So sorry it took so long guys, but here it is! Dedicated to lovelydreams98, who suggested this.

Enjoy guys! Extra long chapter and has a MAJOR Clace moment in the end!

I got the assembly bit from an X-men Evolution episode. I love X-men sooooooo much! How about you guys?!

Chapter 6: Family Rivals

I'M SITTING ON THE BLEACHERS FOR AN ASSEMBLY, WAITING AND WAITING FOR IT TO ACTUALLY START. I'm bobbing my knee up and down in extreme boredom.

All my friends and I were scattered around the hall.

Jon and Alec were on the other side of the huge room, Isabelle was by some of her cheerleading friends and Simon was with one of his geek friends. The whole school was divided, not by the teachers but by us. By choice. There were those who side with me, the Morgensterns. And then there were those who sided with our enemies. The Herondales. This feud between the Herondales and the Morgensterns began many generations before ours and the cause of it has been long forgotten. Our town is small and it's one of those towns where the families stay for generations. No one ever leaves, really, even with the fights that often break out. Families have sided with who they wanted to be allied with. My family or the Herondales.

Will Herondale is one of the worst. He pretty much hates everyone and everything, with a few exceptions. He drinks and gambles and spends a lot of time with girls. Sometimes his age or sometimes older. But never younger.

Apparently there's gonna be a new principal. I look around and see these few new faces. They stand in the corner. I feel like I know them. Then it hits me. I've seen them around. In the mall and stuff. I know that their names are Jace, Magnus, Daniel and Julian. Jace just looks like this golden boy who can probably charm his way through his life. Alec looks like Will though he has a more serious face. Daniel looks mixed race like Maia Roberts. Ugh, she's on the Herondale's side.

Jace POV

I'm standing in the corner. I'm pretty new to this school but I've been around town for the last week. I was with people who came from families who were on the Herondale side, Magnus Bane, Daniel Roberts and Julian Blackthorn. They were new here too; we were all raised here until we were ten but then we caused a lot of trouble and we were sent to boarding school in London. Strangely, Julian and I were the only ones who developed an accent. But, the chicks love it.

There were people who allied with us. I just called them Herondales, they're all on my side anyway. Then our enemies are the Mogensterns, it doesn't matter if you're not related to them. If you're on their side, I'm calling you a Morgenstern.

I look around the room for an empty seat. We weren't on the registers yet so we couldn't be put in a category yet. I don't even understand how this is all sorted out…

I then see this beautiful redhead who just seemed bored out of her mind. Time to work on my charm. There was a guy sitting behind her, not that it matters. I just pull him off the seat and take his place. "Hey!" He yelled but the guys handled it for me.

I tap her shoulder. She turns around to look at me.

God, she's an angel.

CLARY POV

Someone tapped me on the shoulder so I turned around.

It's Mr. Golden himself.

"Um, hi." I say.

"Hiya there Angel." He says, smirking.

I roll my eyes. "Well hello there to you Mr. Cocky. Should you be looking for some bimbo to woo?"

"You say that like you know me."

"Oh, I know a lot about you already. Gossip travels." I shrug.

"Ah, really?"

"You were sent off to boarding school pretty young with those people and then now you're back here because your parents think you've been disciplined but all you pretty much did was hang out with girls there."

"Wow. You're good." He replies.

"Oh honey, I'm better than good." Then I turn my attention to the teachers.

JACE POV

So, this girl, she is just… wow.

And that is when I decide that I will have her in my arms.

The guys and I are really good with our jokes and pranks. At least, that was what we were told by our classmates back in London. We hooked up this little dynamite type experiment onto the score board that hung above the centre of the hall. Julian made it and Magnus somehow got it up there. I have the controls. I want to make this girl at least laugh so that I can judge whether it sounds as beautiful as she looks.

A teacher is announcing that there is this new principal and just when he walks up I press the button. I don't expect the whole scoreboard to go down but it does. Crap.

Everyone panics. It was pretty funny though. His face, everyone's reaction. The principal was alright. I chuckle a little. Then the Redhead looks back at me. I smile my charming smile at her but she scowls a little.

I bend over and say to her, "Oh come on. It was kinda funny. Think about his face at the time."

