Clary woke with a start, her alarm clock ringing in her ears and sending her head spinning. She flung her arm on the bedside table and without looking hit the snooze button. The events of the past few days seemed to be catching up with her and she had felt an impending illness since she saw the rune on the floor of the English classroom. She turned her head, falling back to sleep instantly.
"Clary" Something nudged her arm, "Clary, wake up." It was her Mom stood over her a concerned look on her face. Clary wiped her hand away.
"I'm up. I'm up." She said, pushing herself up on her elbows. The worried look on her Mom's face disappeared, she smiled at her. Clary felt guilty. She hadn't told her Mom of anything that had been going on over the past few days and she had been so happy to see Clary do something that wasn't Shadowhunter related she hadn't asked questions. Apart from the obvious, how was your day? But Luke was suspicious.
"Simon will be here in ten minutes, I washed your jeans, and they're in the laundry room." She kissed her on the forehead and left the room.
She sighed and got up reluctantly, her body aching as she got dressed and washed up. She tried for what seems like hours to control her hair but gave up after a while.
She did feel guilty about not telling her Mom but surely she knew what to expect when she chose this life for herself a few months ago. Jocelyn was a Shadowhunter too once. No matter how hard that was to believe, Clary thought to herself stashing weapons and books in her bag and a few smaller blades in her inside pockets.
Simon waited on the couch for Clary to come downstairs, tapping his hands on his jeans nervously. Tapping a tune to one of the songs from Eric's band, it sounded better on his leg than it did with actual instruments.
Clary tripped on the last step, her feet banging loudly on the floor and making him flinch. He stood swiftly and caught her arm. He saw Jocelyn staring at him, maybe he had moved a little too fast. Clary's hair was all over the place and her clothes were twisted.
"Finally."
"Come on Simon, it's not my fault I over slept." She shrugged his arm of her patting his hand.
"Erm, yes it was." He said she huffed at him and took the toast Luke had made off the counter; she put the slice in her mouth and mumbled a goodbye to her Mum and Luke. She pulled him out of the door, his bag falling onto his arm and his glasses falling off his nose. He pushed them back on.
"Bye!" He waved, "Jesus Clary."
"Sorry. I was just rushed." She pressed her palm against her forehead; she made a frustrated sound and flung her bag over her shoulder. Simon would feel worried but she sounded more like a teenage girl who had just been told she can't go to a party. He held his hands up.
"Is everything ok?"
"Yes, I feel bad about not telling Mom about any of this, she was just so nice and normal to me. I feel like I'm letting her down."
"Of course you're not letting her down, you're a shadowhunter." He said, she seemed to compose herself slightly pushing her hair of her shoulders, she skipped forward.
"She'll have to learn to live with it." He could tell she was still trying to reassure herself and really it was eating away at her. He knew her to well, not to read that expression on her face.
They approached the school in record timing, but Jace, Alec and Isabelle were already stood by a dying tree at the front of the entrance, soggy brown leaves fell from the branches surrounding them, Clary thought they looked like something out of a soap opera or something. Alec appeared to be talking to thin air. Clary soon realised that he was talking to Magnus, she had forgot about his plan to turn himself invisible. Jace was muttering to Isabelle looking totally uninterested.
"Your boyfriend is impossible!" She pointed a finger at Jace and Clary accusingly, "Get him to listen to me before I kick his ass." A few people turned to look at them, she blushed but Isabelle ignored them completely.
"She isn't Maryse and don't tell her what to do, Isabelle."
"What happened?" She was trying not to laugh and she leaned against Jace as he was leaning against the tree.
"I'm trying to tell him how not to get in trouble today, we can't afford to make such a mundane mistake. Magnus' life is at stake here." She said, spinning on her heel and walking towards Simon. Simon looked startled.
Clary heard a low chuckle from behind Alec.
"I know that, I'm not stupid." Jace said.
Alec cut him off before he could say anything else, "Let's just leave it ok, so the plan is to get more information on what he wants."
"We know what he wants." It was Magnus' voice now close to Clary's ear. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle; it was creepy not knowing where he was.
"Let's just see what happens." He continued. Agreements passed around the group and they began to walk towards the entrance. The same group of girls stared at Jace, Clary tried to ignore it and Jace laughed as they passed by clutching onto her hand tighter.
"Is that girl wearing sweatpants to school?" Magnus said a little too loudly and a few people turned their heads. Alec smiled at them, blushing and holding up the hand that wasn't pushing an invisible Magnus into the building.
"He's sticking with Alec today right?" She asked Jace.
"I sure hope so; he's leaving a glitter trail." Clary laughed, she felt some of the weight lift off her shoulders, feeling slightly more at ease, she exhaled heavily. Jace smiled and pushed her in front of him, his hands at her waist, they followed the line of glitter.
Simon was baffled by how calm everybody was. Was it only him that was conscious of the fact that this demon wanted to kill all of the downworlders and that it was Magnus' fault? Maybe not he thought as he watched Alec try and calm down an invisible Magnus who was trying to find somewhere to sit in the crowded math classroom.
He had been told not to leave Alec's side for a while as he found his bearings around the place. Alec tried to shush him discreetly as mundanes shot him strange looks. The teacher walked in, she was a frumpy woman with bags under her eyes and clothes that were different shades of earthy brown. He heard a tut from the back of the room. It took all of his strength not to laugh so he bit his lip instead.
That was a bad mistake, his sharp teeth had cut into his lower lip and blood started to run down his chin in thin lines.
"Is everything ok, ?" She asked, her eyebrows rose. He nodded and at the same time the teacher shook her head. He wiped it away with the back of his hand quickly. He was greatful he had eaten last night. He wiped his hand on his jeans.
"Jonathan, are we planning on doing math today or are we going to sit there with an empty desk and stare at the clock?" She asked Jace who was slumped in his chair looking back at Alec and Magnus. The whole room was quiet now; everybody noticed Jace and was curious to hear what was happening.
"I was planning on getting my equipment out but the clock is much more interesting. It moves and everything." He said through gritted teeth and then looking at the oversize woman who had settled herself in the desk chair, obviously not planning to move much. Her face became flushed.
"Either get out your equipment Jonath-"
"My name is not Jonathan." He paused, "It's Jace."
"Well then, Jace, either get out your equipment or I will send you to Mr. Ragnon across the hall."
Simon jumped, a few text books fell off the back shelf where Magnus sat, the door of the classroom opened suddenly. Students looked around with confused looks on their faces. He saw the faint outline of Magnus leave the room, leaving a sparkly trail on the white floor.
"I need to see this." Jace muttered to quiet for anyone other than Simon to hear. He patted Alec on the shoulder and whispered in his ear. Alec's face was deep red and he could hear his heavy breathing as he tapped a pen on his desk.
"I think I'll make my own way there, have a nice day my lady." He bowed to her slightly as he left and Simon heard a few giggles from around the room. But other than that it really didn't seem like a laughing matter.
Hi! I didn't really like this chapter as much as the others but there's only a few left!
I kind of know where I'm going with this so let me know what you think, thanks for reading.