Chapter Two

The two girls girls got to the school twenty minutes before the warning bell, that bell indicated they had five minutes to get to their classes. Jessica killed the engine, shoving the jingling keys into her bright pink backpack.
She reluctantly turned to Anedria and said in an annoyed tone, "Be here right after school, I'll give you five minutes, or else I'm leaving." Anedria could tell by the tone of her voice that she was fighting for control, Jessica always wanted to seem as if she had a calm exterior, but it never worked well for her.
She scoffed, "Try that and see what happens." Anedria said this to her in a warning tone and for a moment she saw a look of genuine fear come into the other girl's eyes, but she quickly pushed it back down.
"If you even try to harm me I'll have daddy call up your government and they'll arrest you." She threatened with her nose in the air as she gathered her books.
Anedria could have went on about how the Clave didn't work like their government system. She had a strong urge to go on a rant about how stupid Jessica was, and how she was just a dumb mundane that knew absolutely nothing about Shadowhunters.
But, she stayed silent, getting her own things together and stepping out of the vehicle and into the warmth of spring sunlight. There was a slight breeze that carried the scent of flowers and rain on it.
Anedria slammed the door with a little bit more force the necessary, but didn't give it a second thought. She started walking towards the large brick building, it was one of the biggest high schools in the state of Wisconsin, but it didn't intimidate her.
She walked on gracefully and well balanced, pulling open the dull, glass doors. After you've been to Idris, all other glass doors, walls, and windows seemed dull and nothing in comparison.
She had managed to get far ahead of Jessica, though she had probably stopped to talk to one of her many friends. Anedria continued down the long hallway, skipping past the math pod and heading straight for the library. That was the only part of the school she enjoyed.
She entered through the double doors, enjoying the smell of paper and ink. The school's library was rather big for a high school, but she wasn't complaining. Rows and rows of books filled the space, along with a few computers, printers, and desks. A couple of students were placed here and there, all of them studying.
Anedria made her way over to the mythology section. It was her favorite section. Not only because it reminded her of studying when she was younger, but because the so called 'myths' help interest to her. All the mundanes around her believed the stories to just be fake or tales, but they would never know how right the stories were.
She faced the shelf on the back wall, running the tips of her fingers across the titles. She had read most of them, Anedria had always been a fast and avid reader.
She was busy looking for one she hadn't read before when she felt a presence behind her. Deciding it would be better to ignore it, she continued sorting through titles till a voice sounded behind her. It was a deep, masculine voice that said her name in a happy manner.
She turned on her heel, and discovered a boy from her history class to be standing behind her. He had one hand in the pocket of his jeans and the other used to prop himself up against a bookshelf. She recalled his name to be Kellin.
She glanced at him, realizing he was good-looking for a mundane. His blue eyes were dark and deep, while his contrasting brown hair was swept up in a messy style.
"Can I help you?" She asked, turning back away from him to pick up a book she thought looked interesting.
"Oh, are you always this nice to people?" He asked her sarcastically, and she looked up at him for a second time, only to see him smiling in a joking manner.
Anedria let out a sigh, trying to hide her annoyance, she tucked the book under her arm. "I'm not in the mood for snarky remarks, Kellin. What do you need?"
He stood up straight now, running a hand through his hair and looking at the ground for a moment. "Well, I was just wondering if maybe-" But, whatever he was about to say was cut off by Jessica walking into the library with a squel. Almost everyone turned to stare up at her as she raced across the floor, three of her friends on her tail.
She went straight to Kellin, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in for a hug. "I missed you over spring break." She whined with a dramatic whip of her hair.
This time Anedria didn't bother hiding any annoyance, she simply rolled her eyes and began to walk away. But, a voice stopped her, it was Kellin.
"Anedria, wait." He spoke in a desperate rush, obviously wanting Jessica to get her hands away from him, but seeming to be conflicted on how to do that.
Having her name been mentioned, the four girls seemed to realize she was there. Jessica, with an arm around Kellin, turned to send a glare at her. Anedria was unfazed, simply shrugging.
"What were you even doing talking to her?" Jessica sneered her name, almost letting out a hiss of clear annoyance.
Kellin sighed, but before he could explain, the other three girls kicked in to the conversation. A small, redhead named Olivia was looking Anedria up and down, as if she was seizing her up for a fight.
"I think it would be better if you just left." The one of the farthest right, a thicker set bleach blonde girl, Kelly, told her.
"That's what I was trying-" But before she could finish another one of the cut her off.
"You should know by now that people like Kellin want nothing to do with freaks like you." Her voice was annoyingly high pitched and grated against Anedria's ears.
But that last statement was enough for her, she turned on her heel without another look back, ignoring Kellin's calls for her and the other girls laughter.
The whole freak statement had gone too far. She was boiling with anger. 'Ungrateful mundanes' she thought bitterly. 'My kind keeps them safe from death and destruction and this is how we're treated?'
She gripped the strap of her bag so tightly her knuckles went white. She bit her lip, annoyance cutting deep into her. She just wished for Idris, to be surround by her kind again, to feel the comfort of her stele that was usually kept inside her jacket pocket.
With a tired sigh, she turned to her right and made her way to her history class, not feeling up for any debates today. But, of course there would be something said that was untrue and she'd feel the need to speak up and say something.

