City of Heavenly Fire (complete)

Chapter 30

"But...but how?" Isabelle stammered. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Simon was standing there as if nothing ever happened as if nothing in the world could ever touch him. Clary walked over slowly.

"Simon?" She said in a whisper. She hugged him hard and he hugged her back. The tears that she was holding back fell down her cheeks.

"How? I lite that torch I saw you burn up how did you survive that?" Simon pulled away and pointed to his forhead.

"You, Clary you saved my life that ruin on my forhead that saved my life." Clary hiccuped.

"But i saw you burn to cinders. Me and Isabelle both." She said confused.

"I don't really remember what happened I do remember seeing Raziel. He burned my rune away with acid. It was the worst pain I had ever felt. Worse then being burnt alive." Simon looked off into the distance for a few seconds before shaking himself back to reality.

"Anyway I woke up in the same spot where I was burnt and made my way to your house Clary. Jocelyn and Luke were there. They told me you were possessed I made them take me here. I needed to see you all." He looked at Isabelle when he said those words. Her eyes sparkled and she smiled ear to ear.

"But no matter what they said I didn't think she was possessed. I still don't think she is. After all I know what torture Clary had to go through. I know everything." Clary's face fell. Her face went white and she walked a little closer to Simon. She shook her head slightly trying to tell him to shut up. He didn't seem to notice her.

"What kind of torture?" Jocelyn asked curiously.

" Simon" Clary said getting on edge. "Shut up"

"well i do know for a fact that Sebastion-"

" SIMON!" He turned to her. "Don't please just don't I'm not ready for them to know." Clary took a step back her hands shaking slightly.

"They've got to know Clary your going to bottle this up and-" Simon cut himself off staring at somthing. He walked over to Clary and grabbed her arm. Clary tried to pull away.

"Stop Simon!" Simon lifted up her sleeve and revealed scars running up and down the inside of her arm. Gasps surrounded the room.

"Clary a word please." Jace said getting up from his seat and walking out of the room. Clary followed behind silently.

"Yes" she said avoiding his eyes. "Clary what is going on with you?". He demanded. "Nothing I'm fine."

"Well obviously not I mean what are you doing to yourself?" He questions making a gesture to her arm.

"I was training and the knife slipped" She explained.

Jace laughed a stubborn and un humerus laugh. "Wow, I know when Something is bothering you. Why won't you tell me." Clary didn't answer.

"We use to be stable we use to trust each other with almost anything. I would give anything for us to be like that again." Clary looked at the ground. If she told him he wouldn't look at her the same way. With the look of determination and longing. She folded her arms across her chest.

"Jace I love you with every ounce of my being but there a some things that I can not tell you." Jace moved his glance to his feet sadly.

"I thought we were suppose to be a team." He said. " Clary I'm worried about you. What your doing to yourself. You say your fine but I see sadness and vulnerability in your eyes. It makes me want to try and help you, but you gotta let me in. You can't keep pushing ne away." It was Clary's turn to laugh.

"Nothing will ever help me Jace. Nothing. I will never forget the pain he caused me or the way I hurt my friends and family. It's to much!" Clary walked away from the conversation and back towards the kitchen. All eyes were on her.

"We heard you guys talking" Isabelle said.

"Jace is right you gotta let us in, talk to someone, anyone."

"What I need is for you people to back off. I can deal with my own problems."

" can you Clary? Like the way you dealt with Sebastion, like the way you dealt with Simon. Clary you can't do it you need help and we can provide that." Jace said from behind her.

"Can you all just stop!" Clary yelled. "I will figure it out on my own. If either of tou two mention anything...

" Clary walked out back to her room. She needed space to think. She emptied her draws and drew a portal on the wall. Magnus's will do for now. She thought to herself and stepped through the portal.

"Look we'll see what happens tomorrow. Right now I think we all need rest." Luke said.

"Should we check on Clary. Luke shook his head.

"Leave her be for now we'll check later this afternoon." He said. Simon made his way to Isabelle's room.

"Hey" she said.

"Hey" he said back. There was silence between them for a second before Isabelle came and crashed her lips on his. He smelt the sweet vanilla perfume and underneath that he smelt blood and metal. When Simon kissed her it reminded him of everything he missed. Her long black silky hair. The way her eyes glistened when she saw him. He sighed againt her mouth and she drew away leaning her forhead on his.

"I missed you" she said. He smiled in response clasping her hand in his.

Magnus wasn't home but it would do for the time being. Chairman Meow sat on a chair in the corner looking up and hissing as she landed flat on the floor. This was exactly the space she needed. She heard footsteps come from the hallway. Clary ducked behind the kitchen island bench.

"Is everything ok Magnus?" A womens voice asked.

"I don't know I swear I heard a-" Magnus looked behind the island bench and spotted Clary.

"Clary? What are you doing here, how did you even get in?". Clary smiled awkwardly standing up and dusting her self off.

"I needed space sorry to intrude I thought you were still gone."

"Ah no, no you haven't intruded Clary I'd like you to meet someone. Her name is Tessa. Tessa Gray.