Hiya guys, I'm back! Sorry I have been MIA for a while, if any of you even noticed/cared haha. Things have just been..different for me the last couple of weeks. Yeah, I guess different is the word I'm going to stick with. But enough about my insignificant problems, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Here's a lil Clabestian love for you all, and all you Clace fans, I AM TEAM CLACE, but this story is a slow one in that department. I liked the idea of exploring all of the character developments, relating to a lot of each character myself. Sorry if this isn't everyone's cup of tea. Let me know your thoughts anyways, REVIEW! And enjoy..

On Monday Clary was on the prowl. She was on the hunt for karma, and wasn't backing down. Kaelie was to her side, with red rimmed eyes covered in sunglasses. Yes, Clary was furious. But with herself more than the boy actually involved. It wasn't until Kaelie came sniffling down the stairs two hours into the twins and Jordan's movie marathon, that Clary knew she was still in the house.

Clary had immediately gone to comfort the girl and asked her to explain what was wrong. Apparently, Jace Herondale didn't know the meaning of being a respectable guy. He had told Kaelie that he had liked her, and after spending the night with each other sexually, she woke up to him saying that he didn't think they would work out. And that didn't really sit right with Clary's view of a good universe. Especially if it would cause trouble within her own school. So, Clary and Kaelie met up with each other after Jon had walked her into school, and now they were trying to think of how to get even.

Kaelie had suggested that they break his heart just like he had broke hers. But Clary refused on the basis that they shouldn't interfere with love as it is hurtful. Kaelie mumbled something along the lines that she was hurting, but chose to accept Clary's way because she knew she wasn't going to back down from it.

"So, what are we going to do?"

"I don't know Kaelie, just give me some time to th- I got it! Round the cheerleaders up at lunch. We are going to do a little cheer for him." Clary innocently shrugged while Kaelie grinned and ran off. If the new boy thought he was an exception to the rules, then he doesn't know what he's in for.


By the time lunch had rolled around, Clary had already spoken to Jace in three classes. And right now you are probably thinking, hrm a bit hypocritical? Am I right? I mean she is planning on humiliating him for payback so why is she acting so two faced? Well she isn't. You must understand that Clary's mind works on the thought that if the good acts and the bad acts are not balanced out then her world will come crashing to her feet. And so, when she was talking nicely to Jace in lessons about work and the party she wasn't thinking of how confused he will be after lunch, and she wasn't thinking how ridiculous he would find her 'mood swings'. Nope. She was just having a decent conversation with a fellow student. No more, no less. So when lunch came around there was a lot of chaos.

To put things shortly, Clary's plan went exactly how she thought it would go..almost. The cheerleaders had come in late to lunch, which was an anomaly itself, and silently got into position in front of Jace. Him being his cocky self smirked and winked at Clary, which she did not return and looked at him blankly.

If he was confused by the squads behaviour already, he was downright flabbergasted when they began to cheer about him. They sang it so rhythmically and sweetly that if you weren't listening to the words then it would have sounded like a song about rainbows and butterflies. But it wasn't. They sang about what he did, and sometimes how he did it -with the input of Kaelie - and ended with something along the lines of you can't play your own family.

By the end of the cheer, Jace was fuming. His cheeks were red from all that was insinuated, but mostly he was embarrassed by the redhead that was talking and laughing with him just twenty minutes ago, who was now staring at him as though he was a stranger. The whole hall was full of laughter, it echoing off the walls.

Jace stood there confused. What kind of school is this? Who would even care about one night stands, everyone did them! He was the top player at his old school, everyone loved him, so what was so different here? He just didn't understand. And that is why instead of doing the most logical thing to do which was apologise, he stormed over to the 'leader' and grabbed her arm rather abruptly.

"What the hell, Red? What was that for? You think I deserved that? We were just talking twenty minutes ago, and now you humiliate me in front of everyone? I thought we were friends?"

Clary looked at him a little startled. Didn't he know that he had this coming? He needed to pay for the bad he caused. "Jace, this isn't my fault? You did this to yourself, you done something bad and you needed to pay."

"Pay Clary? For having sex with Kaelie?" Jace's words were cutting through her like venom because he was speaking so harshly. She could see how angry he was, and she noticed that everyone's eyes were on her. Everyone was looking at her, what if I make a fool of myself? Her eyes kept darting around to everyone's stares, "Hrm? What.. Were you jealous that it was Kaelie in my bed and not you?"

