Royals
Clary sat down waiting in the meeting room waiting patiently for her parents. Crossing her legs and tapping her fingers on the table she waited, She rarely had to but her parents set the meeting up, not her. she didn't even know the matter of it all.
As the door opened she looked up expecting her parents and her parents only but there beside her parents stood king and queen and king herondale. Clary smiled as they sat down in front of her and she said "To what do i owe the pleasure?" her father drew in a breath and clary smiled as she straightened up and said "I'm joking" her mother smirked and her father said "Clary we have come to the decision that our kingdoms are to be joined as in allies but for that to happen we need some sort of tie" clary nodded and king stephen said "So do you remember our son" Clary nodded her face remaining the same. both kings turned to her and clary paled and laughed nervously and asked "does he have to do something or do you like making me nervous" her father shook his head and said "you are to marry him" Clary looked down at her lap and thought 'you knew this was going to happen in the end'
Clary looked up again and smiled saying "im guessing the reason for his absence is that he didn't take the news well?" they all nodded and clary smiled asked "was that it?" her father frowned "you're not mad?" clary shook her head because there was not one bit of her that felt angered. "I have known for a long time that marriage was not something i would be able to choose unless i found someone, I haven't so why would i be mad" her father nodded and king stephen and said "My son should be considered lucky to have you" Clary chuckled "your son as charming as everyone may think he is, is not in a position to call me his" they all frowned and clary smiled "marriage is easy it's one 'I do' a kiss then done but respect is something he needs to earn throwing a tantrum is not the way" Clary looked at the time and said "Now my brother is waiting for me in the gardens good day it was nice seeing you all and do wish your son good luck with his issues" clary stood up and walked past her father who stopped her and whispered "you said you weren't mad?" clary looked up with glassy eyes and said "i'm hurt" her father walked her out and clary sighed and said "I'm not mad, I just hope i don't have to marry someone who doesn't like me" her father sighed and said "it's okay to be mad" Clary smiled and said "I know but i'm not mad" her father nodded and went back in to the meeting and clary went to meet her brother.
As she came down to the gardens her brother sat in the garden waiting. He turned as she came into view and asked "so how did the meeting go" clary shrugged and jon smiled and said "I see your not one to throw tantrums" clary shook her head and sat down next to him and asked "so you knew?, you knew that they planned for me to marry him and didn't tell me" jon nodded and clary shook her head and picked her sword up and said "I'll kick your ass" jon smiled and picked up his own sword saying "you can try"
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Clary sat down at breakfast alone because no one in her family could bare to eat before 7 in the morning. She pulled out her notebook and filled out her to do list checking the thing's out one by one as she completed the tasks. When she finished it was almost seven she went down to the stables and frowned at the new horse as she saw the girl struggle with keeping him in line. Clary walked up calmly and placed her hands over the girls and she gasped "princess you don't need to" clary smiled "no i want to, he's beautiful" the girl let go and the horse calmed as clary stroked its neck. She looked back at the girl and asked "does he have a saddle?" the girl pointed to the things set out and clary asked "where you gonna ride him?" she shook her head "no he just came in I was just gonna take him out let him run" Clary nodded and said "I'll do it can you take angel?" the girl smiled "she's quite attached to you miss" clary smiled and said "just lead her out along beside me" the girl nodded and got clary's house ready.
Clary led the black horse out with caution angel not far behind. Clary closed the gate and let angel off her reins and she went up to the black horse up and climbed up before she could get nervous. as soon as she sat back and dug her feet in probably the horse set off in full speed and clary held on to the rains. Clary watched as he set off and tugged on his reins and whispered "I'm the one in charge here" the horse struggled but soon enough clary had the control. She made him run back to where angel was running around.
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Clary went into the stables and brushed off the black horse putting him back in his place and looking at the name 'falcon' she smiled and brushed him off then letting the girl get back to her job as she went back to her room and showered. She came out and pulled on a pair of jeans as well as a camisole and brushed her hair out once again realizing what had happened a few days earlier. king and queen herondale where still here.
she grabbed a cardigan and went down to hear "Someone rode him dad, Falcon doesn't do other people I've tried with alec he hates everyone I need to find the person responsible" clary smiled as she heard her dad say "Jace I assure you My children are the only ones riding them except for the girl but she's a professional your horse is in good hands" clary came around the corner and saw jace glaring at her father and his parents looked worried as they saw her and clary said "there's nothing to worry about if you want to know who had a ride just say the name of the horse and i'll tell you" jace turned around and swallowed and clary smiled and said "lucky you you're quite loud and i'm happy to tell you i took your horse out this morning" jace frowned and asked "you took him out?" clary nodded and her father frowned "something wrong with my angel?" clary smiled and walked up to her father "your angel is fine" jace frowned and clary said "angel is my father's house but he doesn't ride her, I do" jace nodded and stephen asked "Was it a nice ride" Clary nodded "I enjoyed it, always nice to ride a untrained mare" and with that she smiled at her father who was smirking at the insult.
