Sorry it took so long to update! I'm serious about the requests, people!

Wow I loved your reactions to that last chapter :P I love ending on cliffhangers or partial cliff hangers, mostly because it makes everyone freak ;)

Also, a reminder to everyone that this story was based off of a better story (or at least half-better) that has a lot of other stories based off of it, too Called Heart by Heart, and it's by Wisterian Princess. So if you like this story, you will probably like that one too!

OMG STILL no one has guessed Olivia's boyfriend! I'm not surprised, it's very unexpected! :P

The TDI characters? Hm… I honestly don't think they'd have a place in this story. Sorry :/

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS AND AGES AND WHAT WE KNOW people seem to have forgotten that Maryse is pregnant

CHARACTER RECAP

_Dan

-age 20

-tall, but shorter than Jace

-dark brown, longish hair

-dark brown eyes

-skilled in: double swords

-is in love with Clary

-Olivia's brother

-always wears a gray knit hat

-isn't wearing a disguise rune

_Heather

-age 19

-slightly taller than average

-ink-black, curly hair

-light brown skin

-black-brown eyes

-skilled in: archery

-has a knack for guessing preferences

-likes alternative music

-has said that she was Lyla's aunt

-is wearing a disguise rune

_Audrey

-age 18

-shorter than average

-waist length, straight, raven-black hair with bangs

-no freckles

-vivid blue eyes

-skilled in: double swords, archery

-is secretly Clary Fray

-wearing a disguise rune

_Olivia

-age 17

-short

-round face

-olive toned skin

-wavy light brown hair

-blue-gray eyes

-skilled in: sword

-Miami and Ashton were Olivia's real parents, and Dan is Olivia's brother

-afraid of clowns and drowning

-is not wearing a disguise rune

_Lyla

-age 16

-short, shorter than Olivia

-slender

-ink-black, hip-length hair

-gray eyes

-skilled in: whip

-wears a pendant that looks a lot like Isabelle's

-Isabelle's unborn daughter

-is wearing a disguise rune

xxx

Should I do celebrity lookalikes do you think? I could post them in my profile.

Ack. I'll shut it now. Enjoy!

When Dan had kissed Clary, it hadn't felt right. Clary didn't feel the spark she did with Jace, and Dan kissed differently, too. Kissing Dan had felt a bit like kissing Simon, but with a bit less tenderness.

And Clary had never thought once about whether or not it was nice, because she was so shocked. Why had Dan kissed her in the first place? He didn't like her, did he? He must, or why would he kiss her?

Clary half-wanted to tell Jace, but she couldn't, because Jace thought Dan was her brother, and that would be weird.

She was in bed now, next to Jace. She'd stayed up a bit late, still thinking about how weird it was, but she got to sleep eventually.

She was, however, woken by a text at six thirty from Dan. It had said:

I'm sorry I kissed you

And that was it. It wasn't thought of much again

-FLASHBACK-

Heather doodled a red 'X' with her marker over the square on the calendar. One week from today, Heather was leaving for her mission, along with Dan and Olivia Autumndale.

The Autumndale family had arrived at the Institute yesterday, in preparation for their departure.

The first thing Heather had noticed when they had arrived was that, in the last four years, Dan had gotten much cuter. The second thing she noticed was that Dan still had that silly hat, which made her laugh.

Heather left her bedroom, walking down the hallway of the place she called home. She could hear piano playing in the distance, and immediately knew Jace was the one playing. No one else played that beautifully.

"Heather!" Someone called from behind her.

Heather paused, and turned to see her brother jogging towards her. "Hey." She smiled.

"Hey," he said once he'd caught up to her. "I just wanted to tell you Aunt Elizabeth was looking for you."

Heather let out an exasperated sigh. "What does she want now?"

He shrugged, shaking his black hair out of his face. "Could be anything. Last time Aunt Elizabeth looked like this though, it was when Lyla left."

Heather sighed. Lyla. Raziel, how she missed her. She'd been gone for three years now, and she was supposed to return right after Heather left. What luck.

"Alright," said Heather, "where is she?"

"The library."

