I apologise in advance: This is a bit of a filler. I'm just trying to set this world up as best I can, cause I have some great ideas for later on :)

Ok... ENJOY! :D


The bell rang suddenly, making me jump. Kids all around me said goodbye's to their friends and all split up to go in different directions. I found myself caught in the tide of kids travelling towards the south side of the school.

I pulled my new timetable out of my pocket and attempted to study it whilst being pushed further and further towards wherever these kids were going. First period, Monday, Biology. I internally groaned at the subject on the piece of printed paper. I couldn't stand biology. To make matters worse, it was in the northern part of campus. Great.

As I was trying to find a way to push through the crowd and get back to the other side of the school, something, or more like someone, rammed into my side. I fell into the poor kid next to me, who in turn shoved me back towards the original attacker. When I finally got my bearings straight, I realised it was the boy with dark hair who had made some sort of joke about me earlier. Up close, his dark eyes were even more intimidating.

"Sorry, man," he smirked at me, despite the apology, "Didn't see you there. You look lost. Here, let me see your timetable,"

Before I could object, he plucked the piece of paper out of my hands and studied it closely. I marvelled at how the gushing crowd seemed to part around him, not daring to get too close.

"Ah," he said, "Biology. Looks like you're going in the right direction."

I frowned as he handed the paper back to me. "I thought that it was in the northern campus."

"Yeah," The guy grinned, "This is northern campus! Just follow the crowd, buddy."

A girl suddenly appeared by his side. "C'mon Seb, we'll be late." So this guy was the all mighty Seb.

The girl was a familiar one. She had fiery, naturally red hair (unlike Seelie) that curled around her slight shoulders. Her green eyes were beautifully piercing. She had led Seelie away from me earlier.

"See ya around, buddy," Seb said and clapped me on the shoulder. He turned and put his arm around the girls' shoulder before the both of them headed back the way I had come.

I sighed and looked at my timetable again. I thought I was in the southern part of campus. But then again, I didn't know anything about this school. By now, the crowd had diminished to a few stragglers rushing to class. I joined them.

Soon, the second bell rang and everyone had found their classrooms. I studied my map infuriatingly and looked at the plaques on every door. None of them were my biology class. Eventually I got so frustrated that I knocked on one of the class's doors and asked for directions. The teacher looked at me like I was a weirdo when I told him where I was supposed to be, but then called a student from his class up and said, "This is Alec. He'll show you where your class is."

My heart had a fright when I saw that the boy he had assigned to show me to class was wearing a letterman jacket. I didn't recognise him from before, but he must have been there. He was about the same height as me, and he had a similar build. He had a mop of dark hair and bright blue eyes.

Every muscle in body was tense as we walked, but the boy seemed nice enough… even almost shy. After a few moments, he turned his head to look at me. "Where are you from?"

I was stunned by the question, but I answered, "Washington."

"I've never been there…" he said, a little awkwardly. After walking a few more meters, he asked, "Seb told you that your class was back there, didn't he?"

"How did you know?" I asked, baffled.

Alec shrugged. "He likes to play that trick on newbies. Look, I'm sorry that you have to deal with him, but he's not all that bad once you get to know him."

I nodded. "Most people are like that."

Alec stopped in the hallway and looked at me funnily. After a while, I couldn't help myself and said, "What?"

Alec pointed to the door behind me. "That's your class."

"Oh," I said dumbly, "Thanks. I guess I'll see you around."

Alec shrugged again. "Probably not. Seelie has a bit of a problem with you."

I frowned. "What does that have to do with you?"

"She's my girlfriend."

I was a bit shocked. I had gotten the vibe that Seelie had been trying to flirt with me before. It just didn't quite make sense in my head. I was wondering if I should say something when Alec said, "You should get in there. I've got to go back to class as well. See ya."

I was disappointed, and I realised just how desperate I had been for Alec to answer differently. He had probably been the nicest to me in this school at this point. Besides Simon, but Alec was in with the crowd. But immediately after I had thought it, I felt bad. I didn't have much time to dwell on it, though.

As soon as I walked into my biology class, all eyes were trained on me. The teacher, who stood at the front of the room, peered at me over her glasses. "I'm assuming that you are Jace Herondale?" she asked in a monotone voice.

I shuffled my feet and nodded. "Sorry I'm late… I got lost."

The teacher took a deep breath, and then said, "It's alright. Take a seat."

There were a few empty seats next to friendly-looking people, but I opted for a deserted table at the back of the room. As I walked towards the table, I noticed Seb at a table in the middle of the room, sneering at me as I passed. Next to him was the pretty cheerleader with copper hair.

As I took my seat at the lonely back table, I instantly began droning out the teacher and focused on the Seb and the girl who I assumed was his girlfriend. What on earth did she see in him anyway? Why was such a jerk so popular?

While I was glaring at the back of his head, he suddenly spun around and met my gaze. His black eyes narrowed when he caught me glaring, and despite my anger, I found myself scrambling to look away, my heart thumping. I wasn't used to being so… so pathetic. At my old school, I was Seb. And as the thought struck me, I wondered if I actually was more like Seb than I thought.

He's not all that bad once you get to know him. That's what Alec had said, and maybe that was true. For the time being, I sunk into my seat and stared off into the space as the teacher continued to drone on.

When the bell rang and the teacher was about to let us go, she added, "Next week I will be assigning you your assignments. Try and pick a partner before then. One person will have to be left alone since we have odd numbers, so I will give extra help to whoever that may be. Make sure to study up on the nervous system and reflexes."

I sighed and got to my feet. As I stepped out into the hallway, I heard Seb's voice trail me. "Not very responsible of you, being late on your first day. Gotta step it up, newbie!" And a series of laughter from his friends followed.


Sorry if you get upset with the Seelie/Alec thing... but I did say that all the common ships weren't going to be in place in the beginning. And if you didn't connect it before, Seelie is like the Seelie Queen (duh).

Anyways, hope you liked it and please leave a review to tell me what you think. And please do point out any faults with it :)