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I wake up and I am still in the warmth of Jace's arms. Drake told me that I couldn't shut people out anymore- and I'm not going to. I look up at his perfect face and see him staring back at me. A small smirk tugs at my lips as I say, "Watching me sleep is a new low for you Jace." I can feel a slight chuckle come from his chest as he says,

"How could I not watch an angel at her most peacefulness? It's a once in a lifetime sight for those who are lucky enough to capture it."

"How insightful," I say with sarcasm. "It's time to get up." He groans but is able to peel himself from the sheets and I follow. Although I immediately want to dive back under the warm sheets and tug Jace with me, it's already 6:30 a.m. and usually I am up at 5:45 so I can beat El to the showers.

I decide that I am NOT going to leave the institute today, so I fling my unruly hair into a messy bun on the top of my head, slip on some dark skinny jeans, and pull on an oversized knitted sweater that reaches about mid-thigh. I sigh at my reflection and walk out the door while Jace gets in his cold shower.

I walk down to the kitchen where everyone is eating and mumbling casually, but not comfortably. "Hey Clare," greets Aaron from the other side of the room. I give him a smile and expect his gaze to shift back to Meg who was obviously talking to him before I walked in, but his gaze stays on me and causes me to furrow my eyebrows in confusion. I stop looking at him when Laken gets my attention from the doorway.

"Hey Clary… you feeling okay?" I turn around and say to no one in particular,

"Yeah… I'm fine… please, just don't worry about me like that." No one says anything, just goes back to their breakfast except for Aaron who still keeps his gaze locked on me. He is making me increasingly irritated so I leave the kitchen silently without breakfast and go to the library.

I open the doors and see Magnus, Alec, Simon, and Izzy sitting down on the sofas and chairs and they seem to be in deep thought. "What's going on?" I ask hesitantly.

Everyone looks at me nervously but it is Simon who says, "We've been called back to New York. Apparently the clave thought it was irresponsible for New York's shadowhunters to flee without a notice." He gestures to Isabelle and Alec who look particularly frustrated.

"Oh…" I say and let my voice lead off. Are they leaving now? After everything that just happened? Am I being a hypocrite? I left… UGH!

"Clary, we're trying our best to call for replacements so we can stay here but the Clave doesn't enjoy being outwitted… so they're making it nearly impossible to call for others," says Isabelle with a somewhat defeated expression on her face.

"Izzy, you don't need to worry about any of that. Besides, New York is your home. I know you miss it." She sighs when I say this and I take that as a confirmation. "Would you come with us, if we left?" she asks.

I stare at the carpet and mutter, "I don't know," I then look back up at them and say, "Drake may be gone, but he wasn't the only thing keeping me here. El, Paul, Laken, Aaron, even MEG! They are as much my family as you all were. How… how do I just leave one of you behind? How is that fair?"

"Clary… look I know that you have known these people a lot longer than we have known them, but you have known US a lot longer than they have known you. I'm not trying to tell you what to do but… just think about it. We may miss New York but that doesn't mean you don't either. I know you miss Java Jones's and Taki's, and that really weird book store that smells like ballpark peanuts and mold!" rants Simon.

I laugh at his persistence and say, "That all is very true but if I left… I would miss Milo's and hole-in-the-wall ice-cream chop that smells like waffles and stale popcorn! I'm really not going to get out of this easy, Si."

He groans but gives up. "I could always… visit…" I say timidly.

"You could always visit here too," says Isabelle so quietly that I almost missed it. I don't say anything and after a few moments of silence I ask,

"Does Jace know that you have to leave?"

Alec shakes his head and says, "No, but when he finds out that you aren't coming with us, that won't really matter anyway. He'll stay here- with you."

I groan. Alec is right. Jace can't stay here though! He belongs in New York! His family is in New York! I would… have to convince him that I wasn't worth it… I would have to make him want to leave… I would have to… oh no.

I knew what I needed to do… and it was going to break my heart.

SUPER SHORT CHAPTER! Sorry guys, I know I'm being a little unfair but I have science, Geography, and Essays to type on this dinosaur computer! I will update as soon as I can! Thanks for reading!

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