Mortal Secrets: Unordinary


Jace's POV

I was standing in my room, looking into the mirror. Today was Clary's burning. Everyone was in white morning clothes. I fixed the tie I was wearing. A tear slipped down my cheek. "I'm sorry Clary. I should have been me. I should have been the one to be stab. Not you."

"Jace." It sounded like Clary calling out to me. It couldn't be. Clary was dead. She couldn't be back.

"Oh great, now I'm hallucinating." I was still trying to fix my clothes to look presentable.

"Jace." There the voice was. I turned to see Clary standing beside me. She glowed gold. Her white dress made her look beautiful, not that she wasn't already. Her runes on her body were not black anymore but gold. Her hair glowed like a fire; eyes like an emerald. She looked like an angel. Clary was standing in front of me. How?

"Clary? But you are dead."

Clary let out a little laugh. "You silly boy. Did you listen to anything Jonathan said? I am an angel. And don't you know anything about angels? They are immortal." She must have seen the questioning look on my face because she continued. "I was a shadowhunter with an extremely extra amount of angel blood. So you could put it that I was an angel with some mundane blood, making me have a normal life. When Jonathan killed me I went up to Raziel, Ithuriel, and Jehuel. Raziel said I would know the right time to come back and live as an angel in our world."

"I- wow." I couldn't speak. This was beyond amazing. Clary was back, alive and breathing.

She gave a small smile. "Jace, watch this." Clary looked both ways in the room. She seemed displeased with the amount of space. She tilted her head back and unfurled a pair of huge white wings. They sparkled with gold flecks on their feathers.

As if knowing what I was going to do she leaned her wing forward so I could touch it. The feather was soft as silk under my touch. "Wow." I breathed. I was still lost of words for this gorgeous girl standing in my room.

I grabbed Clary's wrist bring her into a hug. I buried my head in her neck. She was short but not too short. Her head came up to about my chin. "I'm sorry, Clary. I am never going to let you out of my sight ever again. I swear on the angel."


Isabelle and Alec stood outside of Jace's room. They both came to get him for the ceremony. They couldn't find him anywhere else in the house. Once they reached the door they heard Jace talking to someone. And he seemed- happy? Isabelle looked over to her brother with a questioning look. He seemed to have no clue who Jace was talking to.

Maybe he moved on? Both Izzy and Alec stood to walk into his room. Once they got into his room there was no one, besides Jace, in his room. "Jace? You alright? You seem to have been talking to someone."

Jace took a nervous glance to his right, no one was there. Why was Jace looking over that way? He must be seeing something. Izzy took a step closer to her adopted brother. She gently put a hand on his shoulder. "It is going to be okay Jace. I'm sure Clary would be happy if you moved on, still living your life you have before you."

Alec moved to be standing in the doorway. "I am sure too. Now, Iz and I are going to go get Clary's body ready." He turned and started walking towards the infirmary.

Isabelle's hand was still on Jace's shoulder. She looked at him with weary eyes. "I know, Jace, we miss her just as much too. You gotta move on." She gave him a pat on the shoulder and left to follow Alec.

Once she reached the door to the infirmary Alec was standing there worried. "What is it, Alec?" Isabelle started for the doors.

"Look for yourself." He seemed over worried. Isabelle ignored this and continued. After she made her way through the doors she stopped at Clary's bed. Only. Clary wasn't there. Or her body wasn't.

"Alec?" Izzy turned to face him. "Where is she?"

"I don't know, Iz. We must find her. This is weird to think, some person stole a dead person's body." Alec rushed out of the infirmary. He seemed to know what I was going to say. "Going to Maryse" He responded.


I gawked at Clary. "What was that?" I ask in confusion. Izzy and Alec both came into the room. Clary stood there right in the open and they didn't notice her. How could she do that?

Clary laughed. "Ha Jace, I forgot to tell you. I have many powers, as Jonathan said, but he doesn't know all of them. One of them is that I can decide who sees me and who doesn't.

"So like a glamour on a glamour?" That is so cool. You could hide from anyone.

