Avenge the Shadows (I)

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CHARLOTTE'S POV

We stayed all night playing games and sharing memories from our missions and Catherine was marveled by our stories and thinking it through, we have been through a lot and I was going to miss them. After the fellow Shadow Hunters left, I stayed in bed, thinking in what I needed to take with me to this new adventure. I could not live without music or books and if everything was like Catherine had said, I would have to take a few tricks under my sleeve. "Stop thinking too much. I can smell the smoke coming from your head." Jace entered my room and lay next to me. I rolled to his side and put my head on his chest. "Hey, are you okay? Are you regretting your decision?" His voice sounded glad and I wanted to punch him. "How am I supposed to live a whole year overseas without music or books?" I wanted to cry and Jace just sighed. "And here I thought you'd miss me." His comment made me giggle. "I will miss you, but I'll miss my vinyl even more."

I whispered and kissed his cheek. "You do realize you can glamorize them, right?" He added after a second just holding me. "But I can't take all that in my suitcase." At every passing second, I grew even more frustrated. "You can portal your things there." Suddenly, everything was clearer and I got up from his embrace. "That might be the brightest idea you've ever had." I put my weight on my arm and looked down at him. "Hey, I do have good ideas!" Jace defended himself and I stared at him. "Yeah, right. Book club? The girl with a butterfly tattoo?" Jace put his hand over my mouth to shut me up as he rolled us up. "Okay, I might not be the brightest bulb, but I'm blonde, so." He said all those words, like they explained his stupidity, so I let him get away with it. "Anyway, how am I going to do that? Are you even allowed to give me such ideas?" I jumped out of his trap and started to put my clothes in my suitcase, leaving the mundane things.

"Why are you packing lingerie?" He asked, clearly annoyed by that. "First, privacy? Second, you never know where a mission can take you. And third, why not? London boys might be cute" I crossed my arms over my chest and waited for an answer. "Well, for starters, a mission will never lead you to that. Second, you're in the institute, so no privacy for you, missy." His words make me want to punch him. "You trained me well, so I don't need you to protect me. I'm an empowered, independent woman that doesn't need a man to protect her, so don't." I replied, implying that he had to let me be. "Besides, I don't think Thor will be too thrilled about that." I opened my mouth to debate him, but suddenly I was speechless. "I- I. You knew about it?" Jace sighed and I knew a lecture was coming. "Of course, I did. He was not very subtle and you've been happier since he got into the picture." I barely believed my ears. "So, you're not mad?"

I stared at him, holding my breath. "I'm not, but I'm hurt that you didn't trust me enough to tell me." His words left me hanging. "All I'm going say now is that you deserve so much more than a guy that has unfinished business with his brother and a long-distance relationship." I did not know what I could add after that and he knew it so he just went back to the previous topic. "So, I don't buy the whole empowered woman shit." That was a topic I could debate. "Oh, but I am. And I'm strong." Jace laughed and added. "Says the girl who was just crying over some books and music." I rolled my eyes at that; he was just saying things now. "I'm sorry for being emotional over leaving the only place I've known as a home for 18 years." I spat, not really mad, but annoyed. All this made me realize that I was not ready to go. Jace had nurtured me in a way that I was so dependent of him, that I did not know if I could make it on my own.

"Did you just admit that you're going to miss us?" He was smirking and opened his arms. "Of course, I'm going to miss you, you idiot." I replied as I got into his arms. "I'm going to be fine, but for now, I just want to cuddle." I added as we cuddled. "If I did not know you better, I'd say you're cheating, but I know you are going to miss her." Clary said from the door. 

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