Ok so here's the next chapter :) Can I just say thank you soo much to those of you who added this story to your alerts :) really made my day to see so many...and to YouHaveToTakeAChance and the 2 guests who reviewed my last chapter thank you :) I promise there will be plenty more to come :) Anyways this chapter has a little bit of a Jace P.O.V...don't know if i'll make too much of a habit of it but let me know what you think :)
Jace P.O.V
As I listened to Clary tell me the whole story about the last time she had contact with her real father I became more and more furious with the man who had done this to the small, seemingly fragile girl sat in front of me. Of course in the few days I had known her I realised that Clary was anything but fragile and those who thought that of her would be in for one hell of a surprise. I Just couldn't get over that…that look of terror and fear in her eyes. Sure I never had a good relationship with my father when he was alive, but when I thought of him now my memories were not tainted with fear, resentment and god knows what else Clary's seemed to be…
I went over and over the conversation I had had with her while I rummaged through my perfectly organised closet to find something to wear for tonight.
Dude you've just gone and got yourself a girlfriend…And this time you can't mess it up…I warned myself. I wasn't exactly a stranger to the whole relationship scene and had had plenty of…I wouldn't even call them girlfriends…they were more hook ups on a night out or a fling that never lasted more then a few weeks. I had received the reputation of a player…One which I went along with, but wasn't entirely happy with.
Maybe this time things with Clary will be different…No It had to be different this time!
I knew I couldn't treat Clary the way I had treated other girls. The stuff with her dad had clearly had an effect on her and I knew she wouldn't trust in a relationship easily…
Wayland it's up to you to show this girl how she deserves to be treated… I thought to myself as I threw on my favourite grey shirt and black jeans.
Once I was dressed and had my hair perfect I went to find Alec. Of course I found him in his room furiously texting on his phone, no doubt texting Magnus some mushy crap about how he thought his hair looked kewl…
"Hey Alec you almost ready to head downstairs? Isabelle told me we have to be ready and waiting by nine and it is now…five to nine…"
"Sure Jace I was just letting Magnus know where we were going so he could meet us there…You look like you have something to tell me…come on spill!"
Alec had been my brother for the last seven years so he knew me pretty well by now to know when I had something to tell him…
"Well…see the thing is…I asked Clary out this evening…so I guess you could sort of say we're…boyfriend and girlfriend…" I waited for his response. Alec seemed momentarily stunned and just stared at me with a blank expression on his face, clearly at a loss for words.
"You…Clary…you asked Clary out! Oohh Jace Isabelle is going to kill you, you do realise that? Especially if you plan on doing to her what you done to all the other girls you dated…"
This was exactly how I knew Alec was going to react. Of course he would automatically think I was just going to use Clary to have a bit of fun and when I was bored throw her to the side…It was what I had done with all the other girls, although they knew exactly where they stood with me…
"Look Alec I know given my past…behaviour it would appear that I am…well I am a jerk when it comes to girls but this time its…well it's different…I really really like Clary, and I know I've only known her a few days but there's just something…something about her that makes me want to actually have a relationship with her and be a boyfriend she'd be proud to have…"
Alec took a moment to absorb what I had just said…
"Ok Jace, I can see that you do genuinely mean what you just said…I just hope that Isabelle does as well…she really likes Clary and I know she won't want anything to stop her being friends with Clary…especially not you treating her badly…"
I knew Isabelle was going to be a sticking point…It was going to be a lot harder to convince her I wasn't just out to play Clary then it had been with Alec…
"I know that…and I swear I won't treat her badly…Speaking of Isabelle and her wraith its seven we better head downstairs…"
We both left Alec's room and went to wait in the kitchen. I decided to have a last minute snack and proceeded to rummage through the presses in search of something I could eat…I had my head stuck in a press when I heard Isabelle click into the kitchen and clear her throat loudly…
I turned around and had to look twice at the red headed girl standing next to her. Her hair was clipped up but there was still a few curls surrounding her face. Isabelle had put some sort of black stuff on Clary's eyes that made them stand out even more. The figure hugging black dress Clary wore showed off all her curves and cut off mid thigh. I could barely tear my gaze away from her as Isabelle called my name repeatedly…
