Off on A Tangent- Chapter 6

A/N- Hi… sorry. Insert excuses for why I didn't post this chapter a long time ago- I had finals to deal with and I got writer's block so I really didn't feel like writing and editing this terrible draft. (I'll probably revise it later). Anyway, sorry for taking so long and for this sorry excuse of a chapter…

Wednesday, September 5th, National Video Game Convention Center in Alicante, Idris-

Izzy POV-

Izzy looked around and gulped. She didn't mean to oversleep and the traffic was terrible, causing her to be late. Not many things intimidated her- not the stalkers at the clubs she went to, not her mother when she found out Izzy went clubbing on a school night, and not her brother when he found out she maxed out all her credit cards. However, this video game convention did scare her. The massive amounts of people crowding around the video game booths and the cosplay costumes caused her to want to go home to the safety of her closet. Izzy looked around for Simon. She didn't see his familiar mop of brown hair anywhere. "Hey, you're dressed like that girl from that video game right? You should sing at the karaoke stage!" a guy exclaimed behind her. She tried to shake her head and walk the other way, but the guy started to drag her toward the stage. Izzy stepped onto the stage, her legs shaking with fright. Fortunately, she knew most of the words, hearing the music every time Simon played the game. She took a deep breath and begin to sing. Her voice travelled across the convention. Soon, she became more comfortable with singing and surprised at how calm and happy she sounded. Finally, when the song was finished, she stepped off the stage and grinned. It wasn't as bad as she thought it was going to be. Suddenly, she saw Simon. All her anger quickly came back. How dare he leave her to fend for herself at a place she wasn't familiar with! "You did a good job, Izzy! Did you realize you were dressed like Cerena from that video game?" Simon declared. Izzy clenched her fist and hissed," why did you leave her all alone? I told you to wait for me!" "I-I was-"he stammered. "It doesn't matter. I'm going now. Have fun." She managed to reply before quickly turning around so he couldn't see the tears on his face. Izzy made it out the door before completely bursting into tears and sobbing into her car seat. She knew this wouldn't work. Simon would never care about her.

Thursday, September 6th, Alicante High School Before 5th period-

Jace POV-

Jace thought today was going to be a good day. He was evidently wrong. Sitting in the chair in the principal's office, he tried to recollect all that happened previously. Right before class, he saw Kaelie approach. Her hair was disheveled and her face was red. "JACE, I NEED TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU!" she screeched. Jace winced, then followed into an empty hallway. As soon as they arrived there, she screamed," I was gracious enough to let you back into my life after our breakup, and you try to cheat on me with that ragdoll loser?" He was confused. What was Kaelie talking about? "I know you tried to cheat on me with Clary during art! ALINE SAW YOU!" Then Jace got angry because that was extremely far from the truth. "What are you talking about? All she did was try to help me during art class!" he countered. Kaelie just grabbed Jace by the shirt and shrieked," that's it! We're never getting back together ever again. Why did I even date someone like you? You're just an idiot like she is! Have a nice life!" Finally, she stalked off to her class as the tardy bell rang. Jace rolled his eyes in annoyance. He didn't really care about their relationship, and he knew Kaelie didn't either. However, he was annoyed at the way she spoke to him. No one spoke to Jace Herondale like that. After all his morning classes, he arrived at lunch and heard the other students whispering. "Is it true that Jace got Kaelie pregnant?!" "Probably, he's someone who would do that and abandon her and the baby." Jace clenched his jaw. He knew that Kaelie herself spread the rumor just to get back at him. Unfortunately, his parents were very gullible and would punish him severely for the "pregnancy and not being careful." Then he sat at the lunch table and heard Sebastian bragging," I just scored a date with Clary. I can't wait to see how she looks in bed!" The rest of the guys high-fived him and clapped him on the back. Jace didn't join in. He was furious and he didn't want to admit, but also jealous. After listening to Sebastian boast for ten more minutes, he couldn't stand it anymore. "That's it Sebastian. No one really cares about your nonexistent love life," he proclaimed. "Oh really? Let's hear about your love life then. You're just jealous!" Jace couldn't handle it. His fist collided with Sebastian nose with a satisfying crack. Sebastian just whimpered and ran from the lunchroom. Jace scoffed in disgust. Sebastian often boasted about his bravery and guts, but he was just a glorified coward. Sadly, Jace's victory was short- lived. The lunchroom monitor came rushing in, screaming for him to go to the principal's office. That's how Principal Penhallow found Jace, staring at his shoes in the chair. He didn't regret it all.

A/N- Thank you for taking the time to read my story and making it this far to chapter 6. I hope you enjoy this chapter and thank you for reading!

Also, I just posted the prologue/introduction for my new story- Eye of the Storm. Please read and leave a comment on my stories! Thank you! Xoxo (Word count- 995)