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Chapter 6: Car Ride
Clary's Point of View:
The door opened and in came Principle Rockett, Mrs. Krull, and...Simon!
Crap! Why Simon?
We faced our upcoming punishment. Principle Rockett and Mrs. Krull looked outraged while Simon looked sad and hurt.
I couldn't look at Simon. I just couldn't. He looked too sad and too hurt. He's look hurt me. Witnessing this scene probably hurt him.
But why? It's not like we're together. Well, I don't think so. It was only one kiss, it didn't mean anything. Right? Right?
"Mr. Morgenstern and Ms. Fray; once again, get to my office!" Principle Rockett yelled already heading out. We all followed them.
Mrs. Krull kept glaring us down. "What did I say you two?"
"Hey, you didn't say anything about making-out honey," Jace said smirking.
I can't believe he just said that! Now we're totally dead! Oh, I can already see what Valentine will do to me...
Her face contorted. "Principle Rocket," She said fast walking to catch up to him. "I want these kids EXPELD!"
"Now, now; I have a better punishment for these two."
We all walked into Principle Rockett's office. Principle Rocket turned to Simon. "You're in a very bad condition, Simon. I think it's best to call your mother and go to the hospital as soon as possible."
He nodded and half-walk half-limped out the door. I sighed. I didn't realize until now that Simon had to limp to move around. Jace messed him up big time...and me.
He turned back to us with a wicked evil smile. "As for you two, I have a more severe punishment. Not only will you get more detentions, but both you have to help out on the school's winter dance. You'll also miss some of your lunches helping out the lunch lady. Also, you two will be strictly under surveillance by every teacher in this school. One or two strikes from anyone of us will be suspension and more punishments when you return. Three strikes and I'll have you expelled as well as mention this to any school you go to, and you'll be punished there too. I'll make sure of it. Understand?"
I nodded furiously, wide-eyed. Jace, on the other hand, just yawn and nodded once. "Got it Mr. Principle Man," he slurred lazily, "Can we go now?"
Principle Rockett eyed Jace for a second before nodding. "Both of you are dismissed." As he said this Mrs. Krull looked extremely upset.
"But Principle Rocket-"
"Enough," he held his hand up, silencing her, "I have decided."
She nodded once and watches suspiciously as we stood up to leave.
Jace wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer. "Okay, than. Let's go, babe." I raised my eyebrow at him but didn't tell him to get his arm off of me or to not call me 'babe'. We walk outside the principal's office and soon the school without saying a word. The sun was close to beginning to set.
How long have we been in there? I wondered. Panic filled me.
Valentine; I stopped walking and Jace faced me with a question mark on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Ignoring his question I said, "What time is it?"
He looked down at his watch on his wrist. "5:42," he replied dully. My eyes widen even more and I looked at the ground trying to figure something out.
5:42! What excuse can I give to Valentine? The winter dance wouldn't have taken that long...Would it? No, there has to be something else. Maybe I can tell him we ran out of some rare supplies and had to go to store after store while in traffic…Yeah, that just might work...But how do I get home? Walking takes 30 minutes, but in car it'll only take 6 but in New York it'll be 10 or 15 minutes. Got it! I have my plan.
I suddenly looked back up at Jace, realizing he had been calling my name.
"-Clary! Are you alright?"
"Yeah, yeah; I'm fine. Do you have a car?"
He held up a set of keys. "Yeah; why?"
"Can you drive me home?"
He looked like he pondered on this. "Hmm...Do I get anything in return for this generous deed?" He said smirking and winked at me.
I put my hands on my hips and narrowed my eyes. "No," I said firmly. "You got me into this mess and now you owe me. So now I'm not asking," I paused and got up on my tip-toes to get eye-to-eye with him and did my best to be scary and overpowering with one look. "Give me a ride, now."
He paled. He looked scared shitless! Now if only I had a camera…I quickly took out my crap phone and quickly tried to go to the 'Camera' section before he recovered. Finally, I made it and took a picture. Only in the picture he looked more scared, it was seriously funny.
This picture will surely come in handy some day...I thought evilly.
Finally recovering he nodded and took me to his car without saying a word, it was a Mercedes. When I first came here, I didn't come here in my own car. Valentine drove me; I begged him to. I love my Bug, I really do, but it was in such bad shape. He said it'll be fixed up tomorrow. And he said I can use my Uncle Luke's truck. Only Luke's truck is a garbage dump! And I didn't want to be seen in that on my first day in school. So I finally decided that it'll be better being seen ridden to school was better than driving that. And I was right.
He opened the passenger side for me than went to the driver side. He's car, I realized, was very clean. I mean very clean. Everything was nice and fresh, even the smell. For a second I thought it was brand new but instantly neglected that thought remembering the license plate saying 2008. And Jace isn't the kind of guy that buys a 2008 car when it's 2011. So...is he a neat freak? I shivered, thinking of the similarities between Jace and Valentine.
Jace looked over at me. "Cold?" he asks.
I nodded. It wasn't really a lie; I get cold easily, too easily sometimes. He stripped off his leather jacket and handed it to me. I stared at it then at him.
