Note: This chapter was a special extra chapter to thank the readers for their support on the story. I will still be posting another two chapters this week. Sorry that this chapter seems longer than it is, most of it is me rambling before the story actually starts.
Side note: One thing I have noticed while reading other stories on here is that it is fairly common to showcase the reviews. Here is my first time posting reviews and then leaving notes on them that I hope help the readers.
Bastille Club, April 10th: Thanks! I really enjoy this first chapters. It's not very common for authors to choose Simon's POV and I think is a great idea to get into his head. Please keep writing.
collasoll: I appreciate the support, thanks for the first comment. Simon is my favorite character and I feel like he has a major role in the books, so I like telling his point of view. It is nice to meet a fellow Simon fan.
Bastille's Club, April 14th: Thanks! Nice job. Cannot wait to read more and see where you are taking this.
collasoll: Thanks again for another comment! As I recently mentioned I will be trying to update on a twice a week basis whenever I can. I hope that 3,000 words or so a week is enough.
CarissaCampbell, May 6th: I think Clary should realize she was just getting confused by all the changes and Isabelle being so persistent. And Simon should realize that he doesn't really love Clary the way he thinks he does.
collasoll: Thank you for reading my question and giving me feedback. In the books I was a fan of Climon because Simon needed to get over her somehow and the only way he was able to do that was by realizing his feelings after dating her. Due to this I was wondering if the readers would also like to see that, or if I should just skip that pairing all together and go to Sizzy instead. I ended up deciding though that skipping the Climon pairing would be for the best.
Guest, May 11th: I don't like Isabelle
collasoll: I appreciate that you care enough about the story to feel that way about a character in it. I am writing her how I feel she was in the books, we just didn't hear her point of view much in the books before she started to change once she really fell for Simon. Before she falls for him though she acts very similar to this, so I wanted to stay true to the character.
kaciegayle, May 11th: Izzy's about to break him. She thinks it's all fun and games now but doesn't think of the consequences and with Simon it could be really bad. I really strongly dislike her right now.
collasoll: You should dislike her at this point, I am glad that you do. She needs to change and have a character arc and I want it to be easily shown how she changes after really getting to know Simon.
Sizzystan, May 12th: Just discovered your fanfic and I love it!... So Simon will not come together with clary but bond immediately with izzy - great :)... But i have to say that izzy seems a bit like a bitch. Hopefully she will fall head over heels for Simon and realize how shitty it is that she only wants some fun with him. Can't wait for the next chapter!
collasoll: I am glad that you can see where I am trying to go with the story, don't worry I am also a Sizzy fan. I do not want to ruin the pairing, I simply want to make the pairing more realistic and to develop over time.
Okay so that was my feedback for your comments, in the future I will be leaving notes as soon as I get reviews on my new chapters. I hope this cleared up some of your confusion or convinced you to keep reading. Thanks again, now let's hop into another chapter.
Simon heard hastened footsteps approaching him so he turned around. Simon smiled as he saw that the footsteps belonged to a familiar red-head. "What's up Clary? Or are you just that excited to see me?"
"Very funny Simon," Clary replied as she rolled her eyes. "Anyway, I have big news!" Clary's whole face was lit up and she was grinning from ear to ear.
"Okay you have my attention," Simon stated curiously.
"Well you know how you have been looking for gigs?" Clary asked. Simon nodded his head, so Clary continued, "Well, I happened to find you a gig!"
"Wait what?" Simon questioned in disbelief. "Am I hearing things or did you just say that you got me a gig?" He had always wanted to play a gig, but no venue would ever even give him a chance.
"Well this upperclassman, named Magnus Bane, is in one of my classes and he happens to work at this coffee shop called Java Jones. Apparently his boss was looking for live entertainment so I mentioned you and now you have a gig this Friday!" Clary explained. "The best part is they will pay you too!"
Simon wrapped his arms around Clary and pulled her into a tight hug, "Thank you so much Fray!"
"Anything for the Robin to my Batman," Clary replied.
Simon frowned before correcting her, "You mean the Batman to your Robin, right?"
Clary smirked as she answered, "Yeah keep dreaming." Simon laughed and gave her a playful nudge. "Anyways back the subject at hand, is there anyone you want to invite to the gig?"
"Um like who, Mr. Smith with the sweaty underarms or perhaps Mrs. Gonzalez the toothless librarian or better yet the janitor?" Simon sarcastically stated. He was rewarded with an elbow in the ribs from Clary. "Ow that hurt! Not cool Fray, not cool."
Clary sighed, "You knew what I was talking about. Are you going to invite Izzy? Or maybe you think you'll have better chances of the school staff attending?"
"For your information if I wanted Izzy to come then I would have no problem asking her," Simon reassured her with false confidence.
Clary called his bluff, "Oh yeah? Well I think I see her at the end of the hallway right now, let's see what she says."
