And here comes Chapter 2! Hope y'all enjoy!

Oh yeah, if there is a song sang, it is not an original song, but the characters are using it.

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Love y'all!
~Cassie:*

Chapter 2: The Audition

Clary's POV

When they arrived at the studio, Simon took Clary's hand. She smiled at him and kissed his cheek as they walked into the big concrete building. Inside the building, there was a huge stage, and a bunch of director looking chairs. On the back of the chairs were names. Clary spotted the chair with her name on it, and walked up to sit in it. Next to her chair, was another chair with the name Jace Herondale on the back. Clary assumed that was the same guy she had been talking to on the phone for weeks. She pulled out her IPod, and started listening to 'Can You Feel My Heart' by Bring Me The Horizon. She looked around for Simon, but she couldn't seem to find him. Clary sighed, and closed her eyes.

Jace's POV

When Jace arrived at the studio, he sighed. He didn't really want to do this, but he wasn't given much of a choice. What sucks the most is that he had to be taught how to act. Jace hated being told what to do. Aline got out of the car first, and was on the phone with someone. Jace didn't really care who it was, but it still aggravated him some. Jace got out of the car as Aline can up to him.

"Hey babe, I have to go home real quick, but I will be back." She said, and Jace looked at her questionably.

"Okay, hurry back, I guess." He said, and she walked off. Isabelle got out of the car, followed by Magnus and Alec.

"Oh yay! Your little play toy left. Now maybe you can focus on the actual audition!" Izzy said and Jace rolled his eyes. He walked into the building and looked around. He saw the stage, but something caught his eye. In a chair sitting next to his own, there was a little red headed girl. He first noticed how beautiful she was, and then that her eyes were closed and she had headphones on. He wondered what she was listening to. Then he heard Isabelle clear her throat. Jace looked at her.

"Who's that?" She asked. Jace looked at the name on the chair.

"Clary Fray." He said, and Izzy's eyes went wide. 'So that was the girl I've been talking to.' Jace thought.

"Oh. My. GOD! No way! I love her!" Izzy screamed, and Clary jumped. She looked around her, and then behind her, where her eyes went right to Jace.

Clary's POV

Clary fell asleep in that chair, and was asleep until she heard someone scream. She jumped and looked around, until she found a beautiful golden boy standing by the door. She was speechless. He was the most gorgeous person she had ever laid eyes on. Clary pulled her headphones out, stopping Of Mice and Men 'You're Not Alone' at mid song.

"H-h i." Clary stammered as she walked up to the golden boy. Then she noticed a stunning black haired girl next to him.

"Hi, my name is Isabelle Lightwood." The black haired girl said as Clary walked up to them.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Clarissa Fray, but you can call me Clary." She said to Isabelle.

"Oh, believe me, I know who you are." Isabelle said, and Clary giggled. The golden boy cleared his throat, and Clary's attention was all on him.

"Hi. My name is Jace Herondale." The golden boy said, and Clary's eyes went wide. 'That cannot be the same guy I talk to.' She thought.

"Oh, yes. I'm Clary, of course, the one you've been talking to. I'll be teaching you how to act. In fact, I believe can start practicing today." Clary said, as her heart skipped a beat. She wondered what was wrong with her. Jace smirked.

"I would love to. You know, many people would give anything to be in your shoes, Ms. Fray." Jace said, and Clary frowned. 'Oh god'. Clary thought. 'He's one of those boys. But he didn't talk like that on the phone with me... Ugh. Boys.'

"It's Clary." She said bitterly. Jace raised his eyebrow at her.

"Okay then. Well, we might as well get started. Izzy, I'll see you later." Jace said, as Simon walked up beside Clary, his eyes going immediately to Isabelle.

"Si, what are you doing?" Clary asked him, as his gaze broke away from Isabelle.

"Oh my god... Clary, this is Isabelle Lightwood! From my favorite band, THE FALLEN!" Simon fangirled. Clary and Isabelle both busted out laughing as Simon looked at Jace. His eyes went wide.

