Forty Fourth One Shot:

Normal Days

Jace POV:

I couldn't wait to get home and see my family. I had been gone for a couple days on official Clave duty, and I absolutely hated being away from them. Leaving for long periods of time didn't happen all that often, but sometimes it was inevitable, and I hated it. I hated sleeping alone, and not being able to cuddle up with Mia and watch TV together, or train with Stephan, or help Celine with her homework. It was the little mundane tasks that I missed the most, and I never thought I'd ever say that.

I finally arrive back at the house and when I opened the door it was unnaturally quiet. I placed my bags down on the ground and made my way further into the house. When I entered the living room I saw Clary sleeping on the couch while Mia was sitting on the ground playing with blocks. I walked over and smiled.

"Pssst!" I said and Mia's head immediately snapped in my direction.

"Daddy!" She yelled and ran towards me. I bent down and scooped her into my arms.

"Hi pumpkin." I said and she gave me a kiss.

"I missed you daddy." She said and my heart melted.

"I missed you too." I said and I looked back at Clary.

"Mommy isn't feeling well." She said. Since our kids have higher percentage of Angel blood they all had abilities like Clary and I. Mia could feel what you were feeling. It was almost like she could read your mind, but less creepy. It was frightening how accurate she always was when to came to our moods, but she was too cute to mind. "She's sick. So is Celine."

"Where is Celine and Stephan?" I asked as I put her back down.

"Celine is in bed, and Stephan is training with Uncle Alec." She said as she went back to playing with her blocks. I went over and gave Clary a kiss on the forehead and her alarm started going off. She groaned and sat up and I couldn't help but smile. She rubbed her eyes and blinked a few times before she registered that I was there.

"Jace." She said and I smiled. "When did you get back?" She asked as she stood up.

"About 5 minutes ago. Mia said you weren't feeling well." I said as I wrapped my arms around her. "What's wrong?"

"Celine got the flu yesterday and I think I'm coming down with it as well." She coughed and she looked absolutely dreadful, beautiful but dreadful.

"Why didn't you call?" I asked and she laughed.

"Like the Clave would have let you leave. They may have become more lenient but they are still far from nice." She said and I smiled. "I have to go pick up Stephan, and than start dinner." She said and I sat her back down on the couch.

"No. You sleep. I'll pick Stephan up, and make dinner." I said and she gave me a sleepy smile.

"You're too good to me." She said and I gave her a kiss.

"Not as good as you are to me. I'll be back soon love."

"I love you Jace." She said and I couldn't help but smile.

"I love you too." I said and soon Mia was climbing on the couch and snuggling with Clary.

"You wanna cuddle with mommy?" Clary asked and Mia nodded and buried her head into Clary's chest. I stood up and couldn't believe how incredibly lucky I was to have this family.

Clary POV:

Mia and I were cuddled on the couch watching whatever was on TV. I loved moments like this. Our lives might be extremely abnormal, but it was times like this when we acted like total mundanes that I truly treasured. It was how I grew up, and with Celine and Stephan started to learn about the demon world, I enjoyed treating them like regular kids. Mia was way too little to understand what we did exactly, and I loved her innocence. She was a combination of Jace and I. She had his blonde hair, with my green eyes and curls that were just untamable. She was adorable and ever time I looked at her, I remembered how incredibly lucky I was to have this life with Jace.

"Mommy?" I heard from behind me and when I turned around Celine was wrapped in a blanket.

"Hey baby, how are you feeling?" I asked and she joined me on the couch.

"Horrible. But I was lonely." She said and I pulled her into my side.

"I'm sorry baby. I wish I could snap my fingers and make you feel better."

"Can you create a rune for that?" She said and I laughed.

"I wish. I hate when you kids are sick." I said and I kissed her forehead.

"Where is Stephan?" She asked after a moment.

"He was training with Uncle Alec but daddy went to go get him." I said and I felt her perk up.

"Dads home?" She asked and I smiled. She has always been a daddy's girl. Both my girls were. It was the cutest thing in the world.

"Yea. He got home today. He should be back soon." I said and she nodded and rested her head on my shoulder. Before I knew it I was drifting off again, and I couldn't help but feel completely content being surrounded by my girls, knowing my boys were coming home any minute.

