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Have to say I'm sorry for posting so late. I know I haven't this week yet, and i meant to post yesterday, but it was unexpectedly jam packed at last minute, so yeah.
I'm pretty excited, because very soon, The Heir is coming out! May the fifth...! The fourth book in the Selection Trilogy. Honestly, a week ago, I hadn't even started the Selection. I just finished The One. I know I should've started a bit earlier, but from what one of my friends said, it's a cheesy romance story. After Twilight, I didn't think that I could survive another one. But don't get me wrong. I loved them both! Seriously give it a try, and I mean it. I'm not one for stories with princesses and princes, but this one's dystopian...so it's really good. Give it a try.
Some of you have questions, so I'm going to make it the easiest way possible to answer them. At the end of each chapter, every question that's asked to me will be answered, so long as it's not too personal. Feel free to ask, but if I don't want to or can't answer it, then I won't address it, but a majority of the things I will. So ask away! I enjoy answering.
Many of you guys know that there'll be a Mortal Instruments tv show, called Shadowhunters. If you didn't know, well, now you do. Follow shadowhunterstv on Instagram for updates on who's being casted, and other things. So far, they casted Dominic Sherwood for Jace, Emeraude Toubia for Isabelle, and Alberto Rosende for Simon. I'll tell you when more casting info comes out. And feel free to review you're opinion on the casting, but please don't say anything offensive to them, or what not. Because personally, I love the cast already, and with all the bad reviews I've seen on Instagram on shadowhunterstv's photo's so far? Well, I'd rather not say those words. So if you don't have anything nice to say 'bout the casting or how they're gonna make the show, please keep it to yourself. Thank you. Also, so far, here's what I know will be of the show. I'm not 100% sure that everything here is true, because lots of things change over time. So please don't point out what's utterly wrong and all, because I'll already know.
•Supposed to air in January 2016
•coming to ABC Family
•Simon already has a girlfriend from the start of the show. Her name's Natalie, she's really protective, and bohemian.
•Simon's band has some different members, including Natalie.
•supposed to begin in May 2015, in Vancouver. The producer hopes to shoot the rest in Toronto. (Yes! The show's gonna be shot in my home country!)
•one hour episodes
•Simon is studying accounting, and Clary's studying art
•first episode is called, "The Mortal Cup"
•One book=one season. One season a year.
Okay, so that's actually pretty much all I know. There's a bit more, but I don't wanna type that, because it's boring stuff about it. I'm not too happy about the 'Simon's girlfriend' thing, but I'll judge it when I actually see the show.
I should get to the fanfic part. I hope you don't mind my longp author's note!
CLARY POV
I sat on the shore of the beach, my toes touching the cool water. Jace was by my side, though he was silent. I had only come back to my house from the airport an hour ago, but I felt that I was still in Hollywood, away from my family. It was because so much has happened, and is wasn't there to see it. Every passing minute, I grew farther away from them. Especially Jace. Now, he sit so still, staring off into the water. There was nothing more I had wanted, than to just know what was going through his mind. Jace. I thought in my mind.
"Yeah?" He suddenly spoke, turning his golden head towards me. Oh, I thought. I didn't realize that I said it out loud.
"Um..." I racked my brain for something to say. "Let's, uh, go somewhere else...how about that old fro yo shop we used to go to?"
"Oh. Sure." He replied, simply.
The fro yo shop was my favourite place. I knew exactly where it was, even through those five, long years. Or so I thought.
I took a turn, but Jace pulled my arm lightly. "That's not where it is."
"What? I thought it was this way..."
"It used to be. But two years after you left, they relocated the store, so now, it's a block farther than what we normally would have to walk. But the renovations and all in the new building they moved to...that'll wow you." Jace said, walking behind me with his hands on my shoulders, steering me to the opposite side of the street. That only reminded me even more that I missed too many events. I remembered that earlier in the year, in January, was Jace's birthday. I wanted to go back to surprise him, but that week, unfortunately, I had an important project to finish at my school in Hollywood. The night of Jace's birthday, I texted him, but he didn't reply until the next week. Isabelle called me, and said that the whole time they were celebrating, Jace had seemed distracted, like he was waiting for something to happen. At the end of it, Jace had seemed so upset, it seemed like he was going to deflate.
I should've gone to New York to visit. It would've been worth missing that week of school.
Jace wasn't joking; the place was huge, and very well decorated. There were neon lights everywhere, and the booths had small lights embedded into the edges. Every table was lit up in, also, neon lights. Those lights all changed colours every five seconds. It was very well done, eye catching, but not blinding. I wondered how they did all that.
"Whoa, Jace. You really weren't exaggerating when you said that this place'll wow me. Are you sure that this is With a Cherry on Top, the one from five years ago?" I exclaimed.
"Yeah, I know, it's hard to believe," said Jace, shaking his head. I took a seat in one of the booths, running my hand down my hair to comb it. Even with the air conditioner on, I still regretted not wearing a short sleeved tee shirt, or a tank top. I'd even trade this for a dress. Okay...not that. Definitely no dresses.
