Towards the beginning of this chapter, it explains the Clave. This leads me to make it so there is no Voltouri. Sorry.
By the time Bella was done unpacking, it was only about 5 o'clock. "Hey, why don't we go shopping today?" Bella suggested aching for something to do. Clary smiled at her enthusiasm, "What a great idea! And it'll give us something to do, too... Let's go ask Maryse or Robert for some money, and then we'll stop by Isabelle's room. Izzy knows all the best place to shop, and she loves to! So it may take a while."
"I'm getting a job," Bella decided as they made their way around the Institute to find the Lightwoods. Clary frowned, "Why would you do that?" Bella looked at her younger sister with her eyebrows raised. "So I can by my own stuff!" Clary laughed. It was a good idea, but so un-needed. "Why? The Clave produces money whenever Shadowhunters request it. They don't find much need for it, and they make it, literally," Clary told her. "The Clave?" Bella asked. "Yeah. They're kinda the people that rule this... er... world. Like, the world of demons and Nephilim and Night Children and werewolfs... whatever you want to call our life," Clary explained.
Sounded reasonable. A world with demons HAS to have a government. But Bella didn't expect something so fantasy-like to have something to humane involved in it. "Okay, I got it."
Soon they found Maryse in the weapons room. "Hey, girls! Is there something you need?" Maryse greeted. "Isabelle and I are going to take Bella shopping. She brought nearly nothing! So we kinda need..." Clary told her. Maryse handed her a wad of money, "Have fun." As soon as the two girls got into the hallway, Bella gapped, "That- that's just not normal." Clary smirked.
They took several turns and soon they were at a pink door with the word "Isabelle" painted on it. Clary knocked. "Come in!" Isabelle's voice chirped. They walked in. "Hey, Izzy. We're going shopping, wanna come?" Clary asked. Isabelle grinned, "Of course! You think I'm not going to come the only time you willingly go shopping? I mean, if you're asking me that means you won't complain!" Bella smiled at Izzy's perkiness. Isabelle grabbed each of their hands and took of running down the hallway. Bella had a hard time keeping up. For a girl wearing heels, Isabelle sure did run fast!
When they got to the mall, Isabelle turned to them, "Okay, what all are we shopping for?" Clary and Bella thought for a moment, "Bella needs clothes like yours. She brought to many plain clothes, and now she needs some party clothes!" Bella frowned at the word plain. She didn't find anything wrong with her clothing. Isabelle smiled because Clary was always reluctant to go shopping, but not now!
"Awesome! I know just the store!"
At the store, there were some rather cute shirts. Clary and Izzy made Bella try on outfit after outfit... All of them were tight, colorful, and something Renne would have called "hot". They bought her loop earrings, shoes, and so much! By the time they were done with that store, they had spend about $250, and Clary still had plenty left. Clary and Isabelle started whispering, and Bella heard the word "make-up?". Oh no.
Sure enough, the two younger girls dragged her into a make-up store, grabbing blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara... "Oh, guys..." Bella complained. Isabelle turned to her with a smile, "Oh, Bella. Relax, and have fun!"
"Bedroom!" Bella reminded Clary after she had had enough. "Oh, yeah," Clary remembered with a frown. "Isabelle, we have you buy stuff for Bella's room as well. Maybe we don't need paint and we can just ask Magnus to do the color? But she needs a bedspread... and we were going to hit the book store." Bella liked the sound of that! But there was that name again, Magnus. "Who's Magnus?" Bella asked, genuinely curious. "Only the High Warlock of New York! Clary's known him forever, and he quite adores us."
So they went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Bella bought a blue and purple bedspread. "I love that shade of purple!" Izzy gushed. "And what color do you want your walls?" Bella hadn't put much thought into that. She thought for a minute. "Um... I want a bright blue, like this blue on my bedspread! Oh, that would be so pretty!" Bella decided. Clary and Izzy agreed.
So they bought the bedspread, a nightstand, and a lamp to go on the nightstand. Bella and Clary were so excited to got to the bookstore next. "Well, I don't really have much of a liking for books... so I'm going to find some more cute clothes for Bells. Chow!" Isabelle said with a smile. Clary and Bella entered the book store. Something about this seemed familiar. Bookstore... oh yeah! That's what led to find out about... Edward. But then Bella remembered Jacob and she missed him. Quickly she pushed this feeling aside.
