So, I've seen this sort of au idea on Pinterest like daily and I kinda love it even though I know it seems like it's been done a bit, but whatever. I've just had this TMI idea rolling around in my head for a bit so I hope y'all like it! Also, if you do like this check out my other stories, Yesterday's Tomorrow and The Kingdom Awaits (both TMI).

JACE'S POV

Jace sat with his two best friends. The three all had a little spare time before their next class and were outside one of the only good coffee places on campus. Jace was paying little attention to the feud between the two sitting next to him as his gaze wandered throughout the girls around them.

"All I'm saying," Jonathon Morgenstern continued while flicking his white hair out of his face. "Is that your sister isn't exactly the most sensible when it comes to this sort of thing."

"You're telling me," Alec Lightwood replied rolling his eyes. "Last week she swore that Meliorn was 'the one' but now apparently Raphael is the love of her life."

Jace looked back at his friends with slight disgust. "Why are you two gossiping like teenage girls? I mean really, do you hear yourselves?"

"We are simply discussing the difficulties Alec goes through when trying to keep up with what guys he needs to beat up," Jon replied unfazed. "Izzy's love life is hard to follow."

"If I were you I wouldn't even worry about it," Jace said and Alec furrowed his eyebrows.

"Easy for you to say," He replied. "You're an only child, you don't have to deal with watching your sibling get their heartbroken by their 'one true love' every other week."

"Well maybe somebody should tell Iz that there is no such thing as love." Jace crossed his arms on the table. "It simply doesn't exist."

Jon rolled his eyes. "Oh and we're back to the 'to love is to destroy, to be loved is to be destroyed' mantra. Some people believe in it and others don't, I respect that Jace but I don't think I've ever met someone who doesn't believe in love talk about it so much."

"This conversation is getting weird," Jace said narrowing his eyes at Jon. "This is literally what teenage girls sound like. Not kidding, what the shit?"

Jonathon stared back at Jace for a while. Neither one of them would break the stare. Jace held his gaze steadily while he could see Jon beginning to crack. A sly smile appeared on the boy's face until he finally looked away breaking into a full out grin.

"Damn, I lose every time." Jon shook his head looking back at Alec who simply shrugged.

"No one can beat Jace at a no laughing contest. He may be the funniest guy at this college but that just means he can hold a straight face the best."

"He has a point," Jace said pointing to Alec. He still hadn't smiled.

"I know, I've been losing for 10 years," Jon said looking away from the group with shame.

Jace and Alec laughed as their friend acted like he was in pain. As he was looking away Jon narrowed his eyes before turning back to Alec.

"Hey isn't that Isabelle over there?" He asked pointing behind himself.

Sure enough, when Jace and Alec looked over they saw the tall black-haired girl. Where Jace, Jon, and Alec were all Juniors Isabelle was a Sophmore though she tended to act older.

"Yeah, it is," Alec said.

"Who's she talking to?" Jon asked and Jace looked over again to see that Isabelle was with a short red-headed girl. He hadn't seen her around before, especially not with Isabelle. And he saw Isabelle a lot considering she was his oldest friend's little sister.

Alec looked up again. "Oh, it's this girl who just transferred from a different college. Isabelle told me it had something to do with the art program, I think there was a scholarship or an internship or something involved." The other two turned back to Alec as he spoke. "I totally forgot her name though."

Jonathon grinned. "Looks like I'll just have to find out myself."

Alec shrugged with a smirk. "Alright, Iz said that she had an extra room in her dorm so they're staying together. I'm heading over in the morning to get my phone back from her, you're welcome to come along."

Jonathon smirked at the thought while Jace was just curious as to why Alec didn't have his phone. And why he left it with his sister. What is he an idiot? It's Isabelle for Angel's sake.

"Why did you leave your phone over there?" Jace asked.

"I didn't," Alec rolled his eyes and glared over at his sister. "Isabelle stole it from me a couple days ago and told me I could only get it back tomorrow."

"Duuude," Jonathon croaked. "Why didn't you tell us sooner? I have been texting you some really weird shit."

Alec looked disgusted but like he knew what Jon was talking about. "You mean the-"

"Yeah, man. Yeah." Jonathon replied without him having to finish. Jace raised his eyebrows to the two, he didn't even want to know what they were talking about.

"Anyway..." Jace said clearing his throat. "We should probably be heading to our classes now, it's almost 2."

"Alright," Jonathon stood up. "I'll see you guys later."

