"So what do you want to do? Go to the park, go shopping, go to the movies?", Gabriel asked, stopping at a red light.

Sophie pondered for a minute before answering, "Let's go to the arcade!"

Gabriel looked at Sophie in amusement. "The arcade?"

"Yeah! Can we? Please?", she begged, giving puppy dog eyes.

Gabriel stared at Sophie for about a good minute. He was so surprised. Most girls would take advantage and go shopping, or something. But Sophie just wanted to have fun. Sure there might be some girls who might've wanted to go to the arcade or something , but there was something about Sophie that always surprised him. She looked so sweet and innocent that you would never expect her to be so... tomboy-ish. "Alright, to the arcade it is."

Later that night...

"Thanks for today, I had fun," Sophie said, taking her seat belt off.

"Ah, no problem," Gabriel waved off.

"So, there's something that I want to ask you."

"Alright," Gabriel said, turning in his seat to face Sophie better. "What's up?"

"Well, tomorrow's my birthday-"

"It is? Happy birthday!"

"I said tomorrow," Sophie smirked. "So every year, on my birthday, Jem, Will, Cece, and I have a little party, just the four of us, and we just watch movies and eat junk food and play games and give weird and intense dares, and we don't usually invite people, but I guess this year we are, since Will's inviting his girlfriend and I don't know about Jem and Cecily, but since we're inviting people..."

"Yesss?", Gabriel asked. He knew she was going to ask him. He knew she didn't want to, but she wanted him there. Instead of helping her out by offering to go, he decided to tease her a bit.

"Would you- I mean, how-", Sophie let out a small cough. "Do you want to come?"

Gabriel laughed lightly at Sophie and turned back in his seat to face the steering wheel. "Sure."

"Great! Come whenever you want, as long as it's after seven. Charlotte and Henry have to go to this buisness thing for St. Johnathan's, and they're leaving at 6:30."

"Okay."

Sophie got out of the car and ran inside, stopping at the steps to wave back to Gabriel, who smiled and gave a little wave back. Gabriel then left the house.


The next day...

"Alright, so we've got the movies, hot chocolate, chips, drinks. Anything else that we're missing?", Sophie turned to Cecily. They had gone out to the store to get supplies for the "party" they were having. Will and Jem had gone out to pick up the pizzas.

"Nope, I think we're all good."

"Let's go," Sophie said, cranking up the car and driving out of the parking lot.

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"What. The. Hell," Sophie said, pulling onto the neighbors front yard since cars were parked all around hers.

"Who are these people?", Cecily asked, jumping out of the car. "Who's having a party?"

There were people coming in and out from their house, and some were making out on the front lawn. The house was lit up and music was blaring from it.

"Charlotte's gonna freak." Sophie walked up to the house, pushing past people who smelled like alcohol and too much axe body spray She walked into the house, and it was packed full of people. Some were dancing, quite vulgarly, she might add. The house reeked of alcohol and the music was making her nearly deaf. She walked around for a bit, trying to find anyone she recognized to get more information. She found Jessie in the living room, dancing -rubbing- on a guy.

"Jessie! What's going on?!", Sophie roared over the music.

"Sophie! Happy birthday! It's your party!", Jessie slurred, leaning onto the guy for balance.

"I don't want a party! Jessie, get rid of these people, now! Charlotte and Henry are going to be furious."

"Charlotte and Henry aren't here!"

"I don't care, do it now!"

Jessamine just ignored her and ran off with the guy.

"Ugh!", Sophie groaned. "Alright, Cece, you deal with her, I'll take care of this."

Cecily nodded and ran off after Jessamine, her black hair flowing easily. "Jessamine!"

Sophie ran off to the front door, only to find Jem and Will standing right in front of it.

"Sophie! You threw an actual party?!", Will screeched. He looked furious. "I'm so proud of you!" His face broke into a huge smile and he jumped forward to hug Sophie, only to be thrown off into the wall.

"I did not throw this party! Jessamine did, and I need help getting rid of these people," Sophie shouted over the noise.

"Alright, I'll cut the music, you handle the people, and Will, you go upstairs and get everyone up there out," Jem said, already moving to the living room where the stereo was.

Will headed upstairs, groaning and whining.

Sophie stood up on a table, careful not to knock over the vase that was placed in the middle of it. When the music shut off, Sophie cupped her hands over her mouth and shouted, "Party's over!"

