Merwin

We all were waiting for Waller to come and tell us what to do along with complaining about our outfits.

"Hey, you look like a messed up Barbie," a girl told me, one I hadn't even noticed was here before. She was shuffling through her box bringing out weapons and strapping them to her belt and anywhere she could fit them.
I suppose I did look like a messed up Barbie with my jester leggings, for I could not wear moms shorts it wouldn't even be like underwear for me I'm so tall, a crop top I was wishing I wasn't, and hair extensions in pigtails. I guess it's crazy Barbie here. But that really did offend me, so she's pretty much insulting mom by insulting me?!

"Hey, I didn't Mean to insult you, gosh," the girl spoke approaching us. "Y'all just seem so stressed I was trying to lighten the mood,"

"Sounds like you're just adding to the mood," I muttered then pretended I didn't.

"Lucy," she spoke introducing herself.

"Clacey," the girl spoke. She had a heart shaped face, her blonde locks was pulled in a high ponytail which didn't sustain her curls, she wore all leather with about any weapon imaginable. Her neck, had many markings on them. Which looked familiar.

"You're a Shadowhunter," I say, noticing they were runes, the same ones aunt Lydia has.

"Yep," she replied. "I...kinda wanted to come here," Lucy snorted. "What?! I did! After seeing Waller take you all, I thought if I practiced in battle, dad would let me fight with him but I'd say all they're doing is looking for me," she huffed in frustration.

"Wait, you ran away basically?" I asked.

"I guess you could call it that, they hid me when y'all came over,..."

"Hold the phone," Lucy interrupted "you were at the New York institute?"

"Yeah, as soon as mom saw Waller she shoved me in a closet, dad was too busy trying to break them two apart," she spoke pointing to Amber and James. "The Herondales ok? That's my family, they saved the Shadowhunter world and I want to do the same but they say I'm too young, it's about time I prove them wrong,"

"Jace and clary? That's your family?" I ask in astonishment, the Shadowhunter who killed Sebastian morgenstern.

"Yep, my names their names combined, clay from clary, ace, from Jace then a y for whatever. It sucks," irritation filled her face. J approached us. "Aye," she told him. I think it took J for surprise for he didn't know this girl, as he tried to grasp words she began talking again. And I thought mom talked a lot, looks like I've met her match. "Do you have a speech problem?"

"Hey!" I snap "leave him alone ok?"

"Listen He's not exactly like you, just give him time, he doesn't like to be rushed," Lucy tried to explain.

"Uhhh," clacey spoke sarcastically "did I ask you? Don't let them answer for you,kid, you're your own person," J stared at her for a minute. Who did this girl think she was talking to my brother like that?!

"N....n." J looked at us, afraid to talk. What had this girl put into his head?! She looked at J with all her attention, her head cocked to the side, all anger out of her eyes.

"No? Is that what you meant," she asks and he nodded.

"N...n.no...kid," he spoke with a grin and nodded his head.

"I get it, you don't want me to call you kid? Sorry, I see you're not a kid," J grinned at her again "thanks for talking to me J, Yep you ain't no kid you're a man," then she walked off with a smirk.

"J," I begin, I wanted to explain to him to stay away from here, I didn't like the way she acted even if her parents were cool.

"B....be.....m.y....::I Own....p...p...per....person," he grinned "n....not...dad," that's when J finally realized he wasn't the Joker. All because of what the rebel cocky Shadowhunter girl said.

"Hey String Bean, come over here," I sigh and go to Daniel.

"Do you have to call me that?" I ask with anger.

"Would you rather me call you something stupid?"

"What's stupider than String Bean?!"

"Let's see, honeybun, sugarcane-"

"Stop! I'm not your girlfriend geez," I snap, I couldn't stand stupid pet names anyway. They were gross and boring.

"I didn't say you were my girlfriend? Do you wanna be my girlfriend?" He asks leaning against the wall.

"What is it with all you boys thinking you can get any girl?! Anyway what'd you want?!" I brushed the topic off for I didn't know how to answer him. He just shrugged and let it go.

"I think I know why blondies here, it's even, 4 boys 4 girls,"

"Wow you can do math?!!!" I say sarcastically.

"What's got you so snappy anyway?! Mother Nature hit ya?!"

"Daniel just cause a girl is angry doesn't mean- you know what I don't have have to explain anything to you," then I just walked away. No way was I letting him under my skin.

"Later Mer," he paused "Hey did I ever tell you I like my ladies feisty?" He laughed. I groaned and held up a finger he didn't want to see.

  J 

My mind isn't as slow as my words. But it is slower than average so I'm not perfect. Lucy told me to just hang in there and that we'd get through this. Last we heard Waller was on her way.

"Hey buddy," clacey said as I felt a clap on my back. The clap made a slap sound, and then a memory forced its way into my mind. Joker was hitting Harley, slapping her across the face causing the same sound, that was my parents. Why would he do that to her? I couldn't save her, I just watched it replay in my head. Over and over. And endless....endless...relapse. I grasped my hair, pulling, wanting to pull the image out. I stifled back a scream and rocked myself, my own human rocking hair, but nothing would calm me.

"J," clacey began "Hey,...Hey..Hey," I heard her but I didn't at the same time. She looked concerned. "J,.its not real ok? Hey! Hey! Listen to me J, calm yourself," I flinched at her tone. "Sorry I didn't mean to be....loud," I move my hands and place them in my lap, and she notices and put hers overtop mine. She sighed. "It's about him isn't it?" She asked as she placed a finger on my scar and traced it. Going from the corner of my mouth to my cheekbone so I'll always be smiling. I jerked my head away at her touch and she held her hands up in surrender.

"N...ever...m..in.mind," I say as I reach for her hand again, for it felt nice knowing someone was there and if I touched her I knew she was here and not an illusion.

"You ok?" She asked cocking her head to the side in question. I didn't know what to tell her. Amber was pretty and nice and always has been but claceys confidence made her beauty impossible to describe in words.

"W...what....d....oo...y.you...want....t.o..hear?" I say which came out at the speed of a snail.

"Well,"she claps her hands and lay them on her lap. "I want to hear you're ok," I shook my head at her. "You don't want to be ok?!" I shook my head again. I couldn't describe it so I just pointed at her. "Me?" I nodded hen she continued "What about me?"

"I....I....d..I.don.."

"Don't?" I nodded.

"Know,"

"You don't know?" She asked and I nodded.

"Be....c...ause....you're.....special," I say and immediately knew it was corny and stupid. James Potter was a meanie to my sister and I will never like him for that but he could compliment someone, I couldn't. I was useless.

"Thank you,J," she said with a smile. "I needed to hear that, you're a sweetheart," I grinned more than I wished to. She was pleased with me. "See ya later kid....I mean my man," she winked and I grinned even more as she left. My man she said.

A/N: thanks so much for reading! What do you think of clacey? And what do you think wallers plan is? Please comment your thoughts! Have a great day and be happy! Love you all! :)