A/N: It's spring holidays, which means I'm at home for two weeks with a lot of spare time ... which thus results in A LOT of free time! And so, here you all go, another scoop of my messed up imagination! Thank you also to all the people who have reviewed; the thanks was way overdue with all the amazing comments and suggestions posted ... KEEP THEM COMING!
And, you might be wondering where the promised Runescape one went: well, I sort of can't remember how it all works and I lost my password from about four years ago *maniacal laughter* and so, it has been postponed. Stay tuned and subscribe though!

VIII – Grooveshark

Simon looked disdainfully at Isabelle's screen. She had been spending the past hour Googling up various shopping pages and it was starting to get on his nerves. Whenever she came across something that she liked, she would giggle childishly and turn to Simon with some kind of variation of "Isn't that cute/adorable/fresh/etc.?" to which Simon would reply a variation of "Yeah, it's cute/adorable/fresh/great/etc." Not to mention an 'enthusiastic' nod.

He couldn't take it anymore. There had to be something he could do to get her off these ridiculously torturous sites. "So, um, Isabelle - ?"

Isabelle waved a meticulously manicured hand at him, interrupting him. "Aren't these shoes amazing? They look just like Magnus', don't they?"

"Yeah, Isabelle, they sure do but -"

"Oh, and look at this coat! It would go so well with that dress Clary has, but never wears, you know?"

"Okay, okay, yeah it probably does." Isabelle opened her mouth again, but Simon, being a vampire, quickly clamped his hand over her mouth, much to Isabelle's surprise. "Perks of being a vampire, I guess." He shrugged, before letting go.

"What was that for, huh?" Isabelle looked wounded.

"Look, I'm sorry, but aren't you getting sick of all this 'virtual' shopping?" Simon made the quotation marks with his fingers.

Isabelle sighed, clearly exasperated. "Okay Simon, two things." She counted her points on her fingers. "One: how could I possibly get sick of shopping? I mean, that's about as likely as Magnus going straight. Secondly: there's all this limited edition stuff that you don't see in shops." Isabelle paused for a second and surveyed Simon's outfit. "What if you could get, like, a limited edition shirt from some band?"

"Alright, that would be cool," Simon conceded, "But a whole hour of that? There's so much more you can do on the Internet."

Isabelle scowled. "Well, explain then, why all the other mundanes in this cafe have been on some lame RPG ever since we got here. And while you're at it, introduce me to another wonder of the World Wide Web.

"Touché." Simon said, before bursting into laughter. Isabelle's face was so cute when she scowled, her nose crinkled up. Regaining his composure, he began to go through a list of everything they'd covered so far. "So we've got email, Facebook, Google and MSN. Oh and, uh, numerous shopping accounts."

Isabelle nodded. "So what is next on our quest for enlightenment, Sensei?"

Simon shifted in his seat. "Well, there is Grooveshark, which is like a site where you can listen to music for free ..."

"Wait, did you say free?"

"Um, yeah." Simon eyed Isabelle suspiciously. "Are you sure that you have no Asian heritage whatsoever?"

Isabelle gasped with mock horror. "You're accusing me of being Asian because I can speak Japanese and have an interest in freebies? To set the record straight, I'm not fully Asian; although there might be some random bit way back somewhere."

Simon raised his eyebrows. "Well, okay then. Do you want to see this site or not?"

"Duh. Of course I do. Even if I don't really like music that much and all. But it's free! So it's worth it."

Simon explained all the workings of Grooveshark to her and soon enough, Isabelle was browsing through the infinite lists of music and compiling her own playlist for next time...

Meanwhile, Clary had also been watching Jace play Call of Duty for the past hour, and she too was getting irritated. She shook her head in dismay; how did guys even live through the game? All you did was chase virtual soldiers around and if they weren't on your team then BAM, you'd shoot them down. Or blow them up. Whatever you felt like doing.

After watching Jace take out yet another enemy soldier using a grenade, Clary had had enough. As Jace sat back and celebrated yet another successful killing, Clary leant over and hit in the fatal combination of keys known as Alt +F4.

Jace cut off mid whoop and gasped. "You did not just do that. I didn't even get to save the game!"

Clary rolled her eyes. "As Magnus would put it, it's just a game, sweet cakes. Get over it."

Jace opened his mouth, trying to think of a comeback, but all that came out was a whole lot of stuttering. Clary laughed. "The great mouth has been overcome by yours truly and a silly game!"

