I wake up the next morning to my alarm clock going off. I don't even remember falling asleep. I'm exhausted. My mind is all over the place right now. I can't seem to focus.
Izzy "Are you going to class today?"
"Yeah. I'm going to take a shower real quick." I grab my clothes and take a shower. I brush my teeth and head back into the room.
Izzy "Geez your hair's a mess."
I just shrug my shoulders and grab my school stuff. I grab my phone and see I don't have time to stop by the cafeteria and grab something to eat. "Let's go Izzy." She grabs her stuff and we head out to class. Simon is waiting for the hallway as usual. He gives me a hug and we all make small talk on the way to class.
During my first class the teacher is talking about the midterm that is this friday. I can't believe I'm half thru my first semester of college already. My life has changed so much in the last six weeks. My mother is crazy, or at least I think she is. Jace and her have the same tattoo. Jace thinks I wanted to break up with him. Gosh what a freaking nightmare. How in the hell did my life get so confusing. My phone starts to vibrate.
Jace: I need to talk to you.
Clary: I'm in class.
Jace: walk out. I need to talk to you.
Clary: Can it wait?
Jace. No.
Clary: Fine give me a minute.
I text Simon.
Clary: I'm going to leave I don't feel good. Can you take notes for me.
Simon: Sure.
I wave bye to Simon and head out class. I'm shocked when Jace is waiting right outside the door for me.
"How did you know what class I was in right now?"
Jace "That's not important. Can we talk?"
"Sure….."
Jace "Follow me"
I follow Jace to campus gardens. No one is here and it's peaceful and quiet here. The flowers and trees look beautiful. I need to bring my sketchbook and sketch this place. It's beautiful. I snap out of my surroundings and see Jace staring at me.
Jace "Do you really not know about Shadowhunters."
OMG here we go again. "No. I don't. I have no idea what the hell you, or my mom was talking about."
Jace "Only Shadowhunters can see runes Clary."
"And what is a rune?"
Jace "It's what you call a Tattoo. Your mother and I have protection runes."
"Protection from what exactly?"
Jace "Demons."
I start laughing. My mother is crazy and of course the only guy I've ever been interested in is bat shit crazy as well. I don't know how long I was laughing but the look of Jace's face makes me stop. He looks pissed.
Jace "How can you stand there laughing. Being a Shadowhunter is serious. We protect the world from demons."
"Right… and I have friends who are fairies."
Jace "Really?"
"What no. What the hell fairies aren't real."
Jace "Yes they are. They are called Seelie's"
"Come on…. Get real." I turn and start to walk away because this is crazy. Jace is messing with me. I just can't deal with this right now.
Jace "Clary wait."
"Why? Are you just going to stand here and play with my emotions?"
Jace "What no. Why would you think that?"
"I feel like you are messing me."
Jace "I'm sorry. You truly have no idea what I'm talking about do you?"
"NO! I have no clue what you are talking about." At this point I'm pissed that he's making this shit up. I feel like he is making fun of me. "Look I need to get back to my class. This conversation is ridiculous."
Jace "Can we talk about us?"
"What is there to talk about?"
Jace "I don't know. Are we okay?"
"Look. I want to be with you. You're the only one I wanted to be with. It's just all of your addons make me very self-conscious. I want to be with you for you. I think all of your addons are messing with me… Now you tell me you're a Shadowhunter and it makes me wonder if anything we've ever talk about was a lie."
Jace "I've never lied to you…. Well actually I have. I'm not from San Francisco."
"Where are you from then?"
Jace "I'm from Chicago. I was adopted by Izzy's and Alec's parents."
"Your Izzy's other older brother."
Jace "Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Jace "Well to be honest I didn't know if you liked Izzy at first and I didn't want you to not like me because I was her brother."
"Well that's a strange way to look at it. But, I can understand why you lied."
He steps closer to me and places his hands on my hips. "Clary. Please can we be okay? I played like shit on Friday because I thought you didn't want to be with me. I want you as my girlfriend."
"I'm not going anywhere. But, please no more lying or secrets."
Jace "I promise." He kisses me softly on my lips and I quickly realize how much I've missed. He starts to pull back and I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him again. I throw everything I possibly could into this kiss to show him how much I've missed him. He slowly pulls back and we stare into each other's eyes. "After practice will you go with me somewhere. There's something I want to show you."
"I have midterms this week. I need to focus on my classes and studying."
Jace "We won't be long. Will you meet me at my car at seven?"
"Alright, but I need to get back to class." He gives a quick peck on the lips and takes my hand.
Jace "Let's go. I will walk you to class."
"Okay." He walks me to my next class since the first one is over. He gives me a quick kiss and he turns around and walks away. I go into class and I'm confused. Was Jace serious? What does he want to show me? Is all that information he just told me true. I've never been more confused in my life. I need to talk to my mom. Maybe she isn't crazy.
After my classes end for the day I had to the cafeteria and get lunch. I grab a salad and sit at an empty table and eat slowly and in silence. After I eat lunch I go to my dorm and call me my mom.
"Hey mom how are you feeling?"
Mom "Good. Much better. I don't know why I got so sick."
"Everyone gets sick mom."
Mom "I know. What's up?
"Mom… can I ask you something without you judging me."
Mom "I would never judge you."
"Can I ask you more about my biological father?"
Mom "Sure. What do you want to know?"
"Well what's his name?"
Mom "Valentine."
"What's his whole name?"
Mom "Valentine Morgenstern."
"Wait why is my last name Fray?"
Mom "Like I told you I ran from your dad and I changed my last name to Fray, so when you were born I gave you my last name."
"Did you really think dad was going crazy?"
Mom "I'm not sure. The things he told me about Shadowhunters seemed true. I believed everything he told me about them. He even convinced me I was a Shadowhunter. Until one night he came home and started talking about some cup. He wanted to make more Shadowhunters."
"What do Shadowhunters do?"
Mom "Well I'm not sure actually. I just went along with what your father told me. I never saw a demon, or anything else he told me about."
"Oh."
Mom "Why do ask?"
"It's just…. Jace has the same tattoo as you."
Mom "What?"
"He says it's called a rune and it's a protection rune."
Mom "Clary hunny. I need you to listen to me. Please stay away from Jace."
"I can't do that. I really like him."
Mom "You don't know what you are getting yourself into. Please for your own sake please stay away from him."
"I can't"
Mom "You have to try. You don't want to end up in that world Clary."
"What world."
Mom "If you stay with him you will see a world that no one should ever see."
"What are you hiding from me?"
Mom "Just know that if you stay with him you will no longer be safe. Please stay away from him."
"I'm not going to stay away from him."
Mom "Fine. But do me a favor and don't mention your fathers name to him."
"Why?"
Mom "Just don't. Your father is not exactly like in the Shadowhunter world."
"I feel like you know more than what you are telling me."
Mom "Just stay safe. Will you come home this weekend? I need to give you something."
"Sure."
Mom "I've got to get ready for work, but I will see you this weekend."
"Bye Mom."
I'm starting to feel like my mom is telling me the truth. If she is telling me the truth demons exist. I need to find out more information about Shadowhunters. Tonight I will talk to Jace about it. I grab my books and start studying.
A/N: Sorry this a bad place to end this chapter, but I will finish up the next part and post tonight or tomorrow. Sorry It's so short. Thanks for following and leaving reviews!