Clace (Liberty High School) (Completed)

2. The Paper

Clary

I wake up before my alarm goes off and silently curse. Might as well get up, since it would've gone off in 24 minutes anyway. I decide to go to get some breakfast.

When I'm getting ready, I'm elated as I think about that boy, but then I think about how he'll never want me, because I'm broken and so freaking fragile. He'll realize what all of the other boys (except Simon) at my school realized, I'm a freak. He'd only want me for one thing. I can't trust him.

Jace

Only hate the road when you're missing home.

Only know you love her when you let her go.

And you let her go
Ohhhhh.

This, this is the song my radio wakes me up to. "Okay, I get it!" I yell and slap the snooze button.
I grab some food and get ready for school. I hope I see Her again.

I find my locker today, just to see where it is. I'm walking towards it, when I see Her. "Hey, how are you?" I ask. Oh, very original, Jace, I scold. Where ever did you come up with that one!

"I'm good, you?" Clarissa replies quietly and I can feel the awkwardness she's feeling.
Ok, Jace think, how do you make it more comfortable for her? "I'm good as well," I reply. Idiot! "Can I walk you to class?"

"Sure," Clarissa answers quietly. Always quietly, I think. Why is she so quiet?

"Alright class, today we're going to need to get into groups of two. I know you all are trying to decide, who you want to work with, but I've made it easy for you. Izzy, you're with Simon. Alec, you're with Magnus........(other students)......Jace, you're with Clarissa." Yes, I can't believe I get to work with her!

I look over at Clarissa to see her eyes down and her face full of worry. Of course she's not happy to be my partner. She probably thinks I'm an idiot, who can't tell WWI apart from WWII, let alone pull my weight on some big assignment.

"Okay, so you're going to have homework, I guarantee it. But, it'll be fun. You and your partner pick a time in history and write a 4 page paper from someone alive during that time. Get started, it's due Monday," Mr. Mac ushers us to begin with his hands. I move a little closer to Clarissa as she talks, to hear her.

Clarissa

"Okay, Jake, so what is you're favorite time period in history?" I ask. I become aware of the distance between him and I decreasing. Don't freak out. Don't freak out. He's just trying to listen to you. Maybe if you weren't so freaking quiet, he wouldn't have had to get closer.

"Um.... I don't really know" Jake thinks. "Not that big of a deal, but my name......it's not Jake."

"Oh, I'm sorry," I reply. Great job Clarissa. You can't even remember his name! "I like WWII," I blurt.

"It's fine, my name is Jace. Close enough," Jace jokes."I introduced myself yesterday, but as I recall, you were nose deep in a book." He smiles that smile and I feel like I'm melting as heat radiates from my cheeks.

"Okay, I like WWII as well, so that we agree on. Now, what will our characters role be?" Jace asks.

"Well, there were many roles. First, let's figure out nationality," I respond.