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Simon stared with wide eyes and his mouth agape at the goddess in front of him. She looked like Snow –White, only with long hair. She was his fairytale princess. How could he possibly maintain the interest of such a woman? Isabelle was a tall, intimidating woman,of such beauty she was almost painful to look at. Her long hair hung like a black shiny curtain over her shoulders, her equally dark eyes piercing and subtlely highlighted with well-applied makeup. Her lips were red like blood, and her skin was flawless. She looked at him the way girls look at little children, making him feel small and harmless.

"Hi, there"she said, smiling genuinely . Isabelle was known for intimidating boys. Though they were attracted to her ,they rarely had the courage to approach her. She was trying her best to seem as nice as possible to this boy who was looking at her as if he were scared of her. And Simon was, indeed, terrified of this gorgeous creature before him. He did not know how to talk to her, how to act around her, and the thought of having her in the same bed as him made him want to faint. Noticing the slight rise of her perfect eyebrows ,he realised she was expecting an answer from him, and he looked like a total freak.

"H-hi"he stuttered, rubbing the back of his head. He wished he had fixed himself up a bit before meeting her.

"I'm Isabelle, you're Simon."he nodded in response."Do you want to show me around ?"she inquired, looking at him through thick,long lashes.

"Of course, of course, this way. "he pointed towards the hallway, letting her walk ahead of him, like a gentleman. The view he got from that angle made him gulp.

Clary and Jace were outside, in the backyard of the Institute, sitting on a bench, keeping distance between each other. When Jace had asked her whether she wanted to see the Institute she told him they all looked the same, and that she wanted to get some air. She was right, he thought, there wasn't much to see. They sat in a rather comfortable silence while she gazed intensively at the trees ahead of them and at the sky. He admired the light bouncing off her eyelashes and casting small shadows on her cheekbones. Her eyes were flickering in the sun, looking even greener. She caught him staring and he quickly averted his eyes .

"It's weird, isn't it ?"she asked while playing with her foot in the grass, not looking at him. She had been so sure she would have a completely unattractive husband whom she would handle easily and who would not affect her very much. That had not been the case at all. She fought really hard to keep her voice from trembling and to maintain an unwavering gaze while looking at him. She was so troubled by his presence .When he looked at her, she felt like he was burning holes through her skin.

"What is ?"he leaned towards her slightly , thankful that she had broken the silence. For the first time in his life he was at a loss for words.

"This whole situation. What they're making us go through, as if we're their possesions. As if we don't have the right to free will. We're just their puppets. Killing demons and making children for them, while they sit in their fancy council chairs and pretend to be doing something useful. They disgust me." She ripped a blade of grass and started twirling it around her finger nervously.

Jace smirked. She had only given him the impression that she was calm and docile back in the library. Inside, she was a volcano just waiting to errupt. Exactly like him.

"I see we share a hatred for the Clave and their ways."he rested his arm on the back of the bench.

"What are we going to do? Just stay married for the rest of our lifes?"she threw her arms sideways in an exasperated gesture.

"Do we have a choice?"he inquired in a rather bored tone.

"Why are you so calm? You don't strike me as the obedient type."she screwed up her eyes at him.

"I'm not."she could see the strain in the muscles of his arms and his jaw clenching."I just don't see the point in making myself angry if there's nothing I can do about it. I don't want to get worry wrinkles."Clary scoffed at that . "You women always worry over everything. Just .. wait and see."

She was turning redder by the minute, his carelessness infuriating her, making every hair on her body rise and every muscle tense. She clenched and unclenched her fists, feeling the sudden urge to go punch a dummy in the training room until it collapsed on the floor in pieces.

Being a trained shadowhunter, Jace was very good at reading people. He could see that he had made her angry and struggled to find the words to make it up to her. He just wasn't good at comforting people, especially women. He thanked the Angel that she at least wasn't crying.

"Um.. do you want to go see where you're going to stay ?"

"Am I not going to stay in the same room as you?" she looked at him with big worried eyes.

"Yes, of course. We're going to stay in my room. I made room for your stuff."he explained casually.

She gave him a half-hearted smile and got up from the bench."Thanks. Let's go. My belongings are going to arrive here soon and I will have to get them all in order. "

Jace nodded, though he knew she couldn't see him because she was walking ahead of him. He wondered how she could walk so fast in high heels . Seeing her in gear really was something. She looked like, as Simon would put it, a warrior princess. He chuckled inwardly.

When she entered his room, Clary let out a little gasp. It was the most neat room she had ever seen. The bed clothes were of an immaculate white ,and they were arranged perfectly ,sharp at the corners of the bed and completely straight over the matrice. There was not a speck of dust on the furniture, not a piece of clothing anywhere , no pictures, no weapons, nothing. If it weren't for a few books perfectly stacked on the night stand it would have been as if no one lived in that room.

"You are so neat."she stated, looking around his room with wide-eyes.

"Does that bother you ?"he came into the room as well and closed the door behind them. "No, it's okay."Clary couldn't hep but feel nervous at the thought of being alone in the room with him. Just by looking at him she could feel her cheeks beginning to flush. She was no virgin herself, but there was something about Jace that made her feel like he had had his share of women. He had the looks of an Angel. Seeing his devilish smile she realised he probably noticed her staring at him like a creep.

"Like what you see?"he rose his eyebrows and noticed the cute little flush in her cheeks.

"Um..."Why was she being such a teenager around him? She usually had guys wrapped around her finger. But not Jace. He did not seem impressed at all by her. She began to worry whether he was attracted to her at all.

There was a knock on the door and Clary almost ran towards it to open it , thankful for the interruption. Jace wondered if she felt uncomfortable around him. Usually girls did everything in their power just to be in his presence. But not Clary . Was she even attracted to him at all? He blew off the thought. Of course she was. He was Jace Wayland. That night in bed, she would most certainly be all over him.

At the door there was someone bringing up her things. She thanked them and carried the bags in the room with Jace's help."You have quite a lot of stuff."he observed."Yes, I do" she laughed and started unpacking. Jace showed her the areas he had cleared for her and she started arranging her stuff quite neatly, and he rather enjoyed that."Do you need my help?"

"Um.. no, I've got it covered." he noticed she had a cute little frown while she concentrated on putting everything in the right place.

Jace felt like she didn't quite want him there so he told her he would go downstairs for a while and let her do her thing. She nodded, without looking and him and he quietly left the room. This was going to be tricky.

Thank you for reading and please review ! I want to hear your opinions ! I can see that many are reading the story, but not reviewing it ! I don't want to sound desperate, but reviews are really useful. Also, tell me what you like, what you don't like, or what you would like to happen , I feel the need to mention the fact that this story will mainly focus on Clary and Jace with a few Sizzy parts, because I am a huge Clace fan.

-Kisses