I'm so glad you guys like my story! Here's the third chapter and remember to review (:

Disclaimer:

Me: Cassie can I have the rights to the mortal instruments?

Cassie: Are you crazy?

Me: I'm your mom's sister's dog's best friend's owner's brother' second cousin twice removed.

Cassie: Well if you put it that way, no.

Me: awwww

Jace's POV

Clary looked so vulnerable in Jace's arms. Her chest rising and falling with every breath, face relaxed and open. He held her close to him as he sprinted through the Institute.

"Alec? Alec where are you?"

"I'm over here!" His voice called.

Jace found Alec and explained that he thought what had happened to Clary was worse than they expected. He could feel a knot at the back of his throat forming, and tears threatened to show. Jace strained to keep his composure while he was telling Alec to call Magnus.

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Jace gingerly placed Clary on the neon green, orange and dark purple bed in Magnus's spare room at his apartment. He lifted the sheet and set it over her, down by her waist. Jace sat himself on the zigzag patterned chair next to the bed and listened to the rain pattering on the roof. He could hear Magnus, Alec, and Isabelle – when did she get here? – whispering in the living room down the hall. At least, since they were busy chatting out there, he could have some privacy with Clary in here.

Jace let out some of the emotions he'd been struggling to hold in. He silently let a tear snake its way down his cheek and put his hand on top of Clary's shoulder. Then the tears started falling more rapidly and heavily, making his vision blurry. A small whimper escaped his lips and he sat up quickly. No, he would not lose it. Jace knew if he let himself cry anymore, that he would not be able to stop.

Suddenly the door opened with a whoosh. Magnus, Alec, and Isabelle strode in, and Jace turned his face towards Clary so they couldn't see his tear-stained cheeks. Isabelle put her hand on his shoulder.

"Are you okay?" She asked. Jace turned to her and a look of sympathy flashed on her face.

"Do I look okay?" Jace said "I don't know what I could do without her. She is my whole life. She is everything and if I lost her…" he trailed off leaving a heavy silence hanging in the air.

Magnus was the first to break it. "Jace, Alec told me what you told him, and I should take a look at her, but only when she wakes up."

"I'll stay next to Clary until she wakes up." Surprisingly it wasn't Jace who said it, but Isabelle. "Jace, you should take a break. Why don't you and Alec go to Taki's?"

"Okay." said Alec. Jace just nodded.

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Alec led Jace to a booth in the corner of Taki's and looked over the menu. Jace just stared down at the table with a dead expression on his face. Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed and Jace was still silent, and although Alec ordered him sweet potato fries, not one had been touched.

Kaelie, their waitress came over to bill them for the food, and eyed Jace.

"Has he been like this the whole time here?" she asked.

"Yeah. Clary isn't doing too well." Alec answered.

"Well tell him I'm available if he's interested since things aren't doing too well with him and Clary." Kaelie winked at Jace.

"No, that's not what I…" Alec tried to tell her, but she had already strutted away. Jace looked as if he had been slapped in the face. He got up and sprinted to the restroom where he wretched.

Alec put money on the table and rushed to the bathroom.

"Jace? Are you in here?" Alec called.

In the stall all the way in the back, he heard a muffled wail. Alec opened the last stall and worriedly knelt next to a stricken Jace.

"Jace you need to listen to me. Get up and walk home to Magnus's with me." Jace shook his head and Alec finally saw how broken up he was. "Jace I'm going to pick you up and you're going to walk with me okay?"

Alec took his arm, and hoisted him up to his feet, where Jace stayed. Alec pulled him towards the door, and to his relief, his parabatai followed. Once they were at Magnus's, Jace rushed to Clary's room, a newfound energy in him.

Clary was awake and sitting up. He bolted to her and squeezed her tightly in his arms, but Clary yelped in pain. Jace pulled back and had a look of concern on his face.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." Jace stammered.

Clary smiled. "It's fine." Jace felt a little better. "Hey Izzy and Alec," Clary asked. "Can you give Jace and I a few minutes?"

"Sure." Isabelle motioned for Alec to follow and they left, shutting the door behind them.

"Jace. While you were gone, Magnus tried to see what was wrong with me and he found something." Clary whispered. Jace sucked in a sharp breath and took Clary's hand.

She kept going. "He said that the reason why my head hurt and that I was dizzy was because Lilith was trying to get into my head and mess around. He said that the ceremony that the Silent Brothers and Iron Sisters did – well the effect from that wore off. Magnus told me it was because all of those powerful spells to make me forget my past made the mind protection wear off and although now it is still there, it's a lot weaker than before." Clary looked up and saw Jace staring at her.

He leaned over and placed his lips on Clary's and although she really wanted to kiss him, she pulled away half against her will. Jace looked at her with hurt and confusion and Clary instantly felt awful.

"Jace…" she whispered.

"No. I understand."

Clary took his hands and put them on her cheeks, cupping her face. He moved his face close to her, close enough to kiss, but he just said,

"I love you. Forever and always."

A/N: Awww Jace!

Ugh. Doesn't everyone hate Lilith?

Raise your hand if you do *raises hand*

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