A/N: Okay guys, I decided to do this fanfiction where Clary is the daughter of Valentine and Jonathan's sister who are a family of thieves. They live in Idris which is ruled by three kingdoms; the upper kingdom is ruled by the Fairchilds, the middle kingdom is ruled by the Herondales and the lower kingdom is ruled by the Lightwoods.

Clary:

It was time, tonight was the night. I can't stay here any longer and continue under this life of imprisonment. All I have to do is make it to the forest, once I'm there, run like hell away from the purgatory that was once my life.

I was sneaking around the wall that the surrounded my father's estate, so far no one had caught on to me leaving my room without the guards knowing. Thieves manor was in the middle of the Dark Forest and no one from the kingdoms had ever come in here because it was known as bandit country. After taking care of the guards patrolling around the wall at sentry points, all I had to do was make sure I outran Jonathan. I was running away from my father and all of his cruelty; My mother was the lucky one that got away from him when she had the chance. I was ten when we tried to run but my father caught up with me and made me pay for my mother's departure. Since then, he has been training me to be the best of the best. I have the bruises and cuts to prove that he did not have any mercy on me even if I was his daughter. That night was the day I decided to run; I had put on my dark brown trousers, a sleeveless white tunic and knee high boots. I had two swords crossed against my back, a bow and quiver full of arrows on my back, twelve knifes sheathed in my belt around my waist and my dark green cloak was around my shoulders. I crept out through my window and made it past the gate that was the entry way to the estate. I went into the stable and went to the stall where my horse Adele was waiting. I wanted to take her with me, but I knew that I need stealth in order to sneak away. I rubbed her nose thoughtfully and kissed her on the snout.

"Adele, I have to go. I'm sorry but I can't stay here any longer. And that means that I can't take you with me. I'm sorry and I love you." I whispered to her.

She nickered softly and butted me against the shoulder and I stepped away from her. I left the stable and jumped over the high wall and rolled to the ground in a crouch. As soon as I was under the cover of the trees I broke into a sprint. I was deep into the forest when I heard the gong of my father's mansion and the nickering of horses along with the barking of dogs and the shouting of men. My eyes widened as I recognized my brother's voice, Jonathan was the only one that was able to catch me or best me in sparring. I was faster than most men and thieves but my brother was different.

Faster, gotta run faster, I thought.

I started to run faster when I heard the sound of carriage wheels and nickering horses to my left. I ran out of the forest and onto the road; before was a carriage with a crest on the side of it with black herons. The Herondales, I thought. I fell to the ground as an arrow whizzed past my head. The carriage stopped before me and a man wearing the royal robes stepped down.

"Are you alright, young one?" a concerned voice asked me.

"I am quite alright, I was just escaping my pursuers." I said with my head down in a rushed voice.

"How did you get in Thieve's country? Why are you alone?"

"I was taken captive by them along with my mother, but I just escaped." I lied.

"Well, you shouldn't be out here alone, especially if you just escaped from your captors. Come aboard and you are most welcome to stay in my home with me until we can figure out what to do."

"Thank you!." I said gratefully

He moved aside so that I could join him, but just as I was about to enter the carriage, a loud whoop sounded and I turned to see one of the guards from the manor take aim at me. Thinking quickly, I pushed the royal into the carriage and whipped one of my daggers to throw at the guard and pulled out my bow and arrow. As the knife split his arrow into two splinters, I took aim at his heart and watched as the arrow sailed true. The guard fell and I turned back to see the royal watching me.

"I am sorry that you had to see that, but we must take our leave if we want to escape these thieves." I said to him.

"Yes, come on in and I will take you to my home." He said kindly.

"I really wouldn't want to impose on you and your family."

"Don't think of it that way. I see you as one of my children and I will always welcome my children into my home."

I smiled at him and climbed into the carriage as he signaled to the driver to push on. I didn't know what to say, my own father was never really a father to me. The only kind gesture he ever showed me was getting me Adele for my thirteenth birthday.

"How old are you my child?" the royal asked of me.

"Oh, I'm sixteen, I'll be turning seventeen in two days time." I said.

"Well then, I will be sure to have a proper celebration thrown."

"Oh no, please you don't have to do that for me."

"I want to and please call me Stephen, if you are to live at the castle with my family and I you can call us by our names."

"Of course, thank you so much for your generosity Stephen." I said blushing.

"Now since I have told you my name it would be appropriate for me to know yours."

"It's Clarissa Fray or Clary for short."

We were passing through the town then and I heard a familiar tune played by the band on the sidewalk. I looked to Stephen to see him smiling at me and nodding at me saying I could leave. I jumped out of the carriage and walked over to the band as they played another song. I started dancing and grabbing children and grown up hands to dance along with me. I was laughing so much that my stomach started to hurt and when the song was over, everyone clapped and dropped into a bow as the king came through. He walked up to me with a smile and put his arm around my shoulder.

"Now that the fun is over let's go to the castle."

"Wait, the castle, I thought you said we were going to your home?" I said with a bit of alarm.