Heather nodded, thanked her brother, and headed towards the library. When she got there, she saw her Aunt Elizabeth sitting on one of the couches, looking at a photo.

Heather went up and sat next to her, peaking at the picture frame she held. When she saw it, she gasped.

"That's from sixteen years ago," said Aunt Lizzy, "but it's your future."

The photo was of five teenagers, all in Shadowhunter gear and lined up. Heather recognized all of them; Dan, Olivia, Lyla, herself, and the fifth girl looked very familiar, but Heather couldn't tell who she was.

Elizabeth set the picture frame aside and turned to face Heather, her blue eyes gleaming. Elizabeth was beautiful, like Heather's mother was, thought the pants suit ruined it a bit. Her long blonde hair was always kept down, and she was the modest type, never showing very much skin, even in sleep.

"You look so much like your mother." Elizabeth smiled. She reached over and ran her fingers through Heather's smooth, ink-black hair. "And you look like your father, too."

"I've been told I look like my sister, too," Heather said, "is that true?"

Elizabeth got a slightly saddened look on her face, but nodded. "You do. Though I never met her, remember?"

Heather nodded. "Can we… can we change it?"

Elizabeth's expression suddenly changed into one of fear. "No! No, I'm sorry."

Heather furrowed her brows. "But why?"

Elizabeth thought for a long time before answering. "Have you ever seen the movie Sliding Doors?"

Heather shook her head. She liked movies, but the ones she watched were usually character movies. She'd never heard of Sliding Doors.

"Well, it's the train of events," Elizabeth explained. "Even if you try to change one tiny thing, it could alter the future in terrible ways. Not only that, but you could create a paradox. Do you remember what Magnus said about Jace finding out too early?"

Heather swallowed, and nodded. Magnus had told her that if Jace found out Clary was Clary too early, all the possible paths led to Jace's death. Their mission was to prevent that, and to make sure things happen exactly as they should.

But for some reason, Clary had to go back undercover. That part never made sense to Heather.

"Let's say you saved her," Elizabeth continued, "I would never have come to the Institute." Of course. Why hadn't Heather considered this? "Not to mention your brother may be dead."

Heather frowned up at her aunt. "Yeah, that part was never explained to me."

Elizabeth shook her head. "Best you don't know."

Heather, feeling exhausted, wandered up the winding staircase into the greenhouse, where she saw the most horrific sight.

Heather saw her brother, shirtless, on the ground, making out with his girlfriend, who was also shirtless.

"Ugh!" Heather's hands flew over her eyes. "This is a public area you two!"

"H-heather!" her brother exclaimed, sounding embarrassed. "Oh, god, why didn't you knock?!"

"This is the greenhouse!" she exclaimed. "Do you know why they make locks on bedroom doors? FOR THIS REASON!"

The other girl sounded embarrassed, fumbling with her words.

"And I won't tell your brother," Heather added, addressing her. "But for the love of Raziel, USE A BEDROOM!"

"Right, sorry," her brother said. She heard them slip out, and exhaled her breath. Gosh how she hated those two sometimes.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

One Month Later…

Dear Maryse Lightwood,

You and all other Shadowhunters are cordially invited to attend a ball this May in celebration of the creation of the Nephilim. Located in Alicante.

We hope to see you there!

Isabelle looked up from the invitation at her mother and grinned. "This is great!"

Maryse smiled at her only daughter. "I told you you'd like it."

Isabelle set the invite on the counter, thinking what dresses may look good on someone who was four months pregnant. Wait, five, because the ball was in one month. There would definitely be no more hiding the fact that Isabelle was pregnant, but she decided she didn't care anymore.

Especially since Simon was coming around to it. About a month ago, he'd told Isabelle he wanted to be friends, and Isabelle was overjoyed. Even if they weren't a couple, she just liked hanging out with Simon.

"It's going to be hard," said Maryse, "to find a dress that will work on me since I'm going to be eight months pregnant."

"Exactly!" Isabelle almost wanted to laugh. Her and her mother were talking about maternity dresses together. Isabelle's new brother or sister was going to be the same age as her daughter.

"Morning," said Audrey, walking into the kitchen.

