Chapter 1
Clary's POV
Knock knock knock.
"Let me in Clary, it was an accident I swear." Simon pleaded annoyingly.
"Get out." I replied.
"Get out? I'm not even in your room as yet."
"Exactly, get out my house." I spat at him.
Silence.
"It's not even your house Clarissa..." Simon grumbled
"Leave me alone. It's all your fault!" I screeched.
I heard my door click and Simon came in closing the door behind him.
I stared at him. "How did you—"
"Look, what I said was a joke, I didn't think Luke would take it seriously." Simon began sliding his debit card back into his pocket. "Besides I'm as unhappy as you are about this whole 'boyfriend and girlfriend' thing. It really doesn't help things that you had him as your celebrity crush in your diary."
I groaned "I didn't write that, Simon."
I honestly didn't. I wrote, 'If I had to choose a celebrity to crush on, it would most likely be Jace Wayland.'
Extra enunciation on the 'If'.
"You know what I mean" he said taking a seat at the foot of my bed. I didn't know what he meant but I was too pissed off to ask.
I sat up and looked at him in the face. "It's still your fault Simon. You're the one who planted the idea in Luke's head! Joke or not, I'm going to have to date this tool until I get famous." I plopped back down onto my pillow. "Imagine all the death threats, hate mail, paparazzi, talk show hosts and so much more on my back everyday. I used to stress about math tests, now I'm gonna have to stress about angry teens and math tests."
"Clary. . ."
"What? What can you ever say to make this better Simon? Huh?" I questioned looking back at him.
Simon has been my best friend for years. Every time I was down, he was always there. He knew how to cheer me up which is a special skill I highly value. I truly love him, but not like that. Unfortunately, he can't really help me with this situation since he was the one that got me in it. My mind took me back to what just happened a couple of minutes ago.
I was in the kitchen watching TV when Simon decided to join us for dinner.
"Whatcha watching my Red Queen" Simon said.
"TMZ. Apparently the golden boy from No Mundanes is caught with another girl. I swear he has a new one every week" I replied sipping my tea.
This girl had a very pretty heart shaped face and long blonde hair. Someone I would love to sketch.
"They're nothing but arm candy." Simon said "Now that I think about it, all the girls he dates ends up becoming well known models. It would be awesome if you 'went out' with him just to promote your art. Who knows, you probably could make it big as a model-"
"That's an excellent idea Simon! I know his manager, I'll give her call right now. She'll be thrilled. Maryse will be quick to get him to make his decision with my offer." Luke said jumping up from his seat.
"HUH!? Luke..." I trailed off looking to see he's actually serious.
"He's serious." Simon said reading my mind and looking at me with wide eyes and a faint pink tinting his cheeks.
"But Luke, I don't even like him-"
"Clary likes the boy alright. I read it in her diary." My brother Jonathan, who's spending the weekend with us said strolling into the kitchen. He didn't live with us, he lived with my dad. And as mean as it sounds, I prefer it that way. The kid is a menace.
I turned to Simon who was full on blushing, then to Jonathan smirking and then to Luke talking on the phone. This can't be happening. With a rush of anger, I flung the tea in my cup at Jonathan's ugly face and ran upstairs. I heard Luke yell for me before I slammed my door shut.
"This is so humiliating Simon. I'm a joke." I moaned into my pillow.
"Hey! You are not a joke. You hear me Clary? You deserve this, if anything. All those other girls are just showcasing themselves, but you have actual talent," Simon said earnestly.
I turned to look at him, a bit shook by this burst of energy.
"In fact you're much prettier than those girls, and your talent is much cooler than those girls, you hear me?"
"Yeah I hear you." I chuckled feeling a little better.
Simon was blushing but I didn't know why. I do know I'm pretty but Simon has never mentioned it before. I felt this weird rush in my blood, but I wrote it off as flattery. If this is his way of trying to make me feel better then I'm okay with that. Actually just the thought of Simon trying to make me feel better made me feel better. He's so cute! But like, you know, chipmunk cute.
"C'mere." I said spreading my arms wide and grinning.
Simon leaned down and hugged me nice and tight.
"You'll be getting tons of money to spend on the latest manga books, you know." Simon whispered in my ear. I laughed again and let him go.
I made a promise to myself while Simon was chatting away and leading me downstairs.
I will get the best out of this.
A/N: This is my first FanFiction I'm serious about. I literally have a timeline of the drama that's gonna happen, so I plan on finishing this story for sure. Jace's POV is next!
