"Jace Wayland?!" Aline screeched. "As in THE Jace Wayland?"

"We don't know," Alec said, standing next to me. "But, I think so, from all the screaming." I nodded my head when the girls looked at me.

Seelie and Aline squealed in joy. Izzy and Alec looked at them in disgust.

"What?" Kaelie asked, looking at all of us.

"Jace it our brother," Alec said.

"What?! No way," Seelie said.

"It's true," Izzy said. "Jace is our adopted brother."

"Impossible," Aline said.

"It's true," I said, stepping up to their defense. "They got him when he was just ten years old."

"So, you've met him?" Kaelie asked.

"Please," Izzy said. "She practically grew up with him."

"No I didn't," I said. "The only time I ever saw him was when I went to hang out with Izzy."

"And if I recall," Izzy said. "Jace always was the one to open the door for you."

"That's because you were always fixing your hair and/or make-up."

"Jace! Jace!" a girl screamed. "Can I get you autograph?"

"Oh, great," I said. "I'm going over to Magnus." I walked back over to the bar.

"Hey Magnus," I said.

"Hey Clary," he said. "Why aren't you on the dance floor with Alec?"

"It got too crowded."

"Oh, I heard Jace is back."

"So, who cares? He'll be gone soon anyways."

"Clary."

"Magnus."

"Very funny."

"Hey, can I have a scotch on rocks please?" I asked the bartender. He nodded.

"So," Magnus said. I slid into the seat beside him. "You still have a thing for Jace?"

"Ew, gross, no way!" I said. "He's like a brother to me."

"You use to."

"Use to. Not anymore."

"Well, what made you stop?"

Flashback

We were about 13 years old.

Me and Izzy were in the living room finishing our homework. Jace brought home another 'girl'. Or as Izzy and I called the girls, 'the next victim'.

You see, over the past couple of months, I have developed a crush on Jace. The boy I've known since I was 8.

"But, Jace," we heard a girl say from the foyer.

Izzy and I looked at each other knowingly and rolled eyes just as 15 year-old Alec walked in with his best friend Magnus.

"Again?" Alec asked quietly, sitting on the floor next to our feet with Magnus.

Izzy and I nodded ad we quit talking so we could hear.

"I'm sorry, Ally," 14-year-old Jace said. "You just don't put out enough."

"Put out enough?!" the girl, Ally, shouted. "What's that suppose to mean?"

"You know exactly what that means, Allyson," Jace said sharply.

"Fine," Ally said. It sounded like she was trying not to cry. "I was told you were an as and I stood up for you. But I guess what everyone said was true."

"Guess so." The door opened. "Bye, Allyson."

"Bye, Jace." The door slammed shut.

Jace walked into the living room and saw us staring at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Asshole," Izzy said. She got up and ran out the door after Ally.

"What did I do wrong?" Jace asked.

"How could you do that, Jace?" I asked shell-shocked.

"I didn't want her anymore," he said.

"You didn't have to go and break her heart like that!" I shouted, standing up.

"What would you know about getting you heart-broken?" he shouted.

I flinched.

"Jace," Alec said harshly. "Chill."

"Girls are fragile, delicate humans. You can't go and do that to a girl. You might as well have just said, 'I think you're ugly. So if you can't be hot enough to date me, that means you're not hot enough to date anyone.' That was so mean, Jace," I said.

"Doesn't matter. It was just a stupid fling. She got what she wanted and I didn't get what I wanted. So, we're done," Jace said.

"You bastard!" I screamed. "All you wanted was sex from that poor girl! You're sick! You need help!"

I ran out of the room and out the front door to see Izzy hugging Ally by the sidewalk.

"Hey," I said walking toward them.

"Hey, Clary," Izzy said. "Ally, this is my best friend Clary. Clary, this is Ally."

"Hi, Ally," I said. "Nice to meet you."

"D-Did you hear what happened?" Ally sniffed.

"Yeah," I told her. "I'm so sorry. But if it helps make you feel better, you're not the first. Hopefully, you can spread the word and have everyone know that Jace only dates girls for sex."

"That's what he wanted!" Izzy shouted.

"Yeah," I told her. Ally looked at me with wide eyes. "You guys didn't know that?"

