This is my second TMI story so I'm still new to writing in the TMI fandom. When I originally wrote this story, I was using Percy Jackson characters but then one day I decided to make it a TMI story instead. Though I may still post the PJO version. I've had this chapter written for the longest, not sure when to publish it, knowing I probably won't be able to finish it. But I've decided to go ahead and publish it and see how it goes. This chapter is the prologue. I hope you like it! Here it is!

Disclaimer: I don't own TMI Cassandra Clare does nor do I own the picture, BurdgeBug does.

Introducing Clarissa Fray

Every day after school I end up in a restroom stall crying my eyes out. You wanna know why? Because every day at school I'm teased, people call me fat, ugly, nerdy, and say that no one in their right mind would ever want to go out with me, they call me other things but those, those handful of words are their favorite things to say.

I try to ignore them and put up a strong façade, pretend that their words don't hurt me; therefore my motto, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." But, they tell me these things every day and with such conviction that I'm actually starting to believe them.

My friends always stood up for me, even when they didn't have to. And when I can't take the torture anymore, they try their best to comfort me. My only friends were Isabelle and Alec Lightwood and while they always could go find some other friends, popular friends, they always insisted on hanging out with me, and for that I am truly grateful.

I know you're wondering why I don't just tell my family about what's happening to me at school. The answer is that they don't really care. Ever since my father left my mom and took my older brother, Jonathan, with him, all she cares about is her new husband. Sometimes I blame my father for this, if he hadn't left I wouldn't be like this, but then I face the reality. Which was he didn't want me, but I couldn't blame him, no one could ever want me.

My step-father, Michael Wayland, despises me, he hates the fact that I ruin his picture perfect family. And that is why I mainly live with my Uncle Luke, but he's always gone on business trips. Isabelle knows what it's like when your family doesn't care about you, the same thing happens with her. Her father left when her younger brother died when she was 10. Ever since then her mom became a business woman and only stayed to take care of her and her twin brother, Alec. But as soon as Isabelle and Alec turned sixteen, her mother got her an apartment and gives them whatever they want so she doesn't have to be bothered with them.

Alec, Isabelle and I decided that I should go ahead and move in with them since I already spend most of my time there and it's not like my family would notice I left. We decided that I would move in with them during the summer before they drag me to San Francisco to visit their cousins for the rest of the summer. We had one more week until summer and I can't wait. I couldn't wait until I get out of this place we call Goode High school. Lucky, the last few days of school weren't that bad. The last week flew by so fast I didn't even realize it was the last day of school until it came.

I woke up late so I had to rush to get ready for school. I threw on my clothes and ran to go brush my teeth before the Twins came to pick me up. After I freshened up I grabbed my book bag before I headed down stairs to find something to eat, really quickly.

As I expected, no one was home, everyone always left before I did. Michael went to work early and Mom liked to leave early, in order to get Helen to school early so they wouldn't have to deal with me.

Just as I grabbed an apple out of the fruit bowl I heard the familiar honk of Isabelle's car outside. I grabbed all of my things before I headed outside. 'Just one more time, you only have to go into that house one more time, I thought to myself as I climbed into Isabelle's car.

"Hey, Clarissa," Isabelle greeted when I climbed into the car and put my things down on the floor before she started the way to school.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me
Clarissa?"

"About a billion times but and how many times do I ignore you?"

"Every time," I sighed.

"Exactly," Isabelle laughed.

"Hey, Alec," I greeted when I looked behind me to find him lying down.

"Hey, Clary." Alec empathized the nickname Isabelle could never bring herself to call me.

"Okay, so what are we going to do after school? Are we going to finish packing for LA or continue to move in?"

"I say you should finish packing your stuff for LA and spend the night with me so we can leave early tomorrow morning. We'll finish moving in when we get back from LA, so our cousins, who are coming back with us, can help us." Alec chimes in.

"Okay, that's fine with me, as long as I don't have to live with or see Michael or my mother again. Wait, which of the cousins, is coming back with us? Maia, Simon, Jordan, or Jace?"

Their cousins and them were really close seeing as all of their parents were too busy to hang out with them. So they resorted to hanging out with each other. Simon and Jordan weren't really her cousins but they were Jace and Maia's best friends like I was the Twins and we, naturally, became a part of their family. We were all close, especially Jace and I, at first he was a total ass and we couldn't stand each other. But now we were almost inseparable; he was the only one that I knew could look past everything on the outside of me and only cared about what was on the inside. So that's why every summer we would all go down to the beach and spend the entire summer at their parents beach house.

"All of them." Isabelle answered.

"Next year will definitely be more fun than it was this year."

"Yeah, it definitely will." Alec responded as Isabelle pulled into the parking lot of the school. The parking lot was almost empty seeing as school was just about to start. As soon as Alec, Isabelle and I walked into the school I heard people whispering but I ignored them as I made my way to my locker. When I finished getting everything I needed from my locker and turned to close it I was met with the face of Sebastian Morgenstern and his group.

