Saved By You

Chapter 22 (picture of Jace)

And then finally the sounds met my ears, and soon his voice... 

'It's like a storm

That cuts a path

It breaks your will

It feels like that

You think you're lost

But you're not lost on your own

you're not alone

I will stand by you

I will help you through

When you've done all you can do

If you can't cope

I will dry your eyes

I will fight your fight

I will hold you tight

And I won't let go

It hurts my heart

To see you cry

I know it's dark

This part of life

Oh it finds us all

And we're too small

To stop the rain

(Not even half of the song. So if you would like to listen, click the link! xox)

By the time he finished I was blinking back tears, looking away and trying to zone off at a faraway window only to find my eyes and attention wondering back to his beautiful face, those amazing green eyes landing on me for most of the time before moving around the room again and often the piano.

Why oh why is he doing this? I thought he would leave me alone by now? I thought he'd be smart enough to know how much pain I'll end up inflicting on us both when the future consequences take hold of me.

'Name her! Name her! Name her!' before I knew it the whole student body in the auditorium was standing up and chanting the two words that made me blanch.  

I soon find myself standing up along with them as I realise I was the only one who was sitting down and from the corner of my eye I could see Mack shaking his head, lips in a grim line. Jace grins, eyes on me before fluttering away and trying not to make things obvious.  

He stands up and gives everyone a heart stopping, award winning smile that quietened a lot of the kids down.

He clears out his throat and takes a few steps forward, making a motion for everyone to quiet down and sit. We do as told. 'I'm sorry but uh...' he looks at me for barely a second, his eyes going a little warmer, before going to the next person. 'She who-cannot-be-named for various reasons will... 7well... stay unnamed.' People groaned but Jace talks right over them, stoping only for a second to look at our principal as if wondering when the microphone will be taken off him.

'I hope you enjoyed my performance. And for the girl who knows who I am personally. I just wanted to say... well... I ... I love you.' My breath catches as his eyes find mine briefly and suddenly my head felt so light that the only thing holding me down to earth at the moment was Mack's firm grip around my waist as he pulled me toward the safety of his body, a body which I wished was Jace's himself...

I looked up only to be startled by Mack's angry glare. One I've only seen a few times lately when a guy had merely shoved me accidently and another when one of Mack's friends thought it'd be funny to slap me somewhere inappropriate. It was not nice. Nor were the words Mack exchanged with him... by the time I looked back at where Jace was he was gone.

And that was all I could think about.

He was gone!

'I... I have to go.' I muttered to Mack standing up in the middle of our principles long speech and cutting him short.

He barely spares me a glance.

Did he know who Jace was talking about? Did he know that it was me?

'Jace wait!' I called out the second I stepped out of the double doors of the auditorium. The second my eyes landed on him I find that he was already leaning against a table, the big hallway we stood in completely empty, nothing but the slight murmur of my principals' voice droning on the other side of the wall. Jace stood there, a small, warm smile on his face as he swirled something between his fingers.

I stopped dead in my tracks and held his gaze, my heart fluttering as my palms became sweaty and my throat became dry. 'Wh-why did you come back?' I whispered blinking furiously to keep the tears at bay, hands clenching tightly by my sides.

He looked at the floor, the tiny smile still on his face, dropping his arms to his sides as something that precisely looked like a rose tilted slightly in his hands almost as if it would fall. It didn't.

He looked up again, this time moving forward and coming to a stop in front of me within five long strides. I didn't move an inch.

'What I sang in there... was true. I'll do anything for you Angel. I'd ride the seas and oceans to find you. I'd make a deal with the devil if I had to. I'd do anything you say just to keep you happy. Hell I'd jump into a fire if it would make you smile,' he chuckled and like the first time I met him... he was nervous. "Jason Matthews" a singer who apparently everyone had heard of in my school but me... was nervous?

'...Not that I would of course... unless you wanted me to...?' he looked unsure for a second, tilting his head as if wondering what I thought. And because of how he looked I couldn't help but giggle. He was no doubt about it adorable.

I bite my lip to stifle the giggle, and before I knew what was happening those familiar warm lips were on mine, a hand cupping my cheek/chin as he tilted my head up a little. Responding almost instinctively I rose on my toes as I wrapped my arms around his neck, causing him to make a noise at the back of his throat as he wrapped his arms around my waist almost immediately and pulling our bodies close.

I shivered and finally when we broke free, aside from the fact that I stood on my feet properly again, we barely moved an inch, his forehead resting on mine as we kept our faces close.

'I love you Jason Matthews,' I say out loud, voice strong and barely even realising the words that were escaping my lips. I opened my eyes to find surprised green ones staring back at me. He moved back a little, his eyes falling down to my lips this time.

'Say it again,' he says quietly a grin slipping onto his face.

I grinned back. 'I love you Jason Matthews,' I said breathlessly. And then I wanted to say it again. So I did. 'I love you I love you I love you I love you.'

And then we both came to a standstill. And both of us were frozen as we stared at each other, about a meter apart.

He was holding my hand now and suddenly a look was in his eyes, a look so amazed and solemn I wasn't sure whether I should be scared or ecstatic. He squeezed my hand in his slightly and my breath caught.

It caught because I knew what he was going to say next...

'Claire Gales... Will you marry me?' he asked staring me in the eyes so seriously I couldn't help but have the want to run...

Will you marry me. Will you marry me. Marry me?

HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM?

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