Hey guys. So very sorry for the wait for an update. I decided that I didn't really like life in Hollywood, so I decided to move up to Washington, State. Now that I am all settled in and such, it is story update time. So here you, chapter 3. Am hoping to be able to post a chapter at least once a week, if not more depending on my inspiration and such. As always, I do not own the Infernal Devices, nor any of it's characters. Enjoy chapter 3 :)
Brother Enoch was talking to them both, something about bi-weekly meetings with him to go over classes and any other things, class schedules, and so on, but Lisabetta was barely paying attention. The intoxicating and mysterious James Carstairs was right next to her, distracting her from anything else. The white of the uniform made his silver eyes and hair stand out, and Lisabetta couldn't help but glance over every now and then to look at him. When James stood up, and nodded to Brother Enoch, Lisabetta was confused. She realized that she could no longer hear Brother Enoch's voice in her head, and that he had dismissed them to their classes. Lisabetta jumped up, grabbing all her things, and stumbling out the door. She went down to the end of the hallway as quickly as possible, hoping to catch James. She stopped, searching for him in the hallway ahead of her, but couldn't see him. She sighed slightly, sad that she had missed him.
"Hey Lisabetta." A voice said from behind her. Lisabetta jumped, turning around to see James standing behind her, one hand in his pant pockets, the other around the strap of his bag around his shoulder.
"James, you scared me." Lisabetta said, putting her hand over her heart, laughing slightly.
"I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to. I was just waiting for you by the office. You took off so quickly that I didn't think I could keep up." He said, taking his hand out of his pocket to move the hair out of his face. He looked so cute like that, making Lisabetta smile at him. She quickly shook herself out of it, nothing was more creepy than a girl just standing their swooning.
"Oh, I was actually trying to look for you." Lisabetta said to him. He smiled brightly at her, the smile making his silver eyes twinkle. God, his smile was amazingly contagious. Lisabetta felt herself smiling back up at him. She smiled at him a lot, he is going to think that she was a weirdo. "So, what did you need?" She asked him.
"I was just wondering if you would like to walk to class together. We have first period together, I mean, I would understand if you wouldn't like to, it is up to you Lisabetta." He said, stumbling over his words. He brushed his hair from his eyes again and Lisabetta realized that he was nervous. She went to stand in front of him, looking up at him. Lisabetta was tall, 5 foot 7, so she wasn't used to looking up at anyone, but with James' 6 foot build, she had to.
"I would really like that James. It would be nice to have company." She said, making him smile again. She wished that he could always be smiling, it was the most beautiful thing that she had ever seen. "Oh, and call me Lisa, all my friends do." She said to him, going to stand next to him. He nodded to her as they started down the hallway together.
"Ok, great. Oh, and call me Jem." He said to her. She smiled at him, nodding her head.
The walk to the classroom was way too short, everyone seeming like a blur around her, as she made small talk with Jem, both laughing back and forth. When they stopped, Lisabetta realized that they were in front of a door, that probably led to their classroom. Lisabetta looked behind her to the hallway they had come from, and didn't recognize it at all.
"Wow you must have gotten here like a week early to know your way around here. It was like a maze." Lisabetta said to him. At this Jem looked slightly uncomfortable, both hand stuffed in his pockets as he looked down at the ground. Oh no, what had she said? She did not like seeing him like this. "Jem I am sorry, for whatever I said. I did not mean to make you upset." She said to him. He shook his head, smiling slightly at her, it not reaching his eyes.
"No it's ok. I only know this place so well because I went here last year." He said, holding the door to the classroom open for her.
"Oh ok. Wait why are you in the Freshman classes then." Lisabetta said, walking into the classroom, looking back at him the whole time.
"I was really sick a lot of last year, missed too many classes. It was decided it would probably be best if I just restarted. I don't mind really, I like this place. The longer I can be here, the better." He said to her. Lisabetta looked into the classroom, and noticed that it looked like a college university type classroom. There was a large white board in the bottom center of the room. The rest of the room was like a U shape, with rows of different leveled seating. Lisabetta and Jem found two empty seats together towards the back of the class. Lisabetta wished that they had gotten there sooner, she would rather be in the front row, but as long as she was next to Jem, she would manage.
