One Hundred and Twenty Seven Story:

She's the Man?

Clary POV:

"What do you mean I can't try out for the team?" I nearly yelled at the coach.

"You're a girl." He simply said, like that was the only explanation needed.

"But it says anyone can try out." I said.

"No, it says tryouts are for all eligible athletes unless the coach and or athletic director overrule it." The coach said. "I, as head coach, am overruling your request."

"This is sexism!" I yelled.

"Don't go bringing your sexist shit into this discussion." The hissed. "This is my final decision." He said as he walked away.

"Oh yea?! Well your kicker fucking sucks anyway!" I yelled as he walked away. I stormed back to my car and angrily got in and angrily drove home. When I got there I stomped to my room. I knew I was throwing a toddler temper tantrum, but I was pissed.

"Whoa Clare-Bear, who pissed you off?" My brother asked.

"Coach fucking Wayland." I hissed. "He won't let me try out for the team."

"Why not?" He asked curiously.

"I'm a girl." I said.

"He said that? Like straight up?" He asked.

"Straight up." I said. "I just want to be a kicker. Is that too much to ask?"

"You're a badass kicker. The fact that Wayland is letting his pride get in the way of a winning season is fucking stupid." Jon said. "He's really missing out."

"Ugh. Like, he wants a fucking winning season, and I could help him get there, but he's such a misogynistic pig that he won't just admit that I'm better than their current kicker. Who by the way, can't even kick 30 yards."

"I remember." Jon laughed.

"Why the hell did you have to get kicked out of Idris?" I asked. "I'm gonna have to suffer there alone for another 2 years."

"Hey, you have Maia and Lydia." He said.

"It's not that same Jon, and you know it." I said and he joined me on the bed.

"School isn't for me, and when mom and dad finally realize that, and let me try and pursue my dreams, life will get easier." Jon said. "Actually, I have a great fucking idea." He said.

"Care to share?" I asked and he smiled.

"Idris starts two weeks after Alicante Academy." Jon said and I nodded, knowing that. "Well, I'm supposed to be starting at Alicante, but there is this audition in New York for a part in this movie that I really think I'm a shoe in for."

"Jon." I said.

"Hear me out." He said and I nodded. "Nobody at Alicante has ever seen me. They wouldn't know the difference between me being me, and you being me."

"What are you getting at Jon?" I asked.

"Pretend to be me for 2 weeks." He said. "I'll go to New York, go after my dreams, and you go to Alicante as me and show those sexist bastards that you're the fucking shit."

"Jon, you're a solid foot taller than me." I said.

"So? Look, tell mom you're staying with dad for those two weeks, and since mom has primary custody, dad will think you're here. Those two don't talk, and I'll tell dad I'm staying with mom, and mom that I'm staying with dad and they won't ask any questions." He explained. The luxury of divorce.

"How the hell am I going to pull off being a dude?" I asked.

"You remember my friend Ragnor?" He asked and I nodded. "He's a pro at make up. I bet he would love to give this project a go."

"You really think we could pull this off?" I asked. "And how are you getting to New York?"

"I think we can really do this." He said. "I'll teach you everything you need to know. And you remember Hodge?" He asked and I nodded. "He's going as my agent."

"Okay." I said a little hesitant. "Let's do this shit." I said and he high fived. I was going to have to pretend to be Jonathan Morgenstern for two weeks before the opening game between Idris and Alicante. I had no idea how I was going to pull this off, but I was going to try my best.

Time Jump – One Week Later

Clary POV:

"You sure I have this down pat?" I asked Ragnor and Jon as we drove to Alicante to move me in.

"Dude, I'm so sure." Jon said. "Ragnor did his absolute best."

"How sweet." Ragnor said.

"Just remember everything we taught you." Jon said. Ragnor pulled up to the school and I took a deep breath.

"Okay, I can do this." I said and we got out of the car. Jon had a ball cap on pulled over his eyes, and I was trying my best to act manly as we made our way to my dorm. Thankfully Jon and Ragnor just set my stuff down and walked away. As a girl I would have encouraged them to follow, but as a dude, I have to brush it off because I can do everything on my own. Before I opened the door to my room, and my potential roommate, I took a deep breath. "I'm a dude, I'm a badass dude, I'm a badass hunky dude." I whispered to myself. It was a mantra that Jon had me repeated for a week straight. I opened my door and took a look inside. There were three guys in there, and I had no idea who my roommate was. "Hey." I said in my 'guy' voice. Jon and Ragnor said it wasn't that great, but better than nothing I guess.

"Hey." The blonde one said. "You Jonathan?" He asked.

"Yea, Jonathan Morgenstern." I said. "You must be my roommate."

"Yea, I'm Jonathan as well, but I prefer to be called Jace." He said and I nodded. "That's Alec, and Jem, they live across the hall."

"Dude, are you sure you're even in high school?" One of them said, I'm pretty sure it was Alec.

"Yea, I got my mom's height." I said and they simply nodded. It wasn't a total lie. "So, uh, any of you on the football team?" I asked.

