Clary's eyelids fluttered as the bright sunlight filtered into the room. She rolled over to look at the clock on her bedside table. 8:15. Today would be her first day leading arts and crafts with Magnus. She got out of bed and padded through to the kitchen. Cecily looked up from her cereal as she came in. "Hey" she said sleepily. "Hey" replied Clary with a yawn as she poured herself a bowl of cereal. She sat opposite Cecily at the table. "Are you nervous? I mean about it being your first day leading." asked Cecily. "A bit. You?" replied Clary. "Not really" said Cecily "If anyone cheeks me, at least I have a weapon."
Twenty minutes later, Clary was washed, dressed and ready. She pulled on a jacket and headed off to the art block. She walked into the large room to see Magnus setting out equipment. "Hey" she called walking in and hanging up her jacket. "Hi" replied Magnus with a smile "They're making key rings today. Could you grab some pens from the cupboard?" Clary nodded and went into the large cupboard and took out several boxes of pens. She set a box on each of the tables. When they were done Magnus handed her a timetable.
"These are the groups we have" he said "But no-one today until 9:45 today because Maryse and Robert are talking to all the kids just now. You know running through rules and stuff." Clary nodded. "If we're basically ready, are you ok if I go for a quick walk round the grounds?" asked Clary. Magnus shrugged. "Sure" he said "Go explore."
Clary walked out onto the large lawn they had the bonfire on last now. She could see figures on the climbing tower and headed over. When she got there she could see Maia at the top and Jordan fastening some ropes at the bottom. "Hey Clary" said Jordan looking up. "Ok Maia! You can come down!" he shouted up to Maia. Maia slid down the ropes with ease and Jordan caught her at the bottom. "Thanks" said Maia giving Jordan a quick kiss. "Hey Clary" she said. "Hey Maia. How are you?" asked Clary. "Ok. Bit tired. Did you hear Jace and Kaelie arguing last night?" replied Maia. Clary nodded. "Sounded bad" said Jordan "I hope they break up" Clary raised her eyebrows. " They argue all the time, like every day at school and so far here too. Jace deserves better than Kaelie. " said Jordan with a shrug. Maia rolled her eyes. "Kaelie annoys me" she said. "Apparently Kaelie annoys everyone here" said Clary. "We had better check the rest of these ropes Maia" said Jordan. Maia sighed. "Nice to see you Clary" she said. "Bye" called Clary as she walked away.
Clary headed up towards the sports block making sure to avoid Kaelie and her friends. She walked into the gym Cecily was in. "Hey" said Cecily setting out foils. "Hey" replied Clary. "You all set up in art?" asked Cecily. Clary nodded. "Do you want a hand here?" she asked. Cecily shook her head. "I'm fine here but could you give these to Jace. He's next door." she said handing Clary some keys. Clary walked into the gym next door.
"Jace?" she called. Jace's blonde head peered out from the cupboard. Clary threw the keys across to him and he caught them swiftly. "Thanks" he said walking out of the cupboard. He threw the basketball he was holding straight into the net. "Very impressive" said Clary. "Impressive is my middle name. Well it's actually Christopher but.." he said shrugging. Clary smiled. "You're arts and crafts, right?" said Jace. "Yep" replied Clary. "Don't let Magnus near the glitter" he said quickly. Clary laughed. "Cecily mentioned that." she admitted. "Smart kid. Well she is my cousin..." said Jace. Clary rolled her eyes. "Big head" she said. "Yep" replied Jace.
"Are you and Kaelie..." Clary trailed off. Jace sighed. "You heard?" he asked. "We all did" she admitted. "She's so annoying sometimes. She was getting annoyed that I was talking to you." he said. Clary bit her lip. "Sorry" she said quietly. "Don't be, it's Kaelie being paranoid." said Jace. Clary looked at her watch. 9:40. "I had better go" she said. Jace nodded. "See you round Clary" he called as she left.
She arrived back at back at the art block just before the first group arrived. Something told her today was going to be busy, tiring and messy. Very messy.
7 hours later, Clary was much as she expected. Tired out and covered in glitter. Magnus had somehow found a pot of glitter despite Clary's best attempt to hide all glittery products. Now it was 4:45 and Clary and Magnus were attempting to clean up the glitter covered room. "Do you mind if I call Alec?" asked Magnus "I'm supposed to meet him at 5 but well..." he said gesturing to the mess. "Go see Alec, I'll clean up." said Clary. "Aw, thank you darling! You are amazing!" said Magnus rushing out of the room. Clary rolled her eyes.
15 minutes of cleaning later, the glitter wasn't budging. "That won't work!" called voice. Clary looked round to see Jace leaning on the doorframe. "Well, would you like to tell me what will?" asked Clary. Jace shrugged. "Not really" he said. "Jace, please..." pleaded Clary. Jace did an over exaggerated sigh. "Fine!" he said dramatically. He walked into the cupboard and pulled out a vacuum cleaner. 5 minutes with the assistance of the vacuum cleaner and the glitter was gone. "You, Jace Herondale, are a lifesaver!" said Clary thankfully. "I know" he said proudly. "No one ever tell you modesty is attractive?" asked Clary. "People say it a lot, but when you are as stunningly attractive as me then you have to have some flaws" replied Jace. Clary rolled her eyes. "Come on. Or we'll miss dinner!" called Jace running out of the room. Clary grabbed her jacket and followed him.
Clary grabbed her dinner and sat at a table with Cecily, Jace, Jem, Will, Tessa, Sophie, Gabriel, Maia and Jordan. Alec, Magnus, Isabelle, Simon and Gideon joined them a few minutes later. "Where's Kaelie?" asked Izzy "Did she decide to eat some food rather than your face today, Jace?" The group laughed. Jace made a face and muttered something that sounded like glass-vole.
Twenty minutes later, Cecily found herself walking out on the lawn. Dinner had finished 10 minutes ago and the group had split up. In an effort to avoid having to go shopping with Isabelle, Maia and Clary, she had decided to go for a walk. The breeze blew a few strands of hair across her face and she brushed them out of the way. The lawn gave way to an open forest and the grass became a gravel path. The trees around her were covered in green leaves and the air smelled sweet with the scent of blossoms.
Suddenly, she felt a hand clap across her mouth and someone pull her backwards.
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