AN: I've only read the first three Mortal Instruments books, but I am working very diligently to finish the last two. Any extra info I probably got from the wiki page or from the books once I eventually get to reading them in a few days. Enjoy!
Jace was confused about why the Lightwoods were having them do this. After a lot of thought, he finally voiced his opinion of their commands.
"Why are we being sent to a mundane school?" "Because the Clave have gotten almost a dozen reports from the Shadowhunters that were placed to pose as police, saying that just in this area there have been calls to 911 with children saying they saw things, creatures-demons, we now know-killing someone. All of the calls have been from children between 14 and 17. The Clave needs you to go to the high school, where a majority of the callers attend, to see if there happens to be any young Shadowhunters in the same position Clary was in." Maryse replied sternly.
"I think it sounds fun." Isabelle commented, smiling brightly at the idea, Alec rolling his eyes. "Before you go, the Clave was able to get an older Shadowhunter in as a replacement for the old teacher that the school somehow found out was dealing drugs to the students.
"We arranged to make sure each of you had this teacher at least one class. If there is anything to report, inform this teacher," Maryse scribbled the teacher's name on a piece of paper and handed it to Alec. "She will inform the ones who need to be informed of the situation."
"You should get plenty of rest tonight, you have to be up early in the morning, the school is across town." Robert Lightwood told them. The four nodded and headed for the door. "Oh, Clary," Maryse stopped the red-head from leaving. Clary turned. "Tell Simon to get plenty of sleep as well." The older woman told the girl with a smile. Clary smiled and nodded her head. "Thank you." She said before walking out, following behind Jace, Alec, and Isabelle.
The next morning, both Lightwoods, Jace, and Clary were up and dressed, waiting by the elevator in the Institute for Maryse, who had told them to wait. "Now, if you need to be Marked, try to put it in a place easily hidden. Robert and I put a seraph blade in each of your bags, the name is on a tag with it. If there is any trouble, just call." Maryse told them before waving them to the elevator.
Once outside of the old church, they met Simon outside and headed to the high school they were assigned to 'patrol', Jace considered it more like a taste of mundane life to knock some sense into them.
~TMI~
"Leo!" I turned and waved to Jessica as I closed my locker. "So, party tonight, are you coming?" She asked as we walked down the hall. "Sorry, working tonight." I answered, waving to people I knew. "I don't see why you even work. You're family has more money then mine and I'm getting an allowance that could pay for half of college since I've been saving since I was kid." Jessica exclaimed.
"Ya, well, unlike me, you have birth parents to live with who love you. I have adopted parents who only pay for school and clothes at the beginning of school every year. All I get for Christmas is a card. Just a card! The same thing for my birthday. So if I want any chance of getting out of this hellhole once we graduate, I have to work. It hasn't really been a choice for me." I went into detail for her as we sat down in class. "Okay, sorry. Maybe next time." She said before the bell rang and the teacher called attention.
"I'm you're new teacher. My name is Mrs. Wittworth. In addition to my being new, there are also some new students. I glanced around and didn't see any new faces. "Which, regrettably, they are late." Mrs. Wittworth said right before the door opened and five people walked in.
"Ah, here they are." She exclaimed. "Sorry, we got lost on the way here." A girl with dark red hair told the teacher, handing her the slip in her hand. "That's alright. Now, if you would introduce yourselves to the class with a hobby."
The girl with red hair nodded and held up a hand in a wave to us. "I'm Clary Morgenstern and I like to draw." A guy with brown hair and pale skin stepped up next. "I'm Simon Lewis and these guys," Simon threw a thumb back at the group behind him, apparently they were all friends. "Have told me numerous times I'm a big geek." He explained, smiling. "Having said another friend looks like a gay Sonic and dresses like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, of course we would!" Clary told Simon, laughing, causing the rest of us to laugh.
The other girl stepped up, how does she walk in those heels?! "I'm Isabelle Lightwood and I like to combat fight with my brothers." She said with a bright smile. Another guy with dark hair moved up. "I'm Alec Lightwood and I'm good with a bow and arrow." He said in a monotone voice like he was bored to be here. The last guy moved to the front and I couldn't help but think he was hot.
