I do not own Twilight or the Mortal instruments. In order to follow the storyline, you must have read new moon and city of glass.

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Clary

I watched through the mud-splattered window as the rain pelted the streets outside. Rain didn't come too often in Alicante, and when it did, it came down hard. It was relaxing in a way, the steady beat of the precipitation on the roof, the sight of the breaking drops landing slovenly into the canal, and not to mention the scent of change that came along with it. The only thing keeping me from true relaxation was the fact that Jace didn't come home last night. Yesterday was the city wide celebration of the new accords, and the bond between downworlders and shadowhunters. In my mind, it was a celebration of Valentines death, but I didn't mention that to anyone. I went to celebrate with Jace, but he got caught up with Alec and Isabelle doing something. I shouldn't worry. He's probably just fine at the lightwoods.

Probably.

I got up off of Amatis's couch and made my way to the kitchen. The coffee pot was half-empty, due to my worrying. I poured myself another cup and drank it black, hoping the bitterness will take of my restlessness. I walked back into the living room just as Amatis was coming down from the second floor. "Good morning Clary," She yawned. "How was your night?" I took my seat back on the couch. "Ok, I guess." I started. I noticed the shakiness in my voice, so I took a deep breath before continuing. "Jace hasn't come home yet."

Amatis didn't look worried. Instead, she shook her head with a grin on her face and muttered something that sounded like worrier. Then she looked back up to me. "He's probably just fine. He must be at the lightwoods. After last night, I wouldn't be surprised if he was too tired to make it all the way back here."

She turned her back to me and went into the kitchen, her hair bouncing lightly on her shoulders as she walked. I turned back to the window, but it wasn't raining anymore. The sun had poked its way through the clouds, and made everything outside look alive. I took this moment to really look at my surroundings, the moss growing between the cracks of the sidewalk, the splash of the canal on the interlocking stones of the street outside, and the pedestrians walking about outside. Actually make that pedestrian. I followed his silhouette come closer and closer to the house until the figure stepped out into the light and knocked on the front door.

"Alec?" He was wearing his black shadowhunting uniform, with seraph blades attached to his industrial belt and his stele protruding from his pocket. His eyes had bruises underneath them from sleep deprivation, and his hair was a mess. He looked exhausted. "Hey Clary." he brushed his hair out of his eyes. "Have you seen Jace?"

"No, I haven't seen him since last night. I thought he was with you and Isabelle?"

"He was, but then he said he had to do something, and went into the accords hall. I went in after him, but I couldn't find him. He just..." He groped the air to find the right word, "Disappeared. I've been looking for him all morning, but I didn't see him." I put my green coat on over my pajamas and did the buttons before grabbing a pen off of the front hall desk. "I'll come help you look."I hastily wrote a note to Amatis and Jocelyn stating were I was going to be, and we took of through the front door and sprinted down the road that leads to the accords hall.

The Hall was a huge building, made entirely of marble. It looked more like a chapel than it did a conference hall. Alec and I searched through the remains of last nights party for any clue of were Jace may have gone, but all I found was streamers, and empty bottles with completely inhuman writing on it. I pushed the bottle aside and continued to search. Eventually, I came across the huge trees where the Queen of the Seelie Court confronted me last night. There wasn't anything there. I was about to turn and go back to Alec, but I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. A folded piece of paper drifted down from the treetops.

I caught the paper before it hit the ground. I heard Alec run up from behind me. "What's that?" He asked. Instead of answering, I unfolded the paper. Inscribed was a message written in pink ink.

See what happens when you dont listen to the Fay?

I dropped the note. "Clary? Clary, what is it?" I turned towards Alec and saw the fear plain on his face. "It's Jace!" I cried. "The Seelie Queen Kidnapped Jace!"