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Magnus had gone over some of the different hairstyles he could do for Clary's wedding. So far they had decided it would include some kind of braid. The trio had soon kicked it off and had not stopped talking. Magnus knew how to make small talk with clients. He knew what questions to ask and what comments to make. But with Izzy and Clary it was so effortless, almost like they had known each other for years.
"Damn it Simon" Izzy groaned as she read a text over her phone.
Magnus was now braiding Clary's hair, showing her the last hair style design Magnus had to offer. Magnus said nothing as Izzy kept muttering curses at her phone, but listened as she answered Clary.
"Is everything alright?" Clary asked concerned.
"Yeah...no...maybe" Izzy sighed "Simon can't come pick us up. Jace is busy as well...we'll have to take a taxi"
"Why don't you ask Alec?" Clary asked.
"He's in classes" Izzy said.
"Well...we'll be out of here around 3" Clary reasoned "He'll be out by then...just ask him to come pick us up after classes. We can wait a couple of minutes"
"Okay...I'll call him" Izzy said, walking off to make a call.
"Isabelle...you have 5 minutes before my next class starts" Alec said, looking at the clock on the wall.
"I need a favor" Izzy said "Can you come pick Clary and I at the hair salon?"
"Izzy, I'm in class" Alec frowned, moving some papers on his desk and supporting the phone between his ear and shoulder "Why don't you get Jace or Simon to pick you up?"
"Simon has band practice" Izzy explained "And Jace was called in for a meeting...please come pick us up"
"I have classes!" Alec exclaimed, turning his voice down when the first students started walking inside the class.
"Come pick us up after you get out!" Izzy said. "We still have a long way to go, whenever you get out is fine"
"Where are you exactly?" Alec sighed, already agreeing.
"Bane's Beauty and Hair salon...it's at the end of 9th street. Just across the street from that coffee shop you like" Izzy explained.
"Okay, I know where" Alec nodded "I'll be there by 3:30pm"
"Great!" Izzy grinned down the line "See you!"
Alec put his phone away as Isabelle hung up the call. He placed his phone on his desk just as the last of his students walked inside the class. The final bell rang and Alec closed the door of his class. Turning back to his students, Alec started with his class for today.
Catarina was just cleaning a scrap on one of the first year's knee, when her phone started buzzing. Catarina looked over at her desk momentarily, before returning to her task at hand. She would answer her phone once she was done with her job.
Once she covered the scrap with some gaze pad, she gave the little boy a lollipop. He thanked her and ran out of her office, towards his class. Catarina was just throwing away the cotton she had used to clean the injury when two other kids walked inside. One of them was a girl, crying as she held her arm against her chest. The other one was a boy, probably a friend of hers, and was guiding her gently towards the bed in the infirmary. Catarina moved towards them and noticed the girl had injured her wrist while playing volley-ball at their EP class. Catarina gently examined her wrist, and she was able to verify it was not broken. Thank God, Catarina thought. Gently she placed some cream over it and gave her a pill for the pain. Then, she gently wrapped her wrist so it would be immobilized.
Her phone kept buzzing on her desk during this process, but she tried to ignore it. However, as the buzzing became more and more insisting, she knew something most be wrong. However was trying to get in touch with her needed an answer right away. Once the students were out of her office, Catarina closed the door but did not lock it.
Moving towards her desk, she found her phone and saw two missed calls by Ragnor and three text messages. With a frown, Cat called her boyfriend without checking the text messages.
"Cat!" Ragnor said as soon as he answered "What took you so long to answer?"
"I'm at work" Catarina frowned "Is everything alright?"
"Everything's fine" Ragnor nodded "almost..."
"What's going on?" Catarina sighed, sitting on the chair of her desk.
"It seems I have to stay after classes to finish with the Final Show" Ragnor said "I will not be able to pick you up. I'm so sorry!"
"It's okay, love" Catarina said "You worried me! I thought something else had happened"
"I just hate having you take a taxi back home" Ragnor frowned "Maybe I could ask Magnus to get out early..."
"He's working" Catarina shook her head, smiling fondly "It's alright. I might catch a ride with someone here"
"doesn't make me feel better" Ragnor grumbled.
"I'll ask Alec" Cat giggled "That way you don't have to be jealous or whatever"
"I am not jealous!" Ragnor cried "I mean...there's nothing I should be jealous about, right?"
"Of course not" Catarina smiled "I'll let you know when I get home"
"Okay" Ragnor nodded "I love you"
"Love you too" Cat responded "Good luck with your project"
"Angel knows I need it" Ragnor chuckled before hanging up.
Catarina shook her head and placed her phone down. Taking a deep breath, she stood up and opened the door again. She would need to catch Alec before he left for the day and ask for a ride. If she was unable to she would need to catch a taxi or take the bus.
"ALEC!" Catarina called as she ran down the hall towards Alec, who was walking towards the parking lot.
Alec turned around at the sound of someone calling his name. He caught sight of Catarina down the hallway. She started running when she spotted him. Once she was close enough, she slowed down. Alec tried not to laugh at the sight of Catarina running in the small heels her shoes had. It was obvious Catarina was not used to using high shoes. Not like Alec's sister. It still amazed Alec how his sister could move around with such high heels on her feet. Catarina leaned down just in front of him, resting her arms on her knees as she tried to catch her breath.