Unceremoniously, Jace closed his mouth and settled in his chair for another sulking session. "Alright, fine. Bring on the next thing then."

Clary glanced over at Simon and Isabelle, who seemed to be hotly debating something. She leaned in and caught little bits of the argument.

"... as likely as Magnus going straight ... limited edition stuff that you don't see in shops ..."

"... a whole hour of that ... more you can do than that ..."

"... lame RPG ... another wonder of the World Wide Web..."

"... Grooveshark ..."

Clary grinned. Now that was something that Jace would like. She turned back to Jace, who was trying to look as bored as he could. With an inelegant (A/N: WAIT. How could Jace be inelegant?) shrug, he yawned loudly. "I'm bored."

Clary groaned. "Honestly, Jace, why do you have to be obnoxious?"

"I've been told that I'm obnoxious by many people, dear Clary, whether it is randoms or my ever growing fan base. Even so, they all still love me greatly. Like I know you do."

Clary pursed her lips, trying hard not to laugh, but failed spectacularly. "Okay, okay, you win. So are we ready to move on?"

"Oh yes indeed. Tally ho!" Jace waved an imaginary sword in the air.

Clary grinned. "Well, we can look at what Simon's showing Isabelle right now. It's called Grooveshark and it's a site where you can listen to music online for free. And yes, it is a ridiculous name," she added hastily, seeing the look of exasperation of Jace's face. Jace sighed and waved for her to continue. "So, basically, you can listen to whatever music you want and make your own playlists etc. Oh and it depends whether the site has the song or not."

"Free music, huh I'll give it a shot." Jace loaded the site under Clary's instructions and set up an account. "So I just type the name of the song and drag it to the bar at the bottom?"

Clary nodded. "Pretty much."

Jace typed a few words in to the box, face scrunched up in concentration. "Wow, they have pretty much everything!"

"It's like a musical Google, I guess. There are heaps of other music sites, but I guess we'll stick with this one for now."

Jace nodded but didn't take his eyes off his screen. "This playlist is going to be legendary."

Isabelle's Top 8 Playlist with commentary by Isabelle

'Baby' by Justin Bieber: "Oh my God. His haircut is SO cute! And so is his voice!"

'Just The Way You Are' by Bruno Mars: "The lyrics are so sweet!"

'Teenage Dream' by Katy Perry: "Her voice is pretty high ... I wonder how she does it? It's pretty good anyway."

'Dance in the Dark' by Lady Gaga: "I heart her clothes. Enough said."

'If I Had You' by Adam Lambert: "I heart his clothes too. Even if they'd be a little big for me!"

'Magic' by B.o.B.: "I love the beat! Makes me wanna dance!:

'Take It Off' by Ke$ha: "The beat and the girl are awesome! How does she do it? I should stalk her down or something; I wanna learn how to do that glitter thing!"

'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys: "New York FTW!"

Jace's Top 8 Playlist with commentary by Jace

'Thnks fr th Mmrs' by Fall Out Boy: "Clasic, yet the thing I'd have said to Valentine.

'Canon in D' by Pachelbel ( removed by Clary) 'Insomnia' by Craig David: "Pretty much the story of my life."

'The Fear' by Lily Aleen: "Her accent is so hilarious. And the sarcasm! Man, I could take a bath in it!"

'You Belong With Me' by Taylor Swift: "Lyrics ring true in my life. NOT that I'd ever show this to Clary."

'Your Love is My Drug' by Ke$ha: "An exaggerated thing about Clary, I guess. The beat is catchy too."

'No One' by Alicia Keys: "The beat is a little boring, but the lyrics are nice."

'New Divide' by Linkin Park: "I love the music! The lyrics are a little iffy, but those guitars are awesome!"

'For Your Entertainment' by Adam Lambert: "Now that is how you get the ladies!"

A/N: And so ends another chapter! Obviously, I love Ke$ha and Adam Lambert (I'm gonna scream if they do a duet!) and the songs were picked by me going through my songs while on shuffle, BUT I did skip those weird ones. Anyway, lots of free time on my hands now, so there will be more chapters soon, but remember, in the meantime... to R&R! And pick up your freebies on your way out! ;P
Oh, and I looked at the previous chapter and I am sincerely sorry that half the symbols I used didn't show up, so the meanings were pretty much lost! ):