I know I shouldn't... But I really wanted to right this story...

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New York 2009

"Clarissa!"

I whirled around to see my best friend, Emma Carstairs.

"Hey!" Suddenly these skate boarders appeared. I dodged to the right, then left, then right, then left again. Idiots.

I turned to face the careless skaters. There was a crowd around them.

"Here he comes!"

"He's on his way!" The crowd kept saying.

I turned again; curious about whom they were talking about.

Then I saw a boy with too long golden blonde hair with a snapback resting on the top of his head. He had head phones resting around his neck and a black back pack. He had this amazing tan and this golden aura about him He was wearing a shirt; he obviously cut off the sleeves to make it a tank top. The golden boy had this flannel shirt wrapped around his waist. His jeans had a few rips here and there.

"Out the way!" Then I snapped out of my dream state, screamed briefly then stepped out to my right and –being the klutz I am– fell on my butt, dropping my books.

I looked back at the skaters as I stood up.

"Hey Jace," Everyone was treating the blonde boy, Jace, as if he was a celebrity.

I threw a folded up newspaper I found on the floor at him and hit the back of his neck.

He looked back at me.

"Jerk." I said to him.

He just smirked at me.

I turned away and walked to Emma.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm perfectly fine. Let's go to class."

I was sitting in my desk listening to the teacher drone on and on about the heart and how it works.

Oh, I know how a healthy heart works.

"Okay, everyone, put your hands to your heart and listen, feel the beat of it!" Ms. Aldertree said.

I inwardly roll my eyes.

I raise my hands to my chest and so does everyone else around me. I see a boy, one of the skaters, two desks away from me putting his hands to this other girls chest. And said, "Maia, I love you!" playfully.

"Mr. Kyle and Miss. Roberts. Pay attention." Said Ms. Aldertree.

They did as asked and we all closed our eyes.

My heart beat was slow, calm and steady. I couldn't feel the drum of it as easily as another person's heart. Mine felt just a little bit weaker, but it was beating. And that's what mattered.

Suddenly there was a loud beeping sound. I looked around and then noticed it was my phone. Ooops…

"Miss Morgenstern, if you cannot keep your phone off then I suggest you get out of my classroom and wait outside."

I tried to turn it on vibrate but it kept ringing. "Ugh…"

"Oh, no Miss Morgenstern," Teased all the people around me.

I rolled my eyes and chuckled. Then it buzzed again. "Alright Morgenstern. Out."

I huffed and took all my stuff and got out the class.

I flipped my phone open and read the messages.

Babe, why don't you want to talk to me?

I really want to get back together.

Can we meet up?

Who. The. Heck. Is this?

I showed Sophie, my best friend, the messages.

"Wait, so… you don't know who this is?" She asked.

"No. It's definitely not for me." Then I began to text back.

Yeah we can meet up.

He replied instantly. Cool, same place, after school.

"Clary, you shouldn't lead him on! You don't even know him."

I shrugged. "Oh, well."

"Ugh… so heartless." Sophie said, jokingly. I think.

Sophie, Gabriel, Gideon, Cecily and I went to one of the popular hangouts near campus.

We went to one of the pool tables in the far corner and I took a seat. The others were the only ones who how to play.

I took a stick , or whatever it's called. "Hey, guys. Can one of you teach me?"

Suddenly someone took the stick right out of my hands.

"Hey!" I said.

"Move." He said.

I looked around and saw it was that skater jerk from earlier, Jace.

"Um, what?" I said.

"Move. This is my table."

The others began to take their bags.

"I don't see your name anywhere on this table." I challenged.

"Clary!" Cecy said. "Let's go."

"Yeah, come on we should just let him have the table." Gideon agreed.

The three of them began to pull me away.

"There are other tables." Gabriel said.

They finally got me to a different table and I looked over at Jace.

He was just sitting there. Doing nothing.

"Guys, he's not even playing!" I said.

Then five really big guys went up to him.

"Hey, it's our turn." The biggest one said.

"I'm waiting for someone." Jace replied.

Oh, really? Would that be 'babe?" Another of them teased.

Jace said nothing.

"Aww she's never gonna come back to you!"

Hun? Holy fudge…. That was…

"That was Jace?" Sophie whispered, voicing my thoughts.

"Oh my gosh…" I replied.

I looked back at Jace. The big guy threw a punch and a crowd began to form. Jace fought back. He punched back then took the chair and hit two other guys with it.

He put the chair closer to the pool table and grabbed on to it. The other guys advanced onto him and he just sat there and took the beating.

"Clary…."

He would get beaten up, just for that girl. He maybe an idiot but that girl's lucky to have someone who loves her that much.

Then security guards came rushing in and stopped the fight.

The next day I'm sitting in class again.

Ms. Aldertree was taking the register.

"Henry Branwell?"

"Here, ma'am."

"Charlotte Fairchild."

"Here, Ms."

Then the door opened and revealed Jace. He had a bruise near his lip but that was all. He walked to a chair and Alec moved to another chair. Alec was one of the skaters and was probably saving the seat.

"Jace Herondale."

"Mhm." He replied.

I tilted my head back to see if what I thought was true.

I coughed. "Babe."

He didn't look back.

I tried again. "Babe." The covered it with a cough.

Then Jace's head raised a little.

"Clarissa Morgenstern." The teacher called out.

"Yeah?"

She gave me a weird look. "Miss Clarissa?"

"Yes, ma'am."

I noticed Jace's eyes look up when Ms. Aldertree said 'Clarissa".

I looked back at him. He was frowning, confused. What did I just do?

Sophie and I were sat at a lunch table outside. She took her lunch out and began to eat.

I heard someone behind me say. "Hey, Jace!"

Crap. "Sophie," I whispered. "Sophie."

"What?"

"Quick. Let's move." I tilted my head to the side. "Let's go."

"But I'm eating!" She complained.

"We're just going to move places."

"But I'm really hungry and my food is already out!" She whined.

"Sophie, Jace is going to dial my number and find out!"

"Oh crap." Then Sophie began to pack.

I saw Jace move to the payphone and dial in a number.

"Come on!" I said desperately.

I was ready to go then a bunch of papers fell. Sophie and I looked at each other then hurriedly picked the papers up.

Then my phone buzzed. I looked at it, the payphone and saw Jace staring. Uh, oh. I picked up more of the papers then looked back at my phone.

Suddenly a hand grabbed it.

"Hey! I stood up and saw Jace.

"Why do you have this?" He demanded.

"I- um…"

"This is Clarissa's phone!"

I was at a loss for words then he pushed me up against a pole and… Kissed me.

Kissing already? You'll find out why in the next chapter.

I know what you're thinking... There are two Clarissas? Don't worry, I'll clear that up later to make it less confusing.

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~ Liz Ashley xxx