Idris Institute

Chapter 4

I watched her walk away. She walked away with that nerd she called Simon. That can't be her boyfriend. A girl that won't dare date a guy like him. How are they even friends? I then looked over to Izzy who was staring at me.

"What?" I asked her.

"Don't. I don't want her to be one of your notches on your belt." She told me.

"They are not notches on my belt. They are just flings. But with this one. I don't know. She seems like something different." I told her truthfully.

*Clary's POV*

I went to dinner with Simon. We meet up with our guy friends. Standing there was Austin, TJ, Luis, and Rico waiting for us. Then TJ said,

"Finally. I am starving."

"You will live TJ. Come on." I said. Then we got our food and went and got a table. I was looking around the room. I then spotted Jace. He was across the room with a blonde girl. He had his arm around her. Of course, he had a girlfriend.

"Earth to Clary. You still with us." Austin said to me.

"What?" I asked. I must have spaced out. I looked back over to the guys.

"You okay?" Austin asked me to see where I was looking.

"I am fine." I said.

"What were you looking at?" TJ asked.

"Nothing. Just looking around. So, when were you going to tell me that you guys were coming here?" I asked them. I was trying to change the topic.

"Well, we didn't know you were coming here. Think your mom would keep you there. But we were going to let you know when we started classes and got used to it." Luis told us.

"My mom thought it would be safer for me here than in New York." I told them.

We then talked for a bit longer. Then I was walking back to my room. But I was stopped by Jace. He came up to me. I smiled for a bit. He smiled back at me and said,

"Hey."

"Hey."

"So, like what you were seeing at dinner?" He asked me.

"You saw that. Oh my. Was that your girlfriend?" I asked him.

"No. Don't worry I am free. Why you want a chance?" He asked me.

Wow, he is cocky. If that wasn't his girlfriend. Then what was she? They looked like they were more than friends. So, he is one of those guys. I don't know about that. I then said,

"So, if she wasn't your girlfriend? Then what was she?" I asked him.

"A friend." He answered me.

"Then you might want to tell her that. Because it didn't seem like that. Night Jace." I said. I walked away from him quickly. I really didn't want to be around him right now.

*Jace's POV*

This girl was something else. My charm was not working on her. So, I don't know about her. She is feisty and different. I am going to get to know her. I need to know her. She is not like any other girl I have meet.