There was a wave of groans, and some threw plastic cups at her.

"Go! Out, everybody, party's over."

"Who says?", asked a guy from the crowd. He had blonde hair and brown eyes, and he was holding a girl to his side.

"Says me."

"And who are you?"

This guy was seriously testing Sophie's patience. "I'm gonna be your worst nightmare if you don't get the hell out of my house," Sophie shot back.

The guys eyes widened in fear a bit but he played it cool. "Whatevs. This party was lame anyways." He headed for the door, everyone following after him.

"I know, I suck, yes, yes." Will was pushing people downstairs, and out the doors, while Jem helped Sophie down from the table.

Soon, everyone was out of the house, and it looked like a tornado had torn threw the house. Cups were everywhere, trash was everywhere, furniture was moved, pictures were cricked.

Will, Jem, and Sophie were left staring at the house.

"I'm guessing I'm late?", a voice said from the front door.

The three of them turned around to see Gabriel Lightwood standing at the door.

"Lightworm. What are you doing here?", Will sneered. "The party's over."

"Actually, Sophie invited me here for her birthday, you prat."

"You invited him?! We don't invite people!", Will exclaimed to Sophie.

"You invited Tessa," Sophie stated.

"That's different. Tessa doesn't reek of desperation and idiocy," Will shot, eyes piercing at Gabriel.

"By the Angel, you're giving me a headache, Will!", Sophie sighed, pressing her hand to her head, and heading upstairs.

"Nice going, you daft cow."


Gabriel ran up the stairs after Sophie, following her trail to her room. She slammed the door, leaving him out in the hallway.

"Sophie?", Gabriel knocked on the door softly, opening it to see her laying on her bed.

"Sup?", Sophie asked. "Sorry, Will just really gives me a headache, I had to get away."

"Will gives everyone a headache," Gabriel laughed. He closed the door, and walked to the bed to sit next to Sophie.

"You can go home, we're gonna be cleaning the house tonight because of bloody Jessamine and her stupid party," Sophie said, sitting up.

"I can stay and help."

"Thanks," Sophie said, slightly bumping into Gabriel. "But you and Will, not a smart choice."

Gabriel chuckled and bumped her back.

"This year was awful," Sophie sighed. "Y'know, when I was a kid, I had a list of what I was gonna accomplish before I was 18."

"Yeah? Like what?"

"Well, I thought I was going to be the prettiest ballerina in the world."

Gabriel laughed again, his hand shooting to his chest.

"Well I was a kid! Of course I wanted to be a ballerina!", Sophie laughed. "I was going to have my own place, because the foster system sucked. I was going to have a perfect kiss." Sophie looked down at her hands. "But, life happened I guess."

Gabriel looked down at Sophie with soft eyes.

"Well, I should get cleaning."

"You like cleaning, don't you?", Gabriel asked, standing up.

"What can I say? I'm a weird person."

"Yeah," Gabriel said, his eyes staring into Sophie's.

Sophie walked to the door and downstairs to his car, Gabriel following her. Gabriel got into his car, and rolled down the window to talk to Sophie.

"Thanks for coming, sorry you didn't have a chance to stay. Maybe next year," Sophie joked.

"It's cool."

Sophie patted the car as a way of saying bye, and started for her house.

"Sophie, wait. Come here," Gabriel said.

Sophie walked back to the car, to where Gabriel was.

Gabriel reached out and grabbed her head softly, kissing her passionately and slowly. Sophie put her hands on each side of his head, moving closer, despite the car door between them.

They finally broke off, their foreheads resting against each others. "That's one thing you can cross off your list," Gabriel said.

Sophie opened her eyes slowly to look at Gabriel, and pulled her hands down to her side and backed up.

"Happy birthday, Soph," Gabriel whispered. He pulled out, and drove down the road, disappearing into the darkness.


Hey guys! So I took a little part of this idea from Friends because it was just too adorable! But I tweaked it a bit so it wasn't really the same. Thank you guys a lot, and thank you for being really patient. I keep procrastinating because I keep doubting myself and my stories, and plus school is starting soon, so yay. *rolls eyes* So, please review, I would like to know if you guys actually likes this, because I feel like its becoming boring and bland. Thanks, you guys are the best!