A/N: Hi again guys. This is the third story I've tried to begin. Let's see how it goes. All I can say to try and redeem myself is that I've hit a low in my life. Certain things have happened to me this year that have really made it harder for me to focus on things that actually make me happy. I've been struggling a lot recently… However, I remember how happy writing Kiss it Better made me. Hearing from all of you guys here really made me happy! I hope that I can find a way to redeem myself to all of you. I will try my absolute best to continue the inspiration that is sparked at the beginning of a story. Thank you and I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, only the plot. And honestly not all of that either as I am reading Harry Potter right now so the whole wizard thing is pretty influenced. But the ideas are mine. That much I can do.

~~~ Opening ~~~

There are three species of humans on earth.

Mundanes, normal creatures who dwell on city streets or country roads, are unaware to the world around them. They lead normal lives and are allowed to live in ignorance. After the Mundie Witch War of 1692, in which mundies hunted members of the magic community, the other species thought it best that mundanes were left out of the loop.

Then there are wizards, people with the ability to use magic and have power over the occult. Their control over magic came from the Book of White, a spell book now taught in Idris schools from levels kindergarten to college. Wizards are tasked with keeping the world safe from demons or using their magic to better society, their ability setting them apart from the mundanes.

Finally, there are familiars. This group of humans has the ability to transform into their given animal (any animal is possible) in order to assist the wizards in their tasks. They are meant to give their knowledge, power, and lives to the wizards that they are assigned to. Their sole duty in life is to aid and protect their master.

Idris Academy, a prestigious school since the year 1234, specializes in the raising of witches, wizards, and familiars. Located in Idris, they utilize a thought out system which assigns a familiar to a wizard based on their unit of magic. The three units are recreational, knowledge, and power. Recreational wizards usually use their magic for entertainment. Their magic comes in unusual forms and is often regarded as quite talent based. To the world, they would become the actors and artists, the acrobats and the opera singers that made up the top of the industries. Knowledgeable wizards were the smartest and often used their smarts to study the world around them as well as aiding the power wizards in such things as battle strategies. Finally, the power wizards were often found in fighting positions, their ability to use forceful and powerful spells allowing them to become assets in fighting and war. After attending the academy, students will be prepared to utilize their years of training, their special ability, and their familiar to lead purposeful lives in the world.

"Before the world, we offer our skills and ourselves to the betterment of society. It is our wish to protect the world and to drive out the darkness that plagues us. It is on these words that we swear our loyalty to the great Idris Academy. May you teach us all.

Si vis pacem, para bellum."

~~~Chapter 1~~~

The sunlight felt too bright today, the thin curtains covering Clary's small house's windows doing little to keep out the light. She heard noises down in the kitchen, the sound of coffee being brewed and eggs being scrambled, and slunk further into her quilt. She knew any minute now, Luke, her mother's familiar, would come upstairs to wake her up.

Luke had been with her mom since they had been paired in high school. Being a wolf, Luke was an amazingly powerful partner for someone with recreational magic like Clary's mom. They were usually given smaller animals, ones that could be of more help in the shops or studios that recreational wizards often found themselves at.

Although they had tried to hide it, Clary knew that Luke and her Mother, Jocelyn, had a thing for each other. Being familiars, it was a little bit more difficult for them to have an open relationship, but even though it was frowned upon, it happened often. In fact, after spending that much time around one person, it was hard to not develop feelings for them.

Clary heard shoes coming down the hallway towards her room and buried herself further into the blanket on her bed. As they turned the knob she held very still, stimulating the stance of a startled bunny as she hoped that Luke would not see her.

The door opened and not too soon was she flung into the frigid air that was her room without the warm confines of the blanket. She yelped and reached blindly for the blanket, the sun from earlier blinding her poor, tired eyes.

The laughs that followed, however, were not Luke's. No these laughs were even better.

She opened her eyes to be met with crooked glasses and mussed up hair. The added jeans and cheesy t shirt came together to complete the look.