"Yea, all three of us." Jace said. "You play?"

"I'm just a kicker." I said trying to down play my position.

"Makes sense." Jem said. "Jace is the quarterback, Alec is the long snapper, and I'm a wide receiver." He explained.

"Nice." I said.

"Tryouts are at 1." Jem said as he got up. "We'll see you there." As he walked out of the room, I noticed that they were all extremely tall guys, and it made sense why they probably thought I should be in middle school. I knew the height might cause concern, but some dudes are short, and I just had to remind myself that I was doing this to shove it in Idris's face.

Time Jump – Tryouts

Jace POV:

I'm not going to lie, when I saw who my roommate was I was slightly disappointed. He wasn't anything like I imagined, and when he said he was on the football team, I was even more confused. He didn't look athletic at all. But sometimes people could surprise you, and I just hoped that he was that person. Our team didn't need a dweeb coming in and messing up what was supposed to be a undefeated season. Colleges were going to be looking at us, and I needed to get a scholarship and being undefeated certainly helped in that department.

Everyone on the field was a returning player. Coach rarely let freshman on the team, and even if they were, they didn't play. The only position we needed to fill was the kicker position. Our previous kicker graduated, and the ones who we had before weren't very good, to put it honestly, they sucked ass. Hopefully Jonathan wasn't a shit kicker cause we could really use him.

"You think he's any good?" Alec asked as we watched Jonathan make his way onto the field.

"I honestly don't know what to think." I said. "He doesn't look like he's strong enough to be a football player, even if that position is a kicker, but some people can surprise you, so I'm just hoping that's what happens today."

"Yea, otherwise we're stuck with Brock." Alec said and we looked over to where he was standing. He was posing like someone was looking at him.

"Ugh. I think dweebie Jon is better than Brock any day." I said and Alec laughed. "Looks like we get a sneak peak." I said as I motioned to where Jonathan was standing. He set up the ball and was taking his steps back.

"He's doing it from 20 yard line. Is he insane?" Alec asked and I just shrugged as I watched. He ran at the ball and punted the shit out of it, and it went perfectly through the field goal. "Shit." Alec said.

"Well damn." I said. "Look like we have a kicker."

The coach was jumping for joy and talking to him. Brock looked pissed, but at this point I was just happy he wasn't the kicker for the season. I don't know if this was a fluke or something he's been practicing, but as long has he consistently hits the extra point and felid goal attempts, I'm okay with it.

Time Jump – After Tryouts

Jace POV:

We were heading back to the locker room to shower. I was normally the last on off the field most days, and when I grabbed my helmet I noticed that Jonathan was still on the field, so I decided to talk to him.

"Hey man." I said and he looked up at me.

"What's up?" He asked.

"I just wanted to say you did good today." I said. "If it weren't for you, we'd be stuck with Brock."

"Yea, I noticed he's a few sandwiches short of a picnic." He said and I laughed a little.

"That's putting it nicely." I said and he nodded. "Well, I'll see you around."

"Bye." He said and I walked away. I had to admit, he wasn't that bad, but I didn't think we really connected on a level that shouted 'lets' be friends!' so I don't think we're going to hang out outside of practice or in our room, but I had respect for the guy, and that's as far as our friendship was probably going to go.

Time Jump – Two Days Later

Clary POV:

This was more challenging that I thought it was going to be. Despite the fact that I was on the football team, I didn't have any friends, and Jace took every chance he got to be away from me. I don't even know if it's because he doesn't like me or I'm beginning to smell because I can't shower properly.

I just didn't want to be here anymore. It was so isolating, and being on the football team didn't compensate for how lonely I was, and how big of a freak I felt like everyone thought I was. It was horrible, and sometimes when Jace would spend weekends in Alec and Jem's room I cried myself to sleep because it was really hard to cope with.

Thankfully Jace was gone all day, and I had the room to myself. I didn't want to risk taking my wig off and him randomly showing up, but it meant I could call my brother and have a real conversation with him. The phone rang a couple times before he answered.

"Hey Clare-Bear." He said and I nearly cried.

"Hey Jonny." I whispered.

"What's wrong?" He asked concerned.

"I can't do this Jonny." I admitted. "I'm so lonely. Nobody wants to be my friend, Jace – my roommate – practically ignores my existence except on the football field, and I can't even take a shower as often as I would like too. I'm pretty sure my smell is driving people away from me."

"Clary, slow down." He said and I didn't realize that I was basically hyperventilating. "You knew this was going to be hard, but you've never been a quitter Clary. You want this. So badly. I know it's hard, but this isn't forever."

"I wish you were here Jonny." I said.

"I know, but I'll be back before you know it." He said. "Remember your end goal, and accomplish it. You didn't go there to make friends, you went there to prove a point. A very important point, and I want to see you succeed."

"What would I ever do without you Jon?" I asked and he laughed.

"You'll never have to find out." He said and I smiled. "I have to go though Clare-Bear, but I love you, and I know you can do this."

