"You've got to be joking." Jace groaned.
"I'm not joking. This decision was made to try to raise a generation more sympathetic to mundanes." Maryse said.
"Of course we're sympathetic to mundanes, me and Clary were raised that way!" Simon protested.
"But neither, Jace, Isabelle, or Alec were raised that way. This is applied to all Shadowhunters beneath the age of 18." Marcuse said.
"Wait, I'm 18, doesn't that mean I don't have to go?" Alec said.
"Well, yes. But perhaps you should accompany you're parabatai." Maryse said.
"It's not like it's dangerous." Alec said.
"What Alec, are you afraid to go to a mundane high school?" Simon laughed.
"No I just don't want to." Alec said.
"So you're seriously making us go to a mundane high school?" Jace asked.
"Yes." Maryse said.
"But wait, wouldn't it be suspicious that they wouldn't know algebra and stuff like that?" Clary said.
"Jace is seventeen and will be a senior and only English and physical education are required freshmen year. Isabelle will be excused from classes that require background information. I would assume you and Simon already know enough to be able to attend normal classes." Maryse said.
"But wouldn't it be suspicious that they don't know any shows, movies, or music?" Clary asked.
"I'm sure you and Simon can bring them up to speed." Maryse said. "You'll begin school in two weeks."
She left the room.
Alec started laughing. "I can't believe they're making you go to high school."
"C'mon how bad could it be next to fighting demons?" Izzy asked.
"I'd rather fight demons." Clary said.
...
"This is stupid." Jace said for the hundredth time.
Clary rolled her eyes. "They just don't want more Valentines."
"No I mean this movie, it's idiotic." He said looking at the TV screen.
"Yeah. This movie is terrible." Clary said. "Ahh, perfect!" She said holding up a DVD. "Star wars."
"Is that that movie Simon keeps talking about?" He asked.
"Yes, but it's a classic. People will think its weird if you haven't seen it." Clary said.
She put the movie in the DVD player and sat down next to Jace on the sofa. The beginning music started playing and the text traveled up the screen. Clary snuggled into Jace's side as the movie played.
Eventually she fell asleep.
...
Clary was woken up by the beeping of her phones alarm clock. She was at the Institute for the week while her mother and Luke were on vacation so naturally, she was sleeping in Jace's room. Jace groaned and rolled over beside her on the bed.
"Today's the day." Clary said.
Jace groaned again.
"C'mon." She said. "We have to get dressed."
"I'm thinking I should go naked." Jace said.
"We're supposed to blend in, Jace." Clary reminded him.
"We won't blend in no matter what we do, Clary." Jace said.
"Just try." She said.
She got up out of bed and slipped on a pair of jeans and a blouse. Jace got up too and went to take a shower.
Clary remembered the last time she had gone to school. It seemed so long ago even though she had only missed a year of school. Thankfully, they weren't going to the same high school as she had gone to, people would have asked what happened.
They had come up with a cover story. The Institute was run by a friend of Simon and Clary's parents and that's why they were staying there. Jace was adopted and Isabelle was actually the friends daughter, which was true once Clary thought about it.
Isabelle, Simon and Clary were all juniors and had a lot of classes together, so at any point Simon or Clary would be able to help her fit in, but Jace was a senior so Clary only had a study with him, a gym class with him and lunch.
Maryse prepared a breakfast for them when they went downstairs. Very soon it was time to leave for school.
Thankfully, they wouldn't have to take the bus. Magnus (who found this entire situation very amusing) had agreed to drive them. They all piled into the van, and even though he wasn't going to highschool, Alec was in the passenger seat.
"So who's ready for their first day of school?" Magnus asked in a bright, cheery voice. "So what I know from movies is: highschool sucks, don't piss off the popular kids, don't hang out with the popular kids, get a hot boyfriend and graduate with honors."
Jace looked like he was trying not to punch Magnus.
Magnus turned the minivan into the school parking lot where there was a line of cars dropping teenagers off. As Jace, Clary, Simon and Isabelle were getting out of the van Magnus shouted.
"Have a wonderful day at school!" Out the window before driving off.
Clary cringed as all heads turned to them.
"So much for blending in." Jace muttered.
