"Clary! Clary hold on!" Simon yelled watching Clary pace quickly away in the opposite direction of Sebastian's house. She'd stormed away embarrassed and angry knowing she couldn't look Simon in the eyes after what happened with Jace. She knew Simon didn't know what had happened, but that didn't help ease her embarrassment.

"Clary where are you going?" Simon yelled angry finally catching up to her spinning her around to face him.

"Home."

Simon looked at her strangely, "Are you okay?" He asked his voice softening.

Clary hesitated for a second before answering, "Yes."

"Clary you know we've been best friends for a long time and I know when your lying to me." Simon spoke softly. "Now I'm going to ask you again, what's wrong?"

She huffed in frustration and tugged at her sweater, her mind an absolute mess; her thoughts scattered. She honestly didn't know how to answer.

"Everything," She said so low that Simon wasn't sure if he heard what she'd said.

"Clary what do you mea-" Clary cut him off before her could even finish.

"Simon I really don't think we should be talking about this in the middle of a side walk in front of a house party." Clary said giving him a wry smile.

"Well come on I'll take you home I'll just text Isabelle and tell her that were leaving so she'll find a ride with someone else." Simon shrugged heading toward the van assuming Clary would follow. He turned half expecting Clary to be walking next to him but she seemed caught up watching something going on inside Sebastian's house.

"Did you hear that?" She asked sounding on edge.

"No actually I didn't hear anything Clary. Now c'mon let's just go. The party was lame anyway. I much rather spend my Friday night binging on chips and playing D&G all night till the crack of dawn." He said walking over to the driver's side of the van.

"Was that your way of trying to make me laugh?" Clary stifled a laugh at Simon's offended face. He hopped into the car seat swinging her door open.

"I'll have you know Clarissa many people find me quite hilarious."

Clary couldn't resist the bubbles of laughter that erupted from her lips as she slid into the vans seat. Simon huffed and revved the engine, murmuring about crazy red heads under his breath.

"What did you say Simon?" Clary snapped.

Simon clearly startled, his eyes going wide. "Nothing."

"That's what I thought."

"Yeah, Yeah." Simon agreed rolling his eyes, "Now let's get out of this shit hole."

He pressed on the gas the old engine roaring. Clary rolled her eyes but couldn't fight her grin. Simon edged the old van out of the parking space and sped off at a grandmas pace.

Clary's eyes flicked to the rear view mirror watching Sebastian's house's door burst open. She watched as a bloody, disheveled Jace walked calmly to the sidewalk, crossing his arms over his chest turning his head almost reflexively in her direction, even from a distance Clary could see his bright eyes almost glowing watching the van drive away.

Her heart faltered a beat as a small smile crept onto his dirty face until he was completely out of view.

"Clare Bear," Jonathan drawled, poking Clary's cheek endearingly.

Clary blinked clearly dazed, "Yeah?"

"You do realize we've been parked in the school's parking lot for the past 20 minutes and you just now realize that I bet."

Clary's eyes widened, "Of course not! I did know, I just felt like, you know, taking a nap." She stuttered out almost as a question.

"With your eyes wide open? Yeah sure Clary." Jonathan broke out into a fit of laughter and Clary couldn't help but laugh with him.

"But I'm serious Clary, mom's been kind of worried about you too ya know. She's actually considering calling dad to see if he can talk to you. You've kind of just been walking around sort of like a zombie. Personally it's starting to creep me out." He tried to joke offering her a small smile, but still seeing that hint of worry that he held in his gaze. She felt a pang of guilt, she didn't mean to make them worry about her.

But she wouldn't deny it. She did feel sort of like a zombie. Alive but not really living. Her mind had been preoccupied with thoughts of Jace all weekend stirring through her mind. She knew it was silly.

She knew what she felt for Jace was just infatuation.

Well at least that's what she tried to convince herself it was. It was impossible for her to feel any real feelings for the guy, she'd literally just met him. It was just his looks, she thought.

"There you go again, Clare. Spacing out getting that creepy look on your face." Jonathan said with a mock look of panic.

"This one?" Clary asked, crossing her eyes and sticking her tongue out.

"Yeah! That one exactly!" Jonathan said letting a roar of laughter bubble out of his mouth, his laughter making the car shake.

"Well if you weirdos are done here we need to get to class!" Isabelle shrieked, startling both Clary and Jon making them both choke in between giggles.

"C'mon now! We're going to be late!" Magnus appeared beside Isabelle clapping his hands excitedly together, giving them both a wide smile.

Clary and Jon both got out the car exchanging smiles with both Magnus and Isabelle, finding Alec right behind them. Clary's eyes flickered from spot to spot looking to avoid a certain golden head. But he was nowhere to be seen

Clary's day went by all the same, looking and waiting for Jace to appear. But of course he never did.

She knew she should've been happy about him not showing up but she couldn't help but feel a strange heartache anyway.

A/N Heeeeey! I really hope no one is angry with me for posting this! I know I said I was planning to not continue this story but I felt horrible for just letting my first story go like this so I'm planning to continue it! I have some BIG things in store for this story and I'm changing it's previous direction COMPLETELY I'm very excited and I hope all of you guys are too (: Thank you all for your continued support it means the world to me!