City Of Bones

Chapter 7

So this is where you will be staying," Jace gestured to his left to a beautifully decorated door that was slightly ajar. He walked over to it and pushed it so it would be wide open, revealing a large room. There was a bare desk, a tidy bed, an empty closet and a small white dresser. The walls were bare and the carpet didn't even have a spot on it. Clary stepped into it as she examined the room. "There's a washroom down the hall," Jace gestured to the right. "Clean up then meet us in the dining room for dinner." Clary nodded and Jace turned on his heels and walked through a door far from Clary's.

Clary closed the door behind her and slowly walked over to the bed. She brushed her fingers across the fine wood of the desk that was right beside the bed. Then threw herself on the bed that looked oh so inviting. She only wanted rest at the moment. Her stomach had a nauseous feeling when she thought of food but mostly her mind stayed on the topic of her mother.

Clary knows she can't save her if she's staying in this institute but she also knows she has nowhere to go. Luke would be the only other choice but she doesn't even know where he is. His house was abandoned when Clary got there. Her stomach twisted as her mind conjured up the possibility of Valentine kidnapping him. These shadowhunters are expecting me in the dining room, she thought bitterly. She shook away the thought of Valentine and stood up. She walked over to the washroom and looked at herself in the large mirror.

She gasped at the sight of her hair. It was in a million little messy knots from running and the wind. Not to mention it looked incredibly greasy. As for her clothes, they were tattered. They were ripped at some places, where the Ravenor clawed her. Her appearance must have tipped off the shadowhunters, revealing the fact she was in a fight with a demon which leads to being a shadowhunter obviously. Clary stripped naked and folded her tattered clothes on the counter. She had nothing else to wear but at the moment that was the least of her worries.

Clary stepped into the hot steaming shower and slightly relaxed as the hot water made contact with her skin. She washed her hair and body thoroughly before letting the water hit her muscles for the last five minutes. She grabbed the towel and placed it around her body before grabbing her shirt when she heard a knock at the door. Clary tightened the towel around her nude body and slightly opened the door to see Isabelle holding some clothes.

"Here is some stuff you can change into," She gave a friendly smiled and handed the clothing to Clary. "Wouldn't want you to get dressed into those tattered clothes you have." Isabelle grinned. Clary nodded a thanks before closing the door. She turned and unfolded the shirt. It was a plain blue long sleeve. Just by looking at it Clary knew it was too big on her but she just pulled it on without another thought. She was right. The sleeves dangled and the shirt went all the way down to mid-thigh. The neckline was pretty low but it wasn't that bad. Clary grabbed the gray sweat pants and pulled them on; grateful for the ropes so she could tighten them. She grabbed her clothes, exited the washroom, returned to her room and stuffed the dirty clothes into her dresser before slowly walking over to the dining room.

"There's our little guest," Hodge smiled at Clary who was just entering the room. They were all seated at the rectangular dining table where there were eight seats, three seats on each of the sides and one at each end. Alec was sitting beside Jace, on the right, on the three seated side with Isabelle on Jace's left side. Hodge was sitting on one of the sides that had only one chair. Clary cautiously took a seat across from Jace.

"Eat anything you like," Hodge gestured to the table full of Chinese food. Clary looked over to Jace who was eating Mu sho Pork while Isabelle and Alec were eating spicy noodles. Clary took some noodles and a piece of bread, not really in the mood to eat. She nibbled on the bread as Alec droned on about something, which Clary was highly uninterested in, to Jace.