Summary: Clarissa Morgenstern is a Shadowhunter princess. She hates everything about being a princess, the stupid balls and dances, the stuck up princes, everything. And now her father wants to just marry her off to a blonde arrogant prince, and Clarissa hates it. But her father insists and she has two month to get to know this prince before they wed. Will true love ever come between them or not?
Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own any of the characters except the possibility of a few OC's coming up. The famous ones all sadly belong to our lovely author Cassandra Clare who we all love (and hate) very much.
AN: Hey guys again I have no idea why I write more than I should but I just sort of do, anyway please read and I hope you enjoy it.
Clary's point of view
"Clary! Look at what I can do!"
I looked up just in time to see one of my younger sisters Jessica jump off a beam, do a flip and then land on the floor slightly uneven but she remained standing up unlike most of the time my younger siblings tried to.
I smiled and said "Well done Jess, just remember to bend your knees when you jump and land to regain your balance okay?"
Jessica nodded, her eyes sparkling as she bounced back to the ladder which let us get up there and she started jumping from beam to beam her eyes now concentrating on her feet.
I smiled and went back to sorting my arrows out again.
Okay I better introduce myself before I carry on:
My name is Clarissa Adele Morgenstern. Well technically it's Princess Clarissa Adele Morgenstern but I hate being a princess so just Clarissa or Clary as I prefer. I am also a Shadowhunter which is someone who is half human half angel; well I'm not even that exactly. You see my father decided to experiment with me and my older brother and with my brother he tested demon blood on him which didn't really work out, so with me he tried extra angel blood and that didn't really work either so with my younger siblings they're just perfectly normal Shadowhunters (minus the fact they're royal) whereas me and my brother Jonathan are different. Jon is somewhat half angel, quarter demon and quarter human, though slowly his demon blood is taking over the angel and human blood so one day he will probably end up completely demon, I on the other hand am three quarters angel blood and a quarter human. Yes I and Jon are quite screwed up.
Anyway I am sixteen years old and second in line of ruling the kingdom. My brother Jonathan being the first, then me, then it's Jessica in third, then Ruby in fourth and Emma in fifth.
I have elbow length, bright fiery red curly hair which is normally in a ponytail, braid or bun during the day and at night some fancy hairdo and emerald green eyes. I have porcelain pale skin which is dotted with freckles and very high cheekbones. Basically I am a miniature version of my mother, Jocelyn Morgenstern, but with darker hair and eyes and paler skin and higher cheek bones.
My brother Jonathan has short white blond hair and dark charcoal eyes. His skin is also pale but not as pale as mine and he is very tall which I find rather unfair due to I'm only 5ft 6 maybe 6.5 and he's 5ft 11 or 12. He's basically a miniature version of my father. He is also two years older than me.
Jessica has wavy strawberry blonde hair and dark brown eyes, with a nice tan to her skin. She's a four years younger than me and twins with Ruby.
Ruby is obviously Jessica's twin though she looks slightly different. Ruby has dark brown hair that falls easily to her waist dead straight and dark brown eyes like Jessica's eyes and also a nice tan to her skin.
Emma is probably the most normal looking out of everyone she has my father's blonde hair that falls to the same length as mine but in waves, sea green eyes like my mother, and pale skin like both of them.
So hey I have a screwed up family, two kids who look almost exactly like their parents, two kids who look nothing like their parents and a kid who's a mix between the two.
Anyway that should probably do for now, back to the story.
After sorting my arrows out I put them back in their holder and picked my bow up again prepared to start shooting again.
I called to Jon "Hey Jon, can you press the button to make it move again?"
Jon rolled his eyes but called back "Yeah."
I pulled out my first arrow and set it into my bow quickly and nodded at Jon who now pressed the button which made the targets move around.
Okay maybe I have been training for too long and way too much but as usual I hit every single target in the dead bulls-eye and at the exact right time.
Once it was finished I lowered my bow and sighed dully before collecting my arrows again and putting them back in the holder.
Jon called "Too boring?"
I nodded and hoped he would offer like he normally did.
"You want to battle?"
I grinned now and said "You bet I do."
Jon grinned in reply and went to get the seraph blades whilst I dropped my bow and arrow off at my section where I keep my weapons which I use to hunt demons with and not really train with.
