MAIA'S POV

"Well if it isn't the infamous Jace Herondale." Maia boldly walked up to the blonde boy the morning of their second day at school. She was alone since Jordan had to talk with one of his friends before classes.

Upon hearing his name Jace turned away from the friends he had been speaking to. When he saw Maia he raised an eyebrow before turning back to his friends, saying something, and walking towards her.

"Long time no see," Jace greeted her and Maia laughed dryly.

"You're telling me. You must've grown, what, 9 inches since I last saw you," Maia said and Jace nodded.

"I had a bit of a growth spurt." He flashed his golden smile. "So, tell me." Jace looked past Maia and scanned the hallways before his gaze returned to her. "Where are the others? Jordan, Clary, Simon?"

Maia's smile fell slightly. "Jordan's busy at the moment and..." She paused. "I haven't talked with Clary or Simon in two years. Really talked, I mean. We've spoken occasionally but we haven't had an actual conversation in two years."

Jace seemed surprised by this. "Oh man, I'm sorry."

Maia shrugged. "It's okay, they're doing good the last time I checked. Still closer than ever."

"Good," Jace said but Maia noticed something strange in his voice.

"So," she said and gestured with her head that they should walk and talk. "Where are the Lightwoods at? Magnus? I saw Alec and Izzy yesterday, they were talking with Clary and Simon."

"Yeah." Jace scratched his head. "Well just like you guys split up, I sort of went my own way from them too." Maia's eyebrows shot up as Jace continued. "I haven't talked to them in over a year. Not even a hi as we pass in the halls, not even a glance really."

"Oh?"

"Yeah I've done some pretty shitty stuff in the past couple years," Jace spoke quietly with guilt present in his voice. Maia felt bad for him though she couldn't imagine what he could've possibly done that was so bad it ended his friendship with Alec. "Anyway." All emotion was suddenly wiped from Jace's face and he smiled back down at Maia. "How have you been the past couple of years?"

"I've been good," Maia said. "Jordan and I have been dating for about three months. I have some good friends, I do well in my classes. Life is good."

"You and Jordan?" Jace's smile was suddenly genuine as Maia nodded. "That's great, I'm happy for you guys."

"Thanks. What about you? What have you been up to?"

"I play football now," Jace said. "My grades are the same as they've always been."

"Low B's, high C's," Maia remembered and Jace laughed.

"Yup. Life's been good for me too."

Maia stopped their walking as they rounded a corner. "That's fantastic, Jace. I'm glad."

"Me too."

"How have you been doing with the consolidation?" Maia asked. "Have you seen Clary or Simon yet? I know you have a class with Jordan but from the sound of it you two haven't really talked."

Jace chuckled. "Uh, no. I haven't seen them but if Clary's friends with Isabelle again I'm not entirely sure they'll want to see me."

"What does that mean?" Maia asked but her voice trailed off as she watched Jace's face go slack. "What?" She wondered and turned her head to follow his line of sight.

"Speak of the devil," Jace whispered as Maia saw what he was looking at. The short redhead they had met when they were 8 stood about halfway down the hall. She was hugging a tall brunette with glasses. And when they parted she laughed loudly and playfully punched his arm. After a moment Simon turned and entered the class they stood in front of and Clary continued down the hallway walking in the opposite direction of Maia and Jace.

Upon seeing Jace's sodden expression Maia thought for a moment before nudging him with her elbow and grinning. "I have first with Clary. If you want, you can walk me to class as an excuse to see her."

Jace laughed softly but shook his head. "No, I should probably be getting to class. It was nice talking to you though Maia. Tell Jordan I say hi." Jace put his hand on Maia's shoulder and smiled at her before turning and walking away.


CLARY'S POV

"Clarissa Fairchild." Clary had been collecting her things after the final bell rung but she looked up curiously when someone said her name. She was shocked to see Magnus was the only other person left. "That was the name Mr. Wayburn called out yesterday during roll call and I thought to myself 'I used to know someone named Clarissa, but this couldn't possibly be her. Her last name was Morgenstern.' Not only that but the beautiful, short, red-headed girl that had responded looked nothing like the adorable, tomboyish girl I used to know." Clary smiled as Magnus slowly walked closer to her desk. "So, I did a little digging last night and I found out that the girl I used to knows mom's maiden name was Fairchild."

