Clary p.o.v
I stared at myself in the mirror rechecking my outfit that my friend Maia picked out for me. She had chosen a black tank top with a blood red corset to go over it, a black plaid skirt, red ripped fishnet tights, and my combat boots. It wasn't a bad selection… come to think of it I loved it.
"Clarissa Fray get down here or you're going to be late for school!" my mother yelled.
"I'll be right down let me just get my things together!" I yelled back. I tuned towards my bed to grab my neon green hello kitty book bag.
"CLARY!"
"I'm coming hold on!" After throwing my make up bag in my bag and grabbing my car keys I walked out of my room and ran down the stairs.
"Bye mom I'll see you later love you!"
"Clary hold on I need to tell you something."
"Mom I really need to leave or else I'm gonna be late picking up Simon and Maia."
"Well this is important," she swallowed visibly before continuing, "You're father is going to be here when you get home later."
"What why?"
"He's your father sweetie he wants to spend some time with you."
"So after eighteen years plus the divorce he decides now is the best time?"
"Now Clary-."
"Mom I have a boyfriend that I love, two best friends, a band, a job, and five scholarships for college. I have a life now. If he really cared about me he would have spent some 'quality time' with me a long time ago. I have to go now or I'll be late bye." I walked out the front door and unlocked the doors to my dark purple Mercedes (an apology/b-day gift from my dad) that I got two years ago. What the hell? My life is finally where I want it to be and my dad decides now to visit me. It's just a bunch of bull.
It's a good thing that Maia and Simon are next door neighbors. It makes picking them up for school so much easier. Simon climbed in the back seat, Maia climbed into the passengers' seat, they buckled themselves then we were off.
"What it do little mama?" Maia said
"Nothing really just that my dads coming over later." I replied.
"How is that nothing? You haven't seen him since last year's forth of July," she said incredulously.
"It doesn't really matter to me just another daddy daughter day, which by the way I'm not even going to."
"Why not he's your dad?" Simon asked.
"Because like Maia said I haven't seen him since last summer, if he actually did care about me I would be seeing him every weekend. Not a weekend every two years."
"She has a point Simon and besides it's her choice."
"Thank you Maia," I said formally.
"Your welcome darling," she replied back in a fake, really bad British accent. I laughed and we fell into a comfortable silence just listening to bitter sweet memories by bullet for my valentine. Once we were in the school parking lot I looked around for Sebastian who would be saving a parking spot for me. I love him so much. I found him near the west side entrance sitting in the middle of the parking space. He saw us, smiled, and got up letting me park. "You do realize that you could get yourself killed sitting there like that right?" I asked playfully. "Yes but if its you doing the killing I would be ok with that," he said while kissing my cheek. "Aw well isn't that just sweet?" Simon said sarcastically. "Shut up Si he's my boyfriend and he's entitled to say whatever he wants, just as long as it's not anything bad about me."
"I would never do such a thing."
"You better not."
"Ok can you guys quit the mushy stuff please?" Maia asked with a fake gag.
"Well then turn around so you don't have to see it," I said.
"Yeah but I can still hear it though."
"Fine then we'll quit." I leaned against the front of my car and looked around the parking lot. There were all the basic groups you see in all the movies. The jocks and cheerleaders, the Goth/punk/emo people (which is where most of my friends generate), druggies/alcoholics, nerds, bullies, outcasts, musicians, and the future country club members. I was friends with at least three people in each group even the jocks and cheerleaders. Although there was the one person that I hate with a burning passion, and that was the bitch Aline. We used to be friends but when junior high came along she went for cheerleading and I went for art and singing even though she begged me to try out with her. She used to be one of my closest friends but then she made the squad and we grew apart which was fine by me because she changed a lot. My eyes made their way back to the jocks and cheerleaders where I saw Aline making out with her boyfriend Jace Lightwood. Suddenly the bell rand and everybody headed to their first period. I had math with (thank god) Maia, one of my friends Isabelle who was on the cheer squad, Jace, and Aline.
Once Maia and I got into class we took our seats in the front center of the room.
"So what time is band practice today?" Maia asked.
"Um probably around 5:00."
"Ok 'cause Simon just texted me wondering what time it was." I nodded then got out my sketch book and started to draw a possible logo for the band, that is until Aline passed by and 'accidentally' knocked my things off my desk.
"Oops I'm so sorry please don't put a hex on me."
"Oh darn and I had the perfect one for you. It was supposed to deflate those implants you call boobs."
Her expression darkened, "You better take that back."
"Or you'll what; you'll smother me with them?"
"You little bitch," she hissed.
"Actually that's you, or are you a slut? Can you help me out Maia I just can't remember?"
"Hmmm actually I think it's both."
"Oh right thanks for helping me clear that up."
"You really don't want to start something with me," Aline said through clenched teeth.
"What can I start Aline that's already been going on for seven years?" I Asked. Then she turned around abruptly taking Jace and Isabelle by the wrists pulling them away to their seats. Maia gave me a high five then bent over, grabbed my sketch book, and handed it to me. I smiled at her and that's when Mrs. Hastings walked into the class room.
"Good morning class please turn to page 227 in your text books so that we can get started."
Class went as usual Maia and I answering most of the questions, Aline calling us nerds under her breath, and Jace being called on a few times not being able to answer the question. When we were finished with our lesson for today we still had ten extra minutes left of class to do whatever we wanted. That is until Mrs. Hastings called Jace and me to her desk.
"So Mr. Lightwood you seem to be having trouble in class which means you are not passing, and that concerns me greatly."
"I know Mrs. Hastings I'm sorry."
"Well sorry isn't going to cut it, you need a tutor. And that tutor is going to be Miss. Fray." She turned to me and smiled.
"Why me?" I asked anxiously.
"Because you've had straight a's all semester, no body else in this class has."
"But I have no time to tutor Jace I have things I do after school, one of them being my job."
"Well then you two will just have to work out a schedule." She said with finality. I glanced over at Jace who was looking down at the floor then back at Mrs. Hastings who was waiting for my answer.
"Ok then I guess I'll tutor him," I said defeated.
"Wonderful you two may go now." When I turned around to go back to my seat I found that everyone in class was staring at us. But the three that stood out the most to me was a furious Aline and an astonished Maia and Isabelle. Then it finally dawned on me, I was tutoring my nemesis's boyfriend. WHAT THE HELL?