AN/ Hi! This is a long chapter and if I can give some hint: It's a chapter where Clary's past is reviled and next chapter will be extremely important. :) Just saying ;p So on with the chapter!
Chapter 9: Friends last forever: (1.729 words for you ;) )
Clary and Simon were sitting on the roof in silence.
"So...,"Simon started. "What happened Clare? You know you can't fool me and I also know I'm a bit to forward but I promise you that you can trust me." Clary looked down and took a deep breath.
"Well it started the first day I came to the Academy. They led me to my room and were very kindly first but then someone said I had to come to the headmaster because he needed to 'speak' to me. The 'headmaster' led me to the basement were they tied me to a bed and started questioning me. They wanted to know what happened with Valentine. I told them it was karma, but they wouldn't believe me and every time I told that, they would hurt me, Si. With some weird whip, they would hurt me and when they were done, they would draw a special rune that hides and heals the marks but not the pain. It was horrible. And when I would do or say something in class that they didn't like. I would get shock-therapy. It hurts so much and to be honest, most people there are talking zombies serving the Clave. It was awful to see the people like that there. They didn't have feelings, Si. It was..." Clary began crying again.
"And there were some other things but I can't tell it yet, I just... Just can't." Si rubbed her back and hugged her tight.
"It's okay, Clary, I'm here now. Everybody is here now for you." They laid there for a few moments on the roof. Clary lay on Si's chest and he had his arm rapped protectively around her.
"Tell me something?" Clary asked after a few moments. Simon, who was looking at the sky, turned to face Clary.
"What do you want me to tell?" She thought about that time when Jake told her that story. Enough thinking about Jace! It's about Si now!
"Just... How are you and Iz?" Si sighed.
"I don't know, Clare. Actually things did go great for a while, but sometimes I think about the future and then I ask Iz and she shrugs it off. It confuses me because honestly I think that someday she'll dump me for a great, cute, hot guy with whom she can grow old with. With me she'll never have children and she wants to, I know because I can see it in her eyes every time she sees a mother passing by with her children. We're too young, that's for sure but you can't help thinking about the future, can you? Even I, someone who has a thousand years ahead of him, can't help it." Clary snuggled closer to Simon.
"You have to talk to her, Si. I can tell she doesn't want to, but you have to. I know she loves you very much and that's the problem, she never had someone like you. They never treated her like an equal, like the strong in depended woman she is. And I can see it freaks her out sometimes. But she's happy. For now, the future you'll have to discuss together." Si gave a small smile.
"I'll talk to her after the party. And Clary? Can I ask you something? What are you now'? I mean, you and Jace?" Clary shrugged.
"I don't know. I would say we are friends but we don't even talk anymore. He has moved on and I was trapped so I couldn't follow. But I am trying, Si. I always do.", Clary answered. Simon frowned.
"I don't like Levi, you know. She isn't the person she lets everyone think she is. She was so mean to me when she first arrived, I know it seems like she's just teasing me now but sometimes you can see that she dislikes me. I don't think she's good or bad for Jace though. They are too much... I don't know. They just don't fit. And maybe, just maybe, you need to follow your own advice. You have to talk to him, Clary." Clary knew Si was right, just like Alec was.
"You're right, Si. I'll think about it and do it after the party just like you said you would do it too." The two friends talked some more and after a while Simon's mother came to tell they had to get changed for the gig.
"So... You nervous?" The entire band was getting ready to perform that night. The gig was in a café with a stage and such things for performances like theirs. The crowd was gathering and was causing stress to the friends and yet, when Clary asked that they all denied it.
Clary was lucky that Iz had brought over a beautiful outfit for Clary to Si's house. It was a soft pink blouse and black dress shorts with soft pink pearl bracelets and black high heels. It was very pretty.
"Hi Clary! Are you alright?" Simon's peppy yet concerned voice broke her out of her thinking. She smiled at him.
"Yeah just zoned out a bit." Simon grinned.
"That's my girl. You'll never learn it, will you?" She winked.