My three younger sisters all stopped what they were doing to watch us fight.
Jon lunged at me first and I blocked it easily before I lunged at him straight away afterwards.
We went on like that for quite a while until I knew Jon would win (the demon blood in him gives him extra skills with weapons and fighting whereas mine is runes and other talents) and I danced backwards and started racking my brain on how to trick him.
To start with I stood near a pole so when he swiped at me I hid behind the pole making the blade bounce off with a ringing sound going through the room.
I then ran towards the old weapons that are mostly useless now and pushed the trolley over so Jon slid about on the metal.
I darted away again whilst Jon recovered and we started battling properly again.
Now it was easier because Jon was getting tired again so I had a bigger advantage due to my never lacking energy whilst training.
I soon managed to knock the blade out of his hand and place my sword at his throat and say in a bad pirates accent "Arrr I got ye. We're equals then savvy?"
Jon laughed and nodded which I then removed my blade from his throat barely holding onto my own laughter.
I knew both of us were remembering the many times when we played outside in the gardens with wooden swords pretending we were pirates and the amount of times we had accidently destroyed statues in the gardens by fighting around them. That was probably the main reason my father ordered us to stop after a while.
One of the servants Raphael now appeared in the doorway and said "Lady Clarissa and Sir Jonathan? Your mother and father wish to speak with you in your father's office."
I automatically straightened up and replied "Thank you Raphael, could you tell mother and father that we'll be along shortly."
Raphael nodded and left again and I turned to Jon and asked "Did we do something?"
Jon shrugged and suggested "Maybe father found out that it was us who destroyed the statue of Raziel whilst sword fighting at midnight."
I laughed and said "Well it certainly wasn't my fault you swiped at my head and I ducked to avoid it."
Jon grinned and said "Well we better get going so we can find out."
I nodded and told the other three kids "Okay you three better keep on training whilst we're gone."
They all nodded and I and Jon left to go to my father's office.
Once we were outside the door we had many reasons on why we could have been summoned here though most of them were completely stupid and I said to Jon "You better knock, they must be either pissed at us or telling us news if they interrupted the training and besides I'm the only female here. At least I think I am anyway."
Jon smacked my arm lightly but knocked on the door before hearing my father's reply of "Come in."
I tucked a few loose strands behind my ear before nodding at Jon who pushed the door open carefully and we sort of stood in the doorway for a moment in a slight surprise before stepping into the room.
I wondered if I had missed something last night at dinner when I had accidently zoned out again and apparently Jon did too as he looked slightly surprised.
Jon stepped forwards and said "You summoned us father?"
My father Valentine Morgenstern nodded and said "Yes I did okay now come in and shut the door in case the other three have followed you."
We both stepped at the same time and I ended up going in last leaving me with the job of shutting the door also like normal.
My mother's eyes scanned me and she said excitedly "Clarissa you'll never guess what we've summoned you two for."
I glanced at Jon and sent him a look saying 'Okay maybe not the statue' which he had to try not to smirk at.
I suggested mildly "Well you're excited so I'm judging it'll be something I don't… I mean good of course."
My mother squealed "Yes, yes of course it's good, amazing, wait no brilliant in fact."
I glanced at my father who was obviously trying not to roll his eyes at my mother as she squealed like a five year old girl as he said "Just tell her Jocelyn."
My mother glared at him before turning to me and squealing "We found you and Jonathan your husband and wife."
I tried to look happy but I knew it probably failed as I said "Um… yay?"
My father then spoke "Okay Clarissa your new family is coming in a few hours and you'll be marrying Prince Jonathan."
I nodded and shook his hand quickly before letting go and looking at Jon clearly saying 'Okay now I'd rather it be the statue situation'.
Jon smiled slightly but my mother soon spoke to me "Now we can start planning the wedding which is in two months by the way and then the little kids …"
I looked at my father desperately and he said "Jocelyn, give the girl some room, she looks like she might faint from shock."
My mother instantly lost the five year old girl look and started asking "Are you okay? Do you need to sit down? Did you want a drink of water?"
I told her reassuringly "I'm fine mother; I think I just need a bit of fresh air that's all."
My mother was obviously about to come with me but my father quickly grabbed her hand and nodded at me dismissing me from the room.
I nodded back in thanks and quickly left the room and ran down the hallways until I was in the gardens.
