Chapter One

THIS IS MY FIRST FANFIC YEY! I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO BAD.

THIRD PERSON POV

Clarissa Fray was the most popular girl in school, every girl wants to be here and every guy wanted to be with her. She was cheer captain and student class president; Clary was great at everything... She was perfect. You would think the most popular girl in school wouldn't be sat dateless to the Christmas dance which she helped organised. Clary had dated every single boy on the football team, bar one and of course she's had some fun with them but none have them have every stood out to her... There just wasn't something different about any of them. They were just typical high school jocks. Clary wanted more.

In case you were wondering , the only guy she hadn't dated was the most popular guy in school; Jace Lightwood. With him being the most popular guy in school with this football worthy muscles and his golden features and Clary being the most popular girl in school, with her straight red hair (it was curly when she was younger but as soon as she got her first straighteners at 14, she never put them down) they would be the biggest couple in school right? Wrong. It wasn't as if Clary wasn't attracted to Jace but she had known him since they were in nappies, a little secret they shared.

Before Jace's real parents died in a car crash and he was adopted by the Lightwoods, he lived next door to Clary. Their parents had be best friends since high school so naturally they were very close, in fact Jace had been Clary's first kiss when she was 9 and he was 10, however after the death of his parents he took a full year off school which meant he was held back and was now in Clary's year, in all of her classes. Clary's mum and step dad Luke had been heart broken when Jace's parents died and had offered to put Jace up themselves claiming they already loved him like a son, but Jace wanted a new life... away from Clary so he went to the Lightwoods and their secret friendship was never spoken of again.

CLARY POV

I was so caught up in her thoughts she didn't even register her best friend Isabelle Lightwood had spoken to her until she was shouting her name. "Woah, what?" I asked irritably. Izzy just giggled; an annoying habit Clary grew to hate. "Sorry Cla, were you thinking about your dress to the dance! I can't to see it. Why don't you come round after school and we can show our dresses and think make-up strategies!". I looked at the floor not wanting to meet her bestfriends dark eyes. "urm, I haven't.. exactly got a dress yet" She involuntary flinched waiting for the outburst. " OH MY GOD CLARY! SERIOUSLY! WE NEED TO DO A EMERGANCY SHOP AND BUY YOU THE MOST PERFECT DRESS! DON'T WORRY I'M PAYING" Izzy shouted so loud that we had an audience who was laughing knowing when Iz got like this there was no arguing with her. "But iz, I don't think I'm going" looking at the look on her face I quickly continued "It's not like I have a date or anything".

"Don't be silly, your my date."

"Urm, slight problem with that.. You're going with Simon, you know your boyfriend."

It was still weird to be that my true best friends had been dating since last year. They were so difference in comparison, Isabelle was slender, bronze, beautiful with her flawless skin, dark eyes and raven hair that cascaded down to her hips where as Simon was the nerd type, skinny, tall, mop of brown hair and gamer tee's but she was happy for them all the same. Izzy snapped her back with a "we're going shopped end of. Pick you up at 3!" and with that she spun on her heel towards her class the conversation obviously over. "As long as I'm at work for 6!" I shouted to the back of Izzy's head, which she just answered with a wave of her hand. I let myself sigh out loud and gave my throbbing temples a rub. I hated shopping. Behind me I heard a soft chuckle, spinning on my heel I saw Jace in all his glory grinning at me. "Sorry about my sister" he said looking the least bit sorry. I just glared at him which made his grin bigger "care to walk me to English Clare?". At this I blushed, Jace was the only one who called me 'Clare' it was his childhood nickname for me. He stuck his elbow out for me and I easily took it, after all he used to be my closest friend.

Once in English class i sat in my desk at the back, normally Jace sits in the middle in between Aline and Kaelie but today he sat next to be, I raised by eyebrows at him in response he shrugged and whispered " I wanted a change, and I know you won't crave my attention and drool over me, I like that about you Pumpkin." Yet again, another childhood nickname, why was all this coming up? I smiled sweetly "Glad to be of service but I can't promise about the drooling" at this he snorted but gained up daggers from the Blonde Bimbos (Aline and Kaelie). I heard Jace mutter something along the lines of "You're something else" but Mr Wayland walked in the room ending our conversation. English was long and boring, Jace fell asleep 10 minutes into the lesson and I just sat drawing until I heard the words "paired assignments". I gently nudged Jace awake for him to hear "for the next few weeks you will be working in pairs for a project... before you get excited, you have to work with her person next to you". I involuntary glanced at Jace who was smirking at me "let the drooling commence". Brilliant, just brilliant.