Clace

Restoration

Clary's POV

It was 7 pm and I was introducing my artwork to the visitors in the art gallery where I was working at.  After they left I saw someone in the distance.  He had golden hair and he wore a black leather jacket, he saw that I was looking at him and I walked closer to him.  He noticed I was walking towards him and he looked at me. "Sorry, I didn't mean to spook you."  I said calmly.

"You can see me." He said, with a surprised look.  "Yeah, of course I can see you."  Suddenly, he turned around and walked away and out of the building.  I ran after him and saw him at the back of the studio.  "Hey,"  I called out.  He stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around.  "Don't I know you from somewhere?  You're Jace, right?"  I asked and he looked at me, I was expecting to see a shocked look on his face but no.  He was smiling.   As if we knew each other before. 

"Yes."  He said, and he kept smiling.  I noticed some marks on him and asked him about them.

"What are these tattoos on your neck?"  I said putting my hand on the neckline of his shirt and slightly pulling it down.  He put his hand over my hand on his shirt and starts to caress it.  He smiled at me.  "They're not tattoos.  They're runes."  I looked confused at first then I look at my watch and I noticed what time it is.  "Um...can we talk later?  My shift will be finished in a few minutes, then we can talk about this after."  I said and he nods, I walked back inside the building and he followed me.  I get back to work while Jace walks around the studio looking at some paintings.  10 minutes have passed and my shift has finally ended.  I went to look for Jace and I saw him looking at some art hanging from the walls.  I walked to him and grabbed his hand and he looks at me.  "My shift's finally done.  Wanna get outta here?"  I asked as he held out his arm, I hooked my arm in his and we walked out of the studio and walked out.

We walked in the night street and we walked to a restaurant called Jade Wolf.  Jace said that a friend of his worked in this restaurant and he said they cook good dishes that he wants me to try.  We walked to the entrance of the restaurant and he held the door open and gestured to me to head inside.  I went into the restaurant he followed behind me as he closed the door.  He pulled back a chair and I sat down as he pushed the chair slightly back and he sat next to me.  Then a muscular black man walked to us and he looked at me for a few seconds before turning to Jace.  "Jace, so nice of you to stop by. "  He said before he and Jace shared a hug.  "I brought Clary here to see if she can regain her lost memories.  She saw me through my glamour, I think she still has the sight."

"Okay.  Keep an eye on her and make sure she's safe."  They both pulled away and Jace looked at me.  "This is Lucian Greymark.  But we call him Luke.  He's one of my friends."  I looked at Luke and smiled at him.  "Hello,"  I said and he smiled at me.  Jace made our order and he sat on the chair in front of me and looked at me.  "So, are you going to tell me about the tattoos on your chest?"  I asked.  He looked at me and nodded.  "Yeah.  These aren't tattoos."  He said, and I looked confused but I don't say anything yet.  "They're called runes.  They give us abilities that we'll need to survive."  He said.

"What kind of abilities?"  I asked curiously.  "Healing, stamina, and a lot of other abilities.  We draw them on our skin with this stele and it grants us powers that we Shadow Hunters will need to fight."

"Shadow Hunters?"  I asked.

"That's what we call ourselves.  We protect the mundane world from demons and Rogue Shadow Hunters.  Mundanes are the people who don't have abilities like us.  But Luke there, he was a werewolf.  He's now a shadow hunter once again.  He got turned by a werewolf before and lost his shadow hunter abilities, but it granted him the abilities and perks of a werewolf.  But he's now a shadow hunter again."  He said.  "So, since werewolves are real, does that mean that vampires are...real too?"