Oh my gosh I am so sorry I haven't been on here in awhile. My mom grounded me, but I'm back now. I woke up at like 6 this morning to write all this for you guys as an apology. Review and tell me what y'all think! Again sorry and I hope you guys all love this as much as I love you! :) Forgive me? Oh and I haven't said this in a few chapters but I do not own any rights to TMI series or the characters involved. They are all the magnificent creations of Cassandra Clare.

I woke with a startle as I realized I wasn't in my usual bed. Looking around at the blue walls and glowing stars on the ceiling and remembered I was at Jon's house, but I was still stumped how I got in here. I was almost positive I had passed out on the couch. Shrugging it off I turned my head to see Trey's beautiful little face resting on my shoulder and I kissed his forehead gently before quietly getting up and heading to the bathroom to brush my teeth.

I studied myself in the mirror and frowned, wishing I looked more attractive, maybe even resembling Isabelle a bit. I would kill for her body and hair. I thought with a smile of my dark emerald color compared to her cold black ones.

At least my eyes are prettier.

Sighing, I rinsed my mouth before searching for an outfit for today. I ended up picking black denim shorts and a white halter top over my sea green bikini. I checked my phone and saw it read 5:30AM in bright green block letters.

I sighed again. Damn my used-to-waking-up-early-for-school internal clock. I headed towards the kitchen in an effort to find some sort of breakfast food, but found the cabinets and fridge bare. My stomache growled in objection and I looked around for Jon's set of keys. I found them on a hook by the entry and snatched them up along with a pair of hot pink bejeweled sunglasses on the entertainment stand. Slipping on my worn out flip flops I threw open the door and searched for Jon's red convertible.

Making my way towards the driver's seat I thanked God silently for having a cool older brother and opened the door. I turned the key in the ignition and felt the car revving to life before plugging in my iPod and blasting The Fray, singing along as I pulled out of the drive and drove around until I found the closest Wal-Mart. Coming to a smooth stop I parked the car in an open slot and put the top up.

When I finally got home it was already 6:10 and I was rushing into the kitchen to make everyone their surprise buffet. I grabbed my earphones and began singing with the sexy Adam Levine as I pulled up my Maroon 5 playlist.

Next I unpacked all of the groceries, and prepared for the variety of breakfast foods I planned to make. I danced around cracking eggs, mixing batter, flipping flapjacks and frying bacon. An hour later I was proud to say I had enough food piling up to feed an army. Well a small army but still.

I rewarded myself by parading around the kitchen, bellowing lyrics and throwing my hands above my head, swaying my hips and laughing. I'm not sure how long I stayed like that, but eventually I heard someone clearing their throat and I turned to discover Alec and Magnus staring at my little celebration.

"Are we interrupting something Darling? Because we can come back at a more convenient time if you want." Magnus was winking one of his glitter crested eyelashes at me and Alec had crossed his arms over his broad chest, grinning like an idiot. I felt my face burn up and they both began laughing uncontrollably.

"Um. I-I… made you guys breakfast?" It ended up sounding more like a question than a fact and Alec ruffled my hair before grabbing a dish and surveying the menu.

"Good thing we like breakfast than."

"By the Angel that is a lot of food." Isabelle gasped coming in a few moments later. She gawked at the large amounts of flapjacks, scrambled eggs, bacon, French toast, English muffins, and hash browns.

"I didn't know what everyone liked." I answered simply, as I poured myself a cup of coffee and piled food on an empty plate.

"Oh we're not too picky really as long as Izzy didn't make it." Alex flashed his sister a smile as we all sat down in the dining room. She punched him on the arm and stuck her tongue out childishly.

"I'm not that bad."

"Yes you are."

"Whatever." She pouted her full lips and looked at her plate, taking a small bite of an egg, testing it.

"Okay well maybe you're a better cook than I am." She gave me a small smile and I returned one myself.

"Thanks. I try." I finished the rest of my plate quickly and got up, ready to start on the dishes piling up by the second as people began to stir. All three rugrats were up running around and I stopped briefly to get them each a serving before Jon and Marie woke up and offered to get the rest. I thanked them cheerfully, finished off the dishes, and turned around to find all the food gone.

Wow. These people don't fool around do they?

"Breakfast was fabulous darling but I have hair to style and gossip to gab." Magnus kissed me on the cheek before repeating the act to a much blushing Alec and walking out the door hastily, not even waiting for my reply.

Slowly they all left for work, saying goodbyes and wishing me luck with "the brats." I honestly didn't think they were that bad. After Isabelle, the last out the door, wished me a farewell I rounded up all the kids and sat them on the floor in front of me.

