City of Connections

Summary: Clary and Jace always had a special connection, though they have never met. They grew up together, faced the good and the bad times together, and eventually fell in love with each other. What happens, though, when they do meet? What happens when they must face the Shadow world together, deal with Valentine, find the Mortal Instruments, and find out what exactly that permanent rune is on their hands? And why that rune seems to give them their connection?

Previously:

After a few moments of silence someone finally spoke.

It was Mayrse. Her voice was cold and seemingly distant.

"So what happened?"

Chapter 3- Explanations

When no one answered, Mayrse repeated her question. Jace and I decided he should tell them about everything.

"This is quite a long story, okay? Try to listen before you do any judging," Jace said in an angelic voice.

"There is something," Jace struggled for the right word. "Unique," I continued for him. That seemed like the best word for this situation.

Jace continued along with our story. "Ever since Clary was born, we were able to read each others thoughts. Feel each others emotions."

"When I was little," I said, stepping in. "My mother tried to protect me from the Shadow world by blocking my sight with the help of a warlock. It didn't work, however,

like it should have. But, Jace and I think that the spell didn't work because the warlock probably would have had to put the spell on Jace's mind in order for that to work.

"As Clary grew older, she was learned in the ways of the Nephilim, through me, and she learned how to be a great Shadpwhunter, though she has never fought a demon in her

life. She does, however know how to fight and knows all about runes, marks, the Clave, and all the things I know about Shadowhunting.

When we were at Pandemonium, Clary saw me and automatically knew it was me and I saw her, and automatically knew it was her.

That was the first time we have ever seen each other, so we were shocked. The demon attacked, I killed it, obviously, and now we are here, happy?" Jace said.

Hodge, Mayrse, Robert, Izzy, Alec, and Max stared at us strangely when we finished.

"That is so cool!" Max exclaimed. Jace was Max's role model. Of course he would be amaazed at everything that as involved with Jace.

Hodge started to mumble to himself, too quietly for anyone to hear.

Mayrse looked at us shocked and disbelieving.

Robert started to say, :That is impossible! Nothing like that could ever happpen! It is unheard of!"

Alec looked mad as he glanced back and forth between Jace and me.

Izzy looked at us like we were insane, though she knew we were telling the truth. Jace never lies, ever.

"That is crazy!" Alec excaimed.

Suddely, everyone was talking at once.

"STOP!" Jace yelled soon after. "I am telling the truth, ask anything you want, but don't start telling us that we are insane and that we are making everything up, because we aren't!" Jace yelled as he grabbed my left hand and towed me down the hall towards his room.

He opened the door and led me inside.

I'm sorry, Clary. Jace thought as he paced around his room.

I got up and walked over to him, grabbed his hand and dragged him toward the bed and sat him down. I kneeled in front of him and took his face in my hands.

It is okay, Jace, I thought, everything will be okay. They are just disbelieving. I mean how strange are we? I teased in my thoughts to try to cheer him up.

He took my hands from his face and held them in his hands then placed them at his lips and kissed him.

I love you, Jace thought.

I love you, too. I thought back as he took me into his arms.

A knock broke us from our reverie. Isabelle opened the door and stood in the doorway.

"Jace, I am sorry for what happened. I do believe you two it is just...abnormal. Clary, please give me a chance to be your friend," Isabelle said.

I looked to Jace and told him in my thoughts that I would like to be a friend to Izzy, too. And that we should forgive her.

"It is okay, Izzy," I said as I kissed Jace on the cheek and walked up to Isabelle. "Let's go do something in your room."

As we walked down the hallway of the Institute I couldn't help but notice that this was the first time I was ever physically in the Institute. Isabelle led me to a door

at then end of the hall with Isabelle on it in cursive. I knew this was Izzy's room before I was even in this Institute becuase of Jace's thoughts so when I walked into

the room I was surprised I felt surprised.

Isabelle's room was a light purple with a pink bed, chair and white headboard and vanity. Her floor was layered in clothing so much that you couldn't see the floor. The vanity

was obscured by make-up and accesories and her closet was wide open, filled with dresses, shirts, pants, shoes, skirts, and walls were adorned with posters and

in the corner of the room, I saw her Shadowhunter gear hanging up on the wall with her whip right next to it.

It fit Isabelle perfectly. "Nice," I said as I sat on the bed with her, crosslegged.

"So, tell me about yourself," and so the questions and answers started.

After about an hour of talking about ourselves Izzy changed the subject to Jace.

"So, what is it like being in Jace's head?" she asked.

"Well, I can't really describe it but I know that I will never want him out of it," I said.

"But Jace is an ass, he is also perverted and egotistical. How can you handle all of that?"

"Well," I said, "Jace isn't really an ass, perverted, and egotistical. It is difficult to explain," I said unwilling to tell her about Jace's shields.

"But how do you handle the fights, the girls, his ego?"

"Well, during fights I usually try to block him out and when he is done fighting he usually gives me a replay of the fighting out of my request and well Jace doesn't have

and other girls and Jace's ego is..well..." Give me something to say, Jace! I called to him through our thoughts.

Just say you can handle it! Jace thought to me, throughly amused and breaking away from his conversation with Alec, Hodge, and Robert.

"Well, I can handle it," I said as Jace busted out laughing and his laugh was so infectious I soon found myself laughing as well.

Izzy, Alec, Hodge, and Robert looked at Jace and I like we were insane. Between our laughing we said each others name in explanation.

When I finally calmed down we continued our questions.

"What do you mean there are no other girls?" Isabelle asked.

"I am the only girl in Jace's life, like that. Jace hasn't ever been with a girl. You only think that because girls are only hanging onto Jace and he can't get them off but then he flaunts them to you guys," I say disturbed when I mention other girls hanging off of him.

"Wait, you are with Jace?" Isabelle asked.

"Of course," I said, "We are in love with each other," and with that I got up and walked to the library where Jace, Alec, Robert, and Hodge were with Isabelle following.

When I got there Jace took me into his arms and thought that it was getting late. It was 10:20. I said "okay," outloud but inside I was panicking. My mom was going to flip when I get home.

Everyone looked at us confused. "I have to go home," I said as Jace led me to the door. "It was nice meeting you all," I called as we walked out of the house.

When I got to the outside of my mother's apartment, Jace kissed me on the cheek and said "goodnight," I nodded and hurried upstairs where my angry mother was waiting.

Okay that is the chapter for now! I hoped you enjoyed it! I will try to update as soon as I can but I have to start and finish a chapter for my other story. Anyway, thank you all for reading my story!

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