Hey! I'm back! Life got pretty crazy these last couple of months. School, College Applications, dance, Nutcracker, then I got really sick and ended up in the hospital... a lot happened. I tried writing a few times, but the inspiration just wasn't there. I didn't want to abandon this story, though. I thought maybe if I did the time skip that I had been planning a little earlier I might get a little more inspiration.
I was going to do a poll to decide what ages and how many kids should the characters have, but the last polls I did in this story didn't go that well. So instead, I just asked a few friends who have been following along.
Clary and Jace
Grayson 13 blonde curls and green eyes.
Sabrina 8 blonde waves and green eyes
Amelia 8 red curls and gold eyes.
Logan 5 blonde straight hair and gold eyes.
Simon & Izzy
Natalia 7 brown hair and brown eyes, glasses.
Cooper 5 brown curly hair and brown eyes.
Alec & Magnus
Rafael 13 black hair and brown eyes
Max 9 black hair and blue eyes
*8 YEARS LATER*
Clary's POV
"Come on!" I yell to my kids from the kitchen, "you don't want to be late on your first day of school!". Logan makes his way into the kitchen and climbs onto a bar stool to have some breakfast. About a minute later, Gray comes down carrying his lacrosse equipment.
"Wow" Jace stop him before his stick knocks something down "be careful there".
"Sorry" Gray apologizes before dropping his stuff on the floor and sitting down to eat.
"I thought you had swimming today" I question handing him his cereal.
"I do" he slams a spoonful into his mouth and takes a sip of juice, "but lacrosse tryouts are during free period".
"Where are your sisters?" I take a deep breath, but Gray just shakes his head.
"I'll go get them" Jace smiles and heads up.
"Remember that Magnus is dropping you off after swim" I remind Gray before turning back to Logan, "and you are going to Izzy's after school".
"I thought dad was picking me up" Gray frowns
"Your dad has a meeting, and I have to take the twins to dance" I explain still wondering what's taking the girls so long.
Mia runs in greeting us all good morning. She lights up the room like a ray of sunshine, not only because she's the only redhead in a room full of blondies except for me. Jace walks back in right behind her.
"There was a little... um... uniform... issue" he stutters running a hand through his hair, "but she'll be right down".
"What happened?" I roll my eyes.
"Polka dot socks and shiny glitter sneakers aren't exactly part of the approved uniform" Mia bites her sandwich tattling just as Bree walks in.
"Well it should be allowed" she pouts sitting down.
"No, no, no..." I urge grabbing my purse, "we have to go".
"Wait, but I haven't eaten..." Bree gasps as the kids start grabbing their bags and heading out.
"Well" Jace puts her backpack on her back, "you'll just have to eat on the go". She grabs the sandwich and follows her siblings out to the car.
"I'll see you" I reach up to give Jace a quick kiss before heading out the car, "tonight".
Grayson's POV
After dropping off Logan at Kindergarten, I drop go stick my lacrosse stuff in my gym locker before heading up to class.
"Dude!" Raf runs up to my locker as I am looking for my Bridgeway tablet. "I have Algebra first thing Monday morning" he whines checking out his schedule, "kill me now". "What are you looking for?"
"I can't find my tablet" I explain.
"You need to clean that locker dude" he points out my messy locker.
"Who are you?" I frown as I reach in and pull out the missing tablet, which luckily turns on with just 12% battery. "My mom?". I slam my locker shot before turning around and spotting Macey Richter laughing with her friends on the other side of the hallway. Her deep blue eyes sparkle even in the fluorescent lights from the screens that illuminate the hall, and her hair as dark as night flows flawlessly down her shoulders.
"Just a few more seconds and you'll have drool on your chin" Arden walks up and shoves me playfully. I run my hand over my lips just in case I did have a little drool when suddenly Macey and her friends look up at me before giggling to themselves. "You're pathetic" Arden laughs.
"I'll have her in the palm of my hand by the winter festival" I pop up my chest and start walking to history.
"She's a smart girl" she teases, "I'm sure she knows how not to fall into your little game".
"No girl can resist this" I spin around confidently showing of my stuff. "Plus I am a sports star, and I play guitar and piano... I'm the perfect guy".
"Whatever you say Mr. I can't reach the cookie jar" she walks off annoying me
"Hey" I fight back, "that was one time, and I grew a full inch over the summer!". She just waves her hand goodbye.
