AN: I forgot to put this in my last chapter so ... I do not own any of these characters from The Mortal Instruments and it's all Cassandra Clare's.
Anyway, this chapter introduces Isabella, Alec, Jace etc etc. And this time I'm writing it from Clary's POV because I can't be bothered to do it from a narrators perspective. Also, I know I'm spelling loads of things the 'British way' even though the story's set in America, I don't care I just like writing that way.
A groan escaped from my mouth as I blindly whacked my alarm. First day of school, yay. As always I worried incessantly while I showered and picked out an outfit. No one's going to like me. Simon will already have friends. All my teachers will be sadistic assholes. The list went on and on. I put on some vans, black jeans and a white T-shirt with of favourite band. Slinging my backpack on my shoulders, I said bye to mum and Luke and grabbed an apple on the way out.
It was cold for September and I hurriedly walked to school. I opened the school office door and the smell of air freshener suffocated me. A lady named Doreen who had smudged lipstick gave me my schedule and information.
Hey where r u? –Simon
Outside school office. Where do we meet? –Clary
We'll come and find u –Simon
Within a few minutes Simon arrived, beaming at Clary. He was still the same old Simon she knew, awkwardness and all. But he had two people with him.
"Hey Clary. This is Maia and Jordan, Maia and Jordan this is Clary." Simon said as he introduced everyone.
We exchanged hellos and then they showed me to my locker. Maia and Jordan were really funny and really in love. Normally I hated it when couples were all fluffy with each other, but with Maia and Jordan I just loved how happy they were with each other.
"Let me see your schedule. OOH we have Maths, English and History together, and all of us have Chemistry, Art and Biology." Said Maia excitedly. Just then an entourage appeared in the hallway. There were two boys and a girl. The girl and boy both had dark black hair, he had bottle blue eyes and she had big brown ones. The other guy though... wow. Girls turned heads when he walked past and I couldn't blame them either, he had blonde hair that shone gold in the light as well as tan skin and tawny eyes. To put it mildly, he wasn't unattractive.
"Clary, it's rude to stare," giggled Maia, "He's Jace, the blonde you were drooling over, guys want to be him and girls want to be with him. The girl's Isabelle and the other one's Alec. They're all siblings."
"I was not drooling!" I protested. But maybe a little bit I thought to myself. Instantly an alarm went off in my head, WARNING, WARNING pretentious douchebag alert. I was determined to not fall for him or, like most other girls, melt into a puddle and join his ever-growing fan club.
Sighing, I went to my favourite lesson and reason to live each day, Maths. I plonked down into a seat and looked out the window. "Well if you're little red riding hood I'm the big bad wolf." Said a cocky yet oh so sexy voice behind me. Rolling my eyes I turned around to look for the source. It was none other than Jace, annoying prat with an ego the size of a small planet. "Really? Little red riding hood? Is that the best you can do? And don't bother with little red, gingerbread, carrot-top or Annie either." I said while rolling my eyes.
"Alright fire-crotch, just trying to strike up some conversation. I'm Jace by the way." He said smoothly while running a hand through his blonde locks.
"Clary" I replied dryly.
He was interrupted by the teacher arriving and he walked away, pouting. Too bad, i thought, you couldn't add another doting follower to the 'I 3 Jace' club.
The next few periods passed by so quickly that before I knew it, it was lunch. The last period was Art, my favourite subject, and I'd have all my friends with me. I sat down with Simon and the others and immediately Maia started haranguing me with questions about what Jace said in Maths.
"Why do you keep asking me about him? All he did was tease me about my hair." I said my taking a sip of my milk.
"It's 'cos its's JACE. Besides, guys tease girls when they like them. OHMYGOSH maybe he's got a crush on you..." Maia started jabbering on. My gaze traveled around the canteen and paused when I got to Jace, I could've sworn our eyes met.
"Clary likes Jace, Clary likes Jace. Clary and Ja-ace sitting in a tree..." Maia started teasing me now, oh when would this day end.
"MAIA shut up!" I nearly shouted at her.
"What's this about my name? Hmm? Oh hello Clary, do you still want to be little red riding hood. I'll be the woodcutter who comes and save you." Jace said in an annoyingly seductive tone.
Oh god I thought, Maia will never shut up about this, I thought. "Actually we were just about to leave, Jace. Goodbye." I said with as much of a straight face as possible. With that we got up and left.
"Wow the sexual tension back there was so thick I could have cut it with my knife, oh no wait I couldn't because the knife would probably snap." Simon joked; he loved complaining about everything, the plastic utensils in the canteen included.
"Clary has a boyfriend" said Jordan teasing me.
"Jordan! I though at least you would be on my side" I whined, trying my best puppy dogface. It obviously didn't work because it just made Maia snort unattractively.
"Wow Clary I can be the woodcutter that saves you" unsuccessfully imitating Jace's deep voice. The whole group burst out laughing and I just looked at them as though they were escaped lunatics from a mental asylum.