"Oh, well I hope you are doing better." Lisabetta said, taking out her tablet and smart pen from her bag.
"Yeah, I am on new medication that is working very well for me." He said, taking out his laptop, turning it on. Their conversation was cut short by their instructor coming into the classroom. Lisabetta instantly leaned forward, pen ready over her tablet to take notes.
Two hours later, the class ended. Lisabetta stuffed her tablet and smart pen back into her bag.
"Wow, if all the classes are like this, I am really going to enjoy my time here." Lisabetta said, standing up. Jem had put his laptop away, slinging his bag over one shoulder.
"Agreed. It was even better than last year." Jem said, as they walked down the steps and out of the classroom. Lisabetta stopped in the hallway, checking her class schedule.
"I have Introduction to Control with Professor Starkweather next." Lisabetta said, looking at Jem.
"He is a great teacher, he will tell you everything you need to know, but he is really dry, very boring. He is also very old and losing it a little, but still, great teacher" He said.
"Oh, do you have him as well?" She asked. He shook his head.
"No, I have this period as study hall." He said to her, looking at his own schedule.
"Oh, ok then. Well I have first lunch, so right after this next class." Lisabetta said. Jem smiled at her.
"So do I. Can I pick you up after your next class and escort you to lunch?" He asked her. Lisabetta smiled back at him and nodded.
"Of course, until then Jem." Lisabetta said, standing on her tip toes to kiss his cheek. She hugged her back to her chest and left without looking back, hiding the blush on her cheeks. Jem was blushing as well, and not sure what to do. He touched his cheek where she had kissed him, smiling as he watched her walk down the hallway. She was like something Jem had never seen. She was beautiful, every single little thing about her was eye catching, and she had definitely caught his eye.
The next class seemed to take forever. Jem had been right, Professor Starkweather sure did cover a lot more than any other teacher, but he did it in the most boring way possible. Not having Jem there to lighten her mood, made it seem even longer. As soon as the school bell rang and the class was over, Lisabetta threw all her stuff in her bag and was out the door. She was expecting to have to wait at least a few minutes before Jem got there, but as she walked out the door, she saw him standing there. She went right up to him and smiled. He smiled back at her, nodding.
"Hey, so how was it?" He asked, as they walked down the hallway.
"Horribly dry, just like you said. I love school, but even I wanted to be anywhere but there." She said, shuddering at the memory of that class. Jem laughed at her, shaking his head.
"Yes, well you only have him twice a week, so that's a good thing, and his class is only a semester long, instead of a full year." He said. They had made their way into the main hallway, where there was dozens of students milling from here to there. Lisabetta had to stand close to Jem to not lose him. She felt his hand on her arm, leading her out of the crowd. They made their way into the large dining hall without any casualties. Jem removed his hand, and Lisabetta instantly missed its warmth. They went to stand in the line and Lisabetta realized that there was no trays anywhere. All of the students had really nice plates, real silver silverware, and glass cups. Jem smiled at her awed face.
"The institute can afford nicer lunches for us than normal schools do. We do pay to go here." Jem said, getting to the front of the line. He ordered the spaghetti with meat sauce, and garlic bread. He was handed a plate with everything he wanted on it, and moved on. Lisabetta turned to the lady behind the counter and smiled.
"Hi, I was told to tell someone that I am on a special diet, my name is Lisabetta Gray." She said. The lady only nodded at her, handing her a plate from the fridge. It looked like a black bean burger and french fries. "Thank you so much." She said, moving down the counter.
"I didn't know they were serving burgers today, they usually only serve burgers on Fridays." Jem said, taking a banana from the counter.
"Well I am a vegan so I get special food. Burgers on mondays, so be jealous" She said, grabbing a green apple from the midst of the red ones. She hated red apples, they were too sweet and mushy. She liked the shower and crunchy taste of the green apples.
"Wow, vegan huh? That must be difficult at time." Jem said, grabbing a cake and soda before stepping away from the counter. Lisabetta grabbed a water and followed.
