A/N: Hello Readers! Alright I know you're all very upset about Jace betraying Clary etc. Don't worry, this isn't a recurring theme, it's just a sometimes thing, when you're young and in new relationships, a lot of things can feel like a betrayal, when they aren't, so please be patient with me :) It all comes together I promise :D
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"Hodge…" Clary turned to him but he held up a hand, looking back to the three of them. Isabelle sighed, standing up slowly.
"I lied to you last night." Clary stared at her in surprise, raising an eyebrow.
"About what?" Isabelle sighed, looking up to Hodge painfully.
"We weren't allowed to go out… I made it up." Alec stood slowly, his face pale.
"We were tired of being cooped up… and we couldn't just leave you here… and Jace thought…" His head snapped up and Alec looked away as Clary felt her face redden as she turned to him.
"What did you think Jace?" He sighed, running a hand through his hair nervously.
"I thought that if we all went out… that we'd hear something about Valentine…" Clary nodded, so they were tired of being stuck in the Institute, it wasn't that bad, she had been tired of being cooped up too.
"Okay." She shrugged, content but Hodge shook his head, looking straight at Jace.
"Tell her everything." He looked up, his eyes watering.
"Hodge…" He narrowed his eyes and Jace sighed, looking down slowly, taking a deep breath.
"Jace just tell me." Clary walked forward, kneeling before him and taking his hands, looking up at him.
"It will be okay" He shut his eyes tightly.
"You're very important to me Clary… You know how much I care about you" She nodded, smiling up at him softly.
"Of course I do." He sighed, looking up at Hodge with hate in his eyes.
"I was late to the party, because I was with Magnus and he told me, that in order for Valentine to use the Cup… he needs an 18 year old shadowhunter of his blood." Clary nodded, she knew this, Hodge had told them.
"And that shadowhunter must be pure… in every sense." Clary felt her heart stop in her chest.
"What…? Why didn't you tell me?" She fell back, dropping his hands and looking at him with wide eyes.
"Because I thought it was out of the question… but last night…" He glanced around the room and leaned forward, whispering to her.
"I didn't plan it Clary, it happened because we love each other…" She shook her head, pulling herself up and looking at Alec and Isabelle.
"Did you tell them?" She nodded towards them and they both looked down guiltily and Clary nodded, tears filling her eyes.
"Well… now I'm saved… right? He can't use the Cup, and he doesn't need me anymore!" Hodge nodded slightly, looking back to Jace.
"Then it all worked out." She brushed her hair out of her face, grabbing her weapons and looking up to Hodge.
"May I go?" He nodded slightly, his eyes sad.
"If you wish." She nodded, walking down to the training arena. She grabbed a bow and a quiver, throwing it over her shoulder and heading for the targets.
"Clary?" She shot another arrow and it hit right in the center. She slowly lowered the bow, turning around and seeing Jace in the doorway.
"You know I didn't make love to you for that reason… right?" She nodded, pulling the quiver off her shoulder, looking up at him exhaustedly.
"You should have told me Jace. It wouldn't have changed anything. Now I just feel used." He walked forward quickly, taking her hand and squeezing it.
"That's why I didn't tell you… because that was the last thing I wanted you to feel. I wanted you to feel cherished, and loved, because you're the most important person in my life." She felt her eyes watering and looked down, but he gently caught her chin, pulling it up so she was looking at him.
"I love you Clarissa Fray" She smiled, tears slipping down her cheeks as she threw herself into his arms, burying her face in his neck as he hugged her tightly, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Let's go somewhere, somewhere far from here." Jace's smile grew as he held her hand gently, kissing her palm and grinning.
"I know where we can go, go get changed, and wear something you won't be hot in! Meet me in the library!" He ran off and Clary laughed, going to her room to change. She took her weapons and stele, figuring they were now a permanent part of her wardrobe, and grabbed a fleece jacket, zipping it up and heading downstairs as she tied a scarf around her neck. She wasn't sure what Jace had planned, but she had on a tank top under the jacket just in case.
"Alright, you know where the other portal is, right?" Jace nodded, smiling brightly as Isabelle and Alec stood beside him, their weapons less concealed than Clary's.
"Just be careful. We don't need any accidents- or letters from the Clave." Jace grinned, smiling up at Clary as she walked down the steps, seeing the Portal was open.
