A/N: Oh dear, so I actually posted the fourth chapter last time. I've corrected it and this is the correct chapter order!

Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

Sylvia Plath

School that week was hectic, she had an art project to finish and there was another home game on Friday. On Wednesday night she didn't get home until almost 5 pm. Izzy had conducted a brutal practice and she was sore from being dropped by one of their new bases. Her shoulder was taped with bright pink sports wrap and she decided to drop a line in group chat the cheerleaders had with the football players.

[ C. Fray; (Group Chat) ] Is anyone down for a study session?

The house was silent. She didn't have to look but there was a note on her bedside table explaining that Luke was out on business for the rest of the week and Jocelyn was staying above her studio in Manhattan. Luke was a world famous rare book collector and he frequently took trips during the week.

[ I. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] You're such a baby about your shoulder. It's only a minor sprain.

[ C. Fray; ( Group Chat )] Yeah you're such a great captain for letting your best flier get tossed around by the new base…

[ I. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] Not nice.

[ J. Herondale; ( Group Chat )] I'm down for studying and possibly a couple drinks. I've got a test in Math on Friday.

[ C. Fray; (Group Chat) ] Aren't you taking that super hard calculus course?

[ J. Herondale; ( Group Chat )] Yep. We covered limit notation today and I nearly had an aneurysm.

[ A. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] Sorry I missed this I just got done with my homework.

[ C. Fray; (Group Chat) ] We could study and pass the bottle around at my place?

[ I. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] Damn that sounds good. Where are we going to get alcohol from through?

[ J. Herondale; ( Group Chat )] I have some left over from the party. Not a big deal.

[ I. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] So that's it? Study and drinks at Clary's?

[ J. Herondale; ( Group Chat )] Sounds good be there in 20?

[ A. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] I'll walk Izzy over and have a few drinks but I can't stay long.

[ I. Lightwood; ( Group Chat )] Sounds good.

10 minutes later Clary had just changed into a pretty sundress it was blue and had a pattern of green vines on the bottom edge. There was a knock at the door and Clary opened it.

Jace was there, holding his backpack full of school things. "Hey, you." He said smiling at her.

"Hey come on in, I was just about to order pizza!" Clary said enthusiastically and opening the door a little wider for him.

"What kind are you getting?" He asked as he stepped into the house and set his things down.

"I don't know what kind do you want?" Clary said as she fidgeted with the phone.

"I really like mushroom and olive but no one else would want that. Maybe pepperoni?" Jace said as he opened his backpack and took out a text book. "We're still studying right?"

"Mushroom and olive? That's so gross Jace." She said as she laughed. "Did you bring the alcohol? Yeah, I think so. Izzy has a test too but in English."

"Yep. I've got Svedka." Sure enough, he had a one-liter bottle of plain Svedka. She had been hoping for something fruity.

"You know if coach finds out you have a fake ID he's going to murder you sideways right?"

Jace just shook his head and smiled at her.

Clary went and got some shot glasses and pulled out some stools around the breakfast bar for them. "Should I text Alec and Izzy to see when they're going to be here? Have you talked to Kaelie?"

"Yeah, I did. I told her it was completely over between us and she was a bit pissed but I think she'll get over it… does this mean you're mine now?" Jace said thickly.

She could tell he wanted this. She had no idea what the deal was with Kaelie but if Jace had told her off then that was good enough for Clary.

Alec shouted from the front of the house just then. "Jesus Christ we knocked for like five minutes!" Alec said from the front.

"Sorry! Jace and I had to have a powwow." Clary called from the kitchen.

"So is that a yes?" Jace asked her.

She thought for a moment, what did Kaelie matter to her? "Yes, it is."

Izzy was with him and looking a little tired. Sometimes Clary thought Izzy didn't realize how hard she pushed them. It was all good because they looked hella because of Izzy's efforts. Sometimes Clary just wished her captain was a little easier on herself.

"Is that because you guys..." Alec wiggled his eyebrows and smirked. Clary knew instantly what he was implying.

"Iz! Did you fucking tell him?" Clary yelped and looked disdainfully down at her friend.

"Of course I didn't tell him!" Izzy snapped.

"Jace disappeared the night of the party pretty early and I may have heard some noises coming from his bedroom. I saw him disappear with you and put two and two together." Alec said and smirked.

