Hey guys sorry for the late update but I have been studying and didn't have a chance to write anything.

So just to clear a few things up:

Clary escaped out of luck, Jonathan didn't want that to happen. Jonathan made Clary like the way she is to use her as a weapon

And for those people who are worried about Simon and Izzy, don't worry they will end up together :)

Would still love to hear some ideas you guys have.

Jace POV

It's been a few days since the demon attack. Since Alec still hadn't gotten all of his strength back Izzy and I went around the city trying to find some information on what Jonathan is planning. But of course we found nothing.

This was so frustrating. It seemed everywhere we went Jonathan was one step ahead of us. We had gotten word that a minor Warlock in the city knew something of importance, but when we had gotten to his address we found him, or should I say, what was left of him splattered all over the walls of his apartment.

Simon had gone to the local vampire clan to see if he could get any information out of them, but they didn't exactly trust him. With him being a Day Lighter and he hangs out with us Shadowhunters it makes him an outcast of his own kind. And even if the vampires did want to help they wouldn't. They were fully aware of what Jonathan was capable of and would rather go against us than him.

This brings me to today. I was pacing in Magnus's living room trying to think of a plan. Magnus was sitting on the sofa with a large book in his lap trying to find a weapon we could use against Jonathan. Clary was sitting beside him also with a book in her lap. I sighed and tugged at my hair. Clary's voice finally broke the silence.

"Wait" she said.

I turned and saw she had a one of her delicate hands resting on a page from the book that Magnus held. I came to her side and looked at the page she was staring at. The page was old and had small rips at the edges. The writing was in a dead language that I couldn't read and in the middle was a picture of a sword.

Clary seemed memorised by it. "What is that" she asked not taking her eyes of it.

"That my dear is The Runes Blade" explained Magnus

Clary gave him a confused look so he explained.

"They say over a hundred years ago a Shadowhunter named Andrew Thrushcross and an Angel named Arietta started having an affair. Now of course this was forbidden. After a while Thruscross went to Arietta and asked her to give him some of her blood to create a weapon as powerful as the Mortal Sword. Blinded by love Arietta willingly gave him her blood and from this Thruscross created a sword matching the greatness of the Angel Blade. Thruscross wanted all worlds to know that this blade was forged by Shadowhunters so he gave the sword the runes of strength, speed and power. Raziel found out about this and struck Arietta down with the very sword she helped create and he stripped Thruscross of his runes.

What Arietta wasn't aware of was that Thruscross created the sword to use against the Angels. He said that as Shadowhunters they should not have to answer to anyone. So Raziel reforged the sword to make it a weapon to rid the world of demons. But this of course is only a myth" Magnus finished.

I was not unfamiliar with this story, Hodge had told it to me many years ago. Clary still stared at the picture of the sword in wonder. She finally looked up to find all of us staring at her.

"We need to find it" she said tapping the picture.

We all looked at her for a moment.

"But Clary" Izzy said shaking her head "It's a myth, it isn't actually real"

"No" Clary said firmly "It's real and we need to find it before Jonathan does" she said looking determined.

I looked over at Magnus who was staring back at me.

"Is there any proof of this sword being real" I asked him.

He gave me a knowing look saying he knew that if Clary wanted that sword I would try everything to get it for her.

"I'll see what I can find" Magnus said getting up from his spot and leaving the living room to go shut himself in the library.

There was a soft knock on the front door making all of our heads snap up. We looked at each other confused. Clary was watching the door with suspicion.

"Are we expecting someone?" asked Simon.

"No" I said walking towards the door.

Before the door was even completely open a flash of blond hair followed by the overpowering smell of cheep perfume crushed into my chest.

"Jacey I missed you" her high pitched voice sang.

Yup none other than Ashley Thorn was hugging herself to my chest like her life depended on it. I had nearly forgotten that she actually existed. Then I remembered. Shit. I hadn't actually broken up with her.

"Ashley" I said not even trying to sound happy to see her "what are you doing here?"

