Disclaimer: do not own the Mortal Instruments. So thank you Laren for the advice. Here's your 6th chapter. Hope you enjoy!
(CPOV)
I stretch out to loosen my muscles after a long night's sleep at the Institute. I open my eyes to the simple old-fashioned room and sit up. Why couldn't I have met the lightwoods earlier? My mom is finally loosening up after 16 years I guess.
I grab some clothes and my hair and tooth brush out of my bag that I grabbed last night. The deal was that I could stay and train unless my father found us here. Then we would run.
I threw on a green tank top and some jean shorts after taking a shower. It's pretty dang hard to brush my hair though. So I just put two braids in my hair and inspect myself in the mirror. I see the short girl with red hair and freckles and big innocent green eyes. I have a small chest and small curves. I'm the complete opposite of Isabelle.
I walk out of my bedroom and it hits me. I have no idea where anyone is in this place. Then there's the cat, Church. I crouch down and pet him.
"Can you help me find everyone? Gosh, I'm talking to a cat." Church meows and starts walking down one of the massive halls. I mentally make a map. He takes a left and I see that I stand in the kitchen with everyone except Hodge.
Alec scowled, Isabelle smiled and waved me in and Jace smirked at my hesitation. I walked in and sat at the table.
(JPOV)
We were eating pancakes when Clary walked in. She is so different from the girl's I had hooked up with. She is so fragile looking and she's so shy yet so tough when she gets riled up. She sat down and I push a plate of pancakes from Taki's toward her.
"Thank you." She says quietly and I nod.
"Hey, so when you boys get your butts moving, we can go train and show Clary how fighting is done." Isabelle's eyes shift to Clary. "Then you and I can shop. You know, girl bonding?"
Clary shifts in her chair. "Yea, that sounds good. Um let me go and change and I'll find the training room." She got up and paused looking down both halls looking confused. I got up and motioned for her to follow me.
"Remember, right, right, then 2nd door down." I tell her.
She laughs. It sounds warm to me. "I'm sure I'll start to remember once I follow the cat enough times." She opens her door and gives a small thanks before closing it.
I head to the training room. I pull my shirt over my head and throw it on the table of blades. I walk over to the punching bag and start a routine I've made that consists of every move in martial arts.
5 minutes later, I have sweat sticking my hair to my face and I feel it beading on my back. I hear Clary coming and her small voice talking to Church. I take a stance behind a pillar by the door and wait for her to enter. She opens the door and looks around. I come up behind her and put my arm around her throat. She tenses.
"You have to be prepared for anything." I whisper in her ear. She then grabs my fist, elbows me in the solarplex and spins. I reach out with my foot and hook it around her knee, making her fall. I reach out but she rolls to the side and trips me. We both stand at the same time. She side- kicks for my stomach but I grab her ankle and yank upwards. As she falls, I grab her wrist and jerk it up into her shoulder blades while pinning her to the ground.
We are both panting when I say, "I won." I let her up and she walks over to the wooden poles and grabs one.
She twirls it gracefully. "Now let's do something I'll kick your butt at." She smiles tauntingly. I like this side of her. She tosses the pole to me and I catch it.
We circle each other and we exchange hits. She then drops low, spinning the pole and swipes my feet out from under me.
"I won." She says.
(CPOV)
I hear claps and turn to see Izzy and Alec applauding me. Alec laughed at Jace's shocked face then turns to me. "I'm starting to like you Clary. Finally there is someone that can cut his ego down a bit." He laughs.
"I enjoyed it." I said laughing. Jace looks somewhat embarrassed but when he sees me looking, he puts up is cocky front again. I wish I could see the real Jace, but until then, he's going to be a thorn in my side. To harsh? Oh well.
Izzy grabs my hand and drags me out chattering about the kind of dress she wants to put me in.
(Line-break)
"What do you think about this?" Izzy says twirling in a red long sleeve dress that goes down mid thigh. As she twirls, I see the back plummets to the bottom of her back. She looks stunning.
"It's beautiful." I say marveling. She picks up a sage green dress and tosses it at me.
"Try this." She tells me while winking. I close the dressing room door and slip it on. It's strapless and stops mid-thigh. The sides on my waist are sheer black lace. It's gorgeous. My hair looks redder if possible and it accentuates the little curves I have.
I step out and twirl. Izzy squeals. I look at the price tag and see the expense that it is.
"Izzy, I –" she holds her hand up silencing me.
"My treat and don't object." She walks to the cashier and pays for the dresses and matching heels.
"Thank you. Um why does Alec hate me so much?" I blurt out. She looks over the rim of her drink.
"He um thinks of you as a threat." She looks down.
It hits me. "Oh! No I can't stand Jace. Does Jace know how he feels?"
"No. It's not something that the clave would take to lightly." She stands up and pulls me along, heading back to the institute.
I stop her and give her my bag. "hey, I need to see my friend Simon. Could you take this with you please?"
