A/N:

Some may remember a story that was posted called Cat and Mouse. It was never finished but consisted of three chapters of Jalec-y goodness. I decided that 1. I was never going to finish it and might as well rewrite it as a oneshot, and 2. Given the characters and their personalities it was unrtealistic and I hated it.

So here's this instead. Takes place right after the cookie where Jace is all, "Kiss me!" and then all the fanigirls are like, "OMFG NO WAI!"

Wrote it short, I know, but how long would you stick around in a situation like that?

Disclamer: Own nothing. As real as RPattz acting talent.


"Excuse me?"

This wasn't happening. This was not happening.

"I said, kiss me."

See? It is very much, completely and totally not happening.

"You're being ridiculous, Jace. Stop."

"See?" he said. "You can't do it. Because you don't love me. I am a security blanket. Point proven."

He was such an asshole. Who does that to somebody? It's just cruel. I told him so.

"My cruelty is justified. I'm just trying to help you see the truth. You have someone great in your life that cares enough about you to save your life and bring you back from the brink of death multiple times, and you won't let them in because you're so hung up on someone you won't ever have."

I gritted my teeth, trying not to show my wounded pride.

"I think the whole point of unrequited love, Jonathan, is that you can't control it, whether or not you will end up with the person and have the storybook ending that you dream about," I should've stopped there. But I was on a roll. " And furthermore, it is incredibly ignorant and self righteous of you to think you know how I do or do not feel about you, or Magnus, or how he feels about me, or anything of that nature, and yes, it sucks for you to have fallen for your sister, but don't fucking take it out on me, okay? I will love who I want to love and you can go have inbred babies with Clary."

I had hit below the belt. I could see it on his face as I stormed off. His perpetually smug expression had been wiped off and now he just looked shocked and angry and hurt and just….pathetic. And part of me felt bad about saying those things to him. But he said he was trying to help me see the truth. I was just returning the favor, and the truth always hurts more than the lie.

Review, plz, baby?