Well they were fresh out of fairy magic at the store so I had to do without.

[ Percy says this with a deadpan expression on his face, which quickly melts into something a little less sass and a little more genuine.

He raises an eyebrow as if he's kind of incredulous about her asking him that kind of a question ... but after the accident and after everything going on in his life and the lives of those around him ... well, he can't really blame her.

He nods. ]

'Course I do, Clary. You were my first kiss. You don't forget your first.