Chapter 5

Clary's POV

Two weeks later

Two weeks had passed since I attended that stupid party with Jace.

Two weeks had passed since I made a stupid wish.

Two weeks had passed since Tara had given me two weeks to prove I regretted my wish.

I was sitting on my bed, clutching the gold mirror as tight as I could.

For the past two weeks I had been trying to convince the Lightwoods and Simon and Magnus that Jace was real but they just didn't seem to believe me.

I shook my head as I knocked over the picture frame again. Looking at it was hard. I mean, if Jace hadn't been kissing that blonde mundane, we wouldn't be in this mess right now.

A few moments later, I looked down at the mirror and as usual, it seemed to ripple before I saw Jace again, in all his golden glory.

He was talking to a girl a little shorter than him. She had dark hair and his arms were wrapped around her waist. Before I could look away, Jace leaned forward and pressed his lips to the girls.

The mirror then clouded over.

I stared down at it, confusion and anger flooding through my head.

It was like looking into frosted glass now, not a normal mirror, which was why I was confused.

I was angry because Jace was kissing another girl.

I knew he didn't remember me but I was still bothered.

"You have some strange emotions," I heard Tara say from behind me.

I spun around on the bed to look at her. I hadn't even noticed her enter my room.

"Do I get Jace back?" I asked immediately, not bothering to even say hello.

She had been part of this anyway. She had taken Jace away from me in the first place.

"I don't know," Tara replied.

"What do you mean you don't know?" I asked.

"You have tried hard over these past two weeks to prove you regret your wish but I have seen some things that suggest you don't regret it entirely," Tara said, her voice already sounding bored.

"What do you mean!? All I've done for these past two weeks is feel guilty and terrible!" I exclaimed.

"Although that may be true, you've also felt anger and hatred towards Jace. You weren't happy he was kissing someone else. You made your wish out of jealousy and anger and that is never a good thing. You should always think before you make a wish," Tara said.

"Please. I need him back. I may have felt angry or whatever but that was rare. I've felt guilty more than anything. Jace is my life and I won't be able to survive without him. Please," I begged. I could tell this conversation wasn't heading in the direction I wanted it to and I was desperately trying to turn it around and get Jace back.

"You're being dramatic, Clarissa," Tara said. "You should always be careful what you wish for as sometimes, they can't be undone."

"But this wish can, you said so yourself. Please. I need him. I need Jace and regret ever making that stupid wish. Please," I continued to beg.

"I know I said this wish can be undone and it can. I spoke the truth. There are many ways to undo wishes. Sometimes a spell will work, other times, you need to undo the wish yourself – correct your mistakes," Tara said.

At this point, I couldn't make any sense of what she was saying. I just wanted Jace back. I needed to feel his arms around me, protecting me and making me feel safe and loved. I needed to hear his voice telling me how much he loved me. I needed him in general. He was my rock – he was the thing holding me here.

Without him, I would never be complete.

Without him, I don't know if I'd survive.

I had been staring down at the mirror, which was still like frosted glass, and when I looked up again, Tara was no longer in my room.

I felt my heart rate speed up as I scanned every inch of my room but found no trace of Tara ever being here.

Was Jace back? Had she undone my wish and left without telling me?

I mean, I still had the mirror. Was it left as a reminder?

I didn't know but I had to find out.

I dropped the mirror on my bed and ran out of my room.

I searched the entire institute but there was still no sign of Jace.

His room still looked like a guest room, bare and empty apart from the bed and dresser.

I slowly walked back to my room and sat down, picking up the mirror again.

I was just looked at it, hoping to find an answer to my unasked questions when the mirror started to vibrate.

At first it felt like something was tickling my hand but it gradually got stronger.

Confused and freaking out slightly, I put the mirror down on my dresser and backed away from it.

It had never done this before and I was honestly a little terrified.

Was Jace returning? Was that why the mirror was vibrating?

I didn't know, but I just had to wait and find out.

A/N: Sorry this chapter is a bit shorter... What's happening? Is Jace returning? Why do you think the mirror is vibrating? Review please!