TIDTMIgirl: haha i thought it was cute too :'))) ahhhh
Queen Daenerys Targaryen: USE CAPS LOCK. YAY FOR NOT KNOWING WHETHER SOMEONE IS ANGRY OR HAPPY. Unfortunately, the last prank or planning isn't in this chapter. Or the Saturday meet up. It's probably about to get cringier haha (A/N: I don't think cringier is a word, DO NOT use it in English class). Thank you! Again.
emeraldrainn, Aly Reyes, ravenwalker321, madelynrichardss, Liss3100, from Ravenclaw: THANK YOU ALL! You're awesome.
Hey, guys. FUN FACT: I'm writing another fanfic! I won't be uploading it until this fanfic is finished,though. It'salittle (okay, a lot) darker. Darker as in more swearing, some sensitive subjects (i don't want to say just yet (spoilers)), POSSIBLY lemons. Any questions- that wont reveal many spoilers- just put them in the reviews. Thank you!
JACE POV (ayyyy finally) (not 1st person but Jace's thoughts, nonetheless)
"Dude. Why are you smiling like that? It's really creepy." Alec said on the ride home with Jace and Izzy. Izzy had demanded to drive and no one will ride shotgun with her driving.
"Smiling like what? I'm not smiling." Jace said even though he was smiling.
"Is it that red-haired girl?" Izzy spoke up.
"What red-haired girl?!" Jace stopped smiling and his eyes flew open wide.
Izzy smirked. "Uhhh... Carrie?"
"Her name's Clary!" Jace scowled.
Alec nudged him. "Jace... I think she knows her name. She just wanted to see reaction to prove-"
"YES, THANK YOU, ALEC." In truth, it was because of Clary. Jace couldn't stop thinking about that hug. It was a hug, for God's sake; friendly gesture because Clary had agreed to be his friend. That's all. But it was so... perfect.
Jace groaned out aloud. "I'm going soft."
"SEE IT IS ABOUT CLARY." Izzy said excitedly.
Jace blushed slightly. He didn't mean to say that out loud.
Alec leaned towards him, eyes narrowed. "Is that... Did you just... ARE YOU BLUSHING-?!"
"JACE LIGHTWOOD IS A MAN, HE DOES NOT BLUSH." Jace protested.
"OVER A GIRL." Alec finished. Then he and Izzy exchanged a look.
Jace's eyes narrowed now. What was that look? "Wait, I saw that."
Izzy shrugged, innocently. "Saw what?"
Jace shook his head fiercely. "Don't act innocent. What was that look?"
"It's just..." Alec started tenderly. "You don't smile like that over girls. You don't get protective when we don't remember their name- half of the time you don't remember them. And you certainly don't blush over them!"
Jace started to protest until he realised how right Alec was. He just stuck to saying the facts. "We're just friends."
"SEE. When was the last time you had a friend who was a girl? And i don't mean you'd had sex with them and kinda talked after." Izzy said almost accusingly.
Jace shrugged and looked out of the window. They were right. Of course they were. But Jace had no idea what was going on. Jace Lightwood, who usually had everything figured out.
"Seriously, Jace," Alec said softly now. "What's going on?"
Jace looked at Izzy through the mirror then to Alec. He shook his head. "I honestly have no idea. We talk and it's not like I talk to other girls; I don't flirt and she sees straight through me. I can be honest and I just know she wont judge me. I trust her. Hell, I even told her about my parents. I didn't even think anything of it until we hugged just." Jace shook his head again, like he was trying to clear a fog off his brain.
Alec and Izzy were both stating at him with their mouths open. Jace thanked God that they were now parked outside their home.
He quickly got out and almost sprinted to their house, ignoring the unknown car outside his home. He flung open the door and ran up the stairs to his room. Or he planned to. He took the first step and then Mayrse scolded him; "JACE! We have visitors!"
Jace turned around to face the living room and looked straight into green eyes across the room. Clary.
