If You Say So Chapter 1: Missing Me, a mortal instruments fanfic

AN; All rights go to Cassandra Clare. This is my first fanfic so please don't be too harsh! Some of these ideas are from "claryxjace"'s story, "My Angel" (which is AMAZING, go read it when your done this!) So yes, some ideas are from her story, but hardly any. Also, if anyone has any ideas about this story, feel free to PM me or leave it in a review! I may not be able to upload often, at currently, because I'm in dance, a dance play, a drama club play, competition dance, and school, so I'm busy, but I'll try! Now enough of my babbling, onto the story!

Chapter 1: Missing Me

Clary sat down in the chairs by her pool with her best friends, Isabelle and Maia. It was Saturday morning, and every Saturday was their 'Girls Day'. They'd hit the gym, lay in the sun, take a dip in the pool, and finish it off inside doing girly things, such as movies, or makeovers, etc. And today was no different.

Clary gasped, and grabbed at her chest, leaning over.

"Clary! Whats wrong!" Isabelle ran over to her.

"Noth-nothing, just umm a cramp..."

"Okay..." Isabelle cautiously sat back down."

The truth is, Clary had been having these random pains a lot, and she was really scared, but she ignored it as best as she could.

"So, Clary, how's Jace?" Maia questioned, out of the blue.

Jace was Clary's boyfriend. They were the 'it' couple at school. He, the smokin' hot football captain, she, the super hot cheerleading captain. He was Isabelle's adoptive brother, and Clary lived right next to them.

"He's fine. Busy with football." Clary replied, somewhat wistfully.

"Hmmm... Sounds like you never get to spend time with him?" Maia replied, sounding more like a question rather than a statement.

"Yeah, I mean, he always has football Saturday morning, so that's why we have Girls Day today. Although, don't tell him this, all he needs is a bigger head, but I really do miss him. I wish we could spend more time together. But, football is his future, so he needs to foc-"

Clary was cut off by the arms of someone coming behind her around her waist, lifting her up bridal style. She didn't even need to turn around to realize who it was.

"Jace! What are you doing here? You always have practice today!" Clary exclaimed, clearly surprised.

"I took a day off. I wouldn't want you missing me." Jace replied, sounding rather smug.

"What? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about." Clary countered.

"Oh, really? Because I remember hearing a certain beautiful redhead saying, "Although, don't tell him this, all he needs is a bigger head, but i really do miss him. I wish we could spend more time together." Jace retorted, attempting his best Clary voice.

"That doesn't ring a bell." Clary replied, though her red cheeks gave her away.

"Oh? Well, I think I know just the thing that will."

Jace, still carrying Clary, headed towards the pool, his face set with purpose. Clary could hear Izzy and Maia giggling behind her. She looked back at them confused, but they were no help with their incessant full out laughing now. She turned back around exasperated, only to then realize what his purpose was, but it was all too late. No sooner had she yelled his name than had it happened.

"Jace!" Clary screamed as the splash of the cool water licked its way up her skin, as she plummeted towards the bottom. She soon resurfaced, and screamed at Jace the second she broke the surface.

"Jace! This is damn cold!"

"Oh alright, stop complaining. I won't make you do it alone." He replied smugly as he stripped down to nothing but his boxers, then jumped in the pool splashing Clary in the process. She attempted a glare at him, but it didn't last and soon broke out into a smile.

"You really had to strip?"

"What? All you're in is a little strip of fabric up top, and a triangle at the bottom."

At this Clary started blushing profusely. She looked down at what she was wearing. A strapless hot pink push up bandeau covered the front of her upper half, but stopped at her sides, where thin rainbow ropey straps started and met at the back. For the bottoms, there was a hot pink triangle that went to the front of her hips, with the rainbow ropes spanning across the side of her thigh, and meeting another larger pink triangle that covered her butt.

"I was only making it fair." He replied, feeling quite smug with himself.