I decided that I wanted an iced coffee, instead of ice cream or frozen yogurt. Sipping on my coffee silently, I stared out of the large windows of the store, looking at the passing people.
"So. How was Hollywood?" Jace asked.
"It was...well, exciting. I guess I could say it was fun, but I wish you could've been there. And those five years...I barely spoke to anyone like I ever did with you and Isabelle. I'm glad I'm back. Okay, enough talk about me. how about you? How was collage?" I stared at his face. I hadn't drawn anything big since I left, because I needed to focus on collage. But now that I'm out...well. I should be calling Imogen, my agent, to tell her that I'm back, but I decided to start in September. So I've got free time for about two months. Enough time for am arm full of drawings. And I'm going to start with one of Jace. I noticed how much has changed, how he got taller, and the changes in his face. There was something else in his eyes. Something that made him look more tough, like he went through a lot. Maybe he did, I thought. I just missed it, so I would never know what.
"You're the one who just came back from Hollywood, and you're asking me how collage was?" Jace exclaimed.I laughed. It felt good to laugh again, and actually feel totally relaxed while doing it.
"Fine. You don't want to talk about yourself. How is Isabelle? How is she and Simon?" I was curious. Back then, I was happy for Isabelle and Simon. I still am.
"Simon? I still don't really like that guy much. But I supposed that you would hate if I scared him off. That would probably hurt Isabelle, then you'd kill me. Oh, but Isabelle and Simon. They're doing fine. Actually, they're getting married soon. They're planning for October."
"Oh my gosh, really?" I almost screamed.
"Yes."
"Was that sarcastic?"
"No! Why do you always assume that I'm being sarcastic?" Jace smiled. It was good to see him smile.
"Maybe because you always are!"
"No way...I'm so not!"
"You so are. Sarcasm is like a second language to you." I pointed out.
"Yeah, yeah. Fine. But I'm really not kidding. Though I only found out this week. Alec was the one who told me. By the way, I don't think I'm supposed to know yet, so keep it a secret."
"It's already forgotten. Well, not really, but you get what I mean. I'm just bummed out that she didn't tell me." I sighed, sipping the last of my iced coffee.
"I'm sure she didn't tell anyone. I think Isabelle was waiting to tell you first." He reassured me, and I smiled, knowing that when she tells me, I could finally tell her how happy I was for her.
Jace walked me back home, and we talked on the way. "Thanks for keeping in touch with my firends while I was away, Jace." I said.
"My pleasure. Though it was a little awkward hanging out with Aline again." Jace and Aline had some..um...history. They were dating when I got to Mortal High, and broke up soon after I did.
"Yeah. You totally didn't need to. After all, I was always coming back."
"At that point, I wasn't really sure." he muttered,
"What? What do you mean?" I asked, grabbing onto his wrist, none too gently.
"I wasn't sure if you'd come back from Hollywood, okay?! I thought that you'd find that you like it there more. I thought that you found new friends, and..."
"And what?"
"And a new boyfriend." we both fell silent. After what seemed like forever, I spoke again, though barely audible. "What are we?"
"I don't think I know what you mean." Jace said, staring at the concrete ground.
"Jace, you know perfectly well what I mean." I stopped walking, and crossed my arms.
"I don't know what we are! We broke up, I get it. Now you come back, and I don't know what to feel! I still like you. I really do. But I don't know where we lie! What we are, a pair or what? I don't know, Clary!"
"Well, then. Perhaps I can give you a year, how about a decade to think about it? I don't know either, but I was hoping you did! And shouting at me like that won't help!" I could feel tears brimming, my vision getting blurred by my tears.
"I'm sorry! But I really don't know. I can't know everything!" he ran a hand through his golden hair, as I wiped the tears off of my face. I steadied my voice, and spoke.
"Maybe we should start off as friends again. Maybe that might help. And if we don't get back together, then maybe it was never meant to be." The pain in his eyes were almost unbearable, but he spoke clearly and smoothly. "If that's what you want. I'll...I'll see you tomorrow."
I didn't see what he was going to do next, because I took off running to my house. At first, I didn't know which way, but I eventually found my way back home.
I didn't want to deal with my parents at that moment, so I pried open a secret window I used to use, and crawled through it. I walked up the stairs to my room, making sure that I didn't make a sound, not even a creaking floorboard. Once I shut the door, I started crying. Not jagged sobs like what I'd been expecting, but silent, hot tears. Somehow, that was worse than the sobs.
Okay, I know most of you are mad at me for the ending, but I promise this is not the end for Jace and Clary. So please don't get mad! And keep in mind...Sizzy's gonna get married! (in my fanfic, that is)
So please review, follow, and favourite! I appreciate it a lot! Especially since this chapter took me a very, very long time to write, because I had writer's block and everything. Talk about staring at a blank screen for hours.