My parents, my own parents are selling me off to some prince and I am only sixteen.
I started walking down to the stables where one of my best friends worked and as soon as I arrived I called out "Simon?"
Simon soon appeared, his brown hair messy and his brown eyes full of concern and hidden behind glasses, and asked "Clary? What are you doing here at this hour?"
I ran to him and hugged him which he seemed to rock back slightly at the impact but he soon hugged me back and asked "Clary why are you here?"
I said into his shirt "My parents want me to marry someone in two months."
Simon's arms tightened around me and he asked "Who is it?"
I whispered "He's called Prince Jonathan and all I know is that he's a future king because my father then let me leave for a while to get over the shock."
Simon sighed and he said "But surely your mother disagreed with you marrying so young?"
I shook my head and said "No she was the most excited I think."
Simon told me "Hey it'll be okay, I promise. Just try and get to know him and who knows maybe it will be true love after all? Take me and Izzy for an example"
Of course Simon would refer to Izzy. Isabelle Lightwood or Izzy as she prefers is my maid who basically helps my nurse Amatis look after me. Izzy is also another one of my closest friends here. Izzy has long black hair that probably comes down near her waist now and charcoal eyes, she has pale skin and she's tall and ribbon slim which I find is very unfair but Izzy always insists that I am prettier even though I argue every time.
I shook my head violently and said "No it won't, how am I supposed to love someone after being told that to love is to destroy and to be loved is to be destroyed all my life?"
Simon hugged me again and whispered "I don't know Clary, but you have to at least try okay? For me and Magnus and your family, hell just try for everyone."
I pulled away and ran my fingers through my hair and said "Okay, I've got this."
Simon stared at me and I said weakly "Maybe not."
Then it was "Oh hell not at all."
Simon laughed and said "Okay just try."
I nodded and stood up straighter and said "Okay I think I have actually got this. Okay so my parents are marrying me and my brother off, by the angel I just ran out on them. Why did I do that? Oh Raziel father's going to murder me."
Simon took my shoulders and told me firmly "Then go back to the palace and room, and you say that you feel a lot better now, and if anyone asks you just felt slightly faint okay?"
I locked eyes with him and nodded before saying "Okay I better go or father literally will murder me."
Simon laughed and called after me as I ran back to the palace "Don't threat about it either Clary."
I waved my hand to show I heard him and I ran into the castle before remembering that my new family was still here and slowed my pace into a quick walk whilst redoing the ponytail in my hair.
As I entered the room again I made sure I stayed expressionless and calm.
My father soon smiled at me, which almost killed me with surprise, my father never smiles at me, but then again we are talking about my future here, as he asked "Are you feeling better Clarissa?"
I gave a small nod and my father pointedly looked at the chair next to my brother and then back at me, so I sat down in the chair hesitantly before my mother's quick sharp glare told me to sit like how she spent hours teaching us how to, straight back, legs together and in front of you, perfectly still, hands in lap.
I did my best try and apparently it was better than I thought as my mother smiled quickly at me before letting my father say "Okay so now you feel well again Clarissa, we can talk about your engagement."
I nodded and let my father continue talking "Well as I said earlier you'll be marrying Prince Jonathan Herondale of the next kingdom along, where you'll eventually become queen after his father dies."
I kept my eyes trained on my father as he said "My Jonathan will be meeting his fiancé later tonight as they were delayed in getting here for this morning, and this afternoon you two will go back to your lessons for the day and then this evening we'll meet again and talk a little at the table before both of you will show your fiancés around the outside area after dinner and you have to get to know each other okay?"
I hated this part of meeting new people but I nodded anyway to be safe and my father soon told me "You may leave now Clarissa, we have to have a talk without you now."
I nodded and just before I left my father told me "Clarissa, try to wear something nice tonight, and no skulls."
I turned around and flashed my father a quick smile before walking out the door and down the corridor hurrying to the library to meet with my teacher Hodge Starkweather.
As I entered the library, the familiar smell of old and new books hit me and also the smell of something that was just distinctively like our library.
I called out "Hey Hodge, sorry I'm late, my father wanted to speak with me."
I glanced around the room which seemed almost empty without Hodge as I asked "Hodge?"
A voice suddenly appeared from above me "Ah Miss Morgenstern, I was wondering where you got to."
