I am going on an over night trip with my school tomorrow morning so I may not be able to update till Wednesday or Thurday. If I can I will, if not, see you Thursday!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. All rights belong to Cassandra Clare.
Clary was almost back to normal by May. Her concussion was completely gone, having been cleared of all the symptoms. Her burns were now the small scars that would never go away and her bruises were almost faded. The only problem she still had was her foot.
She could walk without a boot or fancy shoe now but it still bothered her sometimes. She couldn't run more than a few minutes and had problems with side to side motions.
Volleyball open gyms had started again and she badly wanted to be cleared by her physical therapist so she could get back in the gym. She had been cleared to drive and run every other day, which was good, but not what she wanted. Patience was never her strong suit.
Her and Jace were better than ever. He was no longer playing a sport so if he wasn't hanging out with Alec or Jon she was with him. And they never go tired of each other. It was weird. The more time they spent together the less they wanted to be apart. You'd figure they'd get sick of each other.
He was slowly coming to the realization that in a couple months they'd be over two hours away from each other. That he wasn't always going to be pick up the phone and call her. They were busy and he doubted they'd always have the same breaks. But if anything, it only made him hold on tighter.
Jace trys to distance himself when he knows he's going to get hurt. It's always been like that. But he didn't with Clary. The fact that he wasn't going to see her everyday made him want to see her everyday. He was making up for lost kisses and hugs already.
She was happy too. Despite the fact that she had almost died. And not like the almost died you feel when you almost get hit by a car but the if the bench had fallen on her head and killed her almost dead. Her nightmares were almost never. Once every few weeks. And Jon was there when she did have them. She was easily coaxed out of them and straight back to bed. Her life was getting back on track.
We all started hanging out all the time, with no sports to get in the way. We were watching a movie when Clary told us they were going to Florida for vacation that summer. Driving, Of course. For 10 days.
To Jace that would be ten days that he wouldn't get to spend with her. She was already coming with us to South Carolina for a week in June. So was Jon and we were very excited to go.
We didn't know what to say. Until Jon smiled. We were all coming. Simon too. Without their parents. That caught my attention. Jocelyn was very protective. Clary was only 17. (So was I) she wasn't normally aloud to stay out past 11 o'clock unless she was spending the night. And they were letting her go to Florida with her boyfriend and no parental supervision?
That all seemed to be the least of Jace's worries who suddenly looked very happy again. A week of Clary in a bathing suit and no parent supervision, were they mad? I was excited too, Simon and I were getting closer and I enjoyed spending time with him.
Jon was very single still. Liked playing around with some girls from time to time but just hadn't met somebody who sparked his interest, so him and Alec were just going to hang when they felt like third wheels. This excitement bought us some buffer time for school before Prom.
Prom was a senior only event at our school. Luckily, I had been asked by one of Jace's friends so we would be going in a big group. Jace had asked Clary over dinner one night when she was recovering from her injuries.
She had already gotten a dress, but wasn't sure anymore since she had some burns now that were rather noticeable in her dress.
Jace didn't care though. He actually kind of liked the scars. Told her that it was a reminder to him of just how amazing and brave she was. So she just kept the dress. And man did she rock it.
Getting her ready was always fun, she was just so naturally beautiful. Making her curls perfect was a little challenging but it was always worth it seeing Jace's jaw drop as he took her in. Right now his jaw was on the ground and I didn't blame him.
She looked beautiful in her blue dress. It had a huge cutout from the sides to the back with sparkly straps. Her burns were along her sides and a little above her chest but you could hardly see them under her hair and smile.
We all took pictures. The five of us. Before going to the park nearby where all the prom attendees went to. We all took pictures and split up into our groups. Clary was subjected to take pictures with so many people and Jace was forced to pose with so many girls before we decided it was time to leave.
All of us came from pretty wealthy homes you could say, and had no problem paying for the party bus. There were 14 of us and we had a blast. We were already dancing and blasting music as we let loose.
Prom was fun. A lot more fun than I had anticipated. There was no awkward standing or grinding that you experience at homecoming. It was like a giant moshpit of seniors and their dates saying farewell to the school. The prom itself was at the zoo. Yah i know what you're thinking, ugh smelly animals, but it was so nice.
The after prom was even better. We had rented out Kalahari for a few hours. It was this huge indoor water park and we went on every ride. There were no lines and so many people had already disappeared.
Jace and Clary were running around like Mad men. He looked so happy and she looked like she had forgotten that her burns were on display for the whole world to see. They looked like little kids having the time of their lives, like they always did.
By the time we all got home, it was 4 am in the morning so we all crashed on our huge sectional in the family room. We were enjoying the last month before school ended, because for Jon, Alec, and Jace, it was ending for good.