Disclaimer: these characters belong to Cassandra Clare, not me.
Chapter 4: New Shopping Tips
Clary
"Come on, Clary just come for an hour."
"No Izzy, I refuse to go to the school dance," I replied.
"But Clary, you have to go. All of your friends will be there, even Simon! And you'll get to dance with Jace," she said persuasively.
"Izzy for the last time, telling me Buttercup is gonna be there is not gonna help convice me. I deal with him at school enough as it is," I say.
"Aw Red, that hurts right here," Jace drawled, pointing at his heart.
"Well speak of the devil," I muttered.
"Only if you mean devilishly handsome," he said.
"Keep dreaming, Buttercup," I said.
"I thought you weren't going to call me that," he said.
"I changed my mind," I replied absentmindedly.
"Why is there a dance only a week after school starts," I muttered.
"Because it's Homecoming Clary. We've been over this," Izzy broke in.
"Come on Red, it's either you go to the dance, or I stay the night at your house," Jace piped in.
"Fine, I'll go, but only because your being so irritating," I said plastering a bored look on my face.
"Great, what time do you want to go dress shopping?" she asked.
"D-Dress shopping!" I exclaimed, my voice trembling.
"Well duh! You can't go to Homecoming in jeans and a t-shirt!" Izzy exclaimed
"Oh, right," I said awkwardly.
"So how about tomorrow after school?" she asked.
"That works fine for me," Jace said.
"Wait, Jace is coming?" I asked incredulously.
"Well... yeah. He needed clothes too. I know you probably don't want him there, but I'm paying for his clothes along with ours," said Izzy.
"Your paying for my dress?" I asked.
"Yes," she said simply.
"Thank you so much," I said emphatically.
"It's no problem," she's said.
"Hey Red, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but it's 5:30," Jace said.
"Shit. Sorry Izzy, I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow," I said quickly.
"Woah Red, is there somewhere you need to be? Because I can drive you if you need me to," Jace said.
"No, it's fine," I said and dashed out.
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The next day, after school I waited by Izzy's car for her and Jace to show up. When they finally got to the car, I got into the passenger side. Izzy didn't comment on this, but Jace did. "Why does she get shotgun?" he asked.
"Because your coming along on a girl's shopping trip," Izzy said logically.
We rode in silence until we reached the mall. When we got there, Izzy grabbed our arms and practically dragged us inside. She led us through the mall until she reached a certain store. When we got inside, we split up.
Izzy and I went through what felt like millions of dresses before we went back to the dressing rooms. Izzy walked out in a dark purple dress, and as soon as she looked in the mirror, she knew it was the one. It took longer for me to find the right dress. Eventually we found the right one for me.
It was short, tight and made of black leather. It had a deep v-neck and was thigh-high. I loved it. It made me look mature and badass. As soon as I decided that this dress was the one, we went to go find Jace.
Jace
As soon as we got to the mall the girls wandered off. I went into the section for men's formal wear. I quickly found a suit, and then decided to go find the girls.
I found them standing near the dressing rooms. As I was standing there Clary came out in a tight black leather dress. I thought she looked really hot. I hoped the blind date Isabelle set up for me would look that hot.
Just then they came out of the dressing area.
"Hey, we were just about to come look for you. Did you get your suit?" Izzy asked.
"Yeah, let's go," I said.
We checked out and headed to the car. We started off home in silence.
"Hey Clary," Izzy said.
"Yeah Izzy?"
"I set you up on a blind date for Homecoming," Izzy said quickly.
"You What!" Clary yelled so loud my ears hurt.
"I promise he's super nice," Izzy said.
"Whatever drop me at home," she said.
We drove to her house in silence. When we got there Sebastian was on the porch. As soon as Clary got out he ran up and hugged her.
"Clary, where were you, I was worried sick," Sebastian said.
"Seb, I told you I was going out with some friends," she said.
Then they both went inside.
Clary
I went inside and said, "By the way I'm staying the night with Isabelle on Friday."
"Ok, I guess that's fine. I'll let Dad know," he said.
Then I went into the kitchen, and ate my dinner. Then I went upstairs and took a shower.
When I was finished, I sat down and sketched for an hour. What ended up coming our was a picture of Jace. What the hell! Jace! I immediately crumpled up the page and threw it in the trash.
I left my room and went into my brother's.
"Hey Jon, can I use your punching bag?" I asked.
He nodded and I walked over to the punching bag and put on the gloves. I started hitting the bag. I put all my energy into it. I spent an hour in there hitting the bag before someone interrupted me.
"Hey Clare, you should probably get to bed," said Jon/Seb.
"Ok, I'll go then," I said.
I went back into my room, changed in to my pajamas and crawled into bed. I immediately became comatose, and slept until my alarm went off the next morning.
A/N: Hey guys, I hoped you liked my chapter. And a lot of stuff happened. Clary has a blind date to Homecoming, Jace is slightly stalkerish, and Izzy's playing match maker. Thank you to everyone who faved/followed/ reviewed. Please continue to do so. It encourages me so much when people leave positive reviews, it puts me in the mood to right. I love you all.
-Claressia Heronstairschild