Clary p.o.v

I was at Simon's house; he had called me straight after Eric had. He asked me what was wrong at the begining of the conversation and i told him what Eric had said and he told me i could come over so that i could vent to him about it. "How dare he call me! Who does think he is?"

"Clary its Eric we're talking about here, did you really think that he was just going to leave you alone when you got engaged to Jace?"

"Yes! Well no...maybe. Oh I don't know! I'm just really confused right now Simon." I flopped down onto his bed face up looking at the ceiling and covered my face with one of his pillows. "Well do you want me to talk to him for you?" I sat bolt right up and looked at him incredulously. "Are you fucking crazy? No i dont want you to talk to him."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"Tell me that everything is going to turn out ok." Simon sighed, "I cant do that Clary."

"Why not?"

"Because you're my bestfriend and i cant tell you something I'm not positive is true." I smiled and laid my head on his shoulder. "Why do you have to be such a great friend?"

"I dunno just because i guess." I looked up a him, "What time is it?"

"Almost 11:30."

"Can I crash here, it's too late for me to go home?"

"Sure, you can borrow one of my shirts to sleep in if you want."

"Ok, and Simon?"

"Yeah?" I leaned over and hugged him tightly, "Thanks."

"For what?"

"Just for being you." He hugged me back but because of his vampire strength he effectively made it hard to breathe. "Simon i know that for you oxygen isnt a necessity for you but some of us still need it."

"Oh sorry."

"Its ok."

"Clarissa Fray where have you been?"

"At Simon's." My mother didn't seem convinced. "Mom if you really dont believe me why dont you just call Mrs. Lewis she new i stayed over."

"Ok but i thought i told you that i wanted you home once you through."

"Well i havent seen simon in a while so i really didnt think it was all that bad if i went over, and i didnt intend to sleep over its just by the time we got finished talking it was really late." Mo mom's expression softened, "Ok then but next time atleast call you nearly scared me to death i didnt know where you were."

"Sorry mom."

"I suppose its ok, oh and Clary one of your friends called earlier." I froze. It had better not be Eric, or i swear on the angel i will kill him and i'm not bluffing. "Who was it?"

"It was Eric i think he wants to hang out with you later today. So i invited him over."

"WHAT?"

"Should i not have done that?" I swalloed hard before replying, "No mom that's ok he can come over later. I've been wanting to talk to him any way."

"Oh well ok then and by the way the plaza where your having the engagement party called."

"What did they say?"

"Nothing really just that everything is going just fine. No mix ups or anything just that its going good."

"Oh ok well...ok. Now if you excuse me i'm gonna go take a shower." My mother looked bewildered, "Aren't you going to call Eric?"

"Um maybe later mom right now i just really want to take a shower." Then i went to my room, dropped my stuff on the floor, grabbed my towels, and headed to the bathroom. After i took my shower i put on black sweats, my read t-shirt that had a picture of a bird face saying This is my angery face under it, put my hair up in a messy bun, went to the kitchen to make myself some popcorn, then went onto the living room to watch cartoon network. I tried to get into the show that was playing and that was MAD but i couldn't get my mind off the fact that Eric was going to be in my house.

"Clary sweetheart?" I looked up and saw Luke standing beside the armchair i was sitting in. "Yeah?"

"Your mother and i are going to be out for the day with the Lightwoods."

"Why?" I asked sort of paniced because it was one thing for Eric to be here when my mom and Luke were here but to be here with him without anyone else in the house was really nerve wrecking. "Well because we have important matters we need to discuss." My eyes narrowed at the wall i had been staring at. "Ok well bye then i guess." Right after they left i turned back to the TV.

Grey's and anime:"But but...chekaflu."

"Bless you."

I smiled and sort of laughed then the doorbell rang.

"COME IN!" The door opened and Eric walked through. "Hey Clary," he said with a smile.

"What do you want?" He looked puzzled. "Why would you assume that i want something?"

"Oh i dont know but last night's twenty second phone call comes to mind."

