SONGS:
*You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You- James Arthur
I've seen ugly parts, of you, and I'm still staying.
After the talk show the band had a few free days to relax before their next performance. Jace on the other hand had to fly to New York for the Victoria Secret fashion show before flying back straight away so that he wouldn't miss their concert. It was gonna be tight but Maia assured Jace that he wouldn't miss any performances.
Now that the band finally had time to themselves, they had no idea what to do with it. Some chose this time to catch up on some well needed rest. It seemed Clary was doing just that and Jon was happy to find that his sister was finally managing to get more than a few hours of sleep at a time. He'd seen just how exhausted she looked recently and was glad that she'd soon be back to her normal healthy self.
Jon had decided that it was high time that he had a talk with Alec about his sudden need to disappear all the time. He was worried about his friend and wanted to make sure that nothing was wrong. Jonathan felt slightly guilty knowing that he'd been too preoccupied with himself and Clary to pay too much attention to his friends, but that was about to change now. He decided to go in search for Alec, unfortunately though Alec wasn't answering his hotel room door. Assuming that he'd probably just gone out, Jon decided to ask Simon wether he knew where Alec was.
Jon wished he'd had the sense knock rather than just barging in because he was greeted by the sight of Simon and Isabelle full on making out in the middle of the hotel room. Isabelle had shed her top and was standing there with her bra on full show. The pair broke apart and sent a few glares at him as Simon tried to cover Isabelle up with his own body, not that Jon was interested in seeing anything, after all Isabelle was like a sister to him. He immediately exited the room, not wanting to see anymore of what he already had. Trying to erase the image from his mind, Jon headed towards Magnus' room in the hopes that he would know where Alec had wondered off too. He considered talking to Jordan or Maia but they had gone out for a meeting and had told the band that they wouldn't be back until later.
Having learnt his lesson Jon knocked on the door this time. After having made his presence known he entered the room and once again was met with a sight he wished he wouldn't have seen. Alec and Magnus were both shirtless and lying on the bed with their lips locked together. Obviously not having heard Jon knocking on the door they were surprised to realise another presence in the room.
"Jesus Christ, not again! Haven't my poor eyes suffered enough today." Jon complained as he turned away from the pair and tried to remove the mental images that were now in his mind. "Can no one keep their hands to themselves for five goddamned minutes!"
"What do you want Jonathan?" Magnus asked, annoyance clearly lacing his voice. Jon turned around and was happy to see that both males were once again fully clothed.
"I need to borrow Alec, if that's alright with you sparkles." Jon retorted. Alec made his way over to Jonathan before grabbing him by the arm and dragging him out of the room. Only when they'd made it to the blue eyed boy's own hotel room did either of the boys speak.
"Well?" Alec asked. "You wanted to talk to me?"
"I was gonna ask why you've been sneaking off lately, but I seem to have stumbled upon that answer all by myself." Jon told him harshly. "Why didn't you tell me you liked Magnus?" It didn't bother him that Alec and Magnus had a thing, what bothered Jon was the fact that Alec hadn't told his best friend something as important as that. Jonathan understood that he'd been a bit preoccupied lately but he'd never want his friends to think that he was too busy for them.
At Jon's words Alec seemed to deflate slightly, "I don't know." The blue eyed boy responded. "It was just really new and I didn't want to mess it up by getting other people involved."
There was a short pause in which neither boy knew what to say to the other. "You really like him don't you?" Jonathan asked his friend.
Alec nodded his head in agreement. "It's weird because I never saw myself with someone like Magnus but he pushes me in the best way possible and encourages me to be more confident. He truly cares about me unlike so many other people who just want me for my fame." Jon understood the struggles of trying to find someone who truly cared for you rather than being superficial and selfish. If Magnus made his friend happy he was happy for the two of them.
"That's great." Jonathan assured, to which Alec seemed to lighten up a bit.
"I was really nervous about telling you guys. You're practically family so I care what you think." Alec explained.
"As long as Magnus makes you happy Alec, no one will have a problem with it." He reassured his best friend. "But can I please ask you for one favour?"
Jonathan watched as Alec features became confused, but he nodded anyway. "Next time you and Mr. Glitter decide to have a make-out session, for god's sake. Lock. The. Door." Alec agreed through his laughter as he recalled Jonathan's face after walking in on them. "I don't understand why no one here has ever heard of a lock. Is it because you all want to torture me with these mental images? I'm going to have to wash my brain out with soap to un-see all the nudity I saw today." Jon continues, forever acting like a drama queen. Alec laughed at his friend but then he considered something Jonathan had said.
"Jon," Alec spoke interrupting Jonathan's pointless complaints, "who else did you walk in on?" Jon seemed to have realised what he said but by then it was too late. He knew Alec suspected who else he'd walked in on and realised how angry Isabelle would be that he'd said anything. Jon had known Isabelle for years and he'd learnt never to get on her bad side, not only because she wore heels that could double as deadly weapons but also because ehe had been present one time that she'd punched a guy almost twice her size for making fun of her.
Alec didn't wait for Jon's confirmation as he stormed out of the room and headed in the direction of Simon's room muttering something about a rat. Jonathan managed to catch up to Alec before he reached the door and placed his hand on the blue eyed boy's arm stopping him in his tracks. "Alec chill, you already knew that they were going out. It's not like they were sneaking around behind your back."
"That doesn't mean that Simon can put his hands all over my sister when they've only been going out for a month for all we know. Especially, when I'm in the room across the hall from them."
"And you were doing the exact same thing." Jonathan tried to reason with his friend.
