The Fourth Experiment [Alec Lightwood x OC]

Pandemonium

As was planned the previous day, Chace met with Simon at the place where he and his band would be playing a gig. Of course Simon wasn't alone. He was with two girls. One of them was obviously Clary. It was kind of weird how Chace immediately knew which one was Clary. Simon had talked so much about her yesterday that Chace felt as if he already knew everything about her.

"Hey Chace, glad you could make it" said Simon offering Chace a huge grin. Chace smiled back in return.

"I'm happy to be here."

"Let me introduce you to my friends. This is Maureen." Simon pointed at the dark skinned girl. Chace and Maureen said hello to each other.

"And she is Clary. The best friend I told you about." The smile on Simon's face only brightened as he introduced Clary.

"Of course, the birthday girl. It's a pleasure to meet you Clary. I'm Chace. I met Simon accidentally and we kind of became friends" said Chace. Also he didn't miss to notice Clary subtly checking him out. It made him frown inwardly as Chace realized Simon's love might be very one sided. Poor guy. Chace felt sorry for him. Obviously he didn't come to that conclusion simply because Clary checked him out once. It was the way Clary looked at Simon. She definitely only saw him as a friend. The other girl Maureen however definitely had feelings for Simon. The way she looked at Simon, her attraction towards him was pretty obvious. Only Simon didn't seem to notice it. Chace didn't need to be a genius to figure out that some weird love triangle was going on here.

"I've got something for you." Chace said as he pulled out a jewelry pouch from his jacket pocket and held it to Clary.

"Happy Birthday!" He wished her.

"Oh you didn't need to get me anything" said Clary but she accepted the gift as she didn't want to appear rude. Clary opened the pouch and took out the jewelry inside. It was a beautiful looking bracelet.

"Wow it's absolutely beautiful" gushed out Clary. She really liked it.

"Aww, why isn't it my birthday today?" Maureen complained as everyone laughed good naturedly.

"Thank you Chace" said Clary while giving him a shy smile. The kind of smile that a girl would give a guy she found interesting.

"Actually my mom picked it out. I'm completely clueless when it comes to jewelries" confessed Chace while running a hand through the back of his hair. It was a habit of his when he didn't know what more to say. Or how to behave in a particular situation.

"Well your mom has great taste. Please thank her for me" said Clary.

"I will" said Chace with a smile.

"So Chace, tell me about yourself. It seems Simon has talked to you about me but he has said nothing to me about you." If Clary was subtle about her interest in Chace before, she showed it clearly this time. Chace didn't know how to feel about it. Clary was a very attractive girl and receiving attention from her should've felt awesome but Chace only felt uncomfortable. He thought maybe the reason was because he knew about Simon's feelings for her. Responding to Clary's attraction would mean hurting Simon, who Chace considered a friend. Hurting a friend was a big no no for Chace. The reason could also be that Clary just wasn't his type. Or perhaps there was a third reason. That maybe, instead of having Clary interested in him, Chace would've liked it a lot more if he was getting this kind of attention from Simon. Chace decided to analyze his feelings later in the privacy of his bedroom and began talking to Clary about him.

"Well, I've just moved here from London..."

Their conversation went on from there and lasted throughout Simon's gig. Speaking of Simon's gig, Chace realized he was actually pretty good. Despite his band consisting only two members Simon himself and Maureen, they kept the audience entertained. The only thing the guy needed was a bit more confidence.