"Okay guys I only have one rule in babysitting."

"What?" They all asked in unison and a grin broke out across my face.

"Never tell anyone what we do or the fun will end immediately."

"What kind of fun?" Ashlynn perked up eagerly and leaned forward, waiting for my reply.

"Well see I have a bucket list planned for us to complete before this summer is over." I began to pull out my list I had made a few nights ago in preparation.

"What's a bucket list?" Brooke asked me with her big dark chocolate innocent eyes and I smiled again at her adorableness.

"A bucket list is a list of things you have to do in a certain amount of time. Usually it's a life time but we're going to make it until the first day of Fall."

"Oh. Okay. What are we going to do?"

"Well the full list is for my eyes only, but today I plan on doing at least five of them. Swimming, playing Just Dance 1, 2, and 3, teaching you guys how to play soccer, making homemade popsicles, and last -but not least- having a full out water war." I listed them off on my fingers and smiling at the last one. "Why don't we start with the last?"

Everyone agreed and I had them change into play clothes while I prepared for the game. I gathered up all of the water guns and varying sized balloons from the garage and placed them by the hose. As the kids trickled out I slowly explained how to play and the rules. Mine were simple, no teams and no direct face shots.

I passed out our ammo generously and set everyone up around the yard in stations. I shouted go and laughed as we spent the next hour and a half soaking each other and reloading our artillery. Worn out, we decided to take a break before swimming since we were already drenched.

"That was AWESOME!" Brooke shouted and we all nodded our heads in agreement.

"You guys should see what I have planned for tomorrow." Trey looked behind me and giggled so I turned around, only to find a shirtless, glistening Jace smirking at me with a large water gun in tow. Even dripping in sweat he was still irritatingly sexy and I found myself staring at his defined chest and abdomen for several seconds before I noticed what I was doing and looked up at him sheepishly. His angelic eyes gave away that he had caught my small admiration and his smirk only seemed to grow at this piece of information. I narrowed my eyes at him in response.

"What are you doing here?"

"Today's my day off. I went running for a few hours. Didn't you read it in my fan girl blog?" He asked sarcastically.

"You know, despite what you think Jace, not everything is about you." I crossed my arms and popped one of my hips out.

Take that and stick it in your juice box.

His grin faltered for a moment before he smoothed it and took a step forward. He was so close I could see his chest rising and falling with each breath and I had to crane my head up uncomfortably to look into his golden eyes.

"On the contrary, everything worth hearing is." I was about to give a snide remark when he raised his firearm and aimed directly at my head. I reached for mine and remembered I had just drained it out.

"Fudge." I turned towards the children and shouted before taking off around the pool. "Run!"

I heard squeals as each of my teammates were taken down, leaving only me. I looked around and couldn't find a trace of Jace (Author's note: That rhymed :D) so I quickly scrambled up the branches of a tall tree until I was as far above the ground as possible.

"Oh little Red, come here girl!" Jace hollered from a few feet in front of me as if I was a dog, trying to taunt me out. "Scarlet. Carrot top. Ruby. Ginger. Annie. Rosy. Rusty. Red Hot Chile Pepper." He laughed at the last one, and looked at the sky, searching for a pet name that would bring me out of hiding.

"I've got it!" He snapped his fingers before bringing his hand to his mouth and shouting. "Strawberry Shortcake!" I growled from up in my tree, already having been infuriated by his name calling, but finally having the last straw.

"My name is CLARY!" He followed my voice, turning around just in time to be smacked in the nose with an acorn. I heard him mutter a curse before raising his weapon and firing it at me ruthlessly. I howled as the cold water coated my skin and scurried down the tree like an animal.

I found all three of my minions waiting for me at the bottom with their arms covering their heads. I decided to take advantage of my small army and huddled everyone together before we all bumped fists, letting them fall back in an explosion and shouted "Team Clary!"

Jace raised an eyebrow at us and we all grinned wickedly before showing him our hands full of acorns that had fallen below the tree. He quickly shot another blast at me, but it stopped short and he realized he was out of ammo.

"Fire!" We all shouted and began to pelt him mercilessly. He fell to his knees after a particular well aimed blow to his crotch by yours truly and curled up in a ball. I ran over to him, and we all sat on top of him teasing the boy until he finally called Uncle and I slowly rose to a stand in front of him.

"That was just a cruel and unusual form of punishment. You better not have ruined my masterpiece of a hot bod. What are you supposed to stare at dazed for hours if I look like I just got stoned? Literally." He managed a small smile before turning towards the house. "I think I'm going to go lay down for awhile."

