Mortal Secrets: The Beginning

Jace's POV

Clary had left the meeting. I wanted to follow but I was stuck here. The Clave meeting lasted for hours yet they got nowhere. They are debating who or what is killing shadowhunters. Many people did stick up for Clary, though.

Long and boring hours later I was making my way to the Fairchild manor. Maryse said we, all the kids, could stay there. No one lived here when Valentine had his son with his wife they were in his manor. Clary was never known because they moved away, never to be heard of.

The Clave wanted him dead. They all thought he was. That was till he 'killed' Jonathan and his wife. He made himself known again.

At the manor, everyone had gotten their own room. Every night I did tend to sneak into Clary's room and sleep with her. I couldn't sleep without her.

She lay peacefully under the covers. When I walked over to her I could see the beaded sweat on her forehead. She started to move violently in her sleep. "Clary?" I questioned. She kept moving.

The look on her face, she was having a bad dream. "Clary?" I spoke her name again. She was thrashing around. I clamped my hands on her shoulders. She was having a bad dream. I had to stop her, I couldn't stand seeing her like this.

I thought back to when we first started to talk. I broke away from hurting her quickly. Sebastian couldn't hold me to that anymore. When we got assigned the project, her sitting on my bed mesmerized me. When I kissed her that day, everything changed. I wanted her to know I cared. It went fast. I took her on the date. Then those after her plan for the Clave meeting. We got closer than ever. Everyone would find us hanging out and talking.

Never really putting the pieces together about her mother and brother dying and Valentine killing his family, I could never have thought she was a shadowhunter. She was strong and stubborn. That's Clary for you. But yet, she lay this bed scaring the shit out of me.

With courage, I let go of her shoulder and barreled out of the room. Down the hallway to the stairs. This manor was huge anyone could get lost. I only had one person in my mind I needed to get to.

"Magnus!" I yelled out. He could help this. He could save Clary. "Magnus! Get your ass here now!" Down the stairs to the second floor of the manor. "Magnus!" I almost screamed.

There Magnus was, making his way out of his room, yawning. "What? What do you want, child?" He snapped.

I pointed up to Clary's room. "Clary," I breathed, "something is wrong. I need your help." At the mention of Clary he perked up, nervously, and nodded. Both of us rushed- mainly me- back to Clary. Magnus was not in much of a hurry as I. If I was correct I was rushing a bit too much. "Come on!" I try to rush him.

Magnus reached the bedroom a few seconds after me. There lay Clary, still moving around in the bed. I could see the fear mixed in with sadness on her face. I couldn't stand the look. "Please, do something," I begged to look at Magnus.

He walked over to Clary, setting a hand on her forehead. There was a blue glow from his hand. His eyes widened, and darkened, as he sucked in a breath. Something was wrong. It was quiet for minutes- hours- I couldn't tell. But Magnus stepped back and shook his head. "I can't do anything." He whispered. "This is her own problem. Nothing I can do will help her."

He turned to leave, glancing back at me. "She will wake up soon, watch over her." And he left. Leaving me alone with a Clary stuck in a nightmare. I walked other to Clary and sat down.

The bad sunk under my weight. That made Clary jump. She started to scream. "Clary!" I yelled, shaking her. "Clary!" her eyes began to flutter open. She was awake. "Thank god. You are awake." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"Jace." Her voice was rasp. She needed to get over that nightmare.

"Shh, I am here, it is okay," I spoke softly to her. Rolling against me, I wrapped my arms around her, soothing her down. We could talk about this later, right now she needed to sleep. When I was almost asleep I looked down at her. She was calm but her eyes were open.

As if feeling my stare, she looked up at me. "Is that really you?" She asked.

I nodded, "yes, it is me. Why?"

Swallowing, she took a deep breath. "I just need you right now."

"I am always here, you know that." I leaned down and gave a quick, sweet kiss on her lips. Pulling away, she grabbed the front of my shirt and back to her lips. I had fallen so my hands were on either side of her head. Not wanting to fall on her.

Her hands roamed my back, landing in my hair. Giving a small tug she made me groan in pleasure. Her lips on mine were like an explosion of electricity. I loved it. I hadn't noticed her hand at the hem of my shirt. Letting her shrug it over my head, she was back on my lips.

I shook my head. "Clary. We can't do this tonight. You would be using me as a distraction. I don't want to do that to you."