"I love you too Jonny." I said and we hung up. I took a deep breath and composed myself. I noticed that it was near dinnertime, but I wasn't hungry. I needed to stop pretending to be a guy for maybe an hour or two and hopefully that got my spirits back up.

I decided to just be Clary and take a walk around this campus as myself. Not worrying about my façade, and just getting some fresh air so I could continue on in my pursuit of showing Idris that girls are just as good as boys. Jon was right, it was my mission, and just because I was a little lonely now, doesn't mean I'll be lonely forever.

It was quite peaceful as I walked around the campus. I had to admit, this place was so much nicer than Idris. The whole atmosphere was just so much lighter. Idris was so serious, and so militant that it was hard to enjoy it sometimes. Maybe that's why Jon got kicked out. He didn't fit their mold.

"Um, excuse me, are you lost?" I heard and when I turned around I saw Izzy.

"Um, no. Just admiring the campus. It's beautiful." I said trying not to sound creepy.

"How did you get on this campus? Only students are allowed, and I know for a fact you aren't a student." She said.

"I came to visit my brother, but he isn't here." I said. "So I just thought I'd see where he was living now."

"Who is your brother?" She asked.

"Jonathan Morgenstern." I said.

"He's my brothers best friends roommate." Izzy said.

"That's cool." I said.

"I'm Isabelle by the way, but you can call me Izzy." She said with a smile.

"Clarissa, but call me Clary. I hate my name." I said and she laughed.

"Girl, me too." She said. "I was going to meet my brother and his friends for dinner, want to join?"

"Really?" I asked a little shocked.

"Yea, you came all this way. Might as well get some dinner out of it." She said and I smiled.

"You know what, that sounds great." I said and she motioned for me to follow. This could actually work out in my favor. Drop some good things about Jon, and maybe they won't think he's a freak.

Jace POV:

Izzy was a little late to dinner, but when she walked into the restaurant, I couldn't take my eyes off the redhead that walked in with her. I've never seen her before, but she was absolutely beautiful.

"Hey boys, this is Clary, Jon's sister." She said and my eyes widened. They looked nothing alike.

"My twin to be exact, but please don't hold that against me." She said and we all laughed. They took their seats and Clary was sitting across from me.

"Well, these are the boys." Izzy said. "That's Alec, Jem, Magnus, and Jace. Jace is actually your brothers roommate."

"It's nice to finally put a face to a name." She said.

"Not to be rude." Alec started. "But how did you find her Izzy?"

"I found her wondering the campus. Apparently she came to visit Jon, but he isn't here." Izzy explained.

"Wait, he isn't in our room?" I asked.

"Nope. I got here, and he texted me saying he was going out with a girl from his old high school." She said and I nodded. "Would have been nice to know before making the trip, but my brother can be a dick so I'm not totally surprised." She said and I laughed.

"Where did he go before here?" Jem asked.

"Idris." She said and we all gagged. "Hey, this isn't exactly my favorite place either."

"We're so much better than Idris." I said.

"That's what Jon says." She said. "But he did get into a whole lot of trouble at Idris so I'm not surprised he likes it here better." Clary said.

"What kind of trouble?" Izzy asked.

"He was a class clown. Perpetually in detention, or suspended. He skipped all the time, and he basically dated every single girl in the school." She said and I was completely shocked.

"He doesn't seem like that here." Alec said.

"What's he like here?" She asked.

"Quiet. He doesn't really socialize with anyone." Alec said. "Although, he doesn't do any work, and he falls asleep in class all the time."

"Yea, well he has the intelligence of a college kid, so school always bores him." She says.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yea. Our parents got us tested when we were young and we just weren't doing our work because it was too easy. We ended up testing out of a few grades, but they thought it would hurt our socialization, so they finally just kept us in a safe grade as they called it, but increased our work." She explained.

"Wait, so you're smart too?" Izzy asked.

"Not as smart as Jon, but I'm up there." She said. "Most juniors in high school are 17 working on 18, but Jon and I are only 16."

"Wow." I said. "That's impressive. I might have to ask him for help on my homework." I laughed.

"Give him snickers, and he'll do it for you." She said and I smiled.

"I might just have to do that." I said and she smiled. "He's a really good kicker." I added, although I don't know why.

"I taught him everything he knows." She said with a laugh.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yea. I played soccer my whole life, and when Jon wanted to start a sport, I just said he should be a kicker cause he's too prissy to be anything else, but he took me seriously, so I taught him how to kick. He got good." She said.

"More than good." Alec said. "He's constantly increasing his distance for felid goals. And he's becoming really consistent."

"That's him. He always wants to improve." She said and we all nodded.

The rest of dinner went by quickly, but it was a lot of fun. Clary really got along with everyone and she was just so much more free than her brother. It was weird that they were related, let alone twins, but sometimes twins are similar, but getting to know her made me want to get to know Jon more. Maybe he was this way as well, we just haven't been giving him the opportunity, and I think we should.

