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Me: Hey Clary! You talk to Izzy?

Clary: You know I did, you wrote the story.

Me: Well...yea but I was just wondering.

Clary: *sighs* Yea I know, sorry for snapping.

Me: It's okay it's not like I own you. You all belong to Cassandra Clare. :o)

Clary: Yup, now let the people read your story!

Clary shut the door behind her and leaned against the wall. That was not how she wanted things to go at all. What was she going to tell the others when they asked what happened? Oh, nothing much. Me and Izzy got into a fight which led to her kicking me out of her room with the threat of using her whip on me. Oh, and she'll probably never talk to me again. Nothing big. Clary sighed and buried her face in her hands. Well better go get this over with.

Clary pushed her tiny frame off of the wall and walked back to the library thinking of what she was going to tell everyone. She reached the large doors, took a deep breath and pushed them wide open. Everyone was still sitting in the same place that she left them. Their heads snapped towards her, all of them looking expectantly at her. When she reached the couch where Jace sat he spoke up, "Didn't go so well, huh?"

"What? Why do you say that?" Clary asked still a little aggravated with the fight her and Izzy had.

"Well dear sweet Clarissa, maybe it's the fact that you look like you could rip someone's skin clear off their body at the moment." Magnus told her then added, "And really Clarissa, you must let me help you with your fashion sense since, well you have none."

"Magnus I would so love to speak fashion with you, but I think there are more important matters to deal with." Clary responded miffed.

"I was just saying, really." Magnus mumbled sadly. Alec reached over and rubbed his back soothingly. He whispered something in Magnus's ear which made him immediately perk up, lean in and kiss him fiercely.

"Okay lovebirds go get a room," Jace told them jerking his thumb behind him to the door then turned to Clary. "So…what happened?" Jace's eyes flooded with concern. He didn't want any harm to come to his adoptive sister.

"Well," she sighed. "I went to her room and she was there, but she wouldn't really talk to me. The only thing I got out of her was that she told me she was fine, her clothes are comfortable and she'd prefer not to talk." She decided to go with the truth, just the summarized version.

"She said she likes the hideous clothes she has been wearing!?" Magnus screeched. Isabelle was the only one who had fashion sense in his opinion, well used to that is.

"I think you are missing the point Mags," Maia said, and Magnus glared at her.

"If you call me that again—"

"You'll what?" Maia cut him off defiantly. "Cover me in glitter from head to toe, or—"

"Enough! Jeez my sister is what we need to be focusing on right now, not clothes or nicknames!" Alec huffed.

"Sorry." Both Maia and Magnus said, although Magnus added a small peck on Alec's cheek.

"Anyways, the point is that Isabelle won't talk to anyone. Even Clary." Simon stated glumly.

"Listen, I think we should just give her time. She'll hopefully come around and talk to one of us. She's coming to dinner so everybody treat her like normal. Magnus watch the fashion comments, please. Which reminds me what are we having for dinner?"

"Chinese!" Jace offered excitedly and Clary gave him a look. "What? I haven't had it in a while." He told her with a pout.

"Alright Chinese it is then." Clary said, and the others nodded their heads in agreement.

"You know you can't resist this face." Jace told her, cocking his head slightly to the side and batting is eyelashes. Clary giggled and smacked Jace on the arm playfully.

"Of course I can't." She responded, rolling her eyes. She leaned in and gave him a kiss. She still couldn't get over how amazing it felt to kiss him. As soon as his lips touched hers it was like an electric shock running through her body, and when his lips left hers she could still felt the hot sensation remain. There was only one word to describe it…bliss. Complete and utter bliss.

Jace grinned against her mouth as if reading her thoughts, then continued to kiss her passionately. "Okay lovebirds, go get a room." Alec repeated what Jace had said earlier. Clary blushed while Jace grinned.

"I think we will." Jace replied standing up, pulling Clary with him.

"Gag me," Simon said with mock disgust. He was used to how they acted now. After the battle with Valentine he had even become close friends with Jace. Though at the moment Isabelle plagued his mind. What is wrong with her? Is she gonna be okay? She needs to be okay. For G--, damn it I can't even think his damn name! Now where was I…oh yea, for goodness sake I Love her! Wait, woah there, I what!? But what about Maia? I mean she's funny, nice, smart, beautiful. But you don't love her like Isabelle stupid! Even his thoughts were confusing him. He needed to get out and get some air. "I'm going to go for a walk. How about I take our order for Chinese and I'll pick it up on my way back?" Simon suggested

Everyone agreed and wrote down what they wanted, each tossing in money for their food. Clary wrote down what Isabelle would want because she knew what her usually order was. When everyone was done Simon grabbed the paper and the money and headed out the doors for toward the elevator. Maia quickly got up and went to catch up to him. "Hey, want some company?" She asked him with a smile when she reached him.

"Oh…um…actually I'd rather go by myself." He watched her smile falter so he added, "Sorry. It's not you…it's just I need to be by myself to think about some things."

"No it's okay. I've got a couple errands I should go do. See you here at 5:30?" She smiled at him again.

"Yu'p'!" He said popping the 'p'. They both went down the elevator and left the institute. The rain falling down in hard big drops as both of them went their own way.

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Simon returned to the institute with the food. He took a walk through the park and went to grab something to eat for himself before going to get the Chinese food. Throughout his walk he thought about Maia and Isabelle. Well, he tried to think of Maia but his mind always seemed to stray back to the black haired shadowhunter that captivated his attention from the moment he laid eyes on her.

