Just Roomates
Chapter Eleven: Shut Up And Eat
Chapter Songs
Back Against the Wall ~ Cage The Elephant
Between The Bars ~ Elliot Smith
Blister In The Sun~ Violent Femmes
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I walked into the apartment and screamed. My hands clenched at my sides, restraining myself from destroying the finished and "graded" canvass.
I tried to take slow deep breaths but they just came out in quick angry pants.
I let out an angry scream let my art bag drop to the floor and leaned against the now closed door.
I slowly opened my clenched eyes to see a pair of concerned eyes and another pair of amused eyes.
But they both had the confused glint.
"What's wrong?" Jon asked nervously.
"'What's wrong?' WHAT'S WRONG!? My art teacher is what's wrong! She has it out for me! She hates me!
She's such a bitch! And she's not even a good teacher! And she's so patronizing and snooty! She acts like she's better than every body and knows everything!" I let a frustrated breath, "I hate her!"
"You don't hate her, you just hate her actions" Jace said trying to hide a smirk.
I felt my anger beat away in my chest and boil all through at my body. Hot pounding blood sang in my veins.
I caught Jace's eyes and stared into his golden orbs with the coldest, most hatred look that I could muster- which wasn't hard looking at him, but all he did was smirk.
I let out another frustrated huff and pulled at my hair.
"Please! Please! Please tell me it's okay for me to hit him now" I begged Jon.
"Oh no! Jon you can't! I would never be able to bare the pain" Jace said sarcastically.
I had pushed myself off the door and walked to where Jace was sitting.
"Trust me Jonathan Herondale, you do not want to be caught in the crosswinds of my anger. It's not pretty" I almost growled.
"Ooh, I like it when your feisty" Jace had leaned closer to me.
My hand was stopped half inch away from Jace's cheek.
"Clary" Jon said calmly, "What happened?"
My breathing was still fast and my stare still glaring deadly into Jace. I took a step back to grab the canvass and shove it Jon's hands.
"Wow Clare, this is beaut-"
"Not that" I flipped it over to her comments.
"What's bad about this?" Jon's eyebrows scrunched together in confusion.
I snatched back the canvass.
Please refrain from faceless paintings.
Keep up the good work.
I read the comments again.
"'Keep up the good work' it's so patronizing! And I did exactly what she asked she didn't ask for a face so I didn't have to create one!" I motioned to the figure who's back was faced towards us.
"I think you're overreacting Clare-"
"OVERREACTING!? Overreacting!?" I huffed.
"Wrong move dude, you never tell a girl she's overreacting, especially when it's that time of the month" Jace stood next to Jon and I.
"Owe!" Jace brought his hand to his cheek where my hand left a red mark.
I strut into my room slamming the door behind me, then collapsing on my bed, but not before my phone went off.
"Simon, this really isn't a great time" I pinched the bridge of my nose.
"Herondale getting under your skin?" He asked with a laugh.
The sound of Simon's voice soothed my anger… a little.
"That's not even half of it" I said with an annoyed laugh.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
I went over the issue of my art teacher and read the comments aloud.
"I think you're overreacting Clare" he said with a small laugh.
"WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON!?"
"I can be bought"
I let out s laugh and sighed.
"I miss you Simon"
"I miss you too"
We filled each other in on the recent events. Simon had finally saved up enough to buy his new video game so that's what he's been doing for his summer. His mom wants him to get out of the house more, she even threatened summer camp but Simon was appalled because he was old enough to work at the summer camp.
I said good bye to Simon and clicked off the phone. Talking to Simon lessened my anger and calmed me down. Now I just really wanted a sandwich.
When I walked into the living room I saw Jace, maybe my anger wasn't so soothed after all.
"Come on, let's go" he grabbed his jacket and his keys.
"What? Me?" What is this kid talking about.
"You, me, and a surprise" Jace said.
"What about Jon?" I furrowed my eyebrows.
