Chapter 1: Return
It had been 3 weeks since Jonathan had sent the severed angel wings to the Institue, warning them that he was coming. For what, or who, no one knew. There were suspicions, but no one said anything, but Clary could already tell who he was coming for. His plans for Jace had failed, and the only other person he wanted was her. Every time Clary thought of him, and the time he had almost raped her, it sent shivers down her spine. But a small part of her felt pity for her older brother. It wasn't his fault that he was a demonic creature, it was Valentine's, their father, for poisoning him with demon blood before he was even born, before he had a chance at life. And because of that, his own mother couldn't stand him. Clary knew that deep down, he was incredibly lonely, and just wanted to be loved, but he didn't know how to earn it.
Sighing, Clary carried on walking down the empty alleyway. She had been at Simon's apartment, talking to him about everything she couldn't talk about to anyone else. Her fears, her hopes and her nightmares. The scene of her stabbing Jace with Glorious kept repeating itself over and over in her mind. Jace, her one true love, was not allowed to do anything intimate with her because of the Heavenly Fire flowing through his veins. Clary craved his touch.
As Clary reached the end of the alley, she was shocked to find she had reached a dead end. She turned around, swearing that she had been walking in the other direction. She assumed she had been too lost in her thoughts to notice. She leant against the wall and pulled her phone out. Dialling Jace's number, she put the phone to her ear. Two dials later, he picked up.
"Hey, Clary!" He said. His warm, angelic voice sent a smile to Clary's face.
"Hey Jace! I'm on my way back from Simon's, I shouldn't be long!" Clary replied.
"Good. You know how much I worry when you're out on your own, ever since Sebastian sent that note to the Institute." Jace said his voice full of concern.
"I know, I won't be too long Jace. I'll see you soon!"
"Okay, Clary. I love you."
"I love you too." And then she hung up. Because she was looking down at her phone, she didn't notice the figure in front of her, and walked straight into them. She staggered back and began to apoligize, while pushing her flowing red locks out from her face.
"Oh! Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was-" Clary began, but stopped as all the hair was removed from her face as she looked into the eyes of the person standing in front of her. Jonathan.
Her breath caught in her throat as she looked into her big brother's pitch black eyes. An evil grin broke out on his face.
"So good to see you again, little sister." Jonathan said menacingly. Determined to escape, Clary tried to go around him, but every time she tried, he blocked her way. "You seem so desperate to leave this place, Clary. Well, let's see what we can do about that." And with that, he grabbed Clary by her upper arms and lifted her over his broad shoulders. She began to struggle, trying to free herself from his grasp, but it was like trying to move a mountain.
"What do you want Jonathan?"Clary implored. She was struggling to keep her breathing calm. Her brother sighed.
"Oh, Clary. Isn't that obvious by now?"Jonathan asked, while drawing a portal rune on the wall. The portal opened up and just before he stepped through he said, "You."