"What's going on?" Alec chuckled at the sight of his friend.
"S-shut...up" Catarina panted "Just need...to breathe"
"Why were you running?" Alec laughed "And in those death traps! You could have died, you know?"
"Shut up" Catarina glared at him, standing up straight "One cannot die because of their own shoes"
"I beg to differ" Alec smirked.
"I said shut up!" Catarina hit his arm "I came all the way here to ask a favor, jerk"
"Ouch" Alec rubbed his arm "You hit hard!"
"Stop being such a girl" Catarina sticked her tongue at him, making Alec laugh again.
"What is it you needed?" Alec asked, a grin still playing on his lips.
"I need a lift home" Catarina asked. "Please?"
"Oh I'm sorry Cat, I'm not going that way" Alec said, rubbing the back of his neck "My sister asked me to pick her up, I'm going the other way"
"Damn it" Cat sighed "Which way are you taking? Maybe you can drop me off at Ragnor's place?"
"I'm going to 37th Street...My sister and our friend are at the hair salon and I have to pick them up"
"What hair salon?" Cat asked, curious. There were very few well-known hair salons in that area and Cat had this feeling...
"Uh...Not sure of the name" Alec frowned trying to remember "It's across the street from this coffee shop...Some Hair and Beauty salon?"
"Bane's Hair and Beauty Salon?" Catarina asked hopefully.
"I think so, yeah" Alec nodded "Why?"
"Can you give me a lift there?" Catarina asked.
"To the salon?" Alec asked "Look, if you have no one else I can drive you home after I pick up my sister and her friend...you don't have to stay at a place you don't know..."
"Oh no, the salon is perfect" Catarina cut him off "My friend works there. He can drive me home afterwards"
"Are you sure?"
"Completely" Catarina nodded "Now come on...you don't want to keep your sister waiting"
"I'm telling you! The man is killing me" Eddie complained loudly.
The shop had long emptied, leaving just their workers inside and two clients who were waiting to be picked up. All of them sat by the waiting area of the shop. Clary and Izzy were sitting on the sofas, Kathy behind the counter with Anne next to her. Magnus was leaning against the counter, next to the sofas and Eddie was standing in front of the sofa and the counter waving his arms dramatically as he told his story. They had been talking for 15 minutes now. It was a slow afternoon and no new clients were scheduled for the rest of the day. The two clients, Clary and Izzy, had quickly started a conversation with the stylists and they had been talking and joking around.l
"Have you talked to him?" Clary asked curiously.
"I tried to" Eddie sighed, his shoulders dropping "He just doesn't seem to understand!"
"Boys are blind" Izzy shrugged
"Right?" Eddie said, even though he was a boy himself.
"I think you should give it time" Kathy spoke up "Maybe he's not ready for that kind of commitment"
"Yeah, don't go too ahead of yourself" Anne nodded.
"Is he your soulmate?" Clary asked.
"Yeah" Eddie sighed happily.
"He's head over" Magnus chuckled, shaking his head at the sight of his friend.
"Okay...Confession time!" Izzy grinned, rubbing her hands together. "Anne, do you have a soulmate?"
"No, I don't" Anne shook her head.
"You don't have a soulmate?" Clary asked with wide eyes.
"I mean, I do have someone out there" Anne said, showing her wrist with the delicate DS on it "But I have not found him yet"
"I thought you were dating someone?" Clary frowned.
"Yeah, I have a boyfriend...he's not my soulmate though" Anne shrugged.
"What about you Kathy?" Izzy asked.
"I found mine, yeah" Kathy nodded carefully, rubbing her belly absently "It didn't work out though"
"It didn't?" Clary asked.
"He walked out" Kathy shrugged "I'm fine, though...I'm happy"
"And that's all that matters" Magnus nodded and smiled at his friend.
"And you, Magnus?" Izzy said "You mentioned before you hadn't found your soulmate yet"
"that is correct" Magnus nodded.
"What does your mark read?" Clary asked.
"Does it matter?" Magnus asked, crossing his arms against his chest and making sure his mark was not visible.
"Of course it does!" Clary said "It is your soulmate!"
"Not everyone marries their soulmate, do they?" Magnus responded, looking at Clary directly.
"Well, I will" Clary said with a smile.
"Oh yeah?" Kathy asked "That's so romantic!"
Magnus tried to hide the surprise from his eyes. Clary was marrying her soulmate? But...AL...Alexander Lightwood...he couldn't be Clary's soulmate. He had his initials tattooed on his wrist!
"What's his name?" Anne asked Clary with a smile, no one noticing Magnus's reaction.
"Jonathan Herondale" Clary explained, showing the JH on her wrist.
And suddenly Magnus realized Alexander Lightwood was not Clary's fiancé and he was not going to be married...and he may be his soulmate who might be available and interested! And just as Magnus's mind was going millions of miles per minute, the front door opened with a small 'ding'.
Everyone turned around to see a man with dark hair and deep blue eyes followed by a small woman with blond long hair. Magnus gasped when his eyes landed on the man, and soon the man looked up and their eyes locked and everything around them stopped.
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