"Oh honestly you guys!" I whined. They continued re-enacting the lunch scene until we got to the art classroom. I grumbled when I saw the seating plan. Of course I had the huge pleasure of sitting next to Jace.
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AN: If you're wondering this is what the seating plan basically looks like (I've left out the people who aren't important) BTW it is Friday. (yeah i know school started on Friday but whatever it works with my story)
Izzy-Clary-Jace-Jordan
Magnus—Alec— Maia — Simon
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Reluctantly, I slouched in my chair. "Great", I thought, heaping a pile of sarcasm on, "My favourite subject is going to be ruined by the most egotistical human being to ever walk the earth." It was as if I could hear his irritatingly charming voice teasing me already.
"Hey Clarissa, looks like we're sitting next to each other"
I looked up scowling, half expecting the strangely feminine voice to be Jace. To my surprise it was Isabelle.
"Oh hi Isabelle. I'd rather you call me Clary, thanks." I said smiling.
"Sure. Call me Izzy, only my mother calls me Isabelle." She replied, flicking her lustrous hair over her shoulder. The teacher started taking the register when Jace entered, fashionably late while smirking at me when he saw the empty seat.
Halfway through the class Jace started turning on the charm again. "So, you free this Friday?" He said with a wink. In my peripheral vision I could see Maia cracking up.
"Actually, I'm not. I've got a thing on..." I said, it was a lame excuse but it had been a long day and I was tired.
Izzy saw me fumbling for an excuse and she jumped in to the conversation "Jace, Clary's going to that party of mine, you know the one we have at the beginning of every school year?" I looked at her gratefully, I'm sure we all knew I didn't actually have anything to do on Friday. While most people were out with friends or on dates on Friday nights I was drawing or on tumblr, putting off my homework.
"Maybe I'll see you there Clary." Jace said, without a hint of disappointment. I wondered how many other girls fallen victim to his irresistible charm. I decided that I would not allow myself to be one of them even if I had a teeny-weeny crush on him. Banished all thoughts of Jace from my mind. For the rest of the lesson I chatted with Izzy and discovered that despite she being a girly girl and m not having a clue about fashion, we could get along like a house on fire.
Izzy had insisted on me going over to hers four hours early though I didn't know why I couldn't just go there at the same time as everyone else. Sighing, I put on my sneakers. I wasn't wearing anything special, just some jeans and a nice top and a bit of make up. Suddenly it dawned on me, everyone was going to dress up and look nice. Oh well it was too late for an outfit change now. I walked to the subway hoping I'd find Izzy's house.
I walked up to the door, I should have guessed that Izzy's family was rich; she did after all have an expensive car so it shouldn't have been a shock when I saw her house. It was old, but it looked like a graceful old woman who had been frozen in time. I was admiring the manicured garden when a 10-year-old boy opened the door. He looked like Simon did when I had last seen him, big glasses and a small , thin frame.
"Izzy! Someone's at the door she says her name's Clary." He shouted down the hall.
"Let her in Max!" Izzy shouted in reply. As soon as her words hit Clary's ears, Izzy appeared. "Clary this is Max, our younger brother. Goodness! It's a party! Come on I'll find you something more exciting." Izzy said at a rapid pace.
Our brother? Clary thought. Oh crap, Izzy's brothers were Alec and Jace. That's why he said he'd see her at the party. Clary felt like she had literally put on rose-tinted glasses as she entered Izzy's room. It was pink and fuchsia, and baby pink, and rose as well as every other shade of pink imaginable. "Try this on." Izzy said as she handed over a short, sparkly black garment that looked very small.
"I can't wear this! It looks way too small Izzy." I said in despair. Nevertheless I went to the bathroom to put it on. It fit surprisingly well. It was a dress (I'm using the word very generously here) on me; it must have been a top on Izzy. I tried on some black heels that Izzy had grown out of and voila, my look was complete. It was perfect, if I had been going for that whole streetwalker look.
After four hours of prepping and hair and make up, we were ready. Izzy and I walked down the stairs where Jace and Alec were, greeting the first to arrive. I was a bit awestruck by the set up of the party; mum and Luke would never let me have a massive party at home.
"If you're wondering why we're allowed to do all this, well we aren't. Our parents are out of town and we've decided to have a little fun of our own." Alec said with a twinkle in his eye and a cheeky smile on his face.
I looked over at Jace, waiting for a smart comment, but nothing. Although I was sure that I saw him staring as soon as I looked away.
JPOV
Damn, she looked stunning. Clary was beautiful, she just didn't know it. I tried not to stare too much but as soon as she stopped watching me I gave in. I was determined to get her to like me, even if she was playing hard to get at the moment. Soon, I thought, soon.
CPOV
A few hours into the party
"Hey Jace, there are five of you heehee, five Jaces. They're all floating haha. Wooops" I was drunk, very very drunk.
"Oh Clary," Jace sighed, "Woah there!"
The last thing I remembered were two arms catching me before I blacked out.
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