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ClaryPOV

So, I flew straight until I came to a small town. I circled for a moment, then decided to land behind a large clothing outlet. I needed a real shirt anyway.

I crash-landed behind the place, and ended up doing a few somersaults, for emphasis. I stood up and searched my pockets for some cash. I came up with eighteen bucks and forty-three cents. So, I walked around to the front of the store and casually walked in. Going to the first rack of T-shirts my size, and grabbed a dark purple one. I walked back to the cash register and payed the girl at the counter, the tee was only five dollars. I looked at her and realized that I still had no idea where I was.

"Excuse me," I started, "but can you tell me where I am, I accidentally lost my map."

She shrugged and said, "Sure. You're in Mesa, Arizona."

"Thanks," I said turning around, again, and walked into the changing rooms slightly surprised. How did I get all the way to Arizona? Then I realized that I was probably in California, because I had flown for an hour before I got here. I pulled off the gown, and shrugged on the tee. I threw the gown in the trash and walked out of the store.

I ran to the back of the outlet again, and pulled out my stele. I drew my portal rune on the brick wall, visualized my room in the Institute, and walked through.

I landed in my room, stumbling slightly, but managing to stay on my feet. I looked up and saw Jace sitting on my bed, facing away from me, with his head in his hands.

"Jace?" I whispered. He looked up and I noticed tears swimming at the corners of his eyes. "Are you okay?"

I didn't even get to finish before he jumped up and tackled me to the ground in a hug. "Don't ever disappear like that again, you hear me?" he mumbled into my hair. Jace took a deep breath and got off me, standing up and offering a hand to help me up too, I took it.

"Where were you?" he asked.

I hesitated, not sure if I should tell him about the whole, wing situation. I decided on telling him, because if I couldn't trust Jace, then who could I trust?

I took a deep breath, "California," I told him.

His eyes widened, "How and, more importantly, why, were you in California?"

"I got...um...kidnapped?"

"Start from the beginning," he told me, guiding me to my bed. He sat down next to me.

So I told him the whole story, minus the part about the wings.

"Wow. But, you know, I know that you are keeping something from me, it's just something I can sense," he told me.

"Alright," I started, "I wasn't sure how you were gonna react, so I've saved this for last."

"Okay," he said, obviously wanting to know what I was gonna tell him.

"Be right back," I told him, and walked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I took the T-shirt off and pulled the dagger from my pocket. I unsheathed the dagger and made two vertical slashes in the back of the tee. Slipping it back on, I extended my wings to make sure I got the spacing right, I did. I slipped my wings back into the shirt and left the bathroom.

"Here it goes," I said, and took a deep breath. I slowly extended my Phoenix wings.

Jace's eyes widened, "Okay," he said, "I know you and I have more Angel blood than the others, but isn't this a little extreme?"

I rolled my eyes. That's Jace for ya, being sarcastic at even the most serious moments.

"Come on Jace," I said, "While I was at that place they experimented on me and gave me bird DNA!"

"We should tell the others," he said, on a more serious note, "you could become an even better Shadowhunter than you are already. You could be like our...secret weapon! Please, try not to think negatively, everything has a good side to it."

"Yes, I get where you're coming from, but, Jace, they are going to come back for me." I said, "They aren't just going to leave me alone, because I've escaped. Everything might have a good side, but everything has a bad side to."