Jace POV:

I walked into the Lightwood Manor that Alec and Magnus were currently staying at. It took some convincing but Maryse and Robert eventually caved because they had kids first and would need it first. Izzy and Simon lived near by so it wasn't like he was stealing it from her. Plus, they traveled a lot, recruiting new Shadowhunters so it made sense for Alec and Magnus to get the manor.

I didn't even bother knocking because it was basically my second home. Stephan loved to spend time with his cousins, and Clary and I were over often hanging out. I went straight for the training room to find Stephan. When I got there I saw Stephan and Alec fighting. I stood in the doorway and watched as my son kicked my brothers ass.

"Stephan, what have a told other before? No using your super angel powers during training." Alec said and I laughed.

"But I'm going to be using them when I'm out there fighting demons. Might as well practice them." He said and I saw Alec roll his eyes.

"You are so much like your father it's scary." Alec said and Stephan laughed.

"I take that as a compliment. Who wouldn't want to be like the greatest Shadowhunter of all times?" He said as he took another swing at Alec.

"You Herondale's and your giant egos." Alec said and Stephan laughed. Stephan than proceeded to completely destroy Alec. He stood over him with a powerful stance and I couldn't have been more proud. "You are your fathers son." Alec said and Stephan offered Alec his hand and helped him up.

"Mom tells me that all the time. I'm not sure if she means for it to be a compliment or not." Stephan says and Alec smiles.

"It's definitely a compliment. Your father, even though can be a real pain, is the greatest man I've ever known. It's why we became parabatai. I knew there wasn't anyone else I wanted by my side in battle. And as for your mom, you know she loves your dad more than absolutely anything in this world. The fact that you are just like him, is the greatest compliment she could ever give you." Alec said and I couldn't help but smile. I knocked on the door and they both turned and looked at me.

"Way to kick his ass Stephan." I said and he smiled and I walked over to him. "It's always fun taking down Uncle Alec isn't it?"

"Totally." Stephan said and Alec rolled his eyes.

"Next time, I won't go so easy on you. Be prepared."

"I don't need to be prepared." Stephan said. "I'm a Herondale, we're naturally great." He said and I laughed.

"Come on Stephan, your mom and Celine are sick so I'm making dinner tonight." I said and he nodded. We said our goodbyes and made our way back to my car. When we got home I saw that Mia had made her way back to playing with blocks while Clary and Celine were cuddled on the couch sleeping. Two of my girls not feeling well killed me. I hated seeing them sick, and I hated even more that I couldn't do much about it. "Go shower and get changed. Dinner will be ready within the hour." I said and Stephan ran off upstairs and I started getting dinner ready. It wasn't going to be anything fancy. I was going to make chicken noddle soup for Clary and Celine, and spaghetti for the rest of us. I was in the middle of getting the spaghetti out when I felt a tap on my leg, I look down and there is Mia looking up at me with a big smile and those bright green eyes.

"Daddy?" She asks and I pick her up.

"Yes pumpkin?"

"Do you love me?" She asks and I knew she was trying to get at something bigger.

"Of course I do Mia. I love you more than anything." I said and she smiles at me.

"Can we get a puppy?" She asks and I laugh.

"Why do we need a puppy sweetheart?" I ask and she laugh.

"Cause as much as I love being with mommy all day, we need a new friend." She said and I smiled.

"We'll discuss it later." I said and she smiled and gave me a kiss. I put her down and finished getting dinner ready.

I set the table and Stephan got Mia and went over to the table and I went to wake Clary and Celine up. I bent down and started rubbing both of their legs until they started to stir awake.

"Daddy?" Celine said and I smiled.

"Hey princess, how are you feeling?" I asked and she shrugged. A moment later Clary woke up.

"Jace?" She asked in the same sleepy voice Celine had.

"Yea baby?" I said and she smiled.

"Thank you for getting Stephan and making dinner." She said and I smiled.

"Anything for you." I said and I pressed my lips to hers. "I made you two ladies chicken noddle soup. I figured it would help."

"You're the best daddy." Celine said and I helped them both off the couch. I put an arm around each of their shoulders and guided them to the kitchen. They sat down and we ate dinner and talked about our days. I was happy to be home, and I was glad that I would be home for a little while longer to soak up these moments with my family.