clary turned to jace and said "nice to see you again, we must talk again. sometime soon" and with that she walked down and called "you know where to find me father" her father gave her a nod and stephen asked "your daughter had quite the spirit" Valentine smiled "She had a way with words" jace was fuming and asked "I can't figure out whether she was mocking me or greeting me" valentine smiled "she was doing both yet neither at the same time" jace sighed and celine said "like she said you need to get to know her" jace nodded and said "where did she go?" valentine smiled "two rights and then threw the first door" jace nodded and set off.
Clary sat down on the balcony and looked out over the gardens. When the door opened behind her she looked behind her and saw jace come and asked "to what do i owe the pleasure?" jace smiled and sat down "I know you're heard my reaction to our arrangement, and I was immature and it was rude of me and I would like to apologize it was wrong but" Clary scoffed and said "but you don't regret it" jace nodded and clary sighed "so now what" jace looked at her and said "we get to know each other" clary nodded and turned to look at him and asked "what do you want to know?" jace looked up and said "why did you ride my horse?" Clary smiled "I didn't know he was yours" jace nodded and asked "what is that scar on your collarbone?" clary raised her eyebrows and asked "you have seen me for what 2 minutes and you're checking me out" Jace looked down and said "that wasn't the answer?" Clary sighed and said "and won't get another one"
jace had been at the castle for 4 weeks and clary found she didn't mind him being down the hall she found that he was someone who was calming to be around but when alone if they had company he turned into an ass.
Clary woke in the morning and bolted to the bathroom and emptied her stomach she brushed her teeth and laid back down in bed. There came three knocks on her door and clary didn't even lift a finger before she heard jace call "Clary are you in there?" clary looked at the door hoping he would shut up. Jace opened the door carefully and said "are you in here?" Clary raised her eyebrows at his actions and said "when did you get manners" her voice raspy, Jace looked up and became concerned and asked "your look horrible" Clary nodded and said "still better than you" he sighed and asked "your sick?" clary nodded and he sighed and asked "should i go get someone?" clary shook her head and said "could you just close the door and let me sleep" he shook his head and said "no your drenched in sweat" clary nodded and jace went to her bathroom and she heard him turn the tap in the bathroom and he came back out and said "do you have any sheets in here" clary nodded and pointed to the chest of drawers and said "top ones" jace nodded and pulled out the sheets and came around to her side and leaned down and said "grab on" clary wrapped her arms around his neck and he carried her to the bathroom and set her down on a chair and grabbed her phone and he said "you have a bath and i'll change your sheet's" clary shook her head and said "no i'll tell someone else to do it" he nodded and asked "need help" and clary narrowed her eyes and said "blondie watch it" jace held his hands up and herd the open door and clary called "who is it?" "Clary?" clary sighed "Mom im sick go away" and still her mother came into the bathroom and looked at jace and clary said "tell dad I can't have our meeting, jace will help me" her mom nodded and said "I'll get someone to change your bedding" clary nodded and her mother left and clary said "could you try to be gentlemen today?" jace nodded and clary stood up and said "turn around" jace closed his eyes and clary stripped down and climbed into the bathtub and she said "try not to look at me" jace looked up and held on to her hand and asked "do you feel better?" Clary shook her head and went underneath the surface and came up and jace pushed her hair back and said "I'll take care of you" and that was it for clary those five word assured her. She knew she could fall in love with the arrogant boy in front of her.
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Clary sat down and opened up her sketchbook and as usual she didn't really know what she was drawing until the sketch was almost done. clary looked down at the landscape she'd drawn and sighed. The door opened and Jace came in and clary smiled and asked "What can i do for you blondie?" jace smiled and said "no just came to see you" clary smiled and said "so you had nothing to do?" Jace smirked "I'm not actually allowed out" clary smiled and asked "so if I let you out would you go" jace grinned "I'd be off without a doubt" clary was hurt and she didn't even hide it as she said "no one's keeping you here, you know where the door is" jace shook his head and said "I was joking I wouldn't go clary" clary shrugged and said "I'm sure you have someone else who would gladly keep you company" with that she slammed her book shut and stood up and left.
