AN: I'm so sneaky, aren't I? Telling people that I'll update Saturday but actually updating today! Hopefully it's a good thing So this is the fourth chapter people! It goes so quickly, doesn't it? Well but I was writing the ninth chapter (I think) today and I suddenly realised that one of Simons band mates is called Matt. Oops. Oh well, let's forget about that okay? There's a little cliff hanger at the end of this chapter but not that big (I don't like them... what if I die suddenly and just gave you a cliff hanger? Then you would always be wondering like... 'What will happen now?!' But I'll be dead and you'll never know :p) enough with the horrible thoughts and on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I would own TMI if I would own a Lamborghini and a Ferrari but since I'm no multimillionaire, I'll never own it ;(
(I'm sorry, this chapter isn't very eventful but I made it extra-long!)
Chapter 4: Feeling replaced (1.885 :p)
When Izzy and Clary were finished it was three before ten. Izzy wore a grey short with a black loose shirt that stopped below her chest with a sport bra under it. Clary wore a red tight tank top and black sport shorts.
"We look hot! Yey! Now we can go!" Izzy pulled her toward the training-room. When we arrived everybody was there already. Simon was there too.
"Si! Iz is already wearing few clothes. We don't need you to undress her with your eyes!" If vampires could blush...
"Especially not if that's what you're going to do this midday anyway. But not with your eyes." Clary laughed at Levi's comment.
"Well I would like to undress you right now, Clare." Matt winked at me. Normally he wouldn't make such a comments but since what happened earlier he couldn't help but pester her.
"Well I can't wait to see you try." Jace was giving Matt dead glares.
"Bet accepted! The first down on the ground has to pay for dinner this midday!" There was tension in the room.
Clary and Matt were circling around each other. Clary played with the braid Iz had made in her hair, seducing Matt. Jace had to admit that it work for himself but Matt didn't seem affected by it.
Matt was the first on to throw a punch but Clary avoided it gracefully. She licked her lips. Jace was practically drooling.
She threw a punch back but her ducked and swung his leg almost causing Clary to fall. This guy was good. But Clary was also very good.
She gave a quick glance at his knees, almost unnoticeable, but for Jace it was. She let herself glide on the floor and tickled in the back of his knee causing his to fall back, on the ground. Clary stood up and gave a victory dance.
"You haven't won." Clary stopped abruptly.
"What do you mean? You are one the ground, aren't you?" She raised her eyebrow at him.
"I did say the first on the down on the ground, didn't I?" Clary rolled her eyes.
"Ass hat. You're such a know-it-all!" Matt smirked.
"But you love me! Besides remember what I taught at class, wouldn't want that to go to waste, would we?" Jace raised his eyebrow at them.
"What do you mean with 'classes'?" Clary and Matt looked at each other.
"He was my combat teacher in the Academy." Alec and Levi had their mouth open.
"You slept with your teacher?!" Jace exclaimed.
"You slept with him?!" Simon joined Jace glaring at Matt.
"Does the whole world have to know?! Yeeeez! I was drunk, he was drunk, we were drunk and we are friends now, okay? Nothing more than friends." They both seemed to calmed down a bit at that.
"You know, Clare? Your two puppies seemed to transferred into bulldogs one moment ago. You've seen that? And you know how much I hate those dogs!" Matt shuddered at the thought. Clary laughed at him. He had a bad experience with them but that's a story for another time...
"Yea you haven't seen Si when we were 7 and a boy pushed me on the ground. He practically had beaten him in the hospital. It was creepy..." Clary smiled at him. Si put his arm around Clary.
"Everything to keep Milady safe." Clary grinned. Simon grinned back at her until he saw Isabelle's look.
"And of course, my other lady. My beautiful girlfriend. Although I'm pretty sure she can handle herself without my help." He put his other arm around Izzy's shoulder.
"If you touch one of these girls, you're dead. Understood?" Simon narrowed his eyes at Matt. Matt gulped. Even the other people had gotten a bit afraid of Si. They had never seen him like that.
"I honestly have no intentions to hurt them, I promise. You know what? I'll take you all to Taki's once we are finished here? It'll be my treat!" There were several agreements and after training everybody got themselves ready.
When everyone was ready and we were ready to go to Taki's. Clary had a black skinny jeans on and a dark blue top with a leather jacket. Izzy had a red dress on.
Taki's hadn't exactly changed. Still the same tables, menu's,...
They sat down. Magnus and Alec against the wall. Next to them were Izzy and Si and Clary and Matt sat between Levi and Jace. Clary sat next to Jace (which wasn't really helping to keep the feelings she had for him down. Si and Iz were in their own world while staring into each other's eyes. Dammit, Clary thought, I'm on my own.
Just as Clary thought it couldn't get worse, Kaelie arrives. Clary decided to play nice though so she smiled at Kaelie politely. To her surprise Kaelie smiles back.
"So what can I get you all today? The same as usual or something special this time?" She winked at Jace and he smirked back. Clary frowned at that. Kaelie took their orders and left. S moment later Jace excused himself and walked toward the bathroom.
"Didn't it bother you?" Clary asked Levi cutting the conversation Matt and her had of.
