I waved at the retreating car and sighed. It was going to be a long 3 hours. Quickly I turned my back on the parking lot and faced the college. Suddenly around my waist I felt arms wrap around them.

"CLARE" Maia squealed as she squeezed me.

"Hey Maia" I said unlatching her from my waist. She stepped back and into the arms of Sebastian. It was I think there 5 month anniversary. Maia and Simon about two years ago decided that it wasn't going to work and Simon crawled back into Isabelle's arms.

We all walked down to career exploration class and settled in the back.

I felt an arm being slung over my shoulder and his musky forest scent filled my nose.

"Put a little too much axe on this morning" I asked turning slightly and grinning. He looked over at me and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"Just for you babe" He grinned. Rolling my eyes I pushed him off of me and looked into his beautiful bright blue eyes. Ryder was a guy that we almost automatically accepted into our little "group." We met him shortly as we joined this class at the beginning of the year.

Ryder was a 21 year old single dad he had short light hair. He was a great guy and we clicked after he told me he lost his wife at child birth. Now he was my best friend and if Lilly his 4 almost 5 year old daughter needed some motherly touch he called me over to take care of her. She took after her dad with light brown hair that curled like her mother and had her mothers light brown eyes.

"Yeah right so speaking of babe's how is your doing?" I asked. He grinned and pulled out his wallet showing me a picture.

"She drew this for you specifically saying to give it to "Aunt Clary" I wanted it though" The page was filled with lots of colors just randomly scribbled on it.

"She said it was a butterfly" He added.

"Looks more like a messed up dog on crack" Sebastian commented. Ryder reached around me and whacked him on his head.

"Stupid-"He got cut of by the professor walking in and turned off the lights and pulled the projector screen down.

"Okay so in when you start picking up on what you want to do after this semester you have to think on some key points…"

"So how was your day at college" Jace ask me one hand on the steering wheel the other on my thigh. I nodded my head in acknowledgment and shrugged my shoulders.

"It was okay you know the professor really got me thinking about what I want to do with my life" I said

"Well whatever it is you know I'll be there." I turned my head toward him and flashed a grin.

"Okay well I applied for a job somewhere I'm dropping school and becoming an exotic dancer"

Jace shot me a look and turned his attention on the road but put a possessive arm around me. He let out a small growl.

"I am the only one who gets to look at you in that way, but you know later you could you know give me a private dance" He gave me a suggestive smirk. I rolled my eyes and looked out the window.

"Yeah right Jace you know what I said waiting till marriage" I didn't have to turn to know he was pouting at me.

"We already did it once" He said bluntly. I blushed and turned my head.

"It was great and stuff but I just want to wait"

"Anyways-"He got cut off when a car flew past us not stopping at the stoop light. Jace slammed on the breaks. Jace hit his fist on the horn.

"Holy- Mother-"Jace strung out curses but my head was somewhere else. It was like I was there but then I wasn't I was in my old car the mini van. I remember the songs the voices.

I closed my eyes taking deep breaths. Red, blue, loud wailing. I shuddered cringing in my skin.

Blood I remember blood everywhere.

My breaths shortened and my chest tightened.

Shouts of people. Thunder.

Tears felt trapped in my eyes and I tried not to let one drop.

"Honey can you hear me" An unfamiliar voice asked.

"Clary!"

"Mom is she" Another voice similar to the first said. My breath cut off for a second.

"Clary!" Again an agitate voice.

"No I can feel her pulse" The voice whispered

"Clary!"

"Clary can you hear me" The voice whispered again.

"CLARY!" I was shook back to reality. Jace's face focused into my view.

"Are you okay honey" Jace asked worriedly brushing hair off my face. I shook my head clearing my thoughts. I realized it was daylight out and the car was perfectly fine parked on the side of the road. I jumped when I heard a car honk. I looked behind me just to see people waving at another car.

"Are you okay" Jace asked again. My attention was averted back to him.

"Yeah I'm fine" He gave me an analyzing look and shook his head then reached for my hand. He started the car and squeezed my hand. I looked out the window and finally let one tear fall.

'What was that' I asked myself in my head before I drifted off to sleep.

SORRY SORRRY! Yeah I couldn't update for a while we had testing and since it's spring break I'll update again sometiem to make up for it. Anyways thanks and please review it helps alot. Song today is "My Shadow" By Jessie J! :D Thanks for reading.