Time Jump – Two Days Later – Scrimmage

Clary POV:

The first scrimmage was today, and I was scared as hell. The team we were playing was a bunch of big boys, and sometimes the kicker got tackled. I knew that, but I was never going to be prepared to be drilled by dudes twice my size.

Since I had dinner with the group as me, and not my brother, and I dropped a lot of information about him to them, they all seem to be way more accepting of me as my brother, and that was also nice. I needed that in order to not rip my hair out with how isolating this experience was. At Idris I was just being me, and getting people to like me wasn't hard, but pretending to be my brother was a lot harder, and apparently not as likeable as me.

I put my uniform on and made my way out to the field to warm up. Seeing the other team on heightened my nerves, but I had this. I believed in my abilities, and I believed in the team, and I knew we could pull off a win in this scrimmage.

Time Jump – Fourth Quarter

Clary POV:

We just scored, and it was my time to go out and get that extra point. We were winning by a touchdown and I was going to make sure that our lead continued to go up. I made my way out to the huddle and we got set. I took my place and waited for the ball to be snapped. Once it was, I ran up and kicked it, and like always it went through the field goal beautifully. Although my moment was short lived when I got rammed from the side, and I was down.

Now, I mentioned these boys looked huge, but damn could they hit. I saw some of our guys coming off the field feeling a tackle they just endured, and now I knew why they were hurting. These guys felt like getting hit by a brick wall. The only thing was, when I got hit, I didn't immediately get back up.

"Morgenstern, are you okay?" the coach asked.

"Yea, just not expecting it is all." I said as I was helped up but got a little dizzy.

"He did come out of nowhere." One of the players said, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Well, he got a penalty, so all that's left is for you to get checked out by the trainers." The coach said and I nodded. I was walked over to the bench where I was going to have to go to a trainer who was going to be looking me over extensively. "Alright, we'll talk at a later date Morgenstern." Coach said and I started walking away when I passed Jace and stumbled a little and grabbed onto him to support myself. Although I was really dizzy, I exaggerated it a little so that maybe he would have to walk me so we could talk. It was risky, but I needed someone's help, and I trusted him for some reason. "Herondale, make sure he makes it to the trainers!" The coach called out. Jace nodded and we started making our way to the trainers office.

It was a good distance away, and we were getting closer and closer when I knew I had to do it. I stopped Jace before we got to the trainers because it was now or never and I really didn't want to be kicked off the team.

"What's wrong? Are you dizzy?" Jace asked concerned.

"No, but I need to tell you something, and I need you to back me up." I said completely forgetting my façade that I've been playing the past couple days.

"What happened to your voice?" He asked.

"What I'm about to tell you can't be spoken of until after our first game, got it?" I asked and he nodded. I think he mainly did it because he was curious, but I didn't care. "Okay, I need you to make sure the trainer doesn't get too close to me."

"Why not?" He asked.

"Because I'm not Jonathan Morgenstern, I'm Clary." I said and his eyes widened. I took my wig off to show him my bright red hair.

"Holy shit." He said and I laughed.

"Idris wouldn't let me try out for the team, and I wanted to prove them wrong so badly. Jon wanted to go to New York to audition for a movie since he hates school, and it was the perfect opportunity. Idris starts two weeks after Alicante and I knew I had a shot pretending to be Jon." I explained and he nodded. "But I can't get kicked off the team, or expose my secret."

"Why not?" He asked. "Coach won't care if you're a girl. You're the best kicker we've ever had."

"Because I want Idris to think I'm a dude, and I want to shove it up their sexist asses that I'm the best, and they lost that." I said and he laughed a little. "And you're taking this surprisingly well." I pointed out.

"This is insane." He said flat out. "But I love a good underdog story. Idris is pathetic, I've always thought that, and with you we can beat them, and I'm all for kicking their ass."

"So you'll keep my secret?" I asked.

"Of course." He said. "But not from Alec, Jem, or Izzy."

"But Jace…"

"No, they can help you. A lot." He cut me off. "And Alec will tell Magnus, and he can help you as well. They're my best friends, practically family. I'm not lying to them."

"Fine, but your job starts now. I need you to make sure the trainer keeps his hands to himself, and examines me quickly. I'm perfectly fine, but coach is always super cautious." I said and he nodded.

"Look, but your wig back on Morgenstern, and let's get this over with." He said and I nodded. I did just that and we went to the trainer. This was probably going to be weird, but I knew one thing I was going to enjoy, not sleeping I that goddamn wig.

Time Jump – Later That Night

Jace POV:

After the trainer, Clary was told to get some rest, so she came back to our room, and I went back to the game. I asked the group to meet me in my room so that Clary and I could tell them together. I didn't think they would believe me unless they saw it, since if Clary didn't show me, I wouldn't have believed her either.

When I opened my door, Clary was sitting on her bed completely showered, and I had to admit, she looked cute. But I always thought she was attractive. Since the moment Izzy brought her to Taki's.

"Clary? What are you doing here, and where is Jon?" Izzy asked as she pushed past me.

"That's what I called you all here." I said as everyone made their way into the room. I locked the door behind the last person and made my way to my bed.