Time Jump - Later That Night

Jace POV:

Clary had gone to bed right after dinner along with Celine. I couldn't blame them. I would imagine being sick really drains you. Stephan, Mia and I stayed up to watch a movie and about halfway through Stephan announced that he was going to bed. Mia and I continued to watch the movie but when it ended I noticed that Mia was sound asleep on my lap. I smiled to myself, picked her up and walked to her room. I placed her down on the bed and tucked her in when she started to stir.

"I love you daddy." She said and I leaned down and gave her a kiss.

"I love you too pumpkin." I said and she smiled before falling asleep again. I made my way into my room to see Clary curled up in a ball sound asleep. I got changed and got in bed and she immediately curled up next to me. I fell asleep inhaling the sweet smell of Clary thankful that I was finally home.

I was woken up by the annoying sound of my phone ringing. I got up and looked at the clock to see that it was 2:30 in the morning. I saw that it was Alec and groaned.

"This better be important man." I said not even bothering with a hello.

"Major demon activity close by." Was all he had to say before I was out of bed getting ready.

"Be there in 5." I said before hanging up. I was almost ready when I heard Clary.

"Jace?" I heard and walked over to the bed. "What's going on?"

"Demon activity is high close by. Alec just called." I said and she nodded.

"Be safe." She says as she places her hand on my cheek.

"Always." I said as I smirked at her.

"Come back to me Jace. Come back to us." She said, and I knew she was worried.

"I will always come back to you and our kids." I said and gave her a kiss. I made my way outside to see Alec waiting for me. "Hey."

"Hey. You ready?" He asked and I nodded. We made our way to where the demon activity was and at first there seemed to be nothing, than all hell broke loose.

Clary POV:

After Jace left I tried to fall back asleep but I couldn't stop worrying. I haven't been on a hunt in years. After Mia was born I decided to stop for awhile. I knew Jace had gotten less reckless since we got together but that didn't stop me from worrying. When he's in the middle of a fight, he is solely focused on that fight and it scares me half to death to know he might not come back to me.

I got up and went into the kitchen to make myself some tea to try and calm my nerves. I know I should be sleeping, considering I felt like shit but I just couldn't get the image of Jace being hurt out of my head. When I turned back around I saw Stephan standing there.

"Jesus Stephan, how many times do I have to tell you not to sneak up on me?" I said as I tried to catch my breath.

"I'm sorry mom." He said and I took a deep breath.

"What's wrong?"

"I heard dad leave." He said and I gave him a smile.

"And?"

"I heard what you said to him." He said and I secretly cursed his ability to hear absolutely everything. Even a soundless rune didn't work on his hearing. Even if you were your quietest, he could hear you sneaking up. "You think he'll come home?"

"Of course I do Stephan. Your dad is way to stubborn to let a demon kill him." I said and I saw him relax a little. A moment later Mia walked into the kitchen. "What are you doing awake baby?"

"You're worried." She said and I picked her up. Sometimes I wish my kids were normal Shadowhunters, and not filled with crazy talents.

"I always worry when daddy goes out on a mission." I tell her.

"Your extra worried. I can feel it." She said as she rested her head on my shoulder.

"I'll be okay kids, and so will your father." I said and I felt Mia nod and Stephan nodded as well. "Go back to sleep kids." I said as I gave them both a kiss. Stephan grabbed Mia and headed upstairs and I grabbed my cup of tea, and waited until Jace got home.

I most have nodded off because the next thing I know there is shouting coming at me. I look up and see Alec holding a limp Jace and my heart nearly breaks.

"What happened?" I ask as we lay Jace on the couch.

"Too many demons. They multiplied when we killed them. It took nearly two hours before we could control the situation."

"What happened to him?" I ask gesturing towards Jace.

"One was hiding in the shadows. Jace didn't even have time to react before he was hit. I got him back here as fast as I could." Alec said.

"Have you tried to heal him?"

"Yea. Nothing is working. I even called Magnus when I realized it wasn't helping. He couldn't do anything." Alec said and I started to panic. I couldn't get a hold of my breathing until I heard it behind me.

