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CLARY'S POV

My eyes shot open. I realized today was the day Jace and I would become parabatai. Since the first day we met we just... clicked. We were a perfect match. We were made to be parabatai. I sighed while sitting up.

Jace didnt know. No one did. I really loved him. Since the moment I laid eyes on him. Parabatai were not aloud to become lovers though. It was against Clave rules.

I rolled out of bed and got dressed. I felt so down lately. I couldn't get him out of my head and now I was too late. We were becoming parabatai today.

I walked downstairs to grab some breakfast before I started the day. I was getting out a plate when Izzy came walking in. "Morning Clary!" She said excitedly. She gave me a small hug. "Congratulations!" She told me. I gave her a fake smile. "Thanks!" I said as eagerly as I could.

"Here. Let me make you a congratulations breakfast." She said while getting out condiments. I shook my head. "Thanks Izzy, but not today." I said. She looked at me with confusion. "You always eat my food." She said. I gave a small laugh. "No Izzy. I throw it away when you're not looking." I laughed even harder and she stuck her tongue out at me. She became serious again though. "What's wrong?" She asked me sweetly. I tried my best to lie. "Nothing. Just....excited." I said. I was terrible at lying. Izzy knew that too.

She shook her head at me. "That's not what is bothering you. What's really going on Clary?" She asked again. I sighed and looked at her with sad eyes. She smiled suddenly and I gave her a confused look. She nodded her head slowly before speaking. "You like him, dont you?" She asked me. I laughed. "What?" I began. I had to make this sound believable. It was embarrassing enough that I liked him, not to mention Izzy was his sister! "I do not like Jace, Izzy. That may have been the most retarded answer you've ever given me." I laughed again, but she wasn't buying it. She extended her arm and touched my hand with hers. "Clary." She began. "You can tell me."

I sighed and looked down while nodding my head. She nodded her head and gave me a sympathetic smile. "You dont have to go through with it." She said. I shook my head no. "I cant do that to him. He's been wanting to do it for years. We've gone through all of the training. It would be unfair to him. Besides he doesn't even feel the same way." I told her.

Izzy sighed at me before returning to all smiles. "Well you can decide what you want to do. But for now you will try this new recipe. And I will make sure you at least take one bite!" She said to me strictly. I held my hands up in defeat. "Fine!" I told her while laughing. She joined in.

While Izzy's back was turned towards the door, I watched as Alec walked in and turned right back around. I laughed so hard at his reaction when he saw Izzy cooking. She turned towards me. "What?" She asked. "Nothing." I said, but I burst into more laughs. She stopped cooking and walked out of the room. I wondered what she was doing. I thought that I may have hurt her feelings.

My thoughts disintegrated as I watched Izzy walk back in with Alec. She was grabbing him by his ear as he was saying 'Ow' the entire way. She sat him down next to me. I laughed so hard there were tears running down my cheeks.

Finally Izzy was done cooking and she placed two plates in front of us. It was filled with who knows what. I looked at Alec and he looked at me. Izzy put her hands on her hips and motioned for us to eat it. I looked back down at my food. It looked like prison food.... no... worse. Alec and I made eye contact once more. Suddenly we both got up out of our seats and ran towards the door. Izzy ran after us, but I pushed Alec and he fell down. Izzy got to him and I escaped. "I hate you so much Clary!" He yelled at me. I laughed as I ran. I was running so fast that when I rounded the corner I ran straight into Jace. He caught me in his arms.

I felt my heart stop beating for just a moment as he held me, but the moment shattered as he set me upright once again. "Whoa there!" He said while laughing. I laughed to. "Sorry!" I began. "I was trying to escape Izzy's wrath." I said. We chuckled again. He grabbed my arm and I swear I felt my heart stop again. "Cmon. The ceremony is about to start." I nodded my head as he pulled me towards the room. This was it. I could never be with him after this. We walked through the door together and went to the middle of the floor.

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