Hello people! Second chapter!

Written by my friend. Still hasn't gotten a username, but I guess it's only been two days.

Okay, on to the story!

Simon picked up his cup to take another sip of his coffee, only to realize it was empty. He frowned, setting it down to look up at the clock to see what time it was, but there was something...no...someone in his way.

"Excuse me, but could-"

"What kind of coffee are you drinking?" said a happy and bright voice. Almost overly happy and bright for Simon's liking.

"Um, it's a dark roast," Simon said slowly, looking up at the face that harbored the too-happy voice. It was a girl around his age, with dark raven hair cropped at the shoulders in a bob. She had big, striking ice blue eyes that complemented her dark hair and pale skin. She was quite tall, around 6" like an Amazoness and had a big, curious smile on her face. To put it simply, she was gorgeous.

The girl's face twisted a little and showed an expression of disgust that didn't suit her delicate face. "Isn't that really bitter?" she asked, voice tinted with distaste.

"Sort of," Simon replied, "but I like it that way."

The girl observed him for a little bit which freaked Simon out. But he thought that he shouldn't be the one talking here since he did the same to her no more than a minute ago.

"You remind me of someone I know," The girl said brightly, taking a chair at Simon's table and suddenly sitting down. "He ALWAYS drinks this bitter coffee called...ummm...well, I don't remember, but he always has it and I just can't stand it!"

"Really?" Simon asked.

"Yea, but he's a cool guy, so I deal with it."

"Huh." Simon grabbed his cup and headed towards the counter for a refill, the girl following right behind him like a puppy. Simon ordered his coffee then turned back to the girl, bumping into her because she was so close. Too close, for that matter.

"Listen, it's been nice chatting with you and all, but I really-" once again, he was interrupted by the raven-haired beauty.

"I'm Rae," chirped the girl, taking a step back from Simon and holding out her hand. Simon took it after a little hesitation, and Rae smiled.

"I'm Simon. Listen, I really need to go-" But just as soon as he started, Rae's hand shot past Simon towards his now refilled coffee, taking it and walking to the other side of the counter. Before he could protest, Rae took three packs of sugar and dumped them in his coffee. She took a sip and, seeming satisfied, walked back to Simon and thrust his cup back to him.

"Much better," Rae stated. She turned away and went back to Simon's table, sitting down and gesturing for Simon to do the same. He took a sip of his coffee. Not bad, he thought.

Simon walked slowly towards the table but did not sit down. "Rae, listen," Simon began, "It's been nice meeting you and all, but there is something really important I have to do right now. Maybe we can talk some other time."

For a second it seemed as if Rae's face darkened, but just as quickly as Simon saw it (or thought he did), it was gone. She looked up at him and smiled.

"I understand, but before you go, can you tell me what's wrong. You seem troubled and I wanna help you out."

Simon thought about turning her down and just leaving, but he saw something in Rae's eyes that made him want to stay. She seemed genuine and real, something Simon needed at the moment. So he pulled out a chair and sat down across from her, telling her the whole story about his and Clary's plans, how she cancelled and how they fought, and also how he had to leave to apologize to her. When he finished, he looked at Rae to see her reaction. She opened her mouth then closed it, as if she was searching for words that she couldn't find. They sat in silence, the only noise to be heard was the ticking of the clock and some old jazz being played on the radio.

"You shouldn't have to apologize, she's in the wrong here, not you," Rae said suddenly, startling Simon. "You and her made plans and then she ditched you for some pretty boy and a boring party. And, from the sound of it, this hasn't been the only time she's done that." Spot on Simon thought.

"Well, yea, but I exploded at her for something so small and trivial and I regret it. So I need to apologize. I don't want to ruin our friendship," Simon explained. At his response Rae shot up and slammed her hands on the table, leaning towards Simon as she did so.

"You had a RIGHT to get angry. You had a good and valid reason to explode and you shouldn't apologize to her! She needs to realize that she isn't always right and needs stop thinking that she's a freaking queen! And you," Rae exclaimed, "need to stop going back there, tail between your legs, saying sorry to please her little highness! A little fight won't ruin this friendship you're trying so hard to preserve. I mean, c'mon! Everyone fights and makes up. So this time it's her turn to apologize to YOU. Not the other way around."

Rae sat down huffing, pouting and crossing her arms. Simon just sat dumbfounded. He didn't expect a happy girl like her to explode like that for his sake, someone she just met. It made Simon feel good that someone cared about him like that. You know, even is he just met the chick.

"Um...thanks. You know, you're right. I have to stop apologizing to Clary all the time, and I know that. But I guess I needed someone to kick me in the butt and help me out. So thanks," Simon replied.

"Heck yea I'm right! And I'm glad I could help you out. Also, sorry for exploding at you earlier. I just don't like seeing people I care about get beat down like that." At Rae's response, Simon blushed just a little bit when she told him she cared about him. "Now," Rae said, "I have something in mind that can take your mind off of all of this. It's a cool place and I think you'll like it" Rae stood up and held her hand out to Simon. "You wanna come?" she asked.

Simon pondered the thought for a little while, thinking about where she was gonna take him. Something inside of him told him not to go with Rae, saying that there was something off about her. But then Simon looked up at her eyes and pushed all the doubtful thoughts away, saying that he was being too cautious. He grabbed a hold of her hand and stood up.

"Sure," he replied, and with that Rae lit up and smiled.

"Well then, let's get out of here"

Rae led him to the door, Simon grabbing his coffee on the way out.

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