest when he stirred.
"Ohmygod!" Clary screamed jumping up.
"What I don't get it, I gave him enough of that sleeping stuff to knock out a horse!"Magnus exclaimed when Jace started moaning in pain. "I haven't got anymore; I gave him the whole lot!"
Jace moaned again, this time he whispered, "Clary...Where's Clary?"
"I'm here baby, I'm here," she whispered softly to him while stroking his hair.
"How are you guys?" he whispered to her, wincing in pain, "You know, you and it." He said gesturing the huge bump, trying not to cry out: he stifled it, just about.
"We're fine babe, we're fine," she cooed softly to him, "I found out what "it" is."
"You mean, you finally got too excited," he chuckled, "I knew it!" Jace started laughing only for it to turn into a coughing fit; he turned away from Clary as Alec held out a green bowl for him to vomit blood in. Alec turned away so Clary didn't have to see it.
Turing back to Clary he looked at her expectantly, "Oh right, it's a..."
"Hurry up!"
"Alright, it's a boy.
"Yay!" Jace said lamely, "I probably won't be around though will I?"This time he looked at Magnus, who was concocting something out of brightly coloured, orange liquid.
"Answer me Magnus, I'm not stupid, I remember what happened and I can feel it, I'm dying right?"
Magnus answered softly, "Yes."
Jace looked over at Clary with sad eyes, "I'm so sorry Clary, for everything, for being reckless, for not being here to go with you to your scan, for not being here to raise our son."
"What! You can't say that, how can you just accept that? That you're going to die, because you're not, we're going to save you, we will try won't we Magnus?" She looked at Magnus with hope in her eyes, "Yes," he replied before walking out of the room, Alec followed leaving Clary and Jace together curled up on the bed.
Okay so maybe it was just a filler chapter, but the next one is going to be better and you will learn more, as well as a little malec, because I'm a huge fan, so please review, they keep this story rolling!