"OH MY GOD." Simon fangirled more. Clary and Isabelle couldn't stop laughing.

"Okay then... Uh, who is this?" Jace asked Clary as she calmed down.

"Oh, this is my boyfriend, Simon." Clary said, and laughed some more.

Jace's POV

When Clary said that this weird geeky boy was her boyfriend, Jace felt a pang of jealousy. But what was he jealous of, he wondered. This was just some girl, who wasn't better than his Aline. Who, in reality, was only Jace's play toy. So maybe this girl was better, but that still didn't excuse the pang of jealousy that hit. It didn't matter that she was better. But he had been talking to her some.. 'No, that didn't make sense.' he thought to himself. Jace Herondale did not like girls. He only had sex with them. Jace smiled slightly.

"Oh, boyfriend. Makes sense." Jace said and Clary looked up at him with a thoughtful expression.

"Well, if you don't mind, Isabelle could you possibly occupy Simon some while me and your cocky friend get to work?" Clary asked Isabelle, her laughter fading. Isabelle nodded, and her and Simon walked off. But not without Simon kissing Clary first, which only made Jace want to knock the hell out of him.

"Okay, we need to find the director, so we know what to practice first." Clary said, and started to walk off. Jace followed. They walked onto the stage, and Jace noticed there was a man standing up there. Clary smiled at the man. He had black hair and black eyes.

"Oh, Clary, my darling. What can I do for you?" Asked the man.

"Sebastian, this is Jace Herondale. My male part. We need to start working on the movie, so I was wondering what part should we practice first?" Clary asked the man, Sebastian.

"Ah, this is the male role." Sebastian said, and looked at Jace.

"You may start with the scene where you must dance. The scene where you two must fall in love, and dance with eachother. I will get the music, and Clary, my dear, I must find Jordan. So, you must practice alone. Good luck, the scene starts when I push play on the player." Sebastian said, and walked off. Jace noticed the man had a French accent. Clary turned to face Jace.

"Please tell me you know how to slow dance." Clary said, and Jace smiled at her.

"Yes, and I know my lines for this part, so please, don't actually fall in love with me my darling. I've heard it's almost impossible, but some manage to resist the urge." Jace said, and Clary frowned.

"Whatever, lets just get ready." She said. Jace smirked at her. The music started. Jace recognized the song immediately. It was 'Kiss Me', but it was the cover by The Fray. The music was beautiful. He looked at Clary. She walked up to him, completely in character.

"Hello, James." She said as she approached him, her voice with a faint British accent.

"Hello, Belle." Jace said, and smiled. He tried to loose himself and become his character, James Stark.

"It's a beautiful night." She said softly, and Jace smiled.

"Yes, it most definitely is. And we are at a school dance, one which I didn't bring a date too. And, you look stunning, Belle. So, may I have this dance?" Jace asked her, completely in character now.

"Yes, you may have this dance." Clary said, and giggled. Jace smiled sweetly at her, and walked up to her. He wrapped his arms around her small waist and pulled her against him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled. Jace lost himself in the music, as they started swaying. He smiled to himself. Then he realized how beautiful Clary was. When they talked on the phone, it was them practicing lines and getting to know eachother a bit. It would be hard to do a movie with someone you didn't know. But, this Clary was different than the girl on the phone. She was way prettier than Jace imagined.

"Thankyou." Jace said, almost loosing himself in his thoughts. Clary pulled back as the song ended, a smile playing on her lips.

"Wow Jace, you are really good. We will practice more in a little while, I, uh, need to, um, go, uh, do something real quick." Clary stammered, as Jace tried to focus. 'It must be the music' he thought. He jumped off the stage, and saw Simon standing there. His eyes were full of what looked like tears, but his expression was blank. Jace looked back up at the stage, but Clary was no where to be seen. He looked back at Simon.

"Can I help you?" Jace said to Simon. Simon blinked a few times.

