Jace POV
All the way to the ice cream parlor, I felt like an ass. I really needed to make a good impressing on this girl. Otherwise, I might get thrown out. But that's not the only reason.
I've only known Clary for two days, and I'm already falling for her, and hard. This little red head is just something else, nothing like the other girls I have met. Who, for the record, always swoon when they see me.
The taxi man pulled over and let us out. I payed, much to Clary's surprise, and we walked right into the ice cream parlor.
We went to the front and ordered our ice cream. Clary got a double scoop of mint chip and I got a single scoop of butterscotch in a waffle cone. I payed again, this time before Clary even noticed.
I went to sit down. "Jace!" Clary called annoyed. She came up behind me and looked at me. "We still need to pay!" I rolled my eyes and handed her the receipt.
"I already did" I said casually. Clary looked confused, this is the second time I have payed. She then shrugged it off and sat down. I sat down across from her and looked straight at her the entire time.
Clary squirmed under my gaze after she realized I had been staring at her for seven minutes already. Clary abruptly stood up and headed outside. I followed her.
She walked half a mile to a park and sat down. Clary then pulled out a notebook. She began to draw.
I looked over her shoulder to see what she was drawing, and I was immediately horrified. She saw my expression and looked worried.
"Are you okay?" Clary asked me gently.
I shook my head no. "Why are you drawing that...that...monster!" She looked at me then at her notebook, which I was pointing at. She started laughing.
"You...you're...scared of a...duck?!' She asked still laughing like a crazy animal.
"Well, ya! Ducks are evil, sent from the demons themselves!" Clary laughed even harder. "What! Have you never noticed their evil looking beaks?" By this point, Clary was gasping for air. Her face was really red and she almost fell off the bench.
Clary eventually calmed down enough to talk. "So. Let me get this straight. The mighty Jace is afraid of a little bird?" The horrified look was still on my face. Clary started laughing wildly all over again.
I shot her a glare, but she kept laughing. I mumbled something unintelligible and shoved her playfully. She shoved me back, still laughing.
Clary stopped laughing two minutes later. Seriously, how is she still breathing? Clary grabbed my arm and brought me to the curb to go home. I saw something click behind her eyes, and she went back to the bench. Dammit, I was hoping she would forget the picture. She showed me the picture and I cowered. She laughed.
I hailed a taxi and we climbed in. When we were seated, I couldn't help but notice how close I was seated to Clary.
We were half way back to the apartment when Clary leaned against me. I looked down at her and realized she had fallen asleep. I smiled a small smile and wondered what was her favorite thing to do, I wanted to take her somewhere next time.
Then it hit me, she liked to draw. I knew where I would take next time we left the apartment.
Clary POV
The first thing I noticed was that I was leaning against something warm. I opened my eyes in shock, realizing what it was. It was Jace. I was leaning against Jace. Of all people, why him? He was good looking and every time I was near him, I felt a spark. I shoved the thought from my mind, then shoved Jace away from me.
Jace looked taken aback. "You offend me" He said with mock hurt.
I crossed my arms. "Oh well" I responded. Jace smirked at my attitude. I shoved him again, just for good measure.
We arrived back at the apartment and I got out of the taxi, this time, I payed the driver. Jace walked to the door leading into the building, and held the door for me. "Ladies first" He said with a smirk planted on his face.
"Then go ahead Jace, you sure act like a girl. Oh, wait, most girls aren't afraid of ducks. Never mind" I walked right past him into the building.
Jace came in behind me. "I'm not afraid of ducks, I'm...cautious around them" I laughed.
"That is the dumbest excuse I have ever heard" Jace took a bow. I rolled my eyes, walking to the elevator. We stepped into the elevator when it arrived.
The doors started to close when someone stopped them. The person who stepped into the elevator was a guy. He had blue spiked hair and he was somewhat good looking. Jace scowled at the new arrival and I elbowed him in the side, silently telling him to be polite.
The man smiled at me and moved to stand next to me. "What floor are you on?" I asked him politely.
"Floor 1. I seem to be on the same floor as you" He said gesturing to the glowing "1" button. I nodded in response. The man stood really close to me, and it made me nervous. So, I moved closer to Jace.
The elevator door opened and I exited the elevator, Jace right next to me. The man with the blue hair stepped out of the elevator too.
"It was nice meeting you" He said in a deep voice. I smiled at him in farewell and Jace and I started walking to our apartment.
That was when the man grabbed me, hissing in my ear. "You're too pretty to let to go to waste" That was the last thing I heard before everything went black.
Jace POV
I knew it. That "man" was trouble. Serious trouble. When he stepped into the elevator, I could tell he wasn't human, that he wasn't a mundane.
