So sorry I took so long, I have no excuse. Honestly, I'm actually super busy right now; my dad wants me to pack candy bags for the entire Jewish population, instead of just our synagogue. Seriously, there aren't five hundred Jews within walking distance, let alone children. *sigh* I'm sorry. I'm venting. Still, he promise I get mine early, and then I'll get another one in synagogue, so then I'll have double! BTW, Spy Kids 3, Game Over- the Toymaker's name is Sebastian, and the grandpa's name is Valentine, and they have a history. Coincidence I think not! Anyways, back to the story!
Clary walked home with Alec, tears threatening to burst forward. Still, she held back until they reached the Institute. As soon as the gate was open, she ran to the elevator, wrote out a speed rune on the gold wicker, and zoomed upward. By the time Alec came up, nauseated by her new Mark, she was already in Jace's room. Her room. She had refused lodging anywhere else. Her mother was still asleep; what could she do? She was sobbing into her pillow, but the tears refused to fall. She hadn't shed any tears since he had left. Alec put a hand on her shoulder.
"It'll be okay. He'll be fine." At that moment, he doubled over, clutching his head. She whipped around and retraced Share, and the images flooded her mind.
Jace being shoved into a cell by a pretty blond woman in a uniform, Jace chaining the woman and leaving her in his cell, Jace fighting a man in a police uniform. Jace running, then stopping and looking behind him, directly at her, and blinking. His lips formed her name, and her heart fluttered for the first time in two long years. Then it all went black, and she found herself on the floor with Alec's arms around her, tears streaming down her face.
"He's okay. He still remembers you." She laughed through the tears, a wet choking sound.
"He saw me. He said my name." Alec nodded.
"It's okay." She nodded, and let Alec pick her up and put her into bed. "Good night, Clary."
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Jace ran through the halls, going back the way the guard had taken him. Suddenly the back of his neck prickled, and he whirled. There was no one there, but he felt someone's presence. His paraboti rune tingled, but there was something else.
"Clary." He could see an image of her forming, sitting on the floor, watching him, tears streaming down her cheeks, her gorgeous emerald eyes red from crying. Alec was next to her, his arms around her, his eyes locked on Jace. The image boldened, then turned translucent as it faded. He turned away and punched the button for the elevator. The elevator was empty, thank the Angel. It took insanely long to get to the lobby. No one was there. He was about to shove the door open when he paused and ran back inside. Whatever they had taken, he would need his stele. He found it in a side room, on a shelf. He was about to pull it down when he heard a gun cock.
"I knew you would come back. You can't leave your stuff behind, now can you?" Jace grabbed the stele and turned to find Agent Rodriguez standing in the doorway, his pistol aimed straight at Jace's heart. His arm was in a sling. "What is that," he asked, nodding toward the stele.
"Leave me alone."
"Like hell I will. What is that thing, and why did you come back for it?" Jace smiled.
"I warned you." Them he launched himself over the agent's head, kicking him as he passed, and ran, drawing a Glamour rune on his arm as he went. Rodriguez bellowed like a bull and tried to chase after him, but he was already long gone.
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Clary woke up in a mood. The Institute doorbell was ringing, and everyone else was sleeping through it. Unable and unwilling to get dressed, she pulled on a sweatshirt over her sweatpants and camisole and went to the golden elevator. As she exited the giant birdcage, she yawned. It was too early to be answering the door. Finally she flung the door open.
"Can I help you?" she asked the tall, cloaked figure in front of her. Then the figure removed his hood, and she staggered back at the shock of white hair and delicate bone structure. Valentine.
"Yes, Clarissa. I think you can." A boy came into view behind him; a white blonde as well, with the same build as Valentine. "Take her." Clary turned to run, but the boy was already on top of her. She managed to let out a single scream before a wet cloth went over her mouth, and the world faded into shades of black.
Oh, I just remembered that I have to clarify a few things. This takes place after Maryse kicks Jace out of the Institute in CoA. Yes, I have read all the book that are out- as if I could resist. Anyways, Alec and Clary are like siblings, and Clary has been training so hard that now she's equal or better than Jace- I haven't decided which yet. The Inquisitor did come, and when she heard that Maryse kicked Jace out, Maryse and Robert were stripped of their positions as heads of the New York Institute. They now take care of foreign communications for the Council. However, their children were allowed to stay in New York. Alec was allowed to become head of the Institute when he turned eighteen. He still hasn't come out of the closet, however, he is secretly dating Magnus.