Clary sighed. She was bored out of her mind. Sitting at the Institute, she had already drawn several sketches of Jace, the Lightwoods, and other objects. With no more ideas of what to draw, she had gone searching for someone to train her. Isabelle was cooking (Clary ran away in fear) and Alec was at Magnus's house. She knocked on Jace's door but only received a muffled, "Go away," in reply.

She glanced around the room, looking for something to occupy herself, and her eyes fell on a sleek, silver laptop. She smiled- Maryse had given it to her so that she could stay in contact with Simon and Luke, who very rarely were permitted to enter the Institute. Jocelyn, of course, visited regularly, but it was still nice to be able to keep in touch with the rest of her old family.

She flipped open the laptop, and, on a whim, decided to go on her AIM account- something she hadn't done in years. She typed in her username- .heart- and her password. She started up a conversation with someone who's username intrigued her...

.heart- Hi :)

god.j.c.- who are you?

.heart- an artist... Wbu?

god.j.c.- I'm simply stunningly hot, unlike a certain weasel I know. But that's besides the point- for once, my hotness is irrelevant. Just don't tell my girlfriend I said that. Why are you chatting me?

.heart- ur username reminds me of my boyfriend. Calling himself a god? Definitely sounds like him. And J. C. are his initials.

god.j.c.- creepy. Um, well, just to save my good looks, I'm going to go now. I'm mildly creeped out that your bf is that similar to me (but he can't be as hot as me.)

god.j.c. hassigned out

Clary sighed. That had sounded like Jace, but he couldn't be the only arrogant boy out there who had the initials J.C. His name could be Jack Cap, or something common like that. She grabbed her phone and texted Jace.

Whatcha doing?

He texted back immediately.

Just stopped chatting some random girl.

Clary's eyebrows rose. She wondered if she had really been chatting Jace.

On IM?

Yeah.

What was her username?

.heart. Y?

Clary shrieked. She HAD been chatting Jace! She decided to use it to her advantage. Laughing, she replied-

Just curious. U rnt leaving me for her, are you?

No way! I luv U, not some random girl I've never met.

Prove it.

How?

Clary grinned evilly. She loved Jace, but this was payback for his arrogance.

Go back on and tell her that you'll never be with her. Then text me back.

Ok, if that's what u want... ;)

Excited, Clary signed back in to IM.