Okay, here goes. Apology time. I would have updated a very long time ago. I had seven chapters all finished and I was going to put one up everyday for a week. I had about thirty chapters of all my stories total. So it really sucked when my computer crashed and they all got deleted. So this is my first rewrite. I'm putting this up right away because if I learned anything from that experience, it was to post as soon as I can. So here's the probably not as good rewrite. I had a hard time with the whole soldier thing so you're aloud to laugh at my substitution. Clary and Isabelle did...
I do not own The Mortal Instruments Or Pride and Prejudice. My computer won't ever let me right something near as good.
The day after the sleepover Clary went to the next town over with her sisters and mother. They were taking a trip to the mall and visiting their Aunt Amatis.
"So aunty, anything new going on in town?" Aline asked. Their aunt knew lots of gossip and stories about everyone who passes through their towns.
"Well Lydia, you may be excited to hear that a college football team is going to be staying here for some time before they have to return to campus," Amatis said.
"That doesn't make any sense," Clary mused, "Why would an entire football team be stopping here?"
"One of the players rented a cottage here. They won't be staying here long. It's just some team bonding stuff," Amatis said. Isabelle looked a bit at a loss too but she refrained from saying anything. Aline looked ready to explode.
Jocelyn caught this look and shook her head.
"No college boys Aline. You're fifteen. Your way too young."
"Of course not mommy," Aline replied. But Clary caught the look on her face when she walked away and she did not look pleased. Clary and Isabelle exchanged a look behind their mothers back.
"Would you like to go for a walk around town?" Isabelle asked Clary.
"Sure," She replied, slipping past her mother.
The streets weren't too busy during the day, when everyone was busy at the beach or entertaining themselves with outdoor activities. At night there were plenty of people heading off to see movies or eat at a restaurant. Since the towns around there only had gas stations and small diners most people drove there for a hotel or different meal. Or even a WallMart. Clary and Isabelle said hello to the people they knew and tried to identify the people they didn't and guess where they were from. Soon enough the conversation found it's way to Aline.
"Do you think she'll actually try to go after any 'college football players'", Isabelle said.
"You mean Aline? Probably. I don't think any of them will actually give her the time of day though," Clary replied.
"But it's a small town and they'll be bored. They could try to take advantage of her," Isabelle stated. Clary hadn't thought of that. And she couldn't help but think that they would be able to. Aline was one of those girls who believed in true love and pure romance and she mistook tiny crushes for undying and eternal love. It scared Clary. She would do anything for someone she thought she loved.
"We'll have to watch over her," Isabelle continued.
"I'll stay with her. You have other things to attend to," Clary said, implying her engagements with Simon. She was pretty much booked up for the next week. Going fishing with Simon, picking strawberries with Simon. And at the end of the week Simon would be throwing a beach party. So that leaved Clary to watch over Aline and make sure she didn't get her heart broken. Or something worse.
Being deep in thought she wasn't really watching where she was walking. She ran straight into a dark haired guy. He looked down at her and smiled.
"Excuse me. I'm sorry I ran into you," He said.
"No. The apology's mine to give, I wasn't watching where I was going," She replied. She didn't think she'd seen him around before. He looked older, around Isabelle's age. He looked around with a confused expression.
"Would you happen to know where the theater is? I'm meeting some team mates to see a movie," He said.
"Oh, it's down this block to the right. You're going in the right direction," She said. He grabbed her hand and kissed it.
"Thank you... I'm sorry, what's your name?" He asked
"Clary," She said, "And what's yours?"
"Raphael. It was nice to meet you Clary. Hope to see you around," He said and jogged off.
"He was putting on a show for you," Isabelle declared.
"Of course he was," Clary said.
"But he was pretty handsome," Isabelle smiled.
"Of course he was."
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