She pouted up at me no doubt trying to be sexy but instead just looked like a fish.

"I missed you baby" she said trying to reach up and kiss me but I turned my head so it ended up on my cheek.

"Didn't you miss me?" she asked running a pink nail up my chest.

"Ashley look-" I started but she cut me off.

"Jace I'm only here to help you and your little friend" she said too innocently looking over at Clary who was staring intensely at Ashley.

"And uh I can also help with your not so little friend" she said suggestively tracing her nail down to my zipper.

"Ashley-" I tried again but she only went and sat down on the love seat then winked at me.

This was going to be harder than I thought.

I looked over at Clary again who was still staring at Ashley who had finally gotten fed up.

"Can I help you?" she snapped at Clary.

"There's something… different about you" Clary said quietly.

Ashley shrugged and looked at her nails. I narrowed my eyes at her because I knew she did that when she was trying to hide something.

"I don't know what you're talking about" she replied not taking her eyes off her nails.

"Clary?" I took at step closer to her. She was still staring at Ashley, not even taking time to blink.

A menacing look flashed over her green eyes. "There's something… darker about you" she said. Ashley narrowed her eyes at Clary then looked over at me making her eyes as innocent as possible.

"Is there something you have to tell us Ashley?" I asked her calmly.

Ashley leapt up from her spot "I don't need this bullshit" she screamed "I'm going to bed" she stomped past me like a little child.

The bang from upstairs suggested her slamming the door. Unfortunately it was probably the door to my room.

Clary was leaning back looking exhausted.

She caught me staring at her and looked back with a serious expression.

"She can't be trusted Jace. Something has changed about her and it isn't good" she told me.

I nodded in understanding. I didn't completely get what Clary was on about, but I trusted her. And if she says Ashley is bad news then I believe her.

I turned and started climbing the stairs going to my room and wasn't surprised at all when I found Ashley lying on my bed. Completely naked.

I averted my eyes immediately and her nasally laugh filled the room.

"Come on Jace its not like you haven't seen it before" she said.

She was right. I have seen her like this before. Many… many times. But now it was different, Clary was back and even if she wasn't ready for me, I would be faithful to her.

I didn't even notice Ashley getting up from the bed and coming over to where I was standing. She pressed her body against mine and unfortunately my mind and my dick were not on the same page.

She smirked up at me "I feel that your happy to see me" she said smugly.

I cleared my throat "Look Ashley" she tried interrupting me again but I held up my hand telling her to be quiet" "Ashley we cant keep doing this" I told her still not looking at her.

"You don't mean that" she said moving her hands under my shirt.

I stepped back from her so she couldn't touch me. "Yes. I do" I said firmly.

She glared up at me "It's that red-head slut isn't it" she snarled.

Anger flowed through me. "Clary is not a slut" I said through gritted teeth.

Ashley snorted "Yeah right. That whole helpless thing she's got going on, please, I see right through that"

"Because you're so good at playing innocent aren't you" I snapped.

She growled at me. Yes. Growled.

I didn't want to hear anymore. "It's over Ashley. Get dressed and get out"

"I have no where to go" she all but screamed at me.

I raked my hands through my hair. "Fine. You can stay here until you find another place. But stay out of our way. And don't come near me again" I told her glaring. "There's an extra room down the hall. Grab you stuff and get the fuck out of my room."

Without a word she grabbed a dressing gown that hardly covered her ass and stormed out.

Izzy came into my room a few moments after.

"So, how'd Blondie take it" she said trying to keep a smirk of her face. It was no secret that she had always hated Ashley.

"As expected" I ground out. I still had a… problem to deal with. This didn't go unnoticed by Izzy.

"Guess your body didn't agree with the break up" she was now not even trying to hide the smirk.

"Get out" I barked at her pointing to the door.

She laughed and turned away but before she left she said "By the way, Magnus thinks he might have found something on the Runes Blade so come down when you calmed your tits a bit"

I glared at the now closed door and flopped down onto my bed.

I would go downstairs right after I have taken care of this problem.