I am glad that you all like my story! I didn't think it would be that good considering it is my first fanfic. I will try to post a new chapter at least every week. School is getting in the way, so I can't post as quickly as I was before. The chapters will be longer as promised because I will work on them for about a week.

Class finally ended and I tried to get out of the room before I had to talk to Will again. I don't know if I can keep answering his questions on Sebastian. I am sort of good at lying, but not when it comes to a one-sided lie. I wanted to see if I could find Sebastian and ask him about all of this, but Will would follow me to him. I made it out the door and started walking down the hallway when Will caught up.

"So, how long have you and Sebastian been dating?" God, I don't want to answer any questions. I don't even want to date anybody right now anyways. I just want to be here a few months, then maybe start dating. I didn't answer him and just kept walking. I had almost forgot he has my next period with me. "If you don't answer, I will just go ask Verlac himself." Ha, did he think he was threatening me? I can't come up with a lie, so I just said the first thing that came to mind.

"Yesterday."

"What?" He sounded confused, probably thinking I wasn't going to talk. By this time we were already by the door to the classroom.

"We have been dating since yesterday."

"Oh? Well, he surly is protective of a one day relationship that won't last but a week."

"And why is that?"

"Because I'm in the picture."

I scoffed. "Yeah, right! You're just a friend. If I could even call you that right now. You are full of yourself. You think you can just get whatever girl? Well, didn't happen this time."

"You could have been mine if Isabelle and Sebastian didn't say shit about me."

"I am not anybody's!" I was furious. Who does he think he is?

"Hey, back off, Herondale. I think you should leave her alone because obviously she doesn't want you around." I was so glad to here that familiar voice. I turned around and saw Jace walking towards us.

"She might not want you around either, Lightworm."

"Why wouldn't she want me around? I am wonderful to look at. Maybe she wants to draw me in her little sketchbook."

"The only person she is probably wants to draw is her little boyfriend." Will said.

Jace looked at me with wide eyes and asked curiously, "Boyfriend?"

Before I could respond Will said, "Oh? You didn't know? I thought you would considering you're Isabelle's brother." Will started smirking at Jace's dumfounded expression. "She's dating Sebastian. Since yesterday."

Jace was looking at me now with a really hard look. "You and Verlac are dating? I didn't think you were the type of girl to get a boyfriend on her first day of school, but people can surprise you. I guess that would explain the look I got from him last night when I took you home."

"I-" I tried to speak, but I just got cut off by Will. "So I guess he doesn't like either one of us. I think he's overprotective. Although I can't believe Verlac got the girl we both want."

"I never said I wanted her." Jace muttered and I was a little hurt by his comment.

"What? The Jace doesn't want a girl? I am so shocked. I think the world may be coming to its ending."

"Well, at least I can sometimes keep my hands to myself and mouth shut."

"Not with me around." Will said when the bell rang. We took our seats and I wrote on a note, I will tell you later. I passed it to Jace and he just nodded. He seemed a little confused and something else, but I couldn't place it. I took out my sketchbook and started doodling again. I wasn't paying my full attention on my sketch. Instead I was thinking about what to tell Sebastian and everyone. I didn't know if I could keep up this act. Soon the news will be all over the school that the new girl was dating Sebastian. When I came back to reality, I looked at my drawing and realized that I was drawing three kids. They were at a lake with a barn behind it. There were two boys and the other kid was a girl. The boys were skipping rocks- with only one actually skipping the rocks, the other was just throwing them- while the girl sat on a rock watching the boys. I soon realized that it was one of my favorite memories. It was one of the times Jace, Simon, and I had gone to Luke's barn. My mom and Luke had come too, but Luke had to work and Mom went to her studio. My brother had stayed at a friends. We were there without any adults. We did everything that three 9 year old could think of before Luke or Mom got back. We stayed the night without my parents coming back.

Flashback

"So, since there not back, do you want to play hide and seek in the dark?" Simon had asked.

I smiled. "Yes! This will be awesome!"

"As long as you aren't afraid of the dark." Jace said while smirking.

"Oh, come on, Jace. Clary is a big girl. She isn't afraid of the dark anymore. Okay, so inside, outside, or both?" Simon said looking between Jace and me.