"Wha-what? N-no! Of course not! It's just, this had to happen, Jace." Clary could feel her heart beating way too fast, where was Jon when she needed him? He was always there for her. Her whole being began to get heated, and she felt as though she needed to sit down..fast.

Luckily Simon interrupted the heated display soon enough. He placed his hand on Jace's chest and tucked Clary under his arm.

"That's enough. It's not her fault you acted like an ass. She was just helping a friend, leave her out of this. And don't ever touch her again, got it?" Simon sounded awfully scary but Clary was too busy trying to calm her breathing down to listen. Was that thunder or my heart?

"Or what, Lewis? This has nothing to do with you, so stay out of it. I would never hurt her."

"Just stay out of our way." Simon pushed past Jace and guided Clary out of the cafeteria, away from prying eyes.


When Jon found out about lunch he was furious, and didn't stop apologising about how he wasn't there, which infuriated Clary to no end. Did no one think she could handle herself? But then again, her stuttering and panicking at lunch hadn't done her argument any justice. Maybe she did need people.

But the rest of that school day Clary hadn't seen Jace, not even once. And she knew he was in her art class because he had sat in front of her last week. She concluded that he must of ditched the rest of school and worried about it no more. Instead she sat in her usual seat by Sebastian and drew 'whatever came to mind', which was an exercise that was supposed to help with their emotions.

Both Sebastian and Clary were good at drawing and didn't mind the comfortable silence between each other as they worked. In fact, they often met up at the park once they had finished sketching on their own some days. Clary had drawn yet another portrait, but this time she was surprised to see a golden angel, Jace. But behind her drawing of him, there was a darkness creeping behind him. A darkness that consumed his surroundings and was hidden behind a wall he has build to shield himself. Clary was puzzled. She wanted to find out what was up with him. She hadn't thought about why he had been put into the school, and usually she didn't mind not knowing. But there was something peculiar about this boy, and she was going to find out what it was.

"So, Clary.."

"Yes Seb?" They were walking out of class, like usual, to the parking lot.

"I was thinking that we could, you know, maybe go out sometime? If you wanted to. I mean you don't have to, I just thought that maybe we could give us a try? We have fun, and we are like best friends so maybe this is what was supposed to happen, you know?"

Clary was quite flattered. She never expected Sebastian Verlac to get flustered over her. When she first arrived at the school, Sebastian was in a bad place and would avoid everyone. That was until Clary managed to trip over her own feet and would have face planted the floor if Seb hadn't caught her. Ever since, they kind of understood each other. So why not give them a try? He would be the first boy she properly dated.

"Sure Seb, that sounds great."

Sebastian grinned at her. "Brill, I'll text you about it. Saturday ok?" He gave her a quick hug before dashing off to his own car in high spirits. Clary had her own grin on her face, which didn't go unnoticed by Jon as she got in the car.

"What's got you so smiley Miss Morgenstern?" Jon asked suspiciously.

"Whatever do you mean, Master Morgenstern? I know that it couldn't possibly be because I have a date this Saturday. Or no, definitely not that." As Clary's grin got bigger, Jon's mouth turned into a frown.

"A date? With who? When? Where?" He started to interrogate her, not that she cared, she was too excited about her first date.

"With Seb, Jon. So calm down, I've been out with him plenty of times before and look, here I am. Safe and sound." She dramatically swished her arms in hopes of earning a smile. Her wish was smashed. Jon had a scowl etched to his lips.

"Verlac? Verlac asked you?" Jon spat his name like a disease.

"God Jon, he's like my best friend. Why are you getting so nasty? We are just seeing how things go." Jon tried to calm down and they began to drive off home. Not before Jon muttered 'things won't be going anyway", which Clary chose to ignore.

Although, she couldn't ignore him for long because there was one extra car in the driveway. The twins grinned at each other when they recognised the car and shoved the other aside to get in the house first. The both ploughed into a six foot body with brown hair and a stubbly beard. He turned to the twins and they both screamed in joy. 1. Because they would be able to have the rest of the week off school. And 2. Because their favourite non-blood uncle was standing right in front of them.

"LUKE!"