Hello everyone! So this is Hollywood Starlet 2. The sequel to my previous story, Hollywood Starlet. I hope you'll like it to as much as you liked my previous stories.

Hollywood Starlet 2

Chapter 1: Popular

Popular spells as C.L.A.R.Y.

I don't know if I need to be happy being popular…AGAIN. These past few weeks is tiring me out. Ever since the world found out that Clarissa Morgenstern, a Hollywood Starlet, is hiding in a little town of Indiana as Clary Fray, many reporters-slash-paparazzi are eager to get an interview of me. Who said it's exciting? Yeah, maybe for Clarissa it is. But for me, Clary, It's boring. It feels like they've invaded my innocent world.

Only Aline's enjoying the paparazzi, with my two evil ugly-faced stepsisters. She kept telling all reporters that she's my best friend in here. She's such a two-faced liar. Aline's just jealous many Hollywood paparazzi is getting mad about be when I'm not even trying hard. She once accused me of playing hard to get. As if!

It's been a month since I've admitted to Jace and everyone here in Indiana that I'm Clarissa Morgenstern, the one and only Clarissa in the whole wide world. It's been a hellish month for me, and for my loving and understandable boyfriend, Jace. Both of us had undergone an interview about what happened in the few months that they'd known I was Clary and not Clarissa. We had been honest. Jace wasn't at all thrilled about my famous and glamorous life. He said that even if I wasn't Clarissa Morgenstern, he'd still love me truly and everlasting. I giggled at that one. Jace is so sweet and handsome that I sometimes pitied him that I brought him to the situation that people are badgering him if he thinks that I'm still going to be the wild and carefree spoiled brat that I had once been. He kept replying to them that he knew I've change so much. I love him so damn much.

Iz and Dylan are the only ones not affected that much. Since they've known the truth from the start. But they're still enjoying the fact that they get to be interviewed and sometimes featured in the TV.

Simon's been hanging around here in Indiana lately. When he's not taping and practicing or rehearsing, he spends his time with me. He's my best friend, it's kind of impossible for him not to spend some of his free time with me. And, he's developing a crush on Izzy, who's been acting weird ever since she and Simon were introduced properly, by me. Guess who's jealous, of course, it's Dylan, who I think has a major crush on Iz. But come on, even I admit it, Simon and Iz look pretty good together.

If there's my spotlight stealer (Aline), of course, my archenemy and ex-best friend Denise, is also present in my life, again. After some few months break from controversies with Denise, she's starting to make my life worse again. But just a bit. She can't steal my boyfriend, that I'm sure. I'm sticking with Jace for FOREVER! And she knows that. So instead, she's spreading malicious gossips about me cheating on my boyfriend. Duh! I won't do that to Jace and he knows that. I've told her many times that I want our friendship back, but she remains adamant to still be my rival. But I feel she's starting to give in. The truth is, I want her to be my friend because she's a good instrument to use against Aline. A tough bitch (Aline) vs. A tougher bitch. I don't want them both as my enemy, my life would totally suck. But I can see in Denise that she doesn't like Aline too. One day she was visiting me, Aline was also hanging around in the house with my stepsisters, Denise shooed them out of the house. Denise had said, "Uhmm, excuse me, me and Clarissa are going to talk. It's something private and not for the ears of cheap losers like the three of you. So maybe, you three could leave the house. Even just for an hour." Aline had replied, "Bitch, you are the intruder here. So maybe, you and you're slut of a friend are the ones who should leave." Denise answered back, "Bitch, what I said wasn't a request, it's an order. Shoo!" Denise had pushed them out of the door. Sometimes, I love her bitchiness. It often comes in my mind that maybe she's the devil reincarnate. But I hope not.

Speaking of the devil, maybe it's my grandmother Victoria. Who's still making my life a living hell. She's been giving me tasks to do that is embarrassing for me if ever my Hollywood friends and fans saw. Like doing the grocery for her, washing her car, and every now and then she gives me small errands like, buy me this, buy me that. And she doesn't give me money. I'm the one paying for the little trinkets she told me to buy. I've pointed out to her that she's the one who's got a debt in me. But she'll just glare at me and lecture me that she's the grandmother and I should respect her. She always favor my stepsisters and Aline over me. My stepsisters doesn't even share a blood with her. Luke's twin daughters were his daughters with his first wife. Ugh! Even if I'm one of the richest and most envied actresses in California, I still think life isn't fair!

Jocelyn and Luke. They're like poker face when I'm around. I don't know if they're angry at me for disrupting their solemn and boring life. But I can't blame them, every now and then, I receive visitors (my friends back in L.A). And I've also been receiving too many party invitations to my mother's liking. Jocelyn and I are not yet getting along well.

Valentine Morgenstern, my oh-so-loving father is still proud of me. He's happy that somehow I've changed in the last few months. I wasn't the rebel bitch teenager that I was once been. To show off his love, every day since I came out of hiding as Clary, he's been giving me small gifts, small gifts that always freak Jocelyn out. Can't blame my Dad, small gifts for him are actually very big and expensive for normal living people. He always has themes when giving me the packages. He gave me a box of gadgets [new iPad, new iPhones, new Blackberry, new iPod, new phones, new laptops, etc.] and suitcases full of new clothes to wear from my favorite designers [that totally surprised me, every day of one week I received suitcases of the latest trending styles]. He also gave me boxes of new bags and shoes, and he even gave me a suitcase full of wine [that I wasn't able to drink because Jocelyn confiscated it].

I've had many movie offers again. But I keep turning them down. I'm eager to finish high school and go to college. It's not forever that I'm going to be a famous actress. Six more months to go and I'm going to graduate. And one more month to go, I'm celebrating my seventeenth birthday! Hooray!

Christmas is also nearing and I'm planning a huge vacation for my family and friends. I'm leaving my stepsisters and Aline. I don't want them stopping all the fun if they're with me. Maybe I'd just invite Jace, Iz, Dylan and Simon to go with me to Europe. If I'm going out of my mind, I might include Denise. I'm sure all of us would have a wonderful vacation. Christmas is in a few weeks, so I need to start planning now.

"What are you thinking?" Jace asked, his voice taking me away from my deep thoughts.

I stared up at him. He's been developing a habit of sneaking into my room every night so that we could talk very privately. Sometimes, if I'm acting too flirty, I tell him to sleep in my bed instead of him going back to his house. "I'm just thinking about the past events of my life."

"Mhmm…" Jace mumbled.

"Let's sleep. I'm tired and tomorrow's going to be another boring day." I murmured.

"Believe me Clary; life with you isn't boring at all." Jace chuckled, but his tone was serious.

"Tell that to someone who believes you."

"I'm telling it to you."

I laughed at that and buried myself deep into Jace's embrace. "I love you."

"I love you more." Jace replied and kissed the top of my forehead.

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