Clary sat in the middle of her room, with the clues all scattered around her in various piles. Everything made sense on its own, but when she put it together... It was like trying to make a puzzle, with pieces from different pictures, they wouldn't fit.

She decided to think back to the beginning, the time when it all started. The day she received a strange phone call, from a guy named Jonathan Morgenstern.

Jonathan claimed to be Clary's brother. He said their Parents had divorced, even before Clary's birth, and their father had no knowledge of his wife's pregnancy, until just a couple months ago.

" I don't know how he found out, but he did." Jonathan had said, when Clary questioned him.

" Well here's an idea, how about you ask him? " There was a pause on the other line.

" hello?" Clary said, wondering if he had hung up on her.

" yeah, I'm still here." his tone surprised Clary. Just a second ago, he seemed so determined, almost excited about telling Clary everything he'd discovered. Now he sounded distant, like his mind had wandered some where else.

" so?" Clary prompted.

" oh um... Clary. our father's dead. He died two days ago in an accident."

Silence. What was she supposed to say? ' I'm sorry'? like that would make him feel better.

" Oh." was all that came out in the end.

" yeah."

More silence.

" So is that the only reason you called..." She trailed off, not wanting to sound rude, but the conversation wasn't really going anywhere... Sure, it was nice to know that she had a brother and everything, but it all just seemed so unreal, that she didn't really believe him. One thing was settled though, she had some serious questions for her mom today.

" umm... yeah but I also wanted to ask you something..."

" shoot."

there was another pause before Jonathan answered.

" Can we like meet, somewhere... You know, to talk about things..."

Jonathan was a complete and utter stranger. Clary had no idea if he was lying or not. why would her mother just abandon her son like that? Yeah he had a father an all, but people don't just leave there kids.

" uhh... okay, look. I don't know you. I'm sure your a nice guy and all, but I really have no idea who you are. You might be telling the truth, but until I talk to my mom, I'm not meeting anyone. I'll call you if my mom tells me the same thing you just did. I'm really sorry about your father, and all, but until I get some answers from my mother, Don't expect me to be believing anything you just said to me. I really have to go now, so bye, call you... later." Clary hung up before Jonathan could say anything else.

hopefully her mom would have some answers.