Los Angeles

Jace

Smiling lightly, I watch her. The part of me that was boasting before stops and instead just allows me to relax. Despite everything going on with her, her emerald eyes are bright and calm.

Unbroken.

Odd how we're the only two left unscathed emotionally, when one of us had been struck down physically.

"I'm not worried about catching it," I say. "I mean, I have to be careful with you. You're not one hundred percent yet."

Rayah

I nod and smile, "I get it," I play with his hand again and twine it with mine, seeing how it fits, "It's like a puzzle peice..." I whisper, mesmerized.

Jace

Maintaining my smile, I nod and look at our hands for a bit. My mind jumps back to when she formed fire from hers, and I almost imagine her setting it aflame. A breath catches in my throat, and I drop her hand without meaning to, my own hand shaking slightly. I close my eyes and take a deep breath to calm myself, closing my hand into a fist as well.

"T-that... I didn't mean that," I tell her before I open my eyes. "It wasn't you."

When I do open my eyes, I force an assuring smile and take her hand again without looking.

"Sorry."

Rayah

I study him before nodding and looking at our hands again, biting my lip and kissing his.

Jace

I don't close my eyes right away, caught off guard by her actions. Once I figure it out, though, I close them and kiss her back. I keep a hand on the side of her face and keep hold of the other, almost forgetting that she was coughing up a lung earlier.

This is our first kiss, isn't it?

Strange. Doesn't feel like it.

When I pull back, I don't have to force a smile because I can't wipe the one that's already plastered on my face. I keep close, and I ask her what that was for.

Rayah

I smile at him and lie back down. Smiling, I answer him, "For being nice."

Jace

I study her and slowly nod in return. With the same smile, I move a hand to her forehead instead of the side of her face and being what I stopped before.

"So, do I get one every time I'm nice?" I ask.

If that's what you consider nice, I mean.

Rayah

"Yes," I smile, watching him and keeping my on hand in his and biting my lip again.

Spoiler

Let's just roll with this.
Remember last time how Jace had power over time along with the disintegration and light manipulation? This time, instead of time though still related with, he has acute precognition, only triggered by certain emotions and usually of people close to him even though that's really only about three people right now...
Also, I'll change anything pertaining to Jackie and/or Rayah if you want me to. I just thought this would get things moving in a different direction.

Jace

I smile and nod back, watching her. A dull pain starts behind my eyes, and I bring one hand up to my temple. The pain grows and becomes much like a fire set to my own mind, spreading throughout each hemisphere of my brain yet remaining above my throat. I close my eyes and swallow, and then I wish I hadn't done either.

My breath stops halfway up my windpipe, and my heart pauses within my chest. The air becomes silent around me, morphing into a scene I haven't yet lived through. When I can see again, I find myself back in the Lambourghini, not quite conscious but not quite awake as I rest in the back seat. Jackie is in the passenger seat, Rayah at my side, and Nic is behind the wheel.

From what I can see, a bulge protrudes from underneath a baggy shirt worn by Jackie, concealing it almost as well as she might think. The sky is dark, and the windshield is showered in small slices in the glass, rain pouring down around it. Whatever had happened before, the car barely made it through. The sound of the engine is worse, and judging by the serious expression on Nic's face we're in trouble.

Just as I begin to hear my heart beat again, feel a breath surge through me, something rams into the side of the car and sends broken glass flying toward us all in slow motion. One particular shard passes right before my eyes, reflecting a face I don't recognize instead of my own.

Then things go dark, and I'm in the living room again, out of breath but unscathed.

Spoiler

I'm so confused. What just happened XD

Rayah

Something happens with him and I tighten my grip on his hand, "What happened?"

Spoiler

Lol. I said he had precognition, the ability to see into the future and, in his case, deepen his sight into the past and present as well. So, he had a vision.

Jace

I open my eyes and take a few deep breaths. A few minutes of silence pass, my brain working overtime just to process it, before I can even begin to wonder what Rayah had said. Swallowing, I look at her again and lower my heartrate to normal levels before speaking.

"W-what?" I ask.

Spoiler

oh.

Rayah

I shake my head, "Nevermind," I close my eyes, yawning and cuddling with his arm.

Jace

I study her and fully collect myself, clearing my throat. With another deep breath, I close my eyes for a moment and count to fifteen. When I open my eyes again, I feel almost normal, although I swear I still hear the breaking of class ring in my ears.

"You see something like that happen and just dismiss it?" I whisper. "That's... strange. Nic took me to the hospital the first time."

Rayah

"Well...you look fine," I whisper back, rubbing my eyes.

Jace

I nod slowly before running a hand through my hair and the same hand over my face. With a sigh, I look back at her and flash a smile. I say nothing more, for it is her decision to ask for information and she chose to close that door. Instead, I stay still and slip back into silence.