Jace walked the halls up to Clary's room and knocked on the door only to have it open as he touched it as it was not closed. Clary was sat on her bed crying. Jace shut the door and came up beside her and wrapped his arms around her only to have her struggle. Jace gripped her wrists and pinned her arms down and said "I didn't mean it. I wouldn't go I just meant I'm not to leave the grounds and I wanted to be with you" clary nodded and he asked "why are you crying" clary shrugged "because I can" jace smirked and pulled her to him. Hugging her close and clary relaxed and asked "I don't want you to go" jace shook his head and said "if i go i'm taking you with me".
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jace sat by her window and asked "I don't enjoy making you uncomfortable clary I'm just saying i don't want our first kiss to be forced" Clary sighed and said "I don't either, but jace no one will question it" jace came out to her and asked "I'm asking you if this is okay" clary looked at his hand settled on her hips She leaned against one of the posters on her bed and said "This is fine" jace nodded and leaned his forehead to hers and said "and is i was to kiss you" Clary closed her eyes and let out a shaky breath and jace asked "what's wrong" Clary opened her eyes and said "I'm nervous, you're very close" Jace nodded and clary put a hand on his shoulder while the other held onto his arm. Clary leaned in closing the distance jace pulled back and clary looked down and said "sorry I just" jace shook his head and pulled her chin up kissing her again.
They pulled apart and clary said "the scar on my collarbone was from a boy who took advantage of me" jace pushed her shirt to the side and traced his fingers over it and said "you won't ever have to worry about that with me clary" clary nodded and and pressed her lips to his again and jace returned her gesture and so there they stood not even making out just kissing softly.
They pulled apart and clary said "We have to get ready for dinner" jace nodded and clary wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug and said "We can make this work, I may not have choose you but i couldn't ask for someone better" jace smiled and said "I love you too clary "
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Clary pulled the black dress on and curled her hair standing in front of the mirror in a dress that ended just above her knees and left her shoulders bare. Clary pulled on a pair of heels and left her room walking to Jace's room and knocked he opened the door and his eyes widened at her and he said "you look stunning" clary smiled and said "and you do to now we have to go" jace smiled and pulled his jacket on.
They walked into the ballroom and people started at their linked arms. King valentine and queen Jocelyn smiled and said "you look wonderful dear" clary smiled said "you too father" they smiled walked away and jace went to look for Alec saying she had to meet his friend. As jace left her side men came to make their presence known. Clary simply smiled and moved on saying hello making conversation.
"Did you dress up for me Hun" clary stilled and looked back to find Sebastian verlac clary turned on her heel and walked quickly. He grabbed her arm and clary pried his hand off and said "get out!" He smiled and Said "you don't mean that" clary shook her head and said "leave now no one invited you" he shrugged and clary looked for her father in the crowd. "You looking for your fiancé" clary ignored him and walked in the direction of her father. Jace was talking to him when clary arrived and said "may i be excused?" her father frowned and said "Why?" clary was about to speak when sebastian appeared behind her and said "Mr. morgenstern so nice to see you again?" clary's father narrowed his eyes and said "you may go clary" clary nodded and as she was about to leave sebastian grabbed her around he waist and pressed her against him and said "but the night is young" Clary tried to get free but her nerves were frozen unable to move. Jace narrowed his eyes and said "let her go" sebastian shook his head "She likes this don't you hun" Clary shook her head and brought her heel down on his foot and slammed her head against down and ran into jace's arm.
Jace wrapped his arms around her and valentine said "take my daughter away from here" jace rushed clary out of the room as the guards came to take Mr. verlac away. The party was ended and jace rushed clary away as the guards grabbed and escorted away. Jace stopped by his room opened the door and grabbed his pj's and clary didn't protest. Jace went down to her room and set her down on the bed and asked "can i help you" clary nodded and jace took her shoes off and said "stand up" clary did as asked and jace unzipped the dress and drew his t-shirt he brought for her over her head. Clary stepped out of her dress and put it over the back of a chair. Jace drew the covers back and clary crawled in.
Jace pulled his clothes off and pulled his pyjamas bottoms on and sat down on the bed beside clary who was looking at the window. Jace ran his fingers thru her hair and said "you can sleep clary i won't leave" Clary pushed herself up and sat herself down in jace's lap wrapped her arms around his shoulders and tucked her face into the crook of his neck. Jace pulled the covers over her legs, kissed her head holding her there safe and content in his arms.