"Is Jon okay? I know he got hit today, but it didn't look that bad." Alec said.

"Okay, so there is a big secret Clary has been keeping form you all, and she had to expose herself to me today, and she needs your help as well." I explained and everyone nodded probably thinking I was completely insane.

"What's going on?" Jem asked.

"My brother Jonathan was never here." Clary started. "He's been in New York since the day school started."

"Huh?" Izzy asked confused, but she wasn't the only one.

"Idris is filled with a bunch of self absorbed sexist pigs who believe men are superior to women." Clary said and Izzy scoffed. "I wanted to try out for the football team, but the coach wouldn't let me. I was a girl, and no girl was ever going to be on the team." She continued. "So, Jon being kicked out of school was perfect. Alicante and Idris are rivals. We play each other. Alicante starts two weeks before Idris, and the first game of the season is against each other." She said. "Jon wanted to pursue his acting career and I wanted to prove Idris wrong. So he went to New York, and I've been pretending to be him."

"Wait, so you're Jonathan Morgenstern?" Alec asked.

"Yea." Clary simply said.

"But don't your parents know you're not at home?" Jem asked.

"Divorced." Clary said. "They don't speak, so I told my mom I was going to be sending two weeks with my dad, and my mom has primary custody of my brother and I, so my dad assumes I'm with her."

"I can't lie, that's pretty dope." I said and Clary laughed.

"So, what happens now?" Izzy asked.

"Keep it a secret, and pretend I'm still Jonathan Morgenstern." Clary said.

"Why can't you just be a girl on the team?" Izzy asked.

"Because I want Idris to think I'm a guy, and than show them that I'm not, and that they were complete dumbasses for rejecting my numerous pleads to get on the team." Clary said and everyone nodded.

"So we all understand? Clary is still Jonathan Morgenstern, and we go on with our normal routines." I said and everyone nodded.

"But we are so hanging out more now." Izzy said which caused us all to laugh.

"I'm all for some girl time. I've been stuck in guy world for far too long." Clary said and Izzy laughed. Clary's phone started ringing, and when she picked it up she smiled. "It's my brother." She said, as she answered it but put it on speaker. "Hey Jonny."

"Hey Clare-Bear." The deep voice said.

"You're on speaker Jon." She informed him.

"Why?" He asked confused.

"I may have had to spill my secret." She said.

"What the fuck did you do?" He said rather aggressively, but Clary just laughed.

"I don't always fuck things up Jon." Clary retaliated. "But something came up, and it was imperative that I expose myself."

"Like what?" He asked rather unconvincingly.

"Like I got fucking hit you douche. And the coach wanted me to get checked out, but I can't exactly let the athletic trainer put his hands all over me unless I want him to notice I have tits and not a dick." Clary said and I couldn't help but laugh. She was really feisty.

"I guess that's a good enough excuse." Jon said. "Who knows?"

"Jace, Alec, Jem, Magnus and Izzy." She rattled off.

"What are you going to do now?" He asked.

"Keep pretending to be you, and kick Idris's ass when the game comes around." Clary simply said.

"You always were a determined little shit, I'll give you that." Jon laughed and Clary smiled. They seemed extremely close, but I guess that's how all twins were. I mean, Alec and Izzy were pretty much the same person half the time. "Okay, well I should be back in time for the game, but I'll call tomorrow and check in. I love you Clary, and be careful."

"Careful about what?" Clary asked.

"They know you're a girl now." Jon simply said. "Use protection. Bye." He said and the phone went dead.

"You know, I always wanted my twin to be a fucking girl." Clary said and the room burst into a fit of laughter. There was a knock on the door, and before even thinking about anything, Izzy got up and opened it to see Sebastian at the door.

"What can I do for you Sebastian?" Izzy asked.

"It's rather loud in here, and curfew was 20 minutes ago Miss. Lightwood." He said. I rolled my eyes at how he always had to follow the rules.

"I know, but Jon got hit today, and I came to see him, but unfortunately he isn't here, and I just got to talking with my brothers, and lost track of time." Izzy lied so seamlessly.

"Oh really?" He asked as he pushed his way into the room, and his eyes fell right onto Clary. "But you have a guest. Who are you?" He asked and I could see the wheels turning in his head.

"Clarissa Morgenstern." Clary said and Sebastian actually licked his lips. "But everyone calls me Clary."

"Well Clary, you are a vision." Sebastian said, and Clary just laughed. She knew how awful Sebastian was. She witnessed his 'locker room' talk first hand.

"I wish I could say the same." Clary said as she blatantly looked Sebastian up and down. "Unfortunately tall, dark and handsome-ish isn't my type."

"Oh really? I'm much more than what meets the eye sweetheart." He said trying to real her in.

"Some how I doubt that's the truth." Clary said as she rested her elbows on her legs and smiled sweetly at him. "I've always been more attracted to mysterious men. Someone who is complex."

"I can be as complex as you want baby." Sebastian said.

