Hey guys! Sooo this update is quicker, as you can see. ;)
Okay but first, I need to give a piece of my mind to the lovely reviewer who said this story is "horrible".
unicornsarelove: I'm just gonna answer you line by line. First of all, I put in an OC (Eliza) rather than someone from the original books because I doubt Jace would be able to have such feelings towards them. And lmao MY name and self is far from Eliza. I don't know whether to laugh at or be annoyed by that supposition of yours. If I wanted to have 'romance with Jace', there is enough space for fantasizing in my mind. And I never said Jace was actually going to forget about Clary or fall out of love with her or something. That's impossible. But for now I'm the one writing this story and Jace here can get butterflies for whoever the hell he wants. And for the record, I did not exactly imply that Jace is in love with Eliza. He isn't supposed to be. But oh well, I'm the one who knows how these things will turn out, right. Not you. Ha ha. — I'm the one writing this story, and like it or not, things will happen the way I want them to. I could literally just have some character like Lily the vampire doing naked cartwheels across the hallway from Raphael's room while drinking red wine or something like that and you have no right to tell me I can't. So.
But — thanks anyway. I believe negativity drives us to get better, if you know what I mean; though it is not always welcome.
I suppose I should have expected this kind of a response from someone because not everybody likes certain pairings or twists in the story. And therefore: Dear readers, no offence but if you're not willing to be patient with me to see how things work out and dislike what you're reading, then don't. Stop reading. Nobody needs a bitter audience.
Love you guys anyway.
Okay, aside from that, one last thing;
Lol this must be getting boring but — Once again WordsAblaze thank you for your kind and encouraging words. Ily.
Anywaaaaay, on with the chapter!
[Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and the OCs.]
Jace sat with his chin propped on his hands, his elbows on the table. He was aware of many conversations swirling around him, but he couldn't care less. As yet nobody had tried to engage him in one, anyway. He was sitting at his usual lunch table with all of his friends. Clary was sitting right beside him, but she must have understood by the expression on his face that he didn't want to talk so she was busy chatting away with Izzy and Simon. He sighed, thinking about all the classes he had had during the day that had passed in a blur. He turned his attention back to his surroundings then. To Jace's left was Alec, who had been staring at Magnus across the table. Jace didn't understand why Alec and Magnus weren't dating already. It was so obvious that they had eyes only for each other. Idiots, Jace thought. I swear to God if I don't get them together by the end of the week I'm going to run around naked and confess my 'undying love' for Sebastard. He snorted at the thought, and Clary, upon hearing it, turned to him.
"Hey." She raised her eyebrows at him.
"Clare." He spoke, the corner of his mouth twitching a little.
"You haven't been around much since we returned from Lilo's. What's up? Everything good?" She asked, her brows pulling together in a small frown.
"Ah yeah, everything's fine. Nothing you need to worry about Clarebear." He shrugged, taking a sip of water.
"Alright.. So-o, you and Eliza, huh?" She asked, brushing invisible fluff off of his shirt sleeve. He knew she did that when she felt not-too-comfortable talking about something. Jace groaned internally. Now, what, she didn't like him being around another girl even though she's apparently 'trying to move on'? What mess have I gotten myself into He wondered.
"Mhm, you and Sebastard— you and Sebastian, huh?" He tipped his chin up at her, continuing again with his habit of answering a question with another one.
Clary blushed a little. "No, no it isn't like you think. I guess. I'm— he is— uh we aren't, like, dating or anything. Blah. You tell me about yourself and her, now."
Jace rolled his eyes. "It's nothing. She's nice and all, but it's just— ah, I don't have feelings for her, okay? That's all you need to know."
He thought he could hear her mumble 'yet' under her breath when he'd told her of having no feelings for Liz. He cast his eyes to the heavens. By the Angel. Help my poor soul, he mused, not entirely serious. He was pretty sure he needed no one's help for anything.
"Oh, by the way, there's this party tonight. Know that girl, Kaelie? She's the one throwing it. And she's invited all of the gang." Clary motioned to everybody sitting at their lunch table. Izzy, Si, Mags, Alec, Maia, Jordan, herself, Jace and, unfortunately, Seb.
"I'll be there. Can't miss an outing with the gang, after all." Jace smirked slightly, glancing sidelong at her.
And so plans were built, words were exchanged, and everybody was looking forward to having fun with crazy memories to be made.
Jace stood in front of the mirror, fists clenched at his sides. He'd already showered and dressed for the party where he was supposed to meet his friends in precisely 17 minutes. He didn't want to do it. He didn't want to go and act as if everything was okay. Call him selfish, but he didn't want to go and see all the happy couples around him while the girl with his heart would be with someone else. He didn't want to go and feel miserable as he did every time when he realized that there won't be anyone else like Clary. Why couldn't he just let her go when she was happy without him? But he knew. He knew it — knew he was right — in his heart, somewhere, as he repeated it to himself internally.
I know her, inside and out, more than anyone else; I love her so, too. And I'm better for her than anyone else could ever be. And I'm not willing to give up on that.