"How do we use it?" Jace brushed her hair back, pulling her forward and kissing her head.
"You don't. Empty your mind right now, I'm thinking of where we're going and you don't get a say." Clary nodded, holding his hand tightly. He reached out and took Isabelle's hand and she grabbed Alec's, all of them walking forward.
"Don't let go, okay?" Clary nodded, clutching his fingers as he walked through the mirror. Clary's eyes widened as she saw it change, it was liquid, and as Jace went through, a scene developed in front of him. There was tall green grass, and she could feel the wind blowing her hair.
"Come on!" He tugged her wrist lightly and they all walked through. Clary felt her boots hit ground and looked down, seeing dirt and grass under her.
"How…" He grinned and Isabelle and Alec were through then, all of them smiling.
"Welcome to Idris Clary." Her eyes were wide as she looked around, feeling tears pooling in her eyes as she took it all in.
"It's just like her paintings…" Clary reached out, running her hand through the tall blades of grass and smiling. It was hot in Idris and she quickly shedded her jacket and scarf, laughing and spinning around.
"She's really never seen it before." Alec whispered to Isabelle, who couldn't hide her smile. Clary was like a child going to Disney World, or a caged bird being freed for the first time. Jace grinned as Clary ran through the fields, laughing and feeling the sun shine down on her, he ran after her, catching her by the waist and pulling her down as she squealed and laughed.
"Thank you Jace Wayland." She kissed him gently and he grinned, running a hand down her back as he looked up at the sky.
"It's so beautiful" Jace nodded in agreement, but he wasn't looking at the scenery, he was looking at the way the sun glinted off her hair, how the it brought out her freckles, how her eyes were wide, with seeing their homeland for the first time.
"What are you looking at?" She turned as she felt his eyes on her and he grinned, leaning up and kissing her again.
"You." She giggled, falling down in the grass with him and rolling to lie on her back.
"Thank you Jace." He nodded, grinning at her and running a hand lightly down her arm.
"So, the Lightwoods are here on business, and there's this big party tonight and I was wondering you wanted to go… as my date" Clary smiled and laid her head on his chest, nodding happily.
"I'd love to go, especially as your date." He smiled, wondering how he got so lucky as to have her run into his life.
"Good, we have to get some clothes then." They jumped up and walked over to Isabelle and Alec, grinning widely.
"We're going" Isabelle clapped happily, looping her arm through Clary's and pulling her away as they started walking out of the field.
"Great, we can go shopping and then we can get ready!" Clary smiled brightly, nodding and walking with Isabelle, her mind overwhelmed by everything she was taking in.
"My parents have a house here, we can get ready and then we can go over." Clary smiled, listening to the other girls' chatter as she looked around, her mind on Jace and what she was going to wear tonight.
"Alright! You two go find clothes and meet us there!" Clary and Isabelle went off, searching for the perfect dress.
Isabelle was lucky, finding hers quickly, while Clary had to search hopelessly.
"This is pointless! Nothing fits right!" Isabelle glanced to the back of the store, her eyes zeroing in on a sparkly dress.
"I found it" She held the dress up and Clary gasped, her eyes wide as she eagerly nodded.
"You did… Izz you totally did!" She hugged her tightly, laughing as they paid and headed out.
"Okay, so here's the deal, we aren't exactly going to tell anyone who you are… okay?" Clary nodded, she had figured as much, but it was nice to know that Isabelle felt the same way.
"You're Clary Fray, got it?" Clary giggled, rolling her eyes.
"I am Clary Fray" Isabelle rolled her eyes, pushing her down and brushing out her hair.
"You know what I mean. Claire… your name is going to be Claire" Clary nodded as Isabelle pulled her hair back, slipping the wig into place. She smiled at her work before hanging up their dresses and then straightening her own hair.
"So you and Jace then?" Clary flushed, nodding with a bright smile.
"Yeah." Isabelle smiled, nodding and setting out all of the makeup.
"Good, he deserves to be happy." Clary nodded in agreement, happy Isabelle approved of their relationship.
"So what's the deal for tonight? What's the party for?" Isabelle grinned, shaking her head and brushing out her long brown hair.
"There isn't a reason to have parties in Idris, we just have them." She walked off and Clary chuckled, looking at her dress and smiling again.
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