Okay so I'm back. Sorry that I spaced this update out. I had family issues and no time. Thank you to those who left reviews; your support means everything to me. I understand that a lot of you are pissed at Jace right now, and frankly I don't blame you, but believe me he'll get better in this chapter. I'm introducing a new character in this chapter so bear with me if this is really long and drawn out. It's taken me a week to decide exactly how I'm going to do this. Hope you enjoy! All rights to Cassie for her amazing characters.
Clary had been at the library for about an hour or so when she finally said fuck it and started back to her dorm. "Jace can take his big, egotistical head and shove it right up his-" Clary's rant was cut off when she slammed into a hard body. The boy quickly caught her before she hit the ground and helped her right herself again. "You've got to be more careful, love," the boy said with a smile and a wink. She looked up to see a boy about Jace's height with slick black hair. Clary blushed and nodded, "Yeah, sorry about that. I wasn't paying attention." The boy's smile grew and he shook his head, "Hey, no harm done. Whoever that Jace kid is should watch his back though." Clary grinned and picked up her book from the ground, "I'll see you around maybe?" The boy nodded and continued walking down the sidewalk from which Clary just came. Clary found herself smiling all the back to her dorm.
When she arrived at the door, she quickly unlocked it and went inside, shutting the door behind her. Her smile fell as she turned and realized Jace was now asleep on her bed. "God help me," she whispered as she looked up in exasperation. She walked into the bathroom and shut the door behind her, turning on the shower as she went. Afterward, she stood in front of the sink and looked at herself in the mirror. Clary often did this. She always examined herself to see if anything had changed about her over the years. She frowned as she looked. There was the same fiery red hair with curls too wild to tame, freckles still dusted her nose and cheeks, her eyes were still the same forest green they'd always been, and she still looked like a pixie. The only thing that she noticed had changed was the fact she had gotten taller, her hair had grown longer, she gained a cup size, and she didn't have the little boy figure that she had in high school. Her hips had grown, giving her some curves that she so desperately needed. Satisfied, she nodded and began stripping her clothes away and climbed into the shower. The hot water washed away the long day's stress and soreness. Instantly, she felt less tense and at ease with the world.
She got so lost in the comfort of the constant hum of the shower that she found herself singing. "…Yeah, so tell me girl if every time we to-o-uch you get this kind of ru-u-ush. Baby, say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. If you don't wanna take it slow and you just wanna take me home. Baby, say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And let me kiss you."
She even danced around a little bit until she almost slipped and fell. She finished bathing and cut the water off. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in her towel. She poked her head out of the door and found her bed empty and no Jace anywhere, so she stepped out and slid her underwear and pajama shirt on. "You know, you have nice legs," Jace said and stepped out of her closet. She turned bright red and glared daggers at him, "WHY WERE YOU IN MY CLOSET?!" Jace just chuckled and sat down on Izzy's bed in front of Clary. "I was looking for an extra pillow when I heard you open the door. I didn't look I swear, but the look on your face was extremely priceless." Clary felt her face get hot, "Jace, I don't have the effort to fight, so please for the love of all that is holy, get out of my dorm and let me go to sleep." He looked taken aback when he saw the tears forming in her eyes as she climbed into her bed. "Look, Clary, I was only joking. I'm sorry for being a dick. I have to get back anyway, so goodnight. Tell Izzy that I said goodnight." Clary just nodded and turned to face the wall next to her bed. Jace grabbed his jacket and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him. Once he was gone, Clary rolled onto her back and looked up at the ceiling. He just apologized, she thought.
Jace kicked a rock into a tree as he walked down the sidewalk to his dorm. He kept thinking about Clary and how he had made her cry. She had never cried after one of their little disputes, EVER. He bit his lip and looked up at the sky. He decided with a nod that he'd make it up to her because, although they fought constantly, he hated making girls cry. He even felt bad the day after prom when he made Aline cry after he broke up with her. He had apologized at the end of the day and told her it was because he wasn't good for her. Even though she responded by slapping him, he still felt relieved that he had at least made it a little better. As he got back to the dorm, he heard Alec laughing and talking to someone and he figured Magnus was in there. He opened the door and dropped his keys as he saw the slick black hair the boy on his bed was sporting. "Sebastian?!" he exclaimed with his mouth open like a fish out of water. The boy, Sebastian, looked up and smirked, "Do close your mouth Jonathan, you'll catch flies." Jace glared and clenched his fists. "Why the fuck is he here?" he all but screamed at his brother. Alec stood and pulled Jace into the hallway, "Calm down. He went to England for two years to study abroad, found out we all go here, and decided to come back to be near his old friends," Alec said. Jace was fuming by the end. "Friends?! FRIENDS?! No! He should've stayed in England. He knows we aren't friends after the shit he pulled with Clary." he yelled. Sebastian poked his head out of the door, "If I may, I've already seen Clary. I don't think she recognized me, but she seemed awfully glad to have met me." He smirked as he noticed the look on Jace's face. "You stay away from her you British piece of sh-" Alec covered Jace's mouth before he could finish his sentence. Sebastian grinned and opened the door fully. "Nice to see you again old friends, but I must be going now. Tell Isabelle I'll be seeing her soon as well." And with that he left.
Alec finally let Jace go once Sebastian was out of sight, and Jace stalked into their room. "I don't understand why you two stopped being friends," Alec said as he shut the door to the dorm. Jace sat on his bed. "I never told you this, but the night of prom, I didn't go back and sleep with Aline like everyone thought I did. I got drunk and ended up at Clary's window ready to apologize. I saw Sebastian on top of her, and I flipped. I drove all night until I hit the pier, and I just sat there. The next day I confronted him about it, and he made some smartass remark about Clary, so I punched him. Clary took his side because she had seen Aline in the bathroom crying after we broke up. So now Clary and I hate each other and honestly yeah I fucked up, but she hates me now. And I blame that asshole for most of it. So now he's back and she'll probably run into his arms like nothing's changed," by the end, Jace's hands were in fists and angry tears gathered in his eyes. "I miss her sometimes. I know that's dumb, but honestly sometimes I wish I had been the one to comfort her that night, not him. She hates me, man. She fucking hates me." Alec sat down next to him and put his arm around Jace's shoulders, "Just be nice to her, okay? Try to make amends. I hated a lot of people that are now my friends. It'll work out if you just try." With that, he got up and climbed into his bed. "Goodnight Jace," he said as he turned out the lights. "Goodnight Alec," Jace said as he laid down and turned towards the wall. It didn't take long before both boys were snoring into the dark dorm room.
Okay so there it is. I personally liked Jace in this chapter because we get to see his side of the fighting and see why he was so pissed at Sebastian. Let me know what you think and I will try to update sometime soon if my life permits it. Goodbye for now my lovelies ~ Jordan
Songs for this chapter: Kiss you –One Direction