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A/N: Hi guys! I have been really busy this past week and didn't have a lot of time to write. Anyway here's the new chapter!

Chapter 5:

Magnus looked around Taki's looking for his friend, when a young woman behind him spoke.

"Wow Magnus, one would think that you would recognize someone you have know for so many years!" she criticized him.

"Well my dear Tessa, it has been 18 years since our last meeting."

"Touché, my friend, touché! So you said over the phone that you could possibly use my help with a situation?"

"Yes, I did. You see, I know for a fact that you were very close to James, so you had to have had a good understanding of his condition, am I wrong?"

"No, you are quite right. I knew his condition as well as I could without having it. And with things I didn't know or understand Jem would explain. May I ask why you asked about Jem's condition?" she had a pained expression while talking about her old love.

"A Shadow Hunter I am very close with was recently returned to us after a year of torture from her father. Just before I called you yesterday she told me that her had injected her with demon poison everyday that he had her" he took a minute to compose himself and try to keep calm. Tessa took this minute to voice her thoughts.

"Her father did that to her? Why would anyone inflict such pain on someone they should love?"

"Yes, my sweet. And her father doesn't love her, because that man can't love. Anyway I believe that what happened to your James may be what is happening to this young lady. She seems to be very weak and doesn't seem to have a lot of energy and yesterday she was coughing up blood. I think that maybe after a full year of what he did to her, that maybe the poison had gotten into her bloodstream and that she is now addicted to the poison that he used on her."

Tessa stayed completely quiet after Magnus finished explaining to her what he thought was wrong with this poor girl. Tessa didn't have a name or face for this girl but she still felt bad for the girl. The way Magnus explained her situation, Tessa couldn't stop thinking about Jem and what he went through so many years ago, and how she felt the first time she saw him cough up blood after a lot of strenuous activity. She thought of the Yin-fen the demon drug that had kept her friend lively and active, even though it was killing him slowly. When she spoke again she only spoke four words that sealed the deal with Magnus and gave hint to her pain of the thought of someone being forced to go through all that.

"I want to help."

"Thank you love! Do you think we could also talk to James as well?"

"Yes, I'll call Jem later today. Now how about we get some food and catch up on less depressing events, shall we?"

Clary was lying in her room sketching, what she didn't know. She just let her hand do the work, making what would be a picture of her deepest thoughts. While she was working her door opened and Jace entered and sat on the edge of her bed watching her.

"What are you up to?" he asked trying to sound casual.

"Just sketching, and don't ask what because I'm not sure yet."

"You don't know? Well OK then" he said laughing slightly.

"Oh shut up!"

" You're right, I'm sorry. So how are you feeling?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Jace, I'm fine. Everyone has been asking me that lately and just asking that question isn't going to change how I am. Magnus is doing everything he can, and I trust him to do the right thing. You know he wont stop until he has succeeded, and I know that none of you guys will let him, so for now I'm fine" finished with her small rant she slumped down in her bed exhausted.

"I'm sorry, I'm just worried about you. None of us know what happened during the year you were gone, and you haven't told us! We want you better Clary, do you think I like seeing you like this? How about Jon? Or your mother? Clary seeing you like this makes me want to murder Valentine for what he did to you! Do you not understand how hard it was on everyone here not knowing where you were or what happened to you!" by the end of his rant he was shouting in frustration and Clary looked very angry at her boyfriend.

"Get out" she stated trying to stay calm and not freak out at him.

"Clary" he started with a look of dread in his eyes.

"GET OUT!" she cut him off and screamed the same thing at him until he finally left her room slamming her door on his way out.

After screaming at Jace, Clary decided that some fresh air could do her temper some good, so she got up to go to the garden in the backyard. It was May so Clary grabbed a small sweater just incase and headed down the hall. Half way to her destination the halls started to spin around her. Unknowingly Clary had started to sway back and forth as she stood in the hall trying to get the room to stop. Not long after she started to sway black spots clouded her vision, and everything went black once again.

Jon had heard the whole fight between Clary and Jace. It wasn't hard for him to hear it, they were shouting at each other and he was right across the hall in his room. He had been reading a book when the shouting started, he heard Clary screaming at Jace to get out of her room and then the door slammed. Jon waited a little before coming out of his room to see a very pale and tired looking Clary leaving her room. He decided to follow his little sister in case anything went wrong. He didn't know where she was headed or why but he knew he should follow anyway. She had stopped all of sudden and stood in the middle of the hallway they were in. Jon thought that maybe Clary had heard him behind her, but he saw her start to sway and then fall. He ran and caught her before she hit the ground. He carried her back to her room and called Magnus before setting out to give Jace a piece of his mind.

Jace felt bad about his fight with Clary, he didn't mean to shout at her. He was frustrated about not knowing what was going on with her and worried about her all the same. He wanted her better but he knew he couldn't do anything to help her. Jace knew that some of the things he had said were crossing the line. Bringing in her mother and brother into a fight and implying that she didn't care what happened to her wasn't his best idea. He wished he hadn't said all those things, he saw how tired she looked but he just had to open his mouth and dig himself a large hole. As he was wallowing in his room, Jon came in and he didn't look too happy.

"Are you stupid!" he shouted at Jace. "Could you not see that she wasn't felling the best while you were in there? Did you not see how tired and pale she was?"

Jace answered quietly, "I was wrong and I did but it was too late she was already yelling at me to leave. I feel like a idiot, I shouldn't have gone off on her..."

"You're right, you shouldn't have, but you did. Even though at this moment I don't think you should know I'll tell you anyway. I followed Clary after your fight and she passed out in a hallway. She's out in her room; I called Magnus as soon as I put her in there and he said he was on his way over. Remember this isn't for you, because I could still kill you right now for yelling at her, but it's for her. She needs you so don't fuck it up got it?" after Jon's speech he stood and started to leave.

"Got it. And Jon?" Jon turned at his name asking 'what' with his eyes.

"Thank you."

"If you ever tell anyone about this little chat I will put you in a coma for three months no matter what Clary says" and with that Jon left to go do whatever it was Jon did.

Jace smiled at the thought of Jon's threat, scary as it was, it meant things were working there way back to normal. Jace stayed in his room and waited for news about his Clary, content with giving her space that she needed to rest and recover.

Another one down! Please R&R and feel free to PM me any ideas on where to take this story or on who's POV we should see from. Thank you all for your interest in my story!

Lots of love,

Booky