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CLARY
Clary slumped down in her usual place at the back of the class. She usually met Simon before the class from hell started but he was running late as per usual. Simon was the type of friend that everybody wants, Clary was lucky enough to have grown up with him which explains why they are constantly stuck side by side. She gazed around the room looking for anything to keep her from pulling her hair out. She hated school. She hated being around stuck up, manipulative bitches that didn't know the difference from there and their. It wasn't that she thought she was better than her other class mates, she just didn't fit in. She'd rather be at home with Simon listening to her favourite band or binge watching Netflix. She didn't like the party scene nor had she ever had a boyfriend so she had nothing to connect her to them. Clary didn't mind, she was happy living her mundane life.
"The king has arrived" Clary shot up. She had been so deep into thought she hadn't even seen Simon walk up to her and whisper in her ear.
"You're late, again." Clary said sternly while frowning.
Simon smirked. He was always late, she doesn't understand why she still bothers mentioning it. "I'm not late; you're all just incredibly early". She sighed as he slouched down in the seat next to her.
"Has Mrs fuckface made the big announcement yet, or have I missed it?" Simon asked, reaching into his bag to get his books out.
"No, she was waiting for everyone to get here; we're just waiting for angel boy". Clary sighed looking at her watch. Angel boy was actually a guy named Jace Herondale. He was the teacher's pet, the popular guy and the athletic. She called him angel boy because he was too perfect to possibly be human. He had hair that shimmered like fine gold silk under the sun and to match, bold golden eyes.
"y'know Isabelle was checking me out when I walked in the room?" Simon said leaning back in confidence". Isabelle was Jace's non-biological sister along with Alec, her brother and Magnus her brothers boyfriend. Isabelle had long black hair and a body Clary would die for. All the guys in her class obsessed over.
"Don't lie to me Simon, why would a girl like that ever check you out? You're a dork" Clary snorts sarcastically. It's not that Simon's unattractive, he is. Clary just doesn't see him being with a girl who cares more about what people think of her than who she actually is.
"Shut it, freckle face. Look who's finally here." Clary turned to the front of the class and there he stood.
JACE
With his earphones in, Jace made his way into school. He always enjoyed walking in late as attention was what he craved. He didn't mean in the way of people being all over him, just that he liked all eyes being on him. He approached the class thinking about the best excuse to tell his teacher for why he is late. As he stepped into the class, it was filled with laughter. He coughed making sure all eyes are on him.
"Sorry for being late Mrs Penhallow, I was walking old ladies across the road for my daily good deed". The room filled with laughter as he smirked.
"Just sit down will you?" She snickered.
Jace made his way across the room to reach his seat, not before glancing at the beautiful red-head. He was surprised to find she was staring back at him. Clary wasn't the normal type of girl. She was unique and that's why she was beautiful.
Jace sat down next to Alec and punched him in the arm as his way of saying hello.
"Settle down everybody, I have an important announcement to make" Mrs Penhallow was a laid back teacher however she did have her drawbacks such as horribly long speeches and group activities to broaden their 'social skills'. "As you all know, this is your travel and tourism class, so I thought it would be a great idea to actually go travelling!"
Jace laughed, her idea of travelling is probably to the next town over. "HA, next joke. As if you'd let us all go loose on a road trip, we'd all end up dead".
Laughter picked up in the class and Mrs Penhallow sneered over to him.
"Thankyou for that comment Herondale, and you are absolutely right by the way. This is exactly why I have paired you off. The road trip will last for approximately a month staying in well-known tourist places across England." Mrs Penhallow grinned down at Jace as she said it. He sighed, slumping down into his chair muttering profanities under his breath. He hated how she retorted to him.
"As you are all well aware, we live in the city of London. London is the main tourist attraction for England so I decided it would be nice if we became the tourists." She looked down at her piece of paper smiling.
"In a moment I am going to read out the pairs, please go and sit with your partner and… get to know them".
Jace switched off. He didn't care about hearing the pairs until Izzy got put with Simon. Jace and Simon had never spoken to each other before nor had they even made any contact. He only knew his name because he'd paid attention to Clary. "Have fun little sister" Jace winked at Isabelle as she sighed getting up out of her seat to walk to Simon.
"Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane" Mrs Penhallow shouted smiling sweetly at them.
"Hey!, No fair! Why do they get to be together, but I get put with this dork?" Isabelle retorted pointing at Simon. It was true, It wasn't fair.
"Your brother and Magnus have never done anything in this class to make me separate them, you on the other hand…" she trailed off.
It was true. Whenever Jace and Isabelle were put together, they'd cause havoc.
Jaces heart beat twice as fast when she said what she did next. "Jace Herondale and Clary Fray"
CLARY
Her heat fluttered. She had been put with angel boy. Her palms sweat as she walked to the front of the class. She looked back to Simon to see his expression. He was giving her thumps up and miming 'good luck' with a wink. Clary slowly sat down next to Jace and turned to face him with ease.
He outstretched his hand. "Hello Clary, As you already know, I'm Jace" He smirked.
Thankyou for reading chapter 1, I should update around 3 times a week if you enjoy. Please review!
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