"What?'' Clary sighed as if it was obvious.
"That Jace flirts with Kaelie." Levi raised her eyebrow at her.
"Why would it bother me? He flirts with everyone! And she's a slut and soon he'll realise that she's not worth it." She said with a shrug. Clary thought it was weird that she was so... simple about it. As if she couldn't care less.
Soon Jace came back with Kaelie as she brought our food. Her cheeks were red. Clary frowned at that.
Matt practically hung at Levi's lips and also Jace was listening to her with full interest. Clary couldn't help but feel replaced as she saw everybody so happy together. All in love and nobody noticed her.
Alec and Magnus were sharing a spaghetti and they looked so cute together and Clary had to smile when she saw it. Izzy and Si were still looking into each other's eyes and Izzy blushed furiously when he whispered something in her ear.
Clary was looking down at her plate and was pretending to be busy eating when suddenly Alec's phone rang.
"Excuse me one sec." Alec took his phone and when he saw the number he frowned.
"Hello father. Yes. If we really have to, we will. Why? Oh okay, see you in half an hour or so. Goodbye." Alec had paled and even if they only had heard half the conversation, it didn't sound so well.
"What did he want now?" Izzy asked, annoying clear in her voice.
"He needs to speak to Magnus and me. Maybe he changed his mind?" Alec looked down at his hand.
"He still doesn't approve? What an ass, sorry for that but it's true!" Clary said. She always had been furious at Mr Lightwood for being this way towards his children.
Magnus shook his head slightly. "Come on, let's get out of here and get ready to see your father."
Magnus and Alec left Taki's and Clary excused herself to go to the bathroom but actually she was about to follow Alec and Magnus. Nobody would miss her at Taki's so the least she could do was to save their relationship.
Clary was spying outside the institute when her phone rang. "Hi?"
"Hi! Clary it's me! We have an emergency! I found this at the academy and you have to see it! Wait a sec and it'll be there with you!" Said a panicking voice at the other line.
Clary looked around her, waiting for whatever it was that got Chloé upset. She suddenly felt something connecting with her head.
"Au! That hurt! Next time, please don't let it land on my head!" Chloé sighed on the other side of the line while Clary rubbed the back of her head.
"That's not important now! Pick up the damn thing and read it!" Clary walked toward the place the thing had landed. It was a sort of journal, she could tell. One the first page there stood, Robert Lightwood, in beautiful handwriting. But when she was going through the pages she was shocked.
"Thanks Chloé, for letting me know this." They said goodbye and Clary put her phone away. Time to face the music, she thought when she saw Magnus and Alec going through the portal.
From what Clary could understand of their conversation, Robert had called Magnus and Alec to an 'meeting' of the Clave. Not as Alec's father but as the new Inquisitor.
Clary had a bad feeling about this so she kept following them. Unnoticed of course. It wasn't like anyone would notice her not being in Taki's with Jace and Matt drooling around Levi. She couldn't blame them, she was amazing!, Clary thought bitterly.
Robert was waiting for them at the gates. Clary waited till they were on a safe distance and came out of the portal. She had fully access to Idris without asking because she went to the Academy. Clary nodded as greeting at the Guard and followed the three people.
Once at the 'Meeting' Clary hide behind a pillar, while Alec and Magnus stood side by side facing Robert and some man Clary vaguely recognised.
"So why are we here really? Going to tell me how a disappointment of a son I am for you again? Or are we here for some real business?" Wow you go Alec!, Clary thought, you finally got the nerve to stand against your dad!
"Some of both. I don't know what happened with you, Alexander. Nor do I know what happened with Isabelle. That Morgenstern girl probably got into your heads with all her 'peace to Downworlders' nonsense." He spat out. Clary felt the rage racing through her vanes. Not because he blamed her but because of the way he spoke to Alec. Nobody should be treated like that! And the way he spoke about Downworlders. As if they were a sickness that should be ruined.
"You both bring disgrace to the Nephilim. I am ashamed of being your father seeing you both go that low by dating a Downworlder! And for you, a Male Downworlder at that! It's disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself! This is completely against God's will!" Alec looked down at his feet while Magnus glared at Robert. Clary wanted to go comfort Alec but she knew it would be better if she stayed were she was.
"We thought you two would realise what a nonsense this relationship is but since you didn't you left us no choice. If you don't end this relationship you'll be locked up in the cells under Idris, Alexander. I hope you choose wisely." Clary suppressed a gasp. How dare he do that! Alec looked shocked and Magnus had paled.
"You can't do that! It isn't even against the law! You are..." Magnus cut Alec off.
"He can, Alec. They are the Clave. They'll find something else and blame you for that. It's always been like that. I won't risk it, Alexander. Go..." It brake Clary's heart to see this so before Magnus could say goodbye, Clary jumped out of her hiding spot.
So: Again please review! I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts about it!
But now I've got something else too:
A little game! Yeeeey!
So here it goes: If you can guess from which song the sentence is then you'll get a sneak peak of the next chapter!
The sentence for chapter 4:
If you don't love me, pretend
A few more hours, then it's time to go.
- It's a really lovely song (hint: If you watch The Vampire Diaries, maybe you'll know ;p)