Disclaimer: I do not own the characters.. Only the plot.

^^^ Ok does anyone else ever get annoyed because you always have to state that you don't own anything.. You would of thought people would know..

Also I'm still considering if I want to do Isabelle or Alec's POV.. I thought it would be cool to see the story from not only Clary, Jace and 3rd POV but the people surrounding them too. Tell me what you think.

Also just so people don't get confused I decided not to put the Wayland Manor & Morgenstern Manor in Idris, but instead I put them America.. Cause why the hell not?

Also I am so sorry for this really late update, I've been recently going through some life struggles and its hard. But my life right now has been getting on track, so no I haven't abandoned this story. And I'm sorry if some chapters are smaller than others, but no matter what I will still put my time and effort into this story!

And I don't know if you can tell but I just changed the rating from T to M for maybe a little something-something ;) But I will still keep this mature and not disgusting and when we get to the future for these two soon to be lovers I will give a warning. Anyways on with the story!

Jace POV

It has been around 3 hours and we're still on the road, stuck in Simon's van. Whenever we go to the Wayland Manor, we tend to get a Warlock to conjure up a portal instead of having to drive 6-7 hours, but considering we didn't want to draw attention to ourselves, we decided driving would be the best way to go.

What a mistake that was. In the time of 3 hours the atmosphere had gotten quite awkward to the point where I was willing to open my door and jump from the moving vehicle. But then soon conversation started, guessing Izzy had enough with the thick tension in the air, she had come to the conclusion of talking about her wardrobe.

With Simon driving, Alec in the passenger seat, I'm sitting behind him in my own chair, and to my left Clary sat in her own seat behind Simon, and Izzy sitting all the way at the back, awkwardness still suffocating us, and Isabelle blabbering on and on about how she found shoes online she wanted, but unfortunately for her she couldn't find a store in the area that sold those shoes, I've reached my limit of patience. As I opened my mouth to say something I knew I was bound to regret in the future, Clary had thankfully stepped in and changed the subject of the conversation.

"So how long will it take to get there exactly?" She asks cutting Izzy of from her rant on shoes.

I look up sensing her gaze, "So far it's been around 3 hours, so around 3-4 more to go." Alec answers before I get the chance too.

She must have known I was on the edge of throwing Izzy out of the car. Yes I love my dear sister, but sometimes I can imagine tying her to a chair and putting duct tape on her mouth and then walking away and not looking back. I mouth a quick but deliberate "thank you" to her and she responds with a simple nod.

Looking away from her apple green eyes and staring through my window when again another voice comes into action. "Guy's can we stop anywhere soon, I'm getting hungry." Simon whines.

I roll my eyes and mutter, "mundane." Typical Mundane for one to not even eat anything or bring anything on this trip to feed his hunger. Just in the moment of mentally judging Simon and perhaps every other human in the world, my stomach growls, signaling that Rat Face was not the only hungry one in the van.

Simon looks up at me, "So I guess that answers my question. We're stopping."

"Finally I need to stretch my legs." Izzy complains.

An extra 5 minutes of driving Simon pulls into a Mcdonald's parking lot. We all scurry out of the van and stretch for a few seconds before we continue into the the fast food restaurant. While we wait in line, all of us are contemplating on what we would like to order.

"Why don't the girls and Simon go and find us a booth while we order, Alec?" I ask turning to find Alec on my right.

"Yeah why don't we do that." Alec responds. "Iz what do you, Clary and Simon want to eat?"

"Uhh.." She trails off rubbing her chin. We wait a few seconds before Alec interrupts.

"Izzy come on we don't have all day."

"Yeah just let me think." She says sharply. "Well I don't want anything with too many carbs," she mumbles to herself, "and I'm trying to be a vegetarian lately, but I also heard I need my protein. So what do I want?" She asks herself.

"Are you kidding?!" Alec whispers/yells to her. He rolls his eyes and turns to Clary and Simon, "what do you guys want?"

"We'll just have two big mac's with extra fries and for drinks I'll have a Pepsi and he'll have Mountain Dew." Clary states.

Everybody's eyes turn to her and she just shrugs. "What?"

"Nothing." I respond quickly hopping Isabelle wouldn't question anything. But unfortunately she tends to be very stubborn and can hold grudges till your death bed.

"How did you know his order?" She demands.

"I've known him since we were kids. I knew he was going to get what he usually orders because he's very boring and never likes change."

Before Izzy can say anything Simon tries to defend himself, "I'm not boring and the only reason I don't like change is because change can be very dangerous-"

"No she's absolutely right you are boring and five bucks says you still have those Star Wars boxers you got for Christmas two years ago." Izzy interrupts.

Simon instantly turns red and ducks his head in embarrassment. "But that's ok babe, I still love you no matter what." Izzy says softly to Simon taking his hand and walking away finding a booth in the far corner of the restaurant.

Alec rolls his eyes, "She didn't even give me her order yet." He pauses for a second, "guys just get her salad and a water, I'll be over there trying to refrain them from PDA." He finishes and walks towards the couple in the corner, far from prying eyes.

"Well that took a turn in events." Clary states looking up me, with those big, apple green eyes.

"Indeed." I state. I turn around just in time for a worker to place my order. "Hi, I'll get a large big mac, with extra tomatoes and a side order of fries, and for the drink I'll just get a water." I say, after I'm done and turn back to her she turns bright red from being caught staring and the action causes me to smirk. I turn back to Clary waiting for her to order.