The day passed by without much more conflict. Anedria had just finished lunch, of course, alone. Gym was her next class, and luckily, she was brilliant at everything in that class. Which had a lot to do with the training she'd been receiving since she was a toddler.
She quickly changed into shorts and a t-shirt in the locker room, avoiding all the girls with their chirpy and happy personalities. She'd always hated girls her age, they were ignorant and obnoxious. Especially mundane girls.
She walked out after finishing tying a knot on her right shoe. The class was meeting outside today for a hike. Hiking might be boring, but at least they weren't cooped up inside sitting at a desk with a boring lecture.
Most of the class was already outside, the teacher stood up ahead of the group. She was short and strict, but had her kind moments when her green eyes would soften, that was very rare though.
"Alright, enough fooling around, let's get to business." She said in a strong tone.
It was effective because the whole class stopped what they were doing, turning to face her. "We're going to be going through the back woods. Keep up and keep on the trail, I don't need any of you kids getting lost and wasting time. Alright, everyone understand?" There was a slight murmur of agreement over the crowd before the teacher nodded. "Good, partner up and let's go." She turned on her heel, already starting for the wooded area behind the school.
Normally Anedria would just go on without a partner, she preferred it that way, without having to worry about others. But, a light tap on her shoulder caused her to turn around and face Kellin. She had almost forgotten he was in the same class as her.
"Partners?" He asked in a confident tone, as if nothing had happened this morning, that or he was trying to pretend it didn't happen and was making up for it.
She gave him a wary look, her eyes harsh. "I suppose." She finally said, turning and starting to walk to the trail. Her long legs combined with long, fast strides made her one of, if not, the fastest kid in the class.
The rest of the kids had sorted themselves out and while some were ahead, some were also behind the two of them. Kellin kept up with her, lengthening his strides and evening out their pace.
"So, you're not mad at me are you?" He questioned curiously, running a hand through his brown hair that the wind had tangled.
She gave him a confused look. "No, of course not. I don't know you enough to be mad with you." His eyebrows furrowed as he tried to decide if she was being sarcastic or not.
"Well, I think we could change that. I'd like to know you better." He responded shyly, though she knew the shyness was just an act. This boy was confident in everything he did, she was no different from all the others.
Anedria was about to respond when something caught her attention. A black blur that skittered through the tree line. She traced where it was going and stopped, having a bad feeling in her gut. Well, that and an excited feeling. She almost one hundred percent sure she knew what the black figure was.
Kellin stopped when she did, trying to get her attention. "Anedria, hello? Why are we stopping?" By now most of the group had continued on the dirt path and were ahead of them.
"Hang on, stay here. I think I saw something..." She trailed off, moving a branch out of the way as she stepped into the wooded area. The green was overflowing, but well apprecitiated as covering. She walked twenty feet before stopping at a clearing.
Something about it made her stop dead and she almost immediately realized what it was. This was the clearing from her dreams. It was open with the same exact pattern of trees and green of the leaves. She wanted to leave then, knowing the end of the dream was not good and not wanting to risk anything.
But, upon her starting to back out, the black blur from before appeared in front of her. It bared its teeth, which were razor sharp and jagged like a sharks.
"Anedria, where are you?" A voice shouted about ten feet behind her.
She let out an exaggerated sigh. "Oh, come on!" Then the demon went to attack. Without thinking, she picked up a spare branch from the ground and swung it like a sword.
The demon twisted to avoided the branch and fell onto the ground, staggering to get back up. "Really? I'm sure a demon can do better than that. Get back up, you idiot." She teased it, walking circles around it and waiting for the thing to make the first move again.
The thing did get back up, but it had tricked her into thinking it was slow and stupid. This time when it struck she wasn't expecting it to be so precise or strong. It almost knocked her over, but Anedria dropped into a crouch, very angry now.
But, before she could make a move, the voice came again, followed by a gasp. It was Kellin, she discovered looking over at his stunned face. He could obviously see the demon, there was no glamour over it, it was bare. Anedria cursed herself, wishing the sun would shine, but the sky was full of thick rain clouds. This demon was risky though, to come out during the day.

Before she could do anything, bring the branch down onto the demon's head or warn Kellin to get away, another voice shouted throughout the trees. It was the teacher, Ms. Calvin. Her eyes were wide and she held a silver, glittering object in her right hand. "Catch!" She yelled to Anedria.

She didn't even have to think twice about catching it, her arm shot up. The blade was dulled, a seraph blade waiting to be named. "Gabriel" She said hurriedly before twisting the blade with expertise and right as the demon was about to charge again, she hit the enemy with the point of the glowing blade directly in the spine.

It withered for a moment, before crumpling into nothing and disappearing completely, the only thing it left behind was the sour stench of demon. Anedria caught herself grinning for a second, the blood rushing in her veins, her heart pounding, before she had to turn around and face the other two.

Ms. Calvin was shaking her head in clear disappointment, while Kellin stood shocked and almost frightened. Anedria smirked slightly, swinging the blade with ease.

"Well, this should make for an interesting story."