Sorry for the longer wait than I expected ! Had trouble trying to get the ball rolling in the right way ! Enjoy ! xoxoxo
Jace was determined to shop for Clary. They finished the day and she slid her hand into his and they began to walk towards the Institute. They climbed to the entrance and then up the elevator to Clary's room. "Babe, you hungry?" Jace said dropping her bags in her room.
"Starving! Unless Izzy's cooking..." Clary laughed at herself.
They wandered to the kitchen but before they could get there the door bell rang. Clary and Jace exchanged looks and hurried to the doors. They opened it to see a very dead looking Simon gasping for air even though he didn't need it. "Simon! What happened to you?" Clary gasped.
"Jace, we need to get him inside!" Clary nearly yelled.
"Clary you know we can't he's damned." Jace exclaimed laying Simon down on the steps. "Simon, we need you to tell us what is going on."
Simon looked up, "I don't know," he continued, "I was hungry so I went to Taki's, and I tried to drink but then my mark began to burn."
Clary looked up at Jace searching for answers. Jace shrugged. "I have never heard of anything like this, then again I don't think a daylighter has ever been marked with the Mark of Cain either."
Clary stood and went for her cell phone. "I'm calling Magnus," she exclaimed. Clary ran into the Institute and called for Alec. He came running, dripping in sweat. He must have been training Clary thought. "Alec, there is something really wrong with Simon. We need Magnus' help. Can you call him?"
Clary waited for Alec to return, showered and dressed better than he was. Clary laughed at the thought of Alec and Magnus together. Alec went to the door where Simon was leaning up against the door and Jace was sitting on the stairs. "Magnus said that we can bring him there now and we'll try to figure out what's going on."
Jace picked up Simon in his arms and began carrying him towards the subway. They sat in the subway on the way to Magnus' in silence. Clary leaned into Jace and kissed his cheek. "Thank you Jace, I know you don't really like Simon. It means a lot to me." Jace responded with a weak smile but it was enough for Clary.
They arrived at Magnus' and Clary was determined to find answers. When Simon explained his situation to Magnus he only sighed. He then explained because Simon was damned marking him with such a mark would eventually cause some problems. This may be the first of many.
"Magnus, we need answers on how to feed Simon and soon," Clary exclaimed, worry leaking into her voice.
"Well," Magnus began, "Drinking blood is for the damned. So, we need to find a way for Sigfried to feed-"
"It's Simon," he broke in.
"Whatever," Magnus continued, "we need to figure out a way for Simon to feed that isn't for the damned."
Clary broke in, "Magnus, he needs to feed and soon. Look at him."
Jace pulled her in close and said, "It's okay Clary, we'll figure something out."
"Simon can stay we me until we figure this thing out. Until then, I can keep his energy up with an amulet but it won't last long so we need to work fast," Magnus said while he ran his fingers through his slicked back hair.
Clary said goodbye to Simon, trying to assure herself he was alright. She had to do everything possible to get Simon through this. It wasn't an option. What were they going to do?
Alec trailing behind, Jace and Clary walked back to the Institute. Neither Clary or Jace said anything as they walked. Clary reached for Jace's hand, she slid her hand into his. They didn't speak. After everything that happened, it was enough for Clary just to know Jace was hers and that he was safe.
Jace and Clary went right to the kitchen for food. Jace and Clary made cheese sandwiches and cut up apples. They sat in silence eating. Clary wanted to break the silence but she didn't know how. There was a look in Jace's eyes that Clary had never seen before, like he was unsure of something.
"Jace, look at me," she finally said reaching out for his hand. He pulled back and looked down.
"Clary, what was that at Magnus'? You were so concerned for Simon, everything is about Simon now. I'm never insecure, why am I now? Should I be worried?" Jace said looking up at her with hurt in his eyes. Clary got up from her seat and slid herself on to Jace's lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Babe, there is nothing you should ever worry about with me and any other guy. I love you, I always will." she said running her fingers through his golden curls. She dropped her forehead to his and smiled.
'I love you too," he finally said, sealing it with a kiss.
Clary broke away giggling, "I can not believe you were worried about Simon and I. Did what happened earlier today totally escape you?"
Jace laughed, he pulled her in closer, "Never."
Maryse leaned against the doorway and cleared her throat. Clary shot up off of Jace's lap and smiled. Jace stood behind her and grabbed her hand and pulled her past Maryse. Thye made their way away from the kitchen giggling. Jace scooped her up and carried her towards the greenhouse.
