Author's note: here is part 7...I can't believe it's already 7 parts. Sorry about the cliff hanger last chapter but we have finally reached the action of the story. Also, in this chapter I was able to "steal" some dialogue from the TV show...which makes me just as happy as when I can do the same with stuff from the books. Does anyone thing I own these people? I don't. I wish I did. I miss Clace so much. Don't sue me for playing with the, please read and review.

Part 7

The moments directly after the accident would forever be hazy to both Clary and Jace but each of them would always remember two things: the relief when they heard the others voice and the fear when both Val and Jocelyn never responded.

The paramedics were quickly able to stabilize Jace and Clary but both of them could see they weren't having as easy a time on Val and Clary.

"Are they ok? Are my parents ok? Please let me see them. I want to see them..."

"Miss please try to stay calm. You are in shock. The paramedics are doing their job. It's best if you stay here."

"I don't...MOM...DAD...why aren't the answering me...MOM...DAD..."

Clary was so busy frantically calling out for her parents that she didn't hear or see the ruckus Jace was causing as he pushed past his paramedics to get to her.

"Clary oh god Clary."

She only turned towards him when he placed both hands on her face. At first they simply looked into each others eyes...almost like they were trying to make themselves believe the other was really ok.

"Wait, Jace?"

"Yeah."

"You're ok?"

"Now that I know you are."

"My parents. They are still working on them but they won't answer me. I've been calling for them but they don't answer. Why won't they answer?"

The paramedic that had been working on Clary gave them both a sympathetic look...Clary, still so wrapped up in her parents, didn't see but Jace did and he knew it wasn't good.

"Hey. Hey look at me. Clary look at me."

When Clary finally tore her eyes away from her parents Jace saw nothing but fear in them.

"Clary I'm here with you and I'm not going anywhere. The best people to help your parents are the paramedics working on them and the best thing we can do is head over to the hospital and get checked out. This way when Aunt Jocelyn and Uncle Val get there we can focus totally on them. Ok? Clary? Do you understand?

Clary nodded her head. Jace looked to the paramedic.

"Can we ride in the same ambulance? I don't want to leave her alone."

"Yeah. You're both stable and you got her to calm down. When you get there the docs in the ER are going to check you guys out, probably run some tests...check for concussions or any internal injuries. Her parents will get taken to the same hospital once we can get them stable here."

"Ok. Ok. Thank you. Clary we have to get into the ambulance now. Ok? They are going to take us to the hospital. Your mom and dad will be there once they are stable. Clary, do you understand?"

Clary only nodded.

"Ok. Can you walk?"

Again she nodded.

"Ok good. Let's get into the ambulance. You can hold onto me if you need to."

They made it to the ambulance without trouble and soon they were heading down the streets of New York towards the hospital...Clary still clutching Jace like her life depended on it. Once they were inside the ER the doctors put them in separate cubicles but had opened the curtain between them so that Jace and Clary could still see each other. After a short while they were taken separately for some tests. It was about an hour later that they found themselves dressed and back in their cubicles...both of them having been given clean bills of health. They had been lucky...mostly cuts and bruises...nothing that wouldn't heal on its own.

"Do you think my parents are here yet?"

"I don't know but the nurse said she would give us any news once she had some."

"They were in bad shape Jace...what if...l"

Jace got up from his bed and walked over to Clary's. She moved over to give him room to sit and soon she was enveloped in his arms. His familiar scent filling her nose and blocking out the sterile stench of the hospital.

"No matter what we will get thru it. Ok? You and me. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere."

Without words they moved their hands and soon their pinkies were intertwined.

At some point a doctor came in and Jace could tell by the look on his face that the news was not good.

"Ms. Morgenstern. I'm Doctor Raziel. I'm the doctor on your mother's case."

"Is she ok? Is my mom ok?"

"Your mothers injuries are quite severe. We have stabilized her but had to put her in a medically induced coma. We felt it was the best course of action."

"Coma...will she wake up? Will my mom wake up?"

"That's the hope miss. She has severe swelling in her brain right now. We should know more once that subsides."

Jace and Clary silently nodded and tried to process what they had just been told. After a moment Jace realized the doctor was holding something back.

"Doctor. How is my uncle?"

The doctor looked sadly at the two teenagers and Jace's stomach dropped.

"I'm sorry to tell you this but Mr. Morgenstern was pronounced dead at the scene. His injuries were catastrophic. There was nothing we could do for him."

With that Clary let out a wail that Jace was pretty sure could be heard across the entire hospital.

"I'm sorry about your lose miss."

Clary didn't even acknowledge the doctor so it was Jace who spoke.

"Where is Jocelyn? Can we see her?"

"Yes. She is in ICU but unfortunately I will need Miss. Morgenstern to calm down a bit before I let her in there. I can give her something if you like."

"Clary. Clary? Did you hear that? We can see your mom but I need you to look at me. Can you look at me?

Clary slowly lifted her head to meet Jace's eyes.

"That's my girl. Ok now I need you to tell me if you stand up. Can you stand up Clary?"

Clary waited, for what seemed like hours to Jace, before she placed her feet on the ground and lifted herself off the bed.

"Good. Good. Ok we are going to see your mom. I'll be with you the whole time. Can you walk with me?"

Clary looked at Jace. She looked so scared, so lost, so young. Jace's heart broke. He knew how she felt. How it felt to have your whole world just drop out from underneath you. He would do anything to fix this for her but he knew all he could do was be there so he took her hand and kissed it."

"I got you, ok? I'm not going anywhere. We will get thru this. I promise you."

Clary's solemn face finally broke, if only a little, when a small smile cracked on her face. She squeezed their locked hands and looked towards the doctor.

"Where is my mom? I would like to see her please."

