Hello! So a few things to say, firstly thank you for the amazing response to this story! To those who have reviewed I am very grateful and happy that you have done so! I'm really busy at the moment but they have given me the motivation to squeeze time to write this quickly..secondly to anyone who has been unsure but Daniel is Maia's evil brother (who was dead in the books) so it's suited that him and Jonathan would become the best of friends...sorry for shortness of this chapter will try and update asap but am away all weekend...

Chapter 4

It was Friday afternoon and Magnus was walking through the school corridors with a huge smile plastered across his face. That evening, there would the biggest party of the year so far courtesy of Isabelle Lightwood. Magnus thought back to when Alec had mentioned it, chuckling to himself at his trepidation.

"Hey!" an enthusiastic Izzy had said to the person next to her in class. "Pass this note around will you? It's about my Halloween party on Friday; parents are away so it'll be a blast."

Simon had agreed instantly, as if he would do anything else, Magnus had thought as he'd rolled his eyes, glancing over to see Alec's reaction to his sisters open invitation. For some reason he was anxiously gazing at Magnus, his cheeks reddening, with Magnus realising why shortly after when he saw the note pass in the opposite direction to him. He glanced at the clock, and his suspicions were confirmed when he saw there was only a few minutes before the end of class, there was no way that note was going to reach him. As the bell had rung he allowed himself to drift toward Alec, happy when he initiated the conversation.

"So I guess you saw it then" Alec mumbled. Magnus admired the subtle approach that was completely lost on the poor guy.

"Saw what? Other than the ridiculous amount of homework piling up on my desk over the weekend I saw absolutely nothing." Magnus countered, enjoying the way Alec was looking increasingly uncomfortable.

"I mean the note!" was the loud reply, understanding of Magnus's strategy dawning on Alec.

"A note?! Why whatever did it say?" Magnus said in a mock outraged tone, deciding that Alec was being teased enough for today when he interrupted Alec's incoherent reply

"Well it was…Izzy's idea..to have some people..casual you know…-"

"I'll be there" Magnus delivered his parting words, leaning close to an awestruck Alec who had smiled as he walked away.

Definitely talk of the school, Magnus commended Izzy in his thoughts, That girl sure knows how to spread the word.

Meanwhile Daniel and Jonathan were forming a strategy to implement that evening, which would hopefully result in sparking the events that would lead to Jace's ruin. So far Daniel had revealed little which clued Jonathan into the reason of his hatred of Jace, but he wasn't going to complain when he got a willing ally out of it. Not that Jonathan found it difficult to make friends, he reasoned to himself, just that he didn't see the point in them. He had the uncanny ability to intimidate anyone who got in his way, which led to his ultimate control over those weaker than him that served him better than being their friend. The only problem Jonathan had encountered had been what to do with Clary. Their father insisted they socialised with the new students and thus would not allow Jonathan to leave his sister at home, but he only had a feeling that she would meddle with his plans. After all, every day that week she had been in the same car as them on the way home, listening to their conversations about Jace. The finer details of the plan had been arranged far away from Clary although, Jonathan had grudgingly accepted long ago, she was far too perceptive not to pick up on something going on. I'll just have to have a word with her before, Jonathan had assured himself.

However Clary already had plans for before the party, amazingly, she had noted to herself, with the hostess herself. Izzy and Maia had both helped Clary massively throughout the week, seemingly accepting her lack of communication in their strides and filling any silence with plenty of conversation. This had the additional bonus of spending as little time with Jonathan throughout the day as humanely possible, the result being that Clary felt a lot more comfortable than she had in months. She would smile at both Jordan and Simon when she saw them, the two guys that she sat with at lunch most frequently. Alec even acknowledged her once or twice throughout the week, who Clary found out from Izzy was one of her brother's. The other brother (who she had discovered began living with them at the age of 10 for some reason) she hadn't seen so much. Clary sighed, frustrated at the way her thoughts would always drift to that of the golden haired boy she sat next to in art class. He hadn't been in any since, nor said another word to her following the ones in the cafeteria. Whenever Izzy mentioned him, which was quite often amongst her other incessant yet endearing babbling, Clary got the impression that he was the 'bad boy' of the school, frequently missing classes an angering his teachers and parents. The person he got on most with Clary was surprised to hear, was his little brother Max. Pushing her thoughts away from Jace, Clary focussed on the present, acquiring the necessary books for the weekend before she went to meet Izzy and Maia at Izzy's car where they would go and get ready for the party.

Izzy smiled as she checked her phone, texting a hurried reply to Simon as she saw Maia and Clary approaching. "Guys!" she exclaimed, pulling them both into a tight hug which she could tell Clary was surprised about.

"Sorry, excited I guess…now let's go quick. By the angel we have SO much to get ready!"

Both Clary and Maia rolled their eyes at Isabelle's extravagance, noting her sweeping arm gestured as she bounded into her car. Following her example they jumped in, finding it difficult to not get caught up in her exuberance. The car journey comprised of making a to-do list for the party, which was put into action as soon as they entered the Lightwood house. Wow, Clary couldn't help but react to the house, despite living in what some would call a mansion. Izzy had explained, it was called an 'institute' and used to provide a home for those in need. It looked like an old Gothic cathedral which Clary felt fitted the theme perfectly.

Once they had done the necessary chores such as sweeping the floors and generally making at as 'party-friendly' as possible, Izzy dragged Maia and Clary into her room where she had declared was the preparation room. Maia had already organised her outfit for the evening, deciding to go as a werewolf whereas Clary was floundering ridiculously, having had no idea what to go as. It's not as if she didn't have any dress up clothes, Well actually it was, Clary grudgingly accepted. Her father had deemed that type of play 'useless' and since her mother's demise had had no way of convincing him otherwise. Izzy decided to take control of the situation, saving Clary the effort of attempting to convey the lack of suitable clothing.

"Right Clary! No offence, I'm sure your outfit is great and everything, but I've already prepared you're costume. Don't be mad but I've been dying to give you a makeover since I first saw you…in a non creepy way." Izzy amended her last words whilst she placed Clary down in front of the mirror.

"You and I are going as shadowhunters." She said with a grin on her face.

So! This is the first of a two part chapter - and yes i know shadowhunters are not really a conventional halloween dressup but more will be explained next chapter !

Look forward to writing about blossoming relationships and drama, as well as Jonathan and Daniel's elaborate plan! Any guesses?

Please R and R! Seriously guys you have no idea how happy it makes me - and sorry if you thought this chapter was bad (I'm not completely happy with it) but next chapter will be better and longer hopefully! This is more of a buildup :)