AN: Wow! The first chapter was up for a day and I got 26 follows, 13 favorites and 5 reviews! Thank You! So I really don't want to study so here's a new chapter! I'll update a lot this week probably!
Disclaimer: I don't own The Mortal Instruments or any of its characters, I just play with them!
Clary hugged her teary mother for the last time before ushering Jocelyn and Luke out the door.
"Call me if you need anything or want to come home!" Jocelyn called over her shoulder as Luke guided her out. Clary nodded and shut the door behind them. Jace was sprawled out on the couch, one arm thrown over his eyes.
"Finally," he sighed, "How did you have so much stuff?" He was still wearing Clary's tank top, which at first her parents had been worried about but Jace's charms won them over in the end.
"The hardest part was the bed," Clary reminded him as she got a glass of water from the sink, "You told me to bring a bed. Why was that by the way?"
Jace chuckled, "My adopted brother Alec used to live here, until he moved in with his boyfriend. Anyways, Magnus is, shall we say fond of glitter. Last Halloween he was a disco ball and simply covered himself in glitter. Alec, being the genius he is, decided to remove the cover on the bed before they, uh, got it on. And long story short, it was impossible to get the glitter out, so we tossed it." Clary laughed out loud.
"Wow, that's quite a story," Clary said between laughs, "do you have any other siblings?"
Jace looked at his watch, "Yeah, in fact my brother Alec and his boyfriend Magnus should be here with my sister Isabelle and Chinese food any second." Clary's eyes widened.
"They are coming over now?" She asked, self consciously trying to tame her wild curls.
"Yeah, they will be here a lot so I figured, might as well get you used to them now," Jace shrugged. Right on cue there was a loud and frantic knock on the door. "Speak of the devils," Jace mumbled, getting up to answer the door. Clary noticed Jace was still in her tank top but decided not to say anything. As Jace opened the door there was a loud shriek.
"Jonathan Christopher Lightwood Herondale what are you wearing?" A beautiful girl with long black hair stormed into the apartment. Behind her two boys followed, their arms full of take-out boxes. "Honestly Jace, I thought we got past the dressing in the dark out of a box of left behind clothes from girls," the girl said.
"It's a funny story Izzy, but first I'd like to introduce you to Clary, my new roommate," Jace said grinning. Clary stood up to shake Isabelle's hand, who instead went straight in for a hug.
"Hi Clary!" Isabelle cooed, "Welcome to the apartment!"
"My apartment," Jace called from the kitchen table where he was looking through the boxes of food. Isabelle rolled her eyes and pulled Clary by the arm to the two boys who stood by the table, hands linked.
"Magnus, isn't her hair just gorgeous?" Isabelle gushed, "just think of the possibilities!" The boy Isabelle called Magnus had eyeliner on, which looked to Clary like it had glitter in it. He enveloped Clary in another hug. Alec just nodded coolly before turning to the food. There were many kinds of Chinese food on the table and everyone loaded plates before settling on the old couch, floor, or beanbag. Clary found out Magnus was almost done with a major in fashion design and already had a job lined up at a fashion house after graduating. Alec was studying to be an architect and Isabelle was a part time model and was studying psychology. Jace was studying music. When Clary told them she was an art student they got excited.
"Could you redesign our band logo?" Isabelle asked excitedly.
"There's nothing wrong with my design," Jace said, only slightly exaggerating.
Isabelle rolled her eyes, "Jace, it's a bunch of lines, I'm sure Clary could do better! Go get the poster, show her what we've got!" Jace got up with a groan and headed down the hallway.
"So you guys are all in a band?" Clary asked, though she had no doubt Jace would be an awesome singer.
"Well, Alec plays guitar, our friend Jordan plays drums, I play bass and Jace writes songs and is the lead singer," Isabelle explains, "Jace, Alec, and I have been doing musical stuff since we were young, when we moved to the city we were able to start a real band!"
"Don't forget your personal stylist!" Magnus calls out, pointing to himself and bowing.
"Here it is!" Jace announced coming back into the room. In his hands was a poster. On it there was a bunch of silver lines that looked almost like a rhombus with horns on it. Immediately Clary saw how the design could be redesigned, her hands itched for a pencil. Then she read the words at the top of the poster and laughed.
"Who came up with the name?" She giggled.
"The Mortal Instruments is a cool name!" Jace protested.
"Whatever, anyways, I think I know how to make that logo better, let me grab my sketchbook," she said, standing and heading to her room. As Clary sat down again they all came over to watch her. "If you guys all gawk at me I won't be able to concentrate!" she told them, shooing them away. Only Jace settled himself in the armchair behind her, leaning over her shoulder. His golden hair tickled her cheek. Slowly, Clary flipped through her drawings until she came to an empty page. She could hear Jace's breath in her ear and it made it very difficult to concentrate. "If you want me to do this right, you'll need to back up," she said carefully.
He sighed, "Fine, if you need any help let me know, I really do appreciate it." Slowly, Clary moved until her back was resting against Jace's legs. "You can help by being my backrest," she giggled. Jace laughed and started talking to Alec as Clary got to work.
An hour later Clary was almost done, and the new design was beautiful. Around the main drawing, Clary had invented some other symbols that circled the design. Suddenly, Clary realized the people in the room had gone silent. Snapping out of her art zone Clary turned and there was Magnus, Alec, Isabelle, and Jace, all staring. "Is it really that bad?" Clary said slowly.
"Clary that's amazing!" Isabelle squealed, causing Alec to wince at the volume.
"It's perfect," Jace agreed, "Thank you so much, it's so great!"
Clary grinned, "I'm glad you like it. I can add color later, make some new posters if you like, maybe flyers?"
"Don't ever move out!" Isabelle said, "We'll make Jace leave if he's bad, but you are staying forever!" Clary smiled at Jace's affronted expression. "Oh my gosh, it's midnight and I have a photo shoot tomorrow!" Isabelle announced looking at the time, "We must go!" Isabelle hugged Clary and Jace before rushing out the door. Alec followed quickly.
Magnus paused at the door. "Jace," he said, "she's a keeper!"
"I know," Jace replied. Clary could hear the grin in his voice. They both looked at her and she pretended to be collecting papers. "I definitely know," Jace said quietly before shutting the door. He turned to Clary, "You survived my siblings, congratulations!"
"Thanks," she smiled, "I take it they're here a lot?"
"You have no idea," Jace said. Then he slowly pulled of the tank top he had worn all night and tossed it to Clary. "Thanks," he said. Clary nodded and blushed, trying not to stare at Jace's bare torso. He grinned, throwing her a wink and turned, walking down the hall towards his room.
"Night Fray," he called behind him. Clary giggled and rolled her eyes before heading to her room.