My cheeks burned at his comment and I felt the need to redeem myself. "I wasn't staring at you because of your "hot bod". I was staring at you in disbelieve that such a conceited jerk could exist."

"Whatever you say, Pepper. We both know you want a piece of this." He winked at me over his shoulder before shutting the door in my face.

Asshat.

Exhausted and having had enough of Jace's childish games for one day I twirled around, smiling at everyone widely.

''Okay who wants to play hide and seek? I'll be the cou-'' Their angelic smiles and hands clasped behind their backs startled me and I raised my eyebrows.

''Why are y'all smiling like I just told you we're going to Disney Land?'' The girls giggled into their tiny palms while Trey seemed to have lost interest in the conversation and ran over to the swing set.

''Spill it." I ordered, crossing my arms defiantly over my chest and jutting a hip with attitude.

"You think Uncle Jace is cute!" Ashlynn accused me and Brooke fluttered her eyes before making kissy faces and I felt my cheeks burn crimson.

"I- I do NOT!" I stuttered out, taking offense to their accusation.

"Do too!" They both taunted back and I decided to reverse things.

"Maybe you're just saying that because you guys are trying to hide the fact that you actually thing he's cute." I made the assumption back and they both made faces at me.

"Ewwww!" Brooklynn shrieked, scrunching her nose and jumping up and down repeatedly.

"He is kind of handsome." Ash confessed and I saw her cheeks turn red with embarrassment as Brooke stared at her, open mouthed before she blushed as well and gave a hint of a smile.

"He's is really cute." They both laughed some more and turned towards me, waiting for me to comment.

"What?" I asked innocently, earning a look from both of them. I groaned and threw up my hands.

"Okay, fine! Maybe I find Jace's appearance slightly attractive." They clapped their hands together and bounced around joyously.

"Yay! You and Uncle Jace are going to get married!" My eyes grew wide and I tried to shush them, alarmed that Jace might hear through his open window.

"Quiet down." I ordered and sighed, realizing how stressed I was over all this. I shrugged and blew the topic off. "Besides his attitude and jerk actions cancel out his hotness."

"Um, no they don't. Nothing can cancel out that hot bod." Ashlynn mimicked Jace's term and wiggled her hand at me before snapping at Brooklynn and opening the front door.

"Come on sis, let's go watch A.N.T. Farm." She swung her hips dramatically while walking inside and I shook my head with a small laugh.

That girl has got some attitude on her. Talk about Clary Jr.

I called for Trey, picking him up and placing him on my shoulders before walking in and lying on the side couch heavily.

These girls were going to be even harder to handle than I had thought.

I sighed heavily that night as I sat on the floor of Trey's room doing my routine stretches before bed. I breathed out slowly before leaning as far to my right as possible, bending in half and wrapping my hands clear around my feet. Doing gymnastics for 6 years really had payed off. I counted to ten quietly and switched legs, repeating the process.

Today had been a long day. After everyone had arrived home Marie and I prepared a hearty dinner of spaghetti and cheesy bread for the complaining gang of people. We then all went for a long dip in the pool before coming back inside thoroughly exhausted and announcing we were all up past our bedtimes. Being the night owl that I usually was I stayed up with my severe insomnia and it was already nearing two in the morning.

I was bored out of my mind and I didn't feel the least bit tired. What was there to do in this place? I thought deeply for several minutes before a genius idea popped into my head.

Clary Fray I think you've out done yourself with this one.

I rushed over to where the kids kept their water supplies in the garage and picked out a leftover dark yellow balloon. Running back inside I filled it in the kitchen sink and tied it off, weighing it in my hands. It was easily twice the size of my head. My chest swelled with pride. I turned stealth, making my way into Jace's room and groped the wall awkwardly for the light switch, peeking around the door carefully.

He was sprawled out on his bed with a white blanket covering his legs. His head rested on one hand while the other hung over the side of the bed. I looked around and noticed how creepily neat his room was. The walls were mainly bare and his closet revealed clothes neatly hung and pushed to one side. Nothing rested on top of his dresser or side table and his TV stand held no resemblance to the hectic scattered furniture in the living room. I couldn't find even a speck of dust. Shrugging it off as some type of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I slowly climbed on the bed and balanced myself above him, my legs on either side of his hips. I took a moment to look at his peaceful slumber and how he could still be in bed from earlier.

