A/N- I'm so happy with how popular this story is getting. Thank you all so much for following and favoriting, it puts a smile on my face, that's for sure! Anyway, here's chapter 7 :)

Chapter 7

The next day at school, everyone is still talking about what happened between Aline and I last night. Wow. Word travels fast. I couldn't wait for my date with Jace, then I realized something. He never told me when. I'd have to ask him next time I see him, but I just can't help but feel that he's pranking me or something. But no, he seemed really serious last night. I brush every thought I had off and walk through the halls and to my locker. I grab my textbooks quickly and then head to Algebra where Simon is in his spot next to Jace. I slide into my spot next to Isabelle and smile at her.

"What happened last night?" Izzy asks. "I'm hearing a bunch of different rumors, but I don't know which one to believe. If any of them are true."

"I was talking to Jace and Aline came up and interrupted. We just started arguing, which turned to yelling, then she pushed me into the pool and I ran to my room once I got out." I reply in a whisper.

"Oh." Is Izzy's response. I nod and then the teacher walks in, calling for our attention. This was gonna be a long day.

•••

"Hey, Clary." Alec says as he sits down across from me, along with Magnus.

"Hey, Alec. Hi, Magnus." I say. I'd been quiet all day, I hadn't even spoken in any of my classes. Maia and Izzy were already here, but Aline was sitting at a different spot, since she hates me for no reason.

"How you holding up?" Izzy asks.

"I'm fine. It's Aline's problem, not mine." I reply. It was true, I didn't care if Aline hated me, it was stupid. Someone sets their tray next to me, I turn my head to see Jace.

"Oh, hi, Jace," I start to say, "I didn't know you would be sitting here."

"Is it ok that I sit here?" He asks. Honestly, I didn't know.

"Yeah, I'm just surprised... I guess." I say and see Izzy smirk. I was making a complete fool of myself. He sits down next to me and smiles, we're only about three inches apart, which makes me blush. I start to eat food from my packed lunch, it was just macaroni and kiwis and a water and I quickly finish. After I finish, Maia gives me one of her Oreos, which she says she will start doing every day, and I eat that.

"You're a hungry girl, aren't you?" Jace asks.

"Uhh.. Yeah, sure." I say shyly. 'Curse me for my awkwardness!'

"Um, Jace. About the date... When is it?"

"I was thinking tomorrow after school?"

"Sure, sounds good." I say and feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around in my seat to see Maia and she looks like she's gonna burst with happiness.

"What?" I ask.

"You guys are so cute together." She says cooly. "I'm so glad that he likes you and not Aline."

"I thought you guys were friends with Aline."

"Not anymore! Not after what she did to you last night. She's a horrible friend." Just then, Aline walks up to our table and stands right in front of me.

"Why are you sitting with my boyfriend?" She growls.

"One. He's not your boyfriend. And two. It's a free country." I snap back. She just scowls and pours the latte in her hands onto my head. I can feel the chocolate and whip cream sliding down my face and the ice melting, soaking my hair. I gasp and slap her–without thinking–and she slaps me back.

"Stay away from Jace." She hisses and saunters away, back to her table. I snarl at her and Maia and Izzy lead me to the bathrooms. I look back to see Jace glaring angrily at Aline, then he looks at me with a look that says, "I'm so sorry!" I just smile at him then we go to the bathrooms.

•••

"I can't believe Aline would do that to you!" Izzy exclaims while her and Maia rinse the latte out of my hair with the sink water.

"It's not much of a surprise, Iz. It's Aline. She's an ass." Maia states. I nod and Iz says, "don't move your head." I sigh into the sink as Maia and Izzy scrub my head clean. Soon they're finished and I'm staring at my reflection in the mirror, I look horrible. My hair is soaking wet and my shirt has a huge stain on it from the latte running down it. I groan and shove my face into my hands, this was a horrible day. We hear a knock on the door and Iz looks through the peephole. She slowly opens the door and in walks Jace.

"Clary, I'm really sorry about Aline. I don't know why she keeps thinking I'm her boyfriend, or why she thinks it's ok to treat you this way." He says to me.

"It's fine. I'm fine." I reply. He walks up to me and wraps his arms around me and I tense. I just lightly wrap my arms around him too. But I thought I couldn't stand this guy! He was ok, and not as arrogant and rude as he was when I met him like, two days ago. I pull away from him and smile at the three people I'd made friends with when I thought I wouldn't make any friends.

"Thanks guys, for all that you guys are doing. It means a lot to me. Wait, where's Jon?" I ask. Iz shrugs along with Maia.

"Jon is in the lunch room at my usual table." Jace says. "He's probably looking for you, after all... Everyone saw that display Aline made in the cafeteria."

"Who cares about that anymore? I have latte all over my shirt and I look like a mess! I think I like, wanna skip the rest of classes." I say.

"Ok sure, sounds good to me." Izzy says.

"I'm in." Maia states.

"Can I come with you guys?" Jace asks.

"Of course you can!" Izzy exclaims and we all head out of the bathrooms and sneak out the back doors, unnoticed. I hope that hanging out with these three really made my day better.