Chapter 4 - We all portal to New York

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It was the last day of the academy and 8D were all running around, saying their goodbyes, and rushing around, getting ready to portal to New York; well one of them was. We were already 10 minutes late and yet Caitlin and Amara were still hogging the bathroom doing their hair and makeup, Fatima was trying to teach Mehar and Sally the catwalk and Amna was trying to tell jokes, which actually made no sense at all, Alia was telling the rest of the gang her life story and how to break hearts, and Hermione was moping around in a corner not really doing anything.

Layla was getting more and more annoyed by the second especially since Amna and Sally hadn't even started packing yet!

5 minutes later, Layla was pushing sally and Amna down the corridor to their dormie, deafened by Zahra's banging on Caitlin and Amara's bathroom door.

Finally the rest of the gang had managed to pack their suitcases and Catarina Loss had opened the portal to the New York institute.

They all gathered by the portal and Catarina Loss said her goodbye and then one by one, they all stepped through the portal starting with Layla and ending with Hermione.

When the last person had come through the portal, Catarina Loss, on the other side of the portal, sighed a sigh of relief to finally be rid of those lunatics.

They all ascended the steps and the doors of the institute immediately flew open, revealing a small cluster of people, and one by one*, the gang entered the building with their suitcases in their hands. Layla did a discreet secret head-count to make sure she had all 16 girls and then let out a sigh.

A stern looking woman dressed in black stepped forward, "Ooooooooooh Grumpy Grumpy," whispered Amna and Alisha slapped her.

"Welcome to the new York institute. I am Maryse lightwood, this is my husband Robert lightwood, my daughter Isabelle lightwood, my son Alec Lightwood-"

"Oh my god, he's sooo hot" said Amara a little too loudly and Layla stomped her foot in frustration and Alec went bright red.

A golden haired boy ran into the room yelling

"ALEC, ALEC, come quick, you need to see this," but Maryse yells at him" JACE HERONDALE, LIGHTWOOD, MORGERNSTERN, what do you think you are doing, can't you see we are trying to have a formal introduction here!!"

Isabelle and a red haired girl snorted with laughter and Alec blushed again

(Making him look, 10 times hotter, just sayin).

Layla stepped forward and introduced herself,

"I am Layla Lovelace and this is Hermione Herondale."

The rest of the institute inhabitants all stared at each other in disbelief. Layla continued naming each of her friends one by one, but Isabelle, interrupted,

"Wait, did you say she was a Herondale?"

"Yyeeeeess" replied layla suspiciously and Jace's jaw dropped,

"That means that you're my half-sister!" he said in disbelief and Maryse interrupted saying

"Isabelle, Jace and Alec please show thm to their rooms," and tiredly waving them away.

"Follow us," said the red haired girl and so the gang did.

All the girls chattered excitedly down the many corridors. Hermione walked silently beside Alec, which sited him fine, until Alia appeared at his side and began chattering animatedly to him.

With a sigh of relief, Alec pushed Alia into her room who was still jabbering on about some experience of hers.

Jace sidled up to Hermione, "So, you're a Herondale?"

Hermione gave a tight nod and Jace took the hint that she didn't want to talk and so the walked the rest of the way in silence.

(2 hours later)

Layla heard loud pop music from down the corridor and followed it to Amaras bedroom where Hermione was standing, watching gobsmacked in the doorway. Layla too stood dumbstruck in the doorway as the rest of the 8D gang were partying and discoing in Amaras room, but soon snapped back to her senses.

"What the hell is going on??" she asked really annoyed.

"Damn right," said a male voice behind her, and layla gave out a little squeal, not realising that Alec was standing behind her.

Hermione reached to close the door and the quickly carved a silence rune onto the door. She then silently walked back to other room.

Alec looked at Layla and then asked, "Are your friends always complete lunatics or is it because I'm here or is it just because of post academy syndrome?"

"Nope," said layla sighing "they're pretty much always like this, especially Caitlin, Amara and Zahra."


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