Hey Guys! Thank you to all the people who have read and reviewed this story. It truly means the world to me. Anyway, I know its been a few days, but i just published 3 new stories, and I've been busy with those. Please check them out. Two of them are for TMI and the 3rd one is for TID. Jocelyn's reaction in this chapter was requested by many users. I was actually surprised by how many. Just on a side note, have you guys ever watched the show Teen Wolf Or read the book
The Fault In Our Stars ? Because they are both pretty freaking amazing. I'm going to start doing chapter songs because when I write I listen to music and I want to share what music inspired the writing. Okay? Okay. So, thank you for reading this and now I give you your well deserved chapter 5.
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Chapter 5:
Unknown fate
Clary's eyes fluttered open, and when the blurriness cleared, she was able to see everything clearly.
"WHAT?" Her moms voice. She looked over to where Jocelyn was standing. Her mothers Eyes were wide, with barely controlled anger. Clary also noticed that her mother's hands were shaking at her side. Oh crap. Before anyone, even clary, could register what had happened, jocelyn had crossed the room, and slapped Jace, hard, across the cheek. His head snapped to the side from the blow, and he put a hand to his cheek.
"Mom." Jocelyn gave no impression of having heard her. With all the strength she could muster, Clary screamed "MOM!" Her mother heard that.
Perhaps, Brother Zachriah said with no emotion in his voice. You three would Like some time alone?
Clary nodded, and Brother Zachriah left the room with out even a rustle of fabric.
"Mom." Clary said again, wincing as she sat up. Jocelyn looked from her hand to jace. "I'm so sorry." She whispered.
"It's okay. In truth, I kinda deserved it." Jace said.
"I'll meet you in your room after my mom and I are done talking?"
Clary asked jace, but he shook his head. "No. You're staying here."
"But-"
"No."
She sighed. Maybe she did need to stay a little longer, find out whatever the hell was wrong with her. "Okay. Fine."
Jace left, waiting in the hall no doubt. Jocelyn came over and sat on the bed beside Clary.
"It's not like I can yell at you." Her mom said. "Well, I can, but it would be kinda pointless."
"What do you mean?"
"You're almost 18. I got married at eighteen, had a kid by 19." Clary shuddered, thinking of Sebastian. Her mom noticed, and nodded. "Yeah I try to forget that part. But, anyways. Who am I to judge? I mean, you're a shadowhunter now. And I think that I just haven;t learned to except that, and that my baby girl is growing up."
"Mom, I'm always gonna be your little girl. Just bigger. In more ways than one." She said with a laugh. Her mom laughed too, wrapping her arm around clary's shoulders and clary leaned her head on her moms shoulder.
"So." Her mom said after a while. "I'm gonna be a grandma."
"Ya." Clary said softly. "And I'm gonna be a mom."
She said with a smile. "Brother zachria can tell you everything, you know."
Clary nodded. "I know."
"But you don't want to know?"
"Nope."
Her mom nodded. "I didn't either," Clary lifted her head up.
"Really?"
"Yep."
"What about me?"
"Again, no."
"I never knew that."
"Her mom shrugged."
Someone knocked on the door, and then jacks voice came through a little muffled because of the door, saying: "I'n not going to get slapped again?"
Jocelyn laughed "No!"
Jace came in, and walked over to the bed. And then, the oddest thing happened. Jocelyn got up and wrapped her arms around jace in a hug. Clary's eyes widened. Jace stood rigid, not certain what to do. Finally, he wrapped his arms around her and gave her an awkward pat on the back. Clary gave him two thumbs up. Jocelyn pulled away, andHeaded for the door. "I love you." She said to clary. And then to jace, "And I don't hate you."
With that she was gone. "I just started thinking of something."
"What?"
"When my mom was talking to me, it made me realize something."
"Which is…"
"We are so not ready to be parents."
He sighed and sat behind her wrapping his arms around her and she leaned back against his chest. He put his chin on her head, and said,
"Of course we aren't ready. No one ever is. But, in time, we'll learn to be good, even though at times probably crappy, parents."
"How do you know?"
"You know how you went after me, when I was Sebastian's little Bitch, after everyone else had given up hope?"
She nodded.
"You went through hell just to get me back. You went into a hotel full of vampires that wanted to rip your head off to save Simon, and blew up a whole freaking ship just to save the ones you love. You will do anything for the people that you care about. Thats how I know. You will be an amazing mother."
"And you'll be a great father."
"Our kid is going to be spoiled to death."
"Oh, I know."
As It turned out, Isabelle had been waiting to see clary, jumping up and down like and excited puppy. So when clary walked into the kitchen, isabelle nearly ambushed her in a hug.
"Iz-Can't-BREATH!"
"By the angel sorry."
"It's okay."
"Are you okay? You scared the crap out of me earlier."
"Um, yeah. Sorta. About that. Izzy, theres something I need to tell you."
"Fire away, babe."
"I'm pregnant."
Isabelle squealed and threw her arms around clary again.
"Okay, Iz. Seriously stop squeezing me."
"Sorry, again. DO I GET TO BE THE AUNT?!"
"Of course."
Suddenly, a black haired head popped in the kitchen doorway.
"What the Hell are you screaming about?" Alec said, glaring at his sister.
"I GET TO BE THE AUNT!"
"What the-MANGUS!"
"I DIDN'T DO IT!"
"WHY DOES ISABELLE THINK SHE'S GOING TO BE AN AUNT!?"
Magnus' glittery head poked in right then. He looked at clary and raised an eyebrow.
"Are you going to tell them or should I?"
"How the hell did you know!?"
He lifted his hands and tiny blue sparks flew from his finger tips. "I got the magic in me."
Clary rolled her eyes. "I'm the one who's pregnant." She told Alec, who was still looking confused.
"Oh."
A golden head joined in.
"Yeah. Oh."
"Aahh! Good dammit ace." Alec said, scowling at the boy above him.
"I'm going to make a celebratory dinner!" Isabelle announced, and at the same time, everyone shouted: "NO!"
"Jeez, Iz, are you trying to kill everyone, including our kid?" Jace asked.
Isabelle's look seemed it could burn through the wall it was so scary.
"Jeez."
Jace said, plucking a takeout menu of of the kitchen counter.
They had ordered3 boxes of pizza, and clary ate 4 slices.
"Well, Someone was hungry." Jace commented.
Clary blushed from embarrassment. Just then, church, sauntered i. He looked at clary, sniffed her legs a little, and jumped on her lap, then promptly fell asleep.
"Um, okay?" She said, petting the cats persian blue fur.
"Traitor." Jace said, glaring at the cat.
They all stayed up until late at night talking and joking like they never had. Some things were really changing, but clary knew she always had her friends by her side.