"Mom?" I turned around to see Celine.

"Baby, you shouldn't be here." I said and she walked closer.

"What's wrong with daddy?" Celine said.

"It's complicated."

"He's not moving." Celine said. "Do something." She started crying.

"Baby, we've tried everything." I said and she moved even closer.

"Not everything." She said and she bent down next to Jace. She placed her hand on his, closed her eyes, and suddenly, I saw gold leaving her fingers and entering his body. The gold started running through his veins and his breathing evened out and his cuts began to heal. When Celine opened her eyes she looked drained. I lifted her up and put her on the chair and Jace started to wake up.

"What happened?" He asked and I was too pissed to sensor my language around Celine.

"You almost died asshole. You told me you would be careful. You told me you'd come back to me."

"Baby." He started but I cut him off.

"Don't baby me. I almost lost you Jace. No one could heal you. Do you know how serious that is? Do you know how broken I would be without you?" I was crying at this point. I don't know what was with me lately. I was constantly moody, and throwing up and hungry...oh shit. I'm late. I was supposed to get my period two weeks ago.

"Clary?" I heard my name and I looked around and realized I had spaced out for a moment.

"What?" I said.

"You were yelling at me, and than you stopped." Jace said with a laugh.

"Sorry."

"You okay?"

"Yea."

"Clary." He said, clearly knowing I was lying.

"We'll talk later. You need to heal." I said and he nodded.

"How did you heal me?" He asked.

"Don't ask me. Ask Celine." I said and Jace's eyes wondered over to Celine.

"You healed me?" He asked and she nodded. "But how?"

"I just grabbed your hand and concentrated on you." She said.

"At least we know what the extra angel blood did to you." Jace said and Celine smiled.

"Alright baby, back to bed." I said and Celine and Jace both groaned.

"Oh, you were talking to her?" Jace said and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Thanks for getting him home Alec." I said as I faced Alec.

"Of course Clary. I'll see you guys later." He said as he exited the house.

"Come on Celine. You're sick back to bed." I said and she nodded and made her way back upstairs. I turned to face Jace and he looked so much better.

"You should be in bed too. You're also sick." He said and I smiled.

"I don't think I am." I said and he looked confused.

"But you've been sleeping a lot, and throwing up."

"Yea, and I've also been extremely hungry, and moody, and I've put some weight on, and I'm two weeks late." I said and his eyes widened.

"You think you're pregnant?"

"I think so. It's the only valid reason. I mean, I don't have the shakes, or a fever, or the sweats like Celine does. I feel like shit, but I'm not physically sick." I said and he nodded.

"We'll go to Magnus tomorrow and have him take a look at you." Jace said and I nodded. He got up and walked over to me and wrapped his arms around me. "I'm sorry I scared you." He said as he placed a kiss on my forehead.

"I can't lose you Jace. I don't think I'd be able to handle that." I said and he pulled me tighter.

"You'll never lose me Clary. I don't care what happens. I'll always come home." He said and I pulled back and looked into those golden eyes. "I love you Clary, and I would never leave you."

"I love you too Jace." I said and he gave me one more kiss before we headed upstairs. I hated how dangerous our lives were, but I was glad that Jace did always make it home no matter what.

Time Jump - Four Months Later

Clary POV:

Well, turns out my suspicions were correct and now I'm almost 5 months pregnant. It was weird to be pregnant again, but that didn't mean I regretted it. Jace and I loved having Stephan, Celine, and Mia. They were the best three things to ever happen to us, and adding another one would just add more love to our already loving family, but that didn't make it any less of a surprise. The kids were excited to be getting another sibling. Especially Stephan because he was finally getting a brother, and Mia was excited because she was finally getting a friend. The dog she asked Jace for was put on hold for the time being which Mia was completely okay with because of her brother coming. The fact that they took the news so well really made it a lot easier on me. I had a check up with Magnus today, and I was super nervous, I had no idea why, but I was. I heard a knock on the door and when I opened it, Magnus was standing there.

"Hello biscuit. How are you feeling?" He asked as we made our way into the living room.

"I'm okay. Tired, but what else is new?" I said and he nodded. "How is he doing?" I asked.

