I am so so so so sorry guys! I know it's been a while but I have recently transferred to a new school and it has been hectic. This chapter not really dedicated to anyone specifically, but it is dedicated to all the people who favourite and followed this story.

I had been in my room no more than twenty minutes before Sophia strolled in casually. I had forgotten that I had given her a copy of my key card, so I was a sobbing mess when she came in, with my face pressed into one of the many pillows the staff had given us. Sophia was at the foot of my bed in less than three seconds.

"Kat, what's wrong?" She asked quietly, as if her voice was louder I would break. She was right. I had broken. I had allowed myself to care, and it came back to bite me in the ass. I didn't answer.

"Kat." Sophia said a little louder. Something in her voice caused me to look up at me with my tear-stained face. "What's wrong?" She came and sat on the bed next to me. "Come on, I want to hear the whole story." I shook my head mutely, afraid. "Come on…" she tried again. She thought for a moment and finally said "Tell me yours and I'll tell you mine."

That shocked me. From the moment I had set my eyes on this girl, I wanted to know her and her story. The burning curiosity coaxed me to tell her the story. "Quick version, or f-full version" I croaked.

"Full." Her eyes were full of warmth and I realised that her eyes weren't dark brown like I first thought. Maybe it was the sunlight that caused me to think they were. They were black. So dark that the pupils shone out against them. They weren't scary or confronting, but something else entirely. Comforting.

"When I first met J-Jace Lightwood… my voice broke at his name but I still continued. "I was to avenge my sister Alexandra. He had broken her heart. I wanted revenge. I dressed up to be someone else entirely. You know of the Shadowhunters, right?" She nodded. "Right, I'm one of those." Her eyes widened but she said nothing.

"I had dressed up entirely, to be a character, a person called Clary Fray. I acted different. I dressed different. I had red hair and green eyes and I was pale. My plan was to make J-Jace…" My voice broke again and I hated myself for the weakness.

"My plan was to make Jace fall in love with me and break his heart like he did my sister. I finally revealed myself when I caught him kissing another girl. After I had revealed myself, I went back to my old life, working. He proved to be hard to beat. He followed me and became my secretary. I had forgiven him because when my sister saw him, she forgave him. I had told him all a-about my life." I stopped talking realising that I had told him my life story. Tear pooled out of the corners of my eyes and I, unsuccessfully tried to blink them away. They ran down my cheeks but I still continued.

"My aunt and uncle payed for this cruise, payed for his ticket and when he was here, he met a girl name Celeste Willow. At first I thought, nothing would happen. But I caught them kissing and after he acted strange and today he told me he was dating her. I realised I loved him."

"Oh wow." Sophia whispered. I could only nod quietly.

- The Real Me -

I sat there, with my head in my hands. What had I done? She wanted no part of me now. I tried to break it out to her as best I could but that totally backfired. I groaned into my hands. I lifted my head slowly and saw Aimee standing quietly at the end of the alleyway. What was she doing here anyway? She met my gaze fiercely as I got up from my crouch. That did it, I chased after but she quickly bolted away. I wouldn't give up though. I was a Shadowhunter. I pushed harder and quickly caught to her. To others it looked as if we were playing a game of catch. She bolted around a corner and I skidded after her. Down the steps, she tripped slightly and that's when I caught her around the waist.

"Who are you?" she tried to wriggle free but I clutched her tighter.

- The Real Me -

"Your turn." I said after I had gone, cleaned up and reapplied my makeup.

"Okay." Sophia took a deep breath. "My mum and dad didn't have a happy marriage. When they first met, my mum married but she fell in love with my dad and got divorced. They married and my mum took my dad to Australia. She sent him to university and got him qualified and they both worked. That was around the time I was born." Sophia took another deep breath. "Their marriage wasn't a good one, they argued a lot. A lot. When I was small, it was blissful ignorance. When I hit thirteen, my dad started his own business and my mum and dad's arguing increased. My dad took a mistress. At fourteen, they divorced and my dad's company grew bigger, he moved overseas and after a while, my mum died of cancer. Breast cancer." She started to sob but like me she recovered and continued.

"I was thrust into a foster care system and those parents were my third. Nice ones but I want a stable home."

An idea, zapped into my mind as quick as lightning. I didn't think it through as I blurted "I'll adopt you."

"What! Really?"

"Yes!" I reassured, she was gorgeous and we could use another person in the house.

"Oh my God! Thank you!" Sophia threw her arms around me and I hugged her back. I felt better.

"Come on. Let's go do something fun." I got up and held out my hand for her to take. We left after a few minutes.

- The Real Me -

"Who are you?" I tried again. Aimee wouldn't answer, she just tried to break free, but she wasn't leaving, not until I knew why she followed me around.

Two unfruitful minutes later, I was still holding and she still struggling. I heard laughter as people approached but I couldn't give a damn. The laughter stopped as I saw Katerina and that girl she was staring at come around the corner and halt sight the sight of me and Aimee.

"Mom!" Aimee cried and broke free of my restraint, running over and grabbing Katerina's leg.

I met her gaze. Mom? The fury in my gaze matched her own.

Heyy I'm sorry you guys had to wait for this chapter, but I'm especially proud of this chapter, and it's the longest one I've done in a while. Review and tell me I you like it. This chapter is dedicated to all the people who all the people who favourite and followed this story.