Dawn College

It took a few minutes for Raine to notice Jace was awake too, and at that she sat up and looked at him with a small smile, stifling another yawn.

Jace slowly moved to sit up as well, offering a smile in return. "Did you sleep well? Are you okay?"

Raine nodded to both questions, moving to lay back against him again.

Jace moved to gently run his fingers through her hair before almost nervously asking, "No regrets?"

"No regrets." Raine assured him quietly, taking one of her hands in his own and kissing his palm.

Jace smiled softly at her, waiting until she was done to move the hand she had taken to rest on her cheek, gently tilting her head slightly so he could lean down and quickly kiss her.

Raine kissed him back gently.

Jace slowly broke the kiss, murmuring, "Were you going to get more sleep or...?"

"Possibly, I hadn't made my mind up between that and going to check to see if everyone else was asleep, try and leave without being noticed."

"Thought you didn't want to risk your father's wrath on someone else's head should you leave." Jace absently moved to smooth her hair down.

"Nobody could stop me if they were sleeping now, could they?"

"Won't he still realise you're gone?" Jace moved his hand down from her hair to the side of her arm, pulling her against him gently.

"Of course he will, but like I said, when asleep nobody can do anything about it, so he can't blame anyone for me going..."

"So you want to try and leave right now?" Jace leaned across the bed until he could reach the floor and could get his phone from his pocket, checking the time. "It's early morning. More of 'ridiculous' early, than just early."

"Even better, means nobody's likely to be up and awake."

"You don't want any more sleep then?"

"I can sleep later."

"Did you want me to call someone to pick us up? The car can stop at a distance, so the engine doesn't wake anyone up."

"Who exactly are you going to call?"

"Most likely Sampson. Abel is too excitable and Goliath would just fill the empty spaces of silence with dirty jokes, considering I've been out all night with you."

Raine just nodded, "If that's what you want to do."

"If it's what you want to do," Jace corrected quietly. "Whether or not you really want to leave."

"Of course I do, do you really think I enjoy being cooped up in here?!"

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"I don't think you're okay with being here at all, but I also know you wouldn't want to leave if it put someone else at risk. I just want to make sure you're completely prepared. Want to pack a bag, or would you rather buy completely new clothes?"

"I'll pack a bag." Raine said quietly, slipping out of bed and getting on her knees to pull a duffel bag out from underneath the bed, before going to her wardrobe and starting to sling things in it.