"He's taking a shower and you know how long those can last" he said with a smirk.
I hesitantly followed Jace out the door and down the stairs. Instead of going into the garage he turned to the side walk.
"Where-"
"You know I won't tell you, so don't even try" Jace quirks his eyebrows.
I huffed and continued the walk.
"Why are you taking me on this 'surprise' anyways?" I asked skeptically.
"Because I know how it feels to try hard and get nothing for it" he had a sad smile which banished quickly, "Soccer and all" he smirked.
"Jace-"
"And that painting wasn't awful" he smiled.
"Oh yeah, I'd like to see one artistic bone in your body" I rose my brows.
"I think your forgetting my astounding piano skills" he wiggled his fingers in my face.
"Oh yes, how could I forget, Jace the pianist" I said sarcastically but he was amazing on the piano.
"The one and only" Jace winked at me as he walked. I found it a bit difficult to keep up with his long stride without walking fast.
After a few blocks, a few apartment complexes and town houses, we turned on a strip of shops. A few doors down Jace grasped the handle and pulled it open for me.
"And here you have one of the best ice cream shops in New York" Jace smirked at me as I laughed.
He quirked a questioning eyebrow.
"Jace Herondale taking me out for ice cream. The macho cool guy we once knew and tolerated is disappearing in thin air" I smiled up at him.
"Just get in the stupid shop" he said but I didn't miss the small chuckle.
It was a cute little ice cream shop with pastel colored chairs and a chalkboard menu.
"I would really recommend the pistachio ice cream" Jace said behind me.
"Eww, pistachio?" I stuck my tongue out.
I ordered a scoop of mint chip and another scoop of coffee.
"I'd like pistachio and double chocolate chunk" Jace ordered and the girl over the counter gave him a seductive smile.
Bitch.
I had this strange clenching sensation in my chest but I quickly pushed it back down.
I fumbled in my back pocket from the twenty I knew I had in my jean shorts. I handed over the cash just for Jace to snatch it out of my hands and he gave the flirty server his card.
"Jace!" I said but he ignored me.
"Can you please take this?" I asked the the girl who just swiped the card.
"Sorry, too late" she handed Jace the car back.
We grabbed our ice cream and walked out the door.
"You're a real asshole, you know that?" I narrowed my eyebrows.
"Yeah I'm known to have a reputation for it," Jace turned to stand in front of me and slip my money in my back pocket, "but don't worry, you can pay me back later" Jace winked.
"You've been saying that a lot lately and I don't think I trust your motives" I said trying to keep my composure.
"Good, I wouldn't if I were you" Jace smirked and took a bite of his ice cream. I followed him as he started walking again, but this time his steps were smaller.
"Mmm" I moaned and I'm pretty sure my eyes rolled to the back of my head. "This is so good" I moaned.
Jace laughed at my current condition.
"Bite for bite?" He asked.
"You can't bite ice cream! Gross!" I cringed just thinking at the feeling.
"A kiss for a kiss?"
"WHAT?" My eyes popped open as my heart dropped and my body sang with butterflies.
Jace let out a laugh and smiled at me. "Well I don't know what you do to ice cream if you don't bite it"
"Well you sure don't make out with it" I looked at him, "Lick for lick?"
"Sure thang" he smiled as we traded ice cream.
The pistachio ice cream was amazing, it was like Disneyland for your mouth, it was a perfect blend of sweet and salty, but I didn't give Jace the satisfaction.
"Not half bad- HEY!" I looked at my half eaten ice cream. "I SAID A LICK NOT A WHOLE SCOOP!" I yelled. "I guess I'm going to have to eat your pistachio scoop" I shrugged.
"Here, wait I'll eat the pistachio and you can have the double chocolate chunk" Jace held his hand out to me.
"It's okay, that's a whole scoop and mine wasn't I'll just finish the pistachio" I quickened my pace and tried to eat mouth full of ice cream.