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Clarys door opened and Clary's and jace's mother came in and smiled at the position and jace stopped rubbing her leg and looked up in question. Clary however continued looking out the window as she reached for his hand and placed in back on the same spot. they came around and said "We came to ask how you're doing?" Clary remained silent and jace looked down at her but she only shook her head at him making his heart clench.
Celine smiled sadly and asked "is there anything we can do?" Clary shook her head and her mother asked "could you tell us what happened?" clary shook her head once again and jace whispered "do you want me to go?" clary shook her head. celine and jocelyn left and clary looked up at jace who looked at her with sad eyes. Clary pressed her lips to his and whispered "he's the one who gave me the scar on my collarbone" jace leaned down and kissed her pulling back and said "why?" clary looked down and said "He didn't like it when i said no, and when he wanted to take my clothes off i said no" jace pulled her closer and said "He's gone, I'll never let anything like that happen to you again" clary nodded and asked "Will you stay with me tonight?" jace nodded and pushed the covers back and laid down clary pu one arm around his waist and pressed her face close to his chest. Jace tucked her head under his chin and wrapped his arms around her waist.
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Clary woke up and opened her eyes and found jace's naked chest. She looked up to find him still asleep. Clary pressed her lips to his chest silently thanking him. She traced his chest every curve and crease and jace grumbled and said "what are you doing?" Clary closed her eyes and kissed his chest and jace pulled her up to they were face to face and asked "what's wrong?" clary closed her eyes and said "nothing is wrong" jace leaned over her and kissed down her throat over her chest and clary clenched her eyes shut and gripped hr sheets. jace leaned over her face and asked "do you get it now?" clary nodded and pulled him down to her lips. clary sighed into the kiss and gripped his waist pulling him down against her body. jace kissed down her throat his hand running down her body.
Clary drew her shirt over her head and jace started down at her before going back to kiss her. Clary rolled them over and jace asked "do you want to slow down?" clary pressed her body down and jace left his jaw go slack as theiri hips touched. jace gripped her hips and said "Clary stop" clary looked up embarrassed and said "you don't want to?" jace shook his head "of course i do, but not like this" clary backed off and jace pulled her back and said "you can touch me all you want but dont rush things" Clary drew his shirt back on and jace pulled her down to his side and said "why did you wake me at 6 in the morning" clary shrugged and jace smiled and said "go back to sleep" clary nodded and once again turned to face him and rested her head on his chest and asked "I don't want to disappoint you" jace shook his head and said "nothing about you is disappointing" clary smiled and put her head in the crook of his neck again and said "My parents will probably be back, I only ever told my father that he touched me, he won't be happy" jace wrapped his arms around her and said "it's not your fault, relax and sleep"
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Clary's bedroom door opened and Isabelle lightwood waltzed in as she usually does only to have herself stop at the sight before her. Clary morgenstern her childhood friend who didn't dare show an inch too much skin was in bed with jace herondale. jace her also childhood friend who flirted with every female alive.
Jace stirred awake and looked up to find izzy still standing there. He frowned and asked "Izzy?" she crossed her arms over her chest and said "What are you doing in her bed" jace looked down at clary and said "What are you doing here?" izzy raised her eyebrows and said "Me what about you" jace frowned "We're getting married" Izzy gasped and shrieked "Your what!" clary stirred awake and frowned and asked "who died" jace pointed to izzy and clary groaned and asked "I'm seeing things, I thought i saw izzy" jace swallowed and said "yeah you did i see her too" clary looked up and let her eyes adjust and as soon as she was sure she drew the covers over her head and said "go away" izzy snatched the covers and clary curled in on herself and asked "What do you want?" izzy smirked "I want to know why there's a man in your bed" clary blushed and said "he's keeping me company" jace frowned and said "really?" clary shot him a look and izzy asked "And i want to know why i didn't know you're marrying him" clary opened her mouth then closed it again and said "well it's only been like 2 months" she gasped "And i didn't know" clary sighed and asked "anything else?" she huffed and said "Why did your parents send me here to get you to talk" clary paled and curled into jace again.
Izzy frowned and asked "Clary tell me, No one can help if you keep quiet" clary shook her head and jace said "Izzy drop it" she frowned and jace lifted clary to his lap and said "She will talk when she's ready don't push her" Clary shook her head and said "Im not talking about what happened not ever" jace hugged her closer and izzy stod up and said "Simon is here he wanted to see you before we leave we'll be in the library" and with that she left as soon as the door closed clary let out a sob. Jace wiped away her tears and said "shhhhh it's okay, your allowed to cry" clary wrapped her arms around him and she sobbed her body shaking. Jace held her there until she collected herself and said "take a shower get dressed and we can go down" clary nodded and jace said "I'll be back in twenty I also need a shower" clary nodded and walked to the bathroom locking the door.