"No, you can't. I was just looking for Isabelle, because we were playing a game, when I happened to see that whole scene up there. Your good, Jace. You are my favorite singer, and my idol. But I know what you do to gorgeous girls like Clary. Don't even think about it. Clary is already messed up enough, and she doesn't need you. She has me. I know what you are, Jace. I am a huge fan, and every fan knows what games you play with women. Clary can't play those games. Plus, she's already taken. Please don't. It won't hurt me as much, but you'll kill her. She has problems, Jace. Some you can't understand. Don't use her. Or do anything to her." Simon said and walked off. Jace blinked a few times in confusion. She had problems? What does that mean? 'God, women were confusing', Jace thought. But he didn't really want Clary like Simon was talking about. In fact, Jace didn't even think about sex when he was up there with her. He didn't really think about anything, besides how beautiful she was. He walked towards the door, trying to figure out what happened.

Clary's POV

Clary shook her head a few times. She had no idea what was happening. That scene made her forget everything, until she accidentally brushed her wrist on Jace's shoulder, causing her to wake up. For once, she felt happy. After everything in her life, she felt happy. The way he gently grabbed her waist made her forget everything. But she had just met Jace, which was why she was so confused. I mean, sure, they talked on the phone a lot, and he looked sooo much better than she expected, but still. She had run outside without even realizing it. Tears were spilling down her cheeks. She wiped them away and pulled herself together. She wouldn't let anyone do this. No, she would pull herself together, and forget about Jace. But she couldn't help herself from thinking about how much she wanted him to never let go of her on that stage. This was going to be tourcher, especially for her. How was she to do a movie with someone that she felt so different about? She frowned, and then the door opened. She saw a flash of gold hair, and realized who it was.

"Jace." Clary said, and realized how she must look. But Jace turned and saw her. He didn't look cocky anymore. No, he looked lost, Clary thought.

"Oh, uh, hey Clary." He said, and walked up to her.

"Are you okay? You look like you have been crying." He asked her and Clary put on her best fake smile.

"Oh, yeah, I'm alright." She lied. He didn't look convinced.

"Well okay then. Listen, we should practice some more on the movie. If you don't mind." He said, and Clary smiled for real this time.

"Yeah, that would be cool. I think we should do another scene, like the one we just did, but this scene won't be with dancing. You know your character very well. This is the scene where we first meet. The director said that we fall in love at that dance, but that's not necessarily true. I believe that Belle and James fell for eachother as soon as they meet. Kind-of like love at first sight, but they weren't exactly in love yet. They were just falling." Clary explained as they walked to the stage.

"Okay, if you read the script, you should know that this scene involves me acting like I have just met you. Please note that this is a movie about Shadowhunters. You know, people who hunt demons. And well, I don't know that you are a Shadowhunter yet. I just know that you go to my high school and you are a senior, like me. Okay, this scene starts whenever you say your line, so whenever you are ready, start talking." Clary says cooly. Jace nods. He takes a deep breath and smiles. Clary see's him transform from Jace Herondale to James Stark.

"Excuse me, are you Belle Light by any chance?" Jace asked me with a certain amount of curiosity in his voice. Clary gets into character.

"Yes, I am. Are you new? I don't think I have ever seen you around before." Clary says. Jace smiles wider.

"Oh yeah, I'm very new. I was just wondering if you would walk me to class." Jace says and Clary's eyes light up.

"Of course. I would love too." She says, and the scene is over.

"Okay, cut. I think." Says Jace, and Clary laughs.

"You think?" Clary says and laughs some more.

"Well I don't know!" Jace said, and Clary burst out laughing. She felt happy again, and she was going to let herself feel happy for just a few more minutes.

"Okay, okay. Nice acting. We should practice a bit more tomorrow, but I don't think you need my help with acting. Your fairly good without my help, so we should just keep practicing our roles." Clary said, and Jace smiled.

"So, I guess this means I get to spend more time with you?" He asked her. His voice was full of hope, and it shocked Clary.

"Y-yes." She stammered. Jace smiled warmly at her.

"I-i th-think I-i w-w-will go f-find S-Simon." She stuttered, and Jace's smile faded.

"Okay." Was all he said.