"Yeah but I like the pistachio more so it's more valuable to me" Jace widened his stride.
It wasn't long before I was sprinting with the ice cream trying to eat and run- which was impossible.
"Clarissa Adele Morgenstern give me my delicious pistachio ice cream back!" He chased after me
"Never!" I tried to run faster just as Jace caught me around in the air into his arms. I guess Jace didn't mean to turn me as quick or as close because the ice cream slid across his nose and on his cheek. I leaned back in Jace's arms and laughed as I put a hand to his chest. I found it hard to catch my breath and then I felt something cold hit my cheek. I let out a gasp and opened my eyes to a laughing Jace.
"You have a little something right here" Jace motioned to my cheek.
"If I didn't know what a waste of ice cream it would be, I'd throw this in your face" I said pushing out of his warm arms.
Jace was still laughing as he caught up to me. Suddenly the gray clouds opened up above and it started to drizzle, then harder, harder and harder.
"Crap, here" Jace walked towards me and shrugged off his jacket which swallowed my figure.
"Jace I'm not wearing your-"
"If you get a cold, Jon and I would have to attend to your every need and command, so I'm doing it for my sake" Jace smirked.
"Well who says it wouldn't be vice-versa?" My brows shot up.
"Because I want you tend to my every need" Jace winked at me.
"I think it'll be Jon taking care of you" I smiled as I subtly pulled the warm jacket tighter around me. I caught a whiff of Jace's lemon mint sent from the jacket and I took a longer sniff.
"Are you smelling my jacket?" Jace furrowed his brows, his hair dampened and dripping with rain.
"You smell good" I said blatantly.
"What?" He sound stunned.
"You heard me. What is that one compliment you haven't heard before? Well congratulations on picking out good soap. What soap do you use? Because it's never in the shower" I looked up at his confused face.
"I use the same soap we have in there" he said.
"Do you use cologne then?" I wiped the rain out of my eyes.
"Nope" Jace smiled.
"Are you kidding? So you just naturally smell good?" He has it all! It's not fair.
"I guess so" he continued to laugh in the rain and his hair got in his eyes. I pushed my hand through his hair, Jace flinched slightly and I realized what I was doing.
"Sorry force of habit" I thought back to the countless times Simon and his curly brown curls in his eyes. But Jace wasn't my cute nerdy friend, he was Jace you can't just run your hand through his hair. I saw Jace looking at with me a stare I couldn't place as I was chewing my lip in embarrassment, my cheeks flushing a blotchy pink.
"Well in that case I think it's only fair" he suddenly brought his hand to my hair, and with more tenderness I ever thought he could muster, he gingerly tucked my damp hair behind my ear, his heated hand lingered for a second longer. "It's been bothering me for ages" he said exasperatedly.
My heart suddenly felt warm, like it was wrapped in a cozy blanket as we walked up the stairs. Jace had taken me out for ice cream when I was down, he may be an ass but he was altruistic when it counted.
Before we had gotten to our apartment door, Jace pulling out his key, I'd put a hand on his carefully to stop him.
"Thank you Jace" I said looking him in the eyes.
"No problem, anything to see you in a wet t-" he started and before I could talk myself I gave him a hug. My arms wrapping around his warm and muscled torso.
"No, really, thank you" I have him a squeeze as one of his warm electric patted my back, and even though I had three layers on, it felt like his hand was on my bare back, making me shiver and pulling away from him.
We walked into the apartment to find a very displeased Jon. "And where exactly have you two been?" Jon sat up straight on the couch.
"Just went for ice cream, no big-" Jace started to shrug.
"YOU GUYS GOT ICE CREAM WITH OUT ME!?" Jon bolted off the couch, a hand to his heart. "After all these years, you being my so called 'best friend'" Jon drew air quotes, "And you!" Jon pointed hastily towards me, "My own sister betrays me"
"Oh stop with the dramatics Jon" I wave him off like an annoying fly. "Could I borrow your keys?" I ask.
