Chapter 14
"Jace we have to figure out which one we're gonna do first. Do you wanna sing daylight first or do you want to do Your Guardian Angel?" Jonathan asked from the sound board.
"Daylight, try and start off with the fast pace. We can sing Your Guardian Angel somewhere in the middle." Jace said and through the rubber band ball up in the air and caught it.
The group had been sitting in the recording studio for the past three hours trying to work out the details of the tour. Isabelle and Alec had left about an hour ago to get everyone food. Magnus went into his office to make a few phone calls to the bus company, to get a new bus with another room since Clary was joining them on tour.
Clary was sitting on the love seat next to the glass door which led into the recording room. She watched as Jace and Jonathan argued on what songs to play at what times. She started to dowse off, but the office phone wouldn't stop ringing so she quit trying.
Jace would occasionally look over at the bored red head that starred intently at the floor. He would smile to himself, and admire the beautiful girl starring at the floor.
"No Jonathan, I don't know what that is." Jace said rather loudly pulling Clary out of her day dream.
"Jace its simple, all you have to do is stick it into your ear, and it plays your song and all you have to do is sing along. It's like recording studio head phones but on stage." Jonathan said and flung ear buds at Jace. Clary stood up and looked into the studio, looking at the microphone and head phones that sat on a stool.
"Clary you okay?" Jon asked. She shook her head and kept starring at the studio through the glass barrier.
"Do you want to go in their?" Jon asked switching on the sound broad.
"Are you serious?" Clary asked her brother making her eyes light up.
"Yeah go in." He said and pushed open the door. Clary walked into the padded room, and sat down on the leather stool. She placed the head phones over her ears, and adjusted the microphone.
"Just tell me when you're ready." Jonathan voice came through the ear phones. Clary took a deep breath and pressed the ear phones closer to her ears then she shook her head indicating that she was ready.
Suddenly the music filled the booth; Clary opened her mouth, licked her lips and began to sing.
(hit that, hit that snare) I'm in the business of misery, I waited eight long months, Whoa, I never meant to brag. Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change. Whoa, I never meant to brag I watched his wildest dreams come true Whoa, I never meant to brag Whoa, I never meant to brag
Let's take it from the top.
She's got a body like an hourglass; it's ticking like a clock.
It's a matter of time before we all run out,
When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth.
She finally set him free.
I told him I couldn't lie he was the only one for me.
Two weeks we caught on fire,
She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile.
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good.
Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged.
I'm sorry honey, but I passed it up, now look this way.
Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you.
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who,
They want and what they like, it's easy if you do it right.
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him right now.
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good.
Not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving...
But I got him where I want him now.
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good.
Clary had closed her eyes when she was singing, not realizing that Alec and Isabelle had returned, and Magnus has come out of his office. When she opened her eyes all of them were starring at her with awe though the glass. She took the head phones off and placed them on the seat.
She walked out of the studio and looked at the others her followed her with their eyes.
"Are you all okay?" Clary asked.
"Yeah." They all said in unison, Clary shook her head and picked up her jacket.
"I'm going to go smoke." She said and walked past the group still starring at her.
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Clary stepped outside of the tall building, and stepped into the heart of New York City. Taxi's and other cars honked at each other loudly as they all drove past each other on the street. Women and men talked casually as they past Clary, not even giving her a second look.
Clary leaned up against the window and fished into her pocket for her lighter. She pulled out the lighter and lit her cigarette, Clary sat there for few moments watching the people and cars pass by. Occasionally she would see a reported and just put her head down, and pretend to be doing something on her phone. Life in New York was much different than life in Chicago.
Clary flicked her cigarette out into the street and returned into the warm building. She walked up the flight of stairs that led into the studio to find every one munching on some sort of Chinese food.
Clary walked over to the sofa where Jace was sitting and plopped down beside him. She placed her head on his shoulder and listened to the others; continue to talk about the song list for the concerts. Tiredness began to overcome Clary, dragging her down into her dreams.
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Clary awoke to a sharp pain in her chest; she grasped her chest trying to make it stop. She looked around the room and noticed that she sleeping on Jace's bed. Confused she stood up, still holding onto her chest, and walked out of the bedroom. As she walked down the hallway she realised that she was sweating, she felt like she was going to be sick. She turned around and went back into the bedroom, and into the bathroom, she bent down to the toilet and vomited.
After it felt like she threw up everything in her stomach and stood up wobbly and grasped the sink, trying to keep herself balanced. The pain hand moved from her chest to her left arm.
"Clary you okay?" Jace said pushing the bathroom door open. He walked to her and grabbed her arms keeping her balanced, she leaned her head back so it lay on his soft chest.
"I think so. I must have eaten something bad." She whispered, letting go of the sink and losing all balanced. She fell into Jace's embrace, she looked up at him and her vision went black.
"Clary? Clary?" Jace said as he shook the limp.
"Jonathan!" Jace yelled.
Jonathan and Alec ran into the bathroom, looking at Jace and Clary on the floor. "Call 9-1-1" Jace yelled at Alec.
Jace looked down at Clary who was still in his arms, he looked from her to Jonathan. Her lips were turning blue and her face turning pale, with in the seconds as she was unconscious.
"We need an ambulance." Alec said into the phone. "She's unconscious…. No I don't know."
Jace held onto Clary tighter as if he wore protecting her from some invisible force.
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Jace held Clary even tighter when he heard the sirens come up to the house; Jonathan ran to the door and opened for the EMT's. They ran into the bedroom, with a gurney and a med kit.
The medic put a finger to Clary's throat to try and feel her pulse. "She's still alive." He said.
A wave of relief washed over Jace, but was soon gone when the medic widened his eyes. "She's not breathing."
The medic placed a plastic tube into Clary's nose, forcing her to breathe. Once she actually begun to breathe again the medics placed her onto the gurney, the pushed the gurney out of the house and into the back of the ambulance.
As the medics started to put the gurney into the ambulance, Clary started to seizures, her body started to shake in every way possible. Jace starred at her paralyzed, he couldn't move he didn't know what to do. All he felt like doing was crying, but he knew deep down that crying want going to help anyone.
"She's going into shock!" the other medic shouted at the driver. He took a needle and inserted it into the IV that was imbedded in Clary's skin. Clary's body began to slow down, then she stopped moving. The medic looked at her and took her vitals, just making sure she was still alive.
They shut the back of the ambulance doors, and drove away leaving Jace, Jonathan and Alec behind to watch it turn the corner.