Jonathan's Victory

Chapter 1

Clary watched the faces of her friends. Each one looked horrified at the sight of her sitting on the throne. The air seemed to grow colder and Clary suppressed a shudder.

"CLARY!" She heard her mother yell. Luke was holding Jocelyn back as she tried to get to her.

Jace just stood there looking lost. He held Sebastian's silver bracelet in the palm of his hand.

Sebastian sat on the throne next to Clary's looking amused. Clary saw the Morgenstern ring on his finger shine brightly as he made a gesture with his hand.

"Now that everyone's here the party can begin."

Sebastian turned his attention to Jace. "I think its time to return my bracelet, render unto Ceaser what is Ceaser's."

Sebastian walked down he steps until he stood about a yard away from Jace.

"Give me all my possessions including my sister. Do you formally place her into my keeping?" Clary knew Sebastian would take her no matter what Jace's answer was.

"NO!" The voice wasn't Jace's it was her mother's. "Clary don't do this."

"I have to." Clary said speaking for the first time." Don't you see that if I don't he'll kill thousands of innocent people. He won't hurt me I believe that."

"Why? Because your the only person he cares about. You can't change Morgenstern men,believe me I've tried." Jocelyn sounded close to tears.

Clary just sighed and shook head."I have to I won't let you guys get hurt." Suddenly the ground started shaking."All the paths are being closed." Sebastian said with a satisfied smirk.

Jace still looking down at the ground said"Clary is yours." Jace's voice was hoarse. He dropped the bracelet into Sebastian's palm. His shoulders slouched from defeat.

Sebastian ran back up the steps and drew Clary to her feet. Clary let him with only a moment of hesitation.

"You accept it, your choice?" He said with, to Clary's surprise, with vulnerability in his voice. Clary remembered her mother saying every emotion Sebastian showed was fake.

"Yes I do." Clary forced herself to look him straight in the eye.

"Then kiss me. Kiss me like you kiss him." He said the word 'him' like it was poison in his mouth. The jealousy in his eyes was evident.

Clary felt sick. She had expected this, but nothing could possibly prepare her for this. If she wanted her friends to survive than she had to do this.

She leaned up to him and put her arms around his neck and he put his arms around her waist.

Clary felt his lips on hers, they were hot, as if he was running a fever. Clary felt the same feeling she got in Idris so long ago, as if she was falling into a black hole, that something was wrong with her.

He licked her bottom lip, asking for entrance. She hesitantly accepted. The wrong feeling made her stomach twist. Sebastian moved his hand to cup the back of Clary's neck, but she dodged it, and pulled away.

Sebastian looked slightly annoyed but turned back to everyone looking satisfied. "Everyone kneel to your queen."

The endarkened all kneeled right away. Magnus was the first to kneel, which surprised Clary. Magnus was always so proud. Alec was next, than Isabelle and Simon. Luke pulled Jocelyn and him down. Luke looked at Clary as if she was a stranger.

Clary felt the urge to burst into tears, but she knew this was her own doing. Clary lifted her head just enough to see Jace.

Jace was the last kneel. His eyes begged Clary not to do this, but she had no other choice. This was the only option.

Sebastian smiled. It was as cold and sharp as a razor slice in the dark. "My sister, my Queen."