More Lies?

"We were not doing anything," Nadia explained slowly as she got up from the couch. "It was…a mistake."

"How can it be a mistake if you weren't doing anything," Clary asked with a frown, hurt clearly shown in her eyes.

"It wasn't a mistake and we were doing something until you guys interrupted," Jace grumbled. He looked at Nadia, "What do you mean it was a mistake?"

"Jace, this isn't supposed to happen," Nadia backed away from him. "I cannot screw this up or else…"

"What is not supposed to happen? Screw up what exactly, the kissing? You are a terrific kisser," Jace took a step to her but stopped when he saw her take another step back.

"This," she pointed at him and then herself. "Us, we cannot…this is not supposed to happen. You are destined to be with someone else and I am not going to screw up that destiny because it is a beautiful destiny and you will realize it someday soon just how beautiful it is."

"Nadia what are you talking about?" Alec cut in. She looked over and saw confusion written all over everyone's face.

"I am not supposed to tell," she looked away in shame.

"You are never supposed to tell anything!" Jace suddenly yelled once more. Nadia could not blame him for being so angry. Heck, she would not blame Alec and Isabelle is they started yelling at her as well.

"I cannot tell you, please try to understand," her words came out softly she doubted anyone heard. Tears dripped over and down her cheeks.

"How about you try to understand how we all felt when you left!" he roared at her clearly angry once more.

"Jace," Isabelle cut in sharply. "Stop it!"

"Stop what?" he turned to her. "I am not doing anything, just asking for the truth. Is it so hard to tell the truth?" He looked back to Nadia. "We kissed and it meant something, see there is the truth. That was not so hard."

"We kissed and it might have meant something but it was an accident," Nadia tried to make her voice stronger but she was already worn out and it was hurting even more to keep her secret hidden from them. "Please Jace."

Without saying anything, Jace pulled her to him and crashed his lips on hers once more. His hand grabbed onto her head to keep it in place, the other on her hip but soon he found himself buried in a huge pile of books and broken wood. Standing up he saw Nadia with her arms limp at her side, her head hung low as if in shame. Alec, Isabelle, Clary and Hodge stood on the side in shock at what they had seen. Not looking up, Nadia ran out of the room. The sound of a door being slammed shut soon followed.

Jace got up but his hand went immediately to his stomach where he noticed there was a huge wound bleeding profusely. Seeing Jace struggle to stand up, Alec rushed over and helped him to the nearest sofa so he could heal him properly.

"Leave her alone," Alec seemed to growl to Jace after using the healing rune. "Stop being such a bastard and let her be or else you will lose her."

Jace grumbled at Alec as he left the room. He laid back, his jaw clenched as he thought of her.

Isabelle and Clary followed Alec as he walked down the hall to Nadia's room. After knocking on her door and trying to open it, they all exchanged looks of frustration.

"Nadia let us in!" Isabelle pounded on the door but nothing happened. There was no response from the other side which made them worry greatly now. "Come on Nadia! That asshole Jace is not with us, he is back in the other place! Let us in please!"

"Maybe we should leave her alone," Clary shrugged slightly. "You know, give her some air."

"Then you can go off to your room but we're staying here until she opens this damn door or else we are going to break it down." The door however still did not open, even when hearing the threat.

Nadia could not go back out there no matter what. What she had done to Jace was terrible and it was not even her doing, it was all because of the marks. The damn marks that were bestowed upon her by her horrid quarrelling parents. They sensed that she was willing to change the future and could sense that the threat was Jace so they forced her to do what was necessary to get him far away from her. It was a horrid curse to be stuck with such a life as that. However, she closed her eyes and remembered why she was not to change what was to come; it was the only way things would work out for both sides.

Sadly, she curled up on her bed and just lay there unsure of what to do now. Everything seemed to fall apart the second she returned but even at that point, she had no choice. She had to return. Even Magnus told her it was essential for her to return. With a sad sigh, she buried her face into her pillow and let it soak up her tears.

Outside, Isabelle was still standing out there waiting for Nadia to open up. Alec came by and told her to leave Nadia alone because it was apparent that she was not going to come out anytime soon.

"But she is alone in there," Isabelle frowned. "She cannot be alone, especially after what Jace did to her."

"She did throw him all across the room and he has a huge injury…" Alec pointed out to her.

"He deserved it," she replied stiffly. Alec shook his head and forced his sister away from the door that probably won't be opening for a long while.

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The morning harsh rays poked and prodded Nadia until she woke up grumbling. Her pillow was damp, her body tangled in her sheets and her hair full of knots. What a horrible way to wake up in the morning, then again she had a horrible night, it only seemed proper.

Slowly, she got up and with a snap of her fingers; she made herself look clean and perfectly…perfect. Her hair knot free, shiny and silvery white, her eyes a deep red and her skin full of marks. However, she would not venture out of her room, she only sat on her chair and looked into a full-length mirror. The marks were that of shadow hunters and they wore each mark proudly. Nadia could only create illusions of the marks but she could never wear them such as the others. Her dark eyes watched as the marks faded one by one until there was nothing there but her false dead white skin.

There was knocking on the door snapping her out of her thoughts. Unwillingly, she stood up and walked on over to her door. The knocking was short and 'proper.' Then she heard a muffled 'Nadia, it's Alec. Please open up.'

Quickly, she opened, pulled him in and closed the door right away. Her back up against the door, she looked at him tiredly.

"I brought food," he brought up a bag that was in his hands.

"Thanks," she smiled weakly. Taking the bag in her hands, she walked over to her bed and took out the food. Alec followed her and sat on the edge not saying anything. "Say something Alec, it is unnerving for you to just sit there."

"I have nothing to say," he lied smoothly.

"You always have something to say…"

"Jace went outside for a little while and Isabelle is moping in her room." Nadia took a bite of her breakfast and kept her eyes on it as if focusing on just eating it. Without much thought she asked, "What about Clary?"

"She is in her room worried about her friend and mother," he shrugged. Nadia could see that he did not really like talking about her. It seemed he did not like all too much. She figured that out in the beginning but decided not to say anything.

She simply nodded her head. There was a moment of silence but it was not awkward. With Alec she never felt awkward whenever they fell into some silence, they were rather good friends that way. However, it had to be broken by her idiot mouth. "Alec, last night…is he too mad?"

"Does it really matter?" This question surprised her but she answered weakly, "Yes."

"He is shocked and mad," he replied as if it was not a big deal but that crushed even more inside.

"I see," she put her half-finished food to the side.

"Nadia, I know I won't get an answer but…why are you back?" he asked. Nadia looked over at him with her dark eyes and saw him looking up at her ceiling avoiding eye contact with her. She lowered hers to the floor.

"I am not allowed to tell…"

"Not even me?" there was a hint of sadness in Alec's voice.

"I'm sorry." That is all she could say. There was a creaking of her bed and he was off.

"Me too," he walked on out of her bedroom leaving her all alone with her great and terrible secret.


So Sorry for the extremely late chapter update but school, internet problems and life kept me from doing many things...so sorry but here it is and I have the next 5 chapters already typed up so yeah ^^"