"Jace…hello earth to Jace when you're finished rummaging through the presses we're ready to go…come on or we'll end up getting to the club late and be id'ed…"
"Um…yeah I'm ready let's go…" With that Isabelle turned and headed for the front door and we all followed…
Ok Wayland keep it cool…it's not like you've never been out with a girl before in a night club…ok maybe this time the girl happens to be Clary but still you can do this… I gave myself a mental pep talk while we rode in the taxi to the night club. All I had to do was keep cool and nothing could go wrong and tonight would be perfect…
Clary P.O.V
Once Isabelle got me seated in the chair in front of her vanity she turned to give me a stony look…
"Clary that's twice now you've come down from upstairs with Jace…I really hope you aren't falling for him, because let me tell you he is a player. He has a reputation in our school for picking up girls and dropping them just as quick when he gets bored…As much as I love my brother, I don't want him dating any of my friends…"
I simply sat in shocked silence at this…I knew it wasn't going to be as simple as kissing Jace and having all my fears and problems go away. There was only one way to deal with this…
"Look Isabelle…I…I really like Jace…there's just something about him that I'm drawn to. And I know this sounds crazy, but I really don't think that this player reputation he's gotten is totally fair or is an apt description of the real Jace…"
I paused to gauge Isabelle's reaction to what I had just said…She seemed to be listening to what I had to say and waved her hand at me in a motion which indicated she wanted me to continue…
"My mom always told me I was a good judge of character…and I dunno but I just feel like the Jace we see in school isn't the real one…And the time I've spent with him alone I saw a different side to him…Trust me Iz I wouldn't get into anything with him if I wasn't 100% positive about it…"
Isabelle seemed to think over what I had just said for a few moments before speaking…
"Ok Clary, I suppose I can't stop you seeing him if you really want to…But please know that I'm only looking out for you…From knowing you so far it's quite clear that you need someone to look out for you for a change…But I swear if he hurts you I will kill him! Regardless of whether he is my brother or not…"
"I know Iz and I really appreciate that I do…now come on are you going to begin your regime of torture or not?"
Isabelle laughed at this and proceeded to spread the contents of her make up bag onto the counter of her vanity. I simply closed my eyes and allowed her to work her magic, knowing it was useless to even think about protesting.
At exactly nine pm having convinced me to wear a figure hugging black strapless dress that was short, even on me and a pair of ridiculously high black strappy platform heels we were ready to go. I followed Isabelle down to the kitchen where her two brothers were waiting. The mere thought of seeing Jace again gave me butterflies. When we entered the kitchen we found Alec sitting on top of the island on his phone and Jace with his back to us searching for something in the presses. Isabelle cleared her throat and both looked up.
Alec gave us both a smile and hopped down from the island and grabbed his jacket. Jace however seemed to be unable to look away from me. His gaze took in every bit of me and, not for the first time this evening, I wished Isabelle had given me a jacket or a dress that covered more of me…I shivered at the intensity of his gaze. Something passed between us and I had to resist the sudden urge to close the distance between us and kiss Jace…
Come on Clary snap out of it! It's not like you've never had wanting glances from boys before…Sure the boys back home were sweet, but they weren't Jace…
I took a deep breath and came back to my senses when Isabelle cleared her throat and demanded we leave now before it got any later…Isabelle and I were still not eighteen yet so might have trouble getting into some club she wanted to try out, which was why she claimed she was in such a hurry…I followed the group out the door and into the waiting taxi.
I was marginally disappointed when Jace had to sit in the front seat as Isabelle had sneakily slid into the back seat beside me before Jace had a chance to move…The ride to the club was filled with meaningless chatter on the part of Isabelle about some guy called Simon who she may or may not be seeing.
I only half listened as I dealt with my nerves and excitement at the idea of going out to a proper night club and also being out with Jace…I still hadn't got my head around the fact that I suppose he was my boyfriend now…I had a good feeling about tonight…
Ok so this one is much shorter...more of a filler chapter...what do you think about the Jace P.O.V? Like i said above don't know if i'll do this too often but thought it was nice to throw it in :) Let me know what you want and I shall do my best ;) As always read and review :) Until next time xx