"Morning," Isabelle chirped. She felt happy today.

Audrey grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl. "What are you guys talking about?"

Isabelle took the invitation off the counter and handed it to Audrey, who took it and started reading it over. She smiled and looked up at both Maryse and Isabelle. "Sounds fun!"

"What does?" said Jace, walking in.

Audrey yawned and held the invitation out towards him.

When Maryse saw Audrey yawn, she started pouring a cup of black coffee. Damn, Isabelle missed coffee. Thinking of the luxury she couldn't currently afford to have, she touched the slightly purple crescents beneath her eyes.

"Thanks," Audrey said gratefully once she had her coffee.

Isabelle eyed Jace, and the way he was looking at Audrey now that she wasn't looking. He loved her, Isabelle could see it in his eyes. He loved her the same way he'd loved Clary, but maybe a little less.

It was awfully lucky that someone so much like Clary had just stumbled into their lives by accident, and at the perfect time, too.

Isabelle's thoughts were interrupted by her phone buzzing. She pulled it out of her pocket.

Did you want to go to Taki's later? All blood is buy 1 get 1 free!

Isabelle couldn't help but laugh. Simon always did make her laugh. She was glad he wasn't mad at her anymore.

"Anyone want pancakes?" Maryse asked.

"Yes, please," said Audrey at the same time as Jace said:

"Yeah." The two looked at each other with amused expressions.

For some reason, pancakes sounded awful to Isabelle right now, but she wasn't sure why. Maybe it was the whole pregnancy cravings thing? Isabelle assumed so, but it was still weird.

"Hey, where's Alec?" Maryse asked.

"He's at Magnus'," Jace and Isabelle muttered almost simultaneously.

Maryse got a look, but nodded, and turned back to her cooking.

Alec opened his eyes to the blinding sunlight that was coming through Magnus' flashy curtains. He allowed himself about a minute to adjust before he turned to look at Magnus in the bed beside him.

Magnus was already awake, sitting up and looking distracted. His hair was fairly neat for someone who had just woken up, and he had purple crescents under his eyes. He looked as if he'd stayed up the whole night.

"Morning," Alec mumbled and stretched his arms over his head.

Magnus looked surprised, as if he hadn't known Alec was awake. "Hello." He looked out the window, realizing it was sunrise, too.

"How'd you sleep?" Alec asked, relaxing into Magnus' bed more.

"I didn't." Magnus looked down at Alec, his expression serious.

Alec sat up, concerned. "Is something wrong?"

Magnus looked at his boyfriend for a long minute. "I've been hiding something from you."

Alec furrowed his brows. He hadn't noticed. "What is it?"

Magnus swallowed, looking at Alec for a long moment again. "This is secret, alright? You can't tell anyone, not even Jace."

Alec hesitated at first, but then agreed by nodding. "What is this about?"

Magnus sighed, looking at something in the distance. "Someone approached me a few months ago. Apparently, they were from the future."

Alec raised his eyebrows. "Magnus-"

"Please just let me finish," Magnus said quickly, looking at his boyfriend again. "I want to get it all out. I've thought about it all night, and I've decided I want to tell you." He looked back ahead. "So they were from the future, and they were sent back by me, apparently, for a mission."

Alec raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.

"Her, and a few others have come back to make sure certain events occur. The person who approached me told me about something that Jace can never know, or he will die."

Alec's eyes widened. He wasn't sure he believed it, but he wasn't sure he didn't, either. If anyone could pull of time travel, it would be Magnus Bane.

Magnus looked at Alec then. "Jace can't know that Clary's still alive."

At this, Alec could not keep quiet. "Wait, what?"

"Clary's alive," Magnus repeated, carefully assessing Alec's reaction. "I've seen her."

"But…" Alec was baffled. "That isn't possible."

"I've seen her, Alec. And so have you."

Alec frowned.

"Audrey Foxwell."

Alec's mouth dropped open. "Magnus… How can-"

"But whatever you do, Jace can't know," Magnus said, his tone all seriousness.

Alec wasn't sure what to say. "... She told me she wasn't…" he said quietly, trailing off.