She shrugged, "I guess you could say that. But Raziel and my father can still see me." Her father? Isn't her father Valentine? She saw my facial expression again. "Yes, Valentine is one of my fathers. Ithuriel is my father too. He is mostly my father. He picked me to be his child, so here I am, an angel."

I strolled over to Clary. I carefully placed my hands on her shoulder, draping them behind her. "You mentioned earlier Raziel, Ithuriel and Jehuel were with you when you died. Aren't Jehuel and Ithuriel Raziel's brothers?"

"Yes, but I can not tell you more yet. I have a request. Grab Izzy, Simon, and Alec and meet me at Church of Talto. 232 Riverside Drive in one hour." Before I could reply she was gone and I was standing lonely in my bedroom. I groaned and went to grab Izzy and Alec.

I hurried to the library knowing they would go there. "Isabelle! Alec!" I called. "I need you guys! Now!" They both came up to me worried. They asked what was wrong. I just told them to follow me because we need to find Sheldon.

"Oh! I know where he is." Izzy knows? When did Izzy start caring about that stupid mundane? "He is at his house, I had to take him." Izzy and the mundane. We got to Seamus' house. I didn't want to knock on the door. I just wanted to tell him to come with us.

"What do you guys want?" Wow. He seems pretty upset over Clary's death. "Jace," Seamus sneered. "You seem extremely happy."

I gave a big smile to show him I was. Everyone was giving me weird looks, considering they all still think Clary is dead. "Well," I said, "can you please follow us? I Must show you all somethin' cool."

Seamus didn't seem to like the idea. I gave him a small plead. "Fine." He gave in. "Let me get dressed." He left and not much later he came out.

Checking my phone, Maryse thought it would be fine if we got phones because of school, I found out we only have about thirty minutes to get there. I know where Church of Talto is, I just don't know why Clary picked here. But I mean, it is Clary, I can't guess what she is going to do.

"Jace? Where are we going anyways?" Izzy asked looking over at me. Could I tell them? I could just lie. Say we are going demon hunting. They did bring their seraph blades and daggers.

"Demon hunting," I said.

Seamus coughed and I looked over at him. "What?" I asked. He is getting pretty annoying.

"Why with me, though? I could have just stayed home. I am as you seem to hint, 'a useless thing to have around'."

I groaned and continued to walk. He is annoying. If Clary likes him, I too will need to get used to him. Because if Clary and I start dating he will be around a lot. Wait? I want to date Clary. I guess these four days Clary was dead for I decided my feelings for her. It was too late to tell her or even know if she likes me back. This is an un-normal feeling for me. I never thought I would be able to tell her in person how I feel, now I feel like I was given a second chance. And I will make use of this.

We arrived at the Church. It looked empty from the outside. I gave signals for everyone to go inside. Inside the lights were on, meaning Clary must be here.

"Jace, don't freak out. Yes, you do hear my voice. No one else can so listen closely." Voices? In my head?

Clary? I thought. How can you hear me?

"I will tell you later. Get everyone inside. I am going to show up with Magnus."

Okay.

"Guys I don't think there are many demons here. Just a few." I turned to face them. I put away my seraph blade and faced the front of the church.

Out of nowhere, Clary showed up. A guy stood next to her. He had on black pants, a bright purple shirt, and a leather jacket over that. His black hair was spiked up everywhere. The ends of his hair had bright purple. His yellow cat eyes scanned the room. He whispered something to Clary and she nodded.

"Clary?" Seymour breathed. "Is it really you?" Clary gave a nod and open her arms. Seymour ran into them. "I missed you." He spoke into her shoulder. "I missed you too much."

"Clary!" Isabelle yelled, with, happiness, and ran to hug them both. Even though they hung out a lot at school, they got closer to her death. "Jace you don't seem excited to see her." Izzy gave a look of confusion.

I was exploding inside. To see Clary so happy. To see her alive and standing there, here and before in my room. "Believe me I am still exploding inside of the thought of her being back." There was more I wanted to say. I love you. I wanted to scream that at her. I wanted to make her understand what I thought of her.

"It's okay, Jace. I love you too." Clary. Great, she can read my mind.