They just kept finding more and more books. "The Twilight Saga? What's that?" Bella asked Clary. Clary shrugged, "I don't know. It doesn't look all that interesting if you ask me." So Bella put the book down. And she didn't know how much she was missing out on.
Soon they left the store with quite a few books. They met Izzy at the food-court, and Izzy had some more clothes. "Have fun?" they asked each other. Each of them did. Bella looked around. Her eyes widened as they met a young girls. The girl was familiar. She had short choppy black hair, her skin was pale, white, almost. Her eyes were bronze, and she smiled at Bella. The girl was short and quite small, really. Alice. But Bella blinked and the girl was gone.
"I think I'm going to throw up," Bella informed Clary. "Drag her into the bathroom and preform a healing rune?" Isabelle suggested with an evil smile. Bella ran to the bathroom with Clary and Izzy close behind her. Bella took deep breaths, only focusing on her breathing. In. Out. In. Out. Soon Clary and Izzy came bursting into the bathroom. "Are you okay?" Clary asked. Bella shook her head, "I s-saw his sister." She continued taking deep breaths. Clary's jaw dropped, and Isabelle looked confused. Then she understood. "A vampire, here? Impossible!" Isabelle said roughly. Though she didn't sound like she was too sure.
"I'm sure. Look, guys... I just want to go home," Bella told them weakly. Clary and Izzy agreed. By the time they got home, Bella felt loads better. "Can we decorate my room now?" Bella asked excited all over again. "You're not going to complain, are you?" Isabelle teased. Bella laughed and shook her head.
They got into her room and immediately began setting to work. They put all of her new clothes away- and there were a lot-, Izzy set up a space on top of her dresser that held all of her new jewelry... "I'll call Magnus, tell him to come and get the walls!" Izzy said brightly.
Not long after, a boy that looked to be about 19 walked in the room. He had black hair that was all spiked up and glittery. He was tall and slim, and somewhat pale. His eyes were a yellowish-green, and they looked almost like cat's. Her wore lipstick and other make-up, along with brightly colored nail polish. Clary instantly assumed he was, you know, gay. And Clary's look confirmed her suspicions.
"What do you need?" Magnus asked coldly. "Bella wants her walls to be bright blue, the color of that bedspread. And her door to be that purple," Isabelle told him, pointing to her bed. Magnus sighed dramatically, "Must you call me every time you mortal self is too lazy to do something?" But whatever the case, he did it. And it looked fabulous.
"And who might this be?" he inquired and he turned towards Bella. She smiled awkwardly and replied, "Nice you meet you! I'm Bella Swan- or Morgenstern. Whatever my last name is. I'm Jace and Clary's sister, a daughter of Valentine." Magnus looked and her, "Another child of Valentine? But if you must know, Jocelyn isn't your mother, no matter how much you look alike. In fact... you seem to be half Shadowhunter, half vampire."
Bella shook her head, "I doubt this is the case, sir. I may smell like vampire, however it is because I was previously dating one, and I often hung out with his family." Magnus shook his head, "No, I can tell by the looks of you. Maybe I'm wrong. Do you have super strength, speed? Think vampire..." Soon his voice trailed off and she did what he said. She closed her eyes. Vampire, vampire, vampire. Slowly she opened her eyes and said dazed, "Blood." Suddenly fangs popped out and she was thirsty. She could smell each of the people around her, and they smelled so good. "Blood," Bella muttered again. "Human," Magnus demanded. Human.
Suddenly the thirst was gone and she muttered an apology to the ones around her. "See, I told you she was half vampire. And the reason their blood drove you crazy is because Nephilim blood is very tempting to vamps. A vampire would be attracted to your blood as well, Isabella." Suddenly everything was starting to make sense. Edward and his family craved her blood... it was because she was half Nephilim. "And where is that dear, lovely Alec?" Magnus asked suddenly calm. Did Magnus have a thing for her Alec? Bella wondered.
"Thanks, Mr. Bane," Bella muttered sadly as a way to get him to leave. Magnus smiled and disappeared.
"She hasn't met Simon or Luke yet," Clary realized. "Not tonight. I have plans tonight," Bella said apologetically. "Doing what?" Isabelle demanded, while Clary smiled. "Uh, with Alec," Bella answered, her cheeks turning scarlet. Clary snickered and Izzy smirked, "All right then. You two have fun."