"Jace, what are we doing here?" she asked when he put her down.
"Do you remember what happened right here?" he said wrapping his arms around her waist. Clary blushed and grabbed the front of his t-shirt and pressed her lips to his. She smiled against his lips. Jace scooped her up in his arms once again and she let out a squeal.
"Jace, I have legs of my own you know." she said as they exited the greenhouse.
His leaned into her ear and whispered, "I know, I spread them earlier today." Clary could sense the cocky grin on his face.
"You're mine forever Clarissa Fray." He kissed her cheek, down her jaw line, and down her neck.
"Jace, I have to sleep and you know Maryse's rules." she said trying not to show her weakness and what he was doing to her.
"Maybe tomorrow we should discuss the rules over again with Jocelyn and Maryse." he said setting her on her feet in her room.
"And tell them what? We had sex and therefore we should be able to have sleepovers?" she said sarcasticly.
Maryse stepped into her doorway and Clary's eyes widened. What had Clary just done? Was Maryse going to tell her mother? What would she say? Clary's mind racing a mile minute she ran into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. She breathed heavily. She heard voices behind the door, she pressed her ear to the door to hear better.
"Mom, we didn't break any rules really!" Jace said in an angry tone. Clary winced. Don't go there Jace, she thought to herself.
"I'm going to have to tell Jocelyn about this and we'll see what she said." Clary sunk to the bathroom floor, tears rolling down her cheeks. Why was she being such a girl? It was day one in the same house as Jace. Exactly where she wanted and needed to be and her mother was surely going to make her move back to the bookstore after Maryse talked to her. The voices stopped altogether and she heard footsteps and then a closing of her bedroom door.
Clary sobbed on the bathroom floor. She had everything going for her and she may have just ruined it by opening her big mouth. Jace knocked gently on the door. She slid away from the door, not picking herself off the floor. Jace opened the door and sat down next to her on the bathroom floor. She put her head on his chest and sobbed. She still didn't have a definite reason to cry but she did anyways.
"Babe, what's wrong?" Jace continued, "that wasn't so bad. I explained to Maryse that we were sure about our decision and that everything was fine."
Clary spoke through her sobs, "I'm not entirely sure why I'm crying so much. I guess there has been a lot going on lately and I don't want to upset my mom anymore."
Jace held Clary close, comforting her until the sobs stopped. Clary pulled herself together and got up off the bathroom floor. "Thank you, your always there for me."
Jace smirked, "I know, I'm the best boyfriend ever."
Clary laughed, "You cockiness seizes to amaze me after all this time."
Her cellphone began to ring, she pulled the phone out of her pocket and Mom blinked across the screen. "I guess Maryse called her."
"Hi Mom," Clary said walking out of the bathroom and sat on the edge of her bed.
"No Mom, Maryse is correct," she continued, "Yes Mom, I understand that your upset."
"Mom it wasn't a specific rule so I don't think I should be punished... of course you think I should be," Clary groaned, "Really Mom?" Clary suddenly grinned. She closed her phone and looked at Jace.
"What did she say?" Jace asked sitting down next to Clary on the bed.
Clary explained that in the beginning she thought that Maryse had heard wrong because Clary would never do such a thing. Then she continued on to explain that her mother was upset but she understood that it was bound to happen eventually. The grin then returned to Clary's face. "Then she said since we have already, you know, that Maryse really shouldn't bother with the rules because there wasn't much worse that could happen between us so she said I am free to sleep where I please, when I please."
Jace grinned, "Well then, surprising but I'm not objecting. Let's go to bed then." They stood in front of Clary's bed. Jace retrieved something from one of the bags from their shopping day and handed it to Clary. It was a small lace dress that would barely cover her vitals. She laughed in Jace's face and threw it back in the bag. She picked up her cami and pajama shorts and changed quickly.
They slid into his bed. She laid her head on his chest and he wrapped his arms around her. She moved closer, determined to be as close as she could get. She drifted off to sleep in blissful happiness choosing to believe the world was perfect. Ignoring that Simon was dying, again, and that she started training in the morning.
Jace did not drift off to sleep as easily as Clary. He was just as thrilled about the removal of the rules but wanted to take in all the little moments he had with Clary. Like in Idris when they had breakfast in the café or earlier today when he had carried her up to the greenhouse. He stared at her beautiful face sleeping. She never looked so peaceful as when she was asleep he thought to himself. With that image in his mind, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep holding the most precious thing in the world to him.