By the time the angry shadow hunters had stopped fighting Magnus had already watched two episodes of ANT. Isabelle came up behind him, "who the hell is she?" Izzy angrily whispered into Magnus's ear. He sighed, "an old friend." "Yeah well. Shes gorgeous, and Alec's freaking out." Izzy hissed. She grabbed Magnus by his sleeve. When he looked over his shoulder he could see why she was panicked.
Tessa had shed her thick coat, and was wearing a tight tank-top underneath. But she didn't seem to notice. She was in the middle of an enthusiastically told story. Her brown curls were bouncing about. Jace's eyes were glued to her, Clary's eyes were too. But Magnus could see anger in them. Clary's hands were tight around her pencil. And she was angrily sketching Tessa. Magnus wished Will of Jem were here to see this. She was sitting in front of her great-grandchild, with Gideon or Gabriel's great-grandkids in front of her.
Izzy tightened her grip on Magnus's shoulder when Tessa started smiling at her. She was tense all over. "Hey, Tessa." Isabelle tried out the name. Tessa smiled even more. Her bright smile lit up Jace's face. Izzy motioned for her to come over. Tessa walked uncertainly towards Izzy and Magnus. Izzy pulled aside Magnus's bedroom door. Tessa walked in, with all eyes glued on her. Izzy followed her.
As soon as Izzy shut the door, Clary instantly felt better. She was upset, why had Jace been so attracted to that girl. She was the exact opposite of Clary. She was tall, thin, petite, girly, and dark haired. She also felt guilty. That girl had done nothing to Jace to deserve her hatred, she hadn't even given him a second glance. Jace was the one who was attracted. But the way this girl talked, as if she was from another time. And she passionately talked about books, like Jace did. It actually made more sense than Clary.
Clary watched as the door opened and Tessa ran out. She had tears and mascara streaming down her cheeks. Her face was cherry red. She grabbed her wooly coat, and sprinted out of Magnus's apartment. Clary felt bad. Izzy had embarrassed Tessa. All because of Jace and Alec. Izzy stepped out a self satisfied look on her face.