Authors Note: This chapter is in Izzy's perspective, just because I thought it would be fun! If it works out well I might do some more chapters in various perspectives, like Jace or Tessa or Simon or something. Please comment!
Isabelle POV:
Isabelle ran around the track in gym class, all the while sneaking looks at her older brother, who was playing soccer in the field. She was excited for her brother. He had never take initiative with a boy before and now he had invited a super hot grade 12 to a party! This was major progress. She just hoped that Alec wouldn't get hurt. Even though Alec was older than her, she felt weirdly protective of him when it came to matters of the heart. And she was naturally suspicious of relationships.
But Alec needed a boost of confidence, and Isabelle had a feeling that a relationship, or at least a fling, would do that. She was a little surprised that Magnus Bane was her brothers' type; he was so sparkly and colourful, but Izzy was glad. Maybe Magnus would even be able to improve Alec's fashion sense. That was probably too much to hope for… Still, a girl could dream. Izzy smiled at the image of Alec in new clothing, clothing that actually fit him, with a hot guy on his arm, and a confident smile on his face… Her brother had so much potential! If only he would let her help him!
"Why are you smiling?" Asked Jace, appearing beside her. "Jace! Are you in this gym block too?"
"Yeah, Coach made me run laps because I was late." Isabelle stopped running and looked sternly at her brother. "You were late on the first day of class? By the Angel Jace!"
"By the Angel" was a phrase that the Lightwood kids had used as children. Their parents came from a super religious family and so they got mad whenever their children said "Oh my God". "By the Angel" was considered an acceptable substitute, that didn't involve using the lord's name in vain. The Lightwood kid's said "Oh my God" anyways but old habits die hard, and when they were alone they would often use the euphemisms of their childhood.
"I was talking to Clary, and she refuses to go out with me. I can't even get her to come to the party." Jace whined. Isabelle started to run a gain, keeping pace with her adopted brother, "You want to go out with the girl who slapped you?" She asked, not understanding the point of it. Jace shrugged, "Yeah. I really do. I'm not totally sure why." Izzy sighed, already regretting what she was about to say, "I could ask her to come, if you want. I can ask her and that friend of hers from Cassandra Clare Prep. Didn't you say his name was Simon?" Jace scoffed, "Yeah, Simon Lewis, he's a total loser and he's totally in love with Clary. But I guess you can invite him… If it means Clary will come…" Isabelle was a little unnerved; Jace usually didn't talk about girls like this. It sounded like he had an actual crush on this girl. Izzy laughed to herself, maybe both her brothers were moving forward in their romantic lives. Next thing I know Max will be holding hands with girls, she thought with a smile.
"So is Alec in this block too?" Asked Jace. "Yep, he's down there playing soccer." Izzy replied. "Sweet! I bet they didn't do that on purpose. All three Lightwoods in one gym class? They're not going to know what hit them!"
"Jace?" Asked Izzy suddenly,
"Yeah sis?" He replied
"Do you think that a relationship would be good or bad for Alec?" Jace looked at her, surprised. "Of course! It is not normal that we are both younger than him, but have way more experience with sex. Sometimes I wonder if he actually has done things, but he's just lying to seem responsible." Then Jace snorted, "Nope. Scratch that, Alec is just really shy and really responsible… A virgin, through and through. A relationship would help get that stick out of his ass."
"You don't think he's too sensitive?"
"He's tougher than he looks Izzy."
"You're right."
"So why are you asking me this, is there someone in Alec's life that I should know about?" Isabelle smiled, lying through her teeth as she said, "It's Alec, of course there isn't someone… It's just something I've been thinking about."
Jace shrugged, "Okay then", he said, and went back to talking about Clary.
Whenever Robert and Marysse Lightwood left to go on a business trip, saying goodbye was rather awkward. They weren't particularly warm parents, and so there was no hugging or kissing, except occasional forced embraces from Marysse. Robert would pat max on the head, shake the hands of Alec and Jace, and ruffle Isabelle's hair awkwardly. Since this was one of the only pieces of affection that her father showed her, Izzy didn't think it would be appropriate to tell him how much she hated people messing up her hair. It was honestly a bit of a relief for Isabelle when her parents drove off in their car. She could tell that it was even more of a relief for Alec; he let out an audible breath of relief whenever their parents left. Jace just shrugged and went back to watching TV. Max was the only one who looked disappointed, but Isabelle knew that in a few years he would be as jaded about their parents' absences as his older siblings were.
It had been a day since Robert and Marysse had left for their latest international business trip (this one was to some obscure European city called Alicante), Max had gone over to his friend's house for the night, and the three older Lightwoods were in serious party planning mode. They took everything that was really valuable (including all the fancy alcohol) and locked it in their parent's room. This was something that Alec insisted on for every party. They also set out a ton of food and drinks and wired up a huge sound system. Usually Alec was very strict about the parameters of the party, but this time he was distracted. Isabelle was 99% sure he was thinking about Magnus. It was either that or he had hit his head really hard while playing soccer. He had never showed much interest in parties, he didn't like to be around that many people and he didn't like loud music. He drank, but never enough to get out of hand. For this party, however, it seemed like he was going to be sticking around for the whole time. To see Magnus, Isabelle thought with glee. It was adorable, and it made Izzy think that if Magnus didn't show up she would have to do something to make him wish he wasn't born. But she was pretty sure he'd show up.
Jace, luckily, didn't notice Alec's mood because he was too caught up in his own romantic drama. Isabelle didn't totally understand why Alec was so scared of coming out to Jace, but she had to respect his choices. Isabelle had already convinced Clary and Simon to come to the party. It was actually pretty easy. Isabelle knew she was hot, and knew how to use that power, especially on nerdy teenaged boys like Simon Lewis. Once she convinced Simon to go, she knew Clary would come too.
Isabelle was actually surprised at how attractive Simon was. He was sort of… Cute. Not hot, but cute. He was also completely in love with Clary, as Jace had said. But that didn't mean that Isabelle didn't make an impression. It ticked her off though, that he was in love with Clary, and that she didn't know it. For Jaces' sake and for other reasons too, which Isabelle was having trouble identifying… She had talked to Simon in their English class, and he had been totally shocked when he walked up to him. It was sort of endearing…
Isabelle pushed thoughts of Simon out of her mind. He was just some science geek who happened to be cute. This night was about partying, and this party was about Alec.
The doorbell rang and the first guests started to arrive. Isabelle slipped in to hostess mode and let herself fall into her role as party girl extraordinaire. It was not hard, Isabelle Lightwood adored parties.
A/N: So what did you think of Izzy? Please review!
