Clary's POV

Simon whipped around, and looked at me like he has never seen me before.

"Clary? Is that you?" He looked astonished as if I had come back from the dead. "Yeah, it's me. How have you been?" That didn't seem to help Simon get his jaw up from the ground. "Si?" I asked, now slightly terrified that he won't come out of his shock. He continued staring at me and suddenly tackled me to the ground with a hug.

"Clary! You're BACK!" He pulled me back up from the ground and looked as happy as a little kid getting a pony on Christmas. "How are you? How long can you stay here? Will you be living in the Institute? I'm so glad you're back!" Simon continued firing questions at me as I tried to get him to slow down.

"Si, calm down. Yes, I'm back and yes, I'm living at the Institute. I missed you sooo much!" I said as I pulled him back into a passionate embrace. Simon explained everything to me. He was now the head of the Manhattan vampires and posing as the CEO of Bank of America. The vampires chose this building because the Dumort was right around the corner after Simon chose to kill the leader of the clan, which was Maureen, after Clary had left New York and broke it off with Isabelle. That brought up some interesting questions for them...

"Wait, why did you break up with Isabelle? You guys look like you were practically married..." I said. Simon looked down at his feet, grimacing.

"I guess I didn't want her to know that I killed Maureen," he stated. I could tell from the look on his face that that wasn't the real answer.

"Really? You broke it off with Isabelle Lightwood, one of the most beautiful people I have ever met because you couldn't stand the thought of her knowing you were going to kill the head of a vampire clan, while she is one of the best Shadowhunters ever?" I exclaimed. Simon looked down again, knowing that I knew that wasn't the reason.

"That was... one of the reasons... I guess..." he trailed off for a second. "What about you? Tell me what you have been up to these past two years." I told Simon about the Academy and the time in Washington D.C., and how protecting the White House from demons was a twelve-hour job.

"Wait, why are demons attacking the White House anyway?" Simon asked.

"Apparently demons like attacking the President and their families, for no apparent reason." I sighed. "They've been trying to keep them away, and not tell the President anytime since he isn't Nephilim or anything."

"Huh, very interesting... Who told you that I was here?" Simon asked me.

It seem like Simon was very distracted by something.

"Isabelle did, why?" I looked at him, wondering. Simon looked kind of devastated and sad. "Do you want to get back together with her? 'Cause I think she still likes you a lot." I told him, encouragingly.

"Really? She said that..." Simon raised his eyebrows.

"Well..." I wondered if I should lie and tell him that Isabelle said that or tell the truth. "Well...she did kind of say it when she helped me carry my luggage up into the Institute..." I stated.

"Oh..." Simon seemed so bummed so I went ahead and made some not-so-expected plans. "How about this? We'll get together and go to Taki's and catch up. Maybe Isabelle will tell you her feelings there!" Simon seemed so much happier and we left to find Isabelle somewhere in the building. Turns out she was staring at the skyline from the roof.

"Hey, Iz. Wanna go to Taki's? And...I'm bringing Simon with us..." I told her. Isabelle slowly turned around. I noticed that she looked like she had been crying.

"Simon?" she asked. Simon stepped out behind me.

"Hey, Izzy... Long time no see..." he said. That's when something I have never seen before, happen. Isabelle burst into tears and ran toward Simon, literally crushing him in her arms.

"I miss you so much! Please give me another chance. I don't care if you're the clan leader or anything. I just want us to be together. Is that too much to ask for?" she went on and on. I felt numbly sad, and left them talking and hugging, and stepped into the hallway. A little while later, Simon and Isabelle came into the hallway, holding hands and smiling. I knew that they were back together.

"So! I see you guys are happy! It's been too long to not see you guys happy and together!" I congratulated them. Isabelle smirked at Simon, who would be as red as a tomato if he could blush.

"Yadayadayada... Can we go now? I'm hungry." Isabelle said, smiling happily.

I grinned back. "Yes, we can. Come on, the car's out front."

We walked down to the car, chatting and laughing as we drove to Taki's. The place was just as I remembered it two years ago. Surprisingly, Kaelie, the usual waitress (the slut who kissed Jace) wasn't here. We walked toward the dim tables towards the back, when Isabelle suddenly stopped and her jaw dropped. Simon did the same. "What? What happened?" I turned toward the direction they were looking at and I saw Kaelie... on top of Jace .