Chapter Fourteen

Time Jump – Five Years Later

Clary POV:

The past five years have been amazing. The kids were now six years old, and man were they all little balls of energy. Stephan and Jocelyn have been in our lives since they both showed but and I was glad, but I was still worried that letting them back into our lives considering what they put us through, but the kids loved them, and whatever makes them happy, I'm all for.

"Kids, come on! We're going to be late for school!" I yelled through the house and I heard four sets of footsteps begin to run. They all came out and stood in a line so that I could inspect their outfits.

"Mommy, why can't we stay with you?" Jenny asked and my heart melted.

"Because kindergarten is very important." I said and she nodded.

"We'll miss you." Andrew said and I bent down to their level.

"You will have each other, and it's only for half the day. Around lunch time, daddy is going to pick you up, and we're going to go out to lunch to celebrate!" I said and they all cheered. I got them into the car and in 15 minutes we were at the school. I walked them in and when we got to their classroom there was already a bunch of parents and kids. We walked over to the wall where the hooks were for their backpacks and found all their names. Once we were done we walked over to where the other kids were and they sat in the circle and I sat in a chair. A few moments later the teacher began talking.

"Hello parents and kids, I'm Mrs. Morten, and I'll be your kindergarten teacher this year." She said and the kids looked so excited. "What we want to do right now, is I want all the kids to introduce yourself to the room, and a little fact about yourself." She said and she called the first little boy up.

"My name is Robbie, and I like dinosaurs." He said and than sat down. A few more students went up until she pointed to Jenny, but all four went up with her.

"Oh, I guess we're getting a deal today." The teacher said and the parents chuckled.

"My name is Roxy." Jenny said and I hung my head, they had gotten into phase where they liked to pretend they were each other and I was hoping it would end before school, and I had to put a stop to it.

"Hold up." I said and everyone's eyes were on me. "Jenny, how many times have I told you, please don't pretend to be your sister."

"But mommy." Jenny said and I put my hand up and she stopped.

"I'm sorry, they are in this weird phase where they try and trick me and their father into believing they are each other." I said and the teacher nodded. "Jennifer is the one wearing the green dress, Andrew is the only boy, Heather is wearing the blue jacket, and Roxanne has her hair braided." I said and the teacher nodded. "Now, tell them all a fact about yourself." I said and they nodded.

"Well." Andrew started and I smiled. "I'm the oldest!" He said proudly and I laughed.

"I prefer to be called Jenny, and my favorite animal is a lizard!"

"I'm Heather, and I love to watch sports with my daddy."

"I prefer to be called Roxy, and I love playing with play-doh!" The teacher nodded and continued with the rest of the class. At the end she told the kids to go play and she wanted to talk to the parents.

"It was lovely meeting you all, and I can't wait to teach your kids this year. I know some are only part time students but I'm glad you chose to enroll them in this class. I know we'll have a lot of fun, especially with your quadruplets dear. They seem to have quite the personality on them."

"That they do, which is why they are only coming for half days. They can be quite a handful, and I thought just dipping their toes into the water was a smarter idea than throwing them into the deep end." I said and she laughed.

"Will you be here at 12:15 to pick them up?"

"No, their father will be here. His name is Jace Herondale, and once the kids see him, whatever they are doing will immediately be dropped and they will run to him, so stay out of the way of the stampede." I said and she laughed. She dismissed us and I took one look at the kids, and saw them playing with other kids and I knew they were going to be okay. I went out to the car and headed home. Not having them around will be weird but they needed other friends, and I was happy to see them adjusting so well.

Jace POV:

I was heading over to the school to pick up the kids, and I was excited to see how their first day of kindergarten went. I knew it was hard on Clary to part with them for even a couple hours, so this was going to be quite the adjustment for her. I got to the school, and went to the office to figure out what room the kids were in. When I found out I made my way to the room. I knocked on the door and an older woman answered and I knew she was the teacher.

"Hi, I'm here to pick up.." I started but it was cut off by a high pitched voice.

"Daddy!" I heard and I turned my head and I saw four kids running towards me. I bent down and they all ran into my arms. "I missed you daddy."

"I missed you too Jenny. But I can't wait to hear all about your day while we go out to eat with mommy. Go get your backpacks, and we'll go." I said and they nodded and ran away. "I'm sorry, I'm Jace."

"It's a pleasure to meet you. Your wife warned me about the greeting you would get, and she wasn't lying."

"They are quite a handful, but they are great kids." I said and she smiled. "I hope they weren't too much trouble."

"Not at all. They were quite the opposite. I enjoy having them in my class, and I'm excited for the rest of the year." She said and by that time the kids were back. "Have a great rest of your day kids, and I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Bye Mrs. Morten!" They all said in unison which caused her to laugh again and we made our way to my car. Ten minutes later we pulled up to the restaurant, and Clary was already waiting at a table. We walked in, I gave her a short kiss, and took my seat.

"So babies, how was your first day?" Clary asked and they got even more excited!

"It was great mommy!" Roxy said and I smiled. "I played with the girl named Morgan, and she was really nice!"

"That's great baby!"

"I played with Robbie mommy, and he likes lizards too. He says they remind him of mini dinosaurs." Jenny said and I couldn't help but laugh.

"What about you Andrew and Heather? What did you do?"

"We colored a lot!" Andrew said and I smiled.

"You excited to go back tomorrow?" I asked and they all nodded. We ordered our food and sat there and listened to all their stories about the four hours they were in school, and they sounded like they really enjoyed it and I couldn't have been happier. I looked at Clary and she had the biggest smile on her face. Everyone was happy, and looking around at my family, I was nothing but smiles.