A/N I've wanted to try out a high school AU fic for a while now, however I have always found that after a while they all become too similar, so that's why I've decided to go with a slightly different pairing. Overall this will be a Jalec fic, however there will be other pairings as well. I like the idea of Jalec, aside from the obvious creepiness of them being brothers (seriously, why is there so much incest in TMI?), so here's a fic where they are in NO WAY related. Thank you for reading, and please review, as these really do help me a lot with my writing. Also, because I always forget, I own nothing but the plot.
Jace stared up at the daunting front doors of the Alicante High School, and tugged at his uniform anxiously. He wasn't usually the type to get nervous, but he was about to start at a new, and very exclusive, school, and for the first time Jace was living completely on his own. Jace had been left alone before, but in the past his foster family had provided him with the care he had needed, but now he wanted to try and make his own way in the world, and his inheritance left him with plenty of money to do so.
A shrill bell rang out through the corridors of the school, and even from where Jace stood outside the actual school building he could hear the sound, and the consequent rushing of students trying to get inside in time. Jace took a deep breath and followed the steady flow of teenagers inside, until he came to the front desk. The assistant, Mrs. Penhallow, seemed nice enough, and he was quickly given directions to his first class; French. He grinned at his timetable, as he was rather skilled at languages, and knew it would be a nice way to start the day. By the time Jace got to his class everyone was already seated, which suited Jace fine, as he did like to make an entrance.
"Ah, you must be the new student, Jace, am I correct? My name is Mr. Hodge. Here, you can sit over there, in that spare seat by Alexander," the teacher said, and Jace looked at where he was pointing.
Alexander, the boy in question, looked up, and Jace's gaze was met by the most brilliant blue eyes he had ever seen. Jace quickly moved to take his seat, dropping a wink at two of the girls sitting in the front row, who looked away and blushed, and then giggled to themselves as Jace sat down. Jace was fully aware of the effect his looks had, and he often relied on his charm to get him out of sticky situations.
"Hi, as you heard, I'm Jace, the new kid," Jace said as he sat down.
"Call me Alec," Alec said, and he then redirected his attention to Mr. Hodge, who had started the lesson.
Jace soon became bored of the lesson, as he already understood what was being taught, and he decided to look around at the class. The girls he had seen earlier were occasionally glancing back at him, and one of them waved, before quickly turning back around. Jace smirked to himself, and then looked over at Alec, who also seemed to have noticed the exchange, and was rolling his eyes. Jace watched as Alec took notes on everything, but his curiosity peeked as he noticed Alec continuing to write even when Hodge wasn't saying anything of particular importance. Jace glanced over Alec's shoulder and saw that Alec's French workbook, which was lying open, was already completely filled out, with everything done correctly. Jace then leaned closer so he could see what Alec was writing down, and he saw that the boy was filling out some a very complex sheet on Spanish conjugation.
"Wow dude, that's impressive," Jace whispered, and Alec jumped as he realised he'd been caught.
"I, uhhh, thanks," Alec muttered.
"You know, I speak Spanish, and I don't think I know half of that stuff," Jace continued, happy to strike up a conversation about anything.
"Did you learn Spanish?" Alec asked.
"Yeah, people were always trying to get me to do productive stuff, rather than causing general mayhem. Plus, it's a pretty good way to impress the ladies, am I right?" Jace said, and he was confused when Alec looked away, his expression unreadable.
"Did I say something to offend you?" Jace asked as Alec turned his attention to a lesson that Jace knew Alec didn't need to listen to.
"No," Alec said, and his tone suggested that it was the end of the discussion between the two.
Jace sighed and sat back, passing the rest of the lesson by trying to catch the attention of another girl in the class, who was strikingly beautiful, and someone that Jace had decided could compete with his own level of perfection.
By the time lunch came around Jace had been invited to sit with who he presumed were the 'jocks' of the school, judging by the looks everyone gave them, and by their sudden enthusiasm over Jace once they'd seen him in P.E class. Jace was engaged deep in conversation so he only noticed who he was seated next to once he turned to face them.
"Alec? Hi there, again," Jace said, and the boy smiled back at him, seeming more relaxed than before.
"Oh good, you met Alec, he's the striker for our foot ball team, and he is the best shot you'll ever see!" Jordan declared, who was one of the handful of boys that Jace had met.
Alec blushed at the comment, and shook his head, but didn't say anything else.
"So Jace, you're fine to stay for practice after school today, right? Our coach is already in love with you, and it just so happens we need a new mid-fielder," Jordan said.
"I was wondering about that, not many teams have places once the season has started. What happened to the person before me?" Jace asked, instantly confused by the silence that settled over the group, and the awkward glances that were directed at Alec.
"He went to jail," Alec said, breaking through the heavy silence.
"Oh okay. What the hell did he do?" Jace asked, his curiosity getting the best of him.
"Something illegal, and that's all you need to know," Alec snapped, and he then stood up, grabbing his stuff, and headed off.
"Wow, what the hell did I do to him?" Jace said as watched Alec leave.
"It's best you don't ask about what happened to the Lightwood family," Jordan said, and he then quickly changed the topic. "So, do you drive to school?"
Jace blankly answered the quick questions he was asked, and pretended to be interested in the conversation, meanwhile his eyes started to wonder, only stopping once he saw the same girl he'd seen in his French class.
"Who is that?" Jace asked Jordan.
"Oh, that is Camille. Trust me, it's best to stay away from her, she is bad news."
Just as Jordan spoke Camille looked up, and she slowly smiled at Jace, and then smirked as she caught the boy looking at her.
"She seems like my kind of girl," Jace said as he winked back at her.
Jace's gaze then travelled to the rest of Camille's table, and he was surprised to see that was where Alec had moved to, and he was sitting next to a girl wearing a lot of colourful clothing and glitter. Jace squinted and did a double take as he realized it was a boy Alec was sitting next to. A boy wearing glitter, rainbow clothes, and makeup.
"That's Magnus," Jordan said as he followed Jace's line of sight. "He's Alec's boyfriend. Alec's still a bit touchy about his sexuality because he only came out recently, so that's another area of discussion to avoid. Oh, and if you have a problem with him being gay, there are a line of people who will kill you if you say or do anything," Jordan said.
"What? No, I don't have a problem," Jace replied.
"Good, just checking," Jordan said.
"I'm just surprised that Alec would go for someone like that. I know I hardly know him, but he seems kinda, quiet," Jace said as he observed the two together.
"You know what they say, opposites attract," Jordan said with a shrug, and just as he finished speaking the bell went. "Oh joy, ready for another few hours of slow torture?"
Jace chuckled at the comment and slowly stood up, watching Alec curiously as he left with Magnus without a second glance back at Jace. For some reason this, and many other things about the boy, intrigued Jace, but he quickly shook that off and redirected is attention towards getting through the rest of the day.