"I think we should do... inside." I said still smiling. Simon smiled back then we both turned to Jace waiting for his answer. Simon always agrees with me, so we just stopped asking for his vote.

"Fine. I think that we should have played both because its more challenging, but two against one. I don't even know why you ask for my vote. It's always the same. We do what Clary wants."

My smile faded when he said those last words and I felt tears threatening to spill over. I was glad that it was dark because I didn't want the boys to see my tears.

"Okay, well, if Jace agrees then I will go count, because I know you two will team up on me and I will have to count anyways." Simon said and walked to the wall to start counting. We always count to 100 because it gives us enough time to hide, wherever we are. I started running up the stairs to find a hiding place- mostly so I could cry without someone seeing my tears. I went up the ladder to the attic and found a hiding place behind some boxes right when my tears spilled over. I heard Simon's voice say twenty. I had some time to recollect myself. I heard footsteps coming up the ladder and I tried to muffle my crying. Jace soon appeared in my vision.

"Clare? You okay?" Jace asked with worry in his voice.

I nodded my head not trusting myself to speak. It was too dark for him to see and came to sit next to me. "Are you okay?"

I nodded again and this time Jace saw it but didn't believe me. "What's wrong?" When I didn't respond he asked, "Did I do something?" I stayed silence. He tried again. "Come on, Clare. If you don't tell me, I can't help."

Finally I calmed myself down to where I could talk. "You said I always get my way. Is that true?" I asked not wanting to be one of those stuck up brats.

"Of coarse not, Clary. We do stuff that Simon and I want too. I was just joking about that. I might want to work on my sarcasm."

"Yeah. It might help." I said trying to dry my tears but more kept falling.

"Why are you still crying?"

"I'm not crying." I said stubbornly.

"Then what's this wet stuff on your cheeks?"

"My eyes are sweating."

"Clary, you know I don't care if you cry in front of me."

"I don't like to cry in front of anyone." I muttered. Jace put his hand on my face and started wiping my tears away with his thumb. "Well, we might want to be quiet. Simon's almost done counting."

I could hear Simon's voice saying 95. "But-" I was cut off with a kiss. It wasn't a real kiss, just a peck on the lips, but I still blushed. I had stopped crying by then and I was speechless. What just happened processed. I just had my first kiss with Jace. I was looking at Jace, but I couldn't read his face in the dark.

I was about to say something when he whispered. "My parents do it all the time. Don't worry about it. This can be one of our many secrets." I never did worry about it again, but I did think about it every now and then.

End of Flashback

I was brought back to reality when the bell rang. I packed up my stuff and realized that Jace was looking at me funny. "What?" I asked him.

"You drew that day." Was all he said. He must have looked at my sketch and remembered the day too. I picked up my backpack and started walking out of the classroom with Jace at my side.

"I didn't realize I was drawing it. I had finally came back to reality and looked at the picture to be pulled back into my head."

"You still zone out? At least part of my Clary is still there."

"I didn't change as much as you Jace. I just simply grew up." I said.

"So. You going to tell me about you and Sebastian? You kind of left that part out last night."

I had totally forgotten about that. "Not here."

"Where then?"

I stopped and stood on my tiptoes to whisper in Jace's ear. "Meet me by the bleachers after school." I started walking again.

"Hey you copied me! Little Red right here is a copy cat everybody!" Jace exclaimed though hardly anyone paid attention to what he had said. The girls were glaring at me and smiling at Jace.

I rolled my eyes and kept walking to class.

I was so hungry by the time lunch came. I was practically running to the cafeteria to get in the lunch line before it got to large. I had just got in the line when people were starting to get in line. "Well, someone must be starving." Jace said. I almost jumped because I hadn't realized he was next to me. Again.

"I didn't eat much this morning."

"You probably didn't get much time. Izzy was probably still working on your hair or something in the car also."

"Actually, she got done with my hair and make-up an hour before we had to leave."

"So, it was Izzy's fault that you two were almost late?"

"Yes." I started to get my food and realized that we were having chicken. I paid for my food and started walking to my table.

"So, where are we sitting?" Jace asked.

