Summary : "Are you happy?" "no" Set in the Medieval period. Jace is a poor stable boy that works at the castle. Clary is the princess that is arranged to marry someone she doesn't love. Jace and Clary fall for each other. This is a love story. Sorry if characters are OOC.

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Chapter 1

CLARY POV

I wasn't much of a speaker, I liked to think. It was good being lost in your thoughts, you could imagine where you wanted to go or think of a memory, and just be there. I found myself drifting off more frequently than usual. Isabelle was always talking, I only ever get her to be quiet when we are walking in the was good having her with me, she always knows what to say when there isn't anything around. Isabelle was kind to me and my only friend- a sudden noise brought me out of my thoughts.

"What is that" I asked Isabelle

Isabelle turned around "It's a carriage" She answered. "Probably with the new stable boy in it."

"What happened to the last stable boy?" I asked.

"Your father killed him" the other girl replied simply.

"Why" I cried. "What did he do?"

"Does it matter?" Isabelle said then laughed. "Honestly Clarissa sometimes you care too much, he was just a peasant."

After a few more minutes of walking I heard a horn blare in the distance, meaning I was meant to return to the castle. It was unusual for it to go off so early, it was only three in the evening. We both stopped walking and I turned to Isabelle.

"I guess I have to go" I said miserably

"Yeah I should get back as well, I'll see you tomorrow" Isabelle said

I hugged her and then turned away to leave.

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When I walked into the throne room to meet my Father. There were purple banners hung up on the walls with the Norths sigil printed on them. It was different for the Northerners to come this time, perhaps we were going to have a ball. When I reached the throne I realised that my Father was not alone, he was standing with the King of the north and the Kings son Sebastian. I curtseyed at them and then turned to address My father.

"Ah Clarissa my Daughter myself and King Eddard have come to an arrangement" My Father said.

"My son and you, darling Clarissa are to be married." King Eddard spoke looking me straight in the eyes. I didn't want to hear it, my whole life i wanted to marry and become queen just like my mother but not like this. I was meant to fall in love and have my heart broken and then fall in love again untill I found the right person. It was too soon I am only sixteen I cannot marry. I wanted to cry and at the same time scream and yell at my father but I knew that would do me no good.

"That sounds like a wonderful arrangement" I said forcing out a smile and looking over at Sebastian. He smiled and grabbed both my hands roughly.

"I cannot wait to get to know better Clarissa" Sebastian said leaning down.

Letting go of my hands he turned to my Father.

"King Valentine I would honour the chance to take your daughter on a walk through the gardens to get to know her better" He said confidently.

"Of course" My father proclaimed.

My arm was linked around Sebastians as we walked through the courtyard.

"Clarissa, I am expecting you to be loving and to give me my every needs" Sebastian said firmly. "If you do not do that I will have to punish you myself and I do not want to have to do that, understand?"

We had stopped walking and were now standing on a large circle slab of concrete with a fountain in the middle and rose bushes surrounding.

"I understand" I said quietly feeling afraid and uncomfortable at his commanding tone.

A sharp force hit my cheek and my head was whipped to the side I realised Sebastian had hit me. I held my hand up to my check.

"I didn't hear you" He snarled grabbing my chin, forcing me to look him in the eyes.

"I understand" I repeated my voice coming out firmer than I thought it would.

"Good" He let go of me and stood up straighter. "I look forward to our time together Clarissa" He smirked and walked away.

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I sat down on the bench opposite to the fountain. Do I have to spend the rest of my life with that man. I placed my hand on my stinging cheek and realised that I was crying. I put my head in my hands and thought that my life could be worse, I could be poor and living on the streets, I just needed to stand up and push through the worst. Taking a deep breath I smoothed out my white dress and I stood up, walked over to the garden and picked a purple flower of the bush. While walking I picked its petals off one by one and was so concentrated on do so I was not paying attention to where i was walking and bumped into someones chest. Startled I looked up. And stared at the person standing taller than me, he had blonde locks and golden eyes, he was gorgeous. I apologised for running into him. We stared at each other for a couple of seconds then he smirked.

"No problem Princess it's not your fault my good looks distracted you. He teased

"I was not distracted" I replied frowning.

"Well that is unusual, I tend to distract most girls" he boasted

"Yeah well I am not most girls" I replied lifting my head.

"No you aren't" he said quietly " Well I've got to get back to work, see you around."

"Wait!" I called after him, he turned around.

"What is it Princess?" he asked.

"What's your name?" I blurted out

"Jace" he replied

"Goodbye Clary" He turned back and headed to the stables.

Clary I liked that name.

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Jace Pov

As I was shoveling the hay into the barn I couldn't stop thinking about princess Clary- Clarissa, I corrected myself. She was different I could tell, not stuck up like the other princess I had worked for. Clarissa had a sense of innocence and purity that had not been ruined by royalty. Even the way she carried herself you could tell that she did not know of her beauty, of all the women that I had seen she was far the most beautiful. What is she doing to me, I've only known her for a couple of hours and she has me on my knees.

"Jace!" Simon called out to me.

"yeah?" I mused looking up at him.

"Look what you are doing" He said with an amused face.

I glanced down at my work and saw that while I was absorbed in thought I had run out of hay and started to shovel dirt into the horses food.

"Well shit" I cursed and began shoveling out the dirt.

Simon laughed and went back to work.

Through the rest of the day my thoughts kept drifting off to one thought.

You will never be good enough for her.

Hey I'm sorry if the characters are OOC we will see more Clace next time. Outfits on my profile.