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Chapter Three

Clarys P.O.V.

Clary didn't know how long she sat in that chair clutching her mother's soft hand in her own as tightly as she could. It reminded her of when she would hold on to her mother like this when she was a scared little girl. She felt Jace's even breath on the back of her neck and she knew if she didn't get off of his lap soon the lack of circulation to his legs would be extremely painful for him when he tried to stand. Sighing, she slid carefully off of his lap and gently brushed his golden curls back to place a kiss on the skin of his smooth forehead. Before she left she turned and lightly kissed her mother's cool cheek, then she proceeded to tip-toe from the room, quietly closing the door behind her. She knew Jace would be worried if he woke up and she was gone, but she couldn't stand to be in that room any longer. The urge to get up and walk around had gotten to be too overwhelming.

The other's had promised to tell her as soon as they heard any news about Luke. The strain that was pressing painfully on Clary's chest increased as she thought of her beloved father figure. Having Jace with her helped, yet, she still knew this was something she and Magnus had to figure out and ultimately draw strength from, in order to be there for Luke. He had been there for both Clary and Magnus in their times of need and it was time for them to return the favor.

After what seemed like hours of manuvering through the hospital's many hallways, she finally found a soda machine. She needed caffine to stay awake and since hospital coffee tasted like the ass of a donkey, soda was the next best thing. The can of sprite made a satisfying sound as she opened it and it felt like it was the best thing she had ever tasted. She spotted a familiar dark head of hair come down the hallway and she hurried to meet Simon. As she came to a stop in front of him he opened his mouth to speak, "He's out of surgery, Clary Bear. They said he's gonna be alright." Relief and joy chased each other through Clary's veins and she collapsed into her best friend's arms, he held her tightly as she finally relaxed and let go as she started to cry.

Magnus' P.O.V.

Sitting in that God-awful, ridiculously freezing room was leaving Magnus about two seconds away from murdering anything that so much as looked at him. The only thing keeping him relatively sane was the gorgeous blue-eyed angel, that hadn't left Magnus' side yet, and for that he was eternally grateful. He had been with Alec, shopping for dorm supplies, when he got the call and Alec had been the one to stroke Magnus' spikey hair until he calmed down and then he drove Magnus to the hospital since he had been to shaky to drive.

Alec was currently holding Magnus' hand tightly in his lap and was rubbing soothing circles on the back of his hand with his thumb. Alec was speaking softly to his sister and her nerdy boyfriend about Lord knows what, the whole time though he was keeping an eye out for the doctor. As childish as it was, Magnus wanted Clary there with him, just so he could see the familiar red hair and hear the calming voice of his little sister. He wanted to feel the love and reassurance she gave off and to know she still loved him despite his evil mother. This was after all Magnus' fault, if he had just gone and seen what his mother wanted Luke wouldn't have been in this mess. For a second Magnus almost allowed himself to believe what his parents had told him about being a major screw-up and a waste of space. But, he quickly dismissed those thoughts, as he felt the warmth of Alec's hand in his own and he thought of the love his new family had shown him and the love he had given them in return.

Suddenly, the doctor who had been preforming the surgery on Luke appeared, and everyone's attention immediately shot to the doctor. They relaxed a little when they saw the smile on her face though.

"Don't worry, Mr. Garroway is out of surgery and everything went very well. The bullet pierced his appendix and we had to remove it and it did some minor internal damage, but after a few weeks of rest he should make a full recovery."

Magnus let out the breath he had been holding and collapsed into Alec hugging him for all he was worth. Alec murmured softly in his ear words of comfort and kissed Magnus' deflated dark hair. Everything was going to be alright, but his mother sure as hell was going to pay. She had crossed a major line and he was definately going to get some revenge if it was the last thing he ever did.

Clary's P.O.V.

After Clary had stopped crying and dried her tears, she left Simon and went back to her mother's room to tell Jace the good news. She felt as if the weight of the world was off of her shoulders and she couldn't wait to go celebrate with Magnus. She reached the door and entered the room, and to her surprise, Jace was still in the chair asleep. He must of been extremely tired if he was still sleeping so hard. With the opportunity to good to pass up, in her euphoria she slunk over to Jace and pounced on him, kissing him hard as she did. He woke up immediately his golden eyes wide and Clary pulled away laughing. He grinned back and pulled her in for another kiss, gently massaging her scalp and back with his large hands as he did. As a thanks she gently bit his lower lip and pulled it lightly causing him to moan and his hands slid up her shirt quickly and expertly and as he did her breathing quickened.

Part of her knew she should feel weird doing this with her mother two feet away, even if she was unconscious, but she just couldn't bring herself to care. The only thing in the world right now was Jace and that was alright by her. He pulled away suddenly and she looked at him confused until he asked her about Luke. It took her a second to remember who Luke was, before she told him the good news. Jace smiled and hugged her, thrilled and she pulled him back to her by his hair for some more celebrating.

Fifteen minutes later, Clary and Jace were looking presentable and they headed over to the waiting room to see everyone else. Magnus immediately came over and picked Clary up and squeezed her until she complained about the lack of oxygen. She hugged Alec and Isabelle, thanking them for being there and meaning it from the bottom of her heart. It felt good to be surrounded by her friends and know that Luke was okay all she wanted now was for Luke to wake up and feel better, speaking of which she asked Magnus where Luke had been shot and as he explained it too her, she felt some of her anger creeping back. Magnus must have seen it in her eyes because his expression changed to echo hers. He turned on his heel and headed to the door. Confused, Clary chased after him and grabbed his arm making him turn and look at her.

"Where are you going Magnus? Its ten o'clock at night."

"I'm going down to the police station to speak to that major bitch," she was going to protest, but one look at his face told her he couldn't be swayed and she nodded and watched him go not stopping Alec as he headed after Magnus and to her surprise Magnus grabbed Alec's hand and let him come along. Clary was grateful for Alec, he was just what her brother needed. Hopefully he would be able to keep Magnus from doing anything exceptionally stupid. Now all she needed was for Luke to wake up.

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