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★ | 061. ones we love, shadowhunters

Book: Male Reader Imagines, Multifandom
Chapter 61: Ones We Love, Shadowhunters
Word Count: 1244

There was a time when Clary and [name] were completely inseparable. They would go every together, do everything together and along the way, [name] had fallen had over heels in love with the redhead. He thought she had felt the same way by the way she acted around him but it seemed that wasn't the case as when he had confessed his feelings, she had rejected him, stating she had feelings for Jace.

She had never wanted to hurt him but she was confused. She did have feelings for him but she also had feelings for Jace and it wasn't fair on either of them to string them along until she could figure this all out.

"I don't know what to do Simon." She mumbled as she dug her face into the pillow.

"You've got two guys that really love you and you have to choose. If you don't do it soon, you'll lose them both." He said with a shrug, glad his feelings for her had went away otherwise he would be competing with two different guys.

She frowned as she turned around and groaned. "B - But what if I choose one and it's wrong? What if I end up hurting that one because I'm really in love with the other?" She rambled, looking at him with wide eyes.

He smiled at her and shook his head. "That's just something you're going to have to deal with when you come to it. If you want my opinion, I think you should go with [name]."

"You're just saying that because you don't like Jace."

"Well, that is one reason. The other is that you and [name] have known each other for way longer and you've always had a connection, you can't just throw that away for some guy you're merely starstruck with." He held up his hands. "But do what feels right to you."

She thought about them both carefully. [name] was one of her best friends and her first crush, she had always hoped they would end up together... and then there were Jace. The guy who had come into her life and showed her who she truely was, filling a once empty gap.

"I think I know who it is." She said with a nod of her head.

"Finally. Took you long enough." Simon groaned and laughed when his best friend smacked him.

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There was a small party going on within the institute, just a small gathering where they could all relax for a couple hours. Clary stood at the back of the crowed, dressed up with her hair curled as she looked around, trying to find a specific person.

When she caught sight of him, her lips stretched out and her feet took her forward but she came to a quick stop when a girl came up from behind the man and kissed him on the cheek.

She furrowed her eyebrows as he smiled with a blush before letting his hand grip the girls and pulling her closer so she rested into his side.

Clary's face dropped. She had to know what was going on. She needed to. Her feet moved quicker this time as she pushed her way through the crowed and arrived at the two. "[name]? Isabelle?" She questioned.

They both looked at her and Isabelle giggled. "Hey, Clary." She said just as [name] gave her a greeting as well.

She looked between them. They looked way to close to just be considered friendly. "Are you guys - I mean - I didn't - "

"Oh, yeah. We got to talking last night and one thing lead to another." Isabelle bit her lip as she stared up at [name] who looked back at her with adoration. "We're together now."

"Turns out, Isabelle has the biggest crush on me." [name] joked and Isabelle laughed again, hitting him in the side. "Ow, don't hurt the merchandise."

"Shut up, you're the one who kissed me first so whose got the biggest crush on who?"

Hearing that they kissed made Clary's heart break and she hoped this was all one stupid joke.

"Fine. You win this one." He laughed and kissed the side of her head.

"Hey, [name], could I talk to you for a second?" Clary asked, her voice soft and filled with hurt.

He looked at her with furrowed eyebrows and slowly nodded his head. "Yeah, sure. I'll be right back, love." He said to Isabelle, smiling at her before he followed Clary out of the room. "What's up?"

"Are you and Isabelle really together or is this some way to make me jealous?" She asked right away and she hoped he said yes but he only looked at her confused.

"What? Why would you think that?"

"Because I thought there was something between us. I thought that maybe we were going to be together."

"So did I, Clary but I'm over waiting around as you bounce between me and Jace. I'm sorry, I do have feelings for you but I deserve better then that. Isabelle likes me and I don't have to worry about her running off with some other guy."

"But I was going to choose you." Clary stressed her words. "I was coming to tell you tonight."

He sighed, eyes sad as he glanced towards the ground. "You're one of my best friends, Clary and I don't want to upset you but maybe this is for the best. I'm the safe option for you but I'm not the one you really want, we both know that."

"That's not true. I love you. I always have. Please just give me a chance." Those were the exact words he had said to her only months earlier but she had rejected him and now he had moved on.

"I'm sorry but I'm not going to hurt Isabelle. I want to give me and her a shot because there's something real between us." He shook his head as tears gathered in her eyes. "I really am sorry, Clary."

"Is everything okay over here?" Jace asked as he walked up to them, seeing how tense they both looked.

[name] looked at him before looking back at Clary. "Yeah, I should go." He sighed and turned around, leaving Clary and Jace alone. If she had said this to him before he would be jumping for joy but his feelings had changed and that was something he couldn't help.

He couldn't be with her when his heart wasn't in it anymore.

"What did Clary want?" Isabelle tried not to show the worry in her voice once he came back over.

"She, uh, told me she wanted to be with me, actually." He said. "But I told her I wanted to be with you."

She looked at him with surprise. "But, you and Clary... everyone believes you're supposed to be together. Like it's fate or something."

"I'm not one to believe in fate." He said with a smile and put his arm back around her. "Not unless my fate is to be with you."

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Authors Note: Hello everybody, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I literally had no plan for what I was going to do and just kept writing so this chapter might be a bit of a mess.

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