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"Clary," he shouted, "what are you doing up there?"
Clary walked over to the edge and saw Jace. "I'm training. What do you think I'm doing?"
"Hang on. I'm coming up," Jace called up at her.
"No, stay there. I'll come to you." Clary bent down for a moment and jumped.
"Clary, what are you-" Jace started to say, but didn't get to finish because Clary was standing right in front of him, already, "-doing?"
Clary stood there smiling at Jace, and then proceeded to ask, "What were you doing?"
"I was, er, going on a run before school," Jace said, finally regaining his senses.
"Oh, that's interesting. I didn't know you were a runner."
"Well, I just recently got into running," Jace said, embarrassed.
Clary smirked at him and asked, "Can I come with you? I'm a seasoned runner."
"Sure, Clary. How far do you want to go?" Jace asked as he faced the road again.
"I don't care. How far do you usually run?" Clary asked, turning towards the road so she looked the same Jace did.
"Well, since I'm just starting to run. I only to 2 runs a day for about 2 miles, depending on the conditions."
"Really, I run 6 miles 4 times a day. Even though we have school, I normally go running during lunch. That's another reason why I'm not in the cafeteria." Jace didn't say anything.
After a while, Clary said "Are you ready to go?"
Jace shook his head yes and they took off. They ran about 3 miles and then they turned around and ran back.
When they got to the Lightwood house, Clary stopped and said, "I'll see you at school, Jace. Right now I need to take a shower and get ready for school." Jace waved at her as she walked into the house and ran back to his house.
When he got there, he went inside and upstairs to the bathroom to take a shower. Afterwards, he got dressed, checked his back pack to make sure he had everything, and went downstairs to have breakfast. Then he put his dish in the sink and walked outside. He then contemplated how to get to school, standing there for 3 minutes when someone honked their horn.
"Hey, do you need a ride?" Jace recognized the voice. It belonged to Clary.
Jace looked at her, smiled, and said, "Sure. Thanks."
She drove them to school in silence. When Clary parked, Jace jumped out of the car and ran to his first class which was the same one as Clary. When he got there, he sat there for a good 4 minutes before Clary walked in. When Clary walked in, Jace was stunned, but he didn't know why. Clary went to the back of the room to talk to one of her friends. As she did that, Jace pondered why he was stunned when Clary walked in the door. He finally came across the answer.
'All that time we spent together for the last few days, made me realize something. I love Clary.'
He watched her smile and raise her hand up to casually mess with her hair. Jace decided that he liked witnessing that moment.
'I...might just like Clary.'
He heard her laugh. It sounded angelic, like music ringing in his ears.
'But wow. Just after a few days? What'll she think? Certainly, she can't think I like her. I can't believe it myself...'
"But I can't tell her that so soon," he whispered to himself as class started.
He went through his classes like a robot until the lunch bell rang. When the bell rang, Jace was the first one out the door. He waited outside of the classroom for what felt like forever, finally Clary came out. As expected, Clary was the last one out of the classroom. Jace walked over to her and asked, "So where are you going for lunch today?"
"Well, I got an e-mail from my history study group while I was out. They want to have a study group on the roof, so that's where I'll be today." Clary turned away from Jace and started walking towards the stairs.
That's when Jace called, "Can I come with you? It's that I need help with history, I want to see how you interact with these people."
Clary turned around, mildly surprised. She didn't say anything, just nodded her head yes and started climbing up the stairs. When they reached the roof, they both noted that they were the first one's there. Clary moved over to go sit down when Jace said, "Clary, will you come here? I want to ask you something?"
Clary turned back around and walked over to Jace. Clary stood in front of Jace, waiting for him to continue. Jace gained up his nerve and said, "Clary, I realize that we don't really know each other that well, but I feel like after what happened a few days ago, that made us grow closer. As you know, winter breaks starts next week, and I was wondering... if you would go out with me?"
Clary stood there with her mouth hanging open for what seemed like forever for both of them. Jace felt like sweating on the spot in anxiety.
'Wow. Did I just say that?'
'Did I just hear that?'
When she closed her mouth and gave the question some thought, Clary spoke.