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Chapter One:
Alec
"Izzy, let's go," Alec yelled from the front door.
"Give me a minute," she replied a second later.
Alec sighed and shifted impatiently onto his other foot. Jace, his adopted brother, had gotten a ride from some of his basketball friends, which was probably a good thing, since he and Isabelle were usually late for homeroom.
"It's been a minute," Alec yelled. "It's been at least five." He was about ready to climb up the stairs and see what was taking Isabelle so long to get ready, when she came sashaying down the stairwell wearing a skin tight black dress with laced-up black boots and several pieces of jewelry. In her hand, she held a clutch purse that was a deep burgundy color.
"So what do you think of my new dress?" she asked, twirling for Alec to see.
"I think if I tell you it shows too much, you're just going to ignore me."
She smirked and kissed Alec on the cheek. "You know me so well."
"You're going to get in trouble for violating the dress code," Alec said as they walked out to his car.
Isabelle shrugged. "Maybe it'll get me out of geometry."
Magnus
Mornings in Magnus's house were always the same no matter what. The family maid would come in and wake Magnus up. He would try on a few different outfits that he liked (and looked very good in), and then he'd do his hair. His current hairstyle was a mohawk with his tips dyed blue. He would dab a little glitter on his cheeks and around his eyes, and then he'd check his fingernails for chips in the polish. If he found one, he'd repaint it, and if he didn't, he'd walk down the sweeping staircase into the large kitchen. There, he'd be greeted with waffles drizzled in syrup and covered with powdered sugar. After he finished that, he'd go back upstairs and brush his teeth while the maid gathered up his school supplies. Then the family driver would drive him to school where he would get out and be the most popular guy at school.
It was kind of lonely, when Magnus stopped to think about it, but it was the only thing he had ever known.
Alec
It was 7:54 a.m. when Alec pulled into the school parking lot. The majority of the crowd that tended to gather outside the school had gone inside already. Still, they had been later.
The second Alec pulled out the key, Isabelle jumped out and shouted a goodbye to her older brother. Alec watched as she rushed into the school as fast as she could.
If Alec didn't know better, he would've thought she was worried about being late to class.
He reached over into the backseat to gather his backpack and books and started walking towards the school. He opened up his science book to make sure he had finished the homework, when a loud honk from a car stopped him in his tracks.
Alec looked up and immediately rushed back as a large limousine-looking automobile drove way faster than the speed limit into a parking space. Alec stared curiously at the car and blushed when he saw that it was Idris High's most popular boy: Magnus Bane.
As he got out of the car, Alec was mesmerized by the gorgeous young man standing in front of him. His black hair was up in a mohawk with dark blue dye on the tips. He wore glitter on his face that sparkled in the sun, and his outfit was just as far from the dress code as Isabelle's.
"Hey, sorry 'bout that," he said, slamming the door shut. "Our driver called in sick, so I had to drive."
Alec just nodded, suddenly reminded of why he didn't hang out with the popular kids. (Besides the fact that they didn't want to hang out with him.)
All the popular kids were that way because of the money their parents had. They all lived in gorgeous 30-room mansions with chandeliers in every room and a sweeping staircase.
Alec began to cross the street again—after looking both ways vigorously, of course—and was surprised to see that Magnus was walking right next to him.
Alec was tall at 6 ft. 3, and he was surprised to find that Magnus was just slightly taller than him. It was because of his height that Jace wanted him to try out for the basketball team, but when they went to the Y to shoot some hoops, Alec's inability to dribble or make a shot quickly bursted Jace's dream.
They walked in silence to the front doors, when Magnus turned to Alec and said, "Again, I'm really sorry about that."
Alec, who was getting increasingly uncomfortable, just shook his head and mumbled, "It's okay."
They signed in at the office, and Alec walked briskly to his locker. It was located, thankfully, near his homeroom, so he wouldn't be super late to class.
"Bye!" Magnus chirped cheerfully, brushing easily past Alec.
Speechless, Alec just watched him walk away.
Magnus
He would have to put "Learning more about Alec Lightwood" on his To Do list. Magnus had never spoken much to the black-haired blue-eyed beauty, but he had definitely noticed him.
Alec always hung around his siblings who were significantly more popular than him, even though he was the oldest. Jace Herondale was an athlete, and Isabelle was gorgeous and could flirt her way out of anything. But Alec was a mystery, and Magnus liked it.
Plus, even though Alec was tall, Magnus was still slightly taller, which he also liked.
Walking to his locker, Magnus couldn't stop thinking about Alec. His black hair had that messy just-rolled-out-of-bed vibe, and Magnus was certain that wasn't on purpose. His eyebrows were thick and long and his nose a little crooked. His eyes, though, were what struck Magnus the most. They were deep blue in the center and faded into a lighter blue around the edges. There were also flecks of violet in certain lights, and Magnus was mesmerized by them.
After all, black hair and blue eyes had always been Magnus's favorite combination.