"Simon!"

Forgetting the cold air and her rumpled, bedtime appearance, she launched herself at Simon who landed on the ground with a thud. Their bear hug lasted a solid five minutes before Simon made a move to break it.

For as long as Clary could remember, Simon had been her best friend. They had taken their first steps together and learned to speak together. Simon had been there when Clary had used magic for the first time and Clary had been there when Simon had turned into a brown rat for the first time.

Simon had been devastated when he found out his familiar animal. He had always had visions of something grand and wonderful, something that, he would never admit, would help Clary with whatever path she was given.

Simon had guessed that Clary would either be sorted into recreational, like her mother, or power. Clary and Simon had little knowledge of Clary's father, but her fiery personality and stubbornness were common among powerful wizards.

Being stuck as a rat had been horrible for him. Other children had called him rat boy for a majority of his life, in fact some still did. It was only Clary who saw the merit in his animal.

"Rats are smart!" She had told him on one particularly bad afternoon when Simon, only six at the time, had been picked on by a large group of other children.

"Smarter than any of those dummies anyway. They're all talk and no action. Why Simon, all you had to do was look at them and they all ran off."

Simon knew that wasn't true. Clary, although she didn't like to admit it, was gifted. Albeit a little out of control at times, Clary's magic use was extraordinary. She had mastered spells easily ever since she had started learning them and her power was awe inspiring. It had been Clary who had scarred off the group of children, the beginning words of a gag spell used to turn people into roaches leaving her mouth. While a spell like that didn't really exist, none of those children knew that. The other children knew that Clary had a lot of knowledge in the magic department and she had used this to convince them that all sorts of wicked spells existed. In reality, magic was a little bit more complicated then turning people into roaches.

For their whole lives, Clary and Simon had been together. There was little that could bring them apart.

After getting ready, Clary went to meet Simon, Luke, and her mom in the kitchen. What Clary had thought had been eggs, she found were pancakes.

"Simon and Clary, congratulations on starting your second year at Idris Academy!" Her mom said as she brought a tall stack of her famous blueberry pancakes to the table. Luke clapped as Simon got up and took a dramatic bow in front of the table, grabbing the maple syrup in one hand and a fork in the other on his way back up.

Being sixteen was a big deal in Idris, a small country in Europe where many wizards resided. At sixteen, wizards were paired with familiars in a big ceremony that took place about a quarter through the year. It was hard to wait. Because of all of their similarities and their relationship, it was likely that Clary and Simon would be paired together. At least, they hoped so.

The whole family finished up their breakfast together. As soon as they were done, Clary bolted up and grabbed her and Simon's plate, putting them into the sink. Resistance rose from Simon as he watched in dismay as his fifth helping of pancakes was carried off. After grabbing her bag and putting on her shoes, Clary grabbed Simon's hand and dragged him out the door. His complaints continued as Luke and her mother called out praises and goodbyes.

Before they even got half way down the street, Clary's mother rushed up behind them and gave them one last hug.

"Please be safe this year. Remember, I love you both so much. Come and visit often."

Idris Academy, it turned out, had a boarding system and students stayed on campus. The only time they were really allowed to leave the campus was on Sundays, holidays, and for special, extremely rare missions assigned by the academy.

Clary hugged her mom back, knowing she would be seeing her again next Sunday but still extremely sad inside.

"Castodit amor," Clary's mom whispered into her ear before stepping back and waving as the two walked away.

Translations:

Si vis pacem, para bellum = If you want peace, prepare for war

Castodit amorn = Love keeps

A/N: Hi again! Thank you so much for reading this chapter! I have decided that Latin is probably going to be a part of the world that Clary and them live in just because I could… I don't really know why. However, I don't learn Latin so I actually have no idea what I am saying. If any of you have learned and or are learning Latin and wanna give me some pointers or fun phrases to incorporate, that would be awesome! Leave them in a review ;) Please tell me your thoughts. I think that writing will be good for me…