Chapter 8

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Izzy POV

"Mmmm..." Clary moaned, "ohhh... Mmmmm..." She licked the spoon with enthusiasm.
"Damn, who knew hospital pudding cups would be this good!" she exclaimed."
Izzy watched from the chair next to her, shaking her head laughing.

"You are such a nut-ball, Clary!" she chuckled.

It was 12 days since she had been admitted to the hospital and had slowly moved from critical to stable condition. Izzy, for several hours honestly thought that her twin, her other half, was dead...
Those were Izzy's darkest hours. For a while she had begun considering taking her own life; then she remembered that Clary would have wanted her to stay strong and alive. And with good fortune, or divine intervention; Clary had lived.
Even to this day the medical staff were astounded at how she had managed to come back from the edge of death. Though she thought it had something to do with Jace, after all, he was the only one in the room when she came back. Smirking, she thought of how bad Jace had it for Clary. With the imminent threat of her sisters impending doom she began to observe Jace.

How he would come and visit her, he would sit and listen to her talk for hours; wrapped up in her voice. How he thought he was so smart, staring at her when he thought no one was looking. It seemed as though Izzy needed to get a certain two people to get together. "And i knew just how to do it" She thought, "they'll be together by Christmas." (when will christmas be ie.'Christmas, witch will be in 3 weeks)

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Two weeks later

Clary POV

Clary shook her head vigorously, "No way! Na ah! Not going to happen!"
"But Clary!" Izzy's whined, "I want your help picking mine at least!"
Clary shook her head again. "Izzy I don't want to go dress shopping, let alone go to homecoming!"
Izzy's pouted, looking back at Maia and Tessa. As if by precious agreement, they both stepped forward with solemn expressions.
"But Clary, I need your help with my dress to," she muttered quietly.
"And mine!" chirped Maia.

Clary thought about it, she had been trapped inside the hospital for nearly a month now, and was now dying for a taste of the outside world.

Frowning and letting out an exasperated sigh she nodded,
"Fine! I'll go- just to look at dresses, I am still not going to homecoming!"
Izzy pouted though looked slightly more appeased.
"Alright get up! We are going now!" she squealed.
Clary attempted to sit up from her bed, wincing slightly, at the sharp pain in her ribs. She was laying on top of her hospital cot, dressed in sweats and a long sleeve shirt. Tessa reached forward and grasped her wrist firmly, helping her to sit on the side of the bed.
"Alright, alright! Just let me get changed and then we'll go!" she groaned.
The doctor had said that today was the day she was to be discharged, she was glad to be getting out of the hospital; though she would miss the delicious pudding cups. After pulling on her jeans, she quickly swiped on some foundation to cover her bruises she made her way out to the girls, waiting outside the bathroom.
Clary walked over slowly, limping slightly. Izzy was bounding up and down with excitement and even the other two girls looked slightly eager.

This was going to be a very, very... long... day.
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"How about this one?" said Maia holding up another dress. Izzy and Tessa both squealed and told her to try it on. Clary nodded, clearly unenthusiastic, this was the 4th boutique they'd been in all day and her injuries were starting to make themselves know again; even though the doctors had loaded her up on painkillers only hours earlier.(the pain still shot through or something )

Maia came out of the change rooms, and shows off the dress. Both Izzy and Tessa let out another squeal,
"OMG! It's perfect for you!" screeched Izzy, Tessa nodding in agreement. Maia turned to Clary, who looked at the dress closely.
It was a simple dress that fitted to Maia perfectly. The dress was patterned blue, pinky purple and grey, and shimmered slightly when she moved. The dressed hived her figure and ended just under mid thigh. (Link for l the dresses in bio)
Clary looked back at Maia's nervous face, smiling she nodded in agreement.
"Maia, it really does look great on you!"
Maia grinned,
"I am totally getting it then!"

Izzy entered the change room next and walked back out dressed in a stunning full length black dress. The rest of the girls let out a gasp, it suited her perfectly. It clung to her perfectly shaped body and flared out slightly after the hips. It was dressed down a bit by the large slit running from high thigh down the rest of the dark fabric. It complimented her hair, making it seem lighter than usual.

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As Izzy entered the change room again, after more squealing over her dress, Tessa found her perfect dress.

