Clary sighed and tossed the outfit on her bed. For the past hour she had been trying to decide on what to wear for her double date with Jace, Simon, and Isabelle. She had about 20 different outfits sprawled on her bed but everything she put on, she thought made her look childish and less beautiful than Isabelle. Jace always told her that she was beautiful and put up with the fact that she mostly wore jeans and sneakers but tonight she wanted to really wow him. With another sigh, she swept all the clothing into her arms and dumped it messily onto the floor of her closet. Then she grabbed her phone and dialed Isabelles number.

30 minutes later Clary was in Isabelle's room sitting on her bed while Isabelle excitedly searched her closet for a dress that suited Clary. She finally emerged with a dark blue dress over her shoulder.

"Here!" She squealed "This is perfect for you."

"Thanks Izzy." Clary replies with a slightly forced smile "I'll just go now." She slid towards the door trying to get out of Isabelle's room before she could do her hair and makeup.

"Hold it." Izzy said grabbing Clary by the wrist, "I'm not done with you yet."

She sat Clary down in her vanity chair and started yanking none too kindly on Clarys bright red locks.

"So," Izzy asked "Hows it going with Jace?"

"What'd ya mean?"

"You know..." Izzy answered with a slight smirk "Before you guys were like a couple of horny monkeys and now with the heavenly fire and shit, you can't even touch each other."

"Isabelle!" Clary squealed, taken aback slightly. "We were not like horny monkeys!"

"Alright, but I haven't forgotten about your little passionate alley makeout session."

"What about you and Simon?" Clary retorted

"What about us?" Isabelle asked, arching her eyebrows at Clary

"Nothing." Clary muttered.

"There, you're all done." Izzy put down the mascara wand she'd been using and spun the chair around so Clary could see herself. Clary blinked and jerked back, startled at how beautiful she looked. Izzy had made her cheeks glow and used a smoky grey eyeshadow that made her eyes pop. Her eyelashes looked long and her lips full and glossy. The dress was the best part though. It was not dark blue as Clary had first thought, but actually a deep violet that made her perfectly curled ringlets stand out. It hugged her body and showed the curves she'd developed in the last two years.

"Here." Isabelle passed her a pair of low, silver high heels. Isabelle herself was wearing an incredible silver dress with a plunging v-neck, and a slit in the side. Clary slid on the shoes and grabbed a black velvet jacket from Isabelle's coat rack. The two girls linked arms and walked out the door.

Simon stood with Jace waiting nervously. They were standing outside the Institute seeing as Simon couldn't go in, and he was trying to ignore the rush of doubts going through his head. For the past two weeks, he still wasn't sure what was going on with him and Isabelle. Sure they had kissed and held hands and done other coupley stuff but Simon wanted more. He wanted Isabelle to say those three little words to him. He wanted to be reassured that she felt the same way that he did. When she had asked him to go on a double date with Jace and Clary he thought it would be a good time to figure out how she felt. She had told him they would be going to some theater to see a movie, then out to a fancy restaurant. He was about to ask Jace what movie they were seeing when the doors of the Institute opened revealing Isabelle and Clary, arm and arm and chatting happily. Clary was wearing a short blue dress and Isabelle, a long silver one. they both looked amazing.

"Hey Si!" Clary said coming to give him a hug before going to stand next to Jace.

"You look beautiful." Jace said giving her a quick kiss on her lips.

"Hey Simon." Simon turned around and saw Isabelle with her hand on her hips grinning at him.

"You look amazing." Simon said as she wrapped her arm around his waist. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and then turned to Jace "So, what movie are we seeing?"

Jace shrugged "I don't know... Iz and Clary picked it." He glanced at his phone "We should go though." He gestured to the car and walked towards it with his arm around Clary.

Simon followed, hand and hand with Izzy. Izzy slid into the backseat next to Clary, and Simon was about to follow when he heard a faint rustling noise, too faint to be heard by mundane ears.

"What is it Si?" Clary asked

"Nothing." Simon replied hesitantly "I thought I heard something but it was probably just a cat."

"Okay, so get in. We're gonna be late!"

Simon slid in beside Isabelle, but before he closed the door he could have sworn he saw a flash of someones eyes, and the silver tip of a gleaming knife.

So There's the first chapter. Read and review! Please tell me if you want more...