Sorry everybody school got in the way, as it does. This shouldn't happen to often though.

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Clary's POV

The brightly coloured poster's hung cheerfully upon the walls of the school, but the message on them was not as cheerful as the paper suggested. "School renovation scheduled. Meet in the hall at 1:30." Whispers rolled around the school about what would be happening to the students during the renovation, where we would stay and where we would have our classes. The long list of places to be renovated left no place untouched. The hall, the classrooms, the dorms, the bathrooms, the gym, the sports field, the concert room and the list went on. I was excited for the refurbishment and knew the school would look gorgeous when it was finished but I still couldn't help worrying

My best friend and fill in head girl Isabelle Lightwood appeared at the end of the hall with a pep in her step and full of her usual grace and charm. Somehow Izzy always manages to get the gossip before most people even know what's happening and like usual she didn't disappoint.

"I cannot believe what people have been saying, it's utterly ridiculous!" Izzy Exclaimed as she skipped down the long hallway, Black hair swinging behind her and her short skirt threatening to lift up, to join me before matching my quick pace. This of course she did without difficulty because she has always been much taller than me, but most people are much taller than me.

"Oh, spit it out Izzy, stop keeping me in suspense!" I can't help but snap, everyone always comes up with the most ridiculous things. We were once told to meet in the courtyard and everyone started to think they were going to close down the school.

"Well one group thinks they are going to close the school and send us home till the renovation is complete." Izzy laughs at the crazy idea and I couldn't laugh along with her knowing that we were both thinking the same thing, everyone pay's too much for that. Everyone knew that Graceheights prep was a top of the top private school with fancy uniforms consisting of a white button up blouse, a dark navy vest top paired with a loose high waisted navy skirt of your own preferred length meaning that most of them were reasonably short including Izzy's and mine, and wide brimmed fedora to match. Izzy's and my favourite bit was the shoes you could wear whatever you wanted as long as they were black and didn't make the uniform look trashy. Izzy swore by her black leather 160mm Christian Louboutin's which I'm pretty sure never leave her feet, while I usually wear something a little less sky high, my Christian Dior 100mm pumps were usually the first thing out of my closet each morning.

"and then some of the younger student's think they are going to make us camp out the back on the sports field" Izzy giggles out and I'm suddenly struck by the stupidity of some students, what if it rains, think of the mud, think of my shoes, and I can tell from Izzy's face that we both knew what would happen.

"And Finally…"

The bell tolls and Principal Anderson's voice rings through the speakers interrupting Izzy. "All students to the hall. All students to the hall." The students around me head down the corridor in an orderly fashion, filling into the hall and taking their seats facing the podium that our Principal, Diana Anderson, stands behind still talking about the latest gossip.

"Students, I bet you are all wondering what the plans are for all of you, during the renovation of Graceheights" the whispers cease as the student's lean forward eager to hear what Ms Anderson has to say "Now the staff and school board have discussed this in detail and we all know that the solution is not ideal but the Principal of Silver Oak boys boarding school has offered us one of their boarding houses and the use of their classrooms for the duration of the refurbishment, some of your classes will be combined with the boys while our more specific subjects will be given an empty classroom. Now remember students this is only a temporary messure" a chorus of whispers spread around the hall. Those that aren't from Idris whisper in excitement at the prospect of being around the boys of Silver oak while those who are from Idris whisper in astonishment and anger. How could they do this to us this was crazy, that school was for the criminals. I've heard the stories, both Izzy's and my brother go there as well as my childhood best friend Simon, they both got mixed up in some stuff before our parents sent them there to try and straighten them back out again. The conversations are interrupted by Ms Anderson "we leave tomorrow at 9am sharp. Don't be late"

She turned and stalked away from the podium leaving us to meander our way out the door though the conversation never ceased

Jace POV

This school is great, it's second period and we are, well, not in class. Mind you we are never in class. The teachers are all too frightened of what we will do to them to make sure we do what we are supposed to. Mr Marriot's voice booms through the loud speaker, the volume turned up to full in order to cut through the noise of the students. He never has the courage to speak to us face to face he has seen our profile's. "Boys listen up I have an important announcement to make" he always starts with this it's probably about the food fight I started in the cafeteria recently "The girls boarding school Graceheights is undergoing some renovation and will be staying here and joining in with the classes till further notice. Students in boarding house D please move your belongings into a spare room in either boarding house A or C to make room for the Graceheights girls." A chorus of groans echoes around the campus of those poor unfortunates stuck in boarding house D "Now make sure they feel welcome they will be arriving at 10am tomorrow morning and I expect you all to be waiting for the bus to help them with their bags. Please try and set a good example and make them welcome. Thank you and return to your… studies" an eerie silence settled over the student body as the information was thought about and an appropriate reaction was decided. Whoops of joy from the thought of spending time with the girls and groans of annoyance at having to deal with the prissy princesses of Graceheights.

I wander through the halls trying to find Jon or Alec or both. I need to find Alec I know how anxious he will be at the thought of our sister, well my adoptive sister being here on campus because he knows exactly what goes on in this place. I wonder how Jon feels about having his beloved twin sister on the campus. I've always wanted to meet Clarissa Morgenstern. It should be interesting to have two Morgenstern's on campus, one is trouble enough. Mind you, around here, we like trouble.

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