"Dude" Raf crosses his arms, "you're pathetic!"
"Shut up" I hit him in the arm, "don't forget I'm leaving with you today".
"I'm not making any promises" he teases. I go to hit him again, but he moves just in time to avoid it. Then we part ways just as the warning bell rings.
Jace's POV
The first day of school is always hard for Clary and I. Clary can never seem to find anything to do, and I always miss the kids. So, this meeting is extremely important. Clary has heard a lot about the subject, but she doesn't know this is happening. At first, it was my idea, but then the rest of the guys decided they were in as well. I honestly missed it, and I'm sure the guys really missed it as well. Tonight we're going live on the Late Show to make the announcement, and I just hope everything goes smoothly.
Clary's POV
"You should have seen it" Bree gloats as we clean up the kitchen after dinner. "I was just trying to do 3 clean pirouettes on pointe, but I did 5 instead. I just couldn't get down". The smile on her face makes me smile, but she has been going on and on about this for the past hour. I know Gray loves his sister dearly, but he's clearly annoyed. Mia's face is not pleased though. Bree has been thriving in dance, but I know Mia has been struggling a lot.
"Dad just texted" Gray changes the subject, "he says to turn on the Late Show".
We all pile onto the couch. Gray sits in the middle and Bree jumps on him. I sit on the armchair with Logan snuggled close, and Mia sits in the edge of the couch.
"Are you okay?" I run my hand through her red mess of hair.
"Yeah" she smiles and nods before turning back to face the TV. I don't fully believe her.
"So I have a little surprise for you today" the host says once Gray finds the right channel. "We haven't seen them all together in a while, so please give it up for Rogue Kingdom". The band walks out and a lot of memories come back to my head. It's been a while since they have been on a talk show like this. I think I know what this is about.
"Wow" the host begins again, "so last time I had you guys here you were just a group of misfit boys. Look at you. You're men now". The group laughs and Jace goes a little red.
"It has been a while" Magnus agrees with a deep sigh.
"You know" the host takes off his glasses and gets serious, "when you announced that the band was taking a break we were all heartbroken. No one saw it coming".
"Well" Alec speaks now, "it was a hard decision for all of us, but we all agreed that we had to take some time to spend with our families".
"And how is everyone back home?" Pictures begin to appear in the screen behind them. First it's Magnus with Max making a castle on the beach. Then it's Gage with Emma and their 2 year old daughter, Whitney, in front of a Christmas tree about a year ago.
"My kids are great" Jace smiles when a picture of Jace sleeping with the twins on top of him appears. Then the picture changes to one of Gray winning the state swimming championship for freestyle last year. "Gray is growing up to fast. He's a teenager now".
"And is he following in dads footsteps" the image changes again to one of Gray playing guitar at a school festival a few months ago.
"I am very proud of him" Jace says and I look over at my son who has grown up to be the perfect gentleman. "Whatever he decides to do, I'll be there every step of the way". Then the picture of the twins comes back on. "My girls are just so precious. They are so different it is incredible. I just love getting to see them grow up and discover everything". Then one last picture appears of Logan walking down a beach with the sunset behind him. "And my little bud, Logan, is getting so big. I can't believe he just started Kindergarten. It feels like just yesterday the girls were in kindergarten and he was just learning to walk".
"So what is it that you have come out here to announce today?" The subject changes after a few more minutes of talking about everyone's life.
"Four years ago we decided that we needed a break" Jace explains and the kids all listen intently. "And it has been great. However, we missed making music. It's what we love to do. So Rogue Kingdom is coming back with our new album "Instructions not Included" and we are going back on tour very soon".
"We're going on tour!" Gray smiles. I knew he was going to be happy about this, but I am nervous about how the girls are going to react.
"So?" I ask looking for something, "what do you think?".
"Are we going to meet really famous people?". Bree smiles too.
"We are going to meet tons of famous people" Gray tickles her.
Suddenly, Mia gets up and runs upstairs and we hear her bedroom door slam shut.
So... That is kind of a little peek at how the family is after those 8 years. I don't want to stop this story, but I have been finding it really hard to find the inspiration.
Please suggest ideas on what should happen next, and it might be added as o the story.
Should this be more of oneshots or should I keep it as it is?
i was thinking maybe I could take prompts and to them like one shots instead!
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Until next time...