At the party~
Jace smirked as he walked deeper into the house where the party was being held. His appearance invited stares from all directions, as per usual. He could see quite some girls eyeing him up and down, and he let out a low snort when he realized that they thought the looks they were giving him was apparently them trying to be 'sexy' or something. He would have thought that they ought to know by now that he didn't have much care for bimbos like them. Unless it was about one-night stands..
Shaking his head, he continued towards the living room where he expected his friends to be. And sure enough, there they were, standing in a close circle in a corner of the room. As he stood where he was without joining them for a few minutes, he noticed a petite redheaded girl fluttering around from group to group. Noticing Jace standing there with his hands tucked into the pockets of his trousers while staring off into space and with a look of indifference on his face, the girl made her way in his direction. She called over the music then. "Jacey!"
Snapping to attention, Jace watched as Clary approached him and pulled him into a hug.
"Are you okay? You seemed pretty, like, distant suddenly." She asked, visibly concerned.
"I don't know. It is quite common these days, if you might have noticed." He drawled, in the tone he knew Clary found irritating.
"Gosh. Let's just go to meet the gang, okay?" She rolled her eyes, and taking his hand, led him to their little group in the corner. And only then did Jace notice something else.
"Okay, what is Sebastard doing with the group?" Jace raised an eyebrow, halting.
Clary stopped right next to him, her eyes widening a little. "Jace. His name is Sebastian. He's a nice person. And he's there because I asked him to be, so suck it up."
Jace grunted and followed after her as she quickly reached their little group and started laughing right away. As he neared, Izzy was the first one to spot him. She immediately pulled him into their circle, not too nicely, and started bombarding him with questions.
"Jace! I heard you kissed a girl this morning. And you were acting weird around her. Who is she? Is she your girlfriend? Are you in love? No that's not possible. But why did you kiss her? You barely even know her, as far as I'm informed. Is there something going on between you two?" Jace looked on with eyes that had widened a fraction while Izzy now gulped in air rapidly; she had blabbered on without a single breath in between.
Jace groaned then. "Izzy, darling, my sister from another mister, I would appreciate it if you would pose a single question at a time."
She rolled her eyes. "Just tell me about the new girl."
So he did. Honestly, he was pretty close with Izzy and Alec. They were practically like real siblings to him. When he finished, Isabelle looked thoughtful for a moment. Then she spoke.
"Well, honestly it was pretty obvious about you and Clary. I've noticed the way you are when you're with her. But Jace, for once I won't tell you to just go out and grab what you want. Wait for her. Clary's been hurt, and she won't run into your arms right away. Be patient. She will come to you in the end. Enjoy your days, have fun. Enjoy this night without thinking of all your 'miseries'. As for that girl Eliza, she sounds okay. I think I know her. And.."
Isabelle's eyes had traveled past him as she then continued her sentence. "..and she's coming this way, I guess."
Jace turned, and saw that she had been right. Eliza was indeed walking in his direction. She seems to be making far too many appearances these days, Jace thought, with his eyebrows raised and arms folded as he and Izzy awaited the other girl's arrival. Liz then gave a mock salute when she saw Jace and Izzy watching her move towards them through the crowd. Iz grinned and spoke in Jace's ear. "I like this girl."
Jace ignored that. He continued to watch as she finally emerged from the moving mass of people in the room. An eyebrow arched on his face as he took in her appearance. From some distance he'd thought there seemed to be some difference, and now he realized what it was. Her hair that had been wavy and long, reaching down her back, were now straight and short. They had been cut in a stylish way, the length coming just above her collarbone. She still looked good, Jace noticed. She was apparently one of those people who always looked good. And thinking of that, his mind immediately went to Clary. No. Don't think of her, Herondale.
"Hey! You must be Eliza, right? I'm Isabelle, but you can call me Izzy."
"Yeah. Nice to meet you, Iz. And hey, Jace." Liz said, giving a genuine smile.
"You guys may not be going out, but I'm gonna introduce her to the gang anyway." Izzy then dragged the new girl away.
"Okay, guys — guys! This is Eliza. Eliza this is Magnus, Alec, Jordan, Maia, Sebastian, Clary, and Simon." Jace watched as she greeted them all and the flow of conversation went along with ease. This girl appeared to be the kind of person to blend right in.
His eyes went to Clary. She was talking to Simon enthusiastically with a glint in her eyes. Nerds, Jace smiled.
Someone then cleared their throat. Everybody turned to Magnus, who was rubbing his hands together, looking mischievous. Curiosity was evident on the faces of the people listening. "Okay, girls and boys and biscuits, since tomorrow is a school day and we do not want to get drunk, I have an idea."
He gave an exaggerated pause, and then: "Who's up for a game of Truth and Dare?!"
Ahhh hope you guys liked the chapter. Feel free to review or PM me suggestions / ideas / what you think about the story. ;)
Anyway, I will again try to update quick.
Songs of the week for me:
3am (Pull Up) by Charli Xcx ft. MØ
Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons
Attention by Charlie Puth
It Ain't Me by Kygo and Selena Gomez
Totally in love with all these.
Okay and also, sorry for the ridiculously long A/Ns lmao. XD
Well, kindly RR.
Thanks for reading!
Until next time! xoxo