Disclaimer: If I was Cassie Clare, would I be on fanfiction writing stories about my own stories? I thought not.
Chapter Three:
Tessa and Will lounged on her bed, her with her nose stuck into Great Expectations, and him reluctantly re-reading a Tale of Two Cities at her request. Sighing, she set her book down next to her.
"Will?" she asked.
"Huh?" he asked abruptly, looking around wildly.
Tessa giggled slightly, and then mentally hit herself. She never giggled. It was something that only Will could make her do, and she hated it.
"What do you think of Clary?" she asked, peering up at him curiously.
"Clary? She seemed okay. Quiet maybe, but so were you when you first came here. Well, despite the gazillion questions. Why?" he replied thoughtfully.
"Oh, no reason. Hey, do think that Jace has been acting weirdly recently?" she asked dismissively.
"Tess, Clary's great and all, but Jace has a girlfriend. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably not going to happen" Will said, playing with their intertwined hands.
Tessa rolled her eyes. "You know as well as I do that that's not going to last. I like Aline, I really do, but she's in love with Helen Blackthorn. It's obvious. And even if she wasn't, they don't have anything in common" she said blandly.
Will stared at her thoughtfully. "I s'pose" he said, before going back to reading his book.
Tessa leaned her head back on the headrest, a triumphant smile on her face.
"Clary? Wake up, would you? We have school today" Tessa said gently, shaking her awake. Clary groaned and sat up, head in hands.
"What time does it start?" she asked, groaning.
"Uh, quarter to nine. Ends at three-thirty. It's almost eight now" Tessa replied, going over to the dresser next to her bed to brush her hair.
"Okay then. Where's the bathroom?" Clary asked, grabbing her towel.
"Two doors down to the right. The girls are separate from the boys, but they're right next to each other. Don't make the mistake I did; never forget to bring your clothes. The boys here are perverts sometimes, and especially when you're only in a towel" Tessa said, pulling her curly brown hair into a ponytail.
Clary made a mental note to always remember that advice.
A few minutes later, Clary was dressed in a simple flowy blouse and jeans, and, exited the bathroom, clutching her towel to her chest.
Of course, she just had to bump into Jace. Of course. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, as well as his signature smirk.
"Eager are we, red?" he drawled arrogantly. She cursed the redness that had obviously coloured her cheeks, and attempted to move around him.
He grabbed her arm. His grip was surprisingly gentle, yet firm. She paused, very conscious of her flushed cheeks, before turning to face him.
"You're going to school today right?" he asked casually, leaning against the wall.
"Yeah" she muttered, patting her still-damp hair. "Good luck surviving that hellhole" he replied after a minute.
"I'll try" she said, pushing around him.
He stared after her as she entered her room, a small smirk on his face.
Clary and Tessa walked to the kitchen for a quick bite of breakfast before school, where Isabelle sat eating a bowl of cereal.
"Iz, you can't wear that. You'll get dress coded" Tessa said as the pair sat down on either side of her.
"I'd like to see them try" said Alec bitterly as he and Will sat down, eyeing Isabelle's black crop top and denim shorts bitterly.
"Oh, she looks fine" Will said blithely, whilst wolfing down waffles.
Tessa raised an eyebrow at him. "Yes, I think that's what Alec's afraid of, Will" she said dryly.
"Oh Tess, you know that you're the only one I love" Will said dramatically, reaching for her hand.
She rolled her eyes, but allowed him to take her hand, and Clary could see that she was biting back a smile.
"When are we leaving for school?" Clary asked Isabelle, as Tessa and Will seemed quite occupied with each other, and Alec was busy texting someone, his brows furrowed in annoyance.
"Um… right now apparently!" Isabelle said, alarmed, as she checked the time on her phone.
"Well, shit" Alec said, overhearing his sister's cry of alarm.
Will and Tessa however, did not, and were both subconsciously leaning closer toward the other.
"Okay lovebirds, save all of that for the bedroom. According to Isabelle's face, she wants to leave" said Jace's familiar american drawl from the hallway.
Tessa and Will broke apart, blushing. Well, Tessa was. Will was casual as ever, playing with a strand of his girlfriend's hair.
"Oh please don't say that. I share a room with her" Clary winced, cringing at his words.
Tessa blushed and hit her playfully.
"Are we going or what?" Alec asked impatiently.
His sister obviously agreed, and a few minutes later, Isabelle, Alec, Tessa, Will, Clary and Jace sat in the Institute's sleek pearl white SUV as Cyril, the driver, drove them to school.
Isabelle was the one who dragged Clary to the front office to get her timetable, and showed her to her classes.
Tessa had offered, but Izzy had taken it upon herself to be Clary's official guide.
Clary had the first class with Isabelle- History- but the pair parted ways for, in Izzy's case; Science, and in Clary's, art.
And, of course, Jace was there, and he made it his personal mission to irritate her as much as possible during what should have been her favourite class.
Nevertheless, she was sad as they left to go to their respective classes.
Overall, the day had been okay, despite the fact that she must have had to refrain from murdering Jace about a million times during art, and stomach her disappointment upon finding out that he was in a serious relationship with possibly the prettiest girl in the school (besides perhaps Isabelle, Cecily and Tessa), and remind herself that she did not have feelings for Alicante High School's respective Golden boy (as he was titled there).
God, that boy was going to be the death of her.
So I finally got this old thing up on here! Thanks everyone who reviewed/favourited/followed for chapter two, and please do so again for this chapter. I hope you enjoyed!
