Cold Fusion
Songs to listen to whilst reading the chapter:
22 – Taylor Swift
Crazy Kids – Ke$ha
The Reckless and The Brave – All Time Low
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This chapter will only be from Clay's perspective.
All I can think of during my AP Theatre class, is how I'm gonna survive another AP class with that bastard Jace. I'm nearly in all AP classes. Jace is in the same grade as me, and unfortunately. He's smart. He just doesn't like showing it in front of his friends. Which almost makes me feel sorry for him.
We're doing Macbeth in Theatre just now for a production play, before the Halloween ball. It's difficult to understand what the fuck Shakespeare is going on about, and we're on on the first scene of Act Two. Not to mention my pissant of a teacher, Mr. Donald is making us read it aloud.
I look over to Izzy and mouth 'What the fuck?' She stifles a laugh behind a cough. Jace and Alec look between us, confused as to what we are smirking about.
"Since Miss Fray isn't paying attention," I snap out of my smirking, with Mr. Donald's broad Scots accent "she will be Lady Macbeth in the final production of the play."
What. A. Dick.
"B-but, well... That isn't fair. I was paying attention." I stammer.
"Oh really?" He raises a brow. "What did I just say then?" He questions me. I pause, trying to rack my mind. Searching for an answer.
"I don't know, sir. Sorry." I say defeated.
He smirks. "I said, the class could leave Clary."
"Oh." Is all I say in return. I pack up my things and stick my earphones in. I start to sing quietly to myself.
Jace waltzes past me with Alec, smirking at me. So I stop singing and remove my earphones and put them away.
"Aw I was enjoying serenading me, Poppy." Jace says slyly, but before I can retort, a very angry Aline comes up and slaps Jace across the face, I wince a little at the sound but that doesn't stop the little bit of laughter that bubbles up from my chest.
"You DITCHED me. Not class. ME!" Aline screams at the top of her voice. The rings on her hand must of scratched his face because he was now bleeding.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot." He brushes her off.
"I thought you loved me..." She whines, I scoff and roll my eyes. Jace doesn't love anyone but himself. I move along, not caring about what happens to Jace. I make my way to Physics.
I say goodbye to Izzy and Si, before I go into class. They have Biology, so they're in the same building as me.
I take my seat, the class slowly starts to fill up. I get out my notepad and start doodling in the margin, as I wait for Mr. Blackwater to come into class. Jace walks in last, the only seat left is next to me.
I sigh an exaggerated sigh as he sits down next to me. I look at him.
"You should get that seen to, Jace. You may need stitches." I say carefully, looking at the bruising, blood and pure redness of his cheek.
"I don't need some losertelling me what I should do." He snaps at me.
"I was only trying to help.." I whisper, a little hurt.
He sighs softly. "Shit, I'm sorry, Poppy. I just... Well you saw." He runs a hand through his hair.
I reach into my bag, grabbing the fabric handkerchief my mum gave me, I then proceed to go over to a tap and soak the handkerchief until it's wet but not too wet. I go back over to my seat and sit down.
"What are you doing?" He says with a worried look on his face, looking at me quizzically.
"If you're not going to get it seen to, I'll do it for you.! I say matter-of-factly. I reach up slowly, dabbing the sensitive skin softly, he flinches away slightly. I reach up with my other hand and hold his chin, his eyes fluttering closed, I keep cleaning it. I notice his eyes are open again, I look into them for a split second, the golden mass is watching me concentrate on his wounds. It sends butterflies whirling round in my stomach but I still continue until his face is as clean as it'll get. "There we are." I say with a slight smile, it may have been my imagination but I thought I saw the corners of his mouth twitch up for a split second.
I didn't notice everyone staring but I do now, I blush crimson. Jace notices and growls lowly.
"What?" He snaps at them. The whole class hurriedly looks away. Whispers break out everywhere in the class.
"Thank you.. Jace." I whisper, hiding my face from him. Just Then Mr. Blackwater walks in the class.