Then she laughs a little. It sounded beautiful. Wow. I think I fancy her.

We didn't talk for the rest of the day. Just sneaking a few glances here and there.

Isabelle, Aline, Jon, Alec and I were at the shopping centre. We made the guys carry all our bags, to which we were grateful for.

We were walking down the road to see if any of the fancy shops were selling anything new.

We got to the car park and we were putting the bags away. Then this green car pulls up really close to us.

"Hey! Watch it!" Jon shouted.

Then someone who I didn't expect gets out the car.

"Whatcha gonna do about it?" Jace say.

The others get out too. Julian, Daniel and Magnus.

"Oh, you wanna see?" Jonathan say. He was about to throw a punch at Jace but I stepped in and stopped his fist.

"Stop it!" I say then I push Jon away. "You guys! Not out here!"

"Stay outta this, Clary." Jace say.

"How do you know my sister?" Jonathan asks, scowling at Jace.

Jace's eyes widened. "She's your sister?"

"Why does that matter?" I ask.

"You don't know?" Isabelle asks.

"What are you talking about?"

"He's a Herondale, Clarissa."

I gasp. "What?"

Then Jace steps in. "Wait a second. You're a Morgenstern?!"

"Yes! And you're a Herondale?!"

"Yeah!"

"Oh my God!" I shout then walk away. I have to calm down and only walking will do that.

"Clary!" They all shout out to me. I don't stop, don't turn. I just keep going.

JACE POV

"Jonathan, don't. You know she needs to just cool off right now." That girl, Isabelle says to Jonathan.

"So, what you're saying is that you didn't know Clary was a Morgenstern?" That Alec guy says.

"Nope. No, I did not." I respond.

"We should go, Jon. It's not good to be talking to Herondales." They spat the word out as if it was poison.

The Morgensterns all got into their car and they drive away.

"Aw, dude." Magnus says.

"What?" I turn around.

"We know how much you liked that redhead." Julian answers.

"I still do."

Their eyes widen and they look at me as if I was crazy.

"Jace! You can't be in love with a Morgenstern. You're a Herondale!" Daniel demands.

"It's too late. I just… I care about her."

"Snap out of, Jace. Your family isn't gonna be very happy!" Magnus said.

"I don't care anymore. I'm gonna have her."

CLARY POV

I walked all the way home and now I'm just lying on my stomach on my bed.

I groan.

Why. Why did Jace have to be a Herondale? The one guy I actually really like, is the son of my enemy. What great, heartwarming news(!)

I hear something hit my window. I look at it. There's a stone on the window sill.

Another small stone hits the window.

I finally get up and open the window.

"Hey!" Jace whispers.

"What are you doing here?"

"Open up your balcony door!"

I do as he says then he climbs up to my balcony by using the vines and those wooden structures that the plants have grown along.

Jace climbs over my balcony wall and meets me.

"Jace, you shouldn't be here. If you get caught–"

"I don't care." He whispers then he kisses me.

I kiss him back with as much passion that I have. Then I feel him push me up against the wall. Jace's hands travel from my neck to my waist to my hips.

Jace pulls back briefly and whispers. "Jump."

I do as he says and he places his hands on me to support me then he rests my back onto the smooth stone wall. He continues to kiss me; he runs his tongue along my bottom lip, asking for permission. I allow him entrance.

Then Jace walks into my room while still carrying me.

He lays me onto the bed then closes the balcony door and the window.

"Is your door locked?" He asks.

I nod.

Then he takes his shirt off and continues.

I wake up with Jace beside me. I smile, remembering last night.

My eyes drift to my alarm clock. 5:55am.

I stretch a little. Wait. I look at the clock. Then at Jace. Then at my balcony door. Then back to Jace. Crap.

"Jace! Jace! Wake up!" I whisper.

"Five more minutes." He mumbles.

"Jace, you have to go! You have to be gone in five minutes!"

His eyes open. "Oh, shoot."

Then he gets off the bed and stands up.

"Put some clothes on!" I throw him his t-shirt and he finds all him clothes then puts them on. I find my clothes and put them on.

"Thanks for last night." Jace says.

I smile. "I love you."

He smiles back and kisses me briefly. "I love you too."

Then he's gone. I flop back onto my bed and close my eyes.

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