Author's Notes: Greetings and salutations! So in the previous chapters I made a few mistakes of messing up Clary's name with another character in my other fanfic, Cammie. Sorry if I confused you, their names are so similar.
Cassandra Clare owns The Mortal Instruments.
Enjoy (:
Chapter Three
Clary turned the key to her small dorm. Once inside she collapsed on her bed, her copper hair spilling out around her. She turned to check the small clock hanging on her wall. It was nearing 8 o'clock and Clary was all tuckered out. She had spent the majority of the evening with Jace.
"Jace," Clary mumbled. She liked the way his name rolled of her tongue, like it belonged there. What an evening the two had. Clary lay back against her pillows and tried to recall her night.
"The burger and fries thanks," Jace had pointed at his menu.
The waitress was a young girl, maybe early 20s. Her shiny name badge read: Kaelie. Clary had remembered her from the several times she had come here. Kaelie's hair was dyed different colours that somehow made her blue eyes stand out even more. She wore a black leather mini with a pair of ripped fishnets. She had on platform boots that made Clary think she'd transported back in time. If she remembered Clary she did a good job of not showing it. But that was maybe on the account of Jace. The waitress kept on giggling at him and letting him ogle at her chest. Gross. She was obviously hitting on him. But could Clary blame her?
"What about you Clary?" Jace asked suddenly, "Don't tell me, a nice garden salad perhaps?"
Clary let out a laugh, "Perhaps not, I'll have the same as him, thank you."
The waitress quickly scribbled something down on her notebook and hurried off, swaying her hips a bit too much if you ask Clary.
"Wow, an actual girl that's not afraid to eat, I thought your kind didn't exist." Jace mocked.
"We're endangered so you better lay off," Clary answered.
"Well if you ask me, I'm glad your different compared to other girls," Jace shrugged, "Every time I take a girl out to dinner, she gets the healthiest thing on the menu and continues to stare at my meal from across the table, I get it, I'm an attractive man but is it so much to ask that I eat my meal in peace without the prying eyes of the majority of the female population?" Jace asked.
"Majority of the female population? Jace are you telling me you've dated 4, 000, 000, 000 people?" Clary raised an eyebrow.
"Well not exclusively, but yes. Give or take a few million." Jace nodded.
Before Clary could reply, Kaelie returned with two plates of burgers and fries. She placed Clary's in front of her then pushed her chest forward as she set Jace's down.
"Enjoy!" Kaelie said huskily as she skipped away from their table.
"Some girls are so obvious," Clary shook her head in disbelief.
"What are you talking about?" Jace asked, in between bites of his burger.
"That Kaelie girl, she was totally flirting with you," Clary motioned to the waitress who was now behind the counter. Jace followed Clary's gaze and gave a small chuckle.
"Really?" Jace asked.
"You're kidding, right? Clary laughed, "She was practically dangling her feminism in front of you."
"I thought all girls were like that." Jace said shocked.
"Am I like that?" Clary leant her elbows on the table. If Jocelyn was there, she would have definitely let out a small gasp at Clary's poor table manners.
Jace stopped eating and copied Clary's actions. Pressing his elbows on the table.
"No, you are not Clarissa. You are most definitely different." Jace stated.
Clary let a small smile grace her lips.
"You know what, I'm stuffed. Let's go." Jace nodded as he stepped out of the booth. Clary looked up and saw that Jace's plate was completely empty. How had he eaten so quickly? Clary had barely managed 5 bites.
"Alright, let's go," Clary picked up her coat and followed Jace outside.
Clary let her memory get fuzzy as she sat up on her bed. Damn Jace, she cursed mentally. How was it that she had managed to have such a great night with Jace, the mysterious hottie, when she could barely keep her eyes open with her best friends? Clary let her mind wander back to her night with him.
"Jeez, how did it get so cold?" Clary shivered as she wrapped her coat tightly around her body.
"Here," Jace stopped walking for a minute to remove his own coat and place it around Clary's shoulders.
"Are you joking? You'll freeze Jace!" Clary stated.
"Sexiness courses through my veins, Clary. That would never happen," Jace smiled as he continued walking down the path.
Clary rolled her eyes and caught up to him. "So where are we off to now?" she asked.
"You'll see," Jace smiled deviously as he led Clary around a corner.
"The park?" Clary's eyes widened, "Are you insane? We'll get mugged!" It was nearing 5 o'clock and the sky had already managed to turn a deeper shade of blue.
"That's what I'm here for," Jace said as he pulled Clary closer.
"I'm serious Jace, we're going to die." Clary informed him.
Jace stopped walking towards the park gates and turned to face Clary. He let out a small chuckle, "Clary, I swear on my life supply of playboy magazines that you will not be dying tonight."
"Please do not compare my lifespan to your playboy magazines." Clary shook her head slightly.
"C'mon," Jace smiled as he pulled Clary towards the gates.
