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I woke up extra early, making sure my father doesn’t hear me. I quickly get dressed in a long sleeved shirt and skinny jeans, to see if any of my scars are showing. I then walk over to my mirror and quickly put on my makeup on my pale skin, while trying to cover up the scar running from the corner of my eye to the middle of my cheek. I quickly grab some of my things and run a brush through my long, curly orange hair. After checking myself in the mirror, I rush out in the hall and meet up with my brother, Jonathon.
“Clary, come on Valentine’s going to wake up.” We quickly rush outside and I heave a huge sigh of relief. I look over at Jon who seems less tense and worried like he was inside. We both got into the car and raced to school.
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When we finally reach school I see Magnus waiting for us. I get out of the car and run up to him for a hug.
He sees me, and opens his arms for a hug.
“Biscuit!” He exclaims, hugging me tight. I feel my shirt coming up a little. I quickly get out of the hug to fix it. He realises, and sighs, “How are you?” He sounded worried. I was just about to answer him, when I see Jonathon coming. Magnus’s face brightens when he sees him.
“Hey Magnus! I see you’ve got more glitter on than usual.” Magnus smiles and shrugs, then we start walking into school.
I grab all my binders and notebooks for the next two classes before lunch, which is Art then History. As I turned the corner I run into what seems like a huge wall. Why do I have to be so short? Then I realize that I'm falling, when somebody strong grabs my arm before I fall. I get up and I am staring into these beautiful golden eyes.
“Are you okay?” He says, he looks at me with concerned eyes. Those beautiful golden eyes, I can’t stop staring at them. He smirks, “You can keep staring, I don’t mind.”
I finally break my stare and attempt to glare at him, which only made him laugh even more. When he finally stopped laughing, he asks for my name, “I’m Clary, and I’m assuming you’re new around here.”
“Yep, and by the way, I’m Jace.” He smiles that infuriating smile of his. Just then, the bell rings, and he adds, “By the way, is there any chance you know where the advanced Art class is?”
I smile, “I’m in that class too, follow me.”
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When me and Jace get to class we take the last two seats next to each other. I grab my notebook out of my bag and start doodling random things.
“For your first assignment, I want you to draw the person next to you as a mythical creature.” I instantly get an idea and start drawing Jace with wings, flying above the city. I see him look at my drawing from the corner of my eye and he lets out a soft whistle. I look up and smile at him.
“You’re amazing at this kind of stuff.”
“Thanks, now let me see your drawing.” I demand.
“Nope,”
“Why not? Oh, wait, I don’t want to know.” He laughs that amazing laugh of his. Stop, you only just met him, plus you don’t even know if he likes you back. The bell rings and I continue to History class where Magnus and Simon are waiting.
“I know that look, Clary, what happened?” Magnus asks. So I tell him the whole story before the teacher walks in. Simon just looks bored at my story.
I hear him mumble, “He should have just let you fall.”
“Thanks Simon, I hope you fall too.” He rolls his eyes and I punch his arm playfully.
Just then the teacher says in front of the whole class, “Clary, have you been listening?”
“Nope.” I say smiling innocently, making sure to pop the p.
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When the bell rings, I jump out of my seat and quickly exit the classroom. When I get into the hall, I try to find the golden mop of hair, but I have to stop because I can’t see over everybody. I sigh and find my way to my locker.
As I walk to the lunchroom, I start to see everyone peering at me and whispering. One person even pointed at my face and laughed. I started to realise what they were talking about. Tears start to come to my eyes and somebody laughs. That’s when I see golden eyes looking at me curiously, a few feet ahead. I can feel the tears just about to overflow, so I run to the door that leads outside to the courtyard.
I can’t see through the tears anymore, so I collapse on the steps. That’s when I feel someone sit down next to me and pull me closer. The person gently pulls my head to their chest, and I start crying harder.
“It’s okay, It’s okay. You’ll be alright.” That’s when I realise who the person was. I look up into Jace’s golden eyes, and he hugs me tighter. After a while, I pull away from him.
“Sorry about your shirt.” I manage to say when I realise that I have just soaked the front of Jace’s shirt. He laughs and pulls me back towards him.
“It’s okay, this shirt is old anyways.” He says, as I flush at the realization of how close we are.
As I stand up I say, “Well we better get to lunch or we’ll go hung-” And then I’m cut off by the bell telling us to continue to our next class.
“Well it looks like we’ll have to go hungry.” He says smirking. I smile and continue inside. Thankfully I forgot mascara this morning, that’s probably the first time I’ve ever said that, and quite possibly the last, knowing my luck. I feel jace grab my hand and he looks serious. “Do you want to talk about it?”
I look down at his hand before replying, “Not today, maybe another time when we’re not about to be late.” He smiles and pulls me into a hug before walking away leaving me stunned. I then break into a smile remembering the feeling of him holding me.
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When the final bell rings, I walk outside with my backpack after I stopped at my locker. I see my group of friends that consists of Jordan, Jonathon, Maia, Simon, and Magnus. That’s when I realise there are two new people that both have ink black hair. Magnus was looking at the boy with a look that I couldn’t quite figure out. The girl was really pretty and SImon was looking at her with puppy dog eyes. I rolled my eyes in affection as I made my towards them.
Magnus is the first to greet me. “Hey Clary, I want you to meet someone.” He gestures to the boy and the girl. “This is Alec and his sister Isabelle.”
“Call me Izzy.” She smiles. Alec just seems uncomfortable in the center of attention. I guess magnus realises this too, and quickly changes the subject.
“What happened to you at lunch? You weren’t there.” He asks concerned.
“Everybody was talking about my scar again.” I say quickly. Jonathon looks furious and he runs to the top of the steps dragging me with him. Everybody else follows behind us.
“Hey! Everybody!” He screams to the crowds of people who suddenly fall silent and look up at him. “Whoever talks about my sister again will be pounded by all of us!” I flush, and look around at Magnus, Simon, and Jordan, and they all look quite scary if I would say so myself. What surprised me most, was that Alec and Izzy also looked like they were going to kill somebody. I smile and think about how wonderful my friends are. Jonathon walks down the steps, looking confident.
“Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.” I say and then we all say our goodbye's before we walk to the car. That’s when I remember who’s waiting at home. My smile fades and I start to panic and I stop. It starts to get harder to breathe and there is black circling my vision. Jonathon finally turns around and sees me. I guess Magnus saw it too and I found myself on the ground with Magnus and Jonathon crouched in front of me.
“Hey biscuit, breathe. Keep breathing.”
As Magnus is saying that I hear Jonathon saying. “C’mon Clary, focus on my breathing.” He says this as he is holding my hand to his chest. I finally start to breathe normally and they help me up.
“Sorry, I panicked about going home.” Magnus smiles grimly and hugs me before leaving. Jonathon puts his arm around my waist and helps me walk to the car. I slump in my seat dreading about going home. We drive in silence and I get lost in my thoughts about Jace.