Jimon Short Stories

My Roommate

After much insistence from Clary, Jace came to see who my new housemate was, as Clary thought he was a little weird and that he seemed to have ulterior motives with his best friend so when I opened the door and saw Jace , I knew he had been forced.

- I told Clary you didn't need to come. She's just overreacting! He's just a normal guy who needed a partner and who happens to like the same things as me.

- Strange ...... And this guy, who almost hit you with his bicycle, conveniently has a room available in your apartment that happens to be composed of things you love.- said Jace, fiddling with one of his tools.

- Yes, I think I just had a stroke of luck.

- I don't believe in luck! Is that his room? "Asked Jace, pointing to one of the rooms that happened to be mine.

"No, it's the one, but why?" I asked after he got up.

- I'll just see what's going on.

- As well? Jace? What are you doing? Jace, you can't ....- he said making a drawing under the handle and the door to his room opened. He went into his room and looked at what was inside.

- As you can see, everything is normal.

- And do you think it's normal for him to have it all out in the common areas and none of that here in his room?

- He may like simpler things, where he sleeps. Does not mean anything!

"And that?" He asked, looking at a plant he had on his windowsill.

- I don't know, he must like to grow trees, I see no problem with that.

- You don't know what this means ...- Jace started, but my housemate appeared at the door of his room and looked at both of us.

- And what do you think this is?

- I know it doesn't seem right to be here without you knowing, but I can explain .... You know what ...- I said but Jace took out one of his knives and attacked Kyle.- Jace, calm, are you to do?

"Get off me!" Exclaimed Jordan as Jace's knife glowed blue.

- That plant over there is called Wolfs Baine, Simon. Your friend Kyle is a werewolf.

After Jace dropped that bomb when my new flatmate was a werewolf, he actually went into the living room and we followed him.

- Who are you? What pack of belongings?

"I don't have to apologize to you or explain anything," Kyle said, but Jace kept the knife pointed at him.

- I think you should!

- And I? Have you been lying to me all this time?

- Preida Lupaz.- replied Kyle.

"Who are these?" I asked, even more confused, but Jace took out the knife and put it away.

- It's not who, but what. It's a secret association of werewolves, protectors. They only intervene in special cases of Downworlders, I had never met any until today. How do we know you're telling us the truth?

"I was forced to intervene in the energy released by Simon due to his mark on his forehead," he said and Jace sat on the edge of one of the sofas.

- Hey! And it's like that? Are we suddenly all right?

"He's just doing his job," replied Jace.

- I'm not a job! - I said raising my voice a little, but then calmed down. - When you went against me that day, was it planned? Is this apartment a plan to arrest me here?

- We designed this space just for you! Here you are safe!

- Safe? It was supposed to be funny. But don't worry about saving me, I still do my little things today and get out of here.

- And where are you going to live? On the edge of your friend Luke? Those who didn't even care if you were okay? - Kyle asked.

- No, he comes to live with me.- said Jace and I stayed looking at him and we left the house.

- Do you really want me to live with you? I can get an apartment or a room elsewhere. You don't need to do anything you didn't want to and seeing me every day must be one of them.

- Of course you're coming to live with me. I have a spare room and I could use someone else to help me pay the rent.

As you may or may not know, Jace no longer lived at the institute. After some internal problems there, things were not going well between him and his fellow shadowhunters, so he decided to rent an apartment near the institute due to calls to go on missions.

That same day I moved into Jace's apartment and, although it wasn't very big, it was enough space for both of us. I went to my new room, put all my clothes in the closet and arranged everything else in the right places and then left the room to meet Jace who was in the living room, sitting on the couch watching TV.

- Thanks again for accepting me here at your house, I know we were never really friends but ...

- You do not need to thank. You would do the same for me, so we're fine.

Finally I feel that my life will normalize a little, it will never return to normal, but now I feel that it can only improve.