"Where are you going now? Frozen yogurt?" He rolled his eyes.
"No, a club" I say nonchalantly.
Jon almost trips as he walks towards the couch again, but he spins towards me in half a second. "A what?" Jon asks bewildered, completely out of his jokey mood.
"You know a club, where people dance, drink, and sometimes even talk" I say in a slower speech.
"I know what a club is Clary" he says clearly annoyed, "I'm asking what business do you have at a club?"
Jon has always been protective of me and more so once our dad passed away. It was cute in the beginning but it's grown old.
"Jon, I'm old enough to make my own decisions, so even if I was going to the club to do non-holy things, I can do it" I turned as I grabbed a glass of water, to see Jace scowling. "But I'm just going there to pick up Maya so we can have dinner together with Izzy" When I said that, I saw Jace's face softened.
"Where are you going to dinner?" Jace said as ravaged through the fridge.
"I don't know, the Burger place on fourth" I said grabbing my purse, rummaging to find some Chapstick.
I ran it over my lips, looking up, I saw Jace following the motion. His eyes caught mine and he gulped abruptly turning the other way.
"Ooh, I know it" Jon spun on his heels, "Jace do burgers sound good?"
"They sound amazing" Jace smirked as he passed by me.
"No! No, you guys are not going" I crossed my arms glaring at both at them, "Besides don't you guys have better plans?" I looked back and forth between the two. They both just smiled.
"How is this fair?" Jon complained for the hundredth time from the back seat and Jace mumbled in agreement.
"You guys are tagging along and Maya is the guest, she should get passenger seat" I smiled as I made another right hand turn on to the next street.
They both sighed in unison.
"Are we close?" Jon asked.
"I'm hungry" Jace said whiningly.
I just turned up the music, and stopped in front of the club. I sent Maia a text and in a matter of seconds she was skipping out of the bar.
"Hey" she beamed as she hopped in the car.
"Hey" I smiled, "sorry I couldn't shake these two. Apparently they don't have any better plans" I said pointing to the back.
Maia just laughed.
"Hi guys" she waved.
"Hi Maia" the boys said with smirks.
I sighed and continued the way to the restaurant.
Magnus, Maia, and Isabelle had me squished in the middle because I was the "smallest". Ugh. Though I felt bad for the four guys across us. Jace directly across from me.
I had gotten pancakes because I wanted breakfast for dinner. I saw Jon eyeing my plate from the corner of my eye.
"If you even dare Morgenstern, I'll break your hand before the fork even touches my plate" I said with a glare.
He immediately looked away.
I went to take off my jacket when I realized I was wearing. Jace's jacket.
Did he notice it? He must have.
Should I give it back to him now- no that would make Izzy suspicious.
I decided to stick it between the little space Maia and I had on the small booth.
"So how long have you wanted to be an artist?" Isabelle asked, "Though I never knew you were into that"
"Oh, I'm not, my mom just wanted me to do something over the summer to put on my college application" Maia rolled her eyes.
"My Maia couldn't draw to save her life" Jordan joked.
"She's actually not bad" I said and Jordan had a knowing smirk as he looked at Maia and I.
"What?" I looked between the two of them.
"My brother paints everything" Maia sighed.
"What about when we have to work in class?"
"You're always so wrapped up in your own work you don't notice"
"I can't tell you the amount of times she's stayed up painting" Jon said as we ate our food.
As we ate we all started side conversations besides Jace and I because we were both busy shoving food in our mouths.
I dropped pancake on my leg and quickly picked it up and plopped it in my mouth. I looked up to see Jace smiling with an amused look.
"Shut up and eat your food" I said with a hidden laugh.
Jace smiled back and ate.
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So sorry I was gone for a week and this took me longer than expected but yeah!
Next chapter will be filled with adventure and fun.
Chocolate or Vanilla?
Kisses.