CHAPTER 35

Everybody froze. They all looked towards the stairs and saw that at least ten police officers had come down. They were each holding a gun at everybody in the room.

One officer stepped forward and put the gun to Valentine's head. "Get against the wall" he said forcefully. Valentine looked shocked. He was not expecting a run in with the cops.

Reluctantly, he walked towards the nearest wall. Clary was on the ground a few feet away. Valentine made a quick move to kick Clary, but Jace was on his feet and punching him before he got the chance. "Don't touch her!" he screamed. A few officers pulled Jace off of him.

Jace slumped back to holding Clary. She was still awake, but she was really exhausted. She looked like she didn't remember where she was. "W-what's go-going on?" she stuttered. Jace smiled at her. She was so strong. "You were with your dad and Sebastian, but you're ok now. I won't let anybody hurt you. Your stomach is bleeding pretty badly" he said.

Jace saw Clary attempt to look at her stomach. She gave up when she realized how weak her body was. "S-so is this the pa-part where you st-start tearing off pi-pieces of yo-your shirt to bi-bind my wounds?" she asked.

Jace smiled. Even in the darkest moments, Clary saw the light. He bent down and kissed her forehead. "If you wanted me to take my clothes off you should've just asked" he said. Clary smiled before closing her eyes.

Jace watched as the officers put Valentine and Sebastian in handcuffs. He had never felt so satisfied. The officers led them upstairs and then turned their attention to everybody else in the room.

"Aright, everybody is waiting for you upstairs. I need somebody to carry her" he said pointing to Clary. Jace was about to volunteer when Jon spoke up.

"I'm doing it" he said. Jace knew better than to cross Jon so he backed up from Clary. If anyone, Jace was glad that it was Jon who held her. He would never trust anyone else with his angel.

Since Clary was fine with Jon, Jace ran over to Izzy. "Izzy, please tell me you're alright" he said. It was bad enough to see the love of his life hurt. He didn't need to add his little sister to the list.

She nodded. "Are you kidding? It was just a punch Jace. I was kicking ass before" she said. Jace smiled

"I bet you were" he said. Izzy groaned and stuck her hands up. "Help me up" she said.

Jace grabbed her hands and pulled her off the ground. When they were both on their feet they gave each other a big hug. Izzy hid her head in Jace's shoulder. Jace felt his shirt getting wet. He was shocked. Izzy was tough, she never hid.

"You scared the shit out of me Jace. You could've been dead" she cried into his shoulder. He held her close. "I know, but it's ok. We're all going to be ok" he said. Izzy wept again before pulling away. She stared at Jace with tears in her eyes. "You know that I love you right? I know that I suck at showing it, but you're my family. I don't care who your parents were. You're just as much my brother as Alec is" she said.

Jace nodded. "I love you too Izzy" he said. Jace took Izzy's hand and they followed Jon upstairs. He held Clary close to him. She looked like she was asleep. They got upstairs and they were swarmed by people. Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Clary's mom were all asking questions.

Jace's focus was on getting Clary help. He tapped Jon on the shoulder. He turned around with a death glare in his eyes.

"We need to get her to the ambulance" he said. Jon nodded and pushed through the crowd. People rushed after them. The paramedics loaded her into the truck.

"Who is riding with her?" they asked. Everybody stepped forward. "We can only fit three people" they said.

Jocelyn stepped forward. "I'm her mother" she said. They allowed her to climb in. Jon followed her. "I'm her brother" he said. Everybody else stepped forward to claim their loving relation to Clary, but Jace was first. "I'm her boyfriend" he said before climbing in after Jon.

Jocelyn wept the entire ride to the hospital as Jon explained everything that has happened to Clary. Jace felt bad for her. She must feel awful knowing that she didn't notice anything in her own daughter because she spends so much time with her boyfriend. Jace knew that she cared though.

Jace didn't want to intrude on their conversation so he looked at Clary. She was so beautiful even with her torn dress and marks on her body. He grabbed her hand and gave it a little squeeze. He swore that she squeezed back and he smiled.

They finally arrived at the hospital. Clary was put in a room and everybody was told to wait outside. Everybody felt defeated and sat in the waiting room. A man with dark hair approached and Jocelyn stood up. "I got here as fast as I could" he said. Jocelyn nodded and gave him a hug. "You remember Luke, don't you Jon?" she asked. Jon nodded and shook Luke's hand. She introduced Luke to everybody else and sat back down.

Jace finally thought of something. He turned to Izzy. "Izzy?" he asked.

"What's up?" she said.

"How did you find us?" he asked. "Last time I checked you and Simon were driving around and everybody else was still at the party" he said.

"We were, but we thought we should call you and see if you figured anything out. When you didn't answer I called Alec, but he said that you and Jon left the party looking really mad. I thought you found her and you weren't answering so I tracked your phone. I figured you found something when I saw some address in the middle of nowhere so I called everybody up while Simon called the police" she said.

Jace nodded and gave her a hug. "Thank you" he said. Izzy nodded. Everybody sat in the waiting room for hours. They were all so tired and nervous, but they all refused to leave.

Finally a nurse came out and walked over to where they stood. "Jonathan Morgenstern?" she asked.

Jon stood up. "That's me, but I go by Fray" he said.

The nurse nodded. "Well Mr. Fray, your sister is awake. She's asking for you"