Howling2themoon: No problem thank you for the review. I always look forward to your input.
Winxfan1066: Thank you! I enjoy it when others like my writing.
Guest: Yes sorry for the long wait, I had a case of writer's block but don't worry I am back.
Thank you to everyone that took the time to review! I don't hold chapters hostage for reviews but I don appreciate the input. So please think of review after each chapter! Hope you enjoy this one
Chaos had erupted in the office since Clary's departure, no one knew where she had disappeared too, and it had been over four hours. Everyone was up and moving hacking into the city's cameras, scouring every shop, and city square. Among the chaos sat three confused and worried friends. Even without having known her for so long they still knew that if an entire agency was panicked, they should be too. The glass doors opened revealing the missing red-head. Almost as if in slow motion everything and everyone stopped, fixated on her, standing there so innocent and fragile. Mia ran to her engulfing her in a hug before whisking her away to her office. Lacey ran up to her sniffing and wagging her tail, excitedly, only calming down once Clary had taken a seat and Lacey could lay her head on her lap. The group moved slowly to the door, and had not made it past the threshold before Mia stopped them.
"Listen, I know you guys were her old friends and all but I think it would be best if you would just leave. Let her get her grip on things, before she sees you again. Just come back around eight or eight thirty, that's usually when she gets in." And just like that the door was closed in their faces leaving them on one side and her on the other. It felt like an invisible barrier, minus the invisible part. They didn't speak to each other when they hailed a cab, nor did they speak on the drive home. They opted to go back to their real home, spend the night and break the news to everyone in the morning.
Our parents didn't looked pained to see us, almost as if they knew something was wrong, tho they decided against bothering us leaving us to go to our rooms alone. I didn't sleep well all night wondering where she was, who she was with, and what she was doing. Was she sleeping? Was she awake like me? What all had I missed in her life? As it got earlier and earlier i could hear my sister weeping in the room next to mine. Around four in the morning my mom came into her room thus the sniffing insued. My guess was mom was holding her comforting her, pleading her to tell her what was wrong. Tuning them out I looked toward the opposite wall, my brothers room. I knew he was awake, even without him making a single noise, he was sitting in utter silence like me. When morning came, and the sweet smell of bacon and waffles filled the air, we walked down the stairs, zombie like. Iz still looked red and puffy in her eyes, while Alec looked like he was a drunk who never slept, but he hadn't cried. We ate in silence too, but not without our parents making anxious glances at each other. We had to tell them, we had to tell everyone.
"We saw Clary yesterday." The plate in my moms hands dropped, shattering into a million pieces, similar to the way my heart had when she first left. My dad walked in very stoic like, staring at us like he had seen a ghost.
"Jace please repeat what you just said." Mother's voice was broken and cracked, as she strained to get one sentence out.
"The agency we signed up for, Clary works there. Has for some time." Her eyes refused to meet mine. As she collapsed into her chair, as she desperately clung to the dish rag. My father stood over her resting his hands on her shoulders.
"What do you mean?" And so it started. It must have taken the three of us two hours to relay what we had been told sparing a few more gory details, for Clary's sake. They sat there very still for over twenty minutes.
"You have to tell Jocelyn and Luke, they need to know she is okay." We nodded in unison.
"We planned on telling them today." I glanced at the clock 10:32. We were going to be late. The Garroway's house, the mayor's house actually. I smiled to myself at the memories I had here. Stephanie answered the door a bright smile on her little face.
"Hi, Jace." She practically yelled. This child was full of energy just like Clary had been when she was Stephanie's age. I think Jocelyn and Luke were glad she didn't look as similar to Clary anymore, made it easier for them. Luke was in the kitchen with Jocelyn cooking a late brunch.
"Hi, what are you kids doing here? Didn't you leave last week? I thought you moved to the city and got jobs at on of those fancy agencies. She looked confused but happy to see us. I wonder how she will react.
"Jocelyn , Luke you may want to listen." Their attention turned to me. Iz grabbed Stephanie and took her to the living room, her cartoons played in the background as I explained once again the situation, this time to her parents.
Mia sat next to Clary on the bench seat, looking at her, trying to read her. Something Mia had gotten very good at, yet Mia had no idea how or what Clary was feeling. She acted completely normal, when she had gotten back from her walk. Blocking what had happened and who she meet the day before. The trio had not showed up at the office this morning so Mia, took them to the park, where they sat watching Jordan play or attempt to play soccer with a tiny toddler.
"Jace she wouldn't not come home, that's not her. She would want to come home to us, for us, for you and Izzy and Alec." Jocelyn was in denial while Luke hadn't said a word, in the past hour. Stephanie ran in a small hamster in her tiny hands, possibly the biggest brightest smile on her face. It quickly turned to confusion.
"You can't tell her or try and contact her yet. She went through a very rough time, and Mia told us she needed time to adapt." Jocelyn nodded her head .
"Mommy what's wrong?" Jocelyn looked down noticing the little girl for the first time, She picked her up and sat her on the counter.
"Honey we have something to tell you." We left her to tell Steph, not knowing what were to do next.
What should happen next? Why is Clary acting indiferent? And what is the gangs next move?
