Clary took a deep breath before she walked into Mrs. Burn's classroom. She was new at Academy High, and she was nervous. The only friend she had was Simon, her best friend since the fifth grade.

"Come on, you'll be alright. Trust me, after a few days, you'll make lots of friends," Simon reassured her.

"You sound just like Luke."

"I know. Is that a problem?"

"No. Come on, let's go ahead and go before we get tardy."

Clary opened the door, only to find a bunch of beady little eyeballs staring at her. She looked down at her shoes. "Um, hi. I'm new here. I... need to know where I sit."

"What's your name, sweetie?" Mrs. Burns asked Clary. "Um, Clarissa Fray. But, I would rather to be called Clary."

"Ok, Clary, your seat is over there in the back row, behind Jace."

"Jace?" Clary asked.

"Oh. I'm sorry dear. You are new, after all. Jace is the ignorant blond over there."

The boy named Jace, smirked. "Alright." Clary said. The teacher looked up from her computer, and at Simon. "Oh, right, Simon. Your right behind Isabelle Lightwood." Simon flashed a huge grin. Isabelle groaned.

Clary sat behind Jace, and took out her sketching pad, and pencils. She started sketching Her mom, Luke, and her. Only this time, as a happy family.

Jace turned around and saw Clary's sketch. "That's really good," he pointed at the sketch of Clary, "Is that you?" he asked. "Oh, um, yes. And thank you." Jace shot her a tiny smile. "It's okay to be nervous. I remember my first day here, and after five minutes, the girls were all over me." Clary coughed. "Yeah, I'm sure." Jace ignored the comment. "Want to sit with us during lunch today?"

"Who's 'us'?"

"Oh. Well, 'us' is me, Isabelle, Alec, and you."

"What about Simon?"

"Alright, Fine. We can make room for him to."

Clary smiled, and got a good look at Jace's face. She would need it for another sketch.

"JACE WAYLAND!" The teacher yelled. Jace whipped around quickly. The class snickered.

"Like I WAS asking you, why does the Earth consist of 365 days and a day of 24 hours?" "Ummm."

Clary tapped Jace on the back and handed him a note. Jace read it. The answer.

"Wait, I remember," Jace looked down at the note and read out loud. "Because a year, 365 days, is the time it takes for the Earth to travel around the sun, and um, a day, 24 hours, is the time it takes for the Earth to spin around once on its axis."

Jace looked proud. Clary smirked. "Correct. Jace you're the first one to ever answer that question correctly." A boy with black hair from across the room snickered. Jace glared at him.

"Okay, remember class the winter ball is coming soon, so be re-" The bell interrupted her. She shook her head. "Be ready. Dress nice. You are dismissed."

Clary collected her things and put them into her bag. She slung the bag over her shoulder and walked out. Jace caught up with her.

"Hey. I'll walk you over to your next class." Clary smiled, "Okay."