"He's healthy." Magnus said and I sighed. "Were you worried?"

"He hasn't been as active lately, and I got scared." I said and he nodded.

"His heartbeat is strong, he is growing at the normal rate. Everything with him is healthy." Magnus said and I nodded.

"Is Stephan at your house?" I asked and Magnus laughed.

"You don't know where your own child is?" He asked and I smiled.

"Him and Jace left pretty early this morning, and they didn't tell me where they were going." I said and he smiled.

"Yes. They have been training all day." He said and I was about to say something when he kept going. "I tell you, those three never stop training."

"Well, that's all Jace was really raised to do, I mean, Valentine wanted a soldier, and he trained Jace to be a soldier, and Alec grew up wanting to be the perfect warrior. Training is really their security blanket. Especially since they have kids now."

"I know, Alec is so protective of Max. It's heart warming really." Magnus said and I smiled.

"Stephan and Max both want to be exactly like Alec and Jace. I wouldn't be surprised if they want to become parabatai."

"I overheard them talking about it yesterday." Magnus said.

"Really?" I said excitedly.

"Yea. Those two are inseparable as it is, and I know they would do anything for each other." Magnus said and I smiled.

"There really isn't anything like that bond." I said and Magnus nodded along. There was a loud crash that came from upstairs and Magnus and I both looked at each other. "Can you go check on Mia?"

"Of course biscuit." He said and he went upstairs. I sat on the couch and rubbed my belly waiting for him to come back. Ten minutes later he was back with Mia in his arms. Her eyes were red and puffy. Magnus put her down on my lap and she sniffled.

"What happened baby?" I asked.

"I was running and I ran into the table, and the vase fell and broke." She got out between little sobs.

"It's okay Mia, its just a vase. Are you hurt?" I asked and she shook her head. "That's all that matters." I said and she nodded and I gave her a kiss.

"When is daddy getting home?" Mia asked and I couldn't help but smile, she was a daddy's girl, and I couldn't really blame her.

"He'll be home soon. Uncle Magnus is going to go home and kick them out." I said and I heard Magnus laugh.

"Thanks Uncle Magus." Mia said and Magnus walked over and kissed her forehead and than kissed mine.

"They'll be home in 10 minutes." Magnus said and I nodded before he left. Mia and I cuddled on the couch when we heard the door open, Mia jumped off my lap and ran towards Jace and a minute later him and Stephan walked into the room.

"Stephan, can you go into the hallway upstairs and clean up the mess in there?" I asked.

"Of course mom." He said and walked towards the broken vase. Jace took a seat next to me with Mia curled up on his chest.

"What happened in the hallway?" Jace asked.

"Mia ran into the table and a vase broke." I said and Jace picked Mia up and looked her over.

"Are you hurt pumpkin?" He asked and I couldn't stop smiling.

"No daddy." She replied and he kissed her and put her back into the position she was in.

"Good." Jace said and than he looked at me. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm alright. Magnus said everything was progressing just fine." I said and Jace out a hand on my belly. I was excited to have this little one, and I couldn't wait to not be pregnant anymore.

Time Jump – Birth

Clary POV:

"Come on biscuit, one more big push and you'll be holding your sweet baby boy." I heard Magnus said and I didn't want to push anymore, it hurt.

"I don't want too. It hurts." I said while I sobbed. This labor hurt way more than the other three, and I had no idea why. "Jace, put another rune on me. I'm dying here." I said and I felt the stele burn into my skin. Once he was finished drawing the rune the pain started to lesson.

"Alright biscuit, lets go." Magnus said and I pushed as hard as I could. Soon enough I heard cries fill the air and I was thrilled. Magnus cleaned him off and handed him to me and I just fell in love.

"Welcome to the shadow world Mason." I said and he sneezed. Jace sat down next to me and gave me a kiss. "I am so glad I made that rune for labor. I have probably helped a lot of pregnant shadowhunters." I said and Jace laughed.

"I'll go get the kids." Jace said and I nodded and he left. A few minutes later Stephan, Celine, and Mia were all in my room and on the bed looking at their brother.

"What's his name?" Celine asked.

"Mason." I said and she smiled.

"That kinda matches mine!" Mia said and I laughed.

