NOTE: (PLEASE READ) This fanfiction contains mention and some description of abuse. There is mention of rape, and I know it's a sensitive topic to some people so I'll try to stray away from it. None of the characters belong to me, only the plot does. Also this is my first fanfiction, so go easy on me.
Chapter One
Tears streamed down my face as I was leaving my home. The only place I knew. Part of me was happy for a new start, so I could get away from the memories. The bruised and bloody nights. But another part of me, wanted to stay here in this town.
But I knew I had to get away from here. Away from everything. So my mom and my stepdad had decided to move away from New York to a remote part of Montana. In a large cabin with other people. Why my parents thought it would be a good idea to live with other people, I had no idea.
When we pulled up to the log cabin my mom turned around to face me. Her face had a serious look on it. "Honey, can you try to be nice to the other kids for me? I told their parents what happened."
"You did what?!" I yelled. "You told them what happened to me!" I didn't want them to look at me with pity. People who knew about what happened to me looked at me like I was a lost puppy. It frustrated me to no end.
"Honey, relax. The kids don't know, and their parents won't tell them. Relax," she said calmly.
"Easier said then done," I mumbled.
The log cabin was huge. It was the size of a mansion. Trees and flowers decorated the yard and the tall grass grew wildly. The cabin was surrounded by a huge forest. It was dark, and the trees were withering slightly.
"Let's go Clary," Luke, my step dad, said.
"It's not like I have a choice," I mumbled.
Luke looked at me with a raised eyebrow. He must've heard what I said.
I ignored him and walked to the front door. It was a large red wooden door, the color of my hair. I raised my hand, and closed it into a fist. I hesitated before knocking on the door. Finally, I took a deep breath and knocked loudly.
Only a couple of seconds later, the door flew open. A tall women, my mom's age, stood at the door smiling brightly. It lit up her whole face. Long ebony hair lay on her shoulders perfectly, making me jealous. My hair was frizzy bright and red that went to my waist; it was completely out of control.
"Oh," she squeeled. "You must be Clary. I've heard so much about you."
"I'm sure you did," I mumbled, succumbing rolling my eyes.
Suddenly, she screeched, "Jocelyn! Luke!" She pulled them into a huge hug. "I'm so glad you two are finally together. He's so much better than Valentine."
I paled. Remembering the weeks I was trapped with that monster.
"Oh I'm so sorry. I forgot. Is there anything I can do to make it up?" she pleaded with me.
"It's okay," I said. "Really, I'm fine."
"Okay, I'm sorry sweetie."
I smiled slightly. "It's okay, really Mrs. Lightwood."
"Oh call me Maryse. It makes me feel so much younger. Ah! I'll let you all unpack and to get ready for dinner. Clary your mother told me you liked to paint. I got you some paints for your room," Maryse said, smiling brightly.
"Thank you so much!" I said genuinely. At least I got to paint my room.
So, Maryse led me to my room and hugged me goodbye. Everyone's room had some big sign on their door, and mine had a post it note. To my left was someone called Jace, and to my right was someone called Magnus. Magnus's sign had glitter and bright neon colors all over it. I guessed he liked glitter a lot.
I roamed down the hallway and memorized all the other names. There was Jace, Magnus, Alec, Izzy, Simon, Jordan, Maia, and Sebastian. Finally, I went to my room. It was huge. It was about the size of a small apartment. More room for me to paint I guess. I unpacked the boxes and got to work.
By the time I was finished, I had paint spattered on my clothes and my hair was thrown into a messy bun.
"Clary! Come down for dinner, we have Chinese food!" I heard my mom yell. Instantly, I ran down the stairs, ready to eat. By the time I got to the kitchen everyone was already eating.
"Clary," Maryse squeeled. "It's time for you to meet everyone. This is Isabelle and Alec, my children."
"Call me Izzy," the girl said smiling. She was beautiful, it looked like she could be a model. The boy shyly waved. He also looked like he could be a model, with his jet black hair and crystal blue eyes. I waved back to them smiling slightly.
"This is Maia and Jordan, they came here with their parents, but both of them are off on a business trip for the summer," Maryse continued. Jordan had his arm around her waist and they were blushing. I guess that meant that they were dating by the way they were looking at each other. They were also very good looking and I was starting to become jealous of everyone.
"This is Simon, he came with his mom, and this is Magnus, he came by himself," Maryse said, still smiling. I looked at Magnus first. He had glitter everywhere, on his hair, his clothes. Still he looked good, with all that glitter.
"Hey biscuit," he said smiling, I instantly liked him and waved back.
Then I looked at Simon. I smiled instantly. He was the only one who didn't look like he came from a movie. He was normal, but still looked good, with his glasses and messy hair. He smiled and waved. I did the same thing back.
"This is Sebastion," Maryse said, "he came by himself." He was handsome with his black hair and developed muscles. He winked at me and I blushed slightly. Averting my eyes, I looked back at Maryse.
"And finally, this is Jace, my adopted child," Maryse said with a bright smile. I looked at Jace and instantly disliked him. He was smirking at me as if he knew he was perfect looking. He reminded me of this kid named Will at my old school. He was an egoistical jerkish manwhore who slept with every girl at school. Well, at least until he started dated Tessa Gray, my cousin.
The best way to describe Jace was golden, from his tanned, toned skin to his blonde hair and golden eyes. His lips curled up into a smile showing perfect teeth. He winked at me and I completely ignored him. I saw Izzy and Alec laughing out of the corner of my eye.