"Yeah well this is Isabelle's work. She says if I'm popular, being head cheerleader, and part of the 'it' couple, I have to 'look the part.' Clary muttered, rolling her eyes.

"Remind me to thank Isabelle..." Jace replied happily.

"Hey guys, were gonna go over to my house, leave you two lovebirds alone..." Isabelle shouted, obviously enjoying herself.

"No guys y-" Clary started, but was soon cut off.

"That's great! Bye." Jace shouted, happy to be alone with Clary.

"You do know that we aren't alone, right? My parents are here." Clary pointed towards her huge house, and there, in one of the grand windows of the sunroom, was her father giving Jace the evil eye. At that, Jace's smile fell right off his face.

"Clary! You're fath- Oh, hello Jace! How are you?" Jocelyn Morgenstern, Clary's mother asked.

"Lovely, Mrs. Morgenstern! And you?"

"Oh just fine, thank you! And call me Jocelyn! Anyway, Clary, you're father and I have to leave to go to an art showcase. Will you and Jace be fine here alone?"

At this Jace started running his hand very lightly along Clary's side, making her knees buckle and deeming her unable to string coherent sentences together.

"Ye-ye-yea-y-" she attempted to get out, but was grateful Jace saved her, even though it was his fault she was in this state.

"Yes, we'll be just fine." He replied easily masking his excitement.

"Lovely! Lets go Valentine!" Jocelyn had to drag Valentine away from the window.

As soon as her parents were out of site, Clary playfully slapped Jace in the chest.

"You know they could've seen you. Do you want my dad to hate you?"

"He already does, Clare-bear."

"Doesn't mean you have to egg it on." She muttered, almost getting away with it. Almost.

"What was that?"

"I said... Oh please, do go on."

"No, I'm pretty sure I heard, 'Doesn't mean you have to egg it on.' " He countered, once again imitating her voice. "Tsk tsk tsk. I think you need to be punished." With that, he took them both out of the pool, and, still carrying Clary, ran towards her room.

"No! Jace! You're gonna get my bed all wet!" She halfheartedly shouted at him when he laid her down on her bed and started kissing her neck.

"That's what she said." He countered smugly.

"Ugh! You're so gross. Seriously, this is new bedding."

"Fine. You asked for it." With that he carried her to her brothers room, who was currently at college.

"No. No, no, no. I am not making out with you on my brothers bed." She retorted, but obviously didn't mean it when she craned her neck to the side to give him better access.

"Doesn't seem that way to me." He mumbled against here neck.

"Just shut up and kiss me."

Later that day, they sat in Jace's music room in his house, with him playing the song, 'Happy' by Pharell Williams. Clary was dancing around the room, jumping happily to the beat.

It might seem crazy what I'm about to say
Sunshine she's here, you can take away
I'm a hot air balloon, I could go to space
With the air, like I don't care baby by the way

Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do

Here come bad news talking this and that
Yeah, give me all you got, don't hold back
Yeah, well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine
Yeah, no offense to you don't waste your time
Here's why

Happy, bring me down
Can't nothing, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Can't nothing, bring me down
I said bring me down
Can't nothing, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Can't nothing, bring me down
I said

Happy, bring me down
Can't nothing, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Can't nothing, bring me down
I said

"Wooooh! That was really good! I really think that you should become a musician, not a football player." Clary exclaimed, clearly impressed. "Not that you aren't good at football! But you're so, so, SO good with music. I can see that you truly enjoy music." Clary added nervously.

"Relax. I know what you mean. But you know I can't do that. My dad would kill me if I gave up football."

"But Jace, you have a gift! I mean, you're amazing! I wo-"

"Yeah, Clary I get it! But you know I can't so just shut up!"

Jace's anger immediately faded as he saw Clary's face. She looked hurt, terrified, scared. Jace scolded himself and took her into his arms.

"God baby, I'm sorry. It's just, I really want to be a musician. So bad. And when you talk about it, it makes me think, 'Hey. I could do this.' But then reality comes crashing down, and I realize that it won't ever happen, that I'm destined a life of football."

