What You Think of Me

by MajorArcana2

When Clary discovers what her fellow Shadowhunters truly think of her, she is deeply hurt. In a fit of rage, Clary makes a decision to share her talent with the Clave. Before her meeting, someone unexpected takes her in and trains her, helping to prove the others wrong. But what happens when they come looking for her, Jace leading the charge?

11. Rude Awakening

"Clary!" Telli shouted as Clary entered the dining room. "Come meet my parents!"

Clary almost stopped dead in her tracks. There were at least 30 more adults occupying the thirteen others Clary had previously met. The adults were back. She hurried over to Telli, who was standing in front of two, burly looking men. "Hi," she squeaked weekly. She almost rolled her eyes. Add "meeting new people" to the list of things she'd failed at.

"So, this is Jo," she pointed to the man on her left who, honestly, look like a lumberjack. Red scraggly hair, unshaved beard, and literal black flannel. Wow. "He's my adopted father, and this is Luk," she said. He was the spitting image of Telli. A moment later, her suspicions were confirmed when Telli added, "He's my biological father."

"Clary!" this time it was Agatha calling, so Clary rushed over to meet her parents. By the end of the night, Clary had met nearly every adult in the place, and couldn't even hope to remember their names. It was emotionally exhausting. It made Clary really miss the New York Institute where all Clary had to worry about was Maryse, Robert, Izzy, Alec, and-Jace.

Clary couldn't stop herself.

What was he doing now? Thinking of her? Sleeping with another girl? Teaching someone else how to fight demons? Helping to hunt someone else's mother? Letting someone else fall in love with him?

Harshly, Clary halted her train of thought. Nope. No way. She was not going there. Certainly not.

Guilt burned in her stomach. Clary hadn't even spent one second looking for her mother. That would have to change. Clary rose to leave from the table everyone had been lounging around when Telli jumped up to follow her.

"Hi," she piped.

"Hey, Tel," Clary said, instinctively looping her arm through Telli's. The two of them giggled through the hallways at Clary's first impressions of the adults today. Suddenly, Telli stopped dead in her tracks. "What?" Clary asked, her attention peaked.

"I just had a vision," It took both of them a moment to notice they were at Clary's door. "You're going to have quite the rude awakening tomorrow," and with that, Telli walked away, leaving Clary to consider her words before heading off to bed.

I'm back guys! And one year older ;) Sorry that this one is shorter but I'm already working on the next!