Better together (a clace fan fiction)

Ascension Day

I wake up. I'm tangled in the bed sheets. I sit up. I see the sun is not even up yet. I look over and jace is gone. I'm not surprised. At least I know I have Jonathan and Grace. I get out of the bed and go to the bathroom and brush my teeth.

I open the bedroom door to go down the stairs. The guards at the bedroom say Good morning to me. I say good morning back to them. I start walking down the stairs. I see the light on in Graces nursery. The door is closed but I hear someone in there with her. "Its alright baby girl. Daddy's got you. I promise nobody is ever going to hurt you. They can try but I won't ever let them get you. I love you Grace. I will figure this whole thing out I promise" he says.

What is he talking about? I mean I understand some of it nut not all. I see the door knob turn. I quickly hide behind the stairs so he doesn't know I'm awake yet.

He walks out. Grace is not with him. He stops and looks up the stairs where our bedroom is. He sighs and looks away and walks off.

I walk back in Graces room. She makes grabby hands for me. I pick her up. "Hi sweet girl. I can't believe you are three months old today" I say to her smiling. Yes three months. I can't believe it. Jace may not even remember but I do. It is also ascension day. Which means at 2:00 in the afternoon me and Jace have to be at the hall of the accords. The academy needed more time because of the curfew cutting them off. I am hoping Jace will act like he normally does around people like nothing is wrong. I will just have to do that too. He is better at it than I am. I carry Grace to Jonathans room. I knock then go in. He is just sitting on the bed with Bear curled up next to him.

"Hey I have that rune made for you" I say. "What rune" he asks. "The one you wanted me to make for you. The one that changes your appearance" I remind him. "Oh that one. Lets try it" he says. "I drew it out in my sketchbook but my sketchbook is upstairs" I say. "I can hold and watch Grace for you if you want to go get it" he offers. I give Grace to Jonathan.

I leave his room and go back up to my room. I look through my room for my sketchbook. I find it in one of my dresser drawers. I carry it back downstairs into Jonathans room. "She gets a little bigger every day" he says. "Yeah she does doesn't she" I say. "If this works do you want to go to the ascension ceremony" I ask. "Yeah I guess so" he says. "We may need to give you an extra guards uniform just so people don't ask questions" I say. "That's a good idea" he says. I start looking through my sketchbook. I find the rune and make sure it stays open on that page. "Where do you want it" I ask. "Put it on top of my shoulder" he says.

I grab his stele since its on his nightstand and I don't have to go back upstairs for mine. I copy the rune from my sketchbook on the top of his shoulder blade. It takes a minute then I see something start changing. He now has brunette hair and brown eyes. I'll admit he does look different and you wont even be able to tell that is my brother. "Does it work" Jonathan asks. His voice is different too. "Yeah, it works" I say. I deactivate the rune and he looks normal again. "It works. I just deactivated it right now. We can turn it back on before we go to the hall of the accords. I don't know how long it will last" I say. "Yeah" he says.

"She is three months old today isn't she" Jonathan says looking down at Grace who is looking up at him from the bed. "Yeah she is" I tell him. "Wow I cant believe its been three months already" he says. "I know time goes by so fast" I say. He hands me Grace and he slips a grey t-shirt on.

We both walk to breakfast together. They bring in the food. We both start making our plates. They bring in a bottle for Grace. I feed her first before I start eating myself. "Clary are you okay" Jonathan asks me. "Yeah i'm fine why" I ask. "I'm just making sure" he says. I move Grace so my left arm is holding her and she is secure and I start eating myself. "You know if something is wrong you can always talk to me right" he says. "I know. I'm glad I have a brother like you" I say and keep eating my waffles. I look over and see Grants eyes are wide. I ignore it and keep eating.