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Chapter 4

Clary's POV

It's been a week since I've met Jace Lightwood and his family. It's been an eventful week too, because I've been getting ready for school to start. I'm so trilled...can't you just hear the ethusasm in my voice(note my sarcasm). Going back to school means going back to bullies. It's like I go right into their lair, but I have no choice. I'm going into 11th grade, and I have 9th graders picking on me. That doesn't seem right does it? I found out Isabelle, Alec and Jace are going to my school though. Isabelle and Jace are in my grade but Alec is in 12th. Maybe if Jace would stop acting like a jerk, I could have two friends to help me. But that's not likely. He'll probably be one of the bullies. But maybe not, I don't know, but I'm not getting my hopes too high. School starts tomorrow and so far it's me and maybe Isabelle, against society. Society is a bitch. People tell you to be yourself and when you do they judge you. I take that back...society is a fucked up bitch. But that's my opinion.

*next day*

I'm walking to my bus stop on the first day of school. I'm wearing dark jean shorts and an orange floral top with my converse and the same make up I had on the other night. My bright red curls are flowing over my shoulders. I'm hoping and praying that since I'm wearing this and not all black, that they won't judge how I look. I haven't cut myself lately, so I don't have fresh red scars. Maybe if I don't give them evidence they won't pick on me.

I walk on to the bus and all of suddenly see Isabelle, Jace and Alec sitting and talking. Isabelle sees me and motions for me to come over. I look and see she's sitting next to Alec and Jace is across from them with an empty seat beside him. Great my day just started off well.

"Hey Clary" says Isabelle all peppy.

"hey" I say back, not knowing what to say. I stand there for a minute to see of there's a seat by them. Nope, nada.

"you know you can sit next to me Carrot" Jace says. I look down at him and hesitantly sit next to him.

"We can be friends right...I mean you're gonna have to deal with the name Carrot" He says I think for a minute that maybe I was wrong, maybe he'll actually be my friend.

"yeah I guess we can be friends as long as I can call you Goldilocks" I say with a smirk. He thinks about it for a minute.

"alright I guess that's only fair" he says with an award-winning smile and I feel like I melted down to the floor. We sit there for a minute just staring at each other. His liquid gold eyes looking into my mine. When an all too familiar face turns around from the seat in front of me.

"Oh look who it is...It's Clary the red-head freak who cuts" says Victoria Malfoy. Jace looks at me with a shocked expression and I lower my head. I guess there's no escaping from bullies.I'm about to say something but another voice speaks up first.

"Look I don't know who you are but I suggest you leave her alone, she did nothing wrong to you but you had to come along and ruin her morning" says a guys voice. I look up and see Jace standing up. He has his fist clenched at his side.

"I'm Victoria Malfoy who are you ,hotty?" she asks with a flirtatious smile and for some reason I want to slap it off her face.

"It's not nice to meet you Victoria, I'm Jace and I think you should really turn around"

"Why are you standing up for her, she's an emo hurts herself, nobody should care about her" says Victoria and I feel like sliding down and crying to myself, with my knees pressed against me and my arms around my legs. I do that a lot but not in public.

"No that's the reason why people should care, she's my best friend and you have no idea what you're talking about. And you have no idea what she's been through but I can tell she probably still does it because of you" a voice shouts at Victoria but it isn't Jace. I look over and see Isabelle standing and pointing an accusing finger. She called me her best friend. Victoria looks shocked.

"I don't care about you have to say, I want to know why Jace the cutey, is standing up for her" she turns her attention back to Jace.

"I'm standing up for her because that's what I should do" says Jace. To tell you the truth I want to know why too.

"But why?" yells Victoria. Okay where the fuck is the bus driver. Shouldn't he be stopping this? Does he even hear the shouting or see them standing up?

"because...she's my girlfriend" I look at Jace. Since when did that happen. Apparently every one will know that before I do.

"Why would you date that?" she asks and gives me a look of distaste, like I'm something her pet Chihuahua threw up.

"I would date her because she's beautiful and smart and caring and way better than you" says Jace. and the truth comes out. Isabelle looks at him with a shocked expression but Alec is just grinning, like he knows something.

"Obviously you have a different definition of those words than me. I mean why are you in love with a cutter who listens to sceamo" says Victoria and I want to punch her in the face because music is my best medicine, how dare she say something about it.

"All time Low and the Cab aren't screamo" says Alec with a look of seriousness. Of course he would speak up about bands. I just gained some new respect for him.

"why are you loving her, she's not worth it" says Victoria ignoring Alec's comment.

"Why not?" says Jace as he looks at me with a smile. Victoria clearly lost this battle. She sits down in her seat. Jace and Isabelle sit too. Jace looks mad but satisfied that he won.I look him.

"so when did I become your girlfriend?" I whisper in his ear smiling.

"About five minutes ago" he whispers back.

"Don't you think this is too soon?" I ask him. He looks at me with no expression on his face. Damn why can't he show some emotion when I'm looking for it.

"Yeah maybe. I mean I was trying to stand up to you. And when she asked why, I panicked and said that" he says and I suddenly regret asking him that question.

"so we are just friends?" I ask him making sure I didn't hear him wrong.

"yeah" he says with a straight face. His looks and facial expressions aren't helping me figure things out. I look down and pick with hem of my shirt. I sit there for what seems like minutes but just seconds. He looks at me and I can feel his gaze watching the side of my face. I turn to him so we are looking in each others eyes. I feel like all my worries melt away when I look in his eyes.

"we're friends...for now" he says with a smirk.

"that can mean more than one thing" I say thinking that he could either mean ditching me or dating me. Both options scare me a little.

"you know which meaning I mean" he says and then wink at me. I giggle. Hold up, I giggled? That kind of noise hasn't came out of me in a long time.

We get off the bus 10 minutes later. Jace, Alec, Isabelle, and I smile at each other before heading off. Alec heads to the 12th grade hall. Isabelle and I head to our lockers which are right next to each other. And Jace heads around the corner of the hall. I watch him go, look around, then come back to me and Isabelle.

"I can't find my locker" he says in a fake cry voice. I look at his paper and it says locker number 24. My locker is number 22 and Izzy's is 21. So far my day is off to a good start. I hope it stays that way.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry it's just one POV. Next chapter might have some different point of views. More people are introduced. And we get one more chapter closer to Clary and Jace being official. Sorry I haven't updated the past couple days, I've been busy reading the City of Ashes and the City of Glass and watching Pewdiepie Youtube videos. It's sad I have a TMI fan fic and I haven't even finished reading the series.