She looked up at me. "Maybe I want that." I still help my ground, shaking my head no. She gave a sigh and grumped something before pushing me off her. Obligating I fell on the bed next to her.

Sighing, I leaned on my elbow facing her. "You know what I mean. It's just-" I couldn't get this out." I-" ugh. Just say it. "Let's just go to sleep." I grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close. I wasn't going to let go tonight.

"Jace? Clary?" It was Alec. Yawning, I rolled to face Clary. I was so used to her being there it was like second nature. "Let me repeat." There was a bang on the doorframe. "Jace. Clary."

Groaning I rolled to face him instead, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. "What?" It was almost a snap. Clary stirred next to me. Now she was awake too.

Alec took a step into to the room. "We are leaving soon. Get ready." He left without a sound.

I looked over at Clary to feel her forehead against my shoulder. "I just want to go home I am tired of staying here." She said.

"I don't want to agree or disagree but, me too." I smiled down at her. She shook her head smiling a bit.

"You just agreed."

I patted the top of her head. "Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't." I got up out of the bed to go to my room, right next door. I wanted my room close so it wouldn't be far if Maryse came over and asked to see where I was sleeping. She would flip if she found out Clary and I were dating.

Clary to her was like a second daughter. Though, she seemed like she knew Clary for longer than when I took her to our house. Just shrugging off the thought, I went to my stuff and grabbed a few things I needed before hitting the showers.

By the time I was out and dressed everyone was downstairs ready to go. It would be a simple trip back to the institute, for Magnus is able to portal us there.

Magnus had a portal open for us when we left. He came along too but didn't really make much of his presents. He is the 'High Warlock of Brooklyn'. I have heard about him. Never to really have seen him.

It turns out he and Clary were really close. That's how she got us in without the Clave knowing much.

I never figured out how she knew about the Clave meeting. She never said. Maryse had a hunch. No one cared to know it wasn't something we did, get into people business- okay maybe we do.

Isabelle asked her about it but Clary claimed to have not really known about it.

"Let's go." Maryse walked into the portal first. She always does that. Robert was the caring one of the family. How they fell in love. I would never know.

He claims they met at the Shadowhunter School and he fell in love at first sight. I just think it's a fun story for him to tell.

After everyone was through the portal closed after us. Clary stepped aside to talk to Magnus. He seemed much focused, nodding at her words and staring at the ground.

I didn't take much care to that. Grabbing a few of mine and Clary's bags I took them up to our rooms. I was a gentleman, I know.

Once the bags were put away in the proper rooms I put all my stuff away and sat on the bed. A book in my hands.

There was a soft knock on the door and I looked up. There stood Clary. She was looking at me with curious eyes. "Yes?" I questioned.

She moved forward without a sound, sitting down next to me. Something was wrong, I could see and feel it. "I feel like crap."

"How so?" I asked, bringing my arm up to wrap around her shoulder.

Looking up at me with sad, tired eyes she spoke, "I got no sleep last night. I just want to crawl into a corner and sleep until I die."

"Clary, don't say that." I hated when she spoke like that.

"It's the truth, Jace." Clary got up off the bed and walked to the door. Where would she be going? She just got here.

I looked up at her. "Where are you going?" I said. Maybe I could go with her. To the greenhouse, or the training room. Maybe even the library.

"Out." She said. Then she left without a word. Shutting my book I got up to follow her. Not too close so I wouldn't be heard, but close enough to see her still.

She kept walking to the elevator. Her room was one floor above mine, so if she was going there she needed the elevator. Or really anywhere, besides the kitchen and library.

I took the stairs once I noticed she was going down a level. The level below this one was the main floor, leading to the entrance. She must be leaving.

At the doors I caught her. "Where are you going?" I asked. Frightened by my appearance she turned to face me.

"I told you, out." She said, with a little bit of rudeness in her voice. Then she turned and walked out the doors.

"Clary!" I called out to her. She didn't turn around. "Damnit." I cursed under my breath, then ran after her.

Hey, guys! Sorry, it has been so long. I have been so busy with school work. My teacher assigned a project Friday and it is due Tuesday, the day we go back to school, and I haven't even started it. It is freaking Sunday! Ugh, I'm doomed.

Anywho, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sorry that it is short. I wanted to set up for some big stuff that will be happening next chapter!

~Max