"Close, but not your actual name." Stephan said and Mia looked confused.

"Mia is my real name." She said and I realized that she didn't know her actual name wasn't Mia.

"No it isn't baby." I said and she looked at me confused now. "Mia is just your nickname."

"Than what's my real name?" She asked.

"Amelia." Jace said and she scrunched her nose.

"I like Mia better." She said and we all laughed.

"That's exactly why we call you Mia." I said and she smiled at me. She leaned over and gave Mason a kiss and it just warmed my heart. I looked up at Jace and he smiled at me and I knew that life may never be normal, but it would always be amazing.

Time Jump – Parabatai Ceremony

Jace POV:

Stephan and Max became parabatai today and I couldn't be more proud of the two of them. To make that commitment to someone is insanely tough to make, but can also be the best thing that ever happens.

I was sitting in the church as our family mingled with people from the institute and the Clave. Mia was dragging Celine everywhere and Mason was in Maryse's arms, and Clary was talking to Izzy and Simon. I looked around and couldn't be more proud of my family. Alec sat next to me and I looked at him and smiled.

"Takes me back to he day we became parabatai." I said and he smiled.

"One of the best decisions I have ever made." Alec said and I nodded.

"Me too. Don't know what I'd do without you buddy." I said.

"I just can't believe our sons are now parabatai." He said and I laughed.

"Those two have been inseparable since they could walk. I think they might actually get in more trouble than us." I said and that made Alec laugh.

"That might be impossible. We were mischievous back in the day." Alec said.

"Yes, but Max and Stephan are basically our clones. Plus with how quiet Stephan can be, who knows how many times he'll be able to sneak by me." I said.

"Is Jace Herondale admitting that his son might be more powerful than him?" Alec said in a fake surprised voice.

"Not at all. I can still knock him on his ass, but he has an advantage." I explained.

"I wonder what Mason's powers will be." Alec said and I just hung my head.

"I don't even want to think about that right now. For all I know he'll have the weirdest power of them all." I said and than my eyes locked with Clary's. She smiled and made her way over to Alec and I.

"What are you two talking about?" Clary asked and I pulled her onto my lap.

"Just reminiscing about our parabatai ceremony." I said and she nodded.

"Simon and I were just doing the same thing." Clary said and I smiled. "Our baby is all grown up. Soon you'll be taking him out on missions and than I'll have to worry twice as much."

"You know I'd never let anything happen to him Clary." I said and she nodded.

"I know, but that puts you at double the risk." She said and I smiled.

"I survived the war with Valentine while protecting you and your mundane friend. I think protecting my son will be a little less chaotic." I said and she smacked my arm. "I'm not complaining. You know I'd protect you with my life."

"I know." She said and she kissed me. At that moment Stephan and Max made their way over to us. Clary pulled him into a hug and he groaned which made me laugh.

"I'm proud of you Stephan." I said and he smiled.

"Thanks dad." He said and I gave him a high five. "When can I start coming on missions?"

"You're only 14 Stephan. You have some time."

"But I'm ready." He said and I sighed. He was so eager, and I couldn't blame him. I was that way too.

"I'll tell you what. The next mission, that isn't extremely dangerous, I'll take you with us."

"Thanks dad!" He said and hugged me. "You hear that Max, I get to go hunting!"

"Can I come too dad?" Max asked Alec and Alec shot me a glare.

"We'll talk to your father about it." He said and Max accepted that. They ran off to go talk to their friends and Alec glared at me again. "Thanks a lot."

"What? They are eager young shadowhunters, you can't blame them for wanting to go out on a hunt." I said and he sighed.

"I know, but I just want him to stop growing." He said and Clary put her hand on his shoulder.

"It doesn't get any easier." She said and we all laughed. I wrapped my arms around Clary and kissed her shoulder. Life might not be normal, but hey it was never boring.

Authors Note:

Wow, two in the last couple days, I'm so proud of myself! This one shot was requested by someone that I can't remember. They asked for Clary and Jace interacting with their kids on a normal day, but I just couldn't help but make them Shadowhunters, and I hope who ever requested this doesn't mind! I have been working on this story for a while now and I finally came to a point where I was happy with the way it ended. Let me know what you think! :)