"We?" I was surprised that he was going to sit with me. "I thought you were going to sit with your buddies. I am going to sit with my friends."

"I am following you."

"Why?" I was really curious to hear this answer.

"Because we're friends. I can sit with my friend and my sister- although I doubt Iz will want me there."

"Hey! Jace! Where you going? We are right here!" I turned my head to see one of Jace's friends yelling at Jace to come sit with them at their table. I saw my brother sitting there too.

"No guys! I'm good! I'm going to go sit with my sister today!" Jace called back. I guess that was normal for him to do that because the boy just shrugged and sat down. I glanced back at my brother and saw that he was glaring at Jace. When he realized I was looking at him, he smiled at me. I didn't know what was wrong, but I just shrugged it off and went to sit down.

When we got to our table, Izzy said to Jace, "Why are you here?"

"Oh, come on, Sis. Can't I sit with you?"

"No. And why are you bothering Clary? I doubt she wants you around."

"Actually-" I was cut off by Izzy's look.

"I heard a little rumor today. I was going to ask Sebastian about it, but now you are here. I can ask both of you."

Shit. I didn't want to talk about this right now. Sebastian saved me from having to talk. "Well, spit it out. I've been waiting."

Izzy was still looking at me. "Are you two dating?"

"That's the question I have been asking since second period." Jace muttered.

"Well, looks like you don't have to wait for the explanation." I whispered to Jace.

So? Is it true?" Izzy was looking between Sebastian and me. Sebastian looked confused and surprised at what Izzy had said. "Seb? Is it true?"

Sebastian looked at me with a questioning look. I finally spoke up. "Will asked me." That was all I said and I was looking at Sebastian when I said it. I could see from his eyes that he understood what I meant. I looked over to Izzy and she just looked confused.

"What are you talk- Oh! Okay, I understand now." Izzy finally understood what we were talking about. I looked at Simon who had his head bent, but I could see the smile on his lips. I looked at the rest of the group who must've understood because they had smiles tugging at their lips. I finally looked at Jace who was still in the dark.

"Okay, I swear, you all are strange. What are you talking about?" When no one answered him, he said, "Guess I will still need that explanation, Clare." Everyone looked at him when he said "Clare." Simon had shock written all over his face and looked at me. I slightly nodded my head and he smiled, understanding what I meant. I looked at Iz who was looking between Jace and me.

"Is something going on between you two?" Izzy asked skeptically, like she didn't want to know.

I didn't know what to say and was glad when Simon spoke up. "Actually, it would be a threesome if something were going on between them." I started laughing and everyone looked at Simon questioningly. "Well, considering we were best friends when we were little."

Izzy and Alec exchanged a look then Alec spoke. "So you're Clare and Si?"

I finally looked over to Jace, but he was looking at the ground. "Yes. These are the ones I talked about when I first moved here."

"I knew it!" Izzy yelled. When we all looked at her she said, "Not the best friends part. The part last night when he took you home. I knew there was something going on."

"Why didn't you ask this morning?" I asked her.

"I was afraid you'd say that you two were dating. That would be a no on my list." We all started laughing and started eating our food.

"We are still doing our Friday night, right?" Jem asked after a while.

"Yes! Oh my God! Why wouldn't we? Okay. Plans: We meet at my house, get ready, then go out to a party. We go back to my house after and start playing games and watch a movie or whatever. Doesn't that sound great?" Izzy said. I was a little confused why she was telling us the plans today. I didn't say anything though because I didn't want to sound stupid. "Great. So, Clary, you are riding home with me, right?"

"I am? Why?"

"God! Haven't you been listening? It's Friday and we have to get you ready!" Oh, that would explain why we were being told the plans. I forgot school started on Thursday.

"I thought Clary could ride with me?" Jace said. I had almost forgot he was here.

"Seriously? No. You shall not! You are not invited to our little Friday night." Izzy practically yelled.

"But Iz, I am always invited considering it is my house too." Jace replied with a smirk.

"Ugh! We don't want you there!" Izzy looked really annoyed.

"I actually have friends in your group now. I think I should be invited. Anyways, Clare has to explain to me about Verlac. We have to get our gossip on!" Jace said with a girly voice.