Jon started walking in the opposite direction to his class while Jace and Alec walked off to theirs. Their classes were in the same building while Jon's was practically on the other side of campus. As they were walking Alec suddenly stopped.

"CLARY!" He said and Jace gave him a weird look.

"What's a Clary?" He asked as they started walking again.

"Not a what, a who. I just remembered it's the name of the red head Isabelle was with." Alec said looking back to where they had been before, they were gone now.

"Too bad you didn't remember when Jon was around, now he's still going to come with you to Izzy's." Jace patted Alec on the back as he smirked.

"Ugh," Alec threw his head back. "I'm going to have a really awkward conversation with Iz about those texts."

Jace grimaced. "Yeah, I- I don't even want to know. What happens between you and Jon, stays between you and Jon dude."

Alec laughed and shook his head as the continued walking.


Later that evening Jace laid in bed restlessly. He tossed and turned for hours, kicking the sheets off and pulling them back up. Eventually, the golden haired boy drifted off into a deep sleep. His dreams vivid and unnerving...


"Jonathon Christopher Herondale."

The voice was booming. The world around his shook and then Jace realized what world? There truly wasn't anything around Jace. It was like he was standing in the sky. Except he wasn't, he stood on a single pillar with the sky surrounding him.

Jace turned around slowly. It felt so real. Too real. He had never dreamt so vividly before, nor so lucidly. It was as if he were actually awake.

"Jace." The voice spoke again. A large figure suddenly faded into existence before Jace's eyes.

It was an Angel. The wings, the toga, the size. It was an Angel.

"Woah," Jace said under his breath. He smiled as his eyes widened at everything before him. "This is so cool."

"Jace Herondale." The Angel spoke, seemingly annoyed at this point. "I am the Angel Raziel."

Jace laughed again. "Cool."

"Jonathon I have summoned you today because we have decided to give you one final chance." The Angel said but Jace still wasn't paying attention.

"I have never dreamed like this before. Man, I hope I remember it in the morning." Jace said. The Angel above him rolled his eyes.

"This is not a dream, Jonathon, this is real," Raziel said.

Jace shrugged but looked up at the thing. "Sounds like something a dream would say to be honest."

The Angel shook its head. "This is why I don't like granting humans favors, I swear to- Listen, Jonathon," The Angel took a deep breath. "You're insistence on the fact that love does not exist has struck a match in some of the other Angels. They don't like to see when those of you with such potential give up so easily."

"I'm not giving up easily," Jace laughed. "I mean I have girls all over me basically 24/7. I could easily meet someone, you bozos are worried for nothing." He was still convinced it was all a dream but Jace decided to go along with it anyway.

"No, Jonathon, that is not what love is. True love is a once in a lifetime chance and everybody in the world has one true love. You included." Jace rolled his eyes at Raziel. "So today we are giving you one final chance, use it wisely."

Jace narrowed his eyes. "What's the 'final chance' you speak of exactly? What are you going to do?"

The Angel suddenly reached out and touched Jace on the head. He was so surprised by this that he jumped backward and almost fell off the pillar. When the Angel retracted his hand he crossed his arms.

"Careful Jonathon. You fall you die." Jace looked down. He couldn't see very far since there were clouds about three feet below the top of the pillar but he decided it best to not jump off. "What I have given you is something very interesting." The Angel almost seemed to smirk.

"Hell does that mean?" Jace asked and Raziel rolled his eyes.

"Saying hell in front of an Angel? Really?" Raziel sighed and shook his head before regaining his composure. "From now on anytime your soulmate writes something on her skin, gets a cut or a bruise, a tattoo, it doesn't matter it'll show up on you too and it'll stay there until it disappears (or doesn't) on her own body. You are going to use this tool to find her Jace. The connection will stop when I decide it will stop. And if you choose not to find her... well, I have some friends who are going to be very upset with you, to say the least."

Jace cocked an eyebrow. This was such a strange dream. Maybe something Jonathon had said had actually gotten to him earlier and now he was subconsciously believing in love... Nah.

"This has been great fun and all, but are we done here?" Jace asked and he smiled when the Angel looked like he wanted to strangle him.

"Why my friends want to help you, Jonathon is a complete mystery. But yes, we are done. Good luck."

With that, the Angel disappeared and Jace was left on the pillar for a second longer before the scenery disappeared before him too and everything stayed black.

HIYA! I hope y'all liked the first chapter so far. If you did (or didn't) please review and tell me your thoughts!