So I'm back! I'm so sorry that I had to take a break, I was feeling really stressed out with the play I was in and it was making it hard to write. But now I'm back and better than ever. So let's get to the story and see what happens next! Don't forget to review so I can know what you think of the story so far and what you would like to see happen next! ~KJ

Clary and Izzy were in the weapons room picking out their weapons, Izzy was taking her time examining each one. "Izzy!" Clary hissed at her. "Hurry up already." Izzy looked at her then picked up her whip and a seraph blade.

"Sorry, okay, let's go." Clary who didn't carry her own weapon started walking to the door.

"Where are you two going?" Alec said as he stepped between them and the door.

"Clary and I are going to get some frozen yogurt. Is that an issue?" Izzy said as she pushed past him.

"Are you sure you aren't just going to meet up with Jace?" Clary shook her head, she had been getting better at lying.

"Nope just getting some froyo." Clary responded casually as she and Izzy started out the door.

"So, you wouldn't mind taking me with you?" Alec tested.

"Alec, it's a girl's day, maybe next time though." Izzy said as she went out the door.

"Sorry, but if we don't want to wait in a long line we have to go. Like she said, maybe next time." Clary followed Izzy out the door and they walked to the small frozen yogurt shop where they were meeting Jace. Izzy went and got them each a small cup of frozen yogurt. Clary looked around the store and didn't see Jace anywhere. She sat down at a booth and in less than a minute she had a guy walk over to her.

"Excuse me, do you mind if I join you?" The guy said.

Clary recognised the voice, but she couldn't place it. "Sorry, I'm waiting for som- Jace!" She realized when she looked up. She stood up and wrapped her arms around him, she felt his arms on her back. Izzy had returned and she cleared her throat. Clary let go of Jace.

"Jace, it's good to see you. Next time don't take so long to contact us. We thought you were dead, or worse." Izzy said as she also giving Jace a hug. She handed Clary her frozen yogurt and sat down on the other side of the booth. Jace sat next to Clary and she smiled.

"So, anything I should know? What have I missed?" Jace asked, looking at Izzy.

"Eh, nothing really. I mean we've spent most of our time searching for you and free time was different for each of us. Clary and Alec trained, and when they weren't training, Alec hung out with Magnus, Clary drew. I was with Simon most of the time we weren't looking for you, that's about it. What about you?" She replied, taking a bite of her froyo.

"Well, watching Valentine create new shadowhunters and ending up killing a lot of mundanes. Oh, and there's this fact where he has a ton of shadowhunters to bend at his will." Jace said. Clary accidentally let out a small chuckle. Before anyone could ask her a question she turned to her bag and pulled out her sketchbook. As she opened it she realized she had grabbed the wrong one, she'd grabbed her old one, filled with sketches of Jace. She quickly closed it and she picked up her bag and tried to put it back. Izzy grabbed it out of her hands and thumbed through the pages.

"These are amazing Clary, I knew you could draw but these are so realistic." Izzy said as she continued to flip through the pages.

"Thanks, can I have it back now?" Clary held her hand out for the book but Jace took it from Izzy.

"Clary, I-" Jace started but Clary cut him off by grabbing the book and shoving it in her bag.

"I, I have to um….use the restroom." She motioned for Jace to let her up and he did. She left her bag and ran to the bathroom.

"What, what was that?" Jace asked motioning to Clary's bag.

"I told you she drew when she wasn't training. I guess that you were the subject of most of them." Izzy shrugged and took another bite of her froyo. Jace got up and walked towards the bathrooms. When Clary came out it was easy for Jace to tell that she had been fighting to not cry. Jace grabbed her hand and pulled her over to him so they could talk.

"Clary, talk to me. What's up?" He asked and Clary knew that she should tell him, but she didn't know if she could.

"Jace, about the drawings-" Clary looked at the ground before Jace cut her off.

"I don't care about the drawings, I want to know what's wrong. I can tell that something is bugging you." He said and she knew she was caught.

"It's, it's nothing. Don't worry about it…." She fibbed hoping he would drop it.

"Clary, it's not nothing. Talk to me...please?" Clary looked at him and knew he wouldn't let it go.

"I just can't help feeling that...everyday you spend with Valentine is a day that he could finally get in your head…" She rambled.

"Clary, you can't think like that. He won't win. We'll make sure of that." Jace said and Clary looked away.

"It's just-" She said looking back to where Izzy was, she saw a dark haired figure, Alec! "Jace, we have to continue this discussion later."

"Clary, what's wrong?" He heard the panic in her voice.

"Alec is here. Over by Izzy." Clary said. "Go to the bathroom, I'll text you when he's gone." She said, urging him to go.

"No, it's fine. I trust him, he is my parabatai." Jace said and started over. "Just say that I appeared out of nowhere, tell Izzy."

"Uh, Jace." Clary pulled out her phone.

Pretend Jace just arrived, follow his lead.

Uh, ok?

"Alec? Hey." Jace said as he slid into the booth next to Izzy. ""Hey Izzy."

"Jace? Where have you been? We've been worried sick about you!" Izzy gave him a quick hug.

"Jace. What are you doing here? I thought this was Izzy and Clary's 'girl's day' or was that all a lie?" Alec shot a glance at Izzy.

"A 'girl's day'? Ha, now that's mundane, though I can tell you it wasn't a lie, I just got here." Jace said leaning back in the booth. "Or if it was, the lie wasn't to meet me."

"Jace?" Clary said approaching the booth. Jace got up and they gave each other a hug. Clary then sat by her bag and slipped it over her shoulder. She took a bite of her froyo.

"Jace, I'm sorry to say but we were just leaving. Right Clary?" Clary looked up, checked her phone, and nodded. Jace got up to let Izzy out and gave her a hug. When he gave Clary a hug he whispered in her ear.

"Sister or not, I love you." He said and gave her a tight hug.

"I love you too." She pulled back after she whispered that and she followed Izzy out. Alec followed after them just a quick wave goodbye to Jace. Jace sat back down in the booth. He leaned back and stayed there.