Tangled Tales
Summary: It all started with Clary Fray's father dying. 6 years later, she meets prince Jace Herondale and his best friend Sebastian Verlac. Together with a few other close friends, Clary is sucked into a world of magic, romance and an adventure she'll never forget.
Clary:
War broke out. Each household was required to send all the men above the age of 18, or else they will drag you by force and execute your family if need be. The only man in the household, Valentine, her dad, was sent to training early the next morning after the announcement. That was the last time she ever saw him. She was only 10.
As a parting present, her father had hand crafted a beautiful shell necklace and she had kept it with her since 6 years ago. Yeah, in a blink of an eye, 6 years had flew by.
3 years after her father's death, her mother remarried. She never blamed her mother for what she did as her mum and dad's marriage was pre-arranged. Although her mum might never have loved Valentine, she cared about him enough to stay with him and be faithful.
But now that he was gone, and for quite a few years, she married the man she was always in love with. Luke Garroway. Luke, by all means, wasn't a stranger to her family. He had been a close family friend since she was a baby and had always been there for her and her mother during hard times, especially after the war and food and supplies were meagre.
Luke had provided her family with some funds and Jocelyn managed to get a job as the local museum curator and that job paid quite well.
Luke could never fully take his place as the loving and caring father Valentine was, but she still enjoyed his company. He was a great stepfather, strict at times, but you can always depend on him to lighten the mood.
Luke had some close friends too. His closest friends were Maryse and Robert Lightwood. After Luke married her mother, Jocelyn, she became extremely close to the Lightwood family's children, Isabelle and Alec Lightwood.
She never really had a friend until she met Isabelle and Alec. When she was younger, she used to hang out with this girl named Maureen, but then her family moved after her father too had died in the wars. They didn't keep in touch.
During most weekends, she would head over to the Lightwood's little cottage in the forest. The cottage was surrounded with flowers and she and Izzy spent hours taking care of them and making sure they grew well.
The Fray's were more well off, and lived in a town house on the edge of the town. Generations of Frays had lived there before her and her mother. She also had a brother named Jonathan. They were extremely close and he even taught her how to ride a horse. Their house was surrounded by a thick cluster of trees and a narrow gravel path was constructed, leading to the town.
Alec was very shy and it took him quite some time before he became friends with her. Izzy was like the total opposite of Alec. She was outgoing and friendly and we became friends quickly.
Jonathan inherited her father's white blond hair and her mother's green eyes. Clary, on the other hand, looked nothing like her father. She was a younger and shorter version of her mother. Clary was short at 5'2 while Jocelyn towered over her with a height of 5'9.
Her long red hair was extremely curly and tended to frizz on the ends. Therefore, she always had to take time to make sure her hair looked presentable and not like a mothball or that she had just been attacked by some rough birds.
Some part of Clary wishes that she could look more like her mother and prettier. Even at the age of 16, she never had someone kiss her before, much less a boyfriend.
Today, Clary decides to go to the town library and borrow a couple books to read while on her spring break. The school she went to was a town school(what even is that?) and there usually weren't that many new people even though their town was a large one with many attractions, the population was small compared to the other larger cities, like New York.
First, she stops by the bakery run by Luke's sister, Amatis to get a cake for her mother's upcoming birthday. Amatis was a kind and well-liked lady by all the townsfolk and she would often donate her baked goods to the annual town carnival. Amatis was well known for her famous chocolate chip cookies so Clary secretly takes one from the basket before going off. She knows Amatis won't mind, but she just doesn't want her to know.
Next, she goes to the library where there is the young and enthusiastic head librarian, Tessa Gray. She and Tessa became close friends when they found out they both enjoyed the company of books. Tessa was only 20 this year with long brown hair that curled on the ends and hazelnut brown eyes.
Another close friend of hers is Jem, aka James Carstairs. He is Tessa's boyfriend, soon to be husband. Jem and Clary bonded with the help of Tessa. Jem had raven black hair and black eyes. He was soft-spoken and polite to everyone he met. Jem played the violin and was slowly teaching Clary everytime she visits the library.
On her way back, she stops by Jessamine's little tea shop to get some pastries for her family when she gets back. Jessamine was an orphan but was adopted by Henry and Charlottle Fairchild and was now engaged to Nathenial, aka, Nate Gray, Tessa's younger brother.
When she reaches home, it's almost sunset and her mother calls her over for dinner. The aroma of food reached her nose and her empty stomach grumbled.
After dinner, she would help with some chores, do some reading and head off to bed at around 11. Basically, this is how she lives her everyday life. She has no idea that everything around her will soon change after meeting a certain someone.
So, I know that nothing much actually happened in this chapter, but this is somewhat of an introduction and next chapter more characters would be introduced and some stuff will really start happening. This story has quite a number of characters, so it'll be a while before everyone appears. Please request in the comments if you would like to see a specific person's POV.
Read and review(feel free to ask any questions too),
Jodi x