Hi everyone! For those who read 'Angel wings,' don't worry I am still updating I just wanted to do a modern Jace and Clary. Also I based it on the movie 'Life as we know it' I think the main characters suit Jace and Clary well.

Copyright idea. Life as we know it.

I don't own TMI or Life as we know it.

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Chapter 1

Clary P.O.V

2007

I slid into a dark green strapless dress that reached my legs mid thigh. I glanced at the clock as a reminder that I only had 45 minutes left until the date Isabelle, my best friend since high school, had set me up with.

'I just don't want you on your own, that is all,' Izzy had said to her defence when I scolded her about setting me up on blind dates.

'This is the last one,' I had told her sternly. 'No more,'

Izzy had sighed rolling her eyes. 'Fine,'

Izzy had a problem in wanting to set me up with every good looking guy she saw on the road. Two reasons:

She did not want me alone, as we lived quite a distance from each other and I have trouble making friends.

She had a gorgeous kind most adorable boyfriend since college and she felt guilty that I haven't found 'The One' like she had.

I glanced at my watch again. 25 minutes had gone by. I sat on my bed putting on my new black shoes with cute butterfly clasps at the ankles. Izzy had brought it for me as a birthday present in our senior year and it still fit me.

I sighed as another 25 minutes went by while I was doing my make up. Aren't dates supposed to be here now, or what?

I heaved another sigh as I carefully settled myself into my mother's old armchair. I flickered through a glossy magazine that I had randomly picked at the market for some reason. Mainly because I had nothing to do on Saturday night except read and then Izzy spoilt it by setting me up on a date.

I casually flicked through the magazine not really looking at the images or text in it.

A fricking hour went by to my disbelief. Maybe he forgot. Or stood me up. Izzy is so dead.

Just as I was thinking of stripping my clothes and putting on my oversized snugly hoodie that Izzy's boyfriend Simon got for me. The door bell rang.

I sat up from the chair making an unimpressed sound of 'Finally' under my breath. I adjusted my dress smoothing the front and the back before clutching my purse.

'Okay,' I heave a breath.

Reaching to open the door, a tall muscular guy stood on my doorstep of my apartment. He wore leather jacket with a baseball hat smashed against his golden locks of curls. His gold eyes widened as he took in my outfit, scanning my body head to toe. My eyes widened at his own outfit.

Where did he think we were going? A park?

'Hi,' we both say in unison. His face was mixed with annoyance and tiredness. I hoped that wasn't because of me and he was an HOUR late.

'Clary,' he tries considering.

I smile, stretching my face, as I hold out my hand for him to shake. He extended his own hand. 'Jonathan'

Jonathan shook my hand, his warm palm against mines. 'No I prefer Jace,'

'Jace, '

'Yeah everybody calls me Jace, the name kind of stuck,' he smirked at me again.

I break into another smile, even though I was clawing my eyes inside. 'Well, it's nice to finally meet you Jace,'

Jace shuffled at the doorstep. He scrunches his golden eyes. 'Am I late?' although he sounded like he didn't care.

I give him an incredible look of disbelief before clearing it in a relaxed expression. 'Just,' I look behind me at the clock in my apartment. 'Oh just an hour but you know, I just finished getting ready an hour ago or so,'

Jace breathed a sigh, rolling his eyes.

God this guy is a douche.

There was awkward silence as we stared at each other probably wondering how the heck do I get out of this thing.

'Shall we go?' I offered breaking the silence.

'Yeah, yeah let's go,' Jace said with obvious relief.

'I am super hungry,' I mummer under my breath, trying not to get annoyed.

I close my apartment door heading down the flat stairs to the courtyard. Green hedges were split up on the right and left leaving a solid curvy path reaching the metal gate on which residents park their vehicles.

I try and make a conversation because the awkward silence is dreading on. 'So I hear you have just moved to Atlanta,' I tell him as we walk out of the flat building.

'Yep,' he makes no further comment.

'How long have you known Simon for?'

'I have known him since high school,' He says as he walks along with me although he keeps a firm distance.

He opens the gate for me with a flourish as if he has to do some good. Simon must have told him to do that.

'Oh thank you,' I tell him 'I've know Izzy since high school as well,'

Jace says nothing to that, but he does check out a girl that also lives in the flat walking past us.

'So where's your car?' I question because I can't see any car, all there is are the resident's car besides my own.

To my incredulity he points to a motorcycle that is parked on the pavement. 'Here it is,'

I stare as he passes me a helmet and he pulls on his own helmet clasping it around his neck. 'Here you go,'

He puts the helmet in my hands as I stand wordless.

'Come on,' he hops on the bike revving the engine smirking in a boyish way. 'Hold on tight, I promise I won't hold onto that,'

I stammer, looking uneasy. One: because I am actually petrified of motorcycles and two: I am wearing a dress, a very tight one to be exact.

He grins as he revs the engine some more, obviously laughing inside at my displeasure.

'I am not really dressed for 40 miles per hour,' I tell him raising my voice above the sound of the engine as he keeps drilling it.

'What?' He asks.

'I said I'm not really dressed for 40 miles per hour,' I say lowering my voice at the end as he turns the engine off.

He makes a face giving a sigh of disappointment as he lowers his head and takes off his helmet then replacing it with the blue baseball cap, the white writing and illustration fading out showing how old the cap is.

'I'm sorry but I don't know how I will get my leg up there and so,' I demonstrate to him in my dress as he watches head down.

