After introductions were finished and everyone was acquainted with Magus, there was only one hour left before Simon was supposed to be on stage. "I am going to start setting up my equipment now, I'll be back after the show." Simon said as he walked to the stage.

Clary stood up after him and made her way over to the stage. "Let me help you, it can't hurt can it?" Clary prodded.

"Sure, why not? By now you should know your way around most of my stuff. Can you grab the keyboard and arrange that while I work on bringing the amps and the guitar?" Simon asked.

Clary nodded her head as she walked away from Simon. With Clary's help Simon would be able to set up just a little bit faster, but he was grateful for her offer to help. He also knew that even if he told her he could handle it, she would pester him until he broke down and gave in anyway. It would save a lot of time and effort if he just allowed her to help without resisting.

Once Clary brought in the keyboard and started setting it up, he was able to hook it up to an amp and hook his guitar up to the other. He then spent some time doing a mic check and making sure that his guitar and keyboard were fully functional. Once he was sure that everything was in place and set up, he let Clary know that she could go back to the others.

Before he knew it, it was time for Simon to play the first song. The opening song of his performance was one that required his microphone and acoustic guitar.

Isabelle had to admit her hopes for Simon's stage performance were high due to how much Clary talked up his abilities. She was not prepared however for how mind blowing his performance was. When he sang she could feel it in her soul, it felt like the two of them were the only two people in the world and he was serenading her. She was taken aback by the fact that Simon was able to do this to her. It was no wonder that he was majoring in music, he could become a pop star if he actually put in the effort.

Isabelle turned her head away from Simon and looked over to her brothers who both had their mouths open in surprise. It was then that she realized it wasn't just her that he was reaching, he was reaching every single audience member.

After what felt like an eternity, but in a good way, Simon stopped singing as the song finished. There was a few seconds of silence before the sound of clapping started to roar throughout the coffee shop. As she looked back to Simon she saw that he was surprised himself by the crowd's support. He wasn't being humble when he said he didn't think he was very good, he just was not aware of his own talent. Once the clapping quieted down Simon started his next song, which was just as amazing as the first one.

Simon played another three songs before he was done. People were cheering for an encore, but Simon told them that he did not have any other songs at the moment. He could not believe it, people actually loved him playing. Of course he had heard nice things from his family and friends, but he could not really trust their opinion due to their bias.

Isabelle was about to walk up to Simon, but a storm of girls reached him before her. They were handing out their numbers left and right to a flustered looking Simon while telling him to call them. These girls were starting to rub her the wrong way. Then, one specific girl made her way to Simon and pulled him into a big hug. She wrapped her arms around Simon and after a few moments Simon hugged her back. Now Isabelle was curious, who is this girl and why is she hugging Simon like that? To make matters worse she pulled Simon's face down and gave him a kiss on the cheek, which he seemed fairly accustomed to.

Isabelle looked over as she saw Clary also looking at Simon and the girl. "Hey Clary, just who is that girl anyway?" Isabelle asked.

"What girl?" Clary questioned. Clary seemed to realize who she was talking to because she replied, "Oh, you mean the one with Simon? That is his ex-girlfriend Maia."

Isabelle's stomach dropped, ex-girlfriend? Why were the two so close after breaking up anyway? She thought that everyone hated their exes, but Simon and Maia were treating each other like best friends. Clary laughed, "Wow, jealousy does not look good on you Izzy."

"W-what?" Isabelle stammered. "Jealous? Who me? Of her? Yeah right!" Before she could continue, Simon and Maia made their way over to Clary and Isabelle.

"Hey Clary, long time no see," Maia called out as she went in for a hug with Clary, who returned the hug. "How have things been lately?"

"They have been pretty good actually, college is way better than high school. I am able to live away from home for the first time, I have less school days, and more free time every week. That, and Simon and I have more classes together now."

"So do you have a boyfriend yet, or have you kissed anyone?" Maia teased.

Isabelle saw Clary become flustered and try to avoid the question, but when she looked over she saw that Simon was just as flustered. "No way!" Isabelle exclaimed. "You two totally kissed didn't you!"

Neither Clary or Simon were able to give her a response. Their inability to answer her question caused her stomach to churn, for some reason it was extremely bothering for her that the two of them were kissing. When Isabelle had went after boys before this had never been a problem, so why was she so upset with Simon right now?

"So the two of you are finally dating then?" Maia inquired. "Good for you Simon, after all these years you were finally able to get the girl."

Simon chimed in, "Well, not exactly. We were just testing the waters, in the end we decided that it would be better if we stayed being best friends. I think that we were both confused about what our true feelings were, but now everything is all cleared up."

Isabelle took a moment to let his words sink in. She pondered what he said, did this mean that Clary was no longer going to be an obstacle? If so, that was great news. No all she had to worry about was his ex-girlfriend.

Maia looked over at Isabelle and said, "So, is no one going to introduce the two of us?"

Simon took the initiative to introduce them, "Okay Izzy this is Maia, my ex-girlfriend. Maia this is my...friend Isabelle from college." Isabelle smirked as Simon paused, he was unsure of what she meant to him. This was her chance.

"Just friends really? That hurts so much, after all we did sleep together," Isabelle protested.

Simon clearly did not expect her to say this as his discomfort was becoming apparent due to his body language. He put his head down and fiddled with his hands nervously.

"You did what?" Maia queried. It was evident by the look on her face that she was unsure of how to take the news.

"Why would you say that? Anyways you are making it seem worse than it was, all we did was sleep!" Simon clarified.

"Ah, but if I recall it was in my bed and you were naked," Isabelle pointed out. She was enjoying embarrassing Simon while at the same time coming in between Simon and Maia.

"Okay Simon, you are going to tell me what happened right now." Maia declared. Simon gave her the run down of the events that lead up to that situation. After hearing the whole story Maia added, "Wow Isabelle, you really need to learn how stories better." As she talked she stared daggers at Isabelle. It appeared that Isabelle had poked the bear alright. Instead of backing down though, she decided to push her luck.

"Oh well there was this one time at the mall.." Isabelle started. She saw Simon giving her pleading eyes to stop, but she continued anyway, "We leaned in to kiss and it lasted for nearly a minute. Isn't that right Simon?"

"Well it was good to see you Clary!" Maia yelled as she walked out of the coffee shop in a hurry. One point Isabelle, zero points Maia.

"Well that was awkward.." Clary thought out loud. Simon could not agree more, what was going on? Why was Izzy telling Maia about all of those things anyway? Those were not things she should just be telling anyone out of the blue.