"The Castle is my home. My dear, I thought you knew who I was." He said with a bit of sadness in his eyes.

"I knew you were a royal, I've been prisoner for the past 7 years and my memory isn't what it used to be. My Mother drilled into me who the royals were, but when we were separated, the teachings turned from etiquette into survival." I said with a sheepish look.

"Well that was oversight on my part. My dear, I am King Stephen Herondale, we are going to my castle where my darling wife and dashing son await us. Come along dear." he said with a wide smile.

We went back into the carriage and while we made our way to the castle I was thinking of the Kings behavior. My father had always told me that the Royals were cruel people that only cared for themselves and let their people starve and wallow in their filth. But looking at the King and how bright and kind he was, I wasn't in the least bit surprised to know that father had lied. We had pulled up to the castle and a servant had rushed over to help the king down while I just dropped to my feet. I followed the King as he made his way through the castle and to what I supposed was the throne room. As soon as the double ornate doors opened, I gasped audibly; the room was astounding. The walls were a lovely sheen of gold that shimmered when the lights touched them and red tapestries hung around the windows with herons embedded in them. There were two thrones raised up on a dais and occupying one of them was the lovely Queen Celine. I dropped into a bow immediately and didn't raise my head until a warm hand was touching my back. I looked up into the beautiful blue eyes of the Queen and got up to stand next to her.

"My darling, who is this lovely girl that you have brought into our castle?" she asked in a melodious voice.

"This is Clary Fray and I met her while travelling through Thieves forest on my way back from the Fairchild's castle, my love."

"Oh, my what were you doing in Thieves forest?"

"I was taken prisoner along with my mother. I escaped but I don't think she did." I lied again.

"Oh you poor dear, well you are most welcome to stay in this castle for however long you need it."

"I don't think that is a good idea Mother." A voice said.

I turned to see a boy with golden hair and eyes walk through the doors and stop in front of me wearing the robes of a prince.

"I know I am stunning, but it is quite rude to stare you know." He said.

"Sorry, I wasn't staring, I was just wondering how someone with such a big ego could fit his head through the doors." I said.

"I've had a lot of practice, now father are you sure we should be letting this random commoner board in our home. She could be a spy for the Thief King, you know he has been looking for ways to usurp us." he said, giving me a small glare.

"If I was working for that man, do you think I would have run away, killing multiples of his guards the way I did. Besides, I saved your father's life, if the Thief King wanted him dead, I would have let him die, when one of the guards that caught up to us threw a knife at him. I don't like the thieves any more than you do." I said with my hands on my hips.

Everyone looked at me for a while, the prince staring me down. But then the Queen let out a small giggle while the king let out a hearty laugh. The prince looked at me and gave a small smirk.

"Come Clary, let me show you to your room." The Queen said ushering me through the doors and down the hall.

"You know, I think you are the only girl that has not fallen for my sons charisma. I like you, a lot and please call me Celine. Ah, here we are, your new room." She said.

She pushed open two ornate doors and I found myself enveloped in a jungle. The walls were an array of green and brown so it looked as if there were actual trees in the room and the carpet was so soft a meadow could have actually been growing in there. The bed was hovering above the air suspended by two strong looking vines that hung from the ceiling and I saw that there were two other doors. One door led to a ceramic bathroom with w bathtub, shower, toilet and sink with condiments already filling the shelves and the other room led to a closet that was already stocked with dresses, trousers, tunics, shoes, and boots. I turned back to see Celine looking at me with thoughtfulness in her eyes and gave her a hug.

"Thank you your highness!" I squealed.

"Clary, please call me Celine and you are more than welcome. Now I will send someone up to give you a meal and then you can get some rest."

I bowed to her as she left the room, and as soon as the door closed I stood stark straight and took my cloak off to hang it on an armchair. I stood in front of the mirror and saw that I looked as if I had been rolling around and sleeping in the ground. My hair was in a messy bun and my eyes looked wild and deranged. I heard a knocking at my door and opened it to see the prince standing there holding a tray with chicken, rice peas and wine on it. He came into the room and gave a slight whistle when he saw the weapons that were on me.

"That is quite the arsenal you have there." He said with a small chuckle.

"Well, I was escaping from thieves so I had to prepare myself to fight if necessary. So, I assume you are to be my servant for this evening my liege?" I said.

"Actually, mom just told me to bring the food to you and I said I would. And just so you know, when we are around here we are all equal so you don't have to call us by proper titles unless we are having parties."

"Alright, but can I still bow to you because it feels weird if I don't?"

"Of course you may, oh and by the way, my name is Jace. Goodnight Clary." He said walking out the door.

I took the tray of food and set it on my bedside table while I went into the dressing room to try and find pajamas to wear to sleep. I found a matching set of green silk shorts and a shirt. I finished my meal and slipped into the bed to have a dreamless sleep.

A/N: Soooo, what did you guys think? I know this may seem a bit far fetched but I wanted to try a fanfic like this so, review it up and tell me what you think. Oh and I am not forgetting about Just a Crush, I just had this idea and wanted to try it out. Reviews!