Better Than Revenge

      "This is my sister, Clarissa Morgenstern."

The redhead smiled at the crowd.

"You can call me Clary."

All of a sudden his heart went to his throat and he forgot how to breathe. His palms turned into Niagara Falls as he watched her talk to her brother. He was mildly aware of Izzy's ice-cold grip on his wrist which was getting tighter by the second; her nails digging into his skin. Alec was dangerously quiet, which he knew was not a good sign, but he trusted Magnus to take care of his parabatai. The ground suddenly became unstable and he shamelessly held on to Meg for balance.

The moment she felt Jace's cold and sweaty hand on her shoulder was the moment Meg knew this indeed was the infamous Clary Fairchild, or Clarissa Morgenstern as she apparently goes by now. She felt Izzy through her parabatai rune; she felt the boulder in the pit of her stomach, felt the nausea that was threatening to overcome her, even her hands were starting to get a little cold.

Fuck!

Fuck you Clarissa! Fuck you for everything you did to them! How dare she have the audacity to—

"Do you have a problem?" the girl with the pink streaks asked her.

Hime didn't like the way the girl next to Jace was looking at Clary. This just proves her theory: the new girlfriend. If that didn't do it, Jace's hand on her shoulder was definitely enough.

"I'm sorry?" the brunette asked in shock. The Japanese girl looked mean, and she didn't really have a lot of experience with mean people. The liked to keep to herself so she wouldn't have to deal with mean girls.

"You look a little uncomfortable. Do you have a problem?" Hime asked, throwing a raised eyebrow to get her point across.

Izzy didn't like how this bitch was talking to Meg. Just because they were staying in their turf doesn't mean they were gonna let people walk all over them.

"No, she doesn't," the female Lightwood snapped, pushing Megan behind her. Hime gave her a once over, which Izzy returned.

"Hime!" Clary called, earning all three girls' attention. "Be nice."

Hime simply rolled her eyes and went over to the redhead.

"I don't like the way Herondale's new girlfriend is looking at you," she whispered. "It makes me wanna put her in her place."

The youngest Morgenstern laughed, a sound that made it all the way to the group of New Yorkers.

"Trust me," she raised her voice for the rest of her sentence, making sure they'd hear it. "They're not worth the time." She turned to the others.

"That goes for all of you."

Sebastian's phone beeped, signaling a text from Taiga.

"Hodge and Taiga are coming," he announced, effectively shushing the students.

The gates opened, revealing three extravagant buildings and a garden that seemed to come out form an anime series. Two figures stood in front of the scene, both in black suits.

Hodge stopped in his tracks when he saw a certain petite redhead conversing with a group of students; Taiga had to stop himself from smirking when his former classmate turned to him.

"What are you up to, Taiga?"

"Rest easy, I have no ill intent," he assured. "I just want to show you and your students how important patience is when honing a diamond from its rock."