She allowed him to lead her forward. It was only when Clary was a metre away from the worn out sign that she noticed the park. It was the same park her and Jace had first met.
"I see the gears turning in your pretty little head," Jace pointed at Clary's forehead.
"This is the park we met each other at," Clary spoke slowly, "Why would you bring me here?"
"All in good time, grasshopper," Jace said, "Now are we actually going to ever go inside?"
Clary reluctantly followed Jace behind the iron stands. She could see the dim light posts up ahead.
"Wise choice," Jace smiled.
"Can we just hurry please? I can practically feel my purse and keys being grabbed off me." Clary hunched.
"No need to worry, we're here." Jace stopped in his tracks to point at a small cart in front of them.
"Ice-cream? On a night like this?" Clary asked as looked up at the menu of different flavours.
"Don't knock it 'till you've tried it," Jace pointed out as he rung the small bell on the counter. Suddenly, a small man appeared in sight.
"Ah, hello, hello," The small man praised as he noticed the two.
"Hello, great weather isn't it?" Jace asked the man.
"Fantastic! So what'll it be?" The small man flashed a smile at them both.
"I'll get the usual, thanks Jimmy," Jace ordered.
"Cookies & Cream with a flake coming right up, and for the young lady?" The man looked expectantly at Clary.
"Uh, I'll have the strawberry raspberry ripple thank you," Clary pointed out.
"Certainly, just a moment," The small man disappeared to the side and soon returned. He handed Clary her ice-cream and Jace his.
"Thanks Jimmy," Jace said as he placed a 10 dollar bill on the counter.
"You're a very lucky lady," Jimmy added to Clary. She looked up with a confused expression.
"I don't see many girls walking into here at this hour with a strong man by their side," Jimmy nodded.
"That's what I've been telling her, Jim," Jace shrugged.
Clary smiled, "I just hope his bite is bigger than his bark," She felt Jace's body gyrate with laughter.
"Good night Jimmy," Jace chorused as he led Clary to a nearby park bench before she could add anything else.
"So? How great is this ice-cream?" Jace nodded.
"Your right, it's pretty good." Clary shrugged mockingly.
"That's because you got raspberry, you have to try this at least once in your life," Jace lifted a spoonful of his cookies & cream and Clary let it enter her mouth.
"Wow, okay that was crazy delicious!" Clary agreed as she swallowed.
"I told you. See you should always trust a handsome man when he talks ice-cream." He pointed out to her.
Clary spent a few seconds watching a moth jump around a lamppost.
"So is this where you lure all the girls?" Clary smiled as she licked her ice-cream.
"I can truthfully say no to that." Jace confirmed, leaning back on the bench.
"You're lying," Clary laughed.
"No I promise you I'm not. I haven't found a girl worthy enough of coming to my sacred spot." He stated.
"So I'm worthy enough?" She asked.
"Looks like,"
"And how am I worthy?"
"You're funny, witty, smart, pretty, you have the whole package." Jace pointed out. Did he just compliment Clary on, everything?
She let his words linger in the air for a moment.
"Well, that was very nice of you to say Jace." Clary commended.
"Anytime," He winked.
Clary could almost taste the ice-cream. She stood up and began pacing the distance of her small room. Damn Jace and his perfect hair, and smile, and voice, and everything! Clary could not believe the way she was melting for him. She had met him 3 days ago!
"Get. A. Grip." Clary chanted quietly. No one was perfect. But Jace clearly was.
"No, he has to have some flaws. There is no way he doesn't," Clary shook her head and laid flat on her striped mat.
"Here we are," Jace stopped as he motioned to Clary's dorm.
"Looks like it," Clary stretched out.
"Okay, well-"
"Thank you Jace." Clary spoke out.
"I'm always committing great deeds; you'll have to be more specific," Jace smiled.
"For dinner, for ice-cream, for everything." Clary answered, "I really enjoyed tonight."
"Your happiness is all I aim for, Clary," Jace smiled, "I'm glad you enjoyed tonight."
"Before I forget," Clary slipped Jace's jacket from her body and handed it to him, "Thank you, again."
"Just being a gentleman,"
Clary felt a smile spread across her face. She reached up on her tiptoes a planted a feint kiss on Jace's cheek.
Jace stood shocked for a moment before regaining his posture and wit.
"I was hoping for something a little more to the middle," Jace joked.
"All in good time, grasshopper." Clary smiled as she copied Jace's earlier words.
"Good one," Jace said as he looked at Clary.
She gave him one last smile before turning to her door. She heard Jace's footsteps click down the stairs. Clary turned the key to her small dorm.
Author's Notes: FLUFF, FLUFF, SO MUCH FLUFF. As most of you can guess, I was feeling extra cute and decided to just make this chapter Clace-filled. I did proof read this chapter for any signs of Cammie, if I did miss some out I apologize 100x. I hope you all enjoyed it! Reviews are much appreciated (:
-Biiankah
