Yet again, a new school, in a new town, in a new state. It's the same damn thing over and over again. I just don't get why my dear old mother can't just keep the same job for at least a year, one measly year. Is that really to much to ask? These were my only thoughts as I walked into the front office Alicante High for my sophomore year.
"Are you Clarissa Fray." Asked the young looking secretary whose name tag said Celine.
" Yea." I mumbled quietly so it was barley audible, but by the we-defiantly-have-a-shy-one-here look on the secretary's face I could tell that she heard me.
I just get why I was so shy. I mean like seriously, you would think I would be the most Badass person in the world from all the moving around, not to mention the bullying I put up with because I was a red-head and I was only 5 foot tall. You can't imagine what kinds of jokes people come up with because of my hair color and my height. Some people even gave me shit because of my outfit.
" Ms. Fray did you hear what I just said to you." Asked the secretary I mean Celine catching that I obviously wasn't paying much attention.
"I'm sorry, can you repeat yourself?"
"I said that I was going to give you your schedule and then I'm going to send a student down to help you get to your classes and show you around the school."
I nodded took my schedule, and then sat down in the very uncomfortable chairs adjacent to the front office, and took out my sketchpad and started drawing. That was Practically the only thing I liked to do. That's why art is my favorite class. I wouldn't say that I was a good artist, but I can't say that I'm a bad one either. I brought my sketchpad everywhere I go. That's why I'm forever known as the weird ugly artist geek.
It took about ten minutes before I noticed the most beautiful girl rushing towards me. Not that I'm a lesbian or anything, but this girl was really pretty. She had long black hair, eyes as blue as the ocean, and she was super tall and skinny. By the way she was smiling she looked super nice and it looked like we would get along, but by the looks of her clothes it looks like she was really popular. That means we probably weren't going to hang out much.
She was wearing 5 inch heels, high wasted shorts, and a black crop top. Meanwhile I was wearing a band T-shirt, jeans, and old black converse. There was definitely a difference in our outfit choices.
Still halfway down the hallway the girl screeched "I'm Isabelle, you must be the new girl!"
" Yea I'm Clarissa, but you could call me Clary." I said quietly but not quiet enough that she wouldn't hear me.
Now standing in front of me she said, "Hi I'm Isabelle, but you could call me iz or izzy. On another note I could tell that we are going to become best friends. We just may need to make a couple changes to your style though. Now that this all said and done let me give you a tour of the school. During this tour I will be be showing you where your classes are, who you should and shouldn't be friends with or date, and just around the school in general."
"Ok." I said and then we were off exploring the school
"So to the right is the art room and to left the algebra 1 room..."
After she showed me around the whole school we sat in a the cafeteria silent. We decided we really didn't feel like going to class so we came up with the idea to go to the cafeteria and talk, well we weren't really talking. We kind of just sat there staring of into space in till Isabelle or Iz or Izzy or whatever she wanted be called spoke first.
"It's about to be 5th period which means it's about to be lunch." she said
"Ok" I said not really interested in conversing, although I was kind of wondering where she was go to take this conversation.
"During lunch you could sit with me, if want? If you do I can show my friend plus I can tell you who and who not to be friends with. Are you up for it?"
No I'm not up for it, I thought, but out loud I said, "Yea, that sounds good."
Isabelle nodded to that then stood up and walked to other end of the cafeteria to get her lunch, I followed. After we got our lunches then sat at a lunch table. As we ate people started to ooze in. She started telling me who I should or should not be friends with. If they walked throught the door pointed them out. On the friends list isMaia,Jordan, Simon, Magnus, Jem, Alec, and Tessa. On the people not to be friends with and not to talk to were Will, Kaelie, Aline, Sebastian, Seelie, Lilth, Jonathan, and Jace especially Jace. According to Isabelle he has sex with girls then breaks there hearts.
"Hey Iz, Who do you have here?" asked a girl who was either Tessa or Maia.
"Hey Maia this Clary she new to this school, Clary this is Maia one of my best friend, and next to her is boyfriend Jordan" I looked up just noticing the boy standing to the right of Maia.
Maia stuck her hand out and said, "Hi I'm Maia as Iz just said, and this is Jordan my boyfriend as she also just said."
I hesitated putting my handing in her's, but I did anyway because it would be rude if I didn't. As I put my hand her's I said, "Hi I'm Clary as Isabelle just said to."
"Hi I'm Jordan. Nice to met you." Said Jordan
"I'm Clary as I just said and it's nice to meet you too." Restating myself.
After our introductions to each other Jordan and Maia sat at our table. While they all talked I just sat there in silence. I think they were talking football and cheerleading season coming up not that I cared.
"Hey Clary are you going to try out for cheerleading?" Asked Maia unexpectedly.
"Ummm... I don't think..." I started to say, but Isabelle cut me of.
"Come on you have to! You can meet the people on the cheerleading team and the football team. Plus me and Maia are on the team so we can introduce you to everyone. Please just do it for me" said Isabelle.
"Ok... I'll try out, I guess." I said.
"YAYYY! I wasn't expecting you to break down that easily." Isabelle practically screamed.
"Isabelle! Who the hell is little red riding hood, but the better question is why is she in my seat?! Asked a unfamiliar voice behind me.
I turned to see who it was only to find myself looking at probably the most beautiful/hottest guy I ever seen. He had wavy blonde hair down to about his ears, and he had eyes that were practically gold. He looked like an angel, but his words sounded like they were from the devil.
"See something you like?" Asked the mystery person only to find out that I was staring at him. I blushed.
"Jace, don't even think about it, I already claimed her as one of mine, so go harass someone else." Said Izzy
"Iz you know I want her in my group, so I'm not going down that easily. Lets make a deal Iz, you can have midget for a full week without me bothering her so you can prepare her to handle all this,"
gestering to himself, "But after that weeks up I get a month to charm my way into her life and say
whatever I want to say and do what I want without you playing guard dog. If she decides to stay with
me and my group then your group has to give us someone from you group and we also get red here, butif she choices you she can stay with your group plus you can have two people from group. Deal?" Jace said sad sticking out his right hand.
"Even though making deal's with you is like making deals with devil, I'm going to have to make this deal because I need more people in my group." said Isabelle putting her hand in Jace's and shaking it.
"Hello?" I said about to stand up for myself for once, "You realize that I'm right here you know and i have these things called ears which you could hear thing with."
"Look at that, Midget talks." Jace siad.
"I have some questions." I said completely ignoring Jace which was also surprising, "For do you do this this with all new students, for two What's this whole thing with groups and trading people. and for three do I have any say in this?
Jace went to open his mouth to answer her, but Isabelle already started speaking, "No we don't do this with all new students just the girls, No you do not have any say in this, and the whole group thing and trading people is hard to explain"
"Well start explaining then." I said hardly believing the words coming out my mouth.
"It all started in the begging of high school..." Isabelle started.