"Yes, of course. I'll get a nurse to take you up to her."

The doctor stepped to the side to let them pass and when Jace was almost at the door the doctor placed a hand on Jace's shoulder.

"Your girlfriend is lucky to have you."

Jace smiled sadly at the doctor. He would later realize it didn't even occur to him that he should correct the doctor about the girlfriend comment.

"We have always had each other's backs."

The doctor then led them to the nurses station were one of the nurses said she could take them to ICU. Jace could feel Clary shaking as they went up the elevator so he pulled her in close to him and kissed the top of her head. Clary threw her arms around Jace's waist and that's how they walked in Jocelyn's room.

She seemed to be hooked up to a hundred machines. A beeping sound filled the room. She looked like she was sleeping...battered and bruised but sleeping.

"I will give you two some time but I'm sorry you can't stay too long. ICU rules. I'll come get you when it's time."

Clary just stared at her mom. Jace turned to the nurse, thanked her and then led Clary to the chair closest to the bed. They were silent for a long while until Clary finally spoke.

"What if she doesn't wake up Jace?"

"The doctor said they won't really know anything until the swelling goes down. Aunt Jocelyn is strong. We have to believe she will make it."

"But what if she doesn't?"

Jace had never wanted to, or been able to, lie to Clary and he wasn't going to start now.

"Then we figure it out. We both know we've been thru this before and I can tell you nothing helps more than knowing you have people that love you and Clary you have so many people who love you. We are all going to be here for you...whatever you need, whatever you want. I will never leave you."

"Oh god Jace how is this happening again?"

With that Clary started to sob and Jace lifted her from the seat, so he could sit down. He placed her in his lap and tried to put all his love into his hug.

"I don't know Clary. I don't know."

When the nurse can back to get them they were still cuddled on the chair. Clary's soft sobs mixing in with the beeping machines.

"I'm sorry guys but I have to ask you to leave. Is there anyone I can call for you."

It was then Jace realized that they were two teenagers alone in Manhattan. Had anyone contacted his grandmother or Aunt Maryse and Uncle Robert?

"Um no I should call our families. Thank you."

Jace lifted Clary to her feet. She walked over to her mom's bed and bent over to kiss her forehead.

"I love you mom. We will be back later."

Clary took Jace's hand as they left the room. When they finally reached outside Jace pulled out his phone...he had a ton of missed calls and text messages. Instead of looking into any of them he FaceTimed Maryse. Clary walked over to sit on a bench closer to the street.

"Oh my god Jace. Your alive what's going on? Izzy and Alec said they haven't heard from you since your campus visits and then Imogen came home to a messages from her insurance company. We didn't know what was going on. You weren't answering your phone. Uncle Robert and I are already in the car. We should be there in a few hours. Are you ok? Where's Clary? Put Jocelyn on."

"Aunt Maryse there was an accident..."

Jace struggled to keep himself together. He had to. He had to so he could tell his aunt what happened and he had to for Clary.

"There was an accident. Uncle Val...uncle Val...he's gone. He died but Aunt Jocelyn is in a coma. Clary and I just left the hospital. We are going to take a cab back to the hotel. We can wait for you there."

"He's gone. Oh god Robert he's gone...are you and Clary ok? Can I talk to her?"

"Yeah she walked over to a bench hold on."

Jace lifted his head towards where he had seen Clary sit but she wasn't there. He started to look around when all of a sudden he heard her scream his name. When he turned towards the sound he saw Clary getting thrown into the back of a van struggling to free herself from her captures.

"Clary! Oh god aunt Maryse someone took her..."

"What do you mean? JACE! JACE! Let me see turn your phone around let me see! JACE!"

Jace could hear his aunt and thou still staring at where Clary had been taken he had enough presence of mind to turn the phone around and FaceTime the back of the van as it drove away. When it was out of sight Jace was left standing in the middle of the road...cars honking and swerving to avoid him.

"Jace baby can you hear me? I need you to get out of the street."

Moving like a zombie Jace walked back over to the sidewalk and turned to look down at his aunt's frantic face.

"Jace listen to me. I want you to go back into the hospital. Go to Jocelyn's room. Wait there. Do not leave with anyone unless it's Luke Garroway. Jace, sweetie, do you understand? You have to wait in Jocelyn's room until Luke gets there. I am going to text you a picture of him so you know what he looks like. I need you tell me you understand."

"But Aunt Maryse they took Clary. I have to get her. I promised her I wouldn't leave her...I need to get to Clary."

"Johnathan Christopher Herondale you listen to me right now. Luke is the only one who can help Clary. You need to wait for Luke and I think the safest place to wait for him is inside the hospital. Please baby. I know you love Clary. I know you want to save her but I promise you this is the best way. Please Jace. Do you understand me?"

Jace paused looking down at his phone. How could he leave Clary? She needed him. He promised. But where would he even start looking for her? He could hear his uncle Robert talking on the phone. It sounded like he was talking to this Luke guy. Aunt Maryse seemed sure he could help find Clary...

"Jace are you listening to me? Uncle Robert just called Luke. He is on the way to the hospital. He said he will be there in 10 minutes. Please go back inside baby. I need to know you are safe. Your uncle and I will be there in a few hours. Please Jace."

"Ok. Ok. I'm going back in now but what if Luke can't find her?"

"Jace we have all known Luke a long time. He will find her. Now go inside."

Jace turned to walk back into the hospital. Every fiber of his being was telling him to run in the direction of the van but his aunt seemed sure this Luke would find Clary. He trusted his aunt so if she trusted Luke so did he. As he was about to hang up he looked back down at his phone. Maryse looked grief stricken and sad.

"Aunt Maryse I love you."

Maryse let out a soft sob.

"Oh Jace sweetie. I love you too. We will see you soon."