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Chapter 2

The next few days, the Institute was full of people trying to help Jace. Some said it was PTSD or other things caused by the latest events in the boy's life. But, despite all that, Alec was the only one who could fully reach Jace. It was like the boy could communicate with Jace through thoughts.

Everyone could see that Jace himself was more relaxed. He wasn't talking, but he was moving and playing with the cat. Those were good signs, for sure and everyone hoped that they would get better.

Clary spent all her time at the Institute, trying to help. The Silent Brothers, as well as the doctors, thought that Jace would be better soon if his friends talked to him. So she spent all her time talking to Jace, who was like a ghost. He was just sitting and maybe listening to her.

One evening, when Isabelle and Alec were training, she decided to take Jace to the garden where they first kissed. It wasn't hard to convince him because he used to follow her or Alec almost every time. When they entered the garden, Clary heard a sigh coming from Jace – it was the first thing that came from his mouth since they found him last week.

"This garden is so beautiful. I know that you liked coming here and thinking and I understand why. It calms you so much," she started talking, looking at the flowers. "I know that this whole situation is crappy as hell because I hated the time we spent apart and I also hated what Sebastian did to you, but I know that you are stronger, Jace Lightwood."

Clary turned to face Jace, who was looking straight at her. Then suddenly Jace turned back and took a stick from the ground and started writing something in the soil.

'Too powerful. Can't control it. That's why I can't talk. Need concentration. Rune?'

Clary understood what Jace was meaning. The Heavenly Fire was too strong and he couldn't contain it, he couldn't let his concentration disappear. So Jace wanted her to create a rune that could make the Heavenly Fire easier to contain. But one question was bothering Clary, "But why don't you write instead of talking?"

'Too many questions will come,' Jace wrote and looked at her.

"I'll try then," Clary said and smiled. She was so happy to know that Jace wasn't lost somewhere and that he was still inside.

Alec stood in the middle of the training room with his arch in his right hand and Isabelle was right beside him. He hated the fact that he couldn't talk to Jace and that he could hear some of his thoughts. But it was better than nothing. All that Jace had told him was that the Heavenly Fire was very strong and that they needed to kill him if Sebastian came too soon.

"Maybe I should talk to Magnus about Jace," Alec suggested. He also wanted an excuse to see the warlock because with all the agitation at the Institute he could hardly go out.

"And ask him what? If he can create a spell which can cure PTSD?" Isabelle was sarcastic and Alec sensed it, but he knew that she was as tired as all of them. They hadn't rested enough in more than a week, trying to find a way to help Jace.

"Jesus, Isabelle, don't be so mean. I don't think that Jace has PTSD anyway."

"Why? He told you that through your weird bond?"

"No. And I've searched a little bit and found out that the parabatai bond becomes stronger thanks to the Heavenly Fire. Long time ago, every shadowhunter used to have a little part of the Heavenly Fire inside him, which used to be activated once the parabatai bond was made. That's why they say that the parabatai bond is the strongest one ever."

"So why there is no Heavenly Fire in us anymore?"

"Because there were people who used that power in bad ways and it was decided to strip all Shadowhunters of the Heavenly Fire for safety reasons."

"And now all of it is in Jace and that's why you can communicate through thoughts, right?"

"Yeah," Alec said looking at Isabelle.

"But it is too strong for Jace and he doesn't talk because he wants to keep the powers at bay."

"I also think that this is what he's trying to do. I read that once a parabatai bond was created in that period, the Heavenly Fire flew from one to another."

"So we must find a way to make the Heavenly Fire pass between him and you through your bond." Isabelle started to feel better. Maybe they could resolve all that mess.

"I think that maybe Magnus can help us with that."

"Or Clary can design a rune," Isabelle suggested. She knew that her brother wanted to see Magnus so much so she said, "I'll go and talk to Clary and you'll go to Magnus."

"Yeah, that's perfect. But we need to keep this a secret from the Clave because the Heavenly Fire will make Jace and I more powerful and who knows what they'll try to do."

I'm sorry it's a bit short, but I'm so tired right now.

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