In the previous chapter, I mentioned that whoever follows, favourites, or reviews my second fanfic, "In the Shadows" from when I posted chapter 36 to when I post this chapter, would get a shoutout, right here, in the author's note. So, I'd like to give a big thanks to Sunshinerosie1998! Thanks, you have no idea how happy I am! And, again, I will do one more shoutout, from now until I post chapter 38. (Read author's note at the top of chapter 36 for further details)

Also, in this chapter, it speaks of the Faerie academy (read chapter 3). It says it takes place in Florida. But I'm not referring to any school, or anything. For a matter of fact, I've never even been to Florida. So, again, for the Faerie Academy, I don't mean for it to be any specific school. It's a pigment of my imagination. Ok, now that I've gotten that clear (hopefully), let's get on with the story! I'm sure you're getting sick of the long author's note!

"Clary, we have something to say to you." My mom said, sitting on the side of chair.

"Yeah?" I said, nervously, because whenever my mom has something to say like that, it's normally bad news for me.

"We just got mail from the Faerie Academy for Girls. And the note says that they sent you a scholarship. I mean, it's pretty much a huge deal! A famous private school! And you turned them down!"

"I turned them down because I don't want to go there."

"It's not about that! This is good for your future! The Faerie Academy for Girls will turn you into a beautiful young woman, who is ready for her career. Come on. I don't see why you are fussing about this. It's not too far away from here."

"Um, it's in Florida."

"Still in the same country!" My mother exclaimed. I rolled my eyes.

"I don't get why you want me to go so badly, anyway!" I shouted, not caring if it surprised my mother. I never rose my voice to her.

"I care for you. That's why!"

"If you really cared," my vision began to get blurry, with tears, "you'd know that the best part of my life, has been here, at Mortal High. In New York. Not Florida. I don't want to move. You will only be making me start off again, as the lame new kid. But here, I've been accepted. For being me. Not who I want to be, or who I could be, but for truly me. How will I leave my friends? How will I leave Jace?" A single teardrop dripped off my cheek, and I felt the dampness as the drop landed onto my wrist.

"Nothing you say, is going to change my mind, Clarissa Adele Fray!" Mom yelled. I stormed away. I ignored my mom, who was calling out my name.

"What?! Okay, Clary, it's your decision, not your mom's." Isabelle exclaimed, after I told her about my mother making me go to Faerie Academy for Girls.

"Thanks, but do you have any idea where I got my stubbornness from? My mom...she hardly ever gives up an idea, once she's got one. Trust me."

"I think you have the power to!" She encouraged. I shook my head.

"I don't. No matter how much I want to stay here-"

"No," she cut me off, "I will not let you leave! I'll come up with something."

"Not in time. My mother wants me packed and ready to leave in a week, at the longest. We have relatives there that we will be staying with. My mom managed to get a very early flight." I sighed.

"Stall her, tell her to give you the whole week. And I will try to come up with something. I'm not losing my best friend!" Isabelle declared.

JACE POV

I lightly pressed into the piano keys, the music ringing in the room. Then, my phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello?"

"Jace. This is an emergency. Meet me at the school in fifteen minutes. It's super urgent!"

"Y'know it's a Saturday, Isabelle, right?" I sighed.

"It's about Clary." she said, plainly, with no emotion, as if she knew that would make me urgently get there. Well, it worked. "I'll be there in five." I replied. Wow, how did I get from fifteen minutes, to five?

"Wait. I'm not really catching what you just said."

"Fine," Isabelle sighed, "long story short, Clary is being forced to go to a private school. Faerie Academy for Girls. She keeps insisting that she doesn't have a say in this but I'm sure if we can work together on this one, we might be able convince her mom to let her stay."

"Faerie Academy? I've heard that it's a private school. In Florida. Also crazy expensive!" I exclaimed.

"Clary got a scholarship."

"I see now. No wonder her mom is making her go. No one has turned down the Faerie Academy yet."

"Yeah. But Clary needs to be an exception, unless we want her to move away! Then you'd be in a long-distance relationship. Which sucks, compared to being together in person. I mean, you'd probably not break up, but it's a lot better with her actually here." Isabelle pointed out.

"I think i've got an idea..." I began, "how many people do you know that have been affected by Clary, in a good way?"

CLARY POV

Jace downloaded something onto my laptop, asking if I could do him a favour. He told me not to use it until right before we left the house for Florida. Jace also told me to play it in front of my mom, making sure she watched it. I didn't know what was going on, but I was in no mood to even ask what it was about.

I hauled all my luggage down the spiral stairs, and brought my laptop to my mom. "Mom, Jace asked me of a favour." I played the video.

First, on screen, appeared Isabelle.

"Look," she began, "Clary is the best friend I've ever got. And, through every obstacle in my course, every mistake in my past, she's helped me through that. And if it weren't for her...well, I don't know what I'd do. A friend like her, is so, very rare. If she ever leaves to Florida, well, nothing can come a where NEAR replacing her."

I blushed, and a second later, Helen appeared on the screen.

"Clary is a great friend. And if she's not at this school, in this state, I won't be what I would be, with her. I wouldn't be the better person I need to be."

I blushed even harder. Maia appeared on screen, next.

"There's much to say about Clary. But to summarize it: She's the perfect friend you'd imagine in the movies. I know, this might sound what Isabelle or Helen might've said, but really, we didn't even tell each other what we were gonna say. All of this, it's the truth, and nothing else. Except thankfulness, that we have such a great friend. Please, don't move."

I was starting to turn bright pink, now, so touched about what my friends said. Then, to my surprise, Alec appeared.

"I'm not the best with words. But what I can say, is that she's made a huge, good impact on Mortal High. Not only, did she show that anyone can be better than a popular bully, but she made all her friends feel great. And...what I'm most grateful for, is making my best friend, start enjoying things. Before Clary, Jace was pretty much emotionless, to that romance stuff. With Aline, he only pretended. But now...Clary's here, and Jace is here, as himself. And I think if she left, he'd be just the same as before."

By then, my face was nearly all red. And to make my face a tomato red, Jace appeared on the screen.

"I can't even begin to describe how much Clary means to me. She's made a difference in this school, in my life. And she's the reason that I'm who I am. Clary makes me a better person. And I can't tell you how much. I can barely narrow down to these things to say. There are simply too many pros about her. But really, Clary is the best person I've known to make a change in my life. And she's helped me leave my bad habits behind, and is helping me prepare for the bad ones to come. But I know, I can count on her. Because that's who she is."

After that, I was literally crying, so emotional, that my friends would put together this. Then, I heard knocking at the door. I didn't bother to wipe my tears.

When I pulled the door open, Jace, Isabelle, Helen, Maia, and Alec, walked into the room. I hugged them, so hard, and began to cry, in happiness.

"Mom?" I said, my voice shaking.

"I can't make you move. Not after this. It seems you are your friends are inseparable." I hugged my mom, and smiled, tears of happiness streaming down my cheeks.

I really hope you enjoyed that! I had so much fun writing this! This chapter is 500 more words than I was aiming for. And YES. It took me a whole lot of time. But all the encouragement from you guys and my family and friends have kept me writing for so long. And I'm not just talking 'bout this chapter here. I'm talking about all the writing in my life time. So thank you. So much. Please review, follow, and/or favourite!