"Yea! Be back by 7 though. Oh yea, I forgot. We are going to a party tonight. Hey, maybe I can meet this Simon sometime." She says winking.
I start to walk to Simon's house. When I get there, I see the familiar star of David on the door. He and his mom are Jewish. I knock a few times on the door and Simon swings it open and envelopes me in a hug. "Come on in."
"So you know how I said that there is an Institute for the shadowhunters here?" He nods. "Well I'm staying with them for training unless Valentine finds us. Isn't that great?"
He runs a hand through his hair. "Yea that's awesome. What about your mom?"
"Well, see the other night at Pandemonium, I ran into them and it escalated from there to mom thinking eh what the heck." I say excitedly. "Oh and um, Izzy, she is my age, she wants to meet you. She is a man hunter I think." I laugh.
He laughs uncomfortably. "I already have my eye on someone." He looks away.
"Who?" I ask grabbing an apple from the bowl in the kitchen.
"That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about." He paces slowly as a stand there waiting. "Um, forget it. It's nothing."
"No, Simon tell me. I'm glad that you've found someone. You don't have to tell me who it is but at least tell me if she likes you back." I say smiling.
"I don't think so, maybe." He crosses the room. "Wanna watch a movie?"
I plop down on the couch. "Yep."
(LINE BREAK)
"Izzy, I'm going to kill myself in these!" I have been trying to plead my way into flats. It's not working.
She throws the boot at me. "Not before I kill you to make you wear them! Clary, please."
I sigh and pull the boots on. They come up about an inch above my knees and are black 4 inch, buckled death traps. I stand up and I am very surprised at how I can walk. The extra support helps I guess.
She applauds herself and finally lets me look in the full length mirror hanging on her black and gold wall.
The girl in the mirror is the girl my mom said she saw when we would fight. She was the girl with a fierce look in her eyes. I saw the girl that I wished I could summon up when I was bullied. I see the warrior within me.
I turn to Izzy and hug her. "Thank you." I look at myself once again and see the womanly curves and the black leather jacket that completed my dauntless attire. I see the green smokey eyes I have and the red silky curls pinned up. I actually can appreciate the way I look.
I grab 2 daggers and place them in my boot. I also grab a seraph blade and place it in the other. Isabelle does the same with the addition of her gold whip around her wrist.
We head out and meet the boys by the door. I see Jace fidgeting. What the heck is he nervous about? He stops me as we leave and pulls the pin out of my hair. Before I could object he says, "Better." I caught up with Izzy before it became awkward.
Here goes nothing.
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(JPOV)
We arrived at the club. A party for a warlock's cat was being held here. This meant no humans. My eyes drift to Clary who is stunning at the moment. Dang, what's going on with me? I think I like her and it's scaring me. I don't get scared, see? Alec and I head to the bar to get a drink.
A man walks up to us wearing glitter eyeliner. He has cat eyes. "Hello, I'm Magnus. I didn't invite Nephilim."
I nod my head over to Isabelle's direction. "She got us an invitation."
"Well that's screwed up. I'll let you stay only because of this hotty with the blue eyes." He runs a finger down Alec's arm and leaves. Is Alec blushing? He downs a shot. Oh! How didn't I know?
"It's okay man. I'm not judging." I say sincerely to my parabatai. He gives a weak smile.
"Thanks."
My gaze drifts back to Clary who is with a boy. Damn it. I head over to her out of sight and listen.
"Do you want to dance?" He asks her. I can tell he is a werewolf. She smiles and he takes her hand pulling her to the dance floor. I watch them and see that at least he's being polite. Something I've never been.
Alec pulls me by the arm. "Demons in the alley." I scan the crowd for Izzy and see that she is on her way out the door with her pulsing necklace in hand. Clary sees Izzy and gives a small bye to the werewolf before leaving to.
We all meet outside and see 6 demons in the shadows. We all pull our blades. I whisper to mine. "Ithruiel." Its flashes. The adrenaline that I love starts to kick in. it's like liquid fire in my veins.
One of the creatures lunges at me and I drive my blade up underneath its ribcage. It squeals and disappears. I hear 3 more squeals and a yell from Isabelle. Alec races forward and stabs the thing through the back.
We all turn to see Clary circling one. Izzy rushes forward. "Stop. This is hers."
The demon smiles at her. "Clary."
(CPOV)
"Clary" the demon hisses. I lunge at it and hold it down with the blade poking into its chest.
"How do you know my name?" I pant disbelievingly.
"Your daddy has been watching you for a long time." It says in a choked voice.
I dig the blade deeper into its chest. "Where is he?!" I scream at it.
"making arrangements."
"Tell me!" I raise the blade to drive it through. It doesn't answer, just smiles.
"Soon." It whispers as I stab it through the heart.
How was it? I love cliff hangers. I feel like a queen making my servants suffer. Haa okay maybe a little to morbid? Please review and gimme some suggestions. I love input.