A/N: sorry lmao for never updating but I read reviews and they were so nice so I decided to write some more
Clary pov
1 year later (than last chapter)
I strode out of the dressing room to display my getup to izzy and cari. We were in topshop, and I was sporting some things I was planning on buying for hunting at pandemonium tonight.
I had on six inch strappy black heels, a short black dress and a leather jacket.
"Hmm, I don't know- I kinda wanna put some fishnets under this dress. What do you think?" I asked the pair.
"Wait, take the jacket off." Cari said.
I took it off, and modeled it that way.
"I think that you should wear fishnets if you wear the jacket, but if you're not gonna wear the jacket, then don't wear the tights." Izzy commented.
"Good idea." I said, thanking her.
Although I had a better fashion sense than a few years ago, izzy was still the expert.
We finished up by looking through Cari and Izzy's outfits for the night.
Cari sported a tight, dark blue off the shoulder shirt and some dark leather pants. She had on lace up knee high boots. The whole ensemble made her look stately, her high cheekbones looking ghostly with her short brown hair.
Izzy of course looked stunning. She wore a green, almost black dress, that was even shorter than mine. She paired it this cobalt blue pumps. She put a leather jacket on top, completing the look.
After we left the store, Izzy went her own way for a date with Simon.
Me and Cari headed back to the institute to get ready for the night.
On the way in, we ran into Alec. He gave me a bear hug.
"How've you been Alec?" I said.
"Yeah how's idris? Still standing?" Cari chimed in.
He chuckled. "Yeah, still beautiful. But guys I gotta talk to you about something."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I hear from Marsye that jace was planning on visiting New York for a few days. I just wanted to let you guys know."
I smiled easily at his concern. "Thanks for the heads up Alec. I really appreciate it. Hey, we're going to pandemonium tonight. You in?"
"Absolutely Clare, wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Great Alec. I'll see you then."
Yeah. So after I caught jace, he stuck around for month, then when he realized I wasn't going to go back to him, he left to travel. I missed him after we broke up at first. But that's just like any break up. You mourn, then you move on. And move on I most certainly did.
3 hours later
Izzy, Cari and I strutted into the club.
Time to have some fun.
Jace pov, same time
I walked into the institute and was immediately bombarded with memories. Chasing clary through the halls, fighting with Izzy, becoming partabai with Alec. It all happened here. The good and the bad.
I found a note on the little table in the foyer. It was in Alec's familiar handwriting.
Jace-
If you arrive tonight, I am at Pandemonium. Come if you'd like? It'll be nice to see you again.
-Alec
I could tell that he was still angry at me for what I did. Not that I could blame him, I was still angry an myself.
If he really wanted to talk to me he would have phoned. But he didn't. Still, he was my best friend. And I still knew he cared about me. So I headed out to pandemonium.
Making my way into the club, I spotted Alec immediately at the bar sipping on something that looked strong. I went up to him and tapped him on the back.
Seeing me, he hugged me, and I hugged him back. I had missed him.
"Hey! How've you been! It's been a few months hasn't it! Where have you been?" He asked.
"California, Washington, the west coast. That area. What about you?"
"Mostly just stupid work stuff for the clave. Boring stuff."
"Hey listen," I said, my voice getting lower, "where's clary now?"
"She's actually here," he said, looking at a spot in the club behind me. "Just over there."
I looked around. And I spotted her.
She danced with with her hips in the slow trance like way that this club had. She was wearing a short black dress that left little to the imagination.
She was with a guy, giving him flirty smiles, dropping to the floor in front of him to the music, grinding in perfect time.
She moved in a way to the music that pushed him to turn around a little. In that opening of time, she swiped her hand into his jacket pocket and pulled something black and leathered out of it. When he turned back around, she had already tucked in her leather jacket, hidden from sight. She must have made some excuse to leave because she sauntered over to the bar.
Instead of going up and sitting at the bar, she went behind it. She poured herself a gin and tonic, sitting on the chair behind the bar. She pulled out the thing she stole from her dance partner out of her pocket. It was a wallet. She counted the money inside of it. I was close enough to see that there were many twenties in it.
"What are you going to do?" Alec questioned.
I shrugged. "Maybe nothing. She'll see me eventually."
By this time, the bartender had come up to clary and sat on the counter.
He chuckled. "That's not your wallet, is it?" He said.
"So what if it is." She quipped back, smiling.
I laughed lightly. She turned in my direction. We locked eyes.
And that's when she started to get her promise to me that she made a year ago- I started to break.