I hand him his helmet with relief. 'Oh but hey, my car is right here. I watch him look over my shoulder as I present my mini cute red car. 'It's a mini, and I recently brought it,' I tell him proudly although he has an expression of annoyance and displeasure.

'That's a sweet ride,' He says before placing his helmet on his motorcycle.

'Thanks' I grin at him as I take out the keys from my purse.

I walk over to it, pressing the unlock button before snugly sliding in the comfortable leather seats. I really loved this car, I had recently brought it.

I watch Jace look with distress at my mini, he gave an uneasy glance at the couple walking by hand in hand as if he was scared this will ruin his reputation or whatever.

He slides in as he does the car drops a little because of the weight. His head hits the roof of the mini as I watch in amusement as he knocks his knee against the dashboard.

He slaps his thighs giving a fake smile. 'Alright,' he says looking at me.

I give a small snort under my breath as he knocks his head against the roof of the car again.

He glares at me for a moment before remembering something and putting on a clear expression.

'So,' he raises his hands before slapping them on his lap. 'Where shall we go?'

I don't know how many times this date will surprise me, but this is getting ridiculous.

Really Isabelle?

'You didn't book reservations?' I say accusingly still wearing a fake grin.

Calm, Clary, calm.

'No' He stammers looking a little scared at my annoyed look.

'You said you would make them-'I look at his guilty expression. 'Oh you didn't make them,' I was so hungry I felt a boil of anger starting in the pit of my stomach.

I take a deep breath. 'Whatever,' WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO RESSERVATIONS?

'Yeah, it's cool. You can pick where we are going to eat,' he says pointing to me.

I nod my head counting to 10 in my mind before speaking. 'Yeah okay, actually I know a great restaurant called Taki's not far from here...'

A chiming sound of beats comes from his pocket cutting me off. I glance at him.

'Cell phone,' he tells me.

'That's okay, you can take it,' I offer.

'No its fine, go to voicemail. So we will go to Taki's was it?' He dismisses the phone call quickly.

I narrow my eyes at his abruptness.

'Or we could go to Coffee Cafe, I know a friend who works there-'

Again I was cut off from the sound of his ringtone beating.

'Maybe you should get that,' He moves uncomfortably in the passenger seat.

He sighs pulling out his cell, glancing at the screen his eyes wide. I lean my head against my car window thinking how this date could get any worse.

This was the worse date ever and it hasn't even begun yet!

'Oh hey you,' Jace lowers his voice in a uncomfortable way as if we were being captured and he had to whisper or else the kidnappers would get us.

Jace listens and then replies in the same hushed voice as if I could not hear. 'You know me always in the middle of something,' he gives a faint chuckle at whatever he hears on the other end. I crank my ears hearing a soft whiny female voice.

'Yeah okay 11pm?' He asks. 'Actually I think we should make it 10.30'

I give an apprehensive sound. I cannot believe this!

He clicks off his cell, before turning to me.

'Sorry, I have a sick friend,' He smirks at me.

'You know we don't have to do this,' I say although I am testing him to see what he is going to reply. Is he going to apologise? I shrug my shoulders as I look at his expression

'Okay,' Jace breathes a sigh of relief to my disbelief. He makes out to get out of the car pulling on the handle.

'Oh my God,' I blurt out. This is my date. This is my date! 'Are you serious?'

What the hell was Izzy thinking in her goddamn mind?

Jace lets out a breath, slapping his hands on his thighs. 'Okay,' he looks at me. 'The moment you saw me you didn't like me,' he tells me.

Okay that was a fair point. 'Yes but Izzy and Simon set this up, so we owe it to them-'

'To what, two hours making small talk on what type of cheese is shredded in the pasta?'

I gape; his polite cool manner had gone and was replaced by an arrogant prat.

'My way, is we get drunk and then hook up,' he lets out an effortless laugh as if he probably does this all the time. Oh my god, he does do this all the time!

My eyes widen and I raise my hands pushing my scarlet red hair behind my back. 'What kind of tool are you?'

'It's a Saturday night; I just want to have some fun. You know I can go see my' he pauses as he uses a hushed voice. 'My sick friend and you can go and read or whatever tedious things you do on a Saturday night,'

My jaw drops. Did he just insult me on what I do in my spare time?!

He smirks but also looks wary as my eyes get wider and wider.

'Okay!' I snap as I slam my hand on the steering wheel. 'Next time you want to make sure that this is not a lousy fake date, don't show up late and don't answer a call in front of me!'

'She's sick,' he protests.

I let out a gasp. Really? 'Oh she's sick. So I suppose your going to cure her with your magical penis!'

Jace does not even look sorry. He smiles, holding up a hand. 'Fine, if you want to go out. We'll go out. I only agreed to this because Simon said you were really hot,'

I look outraged. 'What are you nuts?'

'No that only appears after the date,' he sneers at me.

THAT WAS THE FINAL STRAW!

'Get out.' I yell at him as I slide out of my mini shutting the door. 'Get out of my mini!'

He gets out and I quickly lock it before huffing off over to the gate making my way to the apartment. 'I have no idea what Izzy and Simon were thinking!'

'Yeah me neither,' Jace shoots back.

I ignore him already taking out my cell phone and furiously dialling her number. She picks up and before she can say hello.

'Izzy I have no idea what you were thinking in paring me with this DOUCHE BAG!'

Izzy tries to say something but I cut her off. 'The only way to make this up to me is if you promise that I NEVER has to see him again,'

I turn my head seeing hi rev his engine then disappear into the thick black night. I shake my head as I listen to Izzy's protests.

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