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Clary

I was talking to Maryse when Jace came and took my hand and led me to the dance floor.

"Would you mind if I borrow Clary?

He started a speech that sounded like he was getting ready to ask me to marry him and I have to stop him. I cannot let him ask me knowing that I can lose my memories at any minute. I will wait until he reaches a part in his speech where I can gradually interrupt him. I need to say something to him and make an excuse to leave. My runes are disappearing one at a time. I do not know how much time I have left so my words have to be chosen very carefully. I tell Jace that I will always love him and kissed him, passionately, and told him that I needed air. There is a letter waiting for him in our room at a spot I know he will not miss. This is going to be hard for him and I am not sure if he would ever recover. When I was reaching the Institute's doors, I felt one of my runes disappear and when I looked at the Shadowhunters that were guarding the doors, they disappeared. I walked out of the Institute and down the stairs when two other runes disappeared. My tears were running down my face and I put my hand on my neck trying to braise myself from the weird feelings that were going over me, and then it happened. My last rune, the Iratze rune, the first rune that Jace drew on me, disappeared. That is when my Shadow World life just disappeared.

"Where am I? What am I doing here in a party dress in front of an abandoned church? Where is my jacket? Why am I crying?"

I do not know how I got here but I know that I have to go home. There is no reason for me to be here in a party dress and without a jacket. I have to make my way home to my loft as soon as I can. When I get there, the door is open, and I walk into an empty loft. There is a smell of smoke and my room is completely covered in soot. I walked over to the other bedroom and it was in a good condition so I decided that I would sleep here. I realize that I do not have any clothes but there are someone else's clothes in the bedroom that I am in, so I rummage through the drawers to find something to sleep in. The pajamas I find are a little too long for me, but it is at least okay to sleep in. By the time I changed into the pajamas and go into bed, I was really tired, so I pull the covers and fell into a fitful sleep.

Jace

After all the rehearsing I did in front of the mirror of my marriage proposal and buying a ring, it did not go as planned. Clary interrupted me with her speech, told me she loved me, gave me a desperate kiss, and ran away to get air. Something felt off about her. She did not even let me tell her "I love you too" so when I said it, she was already a few feet away and did not hear it. She looked like she was crying, but I am not sure what that was about. I decided to go to our bedroom and see if she is okay but find it empty and there is a letter on the desk leaning against the lamp. My heart sank and this horrible dread came over me. I picked up the letter and recognized Clary's handwriting right away. As I started to read, my body started shaking. The letter was shaking as I was trying to read it. Tears started running down my cheeks and I fell to my knees, screaming her name. Izzy must have been looking for us because she ran to the room and threw herself on the floor next to me, wrapping me in her arms.

"Jace, what is wrong? Did you fight with Clary? Did she break up with you? Please, Jace, talk to me."

I could not talk since I was sobbing so hard and my whole body was trembling. Izzy took the letter from me and read it. She started to cry so hard that I felt her body trembling just like mine.

" By the angel, this is not happening. This is so unfair. Why did the angels do this? After all, she has done, all she sacrificed, they punish her? Oh, Jace, I am so sorry."

I could not talk at the moment, struggling to get myself under control. Every time I took a deep breath and thought I could talk, more sobs came out of my mouth. Finally, I got myself under control and ignited my Calm rune so that I can calm down. I was able to talk and ask Izzy to get everyone to the library right away. While she went to get the others, I changed my clothes and grabbed my leather jacket and gear. I headed to the library with a determination of what my mission is going to be. I will protect Clary. She is defenseless without her runes. When I arrived at the library, everyone was there. Izzy has not told them anything and was pacing back and forth. I took a deep breath and gave Luke the letter Clary left and I let him read it and pass it on to mom until it went around to everyone. There were shocked looks, tears, and curses going around the room as everyone took in the contents of the letter.

"Alec, Magnus, I am so sorry to ruin your reception, but I wanted to tell everyone right away. I am going after her. She left here with nothing but her dress and no memory of why she was in this area. She has no clothes or money, so I have to make sure that I provide it for her."

Maryse looked at me and she rushed and put her arms around me as I started to cry again in her arms.

"Jace, I know you love her and mean well, but you saw what she said in the letter. You cannot interfere with what the angels have decided. You can make it worse for the both of you."

"Mom, I cannot leave her like this. I have to protect her, I promised her that I would always protect her. They have left her a mundane, with no memories of where she has been for the past two years, no money, no clothes, nothing. She does not have her runes to protect her and is vulnerable to demon attacks. I cannot stand around and leave her like this. Mom, I love her more than my life! I cannot lose her any more than what I have already. I will be under glamour and will not let her know that I am there."

"Jace, please, listen to mom.", Alec said as he came to me and put his hands on my shoulders. "I do not want you to get punished for interfering with Raziel."

"Well, I am sorry if you all feel the same way, but I am going back to our room and pack a bag for her, stop at an ATM and get some money, and go to her loft. I am sure that is where she has gone to. I have wasted enough time right now."

"Jace, Clary will go back to the loft. Most likely, to the Brooklyn Arts Academy. Those two places are home to her."

"Thanks, Luke, but I was already planning to go to the loft. I will see you in the morning with news of how she is doing. I am planning to stay with her tonight. I will be glamored so she cannot see me."

I turned around and ran to our room to pack her bag. I did not include anything that might remind her of the Shadow World. Her sketch pads definitely are staying since there are drawings of the family and most of all, of me. I ran towards the front doors where Alec, Izzy, Magnus, and Simon were waiting for me. They all had red eyes and noses from crying and looked at me with pity in their eyes.

"Do not try to stop me," I said as I laid my hand on my seraph blade. I knew that they were there to try to stop me, but I was not going to allow it.

"Jace, please, won't you reconsider? Alec pleaded. "Think, man, please."

"I am going to do this. What would you do if it were Magnus that this happened to? Would you stand there and tell me that you would not do your best to protect the man you love? How about you, Simon? If this was Izzy, would you do the same thing? Do everything to protect her? This is Clary, my Clary, that this is happening to and only death can keep me away from her. Please, get out of my way and let me do what I think is best for my future wife."

I heard everyone breathe in when I said the word wife. That is what she is going to be when she gets her memories back.

"She is going to be my wife and we are going to have a family and have the life that I have been planning on these last few weeks."

As I stepped out into the cold air, I ignited both my Speed and Stamina runes and started to run as fast as I could to the nearest ATM to withdraw some money. As soon as I got the cash, I ran to her loft. When I was in front of the building, I ignited my Glamour rune and used the Opening rune to get in. I went quietly up the stairs and checked up on her. I walked around looking for her since I knew that she could not use her room because it was burnt. I found her in what was Jocelyn's room and she was there in a fitful sleep. There she is, the love of my life, asleep in what must be a strange bed and alone without me. She looked so beautiful to me and I could not help place a kiss on her forehead. I placed her bag at the foot of her bed and the money right on top of the open bag where she can see it. I walked around the room to make sure everything was locked and I sat on a chair that was near the bed and watched her sleep until the morning started shining through the curtains. With a soft kiss placed on her forehead, I forced myself to leave before she would wake up. I walked back to the Institute and walked straight to my room. I took off my jacket and threw it on the chair and laid on my bed and cried myself to sleep. That afternoon, I showered and got dressed with plans on seeing Clary. I will protect Clary and will be by her side even though she will not know it. There is a way to get around Raziel's punishment. I am Jace Herondale, and I will find a way if it is the last thing I do.