CLARY POV (Just as she came out of school- in Simon's car.)
Clary sighed heavily, resting her head against the dashboard.
"Uhhh... Fray?" Simon sat awkwardly.
"Just drive me home, Si."
"You okay?"
No, I just hugged Jace Lightwood and my heart exploded. "I just have a headache."
Simon eyed her suspiciously but nodded.
Then Clary's phone vibrated with a text from her mum. Head over to the Lightwoods'. We're staying for dinner, love you xx. The address was added, too.
Clary groaned. Simon looked over and Clary turned her phone towards him.
"Guess I'm making a detour."
Clary managed a smile. "Thanks, Si."
Simon dropped her off and she didn't see the Lightwoods' children's car. They must not be there yet. She went up to the door and knocked. She heard the clicking of heels on a wooden floor and then the door was opened by Maryse.
"Clary!" Clary was pulled into a hug, unsuspectingly."Your mother's through here!" She was directed towards the living room where she saw her mum.
"I'll be in the kitchen." Maryse left going into, what Clary assumed was the kitchen.
"... So?" Clary started.
"Maryse invited us over to have dinner with her and the kids since Luke and Robert were both going to be out tonight."
The door opened then and Jace raced through. He didn't seem to notice Clary or her mother and ran straight to the stairs. He only got to the first step when his mother noticed and shouted at him. He faced the living room and made eye contact with Clary immediately.
"...H-hi. Clary... Mrs Garroway."
"Hello, Jace. Please, call me Jocelyn."
Jace nodded, seemingly unable to say anything else. He hadn't looked away from Clary yet. And she hadn't looked away from him.
Then Alec and Isabelle walked in.
"Jace?! What the hell?! Just because we were talking about C-"
"ISABELLE SHUT UP!" Jace shouted frantically, tearing his eyes from Clary's. "Uh... We have guests."
Isabelle and Alec looked at Clary and her mother. Isabelle looked shocked and Clary gave an awkward wave.
"I'll leave you kids to talk." Jocelyn joined Maryse in the kitchen.
"So uh Alec and I have to talk. Elsewhere." Isabelle nervously laughed and dragged Alec out.
Jace sat down on the sofa. "So... Hi. Friend."
Clary smiled despite herself and sat down next to him. "Hi, friend. If you're wondering why I'm here, your mom invited my mom and me over here for dinner."
"Ah. I was wondering."
"What was that with Alec and Isabelle?"
Jace cleared his throat and his eyes widened fractionally. "I-I don't know."
Clary's eyes narrowed. "Okay, seriously. What's wrong?"
Jace frowned.
"You seem... I don't know, nervous?"
Something seemed to click in Jace. That smirk came back. "I'm not nervous. I don't get nervous."
JACE POV
"Okay...?"
Jace had to go back to Normal Jace. He wasn't acting like the old Jace any more and he didn't know how he felt about that.
"Is your friend still coming for Saturday?"
"Simon," She looked at him disapprovingly. "And yes he is."
"Shame."
Clary rolled her eyes. "Idiot."
"He is a bit, isn't he?"
Before Clary could reply a voice spoke up. Or rather shouted up. ("CLARYYYYYYYY!") and a small figure ran into her view and clambered onto her lap.
"Oh. Hey, Max." Her face brightened up immediately.
Max threw his arms around her neck without hesitation and she responded. If I did that, Jace thought, she would not respond in that manner.
"Clary I-" Max frowned. "Are you two dating?"
Jace looked at Clary and she was blushing. Cute.
She coughed. "Uh. No, Max. We're not."
Max continued frowning. "But... you're sitting close. And you were looking at each other weird."
Jace coughed. "No. No no. We're not doing any of... that."
Max nodded furiously and wiggled his finger at them both accusingly. "You are! You are!... You'd make a good couple! Bye!"
And with that Max jumped off Clary's lap and ran into the kitchen.
"Uhhh." Jace and Clary said at the same time.
That was awkward.
ys,Ifreaking love Max even more.