"Take it," he said encouraging. I hesitated but took the jacket and put it on. It was cold yet, it warmed me. I was engulfed in his smell. Roses and an after-shower sent. I snuggled in it as he started the engine and pulled out of the school's parking lot.
"Where to?" he asked me. When I answered he gave me a questioning glace.
"You live in an apartment?"
"My father owns the apartment and several others."
"Oh," was all he said as we fell back into silence mode.
I was getting sick and tired of the silence. Yet, I didn't want to talk. I keep thinking of what Valentine will think when I get home and if he'll buy my excuse. I turned on the radio and tuned it to a station playing artists like Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Muse; all Alternative Rock bands.
I couldn't help but hum to Muse's: Time is Running Out. It is my favorite song, or at least so far it is. Soon, to my shock and appeal, Jace sang along.
"I think I'm drownin',
Asphyxiated"
I never thought Jace voice like that. It's so wonderful.
"I wanna break this spell that you've created."
I smiled thinking of how I scared him so bad that he listen and did everything that I told him to do.
Ha! And I got a photo of it in case I need to blackmail him.
"You're something beautiful; A contradiction."
When he said this he looked right at right at me. But fear came to me instead of pleasure. "Look at the road!" I practically scream. Listening, he did but only for a second before singing to me again.
"I wanna play the game. I want the friction."
While he said that he was smirking and winking at me and this time I couldn't help but blush. If we get in a car accident cause of this, I'm going to KILL him.
"You will be
the death of me.
Yeah.
You will be
the death of me."
I smiled again. I really did love this song. It fits me...and Jace...so well! "Ya know, if we get in a crash...I will be the death of you," I said smiling quickly. As soon as I sad that he got a worried expression. Poor guy, I scared him right to the bone!
"Bury it,"
"Bury what?" I said as innocently as I can.
"I won't let you bury it.
I won't let you smother it.
I won't let you murder it."
"I don't even know what it is 'it'!" Knowing it was from Muse, I guess 'it' means his heart. But I wouldn't mind doing that to Jace's heart…Okay, maybe I would, but it's not as if I have such a cold-heart.
At this part I couldn't help but sing along with Jace and Matt, the lead singer:
"And our time is running out.
And our time is running out.
You can't push it, underground.
Can't stop it, screaming out."
"I wanted freedom, found I'm restricted."
"Yup, be me." I was grinning as he pretend to look hurt.
"I tried to give you up, but I'm addicted."
I'm addicted too... It took me a second to realize that I said that aloud. Jace was just smirking, as he usually does.
"Now that you know I'm trapped
Sense of elation."
I thought for a second trying to figure out what 'elation' meant and found out it meant joy. Yes, I would feel a sense of elation.
"You'd never dream of
breaking this fixation."
"Actually I would."
"You will squeeze
the life out of me."
"Do I have to hug you if I wanted to do that?" I asked giving him my evil smirks.
"Bury it;
I won't let you bury it.
I won't let you smother it.
I won't let you murder it."
"Too late," I sang.
Again I sang along to this:
"And our time is running out.
And our time is running out.
You can't push it, underground.
You can't stop it, screaming out."
"How did it come to this?"
"Oh, well, you know..." I said, trailing off and pretending to go on a whole story on 'how did it come to this'.
"Oo-ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Oo-ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Oo-ooh yeah yeah
Yeah yeah YEAH!"
The voice of the singer was high pitched and Jace had somehow mated it. I stared at him wide eyed. I never, ever expected that Jace can sing that high. He grinned at me giving me a bet-you-didn't-know-that look. And he was right; I didn't. Hell, I didn't even dream of it.
"Yeah you will suck; the life out of me."
I couldn't help but think of vampires when he sang this. But figure that by that he meant kissing him to death. Trust me. I saw it. Good way to go too. Sort of.
"Bury it;
I won't let you bury it.
I won't let you smother it.
I won't let you murder it."
"Darn!" I shouted pretending to be disappointed.
"And our time is running out.
And our time is running out.
You can't push it, underground.
You can't stop it, screaming out."
Once again I sang all. I mean, I just couldn't help myself. Something overpowered me.
"How did it come to this?"
I shrugged, smiling at him.
"Oo-ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Oo-ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Oo-ooh yeah yeah
Yeah yeah YEAH!"
This time, I concentrated on how his voice was when I went really high. It sounded like angels singing. Then again the whole time he has been singing I felt like Iwas listening to an angel singing and not the man I was seeing right now.
"Wow." was all I said as the song ended-and the car.
"You're home." He said smiling at me.
"Right..." I opened the door and was about to get out when Jace stopped me.
"Wait..." He whispered. I turned around and he crushed his warm lips against mine. Behind him, the sun was setting. It outlined him so perfectly with his gold hair and eyes, it even made him look even more like an angle.
"Good night, Clary," he said with his lips slightly brushing mine.
"I-Good night, Jace," I whispered as I got out. I closed the door and watched his car leave.
I almost said 'I love you'.
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