When i woke in the morning my head hurt badly. I let out a loud sigh rolling off the bed, it was time i stopped laying around like some kind of invalid. I'm hoping it will help me burn away the memories of last night, though that was unlikely. As i made my way out into the hall i heard the sound of heavy footsteps. Not long after Alec rounded the corner surprised to see me up and about.
"Anna there you are" he exclaims suprised.
"Yeah here i am" I reply awkwardly with a shrug.
"Jace called there at Taki's if you wanted to tag along" He explains.
"Did jace invite me?" I ask.
"Ahh no?" He replies confused.
"Figures" I mumble.
"Is there something i'm missing here" Alec says clearing having heard me.
"No no I'm not hungry i'll see you later" I reply and hurry off down the hall.
I admit it was expected that after last night jace was going to keep his distance. He had clary and her long list of problems to keep him throughly distracted till the awkwardness died down. I on the other hand had no such thing so i guess it was going to be another week or so of hiding away on the roof. If only i had the guts to ask all the questions flying around my mind because boy did i need some answers.
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JACE'S POINT OF VIEW
I put down my phone after Alec hung up. I knew clary's eyes were on me but i was elsewhere. Alec had mentioned inviting Anna and the sound of her name had sent my mind into overdrive. Though thankfully i highly doubted she'd come, she wasn't one to face her problems. She always played her awkwardness down with a half hearted shrug and horrible excuse. Though know such thing ever convinced me anna avoided her problems more than anyone i'd ever met.
"Jace!" Clary exclaimed causing me to come back from dreamworld and realise we had pulled up.
I elbowed clary out the door before scrambling out onto the pavement beside her. I stretched out wide annoyed by being cramped in that car for far too long.
"Welcome to the greatest restaurant in New York" I announce.
"It looks like a prison" Clary replies eyes narrowing in disapproval.
"But in prison could you order a spaghetti that makes you want to kiss your fingers? I don't think so" I argue back.
"I don't want spaghetti. I want to know what a Magnus bane is" she exclaims back at me.
"Its not a what. It's a who" i explain "its a name"
"Do you know who he is?"
"He's a warlock" I reply not really knowing much on the matter, downworlder knowledge was more down anna's alley.
"Is he a warlock you've heard of?" Clary demanded.
"The name does sound familiar-" i begin.
"Hey!" Alec calls out appearing in distance looking as if he had just rolled out of bed. "Izzy's on her way, she's bringing the mundane"
"Simon? Where did he come from?" I ask annoyed.
Alec explains how he showed up in the morning something about not being able to stay away from Isabelle. Then he suggests we head inside and i jump on the idea. It takes all my willpower to stop myself from asking about anna.
We continued to talk nonsense until Alec went off telling an elaborate story. I tried to listen the best i could but my mind faded elsewhere. Elsewhere being a small bed nestled away in the institute's infirmary, another place i couldn't go without thinking of her.
Finally izzy arrived mundie on her arm looking more like an accessory than an actual person. As she sat down next clary simon sliding in after her i noticed a figure standing behind them, Anna.
"Oh anna i thought you weren't coming" Alec asks.
"Yeah i wasn't but apparently izzy wasn't taking no for an answer" she replies with a shrug sliding in next to him.
"So how did it go at the bone city?" Isabelle asks "Did you find out what's in Clary's head?"
"We got a name" I say "Magnus-"
"Shutup-" Alec goes to cut in.
"Mangus bane you mean? What about him?" Anna says over Alec silencing his protests.
"This place is full of downworlders. I don't think its safe to discuss our investigation here" Alec continues.
"Wait you know about this Magnus guy?" Clary asks ignoring Alec like the rest of us.
"I know a thing or two he's a bit hard to keep a tab on being the high warlock and all I've only met him once or twice" Anna explains.
"Since when do you go out and meet downworlders" I ask.
"We all know about my dealings with warlocks don't pretend to be oblivious jace wayland" She replies glaring daggers at me.
"Still don't approve of it" I add in.
"And i still don't care" She fires back.
"Well apparently he's the one who put the block on my mind" Clary chimes in.
"Odd warlocks don't usually extend favours to nephilim" Anna says eyes finally leaving mine.
"Nephilim?" Clary asks clearly confused.
"Shadowhunters, well i guess it make sense you have to be someone pretty powerful to be able to contend with the silent brothers" She continues.
Before anyone has the chance to reply kaelie comes up to our table.
"Know what you're having?" She asks mostly directing her question at me.
"The usual" i say grinning back at her out of the corner of my eye i saw Anna roll her eyes.
"Me too" Alec chimes in.
Everyone else ordered and she hurried away but not before sending a wink in clary's direction.
"Is she an infrit too?" Clary asks, having known about such creatures from a previous conversation where she got scared at the sight of one claiming it was a demon.
"Kaelie? No. Part fey. I think" I reply.
"She's got nixie eyes" Isabelle adds in.
"You really don't know what she is?" Simon asks.
"I respect her privacy" i reply with a shake of my head before nudging Alec "Hey, let me out for a second"
Alec moves aside with a scowl one that Anna soon adopted as i headed across the room towards Kaelie. Once i reached her she turned to give me a bright smile before i slung my arm around her shoulders and she snuggled into it.
Only seconds later i heard a loud bang where someone had stormed there way out of the room. I gazed over to our table quickly noticing the missing face. I knew it was wrong to be here my hands all over another when only hours before id almost done the same with her.
Though it was necessary i couldn't let my feelings cloud my judgement there were more important things at hand, or at least that what i told myself.
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A/n: Sooo i finally updated hurrayyy. This chapter is too celebrate this story hitting 10K. Im squealed so hard when i saw the fact that i have 10,000 reads is so crazy but hella exciting. So i thought i throw it some jace point of view. Wasn't that exciting of a chapter but im working on more really soon.