"Of course not. You know me. Besides that's one of the many things you love about me, right." Simon rolled his eyes at her.
"Well I have to go now to so the sound check! See you in a few!" With that he was gone to the rest of his bandmates.
"So you told him, huh?", said a voice coming from the shadows. When the voice came closer the face could be identified as Matt's.
"Yeah I did. I know what you're probably are about to say but...", Clary's ranting was cut off by Matt.
"That's amazing, Clary." Clary was perplexed. She had thought she would get a whole rant but he praised her?!
"Yeah you heard it right! You needed to open up yourself again, Clary and not only to me or Chloé, to your old friends as well. And I'm happy for you Clare." She pulled Matt in a hug. It had been only them and Chloé for almost two years but now they were with a whole group to protect them. Even if Chloé wasn't there yet.
"Welcome Ladies and Gentleman! Tonight we'll have some guest performing live here in this café! Please give a warm applause for MFL!" The boys stood on stage. For once it wasn't Si on the drums but Eric's cousin Aron. It was a bit awkward at first but later everybody was singing along. After a while Iz and the rest entered the café.
Clary waved at them and soon they were having fun as well. Simon would often look at them and smile. Matt, Iz and Clary were laughing really hard while Jace, Magnus, Levi and Alec would have an interesting conversation. The night was almost over when Si announced the last song.
"So the night is almost over, huh?" There came an 'oooow' from the audience. "I know right? But first thanks to Clarissa Fray for pushing me to do this and that's why this last song she'll sing along. Come here, Fray." Clary was gaping at Si.
The crowd pushed her to the stage. "Simon! That's not... We... I don't know which song! I can't perform!" Simon laughed at Clary's panicking.
"I'm sure you'll be great. Besides it's a song you know pretty well, I'm sure." He smiled at her one last time to reassure her. And then when the music started Clary glared at Simon.
"Asshole"She mumbled. Simon grinned and gave her a mic.
Say something, I'm giving up on you, Si started.
I'll be the one if you want me to
Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something I'm giving up on you.
The whole room was silent out of respect. It was then that Clary realised how much thus song fitted for her. The entire song she didn't dare to look at Jace and at the end when she looked, she saw that he was gone. Everybody gave an amazing applause and Simon gave a last thanking speech and yet she couldn't focus because her true love had walked away.
Jace couldn't stand to listen anymore. The song so right that it hurt. Levi had saw that too and he grabbed her hand and headed outside.
"Are you alright?" She asked, with her hand on his shoulder. He nodded.
"Yeah... Just too crowed in there, you know what I mean?" Levi hugged him and nodded in his chest.
"Let's wait outside till everybody is done and go home." Jace liked the sound of that only it wasn't home until a few days ago when Clary came back.
After fifteen minutes everybody came outside. Simon had his arms around Clary and Izzy. Matt was walking next to Clary, talking to her. Alec and Magnus were in their own world.
"So everyone ready to head to the institute?" Clary looked up and frowned.
"You are still here? I thought you left." She mumbled. Jace shrugged.
"Needed some air, that's all." She rolled her eyes as if she knew he was lying.
"Sure. And it probably bored you to the end, right? You...", before Clary could rant any further, Matt placed a hand before her mount.
"Sorry, she had a few glasses. And so did he by the way so don't do something stupid.", Matt said and he pointed at Simon.
"I didn't even knew vampires could get drunk but whatever, it's fun!", Alec said.
"I'm not drunk! Just a little tipsy! And I've drank a lot so... with some special thing in it... an only to celebrate!" Iz shook her head in laughter.
"I'm not drunk either! I'm just... Happy?'' Clary frowned at something in the distance and she got that huge creepy grin on her face.
"Si! Look! Rain!" She got out of Matt's grasp and pulled Simon with her.
"Iz! Come!" And so Isabelle followed. Somewhat further there was a huge park and Clary started singing Umbrella from Rihanna, while Si sang some sort of version of that song and Singing in the rain. It was so funny that all their friends were crying from laughter. By the time they got to the institute, everyone was drenched and cold but they didn't mind at all.
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