"I'll be right back," Izzy said, storming into the house.

"What's she going to do?" Ally asked.

"I have no idea. But something tells me, we don't really want to know." She giggled.

"What the fuck's the matter with you, you selfish son of a bitch!" Izzy screamed from inside the house.

We didn't hear the reply, but we did hear Izzy's reaction.

"You what! There's nothing wrong with her! She's nice, sweet, beautiful, and ready to give herself up yet! I respect that! Why can't you!"

Didn't hear the reply again.

"You horrible, horrible person! She's only 14!"

The door opened and Izzy walked back outside.

"Did you guys hear that?" she asked.

"Just you," I told her.

"Thought so. Ally, would like to call someone to come and get you?"

Ally nodded. Izzy handed her her phone because Ally left hers at home.

After that day I've lost

so much respect for Jace that it's not even funny.

Everytime I would go to Izzy's house after that I would text her that I was standing outside her house, or that I was on my way and to be ready to open the door.

After the Ally incident, me and Izzy would try our hardest to avoid Jace.

It was easy for me, but Izzy had to live with the guy.

I felt sooo sorry for her.

End Flashback

"He's a horrible person. I don't even know what I saw in him besides his somewhat good looks," I told Magnus.

He laughed.

The bartender handed me my drink.

"Are you sure you should be drinking that?" Magnus asked.

"No," I told him. "But who cares."

After I downed my drink, me and Magnus went out on the dance floor.

I must admit, Magnus was a very good dancer. For a gay guy.

Izzy and Alec joined us and we all we dancing in a group.

Once in a while, Izzy would turn around and dance with whatever guy was standing right behind her.

Alec and me mainly danced together. Izzy would dance with a total stranger. Magnus would either dance with another guy or the occasional girl.

After a while we got tired and decided to head home.

We caught a taxi and went back to the institute.

I bet you're wondering what the institute was.

It's what we called Izzy and Alec's house.

I would stay there a lot when my mom and Luke would go out to art shows in different states, or on date nights.

Oh, shoot!

"Oh, shoot!" I said aloud.

"What?" Izzy asked me.

"Aline, Seelie, Kaelie, Alec's car. It's all at the club."

"They wouldn't have come anyways," Alec said.

"Oh, right. But what about your car?"

"I'll get it tomorrow. I think I may have had just a tad bit too much to drink, anyways."

"Okay then."

We rode the rest of the way in silence.

We finally reached their house and piled out of the car. Alec paid the guy.

Their a red mustang in the driveway.

"Alec?" Izzy asked. "Who's car is that?"

Alec looked over at the car and whistled.

"I have no idea, but I like the car," he said.

We walked into the house very quietly.

We heard voices coming from the living room.

So we slowly creapted toward the living room entryway after me and Izzy took off our heels.

"I know, I know," a male voice said. "But I felt like I had to come back."

"It's not like we aren't thrilled to see you, honey, it's just, you do know what that means to be back, don't you?" Maryse? asked.

"Of course I do," the voice from earlier said. "I missed you guys. And like I said, it felt like I just had to come back."

"So, what does this mean?" Maryse asked. "Are you visting for a little while? Or are you staying, staying?"

"Staying, staying."

"Good."

It went quiet for a moment.

Alec, Magnus, Izzy and I were all lined up along the wall trying to listen to what was going on, and what was being said.

"Who's that guy?" I barely whispered to Izzy.

She shrugged.

"Where are Izzy and Alec?" the guy said. He sounded very familiar. Izzy and Alec tensed up and little.

"They went out to a new club tonight."

"Pandemonium?"

"Yes, that's the name."

"I was there earlier and I didn't see them there, though." He sounded a little sad. "And I know that they must have known I was there."

"Maybe they left before you got there."

"Yeah, maybe."

Izzy tiptoed back to the front door.

I looked at her, confused.

Watch, she mimed.

She opened the door and slammed it shut.

"We're home!" she shouted.

That's what she was trying to do.

Alec walked into the living room followed by Magnus and just, stopped.

"What's wrong, Alec?" Izzy asked. She walked into the living room and stopped too.

"Jace?" she asked.