There was just one small problem in Simon's thinking, and that was general education classes. At this moment though, he nor Clary had any clue they were wrong
Simon and Clary arrived at the apartment later than originally planned due to their run in with Isabelle. Which did not go unnoticed by Jocelyn as they arrived. "Well, look what the cat dragged in."
"I'm sorry mom, we were held up a little after orientation, but we came with gifts," Clary added for good measure. They had bought coffee on their way over so they would be forgiven for being late.
Jocelyn gave in after a few seconds and reached for the coffee, "Fine, but you better help us now. No backing out."
Luke walked into the room and asked, "So how was orientation?" Which was the wrong question to ask. Simon and Clary looked at each other and started turning as red as tomatoes. Luke picked up on this and asked, "So, something happened then?"
"NO!" They responded in unison, which made it clear to Luke and Jocelyn that something did in fact happen.
"I know, let's get to work," Simon suggested in order to end the topic. Luke and Jocelyn exchanged glances before nodding in agreement. It was embarrassing enough that Clary had pointed out him drooling over a new girl, Simon did not need Luke to drill him on it. Especially since Luke had just told him to make a move on Clary.
Luke called for Simon to join him in Simon's bedroom. Once they were both inside Luke closed the door behind them and then slapped Simon on the shoulder, "So, you told her how you feel then I presume?"
Simon wrinkled his eyebrows in confusion, "What do you mean?" Why was Luke asking him this? Couldn't he tell that Simon wanted to end the subject by what he had said earlier?
"Oh come on, there is no point in playing dumb with me. I saw the way you two were blushing at each other back there," Luke entreated.
"Oh, that was about something else that happened back at campus," Simon clarified with a sigh.
At this Luke's smile dropped into a look of concern before apologizing, "My bad, from the way it looked I thought that you might have finally made a move." The conversation continued for a little while, but Simon was really only paying attention to unpacking the boxes in his room.
After a few more hours of unpacking Luke and Jocelyn gave Simon and Clary a hug before leaving. With that, Simon and Clary were left alone in their new apartment. "Hey Lewis, what is our first class again?" Clary asked while Simon was writing a song on his laptop.
"Hold on, let me check. Oh, that reminds me I forgot to print out our schedules," Simon realized. He walked to the printer and after a few minutes had both of their schedules. He handed Clary her schedule, "Um, our first class is Art History. That's a general elective class if I remember correctly."
"Wait, you said it's a general elective?" Clary asked curiously.
"Yeah, so what? We all have to take it at some point or another."
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant that people outside of our major will be there right?" She explained.
"Yeah, obviously. Last I checked you and I were taking different majors," Simon started. "Oh wait, oooooh. You are saying that we might see them, is that it?"
"Exactly, you and your new lady friend might have some classes together if you're lucky," Clary teased.
"Very funny Fray, so this has nothing to do with you hoping to see a certain blond boy?" Seeing Clary's startled expression, he knew he was right on the mark. "That's what I thought Fray, you are already crushing on him." Great, not even a full twenty four hours at college and Clary had already gone from not talking to guys to having a crush on one.
He was rewarded with a soft punch in the shoulder, "I was just surprised when I saw him, that's all. We both know you are my number one Simon." His face lit up when he heard her say those words, even if she did not mean them the way he wanted her to.
Isabelle was seated at the kitchen table snacking, watching reality TV, which to be honest, was her favorite type of tv. There was something about the drama that made the shows so interesting that she could not pull herself away from the TV. She was so engrossed in the show that she did not even hear Jace walk into the room.
"So, you made some new friends?" Jace asked in a seemingly uninterested tone.
"Why yes, I did," Isabelle responded with a smile on her face. Today was an interesting surprise for her. While Simon was not exactly her type at the moment, with the right makeover he could fit the bill. It would be fun for her to play with him for a little while anyway. "So what about you and Clary?"
"Excuse me?" Jace asked as he searched the fridge until he found a mango to eat.
"Oh come on Jace, you saw the way she was looking at you all starstruck. That's why you brought it up in the first place right? Are you interested in her, or am I wrong?"
Jace choked on the mango he was eating, "Now why would I be interested in her? I have seen children taller than her. Anyway, what was with you and the geek anyway? I mean he was practically drooling over you and if I did not know any better you were not exactly restraining yourself either. Please don't tell me you are going after guys like him now, you know that you are way out of his league."
"What? I happen to think it would be fun to corrupt a nice guy for once. We both know it will not last long anyway," She replied with a smirk.
"They never do," Jace responded judgmentally.
"Yeah, like you are one to talk," Isabelle countered in annoyance.
"Okay then, how about we drop this and make sure not to mention it to Alec," Jace reasoned.
"Make sure not to mention what to me?" Alec cut in as he walked into the kitchen.
"Nothing!" Isabelle and Jace responded at the same time. Isabelle could tell that Alec's suspicions were raised, but he still had no idea what they were talking about. Before Alec could ask what they were talking about again, Isabelle turned off the TV and went to her bedroom and hopped on the bed.
Isabelle leaned over to grab her phone off of her nightstand and saw that there were no new messages. That was a surprise for her, usually within hours or sometimes even minutes after handing out her number a guy texted her back, but Simon had not. She could not bring herself to believe that Simon and Clary were dating, so she wondered what was taking him so long. It was obvious to her that Simon had feelings for the redhead from the way he looked at her, but he was enchanted by her looks as well. The same was true for Clary with Jace. So she was pretty sure they were not dating, which meant that it had to be an unrequited love right? As she continued to think about Simon she grew more and more interested.
"Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!" Simon exclaimed in Clary's ear as he shook her awake. Today was going to be their first official day as University students, so he had woken up early to make celebratory breakfast.
"Ugh," Clary moaned as she stirred awake. "Where is the bacon?"
"Aw that's my best friend, who drools and snores in her sleep," Simon joked which earned him a death glare. "Uh, just kidding?"
"That's right Lewis, you better have been joking," Clary growled. "Now, where is my food?" This caused Simon to laugh before heading back into the kitchen. Within ten minutes Clary was in the kitchen dressed and ready for school.
It amazed him how quickly she was able to get ready while still looking amazing. She didn't put on any makeup which saved time, but with her looks there was no need. Honestly, he liked her natural look better anyway which worked out, since she rarely wore makeup.
Simon and Clary grabbed their stuff and headed out the door. They had to walk to school, but it was a relatively short walk so neither of them had a problem with it. The pair made it to class early so they could make sure they were sitting next to each other.
They were the first two there, so they ended up being able to pick the seats in the far back of the room by the window. This worked out to Simon's liking since he was able to look out the window to his left whenever he was bored. Clary sat to his right, so he didn't have to worry about talking to anyone next to him unless the people in front of him ended up turning around which he doubted they would.
The window's were slightly open as it was an unusually warm day for New York and Simon welcomed the breeze that came through the opening of the window. Simon was just about to start talking to Clary when the worst possible outcome happened. Isabelle, Alec, and Jace all walked into the room. Clary still had not noticed them, so Simon tried to keep her attention off them. That did not work for long however, as he heard Isabelle call out their names before taking the window seat directly in front of him. Alec sat to her right and Jace sat to his right. "Wow guys, who knew we would all have this class?" Isabelle stated in disbelief. "How lucky are we?"
"Yeah, lucky," Simon responded in a somber tone. As you would imagine Simon grew to hate coming to Art History.