Magnus looked at his boyfriend with all seriousness, which made Alec realize one thing. "Then she lied."

"... Bella, Jessica, Aira, Wisteria, Kristen, Aliesha, Zoey-"

"Alright," Clary cut Jace off, laughing. "I get it. You've dated a lot of girls."

"And you?" Jace asked. "How many boyfriends have you had?"

"Four." Lying had become easier for Clary as the months went by, especially since she hadn't heard much from the Foxwells, and was now quite used to being called Audrey. "Nate, Josh, Brian, and Aiden."

Clary and Jace were sitting on Clary's bed, just talking, and their bare feet were touching.

"Were they all Shadowhunters?" Jace asked curiously.

"They were. Why, are you jealous?" she teased, smiling up at him.

"No," he said playfully, inching closer to her. "Because I'm sure they aren't as good of a boyfriend as I am."

"Can't argue with that," Clary muttered.

Jace's lips only just touched her's when they heard a knock on the door. Jace ignored it and kissed Clary again, but the knocker was persistent.

"Who is it?" Clary called.

"It's me," said Isabelle. "Mom says there are demons at an abandoned mall. Is Jace with you?"

"No," said Jace, clearly annoyed that they'd, yet again, been interrupted.

"Well, get ready," said Isabelle, then the sound of her high heels got quieter and quieter.

Jace turned to Clary, a playful look on his face. "Why are we always interrupted?"

"I don't know," Clary admitted just as playfully. "But I do know that we can't always be interrupted. One of these times-"

Jace cut her off by kissing her. It was brief, but it was passionate. "I'll meet you in the weapons room."

Alec was leaning against the wall in the weapons room, staring at Audrey. She and Jace were putting weapons into their boots and belts, and Audrey was stringing her bow.

That morning, Magnus had told Alec that Audrey Foxwell was in fact Clary Fray. Alec had been non-stop thinking about it all day, thinking of every time she said something mildly Clary-ish. Now that Alec thought about it, he couldn't remember ever telling Audrey Clary's name at all. She'd already known.

And worst of all was that Alec could see the pain in Jace's eyes every time he looked at her, knowing that his love was dead, and going through the unnecessary pain again and again.

"Audrey, can I speak with you for a second?" Alec asked. He had to know.

Audrey stood up and smiled, perfectly unassuming. "Sure." She followed Alec into the hall, and Alec glanced back at Jace to make sure he wasn't listening.

"Magnus told me everything," he said.

Audrey furrowed her brows. "About what?"

"The time travel," he only used this little bit to get her reaction.

Fear suddenly decorated Audrey's Clary-like features, and Alec knew Magnus was telling the truth.

"I… I have no idea what you're talking about," Audrey lied, her acting skills shockingly poor.

"I just needed the confirmation." Alec glanced back into the room. Jace was standing up and coming towards them. "I won't tell Jace."

The cold breeze that blew through Jace's hair was too cold for Spring, in his opinion.

The abandoned mall looked pretty abandoned, with rotting wooden planks nailed over the doors, and newspaper taped up in the windows. It looked as if it had been abandoned sometime in the early nineties.

"Good thing Isabelle isn't here to see this," said Jace, "she'd freak."

"... Yeah…" Audrey muttered absentmindedly. Her and Alec had both been distracted since they'd left the Institute.

"Hey."

Audrey blinked, looking up at him as if she'd only just noticed he was there.

"You okay?"

She smiled up at him, but Jace could see some other element in her blue eyes. "Yeah. Fine. Let's go get those demons."

Inside, the building smelled like rot, dust, and garbage. Demons. The sensor said they were near, too, though Jace didn't see any.

The three walked through the mall, watching their step as they scaled a chipped marble staircase. All the stores were closed down, the glass papered over with newspapers that did, in fact, date back to the nineties.

Audrey suddenly gasped, spinning around and aiming her arrow at the algae-covered water fountain that, for some reason, wasn't emptied, and it appeared to be catching leaks from somewhere.

Alec had turned, too, as well as Jace, but Jace saw nothing.

"I thought I heard something," Audrey whispered.

