"Oh, don't tell me you are drinking the crap Izzy made for this party?" Sebastian asks, looking at the cup in my hand.
"Why what's wrong with it?" I look closely at the dark red liquid. It doesn't appear to be tampered with, but you never know.
"She uses cheap vodka. Mostly women drink it because it gets you drunk faster. But you don't seem like the type. How about a beer instead? Or a soda? Something that isn't cheap." Sebastian quickly grabs my cup, dumps the contents into a trashcan and holds out his hand again. I look around the room. No one is paying attention to anything we are doing. He is right though all the women in the room are drinking what I am supposed to be drinking. We all have the same cup and some do seem to be a little off. I don't really know any of these people but the atmosphere is livelier.
"I have never had any alcoholic beverages before so whatever you think I will like, I will try." I say quietly. Am I really going to let this guy pick my drink? That seems to be a lot less like me, but it's only one party, right? Sebastian holds out his hand again like he wants to shake my hand and smiles. I take my hand in his. Very unsure of myself but I go with him anyways. We walk through a few rooms and still no one is really paying attention. It's weird, one of the most popular guys in school and he's with someone that is not so popular yet no one seems to care.
We arrive in the kitchen. It's rather large with 2 refrigerators and a what I would assume, a stove that would belong in a restaurant kitchen. There are beer kegs and every kind of alcohol you can imagine. Either a lot of this is Isabelle's parent's stuff or she paid someone older handsomely for all of this. She could also have a fake ID. That's probably what it is. Fake ID's are common amongst us teenagers.
Sebastian grabs a cold glass out of the fridge and pours from one of the kegs. It looks like a dark beer. I've always heard dark beers aren't the best but since I have never tried beer before or anything really, why the hell not. He hands me the glass, and I take a sip. Bitter like I expected but not bad. I smile.
"Thank you, I don't know much about beer but this tastes wonderful." I take another sip. Sebastian pours himself a beer as well. Something lighter than mine.
"Most beer is. I'm glad you like it. See and you could have been stuck with nasty vodka." He laughs and pulls me towards him. I don't know how to react at first. I let him touch me anyways and we move to a different room. Somewhere darker than the other rooms. A faint light on the side of the wall that's a pink color, and only one other couple who seems to be in a deep discussion. The music isn't as loud over here either. If Sebastian had the idea of talking, he picked the right place.
There is a white couch against the wall with the light and Sebastian moves us towards it. I sit down first and see the other couple get up and leave. I am alone with a guy that isn't Simon. This never happens. Unless you count my art teacher.
"Clary, has anyone ever told you, that you have the most beautiful shade of red hair." Sebastian says sitting down next to me, sipping his beer. I smile even though that is a terrible line.
"My father did when I was little. In school I always was made fun of because of how bright it is. Not my father, he never made fun of me."
"You talk about him like he's in the past tense. I don't want to pry." He takes another sip of his beer looking at me. Looking at me like he really cares about what I say or think.
"Well he didn't die if that's what you mean. Let's just say he went to get a pack of cigarettes one day and never came back. That's not actually what happened but that's what I tell people." I take a longer sip of my beer and realize it's empty. Well I guess I really like this beer.
Sebastian looks down at my glass and takes it. "Here I will go refresh this, do you want anything to eat? There is a lot of food and knowing Izzy she will probably just throw it out afterwards." I probably should eat if I am drinking. I don't drink normally but I have heard eating helps. My stomach is in knots so I can't eat anything.
"No, the beer refill will be just fine thank you." I say as he walks out towards the direction of the kitchen. He stops and stares at me. To make sure I didn't get up maybe?
"Please don't get up. I enjoy talking to you." He winks and turns back to the kitchen. What am I doing?
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I close the door behind me. I don't hear any movement anywhere. No sounds, no talking, no nothing. What time of day is it anyways? Where is my phone? Oh, that's right I didn't bring a phone. Mistake number one Fray. Mistake number two would be falling for whoever did this to me. That is an argument for another day. Victims always blame themselves and I just did that. 7
I walk towards what I think will be the main stairs and someone walks out of another room. I almost knock into them. It's a guy, golden eyes and blonde hair. He looks me up and down and smiles but looks puzzled.
"Hi, rough night at the party huh?" He is still smiling. Why do I never talk to people at my school? Then I would recognize who they are.
"Uh I guess you could say that yes. Assuming you live here can you point me in the right direction for a phone and how to get out of here? I would greatly appreciate it." I manage a smile and hold myself. I can't imagine what he must think of me. Should I care? He takes his jacket off and hands me it. I fit it over my shoulders. It smells of wood and fire.
"If you need a ride, I can give you one. I know you don't know me or anything but I don't mind driving you home. Especially a pretty girl." Oh no. Are you going to be like whoever did this to me? Or was it you? I feel like I would remember someone like him.
"Sure, only if you tell me your name first." I say smiling up at him, putting my hands in his pockets of his jacket.
"Jace, Jace Herondale. Now how about that ride?"
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Hey I know this is late and I am very sorry. Please read and let me know what you think. I am sort of a nervous person when comes to writing so anything you say will be helpful! Thank you! Also I don't own any of these characters.