Simon sat down at his table and the first pair of eyes his met, he knew were going to ruin him. He knew that for a fact. Those were the eyes of a heartbreaker, they had the spark in them that told him that. As he ate he would glance over at her and they would be staring right back at him like a lion watching a zebra. But Simon knew he was no zebra, he was going to be right up there on the food chain, even if it did ruin him.
"I'm Simon," He said to her.
Some people looked up at him but his eyes stayed on her, up until her eyes met his, "Isabelle, but I already knew your name."
Simon's eyebrows creased over his eyes, "You know, usually I can tell if I'm being stalked." He joked.
Isabelle laughed, "Don't worry I'm not, I'm rooming with your friend, Clary. She mentioned you."
"Well, then it looks like we will be spending a lot of time together."
At the end of dinner the captain of the ship walked into the room, "Attention everyone, since most of you don't know many of each other, for the next week you will have name cards placed on the plates, that is where you will sit for that meal. This is in hopes that you can meet people and make friends. After each dinner we will have an activity before bedtime. Tonight just sit with the people at your table in a nice little sharing circle and introduce yourselves and talk. Have fun." Then he left and the kids kept eating.
After dinner and the activity, Clary and Isabelle were laying in their beds trying to fall asleep. The waves would usually calm someone down but for city girls like them, it made them restless. After about an hour Clary could hear Izzy's breathing even out, meaning she was asleep. Clary quietly got up and crept out of the room, she made her way up to the deck. It was so dark she had to feel her way around. She found herself at the edge of the deck. The lights lighting the propellers lightly showed the harsh rush of the water behind the ship. She rested her arms on the edge of the ship and stared up at the star scattered sky. She thought maybe this would calm her, she could never see the stars while living in the city.
Suddenly she felt warm air on her cheek. She whipped around as two arms attached to the ledge of the ship trapping her. She couldn't see a face but she knew they were male and tall.
"Haven't you ever seen a horror movie?" A deep voice spoke in front of her, "Cause this would be a great place for one, you would never find a body."
Clary's breath hitched, it was true. If she got pushed over, her body would sink to the bottom of the ocean. A lighter ignited beside her and lit up both their faces. Clary saw a blond boy with a smirk dancing on his lips. He laughed, "Did you really think I was going to kill you?" He was tall, lean, he definitely grew up in all the right places. "I'm Jace,"
Jace. Izzy's brother, adopted of course, he was a polar opposite of Isabelle. She had dark eyes, dark hair, and fair skin. Jace had blond hair, golden brown eyes, and tanned skin. That was when Clary realised that she had been staring at him for too long.
Jace leaned close and whispered in her ear, "Like what you see?"
Clary scoffed and shoved him away, the light on his lighter went out and she lost his position. She didn't know where to look so she looked back down at the water, "I think we're going too fast, it doesn't feel right."
"I know," Jace appeared beside her, "we are. I think the captain is trying to get to our destination sooner to avoid being so far out when the storm comes."
"The storm?"
"Yeah, if you can see where the stars aren't as visible those are the clouds coming in. You can tell they are thick if you look close enough. My guess is a big storm is coming and soon."
Clary laughed, "What are you a future weatherman or something?"
Jace shook his head laughing a little bit, "No, I just like knowing a little bit about everything."
"Hmm, well it's getting late, I should go try and sleep." Clary started to walk back from where she arrived.
"Hold on," She heard Jace call over, "I never got your name."
Clary smiled, which she was glad he couldn't see in the darkness, "I room with your sister. My name is Clary."