"It was probably-" Alec was cut off when a demon leapt on his from upstairs and he cried out as they tumbled down the stairs together.

"Alec!" Jace said about to go after him, but Audrey said his name next.

"Jace!"

He turned around just in time to see a few more similar-looking demons were coming at them, too. Audrey released her arrow and took one out. Jace gripped the railing and extended his sword. The demon ran right into it, and screeched before it disappeared.

There were more at the top of the stairs, all the same kind. They looked a bit like pterodactyls, but without wings, and they were a blue-green color.

"Let's go," said Audrey, charging fearlessly towards them.

Jace glanced down at his parabatai at the bottom of the stairs. He was fine, and had just finished off the demon that had taken his down, and he started back up the stairs.

Jace headed up too, joining Audrey at the top and feeling the familiar rush that he got every time he went demon hunting. He'd missed it. It had been a while since he'd been hunting.

As more came from the second level balcony, Audrey and Jace ran straight into the hoard, working perfectly together as they cut through the demon flesh. Black ichor splattered, getting on both Audrey and Jace as they fought back-to-back. The only person he fought this well with was Alec.

Thinking again of his parabatai, Jace glanced over to where Alec was twenty feet away, stringing his bow. "Lookout!" he called, but it was too late.

By the time Jace turned back, the demon had already gotten past Jace and clamped its jaws down on Audrey's leg.

She cried out in surprise, but before she had time to do anything, the demon's head was severed and it vanished. It took Jace a second to realize that he'd done it.

Alec's arrows came, killing off more demons as Audrey and Jace took them by hand.

Finally, there were only a couple left, and Audrey called for Jace to duck. He did, and she swung her blades around in a circle, getting two of them, but the third was smart. It ducked, then slammed its body into Audrey's, and the two smashed into the railing. It broke, and Audrey cried out as they started falling.

Jace called out her name, and was up just in time to see them land in the fountain, demon on the bottom. Jace felt momentarily relieved, but the demon flipped over on her, so Audrey was submerged.

Without thinking, Jace jumped off the ledge, landing on his feet, but slipping on the fountain water that had gotten on the ground and falling back. He recovered quickly, though, and saw Alec's arrow fly through the air and hit the demon. It arched its back and screamed, and another arrow hit it, then it was gone.

Audrey shot out of the fountain a second after that, falling onto the ground and coughing. Jace went to her side then, crawling through the mess of filthy water and ichor to reach her.

She was on her hands and knees, coughing up water, but it looked like more than that. She looked terrified.

"Audrey," he said, putting his hands on her back.

She was breathing raggedly, and shaking.

"Audrey, are you okay?" he asked urgently. "Are you hurt?"

She looked up at him, taking him in, then collapsing into his chest as she threw her arms around his neck.

He held her, unsure of how she'd turned from fearless to shaking in a matter of seconds, but comforted her anyway.

"Is she okay?" Alec called from the upper level.

"I think so," Jace called back, but then saw that there was blood gushing from her leg at every point where the demon had sunk in its tiny teeth. Her blood was also streaked with a turquoise color. "Audrey? Are you okay?"

She didn't even seem to realize he'd spoken. She didn't move from her position, and her breathing was still ragged.

Jace pulled her back by her shoulders and looked at her face. "Audrey, are you okay?"

Audrey looked at him as if she didn't know him, taking him in and regarding him with fear.

Jace swore. "Alec!"

Audrey's eyes rolled suddenly, and snapped shut as she turned into a rag doll, her head flopping forwards.

"Alec, call Magnus!"

Cliffhanger? Sorry, couldn't resist :P

So the movie Sliding Doors, it's really good, and I recommend you watch it! It's starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

Feelings about Alec finding out? Do you think he had the right reaction?

So in the flashback, I tried to explain a lot of peoples' questions. Did I do alright? Anyone have any more?

What should the demon poison do to Audrey/Clary?

And finally, does anyone have any requests? Ideas? Suggestions? They actually help me update faster! No joke!

I'll update soon!

-Jade

P.S. I've noticed I've been getting less and less reviews. Is this story going downhill? Please be honest!