Fallen Arise

It's time to say goodbye

Hey readers! Let me know how you feel about the storyline- am I explaining Shadowhunters  (The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare) well enough?

- Sophie :) 

I slumped upstairs, my body heavy with a sudden exhaustion and my thoughts a daze of miss matched explanations. I'd have to sleep on it, I wasn't sure if Shadowhunters were some sort of cult or a ghostbusters men in black crossover. My mind at the minute was swimming, the walk to my door wobbly. 

The way to my bed was pitch black, I trip over the heels I'd been trying on for the dance next week- something I'd forgotten about and had been dreading. In the dark my room was bigger than I remember and completely quiet. I stripped off, feeling the heat from outside already, t-shirt first, then the jeans that I have to move fast using my last burst of energy to not fall over. Lastly my underwear and bra, feeling the freeness that comes with nudity with one leg flipping up the duvet. I think its caught by something but I'm too tired to check. Climbing straight in to find someone laying there. 

My heart and body jump into the air as something warm is thrown towards me, heavy and tall. 

It's a man. 

A light is turned on, illuminating the room with harsh white light so I cover my eyes in my tired state I seem to forget I'm butt ass naked. Through my fingers I see that the man is Jace, he fell asleep in my bed from before and for the life of him can't seem to stop staring at me. Then again in the tables were turned I would be doing the same right now. 

Embarrassment burned my entire body, my state of being turned to fire- I was sure my skin was the same colour as a tomato but I didn't dare look down in fear I'd lose my nerve completely and crumble into a million pieces on the floor.

"Are you going to move or not!" I shout, covering my body the closest thing to me. Grappling with the dry crusty flannel I keep by my bed for when I can't for the life of me cool down. Cali was a bitch.  

I watch him, standing up nakedly- a flannel balanced on my chest- as he blinks himself out of his daze from sleep or from me before practically jumping over me to get to to the door, not even saying a word. 

I stood there for a long time, my tiredness torn from me like a band-aid, shivering in the heat of my awkwardness but cold from the sea breeze that flew through the window. It occurred to me I should never sleep naked again so I wrapped up in a t-shirt and leggings before finishing what I was planning to do before. 

I feel better once I'm in bed, cradled by the comforting texture of my sheets, still warm from where Jace had been laying.

 The Shadowhunters forgotten. 

I woke to the sound of arguing, the kitchen was directly below me so the noise travelled like water through a stream. Apparently Cam was back again. 

I listened halfheartedly, wrapping myself into a cocoon with my puffy duvet like a caterpillar that didn't want to turn into a butterfly.  

Cam was the loudest and possibly still drunk, I think they were talking about me, I wasn't sure if I wanted to hear what they were saying.

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"Are you sure she can take being away for so long?" Daniel asked, concerned for his only daughter, she'd never been away from home before. 

"Oh, of course she can, she's a tough girl. Besides what would you rather, her being miserable and alone for the last year of school or going to a beautiful city and reaching her potential," Cam waved his hands around animately as he yelled, wanted to get his point across fully with the volume of his voice. He wasn't sure if Daniel would even let Aurora go, but it was actually an idea Luce had after she met one of them - Emma I think her name was- they have a institute here in California too. He wasn't sure why she couldn't just go to that one but didn't want to risk the chance for Rora to see the Big Apple by telling him about it. 

"I don't understand why you don't want her to be happy," He was hitting a nerve then, he was doing it on purpose

Daniel turned to Cam, a dark look on his face, anger turning to annoyance. He stood taller, straightening his back, straining to be bigger than Cam. He had his attention. 

"What are you trying to say?" Daniel said accusingly, hands on hips.

I couldn't hear much but Dad's anger was apparent through the walls, as it always was with Cam. I couldn't be bothered to listen anyway, the veil of sleep draped heavily over me for at least 10 more minutes before the covers were violently pulled off me. 

It was Jace, apparently the incident was forgotten from last night, he looked excited. His face aglow with joy. I had no idea why.

"What the hell!" I moaned, if he was going to pretend nothing happened then so was I, rolling over like a dog tired of it's owner. 

"Swimming!" 

"I know you want to," He sang. He reached forward, I saw him in the reflection of the window, and tried to tickle my ribs. But I punched him in the stomach, be moved back just in time for me to hit air, a smile gripped my face. 

"Kay, wait for me downstairs," Pulled myself out of bed head first, flopping onto the floor in my t-shirt and underwear, I think the whole experience had stopped me from feeling weird about last night, if he was pretending- I didn't know. I hoped as I landed, rolling and standing, that he hadn't seen anything on his way out.