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I am so happy with how the story is going and all the reviews! It really makes my day. I would love to thank vampchick09 and 4evrJace11 especially for reviewing on almost every chapter! You really have no idea how good it feels to know that I have frequent reviews as well as readers.

I forgot to tell you in my last chapter's author's note. The picture of the dress is on my profile, so you'll just have to click the URL. Okay I know I said it would be three months into the engagement but I'm stepping that back a bit to 2 months because I wanted to write Clary attempting to complete her Shadowhunter Qualification exams. Here you go:

Impulses, Chapter 6: Examinations

Clary was sitting in the Library, her head throbbing from concentrating so hard. She'd been studying intensely for the past week and training till she was utterly fatigued because tomorrow she had her final demonology exam and her sparring test. She just had to pass with a 55% average on the sparring and her demonology exam needed at least a 66/100. It didn't sound too bad but there was just so much to cram into Clary's mind, she thought she'd never remember it all.

Plus if she wanted to marry Jace under Shadowhunter law she had to become a Shadowhunter, so she was hitting the books. Alec had offered to help and Clary knew he hated this kind of stuff so it was pretty obvious he really just wanted to try and become a bit closer to Clary since she was about to become his sister-in-law.

"So what kind of demon has the ability to control the mind if it's victim has been bitten?" Alec asked looking at Clary who yawned widely in exhaustion. She was extremely tired of reading and reciting but she really had to pass this test.

"A um… I know it starts with an L" Clary replied, it was on the tip of her tongue but she just couldn't get it.

"C'mon Clary you know this one!" Alec encouraged, he was a really good friend and Clary really couldn't wait to have him as a brother.

"It's a… Leechoner!" Clary jumped up from her chair and started twirling around singing, "It's my happy dance!"

She was twirling around whilst Alec laughed at her loudly trying to stop his belly from hurting. Out of the corner of Clary's eye she saw a fleck of gold and abruptly stopped dancing. "Hey Jace" she said embarrassed.

"Hello gorgeous, nice dance" he walked over and wrapped his arms around her waist hugging her close to him kissing her hair softly. "The trainers want to move the examinations to this afternoon. Apparently it's non-negotiable. Are you ready?"

Clary knew her eyes probably grew to large disks in nerves and shock. She knew she was ready but that didn't mean she wanted to go straight in and do the exams now. It was only 7:30 in the morning so she had some time left to train and study but this afternoon was so soon.

What if she didn't pass? What if she failed? Or made a complete fool of herself? There was a sick feeling in the pit of Clary's stomach that wasn't exactly helping the nerves.

"I guess so. You said it was non-negotiable so… not much I can do" Clary replied hiding her face in Jace's chest. Alec jumped up, mumbled and excuse which most likely included Magnus and left the room.

"Baby, you're going to be fine. You'll do great" Jace whispered, pulling back so he could see Clary's face.

"I know but what if I fail?"

"You won't fail. I promise" Clary felt Jace's lips brush lightly against hers but she wanted more, she wanted him to make her forget about the stupid examinations. She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer into her. She kissed him hard, moulding her soft lips against his.

It didn't take Jace very long, Clary noticed to get the general idea. His hands found their place on her hips, crushing Clary into him just the way she liked it. This was exactly what Clary needed at the moment; she was tired of studying and needed a distraction. She licked the bottom of Jace's lips lightly and he returned the favour begging for entrance. Clary didn't object and Jace deepened the kiss further, moving Clary backwards towards a wall and smashing her against it.

"Mmm" Clary groaned against Jace's lips as she hooked her legs around Jace's waist and felt his hands run down to her calves and squeezed them whilst pulling her up against the wall. Clary pulled away reluctantly and said, "When is the exam going to be?"

"Um… 2:30 I head" Jace replied a bit out of breath before crashing his lips back onto Clary's. It seemed Clary was going to get a long distraction.

-Impulses-

Q56. You have just been in a severe fight with several unknown demons. You've been bitten by one of them on your shoulder. As you leave the scene and return to you base (this may be a home, the Institute of your city etc.) you start to feel a sharp pain running up your arm like splinters and needles.

From this description, please give all details as to what demon must have bitten you and how you will come about healing the injury.

NOTE: Clarissa, you may not write, 'I'd create my own rune'.

Under every question, the examination paper writers hadn't forgotten to remind her she couldn't use her ability as an answer. Party Poopers. She'd been answering numerous questions which all seemed alike to her for the past 2 hours and still had a good hour left to enjoy. Her fingers were aching and her mind was fizzy from all the concentration.

The demon would be a purple tipped Fras-car demon who had extended teeth to inject poison into my shoulder.

I would use my stele to draw a numbing rune on my uninjured shoulder (so that the demon blood doesn't affect it. If I'd put it on my injured shoulder, the demon blood would cancel out the rune) and I would go straight to the Institute. When I arrive I would request treatment from either a High Warlock or the Silent Brothers.