"Don't worry I'll ask her later, no need to take her time up right now," Simon protested. Now that he realized his feelings for Izzy he was afraid he would be awkward around her. He hadn't talked to her at all in the past week and he left all of her messages on read.
Simon was very unlucky however because Clary was already calling for Izzy, "Izzy! Can you come here really quickly?" Oh God no, Izzy was coming this way. Things were not going well for him.
When Izzy made it over to them she asked, "Yes, what did you want Clary?" She stopped when she saw him looking at her nervously and gave him a triumphant look in return, "Well hello Simon, it's been a while hasn't it? I mean the last time we were together, when was that again?" Simon started remembering what happened at the mall which caused his face to turn red. A small laugh from Izzy let Simon know she was having fun messing with him.
Clary seemed to feel bad for him so she cut in, "Simon here wanted to ask you something." After a few seconds of silence Clary nudged him with her shoulder, "You had something to ask her didn't you?"
Clary's words caught Simon's attention and he concurred, "Yes, I had something to ask you Izzy. I am having a gig this Friday night at Java Jones and I was wondering if you would be interested in going. Of course if you are too busy or you just don't want to go then you don't have to.."
This time it was Izzy who interjected, "Sure Simon, I would love to see you performing."
Simon did not expect her answer to be yes so he was taken aback, "Really? You really want to see me play?" This was the first time that someone other than Clary, Jocelyn, Luke, Maia, or his sister had ever been interested in his music.
Izzy seemed to notice his uncertainty because she clarified, "We are friends right, and this is what friends do. Besides, from the way Clary talks about your skills I would have to be crazy to miss out on a chance to hear you play."
"Great!" Clary exclaimed. "Now that that's settled, we will see you later. We have plans to attend to." Clary pulled Simon along behind her. "This is progress Simon! With any luck and my help you two will be dating within a couple of weeks!"
Isabelle was pleased and it was written all across her face, soon enough Simon Lewis would be hers. She used her spare key to unlock the door to the apartment her brothers were renting. Jace and Alec were in the kitchen talking about mangoes when she came in. "Do either of you have any plans on Friday?"
"No," they replied in unison.
"Then how about going to a coffee shop with live music?" Isabelle suggested.
Jace snorted, "That's not really my sort of thing. Now that I think about it it's not yours either. Why are you going?"
Isabelle begrudgingly gave an answer, "Simon is playing a gig there."
Alec sighed, "So this is all about your petty plan? Count me out."
Isabelle turned to Jace, "Clary will be there."
Jace paused for a short while before giving in, "Fine, we will go to his stupid gig on Friday. Are you happy now?"
"Hold on a second, I never said that I was going," Alec retorted. "Don't just assume that I am going because you two are."
"Suit yourself, you can stay home alone on a Friday night while we are out having fun," Jace chirped.
"Fine, I'll go," Alec cursed. "You two owe me though, out of the three of us I am the only one who gets nothing out of this."
Simon closed the door to his bedroom and was ready to fall asleep when he heard Clary call through the door, "Don't forget to invite Maia to the gig, you know how invested she was in your music."
"Good idea!" Simon called back. He pulled out his phone and scrolled through his contacts until he found Maia. He then texted her a short message about the gig and she gave him a thumbs up emoji, which Simon took to mean that she would be there.
Friday was going to be a big night for him, Clary had promised to invite Jocelyn and Luke and Maia was going to be there as well. With all of his friends coming to cheer him on, he needed to put on a good show. Actually, it had to be the best show.
The next morning when Simon made it into the kitchen, Clary let out a shriek. "Simon you look awful, how much did you sleep last night?"
"Last night? Not one wink why, is it that obvious?" Simon asked.
"YES!" Clary exclaimed. "You are luck today is only Thursday, because you look terrible."
"Why thank you, I appreciate the compliment keep them coming." The two continued to banter for the next couple of minutes until they realized the time.
"Oh crap, we are going to be late to school again!" Clary pointed out in frustration. "Why does this always happen to us?"
"I don't know, probably because you always take forever to wake up," Simon teased.
"Says the person who woke up after me," Clary countered.
"Ah it feels so good being right, remember I said I never fell asleep last night. So you actually woke up after me, I just got out of bed later than you."
Clary muttered, "Technicalities, now come on! We really need to stop being late so frequently."
By the time the two made it to class the bell had just rung, well at least the two of them were not late today. Simon saw Izzy as he was making his way to his seat she turned as if feeling his eyes on her, so Simon immediately turned his head in the other direction.
Mr. Smith started his lecture and every focused their attention on him. Soon enough however he started talking about himself like usual. Back in his day, blah blah blah. Izzy turned toward Simon and rolled her eyes which Simon to laugh a little too loudly. Mr. Smith heard the laugh and rewarded Simon with a scowl before returning to his story.
"What was that for?" Clary whispered.
"Nothing important, don't worry about it," Simon reassured her. "I just thought about something funny, that's all.