"Yes it is, but it is worth it." She said, following him. They faced the dining hall and Lisabetta realized that it resembled a restaurant. It had wooden tables with padded chairs for 4 or large booths. The carpet was black, and the walls red, giving it a very elegant look about it. The walls held more banners some with the school symbols, some with the shadowhunter runes. Lisabetta noticed her sister sitting with a guy over at one of the booths. "Hey that is my sister over there, you don't mind us sitting with them, do you?" She asked Jem.
"No, not at all." Jem said, smiling at her. She smiled back and made her way over to her sister.
"Lizzy hey!" Her sister said, looking away from her friend to smile at her. "We have the same lunch, how awesome." She said. Lisabetta smiled at her, sliding into the booth to give Jem room to sit down. "Who is this?" Her sister asked, looking to Jem.
"Oh this is jem, James, sorry." She said looking to Jem. He smiled at her.
"Jem is fine." He said, looking over to Tessa. Tessa nodded at him.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Tessa, this is my boyfriend Will." She said, motioning to the guy next to her. Lisabetta looked over at Will and smiled. Her sister had picked a good one. He had deep, violet-blue eyes and black hair that fell to his eyes. High cheekbones, long lashes, full lips and an elegant throat. He was muscular, broad shoulders, and lean. He was the very classic kind of beauty. Nothing like Jems very unique form of handsome, Lisabetta preferred unique to the classic beauty, there was only one kind of Jem. Lisabetta and Tessa made eye contact, and Lisabetta nodded to Tessa, showing her approval. Tessa winked at her, nodding towards Jem. Lisabetta felt her cheeks flame up in a blush, she immediately ducked her head, cursing herself for not having her hair down to hide her blush from Jem.
"So Jem, are you a freshman like Lizzy?" Tessa asked, taking a bite of her salad. Lisabetta looked towards Jem, putting her hand on his knee for reassurance. Jem smiled at her, nodding to let her know it was alright.
"Jem actually started school last year, but missed too many classes cause he got sick. He decided to restart his fresman year so that he wouldn't miss anything." Lisbetta said, taking her hand back to take a bite of her burger. It wasn't the best black bean burger, she could make one a lot better, but it wasn't bad. Lisabetta had had some really bad black bean burgers before, they still haunted her. Lunch ended to quickly, with everyone chatting, getting to know each other. Will was a very outgoing, teasing kind of person, but Tessa seemed to really like him, and he definitely liked her, so Lisabetta was happy. She and Jem chatted a lot, so it was all good. She didn't have any other classes with Jem or the rest of the day, but he would be outside her classroom, waiting for her after each one to bring her to her next class. Once the school day was over, Lisabetta was exhausted. It was only Mondays and Fridays that she had a 16 hour class day, but it still sucked. After her last class, she met up with Jem again, and they walked back to the dorms together. The courtyard was even more beautiful at dusk, as the sun was setting. The setting sun was reflected in Jem's silver white hair, making him seem to hold the sun on his person.
"So what floor are you on?" Jem asked her as they made it to the dorms.
"Floor 3, you?" She asked him.
"Same." He said, smiling at her. They made their way upstairs and to Lisabetta's room.
"Well, here we are." She said, standing outside.
"Would it be ok if I picked you up tomorrow morning for breakfast?" He said to her, moving the hair from his eyes the way he always did when he was nervous. Lisabetta giggled at him.
"Of course, I would really love that." She said to him. He smiled at her, nodding.
"Well alright then, you have a great night Miss Lisabetta." He said to her. She smiled at him, nodding.
"You as well Mr. James." She said, turning to open her door. Jem leaned down and kissed her on her cheek, before walking quickly down the hall and around the corner. Lisabetta went into her room, smiling. If everyday was like today, boring dry class and all, then her time here would definitely be perfect. Lisabetta went about her evening things, not realizing that there was a strange, metal like creature peering through her window.
Alright guys, there you go, chapter 3 is up and ready. If you like it then please leave a review about the parts you like, if you don't like it then let me know what it is that you think I should change. As always, you can send in a message if you would like to create a character to be in the story, just need name, description, and such like that. Hopefully Chapter 4 will be up by the end of the week, if not sooner. Have a great day!
