City of Actum Tempus(City of Past)

Hello and Goodbye

A.N: next chapter. Wasn't super happy with this but wanted to get it out after taking sooo long to update last time.

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Everyone assumed that the angel was done speaking; after all three shadowhunters had been granted the heavenly fire and hundreds would be resurrected in the near future. What else could happen?

The night had been a whirlwind of emotions but hope outshone them all and stood out accompanied by everyone's gratitude towards the heavens.

"You all have paid a heavy price defeating the evil caused by Valentine and deserve to be rewarded. Jace and Clary aren't the only young heroes we have amongst ourselves. In this visit of mine I cannot give all the deservers their gift but before the six months are over they would have a dream where they have one wish. They can ask for anything their heart desires as long as it's for themselves; a selfish desire." Said Ithuriel,"they would dream of me and upon waking up their wish would have been granted."

Just like when the angel had mentioned two shadowhunters getting heavenly fire everyone suspected unanimously there was a small group of shadowhunters and downworlders that made to the top of their suspect list; consisting of the same nephilim and downworlders who have defied and saved the Clave more times than they cared to count.

"It is time for me to leave, the angels' blessing are with you in the forever long battle against darkness. Be brave. Be swift. Be courageous. Be unyielding." And with those parting words everyone was blinded by the same intense light that announced his arrival as it now proclaimed his departure.

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Jocelyn and Luke approached the Lightwoods and Jonathan the same time as Jace and Clary.

It looked as though Jocelyn was going to hug Jon but instead she just stood a foot away and stared at him as though she was dreaming. Clary on the other hand went up to her brother and smiled at him which made his face take on a very confused expression, Clary couldn't comprehend why.

Jace bent down and was fiercely hugging Max who looked like he was having trouble breathing in Jace's tight embrace but the little boy still couldn't bear to push his brother away, instead he held on with all his might with his skinny little arms.

There was still a lot to be talked about but for now- as it was nearly midnight- everyone returned to their houses to sleep on one of the weirdest nights of their lives; even shadowhunter and downworlder lives.

Though Jocelyn, Clary and a number of other people argued, it was decided by the Council that for tonight Jonathan would stay at the Accords Hall in one of the bedrooms.

Max was the clingiest to Jon and it seemed as though the only person Jon want vary of was Max. Every time someone would try to talk to Jon he would reply politely but unsurely of himself; as though he expected someone to jump up and slit his throat over the horrible crimes he had committed. He didn't believe that these people could welcome him with open arms despite everything; after all he still had the face of the monster who had nearly burned down the world.

My own father saw me as a monster and unworthy of love so how could these people see me for anything else? When they look at me they can't be seeing Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern they could only be seeing Sebastian; Valentine's monster. Jonathan thought to himself after he had been shown his room for the night, after handshakes and a surprising yet short his from his mother, it was like she was scared to linger too long hugging her son who had just switched sides.

The only solace Jon had was little Max Lightwood but now obviously he wouldn't have much say being just ten. Jon was also scared that the friendship the two had formed would be forgotten when Max was back with his real friends and family.

But for now he was tired and he lay back on the simple single bed to sleep, which occupied the small room along with a dresser, mirror and table and chair in the corner by the window that looked out to the training fields for the Shadowhunting Academy. Including this the room had an adjoining bathroom with a basin, toilet and a small but good sized bath.

That night was when the first nightmare of his life began.

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As Jocelyn and Luke lay in bed that night, Jocelyn cuddled closer to her husband and said, "Wow! I can't believe that I have been given a chance to be a proper mother to Jonathan; one that wouldn't have to abandon him selfishly, and even more so that I have MY son back; the one that Valentine stole from me before he even had the chance to take his first breath."

In response Luke just held her tight and murmured," All of us have been given a second chance to rectify our mistakes; I just hope people would see Jonathan as an innocent boy and not see Sebastian in him. Also that the Clave wouldn't put too much pressure on Jace and Clary and let their single-mindedness get in the way of the twos happiness."

Jocelyn still sometimes wondered at how after her past she could have Luke. He is everything she would have wanted if she hadn't been blinded by the charm of Valentine Morgenstern; yet she can never really bring herself to wish that she had never met Valentine, after all without him she wouldn't have had Clary or even Jonathan seeing as she now could be a mother to him like she always wanted to. But she still loathed the man himself for killing her parents and turning their fist born in to a monster and even forcing her change her whole life for her daughter's sake.  

That night she fell asleep in the arms of the most loving, caring and generous man ever while bearing a heart knowing that BOTH her children were safe and content; that she could make up for her past mistakes and wrong-doings.

A.N: Soo the next chapter. The angel is finally gone and we can get on with the actual plot. Sorry I just had to set everything up so that the plot flows and it isn't like some of the other after COHF stories out there. I wanted to give it my own twist.

First story EVER!!!

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-Huda