City of Fallen Dreams | Mortal Instruments (DISCONTINUED)

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Author's note.  I Do not own the mortal instruments or it's characters. I own this story's plot unless it uses some of the books plot then I don't own it. Also this story's going under a massive rewrite editing. Some chapters may not line up very well, comment and I will clear up any questions. The chapters that have been rewriting will have a date on the top.

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Written: 4th October 2013
Rewritten: 12th March 2017

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(Clary's POV)

All I could hear was my harsh breathing as I ran. Flashes of buildings and streets went by. I didn't know where I was and at this point I no longer cared. Feint shouts from mom and Luke drifted by in the wind, I couldn't stop. He was everywhere, Valentine. Blood dripping down his chest, a dark smirk ghosted on his face. And he wasn't alone.

Jace was there, but he looked like Jonathan's twin. The only variance was the hair. Jace's was good but red had been splattered through it and Jonathan's was a ghost white. I had lost my golden Angel and every step I ran from him, my heart broke a little more.

The pavement felt hard as my feet contacted with it. I didn't look where I ran, I didn't care. Until my foot slipped and I tumbled. Crashing down onto the pavement went my body and my hopes at escaping. The thundering footsteps behind me slowed down and laughter rang out in the dead silence. I couldn't let this happen! I wasn't going to die at his hands!

I scrambled and pulled myself up and darted into the nearest alley. Taking the sharp left and then the right, I didn't let myself look behind. I didn't want to give up my hope that I had lost them.

Music sounded in my ears and I couldn't even register that Simon's band's van was in front of me. I dashed behind the van and sunk to my knees against a brick wall. The heavens opened up and immediately I was soaked. But I didn't care, I couldn't. I was thankful that it hid my tears...

A Few Days Earlier...

I was lounging on the couch in the living room at Luke's. I was anxious to hear from Jace, as he was busy with Simon. He had volunteered to protect Simon which had seemed completely out of character for Jace, but at this point I didn't know what was in Jace's character. We had talked briefly about him avoiding me so he tried not to instead busying himself with things that I want him to do.

I fiddled mindlessly with the Morgenstern ring that hung around me neck as I thought about him. He acted different and while I will always love him, I was starting to hate his change in character. Why was he avoiding me? Did he not love me anymore? I shook my head. I couldn't let myself doubt Jace. He would've broken up with me if he didn't love me, right?

The ring brought my attention back into the room. I distinctly remember the first time mom saw me wearing it. She yelled at me to take it off and grounded me for a week. Me, a seventeen year old. Like seriously. And all because I was wearing a Morgenstern ring. I understood her though, bad memories and bad people. And with her wedding coming up, she didn't want to be reminded of her last relationship.

Whenever mom was around, I left the chain and ring in my bedside drawer but when she wants I couldn't help but clasp it around my neck. I didn't know why but I felt-incomplete without it. I glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was only noon but I felt extremely tired. I had had a nightmare the previous night, not that I could remember it. But I woke up breathing heavily, scared of not remembering why I was so scared.