Clary woke up earlier than usual, so she got dressed, did her hair and tip-toed downstairs to see if her mother was up. The lights were off and there was no sign of life, she would just have to make her own breakfast. She got a packet of mundane cereal and chucked it into a bowl full of milk. The car to take them to training would be here soon and Jace wasn't even downstairs yet. Clary was thankful though, after last night she didn't practically want to start talking to him. It was like something happened between them, something that she had never felt for anybody before. Clary assumed she was probably imagining things, but she couldn't get the thought out of her mind. Spooning down the cereal quickly, she thought of everything that had happened to her and Jocelyn over the past years and fought away tears. Clary knew she had to forget about last night, so she made a vow not to think about it again. Clary wasn't quite sure if that would be possible.

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Jace heard Clary going downstairs as he was awake, and had been for hours. He hadn't had a good night sleep for weeks, but sleeping was the least of his worries. He had been about to follow Clary, but then he had remembered what had happened last night. Jace recalled her shocked face when her mother came in and the way she had ran upstairs without even saying goodnight. Jace had assumed she was tired, but the more he thought about it the more he was confused. Jace decided to let the matter go; hopefully things wouldn't be too awkward at training. Gathering up courage, Jace threw on his gear and went downstairs.

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Clary put her bowl in the sink and turned around to see Jace standing by the doorway. His hair was tousled, his eyes had dark circles under them and his fingernails were bitten short. Clary was so surprised to see him that she nearly screamed; it seemed that having someone else in the house still was new to her.

"Hey", he said softly. His eyes were big and Clary could see the gold from where she was standing. For some reason she couldn't speak, it was like she had no tongue. After a couple of seconds, she finally managed to speak.

"Hi, do you want breakfast?" she asked quickly. Jace shook his head causing a lock of hair to cover his eyes; Clary ached not to push it away.

"I'll pass", he replied and gave a lazy smile. Clary looked away. Jace seemed to sense her awkwardness and started walking towards her making Clary want to run upstairs all over again. He gently lifted her chin so their eyes were looking directly at each other. He then cupped her face and pushed away a piece of hair which had escaped from behind her ear. Clary shivered. She was about to lean in to do something she would probably regret when she heard her mother running down the stairs. Once again, the two teenagers jumped apart just before she entered the room.

"I am so sorry, have you had breakfast?" Jocelyn asked. She looked worried and she was breathing very fast. Clary went and picked up her empty bowl from the sink and showed her mother. She nodded clearly impressed and turned to Jace who gave a small smile.

"Not hungry", he said quietly and Jocelyn nodded. Clary heard the car pull up so she hugged her mum and ran outside. She was still blushing from what had happened but she wouldn't let it ruin her day.

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Jace followed Clary up the already familiar stairs to the training room. They had not spoken to each other and Jace was still tingling from what had happened. He couldn't believe he had almost kissed her, his new sister. Hopefully training would sort him out. Alicia was setting up equipment and Sebastian seemed to be punching the bean bag. Jace grimaced; he just didn't like that boy. Clary smiled at him and began throwing knives. Jace picked up a bow and arrow and hit the target. It was going to be a long day.

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Clary was exhausted by the time training was over. Her body ached and all she wanted to do was go home and sleep. Packing her bags, she went down the stairs and breathed in the lovely fresh air.

"Want to go and get a drink", Sebastian asked suddenly. Clary realised he was talking to her and almost did a double take. She knew she should probably go home and be with her mum, but she also was sick of being practically stuck inside. It wasn't like she had many friends nearby, maybe that's what she needed.

"Sure", she said surprising herself. Clary quickly texted her mum and shoved away her phone.

"Want to come?" she asked Jace who seemed to be scowling. His face changed and he shook his head. Obviously he would rather be at home.

"My mum will pick you up", she said quickly. Jace looked slightly irritated.

"I can go home on my own", he said. Clary suddenly felt something go off inside her, like he had just pushed a nerve.

"No you will not, stop being a selfish brat, she is coming and surely you wouldn't want her worrying about you walking home", she snapped. Jace looked slightly taken back but then composed himself. She began walking to the café, and she didn't look back.

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Clary ordered a mango smoothing whilst Sebastian got a fruit crush. He sat down opposite her and took a bit sip of his drink.

"How are you finding training?" he asked.

"Good", she said quickly. She then asked him about how he was finding it and they shared jokes. Clary hadn't laughed so much in ages. Clary hadn't checked her phone yet, she didn't have the courage.

"We should probably go", he said and Clary reluctantly nodded. They crossed the street still laughing until Clary saw someone which made her stop dead in her tracks.

Luke.

He looked unhurt, his eyes were the same colour and he was wearing his usual clothes. It was her Luke. Clary didn't care about anything but getting to him, so she ran across the road leaving a confused Sebastian on the other side of the street.

"Clary STOP", he shouted but she didn't listen. She ran as fast as she could to him and flung her arms around his neck.

"Luke", she said and she was laughing. He looked down at her and smiled.

"My Clary", he said. She was about to ask him important questions when Sebastian ran and before she could scream, dug a seraph blade through his heart. Clary watched as he fell to the ground in a crumpled heap. She screamed. Her throat burned and she sank to her knees.

"Clary, Clary, it's a demon", Sebastian kept saying but all Clary could see was Luke. She watched as his body disappeared back to its realm. She felt the sobs come, heart wrenching sobs that made her shake. Her tears fell against the pavement, collecting into a small river. It was no use, her Luke was gone.

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Heartshade