He was so confused. Maia was a great person, she was beautiful, and there was no doubt that she liked him. Hanging out with her was so easy, but he wasn't sure he felt anything more than great friendship towards her. Then there was Isabelle; the ample curves of her body, the softness of her skin, the way her black hair shot down her back and her spicy attitude just made her so unique. He knew that she too liked him which made everything so difficult. He did decide that he would need to choose, there was no way around it.

"Where the hell have you been, I'm starving!?" An agitated voice startled Simon out of his thoughts.

Baring his fangs Simon responded, "I was hungry so I got something to eat. Unless you wanted me to come here hungry, would you have offered to feed me?" He grinned fangs still showing, "If so I'm still a little hungry."

"Dude I know I must taste good, but you're lucky I even let you drink from me that one time." Jace said smugly.

"But I vant to suck your blood." Simon imitated Count Dracula, with a disappointed tone.

"Okay nerd-boy, let's get this food to the kitchen so everyone can eat." Jace laughed while Simon glared at him for the 'nerd-boy' comment.

On the way to the kitchen they stopped at Isabelle's bedroom. Simon banged on the door. "Isabelle? We got food, so when you want some it'll be in the kitchen." Simon's voice sounded kind. They heard some shuffling noises come from the room but when no one came out they turned and continued their walk to the kitchen.

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Isabelle heard Simon's voice coming from outside her room telling her that they had gotten food. She was glad because she was starving. She got up and walked to her closet, she was sure Simon had heard her moving around, and grabbed another shirt since she was using the one she was wearing to wipe the tears and runny nose she had from crying. She heard Simon's and another person's footsteps retreat from the front of her door as she walked into the bathroom.

As she changed her shirt she noticed the small bump that formed at her lower abdomen. She ran her hand over it gently, caressing it. She needed to talk to Clary after dinner and tell her everything. She needed help. She threw the other shirt on and washed her face, making sure all the signs of her tears were gone. When she was sure she looked okay she left for the kitchen.

When she made it to the kitchen she heard her friends and family talking, giggles and chuckles erupted from the room. She took a calming breath and walked into the kitchen. Nobody stopped talking, and for that she was grateful. "Hey Izzy, we got Chinese that okay with you?" Alec asked her as she took a seat beside him.

"Mhmm. Sounds great thanks." She said plastering a smile on her face. She needed to reassure everyone that she was actually okay. Alec smiled brightly at her reaction.

"Great! Eat up," He told her handing her a plate. Isabelle looked around the table to see who was there. Next to Alec was Magnus, he was staring at her clothes as if he wanted to burn them on the spot. Across from Magnus sat Maia who wasn't looking at anyone in particular, but her eyes always seemed to stray to Simon, who was sitting right next to her. Simon was looking at Isabelle though, his eyes clearly showing concern and something else that Isabelle wasn't sure of. Jace sat next to Simon laughing at a joke someone had just told. A smile was brightly plastered on his face, and each time he looked at Clary she saw nothing but love shine in his eyes. Finally she looked at Clary, the fiery red head who she had become so close to.

Clary looked at Isabelle, her eyes asking a simple question of 'yes or no'. Isabelle nodded slightly so that it would go unnoticed by the others. Clary's lips twitched, she was happy that Isabelle was going to talk to her. Isabelle grabbed her food and ate, listening to her friends' banter but she kept her silence. When she finished she got up and brought her dishes to the sink and washed them. She wasn't paying attention to everyone else so when Clary spoke up it startled her "Well everyone I'm really tired so I think I'm gonna head to my room and take a small nap." To prove her point she let out a big yawn.

"Okay baby, I'll walk you." Jace said about to stand up, but Clary shook her head.

"No that's okay sweetie. You stay here and hang with everyone. I'll meet you later after my nap okay?" She told him, bending down and kissing him. He nodded in agreement and watched as she walked out of the kitchen. Isabelle knew that Clary was going to the greenhouse, she wasn't sure why Clary lied but she was grateful.

Isabelle put her dishes away and made a bee line for the door. "Wait where you goin Iz?" Maia asked. "You can't leave me alone with all these guys!" She gave Isabelle a pleading look.

"Sorry." Isabelle shook her head and left, walking towards the greenhouse where Clary was waiting for her. She was going to tell her everything. Let's hope this goes better than our last talk. Isabelle thought as she walked up the ladder into the greenhouse when suddenly she found herself in a fit of sneezing. Did she really have to pick the greenhouse to meet? Damn allergies. Once I find her we're going to relocate. She sneezed again. My bedroom or hers? She thought as she reached her best friend. "Allergies? Ring any bells?" She said as she grabbed Clary's arm and towed her down the steps.

"We'll talk in my room, okay?" Clary stated. She felt bad that she forgot about Izzy's allergies, but she was so flustered before that she wasn't even thinking. Izzy nodded and released Clary's arm. They walked to Clary's room in silence. Isabelle entered first and sat on Clary's bed. Clary followed her in and locked the door, then drew a new rune for privacy. Clary turned to her best friend and spoke, "Spill."

"Okay, but I think it would be better if you sat down." Clary nodded and took a seat next to Izzy on her bed. "Well…"

A.N. So I really don't think I did that well on this chapter and for that I am sorry! I hope you all continue reading! I know you must hate me for the cliffy, sorry. I'm going to try and get the next chapter done by the middle of the week if anything next weekend. Please let me know what you think about this story. If you have and critiques or suggestions I am more than happy to hear them, so please Review!!!

I would like to say thanks to those very few who have reviewed so far. I appreciate them greatly!

A very special thank you to my lil sis, who is my beta! She does such a fabulous job, so a round of applause to her! Love you lots!

Finally I will not be leving you with any questions this chapter, but if you have any questions ask away!

Thanks again all!

~Krysy