Chapter 5

Stop reading my fanfiction, Mom GAWWDDD

OKAY I KNOW I'M AN AWFUL PERSON, BUT I WAS IN CALIFORNIA AND I JUST STARTED A NEW SCHOOL AND I'M SO BUSY! THE ONLY REASON I HAD TIME TO WRITE THIS WAS BC I HAD A FIRST PERIOD STUDY HALL OK DON'T HATE ME (and yeah this chapter is way shorter than usual I'm sorry but I thought I should upload something).

Oh btw I know I don't usually respond to reviews, but I do read ALL of them, and honestly, they're one of the only things that keep me writing this story. They're my encouragement so thank you all sm for them! ilya

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I text Jonathan and tell him to meet me in the food court. I'm looking at my phone as I go to meet my brother, and walk straight into someone. I look up- and see perfectly tanned skin, golden-blond hair, and gorgeous tawny eyes. Wonderful- I bumped into my favorite person in the world- Jace freaking Herondale.

"Hello, Jace," I say coldly.

He doesn't seem to notice my tone. "Hey, Clary," he says, not unkindly.

I then hear a high voice next to him, "Hi Clary!"

I turn to see Cecily, Jace's twelve year old sister. She and Jace are almost exact opposites- while Jace is all golden, Cecily has long, straight jet-black hair, fair skin, and shockingly blue eyes. Cecily has always been like my little sister- I would adopt her if I could.

"Hey, Cecly!" I exclaim, ruffling her hair affectionately. "How've you been, kid?"

"Fine, I guess... But I miss you!"

"I miss you, too." But then the spawn of the Devil just has to ruin the moment.

"Awwwww, shortstuff, do you miss me, too?" he mocks, using his old nickname for me. Of course, he can't go two minutes without making a sarcastic comment.

"You wish, asshole," I shoot back.

"Hey, let's keep the language to a minimum. My baby sister is here," he says.

"Oh my God, Jace. First- I'm not a baby. Second- you know I've heard worse when Jordan and those other idiots are over. I hear you screaming at your video games- even a deaf person could hear it," Cecily tells her brother. I snicker, and Jace frowns. Before Jace can say anything, I cut him off.

"Hey, Cecily, I have to go find my brother, but after, do you want to come shopping with me?" She grins, and turns to Jace.

"Can I, Jace?!" She asks, failing to mask her excitement.

"Sorry, kiddo. I have a game, and no one will be able to bring you home."

"Clary can bring me home, right?" Cecily asks, turning to me, her eyes pleading.

"Cecy, you can't-" Jace starts, but I cut him off.

"Of course I can," I say.

"Yay! Thanks!" she squeals.

"No problem, Cecy," I respond affectionately.

My phone buzzes in my pocket- a text from Jon:

Where are you?

I quickly respond:

Ran into a friend- OMW

I turn back to Cecily and Jace.

"Sorry, kiddo- I gotta go. But I promise we can go shopping soon."

Her face falls. "Oh, okay. Bye, I guess."

As I walk away, Jace calls out, "Bye honey!" to which I respond by showing him a certain finger.

Five minutes later, I'm in the food court looking for my younger brother, and big surprise- I find him with a hot dog and large chocolate milkshake.

"You're such a pig, Jon," I laugh.

"I also happen to be a foot and a half taller than you, and much stronger, Clarissa so let's not compare me to a farm animal," he sarcastically responds.

"Touché, Jonathan."

"So, what did you want to tell me?" he asks, still smiling, and I immediately remember. It's so easy to be distracted; to forget- or try to forget, anyway.

"Oh, yeah… Officer Garroway called- the funeral's next Sunday," I tell him, and his smile instantly falls.

"God, I almost wish there was no funeral- I don't want my last memory of Mom to be of her dead body," he chokes out. "I don't want the sympathy of people I barely know!"

"I know, Jon. Neither do I," I whisper softly.

OH SNAP JACE AND CECILY (yeah ik she's Will's sister but I wanted Jace to have a sibling so DeAl WiTh It!) and awwwww emotional Jon D:

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