Forced to marry my mate

Picture to burn

Song is picture to burn by Taylor Swift,

Chapter 11: Picture to burn

"Clary you sure you wanna sing this song?" James asked, I nodded

"Yes, I'm tired of being worried about what he'll say" I said, "Beside's it's not that bad of a song" suddenly I felt a little dizzy, and almost lost my balance but James caught me.

"You ok?" Kelsey asked, I nodded,

"Just a small dizzy spell" I replied, trying not to wince and show the pain in my stomach,

"Ok, we're on in two" Kelsey said "By the way Clary, I love your outfit, but Axel's going to be so angry" I laughed, and picked up my silver electric guitar, and placed the strap over my head. (Outfit above)

"He can get over it" I said as the curtain went up, then the music began, my eyes locked with Axel's and he looked me up and down before a scowl went onto his face at my outfit, I smiled innocently, and began singing.

State the obvious, I didn't get my perfect fantasy
I realize you love yourself more than you could ever love me
So go and tell your friends that I'm obsessive and crazy
That's fine you won't mind if I say
By the way...

I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying

So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I'm concerned you're
Just another picture to burn!

There's no time for tears,
I'm just sitting here planning my revenge
There's nothing stopping me
From going out with all of your best friends

I watched as Axel gripped the seat tightly, and his scowl deepened

And if you come around saying sorry to me
My daddy's gonna show you how sorry you'll be

'Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying

So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I'm concerned you're
Just another picture to burn!

I stepped back from the mic and jumped around a little as I swung my hair back and forth as James soloed.

And if you're missing me,
You'd better keep it to yourself
'Cause coming back around here
Would be bad for your health...

'Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying

So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
In case you haven't heard,
I really really hate that...

'Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying

So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I'm concerned you're
Just another picture to burn!

Burn, burn, burn, baby, burn
You're just another picture to burn
Baby, burn...

When the song finished and the curtain went down I pulled the guitar off and placed it in its case, before I turned around to see James walking over to me, I laughed as he picked me up and swung me around.

A growl caused him to put me down, I looked to see Axel and Jackson standing at the entrance, Axel still had a scowl and Jackson had a smile on his face.

"Hey Jack Jack!" I exclaimed, he scowled

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" he asked, I laughed, I'd developed a habit of calling him Jack Jack.

"But Jack Jack" I said, pouting, he sighed, and I grinned knowing I won.

"Clarice, you're gonna be late for my English class, so hurry it along" Axel growled, I arched a brow but walked out of the auditorium anyways.

Instead of going to English I decided to go to the drama room and play the piano a bit and practice for next week's song, as we now play once a week.

I played for a little while before I got bored, and just messed around with keys, singing off key and random made up songs.

"You finished?" I jumped and spun around to see James, I laughed,

"Yea" he grinned and sat next to me,

"Aren't you supposed to be in class?" he asked

"Aren't you?" I asked,

"Touché" he replied, I grinned, and continued to play,

"You know, Grey really doesn't know how lucky he is to have you" James said suddenly, I looked at him,

"James" I whispered, we' d become quite close over the past couple of weeks, and I did find him quite cute, maybe that's why I didn't pull away as he leant in and kissed me.

Our lips moved in sink and I found myself cupping his cheek, suddenly a growl tore through the halls of the school and I pulled away.

"Shit!" James exclaimed

"Axel would've felt that!" I exclaimed, trying to catch my breath, "James you need to go, he probably thinks I was sleeping with someone, go quick before he comes!" James got up placing one last kiss on my forehead before leaving out the back door.

I got up and ran out of the drama room and across the hall to the bathroom, luckily no one was out of their classrooms yet, I splashed some water on my face and felt for some paper towel, when I found some I dried my face and looked up into the mirror, only to scream as I saw Axel standing behind me in the reflection.