Clary opened the photo album with shaking fingers. She hadn't looked at it since Luke had died and she wasn't sure what was making her want to do it now. The first page was pictures of her parents wedding which showed her mother smiling and Luke grinning like a cat. The second page was Luke and her mum eating ice-cream-she must have taken the picture. Her heart suddenly felt very heavy and her mind was whirling. She was about to turn the page when she heard her mum shouting something about dinner. She closed the album loudly and placed it carefully on her bedside table. Clary quickly brushed her hair and put on a pair of socks and then sprinted downstairs for dinner.

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When Clary got there Jace and her mum were already sitting patiently at the table waiting for her. The silence was noticeably awkward probably because all he ever did was shrug. Clary piled her plate high with carrots, chicken and bread-and then tucked in like there was no tomorrow. Jocelyn didn't say anything but raise her eyebrows and then offer Jace more chicken, which he quickly declined. He hadn't really eaten anything, but Clary could see her mum wasn't going to push him.

"What did the Clave say?" Clary asked because she was sick of the silence. Jace pushed some food around his plate and then took a sip of water which Clary had poured him.

"They said Jonathan can stay with us and the forms for adopting him are coming in a couple of weeks", Jocelyn said and took a big sip of wine. Clary nodded and resumed eating whilst watching Jace discreetly. He had huge round circles round his eyes, from lack of sleep and he obviously hadn't brushed his hair for days.

"Please stop staring at me", he said abruptly. Clary felt her cheeks burn and she looked down at the floor. Jocelyn cleared her throat and poured Clary more water.

"You two are training tomorrow with Alicia", Clary's mum said suddenly and at that both teenagers practically dropped whatever they were holding and stared at Jocelyn.

"W-what, I thought it would just be me", Clary stuttered. It felt like the air was being ripped from her lungs.

"Well,you won't be alone, another boy will be joining you", she relied. Jace traced his hands over the cups rim whilst tapping his fingers on the table.

"Great, two boys", Clary said signing loudly to make her point. Jace suddenly smiled, making his face light up.

"Well Clarissa, some girls would pay millions to be surrounded by two boys, especially one as stunning as me", he replied. Jocelyn started laughing which made Clary want to throw something at his arrogant face. He wasn't lying though, he was stunning. Clary pushed the thoughts out of her mind.

"I would rather pass thanks", she muttered. Jocelyn stopped laughing and looked at her daughter.

"Clary, you have to resume training otherwise you w-", she began but Clary cut her off.

"Fine, but you can't force me to talk to them", she replied sounding like a child. Jace at this got up and took his plate over to the sink.

"Thanks for dinner", he said and went upstairs leaving Clary and her mum sitting like dolls at the table.

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Jace had no idea why he wanted to leave the dinner table, he just wanted to. He had already unpacked his stuff and put out some possessions and he was stuck with what to do. He couldn't train as he had no idea where the room was and he certainly didn't want to go and ask Jocelyn where it was. She was a nice lady but Jace found her annoying when she buzzed around him like a bee trying to be his mother when they both knew that she never would be. Clary however was not like that at all, quite the opposite. Jace couldn't really picture her as a sister as their relationship at the moment was nothing more than slightly awkward. He couldn't blame her for getting annoyed at the idea of training with him as she was probably used to being on her own. Jace knew how she felt but he had made a promise to try hard to fit in, even when he suspected he never would.

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Clary was leaving the table to go to her room when her mother stood up and looked her directly in the eye. Her eyes used to be soft but they were now hard from grief and betrayal. Clary remember when she used to laugh and paint all the time, it was like that side of her had vanished.

"Clary please can you be a little bit nicer to him", she said softly. Anger rose in her throat making her slightly dizzy for the second time that day.

"So this is it, everything I do will be wrong now", she whispered. Her eyes suddenly felt very wet.

"No Clary, I love you so much and I just want to try and make this work, please try and understand", she replied. Clary nodded suddenly feeling bad. She then went slowly up the stairs to Jace's bedroom and knocked on the door. He didn't answer straight away but eventually he came to the door. Clary tried her best to smile.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" She blurted out. Jace gave a yawn symbolising that he obviously didn't want to.

"I'm really tired Clarissa", he replied leaning against the doorframe. Obviously this boy was practically impossible but Clary had to help her mum make him feel comfortable.

"Sure, but please call me Clary", she said quickly. Jace said nothing for a few moments and then nodded slowly like he was thinking about something else.

"Night then", Clary said snapping him out of his daydream. He gave a small smile and shut the door.

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For some reason Clary couldn't sleep. Maybe because there was somebody new in the house or she was nervous about training but whatever it was kept bugging her head. Every time she fell asleep, she would dream of Luke and then wake up realising he was gone forever. Clary leant back against the pillows and decided that tomorrow she would show Jace and the new boy how amazing girls could be, even though she would probably end up falling and breaking some bone. She let her body relax and before long she was in a troubling asleep which would bring her through to morning.

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Hey everyone,

What do you think? I know Jocelyn sounds really horrid but as you will see she had been through a lot! Please r&r :)

I am thinking I will continue the story, but please don't be angry if I don't! This chapter is uploaded REALLY early so don't be expecting this all the time!

Enjoy and I hope you are having a nice weekend!

Heartshade