Isabelle is in her room and healthy, so I go down to the library to see Jace and Alec.
"I'm sorry." Is the first thing I say to them when I walk into the giant room. They both turn around to face me. Jace is the first one to speak up.
"Don't be sorry Clary. You had no idea about any of this." I can feel tears coming on. Jace stands up and moves in front of me. "Don't Cry Clary. You don't have to worry." He cups my face in his hands and I don't pull back.
"They'll come back. I know they will!" I say.
"Well, do they know where you live?" Jace asks me.
"No." I say back to him.
"Okay then you ca…" He trails off. "Never mind, they could do a tracking spell on you. It's too dangerous. I'll call Magnus and ask him if he can do a protection spell, and disable the portal. But in till then go home, pack a bag and bring it here." I node.
"But what do I tell my mom, and Luke. Are they in danger?" I ask him. I can't stand up anymore, I feel too weak, and so I sit down beside Alec. "I'm sorry." I mumble to him.
"It's okay." He says back. Jace begins to talk again.
"Tell them what happened, we can protect them. In fact, call them right now. Luke is safe proboly, but call your mother." I smile at him.
"Thank you Jace, for everything." I walk out of the room and call my mom's cellphone. She picks up on the third ring.
"Hello? Clary?" She ask's.
"Yea, mom… umm…. Something happened and you need to pack some stuff and come over to the institute. It's by-" My mother cuts me off.
"I know where it is Clary, but what's wrong?"
"D-v-Valentine and my brother… th-they came here and tried to take me. Jace says can get Magnus to put up a spell to protect us and disable the portal."
"Okay, I'll pack stuff for you, you can stay there. I'll be there in about forty-five minutes… I love you Clary. I'm so sorry for all of this." Then she hangs up before I can say anything back to her. I walk back into the library just as Jace gets off the phone.
"Magnus is on his way." He says to me.
"Okay, and my mother is too, she's bringing my stuff with her. So I don't have to go home." I say. \he nodes and moves towards me.
"Clary, can I talk to you outside?"
"Sure." I walk out of the library and Jace is right behind me. Once the door is shut he looks at me. I instantly feel worried.
"Clary, you know I will do anything to keep you safe. Right? You don't have to worry about anything."
"I do have stuff to worry about Jace." I say back to him. Does he not understand? I ask myself.
"Okay, yea, I guess you do, but you know what I mean, right?" He asks me. He sounds like he's pleading.
"Yes, I know what you mean. But why do you care so much about what happens to me?"
"Because…" He takes a step back as if I shocked him with the question. "Because you asked me to, and- and because I'm a shadowhunter, just like you, it's what we do Clary, we protect people." I node my head. But I can't help but feel like there's something else, something that he's no telling me. I also can't help but feel sad, I feel sad at the fact that he never said it was also because he liked me.
"Thank you Jace, for everything." I say again. I turn to walk away before I hear him mumble;
"Screw it." I am about to turn around and ask him what he means, but then I feel him grab my arm, and turn me back around, and then he kisses me.