Tessa being Tessa, chose her dress in her usual fashion. It represented her, it was simple but elegant. It was white, so it complimented her eyes making them seem a darker shade, and like the other girls it clung to her figure, but as the fabric passed her hips and began to loosely hang down in different angled cuts, the dress being longer at the sides and back, than the front. It was strapless and was very, very cute. Just like Tessa

As Clary was complimenting the dress heavily, she saw Tessa look past Clary's shoulder and do a double take, letting out a squeal.
Clary spun around on the plushy chair to see what Tessa was squealing at and saw a girl approaching, as laden with bags and a smoothie.

Tessa yelled out to her, "Ellen!

The girl called waving her smoothie around in the air. After coming within proximity, she gave Tessa a tight hug. Jokingly, Tessa, poked her stomach and said,
"Hey, watch it! Don't go ruining my homecoming dress!"
Ellen leaned back flicking her long hair back over her shoulder, reaching her hand out to Maia she introduced herself,
"Hi, I'm Ellen-May, but everyone calls me Ellen! And two are?"
Maia reached forward and shook her hand,
"I'm Maia and this is Clary."
Clary smiled and reached forward to shake her hand also, wincing at the pull of pain from the stitches.
"My twin sister, Izzy, is just getting changed." added Clary.
Speak of the devil, Izzy appeared dressed normal again and peered curiously at Ellen.
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Ellen ended up spending the rest of the day with the girls, speaking to Clary in particular.
Clary felt herself slowly loosening up and becoming more comfortable around her, letting herself smile and laugh a little.
Hours after window shopping, the girls got tired and Clary was desperate to go back home to Luke's apartment.
Just as they were about to leave the mall, Ellen squealed and ran into another dress store. Hurrying in after her Tessa, Izzy and Maia entered the store as well; Clary dawdling behind. Entering the store she didn't see how this particular boutique was any different to the last 20. They all had squashy lounges, racks of clothing that Clary would never buy, and rows of change rooms. Exactly the same.
The three girls were now sitting on the plushy couches, presumably waiting for Ellen to exit the change room. When she did all the girls sighed, the dress was gorgeous.
It was a mid thigh black dress, with a white one shoulder that wrapped around part of her torso as well. Ellen spun around and nodded her head.
"I'm getting this one!"
All the girls nodded in agreement and even Clary added her penny of comments.
Looking back at Clary, she frowned.
"Clary, do you have a dress from homecoming yet?"
"No I am not goin-" Clary began.

"Bullshit, I have a dress I want you to try on- come on!" (ha ha ha - very funny)

That was one thing about Ellen, she was strong, independent an got what she wanted, no arguments.
With the girls urging her on, she huffed out profanities, and followed Ellen back into the change rooms.
Once Clary appeared she was presented with a dress by Ellen.
She eyed it off, glancing at Ellen warily.
"Gold? Do you really think that is my colour, with my hair?"

Nodding, Ellen pressed the dress into Clary's hands.
"Just try it at least." she pleaded.
Stepping back into the change room and yanking the curtain across she let out another stream of profanities.
Yanking off her normal clothing she slid into the gold dress. She began looking for straps to put her arms into, but couldn't find any.
"Damn it, Ellen! It's strapless!" She shouted, clearly pissed.

Yanking the zipper up at the side she looked into the mirror. She was taken aback by who looked back at her. It was her, her face was still thin and haggard; but her body looked glorious and curvy, wrapped in the golden fabric. It gave the illusion of curves on her curve-less body. Her chest looked as though it actually had cleavage; the fabric of the dress pushing what little boobs she had up and inwards. Her hair seemed to only compliment the dress, it made it redder; more like fire than ever.

"Clary? Have you got it on? Clary?" Ellen's voice echoed through the curtain, but Clary was to wrapped up in her thoughts to answer.
Eventually she heard Izzy begin to yell that she was coming in. The curtain slammed into the side of the change room and Izzy let out a gasp.

" Clary!"

The rest of the girls peered round the corner, curiously; they all let out awed gasps.

Clary turned and faced her sisters shocked face and nodded,
"This is it"

I know I know, it is a serious short chapter, it is just a filler. And what do you think of Ellen? It is actually based off a reviewer, MEEC7 (Your awesome!) Don't forget to review, I want to get to thirty before I update again! Thanks again. xx

And also thank you to 2613 for editing this chapter.

Here's the playlist for you:

Wings- Birdy

Little Black Dress- One Direction

Big Jet Plane- Angus and Julia Stone

We Are Young- Fun

Gold- Guy Sebastian

Beautiful ft. Miguel- Mariah Carey