Chapter 1: Truth or Dare
Hey, everyone! This is my AU story that's just for fun. I'm super excited to write it.
I didn't make any of the characters but Olivia and Parker, I just came up with the plot. By the way, check out my favorite's list if you don't have anything to read. All of them are awesome.
"No way... No way!" I muttered, my black hair fell into my hands while I cupped my forehead with care. I heard the screeching and laughing of truth or dare going on downstairs with my sister being the loudest above them all. "Cecily, keep it down!" I shouted through my cracked door, raising my head only slightly.
"Shut up, Will!" She yelled back "I told you it was fine if you spent the night with that precious boyfriend of yours but you said you would stay!" I groaned inwardly but didn't respond. Instead, I stood and walked over to my bulletin board that hung over my desk. There were four pictures on it, one was of Jem, one was of me and Jem, one of the family, and one of the whole gang.
In the one with the family, Mom had her hand on Ella's shoulder, both of them identical with the same short black hair and long eyelashes that framed dark, dark eyes. My dad was on the other side of her, clashing with everyone with his graying blonde hair and grey-blue eyes. I stood off to the side with my arm around Jem. By that time we had been dating for almost two years and he was considered a part of the family. Cecily was to my left, lying on the back of her boyfriend, Gabriel. At that time he was just her best friend, though.
The picture of the 'whole gang', as I worded it before, was of the next-door neighbors and my family, along with a few extras. It was around the Lightwood's trampoline. There was Isabelle with Cecily and Gabe behind them awkwardly standing in front on the trampoline. Ella was sitting next to Alec, her feet on his lap, right on the edge. All four parents where off on the side, clearly laughing. Max was in the air just above Jace, hovering since he was jumping when the picture was taken. But I was in the middle. I was kissing Jem for the first time in the picture, my hands cradling his face, which had a surprised expression etched on it. I remember my mom was screaming the count down and I couldn't help it. I saw him standing next to me with his body tilted towards me and I kissed him, right when she reached one. That was the best day of my life. And now I'm ruining it.
Right then someone knocked on my open bedroom door. "Hello? It's me, Tessa." No, no, no, no. That is not who I want to see right now. "I have one of the dares where I have to leave the room for a while so they can choose on my dare. I'm just sayin' hi." She smiled shyly. "Who is that?" She gestured to the picture of me and James kissing.
"My boyfriend." I responded with a small smile "We have been dating for 3ish years." I felt a genuine smile come on like it always did when I spoke of Jem.
"Oh, you're gay?" She sounded a little shocked, which made me smirk a little.
"Bi. Now that, there." I pointed to Jem in his solo picture. "That is called gay." I spoke truthfully. Everyone had known Jem was gay when we first met him. He didn't have the accent or the clothing that the stereotypical gay does. In fact, he has a handsome British accent, just like me. He just doesn't try to hide it. The gayness, that is.
"So... Is that your family?" She gestured to the group picture with the Lightwoods and us. "With your boyfriends, I guess."
"No. Only a few of them are mine. The rest are the Lightwoods. That is Cecily, but you know that. That is Ella, and those are my parents. Everyone else just looks like us. Oh, and that is Jace. My aunt and their uncle had a thing, so he is a cousin of both of our families. He lives with whoever he wants whenever he wants." I say, pointing while talking. "Jace should be coming over later. Maybe Jem, too." I turned towards her slowly, smirk in place, though it felt a little forced. "Your turn." She sighed loudly.
"Oh my. Where do I start? I am adopted, first off. I have two sisters, Olivia and Clary, and two brothers, Jonathan and Parker. Olivia and Parker are twins and they have different dads than Clary and Jon. I guess that's it." She shrugged. "We just moved in on the house to the left." She gestured dramatically to the window. "Oh! That's my room!" She squealed, running to my window sill and standing on her tip-toes and grinning. "Maybe we'll end up as the kind of friends that talk through the window like in the movies! You know, where we talk with note pads?" Her enthusiasm was contagious and I couldn't help but grin. Right then, I heard the knock-knock-kno-knock-knock that meant that Jem was here, snapping me out of my daze.
"Um. You'd better go." I said, kicking the floor. "That's my boyfriend." I said, not looking her in the eyes. I felt like I was cheating on Jem, talking to Tessa. Not because I was talking to someone else. Because I was attracted to someone else. By the time I looked up, she was gone and there was the sound of someone going up the stairs, light as a cat. I know this sounds stupid, but I was trying to prove to myself that I didn't care about Tessa. My 'no way' broken record was going off again. There was no way I could have feelings for anyone but James.
"Hey," he was laughing lightly and clutching his sides, "can we join the party? Magnus is coming up with some crazy dares." On impulse, like the day of the group photo, I strode forward and pressed my lips towards his, wrapping my arms around his waist while his automatically came onto my shoulders. "Glad to see you, too." He broke away for half a second. "What is this for?" He smiled against my mouth.
