Sorry if I don't update for a while, you know, with school and all… But I am trying my best! I am also going to try to make longer, more interesting chapters (because I know that this is boring so far, but it needs to happen) for you all. I would love it if you guys would leave a review or two, just to let me know if this story is okay and if I should keep going or not…? Thanks, Lovelies, enjoy!

Oops, also-Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me, but they do belong to Cassandra Clare. I may develop a few characters as the story progresses.

Clary

"Don't worry. He'll be fine. All I did was knock him out with the hilt of my knife. He should wake up in a few minutes."

"Can you just… Leave? Please, go." I begged quietly.

"Not until I make sure I can see you again. Meet me at Taki's tomorrow, at noon."

"Fine, I'll go." I promised.

He nodded, then took off again.

~~~o~O~o~~~

Once Simon woke up, I helped lug him back to his house, where his mom got worried and panicked at the sight of him. I told her that he had only tripped and hit his head on the sidewalk as a result of his clumsiness, which wasn't that unusual for him.

After I dropped him off and made sure that he would be safe, I went back home. It was just after 9 pm when I opened the door and saw my mom sitting in a chair by the front hallway. She had a paintbrush in her hand and an easel was in front of her. She looked up once I walked in. I gave her a short hello then I walked to my room. I slipped into a pair of yoga pants and a cami before I slid under the covers on my bed. My thoughts swirled as I thought about the day that had passed by so fast. I had soon lost myself in my thoughts until I grew tired and succumbed to the oblivion of sleep.

-o.O.o-

I woke up to the loud ringing of my cell phone. I looked at the caller I.D. and saw that it was Simon. I picked up, "Hello? What do you want?" I asked, my voice still clouded with sleep.

"Mornin' to you too, Sunshine. How about you come over in an hour and hear the Rock Solid Panda rehearse?" I heard him boom through the other side of the line.

"Uh," I looked at my alarm clock, which read 10:37 am. I remembered my promise to the golden boy to meet him at that restaurant Taki's, or something like that. "Actually, Simon, something came up. I have to meet someone at that new place down the street. And I thought you and the guys were calling the band the Sea Vegetable Conspiracy."

"Well, Eric said that the name was starting to get old, so we had a vote for which new name, and the Sea Vegetable Conspiracy won." he explained, completely ignoring what I said about the meeting.

"Okay, then." I said, smiling to myself about how he and his band could never permanently decide on a name for themselves, changing so often that it was hard for me to keep up. "I'll see you in a few hours, Lewis."

"See you later, Fray."

We hung up after 15 minutes, which left me with only one hour and eight minutes to brush, shower, get dressed, and walk to the meeting place.

-o.O.o-

I finally arrived in front of Taki's dressed in a pair of denim skinny jeans, a pair of black combat boots, along with a deep purple short sleeved top and a black vest. I cautiously opened the door and stepped inside. I saw the golden boy sitting at one of the booths in the corner. He looked quite relaxed until he laid his amber eyes upon me. I walked over to where he was and I looked him over. He was dressed casually, in a pair of jeans and a tight tee, which showed off all of his muscles quite nicely.

He cleared his throat when he realized I was gawking. I jolted out of my daze and sat across from him. I wasted no time getting to the point, "What do you want? Why am I here? I mean, I don't even know your name, yet I'm meeting you after only one, and may I say very strange, encounter."

He seemed to slow down, his eyes clouded in thought as if he was deciding to tell me anything. "My name is Jace Wayland." he said simply. He looked at me for a few seconds as if waiting for me to say something. "Well, I told you my name, what about yours?" he asked.

"I'm Clary. Now, I would appreciate if you would tell me what you want and why I'm here, as I asked you before." I said monotonously. I was losing my patience for this golden, cocky son-of-a-

"I asked you here because," he started, interrupting my thoughts, " You saw me yesterday."

"Well, obviously, unless you were supposed to be wearing an invisible cloak like in Harry Potter and I saw right through it." I said, not realizing what he was about to say.

I had to wait for his explanation as a waitress came up to our table. I read her nametag: Kaelie. She asked us what we would order, all the while, she seemed to be flirting with Jace. She was twirling her hair around her finger and leaning over the table as to show off her body. Jace ordered a burger and I only got a Dr. Pepper.

When she left to go give the order, Jace continued where we had left off, "Actually, I was 'wearing' an 'invisible cloak' of sorts. It's called glamour and it's supposed to hide vision of the shadow world, including me, from any mundanes. But somehow, you saw me, which leads me to believe that you're not an ordinary mundane as I originally thought." he said in a matter-of-factly way.

"Wait, what's all this stuff about 'mundanes' and 'the shadow world'?" I asked him, utterly confused.

"Mundanes are ordinary humans, such as you, and the shadow world is where me and my people come from." he explained.

"'Your people'?" I asked, still trying to wrap my head around the idea of him calling me an 'ordinary human'. Talk about rude.

"Yes, we are known as the Shadowhunters, or rather, our angelic name, the Nephilim. We are here to keep the demons in this world at bay." he went on.

"Is that what you were doing in that alley yesterday? Where I first saw you?" I questioned further. "You were killing a… Demon?"

"Yes." he said. He looked away guiltily. No one other than Alec and Isabelle were supposed to see me, though." he said the last part mostly to himself, it seemed.

"Who are Alec and Isabelle?" I wanted to know more by now.

"They are the children of the family that took me in. They're just like my family. Alec and I are so close that we're Parabatai, or rather lifelong partners. We're bound by an oath together. Izzy is his sister and they have a little brother, called Max." he tried to go on, but I stopped him there. This was getting to be too much for me. So many new words that I'm not even sure I could pronounce; and how was I even going to tell whether or not he was telling the truth?

I excused myself from the golden boy and made my way outside. I needed air. I started walking until I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I turned around and saw Jace's handsome face. His attitude wasn't as light as it was in Taki's anymore. He had a scowl on his face. He looked past me and seemed to be glaring at something behind me. I turned and saw a sort of… Creature? I don't know what it was, but judging by the size of its teeth, I assumed it was dangerous.

Jace pulled me behind him and said, "Get behind me. Stay here and don't move until I tell you to, okay?"

I clutched the fabric of his shirt and nodded against his back. "What is that thing?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me rather than fear.

"It's called a Ravener, now stay back." he ordered me before pulling out a large glowing sword. It seems almost like the one I saw yesterday. I thought.

He started toward the slimy-looking creature as it reared at him.

How was it? Oh, and btw, I'm open to any suggestions you may have! I can only learn from my mistakes, right? R&R is REALLY appreciated. Thanks!

~PurpleFlamesAndSevenSense