Oh, you heard that? I thought. Whoops.

"No, it's just, yes I did hear the I love you. I honestly do too. I know what you are feeling. I feel. it." Great. I didn't get to say it to her face. But at least I said it, in a way.

"How are you back?" Iz asked. I knew she was going to ask this.

Clary sighed. She got out of the huddled bunch and walked over to me. Daringly, I put my arm around her shoulder, she leaned into it. Izzy gave a supporting smile. "I am special, yes I am a shadowhunter. But I am an angel. Ithuriel's child. As you know, angels are immortal. That was the first time I was ever killed, so my immortality took a while to stop me from dying. I also have many powers.

"Like in the attic of my house. I set the lamp and Derik on fire. I have heavenly flames in me. I can also create runes, disappear and reappear, I am much smarter and stronger. Ithuriel helped me discover more that I, can't control"

Alec spoke up. "If you are an angel where are your wings?" Izzy whispered his name warning him.

Clary looked at Izzy. "No, it's alright Iz." She looked over to Alec. "I was in Jace's room when you came in. I can decide who sees me and who doesn't. Just like my wings. I can make them show when I want."

Clary got out from under my arm and walked up to the front of the isles. She was still in her dress I saw her in when she came into my room. Her hair started to glow like flames again. Her eyes never left from their bright green. Tilting her head back; putting her arm out to the side, her wings unfolded. They were huge beautiful glowing white.

This time Clary has space to open them up. Almost filling the whole church. "Wow." Alec and Isabelle breathed. Sheldon was in awe. The man who stood next to Clary when she showed up meandered over to her.

"You are in a higher class of angels, correct?" He studied her, touching her wings, but she didn't seem to care.

Clary nodded. A higher class of angels?

I was knocked out of my daydreams by pounding on the Church's doors. There was screaming and yelling behind the doors. "Magnus. Go. I will hold them off. Get Simon out too, please." Magnus, I'm guessing a warlock, used a portal to get himself and Seymour out. "Alec, Jace, Izzy! Come to me!" Clary yelled to us holding her hand out for us to grab.

Isabelle tripped on her heel, causing her to fall. The doors burst open revealing who was behind it.

"Valentine. Jonathan." Clary sneered their names at them. Jonathan stood next to a man who looked like him but older. Their white hair shined the moon's glow off it.

Jonathan laughed. "Hello, dear, dear, sister." He laughed again and took a few strides. "I came for you. I knew you would come back."

I stared at the two men who came to take my girl. My red-head. The one I will protect. I heard Clary whisper something under her breath. Her Canis demon showed up at her side. "Attack!" She yelled.

The Canis demon ran at Jonathan. He gnawed at his ankles making him cry in pain. This gave Isabelle enough time to get up and get to Clary. "Grab my hand!" She ordered. After everyone had their hand on, pretty quickly, she spoke again. "This might feel a bit weird."

Everything around us disappeared. We were in space, in nothing. As fast as we disappeared we reappeared in the institute. Alec, Izzy, and I all lay on the floor trying not to get sick. "How do you do that so well?" I joke.

"Practice. A shit ton of practice." This girl just gets better every minute.

Loud gunfire like noise echoes in the hallway. "Isabelle! Alec! Jace! Where have you guys been?" Maryse didn't seem to notice Clary yet. "Clary?" She asked astonished. "Is that really you?"

"Yes, Mrs. Lightwood."

Maryse shuffled on her heels over to Clary. "My god girl! Please. Please. Please. Call me Maryse! This is wonderful! Now. Tell me, how are you alive?" Have fun, Clary!

"Jace! No! Don't do this to me! You have heard it twice! Help!" To late. I was walking away.

Maryse scoffed. "Jace. Nope, you are coming along too." Ug.

"Haha. You got that."

Shut up Red! She is going to get it later.


Hey, guys! I have a chapter up today. It is Christmas break and Christmas is Sunday and it is Friday. There is a Christmas party going on downstairs. Whoopies?

I hope you liked this fun chapter of Clary coming back. An explanation of why Magnus was there with Clary will be coming up soon.

Enjoy!

~Max