"Clary, I have a feeling we're going to be fast friends. Why don't you come watch a movie with all of us?" Izzy asked, smiling.
I liked Izzy enough and decided to say yes. "Sure, why not?" I said, walking to the only empty spot at the table, and unfortunately it was next to Jace. He winked at me and I rolled my eyes, instantly knowing he was like the old Will Herondale.
"I'm Jace, Jace Herondale," he said sticking out his hand. I didn't take it.
"Herondale? Do you know who Will is?" I asked.
"Yep, he's my cousin. Why?" he asked, smirking as if expecting me to say I slept with him or something.
"He's dating my cousin," I replied.
"Ah, the Tessa Gray chick. He goes on and on about her over the phone," he complained.
I ignored him and turned to Izzy. "What movie are we watching?"
"Uh, it's called Fist Fight, it's about two teachers," she said hesitantly.
"Isabelle, you're watching that movie?" her mom asked.
"Yeah, mom, I think we're all old enough to watch it," she said, rolling her eyes.
"Alright, fine," she said.
Izzy squeeled.
Time Skip: The movie
I walked into the small movie theater like room they had, and sat down on the couch next to Izzy. Maia and Jordan were already sitting on the love seat, and Simon sat on a contractable chair. Magnus and Alec were also sitting together, and Alec was furiously blushing. Sebastian walked in the room and was heading towards the empty spot on the couch. Before he sat down Jace jumped on the couch next to me. I ignored him.
"Everyone, the movie's starting!" yelled Izzy. She squeeled… again. I sighed.
The movie was pretty funny, I smiled a bit throughout it, but halfway through it Jace was talking and commenting on the movie and we couldn't hear the movie.
"Shut up!" Izzy yelled. He continued making comments about the movie. "You idiot, shut up!" I paled, remembering those exact words.
I was screaming, screaming for someone to hear me before they tortured me once again. I screamed for my life, but once again it didn't work, and the punishment would only be worse for screaming.
"Shut up," my captor, my dad, yelled. "You idiot, shut up!" Slap. My face hurt where he had slapped me, leaving a bruise.
"Jonathan Christopher Herondale!" Izzy yelled, mad at Jace for talking. I could barely understand what Izzy was saying, except for the word Jonathan.
"Jonathan! Come and help your father punish Clarissa for screaming," Valentine said, with a smug look on his face.
"Of course father," Jonathan said, smiling viciously. His dark empty, black eyes poured into my dull emerald green eyes. They had once been a bright green, but living in this hell hole hadn't done me any good. It made it worse that it was my own father and brother doing this to me. Although, you can't expect them to be normal, considering they're a part of the Circle, New York's biggest cult.
Jonathan pulled out his blade from his dark leather jacket. Slashing it across my bare stomach, making me scream in pain.
"What, did I say Clarissa," Valentine scolded, kicking me over and over again, breaking my ribs. "No more screaming!"
I had never screamed again, well at least while I was awake. Jonathan had started carving into my stomach again, carving his name into my skin. Tears streamed down my face, and I bit my lip to keep from screaming.
"Clary! Clary… Clary, wake up!" someone said, shaking my shoulder.
I bolted up and saw that everyone was looking at me from across the room, except for Jace who sat next to me with his hands on my shoulders. Everyone had a frightened look on their faces. I must've been screaming, because tears streamed down my face and my throat felt dry.
"Clary, are you okay?" Simon asked from across the room.
I nodded my head not trusting myself to speak.
"Are you sure?" Izzy asked.
"Yeah, I just had a stupid nightmare," I lied. Luckily, I had been a really good liar because everyone started laughing- I laughed along with them. Everyone except Jace was laughing. He was tense, with his hands still on my shoulders gripping them lightly.
"It was about my dad and brother," I said telling them, wanting them to believe me. "Do you know who Valentine and Jonathan Morgenstern are?" I asked them.
"Morgenstern! From the circle?" Jordan asked.
"Are they your- Oh my god, I'm so sorry," Izzy said giving me a hug. Hesitently, I hugged her back.
"Let's just watch the rest of the movie," I suggested.
Throughout the rest of the movie, I was aware of everyone's movements. Whenever Jace or Izzy's knees touched me, I flinched. Only Jace noticed, thankfully. He kept glancing at me as if he was scared I would start screaming any second. I hated it. Eventually, I was too tired to notice anyone anymore and slept into oblivion.
When I woke up, the movie screen was off and only Jace and I were in the room. We were closer than we were before, our thighs touching. He looked so peaceful while he was sleeping, no smirk, no ability to wink. Everyone must've woken up and left the room after the movie. I slowly inched upwards, but Jace's arm wrapped around my waist pulling me into him. I tensed, but slowly relaxed into his hold. Before I fell back asleep, I could've sworn I saw Jace smiling.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi, after every chapter I'm going to have some characters reacting to the chapter, like this:
CLARYGod! They are so annoying…
JACEAnnoyingly beautiful, well except for rat face.
SIMONHey!
JACEHey what? It's true.
IZZYIt is not!
JACEStop defending your boyfriend Iz.
IZZYI am not his boyfriend! *Looks over at Simon guiltily
CLARYSee what I mean God? They're so annoying.
JACE *Smirks*Annoyingly-
CLARYJust stop Jace, just stop…
Anywho? I hope you enjoy the story. PS this is my first fanfiction! Criticism is welcome, just please no hate! And updates might be slow... sorry, but anyways if my parents find out i have this i wont be able to upload anymore... Just wanted to let you all know :)