She just rolls her eyes and then places her and everyone else's order expect Alec's to the bright red girl. As she places our orders she then turns around to get started on the drinks. I turn back to Clary and smirk when I see her glaring at me. "What?" I ask innocently.

"Do you mind not flirting with every bone-head that walks your way?"

"What's wrong with a little innocent flirting, Red. It's not like I'm going to wed them anytime soon, it's just for fun." My smirk becomes even larger when she rolls her eyes, knowing she's annoyed at the little nickname I gave her.

"Red, seriously? How unique and non-cliché of you." She says sarcastically. "But let's be real, I've heard it all from Red straight down to Raggedy Ann, It's kind of amusing actually, watching people struggle to form a new nickname for you that hasn't already been worn out." She grins.

"Alright let's make a deal-" I start but she interrupts me.

"Don't you think we've made enough deals already?"

"Let me finish. I bet by the end of this little trip I can make a new nickname for you." I grin.

"And what do we get out of this bet?"

"Well if I come up with a new nickname, you allow me to use it whenever I please. No matter how embarrassing it is"

"And if you can't?" She eyes me suspiciously.

"Then you get to give me a nickname. But let's be real here, I always get what I want." I say the last little part too husky, and my body is leaning forward a bit towards her. I can hear her breath hitch in her throat, I can also tell her eyes become a little darker and she swallows. She affected by me. So I'm not the only one.

She snaps out of her lust daze and straightens her shoulders, "I already have a nickname for you." She says with a glare.

I smirk, "Oh, and what must be this so called nickname."

"Asshole. Now turn and get your food." She points behind me, and I turned stunned to the girl behind the counter with our trays.

"Here you go." She says in a lusty way that would normally turn me on but I can't get my mind off the little banter Clary and I just had. She gives us our trays and subtly touches my hand but I still don't feel a thing, but I feel her slip something between my fingers and I can tell it's a piece of paper, most likely with her number. She then turns but gives me a wink before she does so.

I hear a scoff and I turn to see Clary already on her way towards the table with our friends. I quickly catch up to her but not before stopping to throw the piece of paper in the trash.

I walk up to our table and everyone starts to dig in. "Hey wait, where's mine?" Alec asks standing up.

"You didn't tell us your order." I shrug and begin to dig into my burger.

"You're my Parabati! You're suppose to know this. Clary and Simon haven't seen each other in years yet she remembers his order!" He exclaims too dramatic for his taste.

I wipe my mouth with a napkin and then look up to him, "Alec I may be generally awesome but I'm not telepathic, so stop with this little tantrum and go order your food on your own. Seriously Magnus is rubbing off on you." He walks away with a scoff and a roll of his eyes.

I begin to eat my burger but while the food is in my mouth, I get an idea. I can feel my eyes go wide. And everyone turns to me and I notice Izzy begin to worry. Before she can ask me anything my idea blurts out before she can voice her concerns.

"Telepathy! That would be so awesome, they should have a rune for that!" I exclaim like a little kid.

A few seconds pass and everyone starts to eat their food again, ignoring me. "Oh come on, you got to admit that would be fucking amazing. I can see it now, I would be able to tell what you all are thinking this second." I state.

"Ok Bigshot, what are we thinking?" Clary asks, looking up from her fries.

"Well little one, does it look like I have a telepathy rune? No. Also Bigshot? I thought it was Asshole?" I smirk.

"Whatever, Asshole." She mutters, then looks back to her food.

Before anyone can say anything else Alec makes his way over to the table with a tray in his hands. He sits down and begins to say, "Ok Jace, I want you to look at everything I have on this tray right here." He points to the tray, "Alright take a good look, it isn't that hard okay? Especially with that photographic memory you have going on." I roll my eyes.

"Wait you have a photographic memory?" Rat Face asks, looking up from shoving his face with fries.

I roll my eyes, "Yes you dimwit."

"Jace," Izzy warns me.

"Are you kidding me? Are you actually going to warn me like Mom does when we get into trouble? Iz you're not his Mom!"

"No but she is his girlfriend and she has every right to defend her boyfriend from an Asshole like you." Clary tilts her head towards me.

"Yes what she said!" Izzy points to Clary, then suddenly turns her head, "Oh.. Thank you." She says like she just found out who defended her and her boyfriend.

"You know what, can we just hurry and eat and get out of here. We don't need anyone seeing her, especially with us." Alec states.

"Please." I plead for the conversational attack on me to stop.

"What I don't understand is, if none of you don't want to be seen with me, then why didn't we use an "invisible rune"." She uses her fingers to air quote.

"First if we did that then we wouldn't be able to order our food, second Simon would look like a total loon sitting here talking to us, and third it would be useless against any other Nephilim." Izzy says.

"Ok, so now that's settled let's eat. Alec is right we can't be here any longer then we need." Simon joins in. After that we all begin to eat our food with no conversation. Once we are done at Mcdonalds, we all hop into the van and take off on our journey.

Alright so this is still pretty short but I'm working on making them longer so please stay patient. I know it took me so long to update and like I've said I'm sorry, there is still a lot going on right now and I don't know when the next time I'll update so just hang in there.

So do what you go to do, like, fav, reply whatever I'm cool with it.

Love you all!