"Fine! You can take Clary! Just get her home by 3:30. And no later." Jace chuckled and the bell rang. We threw away our trash and headed to class.

The rest of the school day was a blur. I talked to my friends before and after class. I sketched during class when I wasn't doing anything. Jace walked me to all our classes. I guess he thought it was his responsibility to stay with me. I told him he could go talk to his friends but he stayed next to me. Soon enough the last bell rang and I packed up my stuff. "Hey, Jace. I have to go put my stuff in my locker so you can go do whatever you need to."

"I don't have to do anything." Was all he said.

"Don't you have to put your books in your locker?"

"No. I don't use my locker. I don't see the point."

"Okay."

"So do you want to grab something to eat once we get out of here?"

"Um, sure." We were walking down the hallway and almost to my locker. I noticed someone standing by my locker and said, "Hey you sure you don't need to do anything?"

"Yeah I'm sure. Why? Don't want me around?"

"No it's not that." I muttered. Jace just looked at me with a confused look then we approached my locker.

"Hey, Clare-bear. Jace."

"Hey, Jon. Can I get in my locker?" From the look he was giving Jace made me a little nervous.

"Yeah." He stepped away from my locker without looking away from Jace. "Do you need something?"

"Jonathon." I said while glaring at my brother.

"Well, he looks like a little lost puppy following you everywhere."

"Jon! Jace is in all my classes and he is taking me to Isabelle's house."

"Doesn't mean he had to sit with you at lunch." Jon said glaring at Jace.

"What is your problem? Jace is just being a friend. You never said anything about Simon."

"Because Simon is your best friend. Jace is just someone you met yesterday."

"Actually, we met about twelve years ago." Jace said with a smirk.

Jon's face was priceless. I started laughing at his expression. "I thought you would have realized this. Guess you are a dumb blonde." I said still laughing.

Jonathon finally got over his shock and said, "Wait, you're that Jace?"

"Yeah, but you never hung out with your sister and her friends."

"I thought you were just some random kid from school. I thought she hung out with girls. And Simon."

"Wow, I feel loved. I was with Jace and Simon practically everyday. I never hung out with anyone else."

"What about that Tris girl?"

"Oh, she went to a different school. Simon and I met her at one of those cl-" Then I thought about what I was about to say and changed it. "Coffee shops. She dated Simon for about a month. That was about one month after we met her. We only hung out that one summer."

"Now I feel like a bad brother."

"You should." I closed my locker and turned to Jace. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, let's go."

"If you do anything to my sister, you are dead." Jon said while glaring at Jace.

I rolled my eyes and said, "See ya, Jon."

"Yeah, see ya, Jon." Jace said with a little wave and started walking with me again. "Well, that was nice." Jace whispered once turned the corner.

"Yeah, he can be great." We started laughing and soon enough we were in his car.

"So you gonna tell me about the Sebastian thing?"

"Has that been bugging you all day?"

"Yeah, kind of." Jace said shyly. I couldn't believe Jace was being shy.

"Okay well start driving and I will tell you." He started the car and once he pulled out of the parking lot I started talking again. "So, yesterday Sebastian was telling me about Will and said that if Will asked if someone were your boyfriend, you say yes. I did what he said when Will asked if Sebastian was my boyfriend."

"So, you two aren't really dating?"

"No. But I do have one thing on my mind."

"And what is that?"

"Okay, so everybody has at least some kind of story, so what's Will's? Why is he like this?"

"I don't know. When I first came he was okay. He didn't like me from the start. I could tell that much, but he did hang out with Iz, Tessa, Jem, and Alec. Sebastian, Maia, and Jordon hadn't joined the group yet. And, of coarse, I was the loner. I would only hang out with them on rare occasions. But anyways, back to the story. Will seemed pretty nice at the time, but something happened and turned into what he is now."

"Okay. Well at least I know now there is some kind of story. Seems pretty personal though."

"You want some music?" Jace asked. I was thankful for some kind of distraction. So I told him yes and we started singing along to the radio, until we stopped at Sonic. Once we had finished our food, we started singing along to the radio again on our way to the Lightwood's.