I spun around just in time to watch Hodge walk down the last few stairs from behind me and I said "Yeah well me and Jon just found out that we both have a fiancé and that Jon's being married in one month and me the next month."
Hodge gave me a slight smile as he asked "And do you like you fiancé?"
I shrugged and said "I haven't met him yet, I literally got pulled out of training to visit my father so he could tell me and then leave again, and well there was a part when I ran outside because I felt slightly sick but I feel better now."
I walked over to my normal seat next to the big window as I spoke and Hodge followed me with a massive book tucked under his arm.
I sat down not as gracefully as I probably could have but I didn't care that much in front of Hodge.
The big book was now in front of me and Hodge's smile grew slightly wicked as he said "As you have had your engagement announced today maybe we should get you thinking creatively."
I smiled slightly and asked "Runes?"
Hodge nodded and said "Yeah, what rune are we going to start with today?"
I shrugged and asked "Can I find a new rune to make?"
Hodge laughed and told me "No not yet maybe a little bit later after you take the memory quiz."
I sighed and complained "I took it last week, and the week before that oh right and every week since I found out my talent with runes."
Hodge told me "Do you want to take it up with your father?"
I sighed and shook my head before jumping up and saying "Okay, let's go then."
Hodge smiled slightly and we both went to a small area with the whiteboards were kept and the small machine that spoke in a stupidly annoying voice telling us which runes to draw and then it scanned the boards and gave a point to the best one which was mostly me.
Soon it started up "Hello and welcome to the rune quiz."
I started talking along with it now with the same voice "Here are the rules, after I say a rune name you must draw the rune correctly on the board and then hold it up for me to scan. After scanning I will show the image and choose the best one drawn. Please allow no cheating or you will be disqualified from the game. Thank you for listening, the game will start after the tenth beep."
Hodge laughed slightly and told me "Maybe I should tell your father you can recite this perfectly as a hint for you to stop doing this every week."
I smirked and said "He won't do anything you know; he claims he's too busy to change our rota."
Hodge rolled his eyes at me just as the voice says "Okay rune one is the angelic power rune."
This went on like that for nearly an hour as it gave you five minutes each time to draw it though I only needed one or two and Hodge maybe just about a minute after me.
Once it was finished I sighed and said sarcastically "Would you look at that? I've won."
Hodge rolled his eyes and we went back to our usual spot and he gave me a massive book on runes to look through as homework and then a notepad for me to start drawing a new rune in.
As a kid I had always tried to picture one which made me a boy instead of a girl but apparently it was impossible as one never came into my mind.
Instead Hodge told me "Maybe you should find one to change the colour of people's clothes because that'd be a great prank."
I grinned and said "I thought you were meant to be encouraging me to be more ladylike."
Hodge rolled his eyes and said "Yeah well pranks are so much more fun."
I agreed silently before we went back to me drawing the rune carefully and Hodge wondering around the library placing books back into the shelves.
About half an hour later I was sure it was complete properly and perfect in pad form so I drew it onto Hodge who was soon dressed up in pink and the timer was on now Hodge cursing me wildly.
I however was finding this hilarious and I decided that I would have to do this to Jon at some point.
About another half an hour passed and I was reading up on demonology when I heard Hodge yell out in pure delight which meant that the rune had finally worn off.
I stopped the timer as Hodge came around the corner his clothes now back to black and I smirked at him as I teased "You should really consider wearing pink more often Hodge, you looked great in it."
Hodge laughed and said "I'll remember that for your wedding Clarissa."
I rolled my eyes and said "Well at least I would have one laugh there guaranteed."
Hodge laughed again but said nothing in reply as he told me "You better go see Amatis or she'll murder me for keeping you late again."
I now laughed and said "Yeah okay bye Hodge, I might be back with my apparent fiancé later if he likes books, if not then I'm hiding in here from him for the rest of my life."
Hodge laughed now and told me "Go on trouble, I'll probably see you later."
I nodded and walked out the door before checking the time and cursing under my breath slightly and then running up to my room to get to Amatis on time.
AN: Thanks for reading guys and I hope you liked it or partially liked it at least. Not much really happened in this chapter but next chapter is when Jace and Clary will meet so that's it except please review or PM me and well its bye from me.
