Clace (Liberty High School) (Completed)

14. The Next Day

Clarissa

I wake up to my alarm and groggily get some breakfast. I'm not really in an energetic mood, so I dress casual. A pair of black jeans, a demin shirt, and some brown boots. I wonder if Sebastian will be there today since he was drunk last night.

School

Alec and Magus are working on our social studies assignment, even though class hasn't started yet. Izzy and Simon are chatting about something. Jace is on his phone and I'm waiting for Sebastian. He walks into the room and comes towards me. "Clarissa, when did you leave last night?" Sebastian asks.

"A little after nine fifteen," I reply. "It was a school night."

"Okay, I was just wondering. Why didn't you say goodnight?" Sebastian asks me.

"Oh, I must've forgotten," I lie, not wanting to cause a scene. Luckily, Sebastian finds a seat and let's it go. Mr. Mac comes in and we begin. Now, we're actually doing a lesson. Turns out, the whole paper thing, was to test our work ethic. We're learning about the French Revolution and the guillotine.

In English, Izzy and I continue to discuss our story. We've decided it's going to be an adventure about a girl who tries to save the world, by killing demons with her boyfriend. We're deciding how they first meet, when the bell rings. "Alright, I'll see you later Izzy," I call out as we go our separate ways.

"Hello class, today we're going to start a new project. You'll need a partner and in this project, you will create a piece of art, to show your innermost selves," Mr. White announces. "You'll have until Tuesday at the end of class to to finish it. That's 5 school days, counting today. You may begin."

Again I go for Jace, "Hey, you wanna be partners?" I ask.

"Yeah, sure Red," Jace whispers.

"Why did you whisper?" I ask.

"Because I called you Red, I figured you wouldn't like it if I called you that in a normal voice, so other people could hear," Jace defends.

"Awwwwwww, that's so nice of you," I respond. "Thank you for thinking of me. Honestly, I think "Red" is growing on me becasue I didn't even notice."

"Okay, how do we create a piece of art, to show your innermost selves?" Jace asks.

"Well, maybe we could make a list of things that make us, us. Compare and contrast them and combine our common ones, while putting our contrasting ones of the outside of a shape. The things could be represented in art form. What do you think?" I question.

"I..think.......you're a freaking artistic genius, Red," Jace whispers in my ear. Goosebumps form all over my body, when Jace breathes on my ear. The bell rings and as we part ways, I can't help, but feel like he's looking at me, so I look back and he is nowhere to be seen. I guess I was wrong.

Jace

"Hello class, today we're going to start a new project. You'll need a partner and in this project, you will create a piece of art, to show your innermost selves," Mr. White announces. "You'll have until Tuesday at the end of class to to finish it. That's 5 school days, counting today. You may begin."

Immediately, I want to ask Red, but I don't want her to feel pressured to work with me. "Hey, you wanna be partners?" Red asks.

"Yeah, sure Red," I whisper.

"Why did you whisper?" Red asks.

"Because I called you Red, I figured you wouldn't like it if I called you that in a normal voice, so other people could hear," I defend. Because it is our special thing and I don't want anyone else to take it from us!

"Awwwwwww, that's so nice of you," Red replies. "Thank you for thinking of me. Honestly, I think "Red" is growing on me becasue I didn't even notice."

"Okay, how do we create a piece of art, to show your innermost selves?" I ask intimidated by the project.

"Well, maybe we could make a list of things that make us, us. Compare and contrast them and combine our common ones, while putting our contrasting ones of the outside of a shape. The things could be represented in art form. What do you think?" Red unconfidently asks.

"I..think.......you're a freaking artistic genius, Red," I whisper in her ear. The bell rings and as we part ways, I can't help, but look at her. She looks over her shoulder and I duck into a classroom.

Clarissa

In Math, we learn about systems of equations. It's not too hard, but it does require brain exertion.

Lunch

I decide I want to sit next to my friends, becasue sitting by Sebastian and his friends is awkward and boring. The only thing they want to talk about is sports and girls. Sports is boring, after a while, and talking about girls is awkward, since I am one. I peacefully eat pizza next to Izzy, until Sebastian comes up behind me. "Hey, why aren't you sitting with me?" Sebastian pouts.

He gets so close, that I tense a little. Jace notices my tension as he gets to the table and see it's because of how close Sebastian is. "Hey, I need to get past you, please back up a little?" Jace asks Sebastian politely, trying to avoid confrontation.

"Yeah, sure no problem buddy," Sebastian replies as takes two huge steps away. Luckily, he stays there as we continue talking. "So, Clarissa, why aren't you sitting with me?" Sebastian repeats.

"I just want to sit with my friends today," I explain.

"Okay, you want to come over later?" Sebastian asks.

"Yeah, I'd like that," I smile. Sebastian pecks my cheek, and he goes to sit with his friends.

Lunch ends and it's time for science. I'm actually excited today, because we're learning about simple harmonic motion. It's basically waves and how they work, but I find it oddly interesting.

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I do not own any of the Mortal Instruments books, materials, etc. All credit belongs to Cassandra Clare.

Author's Note:
This is my first fanfic. I hope you guys like it! Please leave comments, votes, and feedback. I'm going to update, when I'm done and it'll be random.

Will this be a Clace or a Clebastian Story?!?!

Originally posted: 1/4/18