soooooo...I decided to poast another one today, because like i mentioned earlier ( i think) I will be having surgury on Monday and want to get as much story out there before I'm all drugged up and stuff. Also I really am liking Jace meeting Tessa, I hope I'm not the only one! Thank you for reading and writing reviews they help me so much!

Jonathan walked with Clary on very, short leash. Two, more human like, robots walked behind them and clunked with each step as they walked down a large concrete square. The sun was beating down on them, but Clary was thankful for her jacket because of the wind that overtook the square. At this time of day- around eleven since the last time big ben chimed- not many people walked around and not many paid attention to them.

"Why are you letting me walk around in the open?" Clary asked to break the uncomfortable silence. "I don't get it."

"There is so much you don't understand." Another cryptic answer that made the irritation grow inside of Clary. "I am so much nicer than you give me credit for."

Clary scoffed. "I'm sure, because the last time I was with you you tried to make me drink from the demon cup. It that what you plan to do? Wait for me to let my guard down so you can trick me into drinking from it?"

"Do be more inventive, would you?" Jonathan mocked. "I am not that simple, and I have other plans for you, but not yet. I have to wait, though I am not that patient." Jonathan rolled his eyes, and he looked distant, almost disappointed.

"Why London?" Clary tried. "You have the whole world, with the small exception of Irades and New York to hide, and you chose London?"

"This is the only place with everything I require, but those details would bore you." Now Clary was really irritated. She broke from her brothers grasp in one trite yank, and lodged her fist into Jonathan's face. He took one step back, his black eyes glaring at Clary before regaining his composure.

"Run away."

"What?"

Run...Away." Jonathan repeated much slower and with purposefulness Clary didn't understand. Her fist loosened and fell like slack vines off of a jungle tree.

"I...are you testing me?"

"I'm telling you to run, to leave. You are free to go, and I will not chase you yet." Jonathan stated looking at Clary with a hidden fear of losing his sister. "I will find you, but I will let you go...if you really hate me that much."

Clary searched for something to say, but nothing came from her lips. Jonathan seemed to be earnest, but she had been tricked by him before, it was his specialty to take advantage of Clary, yet she wasn't sure.

"And you would just let me go...right now...no questions?" Clary asked, half wondering why she hadn't bolted in the other direction as soon as he lost his grip on her and the other half wondering what is angle was.

"Yes."

"I…" Clary started to take a step back waiting for a reaction from her brother or possibly the robot things, but they did not move. "I'll stay, for now...but only because I have never been to London and would get lost...thats it." Clary gave Jonathan a sideways glance, and then took a step closer.

"I'll let you call Jace and the other shadow hunters after lunch." Jonathan started walking towards a small restaurant and lodging called the Rose n Crown. "There is a phone booth across the street from, if you feel like you have to call them now." Clary nodded her head.

Clary walked up to the modernized version of the classic red box she had expected- though seeing a blue box wouldn't be that bad either- and stepped inside the plastic door and picked up the receiver. After placing in copious amounts of quarters and punching in Jace's number, she waited three rings before the phone picked up.

"Hello?"

"Jace?"

"By the angel...Clary. Where are you? And how did you escape?" Jace's voice seemed so familiar, Clary didn't realize how much she missed hearing him.

"London…" Clary responded eventually. "but I didn't escape, Jonathan let me go." Jace's line went silent, Clary wasn't even sure he was still there except she could hear his breathing, light like the hit of a breeze. "Hello?"

"Clary where are you at this exact minute." Jaces voice sounded worried and made Clary uneasy.

"Jace, what is it what is going on?"

"Just tell me where you are?"

"Outside of a restaurant called the Rose n Crown...but Jace-" Clary tried but Jace cut her off.

"Is Jonathan still nearby?" Jace asked, she could tell he was running now, but she turned around slightly and saw Jonathan, his arms folded across his chest, watching Clary's every move.

"Yeah he is, but he has these things with him, there like robots, but...older like they were made from a grandfather clock." Clary revealed, as she turned back to the phone. A screen in front of her signaled she only had a thirtyish seconds left of conversation.

"Just stay on the phone, I'll be there soon-" Jace reassured.

"I can't there is no time left." Clary explained as she watched the seconds dwindle down. "Jace...I lo-" the phone cut out.

"Damn it!" Jace cursed mid stride looking only briefly down at his phone, before shoving it in his pocket and continuing after Magnus.

They had used a portal to get to London less than an hour ago, and Magnus was planning on meeting Tessa later, but as things turned out, she found them. Jace stumbled out of the portal first, and then Magnus followed, much more gracefully, into a grimy ally. After the portal closed a voice behind them chimed in:

"I know the man who first created that Portal." the woman's voice was indifferent, but had a hint of sadness to it, nonetheless. Jace spun around and saw a tall woman with long brown hair, and she didn't look that much older than himself. Her eyes skid over Jace and landed on Magnus, a cool anger in her eyes that was masked by the complacent look on her face.

"Tessa, I wouldn't have come unless I really needed you." Magnus starte, her death glare seeming to escape him completely. "It has to do with the...Clockwork demons."

"You're lying." Tessa stated, but Jace could already see the fear seeping through into her once stony eyes. "I thought they were gone after what happened."

"Unfortunately no, but i think if we're fast we can stop them before Jonathan can find the binding spell."

"Who's Jonathan?"

"A very bad Shadow hunter." Magnus replied. "But that is beside the point, will you help?"

Tessa stopped to consider everything that Magnus said, but Jace was struggling to keep his mouth shut when he could no longer take it. "Magnus can you explain what is going on; what exactly are Clockwork demons? and what binding spell?"

Magnus didn't answer, only looked at Tessa with a strange curiosity. Jace shifted his eyes to Tessa, and he saw her staring at him.

"I'm Jace Herondale by the way." Tessa's eyes grew wider, and she strode forward, and pulled Jace in a tight embrace.

"You remind me so much of Will." Tessa mumbled into Jace's released jace, and turned to Magnus.

"So this was your plan, to get me to help you by using my own family." Tessa stated, her anger being taken over mostly by frustration. "You are devious."

"I have my own stakes in this one Tessa...a lightwood if you were curious." Magnus replied curtly, but Tessa smiled.

"That we have no time to waist-"

And then Jace's phone went off, and now he is running with Magnus a head, and Tessa following close behind as they weaved through city streets to find Clary.