Jace's POV

When Clary walked off, Jace felt empty. It was weird. Her laughter still rang in his ears. He wondered what she felt. He knew how he felt. There was no doubt that he liked her. It didn't matter that they just met, he felt as if he has known her forever. Maybe this was a good thing though. She made him feel good. But she wasn't a whore or anything close to that. She was real, and for once, Jace wanted real. No, forget that, he wanted her. Not for pleasure, but simply because she was real and made him feel happy. Suddenly, he had a crazy idea. It wasn't as if they didn't know eachother before they met. I mean, they talked on the phone a lot.. Maybe he should ask her out on a date? 'Yeah, that will be a great idea.' he thought. But before he could do that, he had to get rid of Aline. Which shouldn't be too hard. It's not like they cared for eachother anyways. Jace's phone rang. He checked it. It was Aline.

"Hey." He said.

"Jace, we need to discuss something real quick."

"Okay, what?"

"I'm seeing someone else."

"Oh."

"I'm sorry to hurt you, but I'm in love with this person, and I can't be with you anymore. I hope you understand." Aline explained.

"I do." He said.

"Bye." She said.

He hung up the phone. He didn't expect that. 'That was rather easy', he thought. He jumped off the stage. Then, Jace heard a scream. It sounded like Clary, and his heart started to pound. He ran into a hallway, where he saw Clary sitting in the middle of the walkway. She was on the floor, crying. He ran to her.

"Clary! Whats wrong?" Jace asked her. She wouldn't respond, she just cried. Then Isabelle and Simon came running from somewhere on the other end of the hallway. Simon's hair was messed up, and suddenly Jace realized what Simon had been doing. Jace looked at Isabelle. She looked guilty.

"Does anyone know whats wrong with Clary?" Jace asked. Isabelle looked down.

"She may have walked in on something." Simon said, his words slurred. 'He's drunk.' Jace thought. Clary got up and ran around Jace towards the door.

"And I am the one who is gonna hurt her?" Jace yelled at Simon, and ran after Clary. He caught her, and wrapped her in his arms.

"Shhh. Clary, it's okay." He whispered to her, as she cried harder. She walked out of his arms and pushed him away.

"Jace, please go. I don't want you to see me like this." She said, and Jace grabbed her arm. She winced, and jerked her arm out of his hands.

"Clary, please talk to me." Jace said, and she went to the stage and sat on the edge.

"Well, I am going home." Clary said, and Jace felt a surge of anger towards Simon.

"He's stupid, Clary. Don't let this bother you. You're way to beautiful for this." Jace said, and was surprised at his own words. He didn't mean to call her beautiful; it just kind-a slipped out. She looked up at him in surprise. His heart dropped. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her bottom lip was quivering. But even like this, Jace thought, she's still beautiful.

"How about we go get something to eat?" Jace asked her, and she smiled weakly.

"I'd love too. But I look terrible, and I should go home and change first, and get cleaned up." Clary said, and Jace nodded.

"Well, I have my own car. So, I'll drive you home, and you can get cleaned up, and we can go eat." Jace said, and Clary hopped off the stage.

"Okay, lets go."

Clary's POV

When Jace offered to take her home, her heart fluttered in her chest. She lived 30 minutes away from the studio, and that meant 30 minutes alone with Jace. She knew how she felt about him though. It's probably the same way that every girl felt about him. She liked him. A lot. Especially when he was acting like himself and not some dick head. They walked out to the car, and Jace started it.

"Okay, so, how far away is your house?" He asked her.

"30 minutes away." Clary said. Jace smiled.

"Cool." He said, and then he pulled out a CD case.

"So, uh, I remember from our calls that you like Sleeping with Sirens, Bring Me the Horizons, and The Fray, right?" Jace asked her. She blinked up at him in surprise.

"Y-yes." Clary stammered. 'Why would he remember something like that-?' she asked herself as Jace started driving.

"Perfect."

SOOO that was Chapter 2! How did y'all like it? Please review! I'll update as soon as I can. Love y'all.

~Cassie:*