Fan Fiction TMI Counseling

Clary walked along the institute hallways, looking for some signs of human life as she hummed her favorite song. It was Wednesday and even though she didn't have training on Wednesdays she thought it would be nice to surprise Jace. She was very surprised to see the institute deserted.

Suddenly she heard voices coming from the training room. They seemed to be laughing at something. She twisted the door knob and stumbled ungracefully into the training room. What she saw baffled her. Everyone was there Alec, Jace Isabelle, Will, Jem, and Tessa. They all were sitting in fold out chairs that were arranged in a circle. As soon as she walked in everyone looked at her in surprise and all conversation immediately ceased.

" Clary," Jace said "what are you doing here?"

Clary looked at everyone each in turn " I'd ask you the same question. This doesn't look like training."

Izzy took the privilege of replying "Of course it isn't. It's Wednesday." Then after dropping that vague information proceeded to inspect her nails.

"And what does that mean? What is this? Some sort of demon slaying support group?" Clary asked.

Jace looked down at his shoes " I was hoping that I'd never have to tell you this."

Jem looked at Clary with his kind eyes "Clary this is the way that the residents of the institute... let out steam."

Clary still didn't understand " about what?"

"You." Will answered honestly. "Now, don't look so offended we do this to everyone. Everyday we talk crap about one of us, and the person we talk about isn't invited. You, my dear just happened to be on Wednesday. They talk about me on Mondays, though I can hardly imagine that there is much to complain about." Will leaned back in his chair and folded his head in his arms,

Clary didn't know what to say. All she could think of was "This doesn't seem healthy."

Jace finally looked at her in the eye " You'd be surprised at how much it helps. Naturally I don't have a day assigned, because I'm just that flawless."

Tessa took this opportunity to interject that his assigned day was in fact on Friday. At this remark Jace looked utterly betrayed, he held his hand to his heart in fake hurt.

" You betrayed me! If this is a lie then who knows what else might be? Is your name even Tessa?"

"No," Tessa responded with sarcasm " My real name is actually Sergeant Sexy."

" Then your whoever named you was obviously on drugs, your not sexy at all." Jace joked

Tessa punched him in the arm affectionately, as if he was her little brother. Even through all this distracting banter, Clary couldn't shake the feeling of betrayal, because Jace had talked about her and she wanted to know what he had said. Clary pulled up a chair next to Jace and sat down facing him.

" Jace look-"

" Woah, woah, woah!" Alec shouted, " What are you doing? Your not supposed to stay! It's Wednesday, we haven't finished our session!"

"it's true," Isabelle said as she shrugged " Your not supposed to be here, because it causes people to hold back."

" Hold back?" Clary asked " So it's like a hate fest?"

"Yes Clary , I thought we already went through this." Isabelle chided "We should add this to our discussion, how sometimes it takes Clary way to long to grasp things."

Clary rolled her eyes. " Fine. I'll see you guys later." as she left she poked her head in one more time and added " Don't hold back!"

" Oh don't worry we wont!" Jem shouted back.

Everyone looked at him pointedly.

"what?" he asked " She told us not to."

" I do believe," will added "that I detected a hint of sarcasm in her heavy Brooklyn accent?"

This was the last Clary heard as she walked back down the hallway back to the elevator, then she stopped mid stride. If her day was on Wednesday, then why wasn't she invited for the other six days of the week?