TMI High [COMPLETED]

Chapter 3: Meeting the Lightwoods

Clary POV

I dragged through the morning groggily. I haven't seen my best friend Simon all day so I tried nagging him into coming out of hiding by texting every. Waking. Second. Now--without any luck in the best friend department--I'm stabbing random pieces of a chicken wrap with a plastic fork.

"Hey Clary," I hear someone say and look up to see Izzy walking over. A little behind her is Jace talking to a boy with black hair and blue eyes that looks a lot like Isabelle.

She sits down across from me and sees me staring. "Oh, that's Alec. He and Jace have been best friends ever since we adopted Jace 8 years ago. Be prepared for the epic bromance."

"Did I hear someone bragging about our awesomeness?" Jace says with a lot of arrogance as he and Alec sit down.

I roll my eyes. "It was more of a warning actually. Something about being too cocky and dramatic for your own good." I laugh and make a face at him as he pretends to be shot. When Jace dramatically slumps forward Alec places a hand on Jace's shoulder and whisper yells dramatically, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Isabelle and I erupt in laughter. Between laughs Izzy says, "I have to see and listen to this every single day. My mom and I call it 'The Lightwood Extravaganza'."

"Is that your last name? Lightwood?" I ask taking a big bite of my chicken wrap.

"Yeah. We never did learn yours either now that I think about it," Jace mumbles barely audible seeing as his face is in his pizza.

"Aren't you supposed to be dead?" I ask.

"Temporary revival. Give me a second." After a moment Jace spasms and goes still again.

We laugh again and I say, "Morgenstern. My dad and my mom split up when I was six and I kept my dad's last name."

"Morgenstern...sounds German," Alec says poking Jace absentmindly and continously.

"It is. It means Morning Star. Not su--."

I get cut off by Jace sitting up and yelling, "Alexander I don't care if I'm supposed to be dead! Stop poking me or you're gonna lose that hand!"

Isabelle laughs a lot and motions to her face. "You've got a little something right here."

Jace takes a napkin and wipes the pizza grease and sauce off his face. I'm about to start laughing again when I see the school slut, Kaelie, walking up. I roll my eyes and groan, "Not again."

"Heyyy hottie," Kaelie says twirling the sucker around in the mouth.

Isabelle and I give each other a look that just screams 'slut'. "Hi Kaelie," Jace says sounding annoyed.

"So Jace, do you you want to come over and talk about the... math assignment?" Kaelie asks basically eye raping Jace.

"No thanks. I'm actually busy any day you suggest we 'work on the assignment'," Jace replies suddenly very interested with his pizza.

Kaelie suddenly looks very annoyed then turns to Alec. "What about you? You wanna come over and...study?"

Alec looks like he's about to respond when I hear Magnus behind me. "Oh my God Kaelie. It's their first day here and you're already going complete slut on them. Why don't you go talk to Sebastian. I'm sure he'll want to get in your pants." He glances towards me and I look down at my half eaten chicken wrap.

Kaelie sneers at Magnus. "Why don't you just piss off Bane."

He chuckles and I watch in anticipation seeing as I know the dirt Magnus can dig up on people. You need to blackmail someone, you go to Magnus. He makes an innocent face and says quietly, "You be careful Kaelie. I don't think you'd want the knowledge of the STD you had last year getting out."

Kaelie's eyes grow wide and she blushes like crazy before she turns and storms out of the cafeteria.

I whoop and clap a little. "Great work Magnus. Way to bring up the more intimate secrets."

"Why thank you Clarissa," Magnus states bowing a little. He looks up and sees Alec and stares at him dreamily. I look at Alec and see he's doing the same thing.

"H-hey. I'm Alec," Alec says not taking his eyes off Magnus.

Magnus straightens and says somewhat dreamily, "Black hair and blue eyes. Perfect combination." I clear my throat and Magnus blushes. "D-did I say that out loud?"

Izzy, Jace and I all nod as Magnus composes himself. "My name's Magnus, by the way. I think we have home ec together."

"Yeah. I think you sit in front of me," Alec states as I lean over the table to talk to Isabelle and Jace.

"It's like the first ten minutes of a chic flick in here." Isabelle nod and I see Magnus glare at me.

"I heard that Morgenstern. Do you want me to reveal one of your big secrets?"

I look down at the table again and speak quietly. "There's only one big secret in my life. If you tell anyone about it you'll lose my friendship forever."

A worried expression spreads across Magnus's face as he sits down next to me placing a hand on my shoulder. "Hey, you know I'd never tell anyone. I was just kidding. I'm sorry ClareBear."

"Okay, two things," Jace says. "1. ClareBear? And 2. what secret?"

"I-I don't think I'm ready to tell you that yet. Maybe once we've been friends longer, but not now." I look him in the eyes and I instantly wish I had my art supplies.

Isabelle pipes up breaking the nice silence of our table. "Well let's change that then. You should come over this weekend for a sleep over."

"I don't know if I can. I'd have to check with my mom since I live (Finally got off my lazy ass to change the typo from over a year ago) with her on the weekends."

"What's the problem with staying over one night? Can't you just drive there in the morning?" Alec asks

"I'd do that, but my mom lives in the Hamptons. She owns the Fairchild Gallery of Modern and Classic Art so she's crazy rich," I finish the wrap as the bell rings.

We all stand up and I add, "I'll see if I I can stay in the city this weekend. She probably has wedding stuff anyway."

With that we say goodbye and head off to our classes. I'm walking down to the art room when I see his mess of brown hair. "SIMON LEWIS YOU'D BETTER HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR NOT ANSWERING MY TEXTS!" I yell once I'm close enough to him.

He puts his hands up in surrender. "Cool it Morgenstern. My mom took my phone last night and I got to school late."

"Well why weren't you at lunch. I actually made some new friends and Magnus totally burned Kaelie!" I say laughing a little. "You should have seen the look on her face!"

He laughs a little. "I wish I could have but i spent the entire lunch period at a payphone trying to talk my mom into giving me my phone back."

"Pay-phone?" I ask in an emotionless face as Simon puts me in a head lock.

"Haha. Let's get in there before Ms. Dorthea throws a fit." And with that, we walk into the art room.