"So if I told you that Clary and Jace were in that room," Alec spoke as he indicated the closes room to the pair, "making out and probably half naked right now, you'd honestly tell me that you'd be alright with that?" After considering his words for a moment Jonathan said nothing, instead he removed his hand from Alec's arm in a gesture that told him to go ahead and do whatever he wanted. After all it was a big brother's job to protect his little sister.
Jace was exhausted after having to get up at the crack of dawn to fly back to New York. He hadn't had a chance to rest since the moment his fight landed as Maia dragged him to the venue and he had to perform sound checks and a full on rehearsal. Maia had sent over which song he would be playing when he first got the gig so that the people organising the fashion show would be able to fit it into their schedule. It turned out that Jace would be the closing act where the last few models would walk up and down the catwalk as he sang before all of the models made a reappearance at the end. Apparently he also had to stick around afterward for press and photos meaning that Maia had to delay his flight back a few hours. That meant that he wouldn't get much of a chance to rest until he had finally made it back to the tour and his friends.
The thought itself made Jace tired but he soldiered on, not that it was too difficult when he realised that he was fulfilling his childhood dream. Of course now that Jace had Clary back he didn't bat an eye at any of the models walking by him in nothing but their underwear. The only reason he had agreed to do this anyway was because he knew that his ten year old self would have punched him had he known that he turned down the chance to play at the Victoria Secret fashion show.
Somehow Jace had managed to sneak in a five minute nap before he was whisked away to get ready for the show. Even though he wouldn't be on until last he still had to be ready for when he performed. It felt strange to Jace to be performing without his friends around, even the usual band members that he was used to playing for him had stayed behind as the people at the fashion show had assured him that they had a band prepared to play for him while he sang.
Most teenage boys would kill to be in his position, but secretly Jace couldn't wait to get out of there and go back on tour with his friends, especially Clary. Now that he had her back he wasn't going to do anything to mess it up. He would treat her how she deserved to be treated and he'd spend every day possible reminding her how much she meant to him and how incredible he thought she was. The thought of Clary alone brought a smile to his face which only widened when he thought about the fact that she had told him that she would be watching his performance on live tv.
Meanwhile somewhere across the country Clary was sitting down to watch her boyfriend play at the Victoria Secret fashion show. At first she hadn't been thrilled that he would be surrounded by all of those drop dead gorgeous women and as the even date grew closer Clary's anxiety only increased. That was until she had received multiple texts from Jace today, reminding her of how much he missed her already and how none of those models had anything in comparison to her. Yes, Clary was aware that it sounded incredibly cheesy and she was aware of the fact that Jace was probably lying through his teeth in order to make her feel better but the fact that he was doing that made her heart swell.
In such a short amount of time Jace had managed to stride back into her life and not only win her over again but also her friends. They had warmed up to him gradually and sometimes Clary felt like nothing had changed since she was younger. Sometimes when they were all together she'd close her eyes and just listen to everyone's voices, picturing them all back in New York. It was amazing how much could change, yet it all somehow managed to stay the same, well almost.
Clary was brought back to reality as she watched her boyfriend appear on screen and make his way over to the stage. Even the way he walked spoke volumes, the man basically screamed confidence. Everything about him was calm and collected, though Clary knew that it wasn't always that way. She knew of the inner struggles he faced as well as the demons he was forced to battle again and again. Granted it had been a long time since they had talked about those kinds of things, but she was sure that he would be fighting those battles for the rest of his music began and Clary watched as the first few models walked onto the stage with nothing on other than the flimsy pieces of lingerie.
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Long gone and fallen down but I'm loving how it tastes
I look around for desire, love run away
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Hold back, we're falling down, and I show you how it breaks
If I can give it, I'll take it, all of the way
And I've got a lot left to learn, babe
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You're nobody 'til somebody loves you
It's hard times when nobody wants you
Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming
Get up on top, I'll make it pop, honey
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You're nobody 'til somebody loves you
It's a cold heart, when nobody holds you
Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming
Get up on top, I'll make it pop, honey
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A cold star coming down
I was way off of the pace
I waited long for the day, now the day comes for me
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When I look back we're falling out, you live with a break
You'd always give it, I take it, all the way
We've still got so much to learn, babe
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You're nobody 'til somebody loves you
It's hard times when nobody wants you
Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming
Get up on top, I'll make it pop, honey
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You're nobody 'til somebody loves you
It's a cold heart, when nobody holds you
Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming
Get up on top, I'll make it pop, honey
/
Just then Jace looked straight into the camera and gave his signature smirk in the hopes that his little red-head would see it. To most people it would just seem like something he would do anytime he performed, but he hoped that Clary would see that it was just for her. To show her that he wasn't paying attention to the women passing by him one by one, but instead he was thinking of her in that moment.
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Don't you stop me, I will get what's coming to me
I am ready, baby, I will be somebody
Don't you stop me, I will get what's coming to me
I am ready, baby, I will be somebody
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You're nobody 'til somebody loves you
It's hard times when nobody wants you
Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming
Get up on top, I'll make it pop, honey
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You're nobody 'til somebody loves you
It's a cold heart, when nobody holds you
Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming
Get over top, I'll make it pop, honey
/
As the song was coming to an end, Jace detached the microphone from the stand and walked onto the stage with the rest of the models. In true Jace fashion he strutted down that catwalk as he sang, engaging the crowd and forcing them to their feet. He belted out the last note once he reached the end of the catwalk and was surrounded by all of the models. The crowd ate it up and were on their feet clapping enthusiastically. Now all he had to do was pose for a couple dozen pictures and mingle a little bit before he would be on his way back to his red-head.