Seduction Games

Chapter Two: The Bet

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Chapter songs

Unbelievers ~ Vampire weekend

Are You Gonna Be My Girl ~ Jet

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The Bet

Clary's POV

"How's it goin' shortstuff?'' I heard the familiar voice call out while taking his normal desk next to me. I turned to smile at the golden boy himself in our first period we had together.

''Not bad" I paused, ''Goldilocks". At that Jace's face fell completely. I smirked knowing this had been one of his most hated nicknames from me. Actually hate might be an understatement, despised might be a better word. Yes, Jace despised his nickname, "Goldilocks".

''Take. It. Back.'' Jace lightly growled.

When I did nothing to take my words back, he said "Clary, don't make me have to do it for you." Jace paused for what seemed for dramatic proposes, "You know it doesn't end pretty."

Jace smirked as my eyes widened. You see I might be just a very little bit ticklish, ok when I say very little, I mean A LOT ticklish, but mostly on my sides, and if anybody were to know that, it would be Jace.

"Five ,four, three, two-'' Jace started, but was quickly interrupted.

"Jace, Jace,Pl-Please don't" I stumbled over my words as I tried to get them at as quickly as possible.

"One."

"I take it back, Jace! I take it-'' I said, but I already knew it was too late when Jace's hands reached my sides. I felt his fingers jab into my sides and I was wiggling uncontrollably in my seat. I earned curious glances from others filling into the room. Jace on the other hand was oblivious to the other people staring at us , and of course kept tickling me. I could already feel the blush at the tips of my ears. Even though with all my strength I know it's useless with Jace being twice my size, and to be honest probably a little more, but still somewhere deep, deep, ok very deep down, there is a part of me that thinks I can win this battle.

No avail.

But then my night and shining armor came to my rescue. Yes, your correct, that night and shining armor happened to be the bell. Yep, saved by the bell.

When the bell rang Jace had stopped his tickling assault. Right, in that very second Jace's hands left my sides, I looked over to Jace who had his arms crossed and a look that said "this isn't over". Then the teacher had walked in. , my english teacher.

"Hello class" greeted us, as he did every morning, and as always the class half-assed replied, no where close to unison, and nonetheless a bunch of grunts and groaning.

"Today I will be assigning a project that you guys will need one partner for. No exceptions, not one more person, not one less." announced.

"So that means only one person, so you partner with yourself?" asked a random male voice coming from the desks of students.

Sometimes I really felt bad for our teachers having to teach such stupid people. Ok, ok, that might of been a little harsh, but did you not just hear that question? I swear, there are some people you just want to smack just for opening their mouths.

barely looked fazed from this question, as if he was used to getting stupid questions like this or he was just to tired to react.

"Two people total assigned to a group, I hope you pay better attention, , I didn't say partner for the fun of it" replied. "Get to it, you have five minutes to find a partner and sit at the same desk as them. And may I remind you, this project will have a lot of outside work, meaning you will have to to the project outside of class. I will be writing your group down at the end of class, no changing partners so I advise to choose some one you're comfortable with." he said as he was settling in to his desk.

Jace and I automaticly looked at each other. We already spent a lot of time together outside of school and we work "well" together. Ok so maybe we goof off when we are supose to be doing work and save the project until the very last minute. But what's more important the work or having fun?

Yes probably the work , but hey were young, I'm going to have fun while I still can.

So with that, Jace and I are partners.

At the end of class fulfilled on his promise and wrote down all the pairings. Then the bell rang for lunch. Everybody was out the door in half a second.

Jace and I walked side by side to the cafeteria to meet our other friends. Isabell, Simon, Magnus, Alec, Maia, Jordan, and sometimes here and there some of our other random friends or boyfriends and girlfriends, when we had any.

They were all already sitting at our table, which is pretty impressive considering the bell hadn't even wrong five minutes ago. So that meant the spots were limited.

It ended up Jace and I sitting across from each other.

''Clary, could you pass a napkin?" Jace asked. But I was ignoring him for the tickling incident. No, I'm not actually mad, I just wanted to give him a hard time.

"Oh come on Clary, you know I was just kidding" he said trying to cheer me up.

"But you know I don't like being touched there" only then, when I had gotten my words out did I realize how bad that sounded, and I heard the whole table choke on their food. Then, just like that, I felt the blush rush to my cheecks faster then you could say uh, um a short word?

"Th-That's not what I m-meant!" I tried to get out the words as quickly as possible. I saw Jace smirk when I stuttered over my words.

"Oh? Then what did you mean shortstuff?" Jace said his face screaming flirtatious.

I swear my face set fire. I crossed my arms over my chest asI narrowed my eyes at him. "You know exactly what I mean, Goldilocks." I said as he narrowed his eyes right back at me.

"Oh, is that so? Because I was thinking-" Jace was interrupted by Izzy. Even though we all knew what ever came out of his mouth was no doubt going to be sexual.

"You guys have it bad for each other" Izzy said while shaking her head.

Jace and I spluttered a ''What!?" out at the same time, yes, Jace was good looking, hell he was more then good looking. He was sexy, hot, gorgeous, and cute in one single human being, I know it's not fair, but you get used to it and his cockiness over the years. Me? I wasn't too hard on the eyes but against Jace Herondale, um no thank you, count me out. Though I did get around.

"I know right!?" Magnus our sparkly friend said, "It's like you can feel the sexual tension" Magnus put his hand out like he was catching parts of the "sexual tension" in the air.

"Ok," I said "Lets just say we did ''have it bad'' for each other'' I heard Isabell say "which you do" under her breath, but I chose to ignore her "It's not like you guys aren't doing any better" I said looking at everybody- apart from Jace -hard in the eyes hoping I was giving them a look that said "I know every single on of your dirty little secrets". None of them seemed to be able to hold my gaze for more then ten seconds. "See!" I said having a little defensive edge.

"Ok, so if you're so sure of your feelings towards Jace, then you wouldn't mind making a little bet?" Isabell had asked.

"Of course not" I said even though I wasn't really processing what she had said.

"You guys have to seduce each other for the rest of the school year and if you both are unaffected by the end of the school year then you guys served us wrong" Izzy said.

My mouth was almost touching the floor. Jace was a huge flirt, even with me but he'd always been kidding. Me trying to seduce someone? Haha, your funny.

"Wait wait wait, that isn't fair we only get to prove a point? What fun is that?" Jace spoke for the first time since we were acused of "having it bad for each other".

"You see, this is where we have the upper hand, you can't really turn down the bet because that would mean deep down you know there is something, maybe not even that deep down" Izzy replied.

Well if I did have any feelings for Jace they had to be deep deep deep down. I looked up to see Jace staring at me, the questiom in his golden eyes.

We both turned to Isabell and nodded.

What did I get us into?

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Don't worry her feelings aren't too far down.

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