"Hi Magnus," Clary greeted him and Magnus smiled widely.

"It's good to see you, biscuit." When he called Clary by her old nickname she laughed. It was a genuine, lighthearted laugh and Clary loved how it felt. It felt like nostalgia. "So, what's with the name change? You trying to hide from us or something?"

"Nah," Clary laughed at him. "My parents got a divorce about 6 months ago. I live with Jocelyn."

Magnus' face fell and his hands flew up to his mouth. "I'm so sorry, I didn't-"

Clary put her hands up to silence him. "It's fine, trust me. They're still friendly and I get to see Valentine on holidays. It really hasn't been that big of a deal."

Magnus nodded but he still looked sorry. "That's good."

"So, how have you been?" Clary asked throwing her notebooks into her backpack and swinging the bag over her shoulder. "I heard you and Alec are together. That's so great!"

"Yeah, it has been," Magnus said as him and Clary began to exit the classroom. "Things have been pretty go-" Magnus cut himself off and Clary looked up at him raising her eyebrows in suspicion. He sighed deeply before looking back down at Clary again. "Things have been okay. They were never the same after we stopped talking."

Clary could tell he was being honest with her and her heart sunk a little. She was really hoping he would say everything had been great and he had an amazing life. Even if she wasn't part of it she wanted Magnus to be happy, of course she did. She wanted everyone to be happy.

"Yeah I know what you mean," Clary said and chewed on her lip a little. "I've missed you guys and I know Simon has too."

"Alec told me you guys don't talk to Maia and Jordan anymore," Magnus said and Clary nodded. "Any reason?"

"Not really, we just grew apart." It was then that Clary remembered the way Alec and Jace had acted when they saw each other the day before. "What happened between Alec and Jace though?"

Magnus immediately averted Clary's eyes and he didn't even try to hide it. "It's not my place, you'll have to ask one of them about that. All I can say is that neither Alec, Isabelle, nor I have spoken to Goldilocks since your guys' freshman year." Clary nodded remembering that Magnus and Alec were actually a year ahead of the rest of them. Clary was in plenty of advanced classes though so she didn't find it strange that she had one with Magnus.

Clary was about to reply when out of nowhere someone came up behind her and picked her up. Clary squealed not knowing who it was though she had her suspicions. "Down, down, down!" Clary yelled as she flung her arms and legs about.

"What's the magic word?" Sebastian. Clary rolled her eyes, of course it was Sebastian.

"I am not saying please to you," Clary stated but she heard him laugh.

"Of course not. All you have to do is finish this sentence: Sebastian Verlac is a..." He trailed off waiting for Clary to finish.

Clary stopped struggling as she answered. "Asshole?" She spat out despite knowing it was wrong.

"Actually the answer we were looking for is 'God' but thanks for playing," Seb said in a game show host voice.

"A for effort," Meliorn said appearing in front of her.

"More like A for asshole," Raphael said standing next to Meliorn.

"Wow, so punny. You're hilarious Raphy." Clary said in her most sarcastic tone but Raphael just smirked.

"Thanks, I know." Clary rolled her eyes.

"Hey," Magnus said making his presence known to the three. "You wouldn't mind maybe giving her back to me would you." The way he said it made it clear he wasn't really asking.

Sebastian sighed dramatically. "I suppose..." He set Clary down and she tumbled away from him. When she was next to Magnus again she scowled at the boys.

"Thank you," Clary scoffed straightening out her shirt. "Now, before anyone else can try to kidnap me I should be going. Simon'll be mad if I'm late. I'll talk to you later Magnus." Clary stuck her tongue out at Seb as she turned to go and he narrowed his eyes at her with a playful smile on his face. Clary rolled her eyes and once she rounded the corner of the hallway sprinted as fast as possible to the parking lot.

Sorry this one is short. It's kinda filler which is why I figured I'd upload two in the same day. Anyway, hope y'all like it and please comment!