CLARY
Izzy Wood was looking at me. Not only that, she was smiling at me. It was unnerving. Out of everything weird that had happened in the last 24 hours, this was the weirdest. Simon wasn't helping. I had kicked multiple times, as well as tried to talk to him, but he was frozen. It was stupid that guys fell head over heels for girls that had next to no personality. I was about to tell Simon this, but froze mid-sentence as I saw Izzy stand up and start walking towards me.
I looked towards Simon frantically, but all he could do was smile blankly and say, "Do ya think she'll look at me?" I scowled venomously at Simon before looking to the front of the class room, trying to give Izzy a hint.
Unfortunately she didn't get it and continued to walk over to my desk. She casually leaned on my desk before speaking, "Hey, it's Clary, right?" She didn't wait for me to reply, "I was wondering if I could hang out with you and your cute friend today." Simon's mouth dropped open slightly.
JACE
Somehow, don't ask me how, Izzy had managed to find herself eating lunch with Clary and nerd boy. I mean Clary didn't exactly look thrilled at the whole arrangement but still, Izzy was doing her job. Alec made a choking sound as he saw Izzy casually touch the nerd boy's arm.
"Come on Alec, let's go over and gate crash this lunch date," I said, nudging Alec in the ribs. When we approached the table I smiled at the glare Izzy gave me and, as Alec pushed his way in between Izzy and Simon, said casually, "Mind if we intervene a bit, Alec's feeling a bit protective." I heard Clary mutter something along the lines of 'be my guest'. I smiled as I sat in the only available seat left, next to Clary, trying to give us as much space as possible.
I looked over at Clary, thoughtfully. Her green eyes where narrowed and looking viciously towards Izzy and Simon, who were still talking, despite Alec's desperate attempts to silence them. Really looking at Clary, I realised that she was the girl Izzy wanted to be. Small and thin. Delicate. I shook my head. No, I couldn't think like that. Magnus had warned me, and for once I was going to listen. Keeping out of trouble would be the key to completing this mission, and I refused to fail a mission.
"So, Star Wars, Friday night," Izzy said, touching Simons arm a bit more than casually, "sounds like a plan, Simon."
Alec glared icily at everyone, but before he could say anything Clary butted in. "Simon, we were going to hang out at my house on Friday night, remember," a smile had been planted on her face, but her bright green eyes where dead looking. I wondered fleetingly if Clary fancied Simon. Not that it mattered.
"Oh Clary, what a wonderful idea," Izzy piped up. Clary looked startled for a moment, clearly confused. "We can all come to your house on Friday night! I mean Jace and Alec are friends with John, it could be one big pizza Star Wars party!" Izzy's eyes shone with excitement.
"Great, why don't you all move in too?" Clary whispered venomously, standing up, looking towards Simon pleadingly. Simon looked away, guiltily. She stalked away from the table, not looking back. Already my task had become harder.
A few moments later Alec jumped up looking startled, then raced away from the table. I looked at Izzy, momentarily confused, before realising. Clary was alone.
CLARY
Why? Why did Izzy have to invade? Why did she have to be one of those girls? Why did Simon have to be so pathetic? Why did he have to be such a guy? I walked into the empty art room and started getting ready for my next class. The classroom was empty and quiet. I looked out the window to the lake next to our school. I heard voices passing through the corridors outside the classroom, giggles and whispers. I had sometimes wondered if being only friends with Simon all these years had been a bad choice. Yes, sometimes I'd had girl stuff that I would have loved to talk to someone about, but at other points I felt that I could never be able to relate to anyone else like I did Simon.
I closed my eyes, thinking, but they flew open a moment later as I heard a startling sound. I sprung over to the classroom door and flung it open, looking down the hall.
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