"Sorry Seb, I can call you Seb right?" Clary asked and now the playful banter seemed to disappear. "But I'm not available right now." She discretely looked at me and winked a little, which I took as a sign to play along.

"He has nothing on me baby." Sebastian said.

"Oh really?" Clary asked before looking at me. "You hear that baby, you have nothing on him."

"Oh I heard." I said. "Loud and clear."

"Seriously? The dyed blonde wannabe?" Sebastian asked.

"I'll have you know I'm naturally blonde." I defensively.

"Like I said, tall, dark, and handsome-ish just isn't my type." She said sweetly with a smile plastered on her face. "Goodnight."

"What the fuck ever." Sebastian said before leaving and slamming the door.

"So much for being quiet." I said and everyone just looked at us.

"Girl, that was fucking awesome." Izzy said as they high fived.

"The guy creeps me out." Clary said as she shivered. "Thank you for helping." She said to me.

"As your roommate, I'm obligated to keep creepy dudes away from you." I said and she smiled. "But unfortunately, Sebastian was right. It's past curfew, and if you're caught Iz, you'll get in trouble."

"I know. But witnessing that was worth it." She said. "Goodnight boys, Clary." She said before making her exit.

"Well, we'll see you boys tomorrow." Magnus said as the three of them left. Than it was just Clary and I.

"That went well." Clary finally said and I smiled.

"Yea it did." I said.

"Well, I'm tired, and slightly sore, so I'm gonna get some sleep." She said as she pulled the covers back. "Goodnight Jace."

"Goodnight Clary." I said as she turned the light off. I stayed awake for a little while just processing the whole day. My roommate turned out not to be a guy, but his twin sister, who was hot. Who says life can't be entertaining?

Time Jump – Next Day

Clary POV:

Getting ready today was different. I didn't have to wake up at an ungodly hour to get ready so Jace wouldn't find out. Instead, I was standing in front of the mirror adjusting my wig while he was putting his books in his backpack. It was super nice to not have to hide anymore, and be able to be myself when I'm in my room.

"I won't be around a lot today." Jace said and I turned to look at him. "So if anyone is asking about me, just tell them I'm busy."

"Is everything okay?' I asked concerned.

"I'm not sure." He said as he put his backpack on. "I'm going to find out though." He said before leaving the room. For the past day or so I have noticed Jace being a little more distant than normal but I didn't feel like I had the right to ask since we weren't close, but now that he knows my secret, I felt like we reached a level of friendship that we could talk to each other about things, but maybe Jace just wasn't ready to open up about whatever was going on.

Time Jump – Way Later That Night

Jace POV:

I had a pretty exhausting day. I got a call from the nursing home my grandmother was in saying that she wasn't doing well. I spent a lot of time with her growing up since my parents are both workaholics, so I knew they weren't going to take the time out of their day to see her.

It was nearly two am and when I got back and Clary wasn't in our room. I had no idea where she was, so I was a little confused. I was sitting at my desk doing some work that I needed to get done, but had no time today to do it. I heard the door open, and when I turned around there stood Clary in a towel, soaking wet.

"That's risky." I said and she laughed as she locked the door.

"It's a Friday night. Everyone is out, and I put a sign on the bathroom door that said out of order." She said and I laughed.

"Still risky." I said.

"How was your day?" She asked. I didn't know why I didn't tell her what I was doing today. She trusted me with her secret, why couldn't I open up about my life?

"Not that great if I'm being honest." I said and he made her way over to me and took a seat next to my desk.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"I got a call from the place my grandmother is staying in saying she isn't doing too well, and I knew my parents weren't going to check up on her, so I did." I admitted.

"That really sucks. How did she look?" She asked.

"She looked rough, but not nearly as bad as I thought she would." I said and she nodded.

"So she's okay?" Clary asked.

"As okay as she can be." I said.

"That's good." She smiled and I couldn't help but smile back.

"Yea, but I know I don't know how much longer she's going to last." I said honestly. She might have looked better than I expected, but she still looked bad.

"You two were close weren't you?" Clary asked and I couldn't help but smile.

"My parents have always been workaholics. When I was young, and for school breaks I was always passed to my grandmom. She often picked me up from school, she was chaperone for a lot of my school trips, and she even came in for mothers day when my mom would forget." I explained. "I spent most of my childhood with her."

"I'm sorry she's not doing well." Clary said. "I can't imagine how awful that must be."

"It sucks." I said.

"What are you working on?" She changed the subject, as she got up and made her way over to her closet. I kept my eyes focused on the work in front of me so I didn't look at her changing.

"Math." I said with blatant disgust in my voice.

"When is it due?" She asked.

"Thursday." I said.

"Overachiever." She said and I laughed. "I'll tell you what, I'll help you with it, if you take the rest of the night off." She said and I turned in my chair and saw that she was dressed.

"And do what?" I asked curiously. She made her way over to me and grabbed my hand and pulled me up. I followed her lead and she guided me towards my bed. She pushed me back and I took a seat, and she followed.

