Hey guys! Well this chapter kind of feels like a filler chapter to me, but it's absolutely necessary for the story. So go ahead and read it and tell me what you think!

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of The Mortal Instruments, sadly.

Jace had nothing else to do but spy on his sister. He had no scheduled chores for the day, so he decided to spend it as he usually did by causing mischief. There was no reason for why he did this; he only had nothing else to do. His best friend Alec had chores in the masonry; Alec's sister, Isabelle, was off practicing with her knives and swords. Why not go snoop on Brooke?

But at that moment, he subconsciously found a reason not to. And this reason was the same as all the others. A girl. There was something different about this girl though. She was carrying a multitude of colorful berries as well as a few paint brushes. Laughing at her side was a fairy that Jace did know. Simon was a shyer fairy, but had always told Jace that he was friends with a girl who always brought out his true colors. Was this that girl? Surely Simon would have mentioned her more often.

Neither of them noticed him, which was natural for Simon but not for girls. She did not turn a wing at him, did not even notice him staring. She was gorgeous: her red hair flowed like the sun's rays; her green eyes shone like emeralds; her purple tinted wings had a flare to them that made her look delicate and fragile. She was shorter than himself, but most puzzling was the fact that he had never seen this girl before. He had thought he knew all of the fairies, not by name, but certainly by appearance. How could he have missed this one? This beautiful fairy that was encompassing his mind, not letting him think of anyone or anything else.

His mind was not his own as he stared at the girl. It was being taken over by a new sensation. Did he actually have a crush on this girl? That was impossible. Jace never had crushes; he only ever took to noticing if girls were pretty enough for him. Few were, but this mystery girl flew them all away. He didn't even feel like he was worthy of her, and Jace was pretty good looking himself.

Out of nowhere he heard an annoyed sound. "Ahem."

"Yeah?" Jace replied, still distracted by the mystery girl.

"Jace!" At the sound of his sister's voice, Jace's distracted-self dissipated.

"What!"

"Were you going to spy on us again?"

Looking around himself, Jace noticed that he was still poised in the direction that led to Lexi's window. "No. I was just flying around, ya know? Needed a change of scenery, which Lexi's house is definitely not."

"From what? Your fight earlier. Everywhere you look looks the same in the Forest. "Brooke paused studying her brother. "And you just happened to end up at Lexi's house?"

"We'll what do you know. I guess I did. Now come on, let's go home."

"I don't live with you anymore, remember? I moved out a few months ago when I turned fourteen."

"Yeah, I remember," but Jace's focus had shifted back to the mystery girl.

Brooke followed his gaze. "Oh, I get it. It's another pretty girl that you're trying to seduce. Well good luck with that, but could you please move away from the window?"

Fed up with his sister's questions, he soared off without another word towards his gold-cup house. He couldn't get this girl out of his mind, which was quite unusual for someone like him. Red hair, green eyes, and purple wings soared around in his head until, "oomph!"

In his state of daydreaming, he had bumped into another fairy, and berries flew everywhere. This fairy was the same fairy that he had been daydreaming about he realized. He quickly exclaimed, "I'm so sorry!"

The girl looked up at him and stared into his golden eyes. "It's okay. I'm a klutz anyway. Really need to start watching where I'm going."

"No you're not," he rushed out. Realizing his direct compliment, he bent down and started picking up her berries and brushes. "I mean uhhh..."

"No it's true. But anyways, thanks for helping me pick all of this up."

"No problem. That's just the kind of gentleman I am."

"Right, well I've got to go get painting."

"I see. Well I'm the guy who everyone calls when there's a berry mishap, so I'm really just doing my job," he continued without registering her last comment.

"Right, well bye and thank you." With that, she flit away towards the west side of the Forest."

Jace floated there dumbfounded. While talking to this girl, he was hardly like himself at all. Why was that? She must have some sort of power to manipulate people's ability to speak. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Why hadn't he been able to warp her tricks and remain himself? He was starting to become scared of this girl and the invisible power that she had over him. No girl should be able to control him. Not even the prettiest.

Fed up with his internal fight, he flew to his house, burst through the oak door, and slammed it shut. A few leaves fell from outside his home, but he did not notice. He was angry at himself and at this beautiful girl whom he did not even have a name for. This beautiful, sweet, quiet, mystery girl who was seeping into his heart without his permission. Alec would be done with his chores in about two hours, so Jace decided to find him when the time came. Maybe he knew who this mystery girl was and would be able to help him figure her out once and for all.

There you go! Do you guys have any suggestions or anything you might like to see happen? I will not be including Malec in this fan fiction because I simply do not think that I would be able to do it right. But other than that, I'm trying to use as many characters from the series as possible. Hope you liked it!