He had strawberry blond hair, more blond than mine, mine having more red, and his eyes were a deep amber color from the quick glance I took, his skin deeply tanned. "I'm Jaceā¦..Herondale and I play piano." He said, sounding like Alec did. He also seemed to hesitate on his last name, almost like he didn't know it, which would have been weird, but I knew it could be for the same reason as me, adopted family.
"Good, now role for everyone else." I ignored the teacher and discreetly watched as the five new kids went and found seats next to each other to the left in front of me. "Leo Richard?" The teacher asked. I raised my arm to make sure she saw me, she nodded, after turn ridged for a second, and called the next person.
~TMI~
Jace glanced around the room as Katharine, the teacher who they all knew as a friend of the Lightwoods, called the other students names. "Leo Richard?" She asked, looking for a guy, Jace thought. To both his surprise, and probably Katharine's, a girl raised her hand. Something caught Jace's eye that made him spin around and look at the four of his friends.
"That girl, Leo, she's one." Jace whispered to them once they leaned their heads in. "What do you mean?" Clary asked for the rest. "She's a Nephilim! There's a Mark on her wrist. Watch her and you'll see it." Jace told them as they all turned back around to face the front of the room.
Through class, Jace, Isabelle, and Alec would glace over at the girl-Leo-to try and see the Mark Jace had mentioned. Clary and Simon would go back and forth between glancing at the other three and Leo. "By the Angel! It's an Enkeli." Alec whispered to the other four. "I told you I saw something." Jace said in an arrogant tone. Jace turned and discreetly waved his hand to get Katharine's attention, she looked over and Jace pointed to his left wrist and back to Leo. Katharine nodded her head and stood. She had given the class a worksheet that had already in the plans. She began walking around and stopped at Leo's desk.
"How are you doing?" Katharine asked her. Leo looked up and nodded her head. "Good, it's easier than I thought it would be." She answered with a smile. Katharine glanced at Leo's wrist before responding. "Good, I'm glad." She walked back to her desk and sat down before glancing at Jace and nodding her head.
~TMI~
"Leo!" I turned and let Jessica catch up before we both started walking to lunch. "Did you see those new guys this morning? Talk about major hot!" Jessica said loudly, causing a few people to look at her. "Yes, I saw. Which one were you eyeing?" I asked as we walked into the lunch line. "Simon. He's kinda geeky looking. He's cute and he doesn't seem to have the 'too cool for school' mood like Alec or Jace did." Jessica responded as we grabbed a plate. "I thought they were cute. They all seem really closer. And when I saw them, Clary and Alec looked familiar to me."
"That's weird. Have you ever seen them before?" Jessica asked her best friend as they sat at their usual table. "No, it's more like I think I've seen people who resemble them. It's confusing even me, so it's difficult to explain." Leo said before biting into the chicken sandwich. "I think I get it." Jessica told her before biting into her own sandwich.
~TMI~
Jace, Isabelle, Alec, Clary, and Simon all saw Leo and her friend walk in the cafeteria. They were sitting close, but not close enough to hear the two girls over the noise in the room. Jace turned to Clary. "Can you create another rune?" He said, hunching his body closer to her to whisper and make it less likely for someone to over hear them.
"Maybe, I'm not sure." Clary responded. She turned back to her sketch book and sat still for a minute, breathing deeply. She sat back up and nodded her head to Jace. He pulled both his sleeve up and moved on onto Clary's thigh, to give the appearance of just a normal high school couple. Clary slipped her stele from her pocket and burned the new Mark, one which she hoped would work, on Jace's wrist.
Clary knew where ever the Mark, that area was more powerful. She hoped with this Mark, it worked despite being for advance hearing and being placed on his wrist. Jace sat still after Clary Marked his arm. He concentrated and finally heard Leo and her friends conversation in his ear.
"-when I saw them, Clary and Alec looked familiar to me." "That's weird. Have you ever seen them before?" "No, it's more like I think I've seen people who resemble them. It's confusing even me, so it's difficult to explain." "I think I get it." Jace turned his attention back to the table he was sitting at. "Nothing, just normal mundane gossip. But I still think we should follow her after to see where she goes." Jace told them before the rest of the group nodded their heads and continued eating.