"Well, well, look who it is, its Clary the Fatty." Sebastian spoke up with a small smirk placed on his face.

"What do you want Sebastian?" I asked exasperated, determined not to let his words get to me.

"Oh, I just wanted to know what you were doing for summer?"

"And why would you want to know?"

"Because if you're not going anywhere then I know the perfect place for you to go." He smiled innocently.

"And where would that be?"

"Fat camp," he answered and all of his 'friends' laughed.

I have to admit that stung but I didn't let it show, instead I answered, "Well, I hate to disappoint, but I'm going to LA with Isabelle and Alec for the summer, so if you're done harassing me I would like to get to class and try to enjoy my last day."

"Whatever you say, Clary the Fatty, but you're going to regret it."

I rolled my eyes at him before I turned away and walked towards my class but not before I heard one of his friends say, "I bet she's just going to get fatter over the summer."

It took all of my strength not to start bawling my eyes out. I took a deep breath to calm myself before reminding myself that tomorrow I'll be in LA with my best friends, without all of the constant bullying. As I entered the classroom and sat in the back of the class all I could do was think about LA, I just couldn't wait to get away from this horrible place.

Luckily, the day came and went and I only got bullied six more times, so all in all it was a good day. At the end of the day I had cleaned my locker out and was putting all of my things in the backseat of the car, next to Isabelle's and Alec's, as they waited for me to get in the car so we could stop by my place so I could finish packing.

As usual no one was home when I arrived so Isabelle and I went to my room and packed everything I would need for our three months at the beach while Alec waited in the car. It didn't take us too long for us to finish packing my things. As soon as we finished, we started hauling all of my things down stairs. Just as we finished putting everything in the back of Isabelle's car, my mom pulled up.

"Clary, where do you think you're going?" she called as she got out of her car.

"Don't you remember Mom, I'm going with Isabelle and Alec to LA for the summer? But it doesn't matter, I'll be back by the end of the summer for the rest of my things." I answered.

"Clarissa Fray, what do you mean you'll be back for the rest of your things?" My mom practically exploded.

I rolled my eyes and laughed, "Oh, so now you care? I'm moving out, I'm moving in with Isabelle and Alec, remember, Michael already said I could, he was all too eager for me to leave."

On that note, I got in the car and waited for Alec to start the car so we could leave. When we were stopped at a red light, both of them turned to me and grinned, "So how did it feel to stand up to your mom?"

"It felt so freaking good! I should have done that sooner! You guys, I swear, this summer I am going to be changing everything, my appearance, my demeanor, my style, etc.!"

"Good, I was wondering if you were ever going to decide that! It's about time you decide to grow some more backbone!"

"Oh, shut up and drive, Isabelle!"

As she stood in front of the mirror in her room at the Twin's house, soon to be hers too, she took in her appearance. As she stared at herself she could see why people made fun of her.

She was a nerd and she wasn't the skinniest thing in the world, but she wasn't obese, she was somewhere in between. She had long stringy red hair, glasses, and she had a few pimples on her face, but not full blown acne. Her wide green eyes were dull and cloudy, whereas they used to be lively, vibrant, and determined.

As she assessed herself, she remembered what she had told Isabelle and Alec in the car earlier, "I swear, this summer I am going to be changing everything, my appearance, my demeanor, my style, etc.!"

While she replayed those words in her head she made herself a promise, a goal, that she would do all the things she told her best friends she would do, she would lose weight, she would get contacts, she would change her style, her demeanor, her everything. And for a second her green eyes held the vibrant determination that they used to hold.

Right then and there, a Clarissa Fray came to life and put the old Clarissa Fray, the one that was bullied and wanted to give up on live, away forever.

That was also when this journey, the journey of a new Clarissa Fray, started. This was going to be a journey she had never experienced nor anticipated. This was a journey of finding who you really were, who were really your friends, and most importantly who was really your family. Last but not least, this was a journey of love, how when you are in love you don't care about the other persons looks but their qualities.

Clarissa Fray, definitely, didn't anticipate a journey like this one.

Okay, so how did you guys like it? Should I continue? I'm telling you guys right now, if I continue with this story, updates will be very slow...

Did you like the ending, how I switched to 3rd person's POV? I think I did pretty good, but I don't know. Well, I hoped you liked it.

Oh, before I forget, I have nothing against overweight people, nerds, people who wear glasses, people who have acne or pimples, and I definitely do not approve of bullying. Trust me, I'm not the skinniest thing ever, and my friends call me a nerd all the time, I wear glasses, I get pimples too, and I've been bullied before, I've been called names but luckily people don't call me names now that I'm older.

Plus believe it or not, I was actually friends with a person that called me names in the 3rd grade. I just don't want people to think that I'm the type of person that thinks people like I described Clary are ugly and worthy of being my friend, like Sebastian, seems to think.

Anyways sorry for the long authors note, review and tell me if I should continue then, I'll try to update soon.

Until Next Time,

~booklover484 :D