"Fuck's sake." Clary groaned.

"C'mon let's get going with the night." Izzy whined, "Alec has to be back by seven, he's grounded."

Clary grabbed her cell phone and dialed the pizza place down the road and put her hand over the receiver. "Pepperoni ok with everyone?"

"Hell yeah!" Alec said as he took a seat at the breakfast bar.

"Hi, can I have a 24 cut pizza?" Clary said into her cell phone. Jace pulled Alec into a headlock and rubbed the top of Alec's head with his fist. The boys started to rough house and Clary hung up.

"They'll be here in 30 minutes so in plenty of time for Alec."

"Let's drink!" Izzy said.

They were about a quarter way through the bottle and the pizza was nearly all gone. Two teenage boys could really burn through some food.

"We should play never have I ever!" Clary said. She'd had the least to drink out of all of them.

"Never have I ever is so boring," Alec whined. He had a flush to his cheeks that came from drinking and Jace was looking quite similar.

"Let the girls play what they want to Alec." Jace chided his friend.

"Fuck's sake," Alec whined.

"Ok let's do it," Izzy said.

"Who goes first?" Clary asked.

"I'll go first," Izzy said. Izzy looked around the room and found a waiting victim. "Uhmmm… Never have I ever… sucked off the football captain."

"Izzy!" Clary squealed.

"Drink!" Alec said, laughing.

Clary took the bottle and poured a shot for herself, belting it down as fast as possible and made a face as it went down.

"Jace has to go next right?" Clary asks.

"Yeah, you do," Izzy replies.

"Ok, never have I ever sucked off a dude," Jace said happily.

Alec, Izzy, and Clary all drank.

"Alec goes next."

"Never have I ever gotten fucked." There were gasps of astonishment around the room. Everyone thought Alec had fucked Magnus Bane, the local townie.

Izzy and Clary both drank.

"Never have I ever done drugs," Clary said.

Jace, Alec, and Izzy all drank. "Holy shit seriously?" Clary said. She was surprised Izzy had done anything she didn't know about.

"Yeah, I did coke the summer between sophomore and junior year."

Alec looked murderous and who could blame him? Clary would have been pissed if she found out her brother did drugs. Clary's could feel a strong buzz from the liquor. She wasn't completely drunk but she definitely wasn't sober. Alec looked at his watch and said, "I have to go it's almost nine. Mom's going to kill me and I should probably take Izzy with me."

"Aww c'mon Alec!" Izzy said.

"No, we should go before she flips out and starts scouring the neighborhood for us."

"Ok, I guess." Izzy sighed and as she gets up she swayed a little.

"Jace, you gonna head out?" Alec asked his friend and captain.

"No, I think I'm going to finish up the pizza really quick."

"Alright, you guys have a good night," Alec said as he hoisted Izzy over his shoulder and carried her from the house.

Clary was tired and very drunk. She thought she remembered five shots which weren't too bad but she would definitely be hungover the next morning. While Jace ate more pizza she drifted into her bedroom and flopped down on top of the covers.

She closed her eyes and when she opened them she was looking at Jace's golden eyes. "Hey." She slurred.

"Hey, are you ok?" Jace asked her.

"I'm… good?" She said, laughing giddily.

He sat on her bed and ran a hand through her hair. "You'll never know how beautiful you are to me."

"Mhmm." Clary hummed drunkenly. She put her hand on his thigh, "Are we like.. Facebook official?"

"Get your phone," Jace said happily.

She pulled her phone out of her back pocket and changed her relationship status to 'in a relationship with Jace Herondale', Jace approved her relationship request immediately.

"Is that better? Now everyone will know you're mine." Jace said.

"Yeah, it's perfect," Clary said happily. "Can I have a kiss?" Clary said quietly.

Jace pulled her into his lap and cupped her cheek. He placed a tender kiss on her lips and she kissed him back a little harder. She didn't want tender kisses right now, she wanted something fast and hard.

"Can we have a quickie?" Clary said as she pulled away from the kiss.

"Mmm... " Jace seemed to be considering it. "I really need to study for that test. Even if I do it a bit drunk."

Clary pouted. "Ok. Then I'll see you at school tomorrow?"

"Yep." He kissed her forehead and gathered his things including the leftover vodka and headed out.