Here's the next chapter dearies! Uhmm I don't really have anything else to say except for look at my note down at the bottom because I have a couple questions. Thanks! :)

Disclaimer: I am not Cassandra Clare so I obviously own nothing.

IPOV:

At first, Isabelle had been excited for the day off. She could do whatever she wanted. But now she just felt like punching someone. Since nobody was around-which was exactly why Isabelle was so angry-she settled with beating her pillow. Isabelle had surprised herself; she wasn't usually this violent. Izzy had left Maia because she has going to spend time with another servant she had met named Jordan. She thought that everyone else would be around for her to be with but she had run into Alec on her way back to the house.

"Alec! Hey!" Isabelle had called to get his attention before rushing over to him.

"Hey Izzy. What's going on?"

"We have the day off!" Izzy couldn't stop herself from jumping up and down. Things like this rarely ever happened.

"Great! I was going over to Magnus' anyway so don't expect me home until later." Izzy nodded and grinned. She was happy for Alec. She could tell that he really liked Magnus and vice versa. Then she dashed off to tell Clary and Jace.

Isabelle let out a frustrated sigh. As soon as the two heard the news, they went gallivanting off to who knew where, leaving Izzy completely alone. Even Max had gone to go play with his friends. She had helped Clary get ready, but that was mostly because she liked doing people's hair. Izzy looked down at her scarred and calloused hands and rubbed the rough skin of her palms together. These hands didn't belong on a young lady. Izzy was positive that Clary's hands were the complete opposite. With them being soft and smooth, it was no wonder Jace liked to hold them. No man would ever want to hold Izzy's hand.

But Isabelle had no right to judge Clary. Not only was Clary extremely kind and humble-which was surprising for royalty. Then again, the only other royalty Izzy knew was Valentine and Jonathon-but she was also very strong, considering everything that she had been through. Isabelle couldn't even begin to imagine the horror of having to watch the murder of your parents right before your eyes.

Izzy thought about her parents. They had both died in a freak accident when she was still a young girl. She couldn't remember much; a warm smile here, a joyful laugh there, however Alec had told her many stories about them. Their mother was a very regal, pristine woman. She was strict but kind. Robert had a gentle face with plenty of laugh lines. He was strong and Alec had thought that he was capable of anything. Max was only a baby when they had died, so he had no recollections of the two. Isabelle thought, almost grudgingly, that Max had it the best. If there was nothing to remember, there was nothing to miss.

Clary had also greatly impacted Jace. She might not see it, since she barely knew him, but for Isabelle the change was drastic. Izzy had never seen Jace look at someone with so much care. Usually he reserved those looks for her, Alec, and Max. Isabelle could also tell that Jace was actually happy. For years, she pitied him because she could feel his misery almost as if it was palpable and no matter how hard she tried, she could never do anything to help him.

Isabelle was still chewing over her thoughts when she heard a soft knock at the door. She stalked across the room and yanked the door open. Her irritation melted away when she saw Simon standing somewhat awkwardly outside the door. Izzy didn't know why, but something about this boy was incredibly intriguing.

"Hello Simon. Would you like to come in?" Izzy opened the door wider, but Simon remained where he was.

"Is James here?"

Isabelle furrowed her eyes in confusion. "Oh! You must mean Jace. No, he's not here right now."

Simon visibly relaxed and walked into the house. "Good. I don't mean to be harsh, but your brother's kind of a-"

"Ass?" Isabelle guessed. She knew that Jace must have done something by the way that Simon had left earlier.

Simon chuckled. "I was going to say jerk, but that works too."

Isabelle took a step closer to Simon. "Clary isn't here either, so if you want to go, you can, and I'll tell her you stopped by." What was Izzy saying? She didn't want Simon to leave, but she knew that the only reason he was here was to see Clary.

Simon nodded. "When you said that Jace was gone I assumed that Clary was with him. Actually, I was thinking that maybe we could talk."

Isabelle's grin lit up her entire face. "Sure! What do you want to talk about?"

"Anything." Simon cocked his head to the side. "You know, Jace doesn't look anything like you or Max."

Isabelle was about to point out the fact that he left out Alec when she realized that Simon hadn't met him yet. "Well Jace is my adopted brother. We took him in when he was ten."

Simon looked surprised. "That's very kind. Especially since he's not the most desirable person to be around."

Isabelle smiled but it vanished and she was serious again. "Jace has been through a lot. He deals with it in his own way. I doubt anybody knows what he's going through, except for maybe Clary."

Simon scooted closer to Isabelle-they had both ended up sitting on the couch-and put his hand on hers, grasping her fingers. Isabelle remembered what she was thinking about earlier and she smiled. "And what about you? What are you going through?" Simon asked softly.

Isabelle leaned forward. "Right now I'm going through a good time in my life." She whispered. Izzy saw a blush creep up Simon's cheeks. She took that as an invitation and brushed her lips against his. Simon was hesitant at first but then he cupped Isabelle's face in one hand and put the other on the small of her back, crushing her into him. Isabelle happily spent the rest of the day with Simon and later, when the others returned, she couldn't believe that they didn't notice her carefree mood.

So I know the chapter was short and it was a filler chapter but there was Simabelle fluff! Yayy! Sorry for those of ya'll (I'm from Georgia, don't judge) who wanted some Clace. There will be a whole lot more of that. Trust me. I'm also gonna have some Malec. Yay Magnus and Alec! They're my favorite couple! I swear if Cassandra doesn't make Alec immortal or Magnus mortal by the end of the series I am going to be seriously pissed off! Anyways, enough with my rant and on to the questions. How do you like the story from Isabelle's point of view? Do ya'll (again, no judging!) want part of the story from a certain person's point of view? My next question doesn't have to do with this story at all. I'm writing a sequel to one of my other stories, Eve of the End, and I'm debating on what to call the story. Basically, the sequel is about Jace's struggle of trying to break Jonathon's control over him. It will most likely be from Clary's point of view but occasionally Jace's too. I've decided between 2 choices. The first is Do Not Obey because Jace doesn't want to serve Valentine and Jonathon but he's kinda being possessed. The second is Empty Inside because in CoFA, when Jace was possessed he was completely unemotional. Eve of the End is the name of a song by August Burns Red and both of the choices are song titles by All That Remains. They're both metal/screamo bands. I just wanted to continue the pattern of using song names. What do ya'll think?