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Clary got out and pulled on jeans as well as jace's t-shirt she brushed her hair and made her bed and laid down again. jace came back and clary felt her mouth water but without him noticing she was awe struck. They walked down to the kitchen and they smiled at her and said "we can have your breakfast ready in 10 minutes" clary smiled and said "make it a double i have company" jace waved and they nodded as clary walked into the dining room and sat down across from each other. The breakfast arrived and jace smiled at her and asked "why so quiet" Clary shrugged and said "I don't like to cry in front of people and you have caught me two times" jace shrugged "your human it's okay to cry once in awhile"
After catching up with their friends and telling them they were engaged and that they were fine with it they set off for her father's office. As they arrived clary found the door open and an argument going on.
"what do you mean She never told you" "I mean what i said she told me something very airy while crying and then when i was ready to hear her story she was in her room and didn't speak for a week, when she finally came out I didn't dare bring it back up i thought she would go right back to her room" "and it just never came up again" "well she's afraid of his so on any function he would attend she would avoid or skip. I have no right to ask her now" "So you don't know what happened?" "I know he hurt her i don't know how or when but he did that all i need to know"
Clary rounded the corner and knocked on the door. everyone turned to face her and her father asked "Clary what can i do for you" clary looked at jace who nodded and she said "I would like to speak with you in private" her father nodded and jocelyn said "we can wait here" her father led her to her own office where jace put a hand on her back making her move. They all sat down and her father asked "what's on your heart" Clary looked at jace who nodded and clary said "i wanted to apologize for my actions at the party" her father shook his head and said "I'm sure you had your reasons" clary nodded and said "I do but im getting you into trouble because you can't explain" her father nodded and said "I don't need more reason then i have the way you react speaks more than any amount of words you could tell me, you needn't tell me anything until you're ready" clary nodded and said "I am ready to tell you, as ready as i will ever be but i need you to not tell anyone as my father and my king you must promise" her father leaned forward and looked to jace and clary said "he knows" her father nodded and said "I can't promise i won't tell your mother or brother but i can tone it down if the subject comes to mind" clary nodded and began her story.
She told her father how when jon started looking for his queen she began to wonder how it would feel to be in love but she had no idea. when sebastian came long he gave her attention gave her compliments and treated her like a queen. when he kissed her she ran away and he had apologized but it happened again but she didn't run. When he said he loved her she didn't believe him and had said she didn't understand how or why. When she told him she didn't want any part in his little game of sneaking around he stopped being gentle. When he started touching her she didn't quite know how to tell her father or mother. She didn't know how to say it when he told her that they wouldn't believe her. When he had forced her into his room and took his clothes off as well as hers she didn't know how to explain for she was embarrassed and ashamed for having it go that far. She explained that the scar on her collarbone was from when she hand kicked him away and he cut her with a knife. She had run straight to her father and that's where her story ended.
Her father had a frozen face and she grew to question if she should have told him. When he seemed to have let it sink in he walked around the desk and gathered clary up in his arms and said "I'm so sorry" Clary nodded "me too" they ended their hug and he said "I will make sure to see he never steps foot on this ground again and I will see to that the same goes for the ground of the herondales palace" clary nodded and asked "will you tell mom?" her father shook his head and said "she would never be able to handle it as for your brother he would burn down the world trying to find that boy" clary nodded and took a hold of jace's hand and said "thank you for your time father" her father gave a nod and left and jace pulled clary into his lap and said "you didn't cry" clary smiled and said "my father doesn't do well with feminine tears he gets rather flustered he would have told me to stop" jace smirked and said "I am proud of you" clary smiled and said "thank you for being here" jace nodded and clary kissed him softly and said "If i was to say something could you listen and simply just listen and not answer" jace nodded and clary said "I think I might love you" jace nodded and said "I know" clary frowned and he smiled "you talk in your sleep and when i held you you told me you loved me" clary blushed and jace smiled as he asked "can you keep a secret?" clary nodded and jace said "I too am in love" clary's heart sunk and jace said "she is beautiful" 'not like me' she thought "and she's smart" 'unlike me' clary looked down and jace said "and I was checking her out after the first two minutes of meeting her" clary's heart soared as she recalled their first conversation. She looked up and jace smiled and said "I love you clary, have for quite some time" clary smiled and pressed their lips together and said "you to blondie you too"
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