Choosing Between Perfect & Perfect

Projects & Weirdness

Clary's pov

I drove around a neighbor hood I was not familiar with, looking for Jace's house. He had early texted me the directions and I dreaded having to step foot in his house. Why did he have to be so arrogant, doesn't he have any manners?

I finally found his house, and parked my car on the side of the street. I reluctantly walked up to his front door and knocked, while cringing. A pretty woman with blonde hair and blue eyes opened the door with a smile.

"Oh you must be Jace's friend whose coming over! Come in." She exclaims. Friend? I think to myself.

"What's your name?" She asks me warmly.

"Clary." I say politely.

"That's a pretty name. I'll go get Jace for you, you can call me Celine by the way. " Celine says with a smile and she goes to get Jace.

I am left to look around the entrance of Jace's house. It's very Victorian and old, I find myself liking the old style. Suddenly I'm snapped out of my thoughts by someone's voice.

"You must be Jace's friend." A man walks up to me smiling. He has black hair and golden eyes like Jace.

"Yes I am." I say. "My names Clary."

"I'm Stephen. I'm glad that Jace had met such a pretty girl to date." He says happily.

"Oh no were not-" I try to explain rushed by I get cut off.

"Red." A dreadingly familiar voice calls and I immediately know who it is.

Jace stands just behind Stephan, smirking. He is wearing the same thing he was wearing today at school. He motions with his hand for me to follow him. I follow down a set of stairs and into what I'm pretty sure is their basement.

There are couches and a T.V and a pool table. Jace throws himself on a couch and I gingerly take a seat on one too.

"So what I was thinking for the paper is that-" I start but Jace cuts me off.

"Slow your rolls Red, you going too fast for me." He smirks.

"My name is Clary." I say for the billionth time but he just ignores me.

" Can I ask you something?" He says to me seriously and I am a bit taken aback.

"Um yeah sure." I say.

"Do you like Sebastian?" He blurts out.

I am a speechless for a second. Why would he ask me that? I barely know him!

"Why?" I ask curiously.

"Just answer." Jace says.

"It's none of your business." I say defiantly.

He groans. "God damn it Red, just answer the question and stop being so difficult."

"No I don't." I say and he just stares at me. "Why does it matter to you?"

"Just curious." He says and he changes the subject and starts talking about our paper.

He is one weird boy, I think to myself.