Chapter 11

Omg im so sorry the last chapter was so short. So I'm going to make up for it with this chapter. Chapter 10 was horrible so sorry again! This one will be better I promise!

Jace watched Amy run through the faded blue doors of the school. What had she said? A jerk who forces girls onto him? This was it. That was the final straw. Sebastian messed with him, he didn't care. He messes with Amy, he's finished. Jace had a storm of emotions running through his mind. He knew the truth was that he had feelings for Amy. He could feel Clary disappearing from his mind.

He didn't know why but forgetting Clary seemed to be bringing him out of his shell. He realized he didn't want to remember her. It was just causing more pain. He couldn't believe what he had just done. Here he was, with the school slut just because he had seen Amