There was a loud thud in Rye's room. The cold air filled her room. She clearly didn't remember leaving her window open. A figure in black had just climbed up her window. The figure was tall, having blond hair, golden eyes and a slim, muscular build.

"N-no! N-no! What the hell are you doing? Not again! I. Will. Not. Be. Sleep. Kidnapped. Again! Put that thing down!" She screamed, referring to the sharp metal object he possessed.

"Hello Rye," He said in a flat voice, with hidden amusement. "What do you mean by 'not again'?"

"Who are you? And why do you know my name? And what are you here for?" She asked consecutively.

"Too many questions." Heck, he was the one who came barging in there, for all she knew, he could be a killer! With that thought, her eyes drifted to the sharp object still in his hand.

"I see you like my stele." He said.

"Your what?" She asked. Is he crazy? What was that? Special knife?

"Stele. Pronounced as stay-lay. Don't worry. It's not designed to kill." Rye was in conversation with the stranger. The boy's phone rang. He turned around and answered his phone, which looked quite similar to Ryou's.

"Hello?" He said into the speaker.

"Jace!" Said a velvety male voice, which sounded like he was both amused and annoyed. So the blond one was Jace.

"Magnus," Said Jace. "How's it going? Any luck with the boy? The girl kinda freaked out." He said, chuckling. The boy? What did he mean? Are they badgering another person?

"Freak out? That's it? I think the boy went through some trauma…" Said Magnus.

"If you left in what you wore earlier… I don't blame Ryou." Ryou?

Ryou was in shock. Suddenly this dude with sparkly colored hair and rainbow leather pants comes rushing into his room like his butt's on fire. Ryou's eyes were wide. This dude just wore too much glitter. Sensory overload. He looked away.

"Get out of my room! Get that away from me!" The boy was now covered in glitter.

"I haven't introduced myself yet," Said glitter-dude. "Magnus Bane. High Warlock of Brooklyn." Huh? And why does he consider himself the high what of what? Blue-and-red sparks came flying out of Magnus' fingers. "You heard right. Warlock."

"Warlock," Ryou repeated. "Like…magic and all?"

"Yes," Magnus answered. "Magic, demons all the rest of the things you never thought were real." He was right. Ryou never thought dudes dressed like this were real. Ryou wanted to get to the point.

"And…why are you here?"

"Well-" Ring! Someone was calling Magnus. "Hold on for a second."

Magnus answered his caller with variants of 'yes' 'yeah' and 'uhuh'.

"Now, Izzy? Are you sure? Did he give you the signal? No? Then why now?" His voice was a tad bit higher than usual. "Just a party? Come on Isabelle. Where's Alec? Other house? Okay. Anyway. We'll wait until the signal. Okay. WAIT." Said Magnus, highly emphasizing the word 'wait'. Seems like the girl he was talking to was an avid partygoer.

"Okay, now back-" Ryou's dad opened his door.

"I thought I heard voices." Said his father. Magnus was now nowhere to be seen.

Kaye was about to exit her bathroom until a pale figure with long black hair appeared in front of her. She took a few steps back. Kaye knew that the girl had weapons hidden in her clothing. Sure, her bracelet looked harmless, but it was a glamoured electrum whip. Kaye's eyes were fully focused on the whip until the girl cleared her throat.

"You must be wondering why I suddenly appeared in your private place," The girl began. She looked lethal enough… and if voices could actually kill.

"No. I've expected you." Said Kaye, hoping that her voice came out flat. No. Her voice came out all shaky and panicky. How can the future-seer not see her coming?

"Your reaction contradicts your statements." The girl said, smirking. "You wouldn't see it. I've got a rune on me. You'd never see me coming." Kaye's eyes widened. "Save the questions for later."

"What are you?" Said Kaye, confused. The girl looked irritated first, then calmed.

"You think I'm a demon?" The girl asked back.

"What normal person would come rushing into one's bathroom?" Kaye asked, incredulous.

"I'm human. And I have things to tell you." It was all going smooth for them until they heard the crashing of glass.

Fine was busy downloading applications for her iPod Touch when a boy with jet-black hair stood behind her. As she turned around, she met blue eyes.

"Hello." The blue-eyed boy said. "Uh, I mean…Hey. The man with the beard sent me." He seemed just as confused as she was. He decided that he'd start with the basics.

"Alec." He said, introducing himself. "Fine." She said, extending a hand which he shook.

"Do you need something?" She asked politely to the boy. The boy looked polite, so maybe she could be nice to him too.

"Uh…Yeah, actually. Your ears." He hoped he picked the right words. Fine just looked mortified, and she staggered a few steps backward.

"YOU PLAN TO CHOP MY EARS OFF?" She covered her ears, as if she'd never have them again. What she said just filled Alec's mind with gory images from the previous hunt in the club. The shape-shifting demon had its body cut in half…eyes removed and all…

"NO! NO! NO! That's not what I meant!" He seemed sincere enough, so she calmed down. "What I mean is… I need you to listen."

"Oh." Was all Fine said, she was slightly embarrassed for assuming so quickly.

Alec's phone rung.

"Alec, do you remember the recovery spell I taught you?" Asked Magnus. Of course Alec remembered, heck, he remembered everything about Magnus.

"Uh...H-hi! Hey!" Answered Alec, awkwardly glancing at Fine and turning red. Fine already knew what he preferred, so it was fine for her. She gave him an encouraging grin. As Alec talked to Magnus for quite a very long time, he discovered that Fine had already fallen asleep.

Nina awakened by a screeching sound by her door. She opened it, only to see a pretty red-headed girl carving swirls on her door, similar to the swirls for the portal.

"Hi." The girl started. She had pretty green eyes and pale complexion that worked for her well. She was dressed in night clothes too. "You weren't the only one disturbed from sleep," Said the girl, giving Nina a warm smile while pointing at her own clothing. "It's Clary, by the way."

"Nina." She said, inviting Clary in. As Clary sat on her bed, Clary said.

"I'm glad that you didn't freak out like the rest of them did. I guess they had heart attacks along the way."

"Clary," Said Nina, unsure. "What are we waiting for?"

"Jace's call."

"And who exactly is this Jace?"

"A friend. And he's with us." Nina noticed Clary redden a bit while saying 'friend'.

"Just a friend?" Said Nina, smirking. As Clary was supposed to retort back, screams filled the hallway.

Ramon, Abel and Bret were running like lions in the hotel hallway where Nina also stayed.

"THE WOOOLF'S COMIN THIS WAY!" Screamed Abel.

"WHICH ONE?" Asked Ramon.

"BOTH! AND THE VAMPS WITH THEM!" Answered Abel, panicking. Luke, Maia and Simon were the ones assigned to Ramon, Abel and Bret. Unfortunately for them, theirs had gone worse. The three saw Luke and Maia in wolf form, and Simon's fangs. You know they freaked out. Luke and the others' last resort was to come to Clary. And that's what they did. As weird as it may seem, they carried the boys to Nina's room. Seeing Nina, Ramon and the others seemed to calm down.

Clary's phone rang. "Hello? Jace! Now? You sure? On loudspeaker? Oh. All of us? Okay." Luke, Maia, Simon, Magnus, Alec and Jace were also on the eight-way call.

"So, here it is," Said Jace. "Dumbledore says you're ready for your first official mission."

"ARE YOU INSANE? YOU CALL THE FIRST ONE UNOFFICIAL?"

Jace had ignored them. "Okay, Clary. Take them to the car to the headquarters." With that, as they opened the door, they saw each other, even in different locations.

"Get in." Said Clary. They stepped in. Jace would be driving, and Clary was riding shotgun. As the eight were about to shout at Jace's ear, they quickly averted their eyes away from whatever Jace and Clary were doing…