"I love you." I responded, holding him even closer but taking a break to breathe.
"Oh no, what did you do?" He doesn't even wait for my answer. "So can we join the party?" I nod and let go so he can pull me by the hand downstairs. "Love you, too, by the way." As he does whenever he is excited, he didn't even pause for breath as he kept talking. "I know something is bothering you and I will ask you later, but I think a little truth or dare would help everyone right now." He swings the door to the living room open, a huge grin on his face.
"We're joining!" I shout, trying to get my voice over the Paramore that is blasting from the speakers. The room is mostly white and blue, with white bookshelves that wrapped around a white fireplace and the rest of the room is painted light blue with crown molding. Every time the parents have a date night, Cecily and I get a few friends over and now that we have new neighbors, the group is bigger than normal. There is a huge ring of people wrapping around the fireplace. Maia is sitting on the couch with Isabelle sitting on her lap and Cecily next to them. Ella is on the other couch with Magnus and Alec, who happen to be kissing. I mean, Alec and Magnus are kissing. They are, in fact, dating. On the third couch, a bleach blonde guy with green eyes and a red-head girl with the same eyes are sitting awkwardly, Tessa in a position so that she is lying down on both of them.
"Jem!" Everyone but the new people shout, ignoring me completely. I stick my tongue out and carefully sit down on the white and blue love seat, pulling Jem to sit on my lap and wrapping my arms around his waist.
"Whose turn is it?" I ask, drawing circles on Jem's hip.
"You and then Jem." Alec is blushing hugely and it is extremely clear why. He has a little bit of sparkles all over his hands that are eerily similar to the glitter in Magnus's hair and there are traces of Magnus's lipstick on the corner of his mouth. Alec isn't exactly the PDA type, so I can assume that he chose dare last.
"Dare." I let a smirk fall onto my face, familiar as day.
"Oookay." Isabelle hums as her phone tries to come up with the next challenge. "Confess your intense love for your crush... Lame!" She snorted. "Anyone would do that!" I ignored her and turned to Jem.
"James, I love you so much. You are my life." I kissed him quickly before he could respond, leaving him blushing like crazy. He isn't the PDA type, either.
"Truth." Jem whispers, not making eye contact.
"I have one." Magnus grins. "Oh, now this will be fun."
"Oh, no..." Jem groans. Knowing Magnus, this will embarrass as many people as possible.
"Oh, yes! Okay. Are you a virgin and if not, who took it?" He has the face of a mad-man on.
"Do I have to answer?" He pleads, looking to Isabelle, who nods happily.
"Yes..." He mutters, looking off. "Yeah, I'm a virgin. You happy?" He is bright red.
"Why yes I am!" Someone yells loudly, making Jem sputter and bury his head in my shoulder. I look to see that it came from Jace, whom I hadn't even noticed. "Next! Maia and then Izzy and then Cecily." He points to show the red-head that is sitting next to him.
Maia has to run down the street claiming to be in love with a pineapple and Izzy has to tell everyone who she has a crush on. It turns out we were playing strip, since she instead took off her jacket. Cecily had to call our parents and tell them that she was pregnant, which she enjoyed a little too much. Then, Ella took off her jacket, Alec revealed some embarrassing fact, Magnus's dare was to take off his shirt, Jace had to email a video of him dancing to all of the teachers, Clary switched shirts with Isabelle, Jonathan, the blonde, had to lick Clary's foot, Tessa was skipped since she was in the bathroom and then it got to me again.
"Dare." I said without pause.
"Darn it. Why can't you just pick truth?" Jace whined, throwing his arms out dramatically. "Kiss anyone in here that is not Jem." I turned immediately to Magnus. "Someone that is not gay, lesbian, or bi." Jace grinned, crossing his arms knowingly, causing me to groan in frustration and look around. Almost everyone is gay here! Isabelle would have been my second choice, but she is bi. Same with Maia. And no way was I kissing family.
"Come on, Jace! I can't kiss my family!" I said angrily.
"Okay. Tessa. You missed your turn." He looked at her with an evil smile. She sighed and stood up, coming towards me. When she got close enough, she closed her eyes. I leaned forward, casting a glance at a distraught Jem before I was too late. Finally, our lips met. My mouth danced on hers, shooting sparks in my mind. But, before that, I could have sworn Jem looked turned on. When we broke away, I turned to my boyfriend to see him looking at his feet and hugging a pillow that was on his lap.
"You okay?" I asked, suddenly extremely aware that I made out with a girl while my boyfriend sat on my lap, watching.
"Yeah." He whispered, finally meeting my gaze. His grey eyes were dark with an emotion I didn't recognize and his cheeks were flushed like he was caught in a wind storm. "A little too okay." He said, so very low that only I could hear.