Silently I counted down. 5…4…3…2…1! I let the balloon slip from my hands and satisfaction flowed through me as I watched it explode on his perfect little head with perfect aim. He gasped, his eyes shooting open and his mouth fell slack. I grinned ear to ear and placed my hands on my small hips.

"Payback's a bitch." I stated and he wiped his face before his eyes narrowed at me, but his mouth betrayed his mock anger.

"Clever Cherry, but not clever enough." He smirked at me and I raised my eyebrows confused before realizing what he was going to do.

"Oh no." I tried to hop off the bed, but it was too late. I felt something around my ankles and suddenly I was pulled off my feet, landing on his bare chest.

"Oh yes." He argued and I sat up, straddling his thighs, and smacked his chest.

"That was just mean." I glared, pouting my bottom lip and crossing my arms. He laughed and my ears tingled at the sound; it was what I imagined an angel would sound like. He pulled me closer, his hands resting on my thighs, causing the surrounding area to heat up.

"I told ya you would end up falling for me. They always do." He stated it matter-of-factly and I couldn't help smiling a bit.

"I don't think it counts if you pull my feet out from under me." I pointed out and he was quiet for a minute, finally outsmarted before flashing his pearly white teeth again. This close I noticed that there was a small chip on his right front tooth; one fault on an otherwise flawless masterpiece.

"There are no rules in love and war, Miss Fray." He chided me. I was taken aback by his choice of words and I leaned forward a bit, surprised.

"And which exactly are we applying it to in this case?" I asked smartly, quickly recovering.

"We'll just have to find out, won't we?" He suggested before flipping me over quickly so his body pushed against mine instead and I almost melted at the feel of his shirtless torso on mine. Snap out of it Clary. This is all a part of his plan.

He looked down at me and my breath stopped as I got lost in his eyes. Up close I could see how they swirled with the changing light ever so slightly. I wanted to reach out and touch them, but I forced my hands to stay where they were, pinned to the bed by Jace's. He leaned in slowly as if he was going to kiss me and I felt an explosion of butterflies in my stomache, I squirmed ever so slightly against him but he didn't seem to notice.

What was he doing? And why was I getting butterflies. You only get butterflies when you like someone…

Oh God, did I like Jace? No that's impossible. Sure looked like he belonged on a Greek sculpture, but I couldn't actually be falling for his teasing and stuck up attitude. What was I doing?

He had closed his eyes and I could feel his breath against mine. "I should go. It's getting late."

His eyes opened again and a hurt look crossed his face for a split second before he smoothed it out and replaced it with a grin. He propped himself up and shook his beautiful blonde head at me.

"You know most girls would kill to be in a bed with an exposed Jace Wayland right now." He said in a low, seductive voice. As the realization of his words sunk in I felt my body stiffen and my eyes doubled in size.

"You're naked right now?" I whisper screamed and I forced my eyes to stay on his face.

"Of course silly," Jace rolled his eyes playfully at me. "I always sleep in the nude."

"Oh my God. I really have to go." I pulled myself out from underneath him and shielded my eyes from his exposed backside as I flung open the door and ran into Trey's room.

"What. The . Fuck." I muttered, scolding myself for not getting out sooner. I crawled under the blankets with the tot, trying to keep my eyes blank and squeezed my them shut, praying I could fall asleep that very instant. After a few minutes of sitting there in denial I finally sat up and let my thoughts flow freely, scattering together.

Ohmygod. I almost kissed Jace Wayland. I wanted to kiss him. He wanted to kiss me. Why did I stop him? No of course I should have stopped him. That was very unprofessional. But he's so hot. No Jace is way older than me. All the more reason. I hate him. Or do I? I'm pretty sure I have a crush on him. Does he have one on me?

My mind continued on like that arguing with itself until I finally sighed, sick of all the arguing and confusion. I cleared my head again and came up with a few conclusions. 1) I had a crush on Jace, but that didn't mean anything since you can't really choose who you liked. You can only choose how you act on it. 2) Jace had tried to kiss me. It was probably only to mess with me. 3) I could officially cross lying in a bed with a sexy naked boy off my list. 4) I can never let myself be alone with Jace ever again.

I moaned and smacked myself on the head, but agreed everything seemed more or less reasonable. In a wave I felt exhaustion hit me and I snuggled up with Puck and closed my eyes, immediately succumbing to the darkness.

So what do you guys think? I tried to make it have a little more Clace, but I haven't gotten to the part that I want them to actually be together yet, so you have to tortuously wait with me. :) Review any comments or ideas for future chapters if you would all be so kind. I love you!

-ThatHippieChick