Boring. Boring. Boring. The papers just felt like the never ended. Maybe it was just Clary but the clock seemed to be ticking and tocking slower than usual… great even the bloody clock was against.

'Focus Clary, Focus' she chanted to herself staring back down to her paper.

Q56. What Demon has more than two identical heads?

A Spinder Demon

All clary could ask herself was, "Who really cares? All we really want to do is kill it"

-Impulses-

"Ughh" Clary grunted as she slid against the hard floorboards of the Institute's training room. Her examiner Marie was killer and wasn't going easier on Clary. Without a second though Clary jumped up back on her legs and ran towards Marie swerving to the side, her opponents blade only just missing her. Her feet pushed hard against the floor creating a brake and Clary lunged at Marie from behind winding her arms around her neck, she held on tight until Marie tapped her arm twice signalling she'd had enough.

"Round sixteen Clarissa, no blades. This one is sparring" Marie yelled from across the room. Clary ran to the opposite side to face off against her examiner. Sparring, her favourite. Marie ran forward quickly and was halfway across the room in a matter of seconds which was exactly what Clary wanted, let her run. Clary just stood still and stared at Marie still running towards her quickly. When Marie neared her Clary smiled evilly, turned and ran towards the wall only a couple of metres away, kicking off it, propelling into the air in a swift backflip landing behind a disoriented Marie. Clary ran up before Marie could turn around and smacked her arm against her examiner's back causing her to double over. Clary leaped on top of her and pinned her down so her opponent couldn't escape.

It wasn't long before Marie smacked the floor twice. Clary got off quickly and walked back to her staring point as Marie ran back to hers yelling behind her, "Round 17! Blades Clarissa!" Clary knew there was only 20 rounds to this examination but she was extremely tired, she would push through without a doubt but her bones still ached.

Clary pulled her double blades from their sheaths on her back and drew them in front of her in a defensive position. She saw that Marie and pulled her long sword from the mount on the floor and without warning ran to Clary. This time Clary ran straight towards her, reaching the middle point before Marie and leaped forward towards the ground, her arms extended into a forward flip. She sprung up from her hands, her blades still in a tight grip and kicked with her legs knocking Marie to the ground, skidding against the floor with a horrible screech. Clary landed gracefully on her feet running towards the examiner and leaping on top of her, one of the twin necks pressed firmly against her opponents neck. It was only a couple of seconds before Clary heard the satisfying double tap.

-Impulses-

"ROUND 20 CLARY! You know what that means!" Marie yelled from the opposite side of the training room. Clary just nodded. This was an all-out round, sparring, blades, runes, whatever. Marie ran towards one of the walls kicking off and side flipping next to Clary blades coming from the sheaths on her hip to come down near Clary but the short red-head was too quick and had run in the opposite direction towards the wooden beams towards the exit of the training room. She climbed quickly up to the top and balanced along the top beam close to the roof, a good fifty metres up. She looked down mischievously at Marie who was staring dumbfound at her]. Clary yelled out "Heads" but by the time Marie heard it Clary was already plummeting to the ground her elbow out to crash down on her examiners shoulder. They collided with a sickening crack but Marie didn't even wince she just twirled and smacked Clary to the ground, a hard.

Clary's head smacked against the floor in a stomach-turning bang that gave her an instant headache. Clary pushed her arms up knocking Marie off her and leaped up running towards her with two blades extended in front of her, Marie only had a few seconds to dodge Clary's blow and succeeded. Marie turned and smashed her hand down on Clary's shoulder causing the red head to fall for the second time in five minutes.

Clary was not going to give up that easily. She got back up and ran away from Marie watching her from the corner of her eye as her opponent chased her. Clary ran towards a corner in the walls and lodged her foot into it twirling into a backflip landing back on her two feet on the floor boards and started running towards Marie who let out a little yelp and tried to turn. It wasn't long before Clary had smashed the hilt of her blade against Marie's back and running around to her front and smashing her fist into her examiner's stomach. Marie fell to the floor with a grunt and without Clary having to even pin her down, she heard the double smack on the floor.

She'd done it. No more training, not more reading, no more of any of this! She was a Shadowhunter. Though she didn't know the outcome of her written exam, the combat exam was worth double the points. And she passed with flying colours winning 15 out of the 20 matches. There was no way she could fail.

She'd done it. Now she could focus on the wedding, which was in only two months.

Well, tell me what you thought :) one reviewer asked for a more intimate moment, so I put a small one in here but there is definitely going to be another one in the next chapter when Clary El-Stresso.

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In case anyone didn't see above, Clary's wedding dress is up on my profile so you can check it out if you want.

Those who want a rejection scene, I will do my best to get it to you but I'm pretty busy so please don't expect it straight away.

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