-Max POV-

The flock and I are flying South back to good ole' Virginia. Yeah, you heard me Virginia. The government is sending us to some school outside of Roseville. Cars are driving below us. We are arriving at the school two days early. The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, and we are exceptional. The school has some boys from another school spending the year so Gazzy, Iggy, and Fang can stay with us. The government is smart enough to not split us up. Hey, they're learning.

We enter and Nudge starts jumping with excitement. The place is extravagant a grand staircase is in front of us. Not the place for mutant bird kids. "Hello," says a voice from the top of the stairs. "If the girls will come with me and the boys with Agent Townstend, we will show you to your rooms." Oh right! I should probably say this, Welcome to a school for spies.

-Clary POV-

"Clary!" calls my mom and I run out to the kitchen with Simon on my heels. "You got mail." She hand me a letter and I open it:

Dear Clarissa Fray,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been excepted for a fully paid scholarship to the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Woman. Term starts September 2ed. We hope to see you there. We are located directly outside of Roseville Virginia.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Morgan.

"Mom I got a scholarship to a school."

"Where?"

"Virginia."

"What?" she takes the letter out of my hand. "September 2ed that's in two days." She flips the paper. "There's a number on the back." My mom calls the number and Simon and I listen on another phone.

"Hello" says a voice on the other end.

"Hello. Umm… I received a letter in the mail concerning my daughter. Clarissa Fray."

"Yes, we have heard of your daughter and would wish her to attend, will she?" My mom freezes.

"Yes, she will."

"Thank you," The line ends.

"What?" I say.

"You're going and I suggest you start packing. I'm going to run and get you some boxes," I know she means it so I grab Simon and drag him to my room to start packing.

"You better email me."

"I will." I say wiping away tears. Jace won't even know. He, Alec, and Isabelle are at some Conclave thing for the week. It takes 3 hours to pack everything. We leave right away. We reach Roseville and spend the rest of the night in a motel that's not far.

-Max POV-

Angel and Nudge are dropped at their dorms. We stop at a door and Ms. Morgan. "Another student arrived early and you will be sharing a dorm about her. And Max no one will know about the wings unless you tell them but I must warn you news travels fast here. "

"Thank you," she opens the door and I step inside. When the door is closed I start looking for exits. It's a force of habit.

"Hello?" says a girl lying on a bed in the corner.

"Umm... Hi I'm Max." In case you haven't noticed I'm not so good with this socializing thing.

"I'm Cammie. This is your bed." I walk to the bed she pointed to. Someone left a trunk at the end.

"Thanks,"

"Bex, Liz, and Macey are in this room too. Someone else is coming this year but I don't know her name."

"Oh OK," I open my trunk to unpack. I pull out the basic things and my uniforms. On the bottom there is a laptop. I plug it in and turn it on.

-Cammie POV-

There is something going on with this Max girl as soon as she walks in I notice her looking for exits. Then she seems kind of secretive. We almost never get new students so she must be special.