"Listen Clary about that-"

"No you listen and you listen good. "I'm engaged to Jace and yet you still seem to find it relevant to call me when ever you want and tell me you're still going to fight for me no matter what. And what i want to know is why. Why do you still want to fight for me?"

"I already told you that Clary. I love you."

"And i already told you that i dont love you. Look i'm sorry Eric but i just dont, i love jace with all my heart and nothing is going to change that."

"Clary please just let me explain."

"Explain what? There's nothing else to talk about."

"Look Clary i dont like the way Jace treats you."

"And in what way does he treat me that you dont like?"

"How he's always so sarcastic when you talk to him about something, the way he brags about how he's so good at boxing when i know you're good at it too. He treats you like he controls you, like your some kind of puppet." Boxing? Oh right that's the lie we told everyone so they wouldn't find out who we really are. "Eric that's just his way of joking. In fact Jace even trains me for boxing, and by the way he doesn't own or control me i do things for him because i want to no t just because he tells me to."

"Ok but...but."

"See you really have nothing else to say." Then he grabbed me and kissed me the same way he did at Ghostly Night, only gentler. But even so i hated it and tears started to sting my eyes. I tuned my head to the side effectively ending the kiss. "Eric get off me!" and i started hitting my chest with my fists while tears slowly started to fall out of my eyes. Suddenly the door opened and Jace walked in holding a bag.

"Hey clary sorry i didnt call ahead of time but i brought some food-" Jace dropped the bag of food and his expression took on a murderous look. "Jace," i sobbed. "Get the hell off of her you jackass," he said through clenched teeth and pulled Eric off of me. "Clary can speak for herself."

Right then jace punched Eric in the face. Eric staggered backwards holding his jaw then punched jace back in the nose. Then Jace lost it and he started throwing punches. It only took a few moments before Jace had eric pinned to the floor. "Dont you ever do that to Clary ever again, in fact dont even touch her." Then he pulled back his arm to punch Eric.

"Jace! Stop it! Its not worth it, just please stop." Jace looked at me and saw my afraid and worried look. He lowered his arm and got up. "Eric i think its time for you to go now," i said. He got up and looked at both me and jace, "Alright then bye Clary." Then he walked out the door without a second glance. I tuned to look at jace and saw that his nose was bleeding. "You shouldnt have done that."

"I know its just that seeing him kiss you like that...it made me go a little crazy."

"Yeah a little crazy," I said with an amused smile.

"Dont start with me i just saved your life."

"Suuure you did. Now lets go get you cleaned up."

"What you dont think i look hot like this?"

"Be quiet and get into the bathroom while i get the first aid kit."

"You know i really wish you wouldnt have done that," i said while gently dabbing the corner of his i eye with a cotton ball cleaning off the dried blood.

"You do realize that you could just use a stele right?"

"Yes i do but a stele wont clean off the blood, now back to what i said earlier i really wish you wouldnt have done that."

"I did that because i love you."

"I know that but..."

"But what?"

"Jace i just dont like seeing you get hurt."

"Hey i won that fight and you know it."

"Will you quit joking around?"

"What's wrong Clary you usually start laughing?"

"I'm just thinking about something Eric said."

"And what is that?"

"Ok Jace you know i love you but, you can be really sarcastic sometimes and you can also be kind of arrogant."

"I thought you loved that about me?"

"Well when your joking but sometimes it can come off as a little rude."

"Oh..."

"Like i said you know i love you."

"Then why are you barely talking to me about this now?"

"I dont know."

"Well then are you wanting me to change?"

"NO! I could never ask you to do that it would be to weird if you werent your sarcastic arrogant self, but in the future if you ever feel the urge to say something like that think before you speak."

"Ok then since you asked me nicely i will," he said with a smile. Seeing him smile i smiled back. "Ok you're all done." Jace stood up and looked down at me. He pulled me into a tight hug and laid his cheek on top of my head. "So what food did you bring me?"

"Oh shit i knew i forgot something."

"That's ok why dont we just go out for dinner, let me just go put on some jeans and some shoes."

"You look fine now lets go." Then he lifted me over his shoulder and started walking.

"Jace!" i squealed. And he walked out the door and to his car.