Jace's POV
Everyone was staring at me. Isabelle looked like she was about to get a blade and stab me in the gut, and Simon looked about ready to explode, and Clary. Clary. Her expression nearly killed me. I pushed Kaelie off of me and sat up straight and looked at Clary.
"Look, I can explain," I began but Clary held up her hand.
"You don't have to explain anything, Jace. Go back to your slut and pat her on her head to tell her that she is still your special little girl," she said as she turned and started walking out of Taki's. Kaelie stared at her retreating figure and shrugged. She started climbing onto me again but I pushed her away and ran after Clary. Luckily, she wasn't that far away.
"Clary, wait!" I yelled after her. She stopped, which wasn't like her since she usually ran away when she got angry. I ran up after her and she whirled around, her eyes puffy and full of anger.
"WHAT? What the hell do you want, Jace?" Clary spat as I stared at her, speechless. Pedestrians were walking past us, staring.
"I..." I stammered. Clary scoffed and said, "Spit it out, because right now the rage I'm feeling for you and that faerie is at a high that I can't explain."
She seemed hurt, angry, sad, and furious. I didn't know what to say.
"Clary..." I said. She narrowed her eyes and came up to me. I thought that she was about to hug me, but that feeling fell away when her hand smacked across my face.
"God, Jace Lightwood, you're such an a-" she almost finished before I slammed my lips onto hers. She seemed surprised and tried to push me back but my hands were like steel on her waist. I licked her bottom lip, trying to coax her to let me in. She protested but I didn't let that stop me. I picked her up from the ground like she weighed nothing and led her into an empty alley, pressing her against the wall. She seemed to give in on this, so I let my grip on her loosen a bit. She was breathing as hard as I was. She finally pulled away.
"Wow, you really haven't changed, have you?" she asked me in a hurt tone. My brain wasn't functioning yet from the intense kiss. "What? What do you mean?" Clary pushed me back as she straightened out her shirt. "By the Angel, Jace, you really think you can win me over with a kiss when five minutes ago you were about to screw a girl?" she said. I was speechless. Usually a girl wouldn't just leave...but this was Clary. I stared at her as she stared back until finally she spoke up again.
"Well, I should be getting back to Izzy and Simon. Bye," she stated as she turned away. I ran after her again, knowing that if i didn't go after her, it might be the last time I will see her. Just like two years ago.
"Clary, please!"