"Jace, no you aren't." Clary pulled away to look in his eyes. "You choose your own destiny, and that doesn't have to be football. It can be whatever you want it to be. But whether that be music, or football, I'll always support you with whatever you do."

Jace gazed into her gorgeous, emerald green eyes, trying to detect some hint of a lie, any reason he couldn't trust what she said, but he found none.

"Thank you. I couldn't do anything without you. You're my rock with everything I do. Without you, I'd be a mess."

"Jace, I'll always be your rock. And you'll always be mine." Clary admitted, completely truthfully. "And I... I..." Clary started stuttering, something she only did when she was nervous. She could only hope Jace didn't notice.

"What? You what?" Jace asked, obviously worried.

"I... love... I love... that song." Clary gestured toward the piano, obviously referring to the song Jace just played on it.

"Oh... Yeah, me too." Jace had thought she was gonna tell him she loved him. He wanted to do it himself, but he was nervous she wouldn't reciprocate it.

"Can we just umm.. watch T.V. or something?" Clary asked, obviously still jittery from almost telling him she loved him.

"Yeah. Sure." Jace answered halfheartedly.

They walked out of Jonathan's room, towards the living room. Clary went to go make some popcorn, while Jace went to go pick out a movie. When Clary came back, she found Jace laying on his side, taking up the whole couch, with the remote in hand waiting for her. When she didn't make a move to sit down, he patted the space in front of him, gesturing for her to lay down with him. She slowly made her way to him, just to tease him since she was still wearing her bikini. The second she was in arms length of him, he reached out and grabbed her, pulling her towards the couch and up against him, spilling the popcorn in the process.

"Jaaaace. Look at what you did."

"You shouldn't have taken so long. Do you need to be punished again?"

"Hmmm... Maybe I should, I don't know, what do you think?"

"I think you definitely need to be punished for that despicable act of disobedience."

And with that, he grabbed her face in his hands, kissing her with all he had. This kiss wasn't emotional, or soft or sweet. This kiss was needy, passionate, and very rough. He ran his tongue along the bottom of her lip, asking for entrance, but she wouldn't allow him, just to tease him. With a growl, he flipped them so he was on top of her, and took the advantage of her gasp to pass his tongue through her lips. The kiss was growing by the second, and just as he was pulling the string on her top, they heard snickers in the background. Turning around, they saw all their friends standing there. Isabelle with Simon, her boyfriend and Clary's guy best friend. Maia with Jordan, her boyfriend. And Sebastian, Jace's best friend, holding his phone, recording.

"Damnet. When will we ever be left alone?" Jace muttered.

"Seriously? You two are like wild animals..."

"Like your no different Isabelle?" Clary retorted playfully.

"Dude! High five! Gettin' some action huh?" Sebastian held his hand out for Jace to high five, and just as he was about to, Clary inconspicuously cleared her throat, and Jace ran his hand though his hair instead.

"Anyway, we were just coming over here to tell you guys that we're going to the waterpark about 1 hour away. You comin'? We leave in 5." Maia told them, eager for them to say yes.

Jace looked to Clary, who shrugged and in turn said "Sure".

They all sat down waiting for Jace and Clary to get ready, and Jordan said to Jace, "Dude you might wanna put some clothes on..."

Jace looked down at what he was wearing, just his boxers.

"Unlike all of you, I'm not afraid to show of my body. I've got nothing to be afraid of." With that he winked at Clary, causing her to blush again.

"Alright, lets go get ready." Clary stood up, pulling Jace behind her.

"Hey why the hell is there popcorn all over the floor?" Isabelle asked just as they stood up.

Jace just playfully slapped Clary's butt, and they both ran upstairs.

AN: Going to keep this one shorter, but please review! This is my first fanfic, so I'm nervous! Thanks guys! R & R.

~FandomFreak1