A month or so late, I know, but only getting one review made me lack motivation, still enjoy :)

Previously:

Kissing Jace felt so right though, like I was floating rather than falling. looking at him, I knew he felt the same. Neither of us knew what to say though, it was wrong, what we did, we shouldn't of done it, like biting into a candy apple that you knew was poison. the temptation would always be there, nagging at you, but it didn't mean you could give into it. I knew it was a bad thing I just did. last time I gave my heart away in a kiss, it was given back to me, bruised and almost broken. Sebastian almost destroyed me. I wouldn't let Jace do the same. So all I said was;

"Take me back to the house."

CPOV;

Jace took me back towards the lightwood house, neither of us saying anything, as soon as we were both in the house, Jace left, silent all the time. I had to admit, I felt bad. Was I leading him on? I shouldn`t be feeling bad though, I did it for both of us, I didn't want to be hurt again, but I was already too hurt for Jace, he was too good for me. I decided to leave around now, I knew that if I saw Jace again that I would either kiss him again, or cry. Neither were good.

"Ouch" I bumped into someone again, why does it keep happening to me? I looked up to see an upset looking Aline. her eyes were puffy and had streaks of mascara surrounding them. She looked almost as broken as I felt.

"Aline, I know it`s none of my business, but are you okay?" The words left my mouth before I had realised what I had said, my voice was weak and sad sounding, showing how I felt myself.

"Can we go somewhere first, I`m so confused-" Aline broke off sobbing.

"Sure" I replied before grabbing my coat and leaving with Aline. We both walked for a minute, silence surrounding like a bubble ready to burst. "So..."I started, the silence was starting to creep me out a little, Aline laughed awkwardly before wiping away a stray tear. "What are you confused about?" Pushing her answer out. I just wanted to talk.

"About what to do, about me, everything" Aline let out, her voice sounding truly defeated.

"We can talk about things over coffee?" I offered. "There's a really nice quiet coffee shop a block down from here, Izzy and I found it last week. " I gave her an encouraging smile.

"Coffee would be nice." Aline smiled sadly, we dropped into silence again until we were in the shop, I brought the bought coffee towards the small table where Aline sat. Sitting down myself now, opposite her, Aline accepted her coffee before starting.

"Have you ever experienced the pain of unrequited love Clary?" Aline looked up from her coffee, which was black, just like my own cup.

"Doesn`t everyone?" I asked back, remembering my old 9th grade crush, that was obviously before Seb crushed me in his own way.

"Well I'm having it now, and yet half of me is saying that I shouldn`t even love them, that its only a friendly love I feel for them. But then again I've never hurt so much over someone who was my friend. And it`s just so confusing. I kissed Meliorn at the party yesterday, to prove that half right. But kissing him felt wrong, and they saw. And now it`s gone all haywire. " Aline now let out a sob. Was this about Helen? I always thought that they liked each other.

"Who is it you love Aline?" I asked, my gaze sympathetic.

"If I tell you who they are, it really will be real, and I`d then have to come out to myself." She rushed out, slightly panicked sounding.

"There`s no use bottling it up Aline, believe me, it only gets worse if you do."

"I. I love-" she broke off swearing. Then started again. "I`m in love with Helen" she rushed out, shouting. No one was there to hear though, except the shop owner named Luke. Who just looked up a second before returning to his book. Realisation dawned on Aline`s face before sobbing out." I'm in love with her" I moved my seat towards her, wrapping my arms around her petite yet tall frame.

"Shh, it`s okay Aline-" she broke me off

"Is it though? Loving her mea-means that I-I'm g-g-gay." she sobbed out again. "I`ve been denying it for years, always unsure, but now it`s clear as day, th-that I like girls, girls not boys. And I love Helen. My family would never accept me, Maybe my mom, but no one else. I'm doomed." Aline sobbed out again. I didn`t know what to say, what could I? I had never been in this sort of situation before. I would never have to face what she was facing now. All I could do was clutch her tighter. Aline`s sobbing died down until eventually she breathed out "Love sucks."

"Tell me about it." Was all I replied with. "I used to love this guy once, gave him my heart. But I didn't realise what he was really like until too late. Trust me when I say that you have to make sure she`s the right person for you. Then you can give her your heart."

"When did that happen to you then." Aline's tears were dying down now, my story distracting her from her own pain, good.

"A few months ago. I had to leave once it got too toxic." I said bitterly.

"You know, my cousin is having the same problem I think, we`re real close, or were at least. He's moving away too. messy breakup I think."

"But Aline, Helen isn`t anything like that boy I once loved or your cousin's ex. You should tell her. She seems to like you too."

"But what about yesterday, I kissed Meliorn, she saw. I promised her that neither of us would date for a while. I broke her promise."

"What would you do if she did the same to you? Would you forgive her?"

"Of course, b-but-"

"No buts, where is she right now?" I asked, a small smile gracing my lips.

"A-at her house, why-"

"Come on, you have to tell her." And with that Clary pulled the nervous looking Aline up, their half drunk coffee's forgotten like a child's abandoned toys. Clary gripped onto Aline's leather jacket as she led her towards the Blackthorns house, she knew roughly where it was.

"If I do this Clary, you have to tell Jace that you like him." Aline mumbled, upset over what she had to do.

"I can't, I'm not ready for any relationship right now, I-"

"Look Clary, Jace isn't anything like that dick you dated, Jace likes you, you like him. He can help you, all you have to do is let him." Aline started to demand, she sure was stubborn. She wouldn't move one more step until I crumbled.

"Fine then, I'll let him help me, just come on, you need to tell Helen." I stomped my foot, feeling extremely childish.

"Good" Aline smiled. I waited outside as Aline knocked on the door and waited for Helen. When Helen finally showed up, they fought for 30 seconds before Aline broke down and shouted 'I love you!' It wasn't long before Helen told her that she replicated her feelings. Clary left soon after, not wanting to really intrude much more on their moment. Now she had to go find Jace and live up to her end of the bargain.

helloooo, I'm back, been a long time to, this chapter isn't just a filler, it does have some important information in here ;) I stopped the chapter here because otherwise it would take another day to complete. Please review as they give me motivation, anyway, till next time.

P.S; I listened to Marina And The Diamonds whilst writing this, I love her music so much.

-Ruby |-/