"Just relax." She said as we laid on my bed. "You had an emotional day. You shouldn't have to do math homework." She said. It was a little stiff for a moment before she lifted my arm up and put it around her and snuggled into my side.

"Clary." I said a little nervously.

"Do you want me to get up?" She asked.

"No, but why are you doing this?" I asked curiously.

"Because I like you." She said blatantly. "And I can tell you're upset and I don't like that."

"You like me? Like, you like me like me?" I asked and she laughed.

"That's a very middle school question, but yes." She said and than something in her face changed. "Oh, you don't feel the same way?" She asked. "I guess I should have figured that out before just assuming."

"Clary." I said and she looked at me with those mesmerizing green eyes. "I didn't say I didn't fell the same way." I told her. "I'm just a little shocked with how forward you are."

"Why?" She laughed.

"I don't know." I said honestly. "I guess I thought with everything going on you would never even think about liking someone, or anything like that."

"I'm still a teenage girl." She said and I laughed. "I still have feelings."

"I know that, I guess I just figured you were here for your mission and that was it." I said and she nodded.

"Well, now that I'm not hiding from everyone anymore, I feel like I can actually enjoy my experience here." She explained. "That is if you're up for it."

"Your brother is going to kill me." I said and she laughed.

"I have my brother wrapped around my finger. He won't do anything to hurt you if you don't hurt me." She said and I couldn't help but smile.

"You sure this is what you want?" I asked one more time for reassurance.

"I'm positive." She said, and that's what I needed.

"Than, how would you like going out with me tomorrow?" I asked and she smiled.

"I would love that." She said and I smiled. "But now, we sleep."

"Want to watch a movie until we fall asleep?" I asked.

"Sure. Something funny." She said and I nodded. I found something that was relatively funny and put it on. Clary and I snuggled in my bed and I turned out the light and I let the exhaustion from the day take me into dreamland. Thankfully my dreams were filled with all the possibilities that came with taking things to the next level with Clary, and I couldn't wait to see how they turned out.

Time Jump – Idris vs. Alicante Football Game

Jace POV:

Clary and I have been getting pretty close since our first date. It was weird not being able to be with her like a normal girl that I had feelings for, but I understood that her important mission was priority number one, and I respected that.

Today was the rivalry game against Idris, and Clary locked herself in the closet. She didn't want to come out. She was nervous as all hell to play today, and I didn't blame her, but this was what she came here for, and I wasn't letting her chicken out now. Everyone has tried to get her out of the closet, but nobody was successful. I knew one person who could – Jon. I texted him from Clary's phone asking him to meet her here before the game. When there was a knock on the door, I was relieved.

"You must be Jace." He said once I opened the door.

"And you must be Jon." I said and he nodded.

"Where is Clary?" He asked.

"Okay, I'm the one who texted you." I said. "She won't come out of the closet."

"Why not?" He asked.

"She's terrified." I said and he nodded.

"Oh Clare-Bear!" Jon called as he made his way into the room.

"Jonny?" Clary's muffled voice sounded from inside the closet.

"Come out come out wherever you are!" He said in a light and airy voice, and that caused the closet door to open.

"What are you doing here?" She asked as she stuck her head out.

"I told you I'd be here for the big game." He said.

"I meant here in my room." She clarified.

"Technically this is my room, and you're hiding in my closet." He said and Clary glared at him.

"Don't be a dick Jon." Clary said.

"Jace texted me, and I came because he wants you out of that closet." Jon explained.

"Traitor." Clary hissed at me.

"Not a traitor. A concerned quarterback who needs their kicker to win this game." I said and she sighed and came out of the closet. "That's all I wanted."

"You have nothing to be scared about Clare. You're amazing." Jon said.

"I just don't want to lose. I have a lot to prove here." Clary said.

"Look Clary, you've been amazing in practice lately. This is just a game." I tried to reassure her. "Our team is better than it's ever been, and I know for a fact Idris kinda sucks ass." I said and she laughed. "So take a few deep breaths and let's go kick some ass."

"Okay. You're right, I can totally do this." Clary said and I smiled.

"That's what I like to hear." Jon said. "Now, I'm gonna go grab my seat, see you out there Clare-Bear." Jon gave her one last hug before exiting the room. Once the door was shut, I made my way over to Clary and cupped her face with my hands.

"You can do this Clary." I said again and she nodded. I pressed my lips to her forehead, and she sighed.

"Let's go. Everyone is going to be wondering where I am." Clary said and I nodded in agreement. This game was ours. I knew it.

Jon POV:

After I took my seat and both teams took the field I focused my eyes on Clary. It was weird to see her as a boy, but I was super proud of her for sticking with it these past two weeks, and making it this far. I knew Idris was going to get their asses handed to them, and I couldn't wait to see how Idris took the news of Clary being the kicker.

The game started, and I took a deep breath for Clary. I knew she had it in her, but sometimes she doubts herself even when she has no need to doubt. As much as I wanted them to win today, I was going to be proud of her no matter what. She accomplished a lot in the last two weeks, and I couldn't be any prouder of her.

Time Jump – After the Game

Clary POV:

WE WON! We fucking won, and I've never felt so accomplished in my life. All of the hardships and the uncertainty that I've felt these past two weeks was completely worth it, and I can't believe that we fucking won. Well I can, Idris did kinda suck, and their kicker was absolute trash.

We were going through the line and congratulating the other team on a good game even though it wasn't exactly a good game. When I got to the end, Coach Wayland stopped me and pulled me out of the line.

"You have quite the foot on you kid." He said. "What can I do to get you to come over to Idris and help us out?" He asked and I laughed.

"I'm not available." I said.

"Come on, there has to be something you want." He said. "Free tuition, a private room, hell I'll throw in an easy course load but get you college credits." He said and the fact that he is that powerful in that school is alarming.

"Like I said Coach Wayland, I'm not available." I said as I removed my helmet. "Plus, you missed your chance."

"Huh?" He asked thoroughly confused.

"You denied me the chance to try out for the team at Idris." I said as I removed my wig, and his jaw hit the turf. "I told you that you were going to regret your decision."

"Hey!" Wayland called out to the ref. "They cheated! They cheated!" He kept chanting as the refs and both sides came running over to us. "She's a girl! There are no girls in this league!"

"What's going on?" Coach asked.

"She a girl. There are no girls in this league." Wayland shouted again.

"Where the hell does it say that?" Coach asked.

"Right here." He pulled out the rule book and handed it to him.

"This says that any eligible athlete can try out. Is she not an eligible athlete?" Coach asked, and Wayland didn't have a come back.

"Don't worry Coach Wayland, I forgive you." I said and his eyes glazed over with anger before he stalked off. "Oh that was fun." I said as I turned back to the team who looked confused. "I guess I should explain." I said and everyone nodded. "I wanted to be a kicker but Coach Wayland wouldn't let me on the team because I'm a girl. And my twin brother just got kicked out of Idris and was starting here. He wanted to go to New York to pursue his dream of acting so we decided that I would pretend to be him while he was in New York so I could show Wayland why he shouldn't discriminate based on gender."

"Okay." Coach said.

"You aren't mad?" I asked.

"You're the best kicker we've ever had." Coach said. "I don't care if you're a girl, I want you to continue your education here and continue to help us win."

"I would really love that." I said and he smiled.

"I'll talk to the principal and get everything ready for your transfer." He said before walking off the field. The rest of the guys also started meandering off and I took a deep breath.

"Well you did it." I heard Jace say and I couldn't help but smile.

"And I'll be going to school here now." I said and he got a smirk on his face.

"You know what that means?" He asked and I shook my head as I bit my lip. "It means I can do this whenever I want now." He said before his lips pressed against mine. I couldn't stop the smile that formed on my lips as he continued to kiss me. When we broke apart he had a smile that matched mine.

"I could get used to that." I said and he smirked as he was about to kiss me again when we were interrupted.

"What the hell!" We turned around to see Jon standing there. "How long as this been going on for?"

"Since I told him about my secret." I admitted. Jon might seem scary, but he really isn't.

"It's about time!" We heard another voice, this time from Izzy. "I could just feel the sexual tension whenever we were in the room with you two."

"Please don't talk about my baby sister that way." Jon groaned.

"You're 2 minutes older Jon, I'm hardly a baby." I said.

"You're still my sister." He said.

"But I'm old enough to make my own decisions." I said. "Which include, who I date."

"Ugh." Jon groaned but I made my way over to him and wrapped my arm around him.

"Look on the bright side Jonny, we'll be at the same school again, which means you can keep being a protective big brother." I said and he smiled.

"You're actually going to transfer?" He asked.

"Hell yea. I get to play football here, and I get to continue going to school with you." I said.

"And Jace." He added.

"He's an added bonus." I said and Jon smiled.

"Can't wait." Jon said and pressed his lips to my head. "And you better not hurt her." Jon said towards Jace.

"I wouldn't dream of it man." Jace said and I made my way over to him.

"You have to be my roommate! I can't stand mine!" Izzy cheered and I laughed.

"I would love that." I said and just like that everything seemed to fall into place. We were all walking back to the building casually chatting when Jon looked over and smile at me. "What Jon?" I asked.

"You're the man." He said and I couldn't help but laugh.

"She is the Man." Jace agreed. I couldn't wait to continue proving people wrong and kicking major ass.

Authors Note:

Okay, so 'She's the Man' is like my go to movie when I'm bored, sad, or just need a really great laugh! I wanted to write a Clace version of this story because I always wonder what it would be like if Viola (main character in the movie) told Duke (main dude in the story) if she was a girl, and how it would be different, and I really like the outcome! If you've never seen the movie, I highly recommend it. It's hilarious, and it has Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum, what more could you ask for? Anyway, let me know what you think and leave a review! :)

Disclaimer: I don't own 'She's the Man' but I used it as inspiration for this story! :) I also don't own 'I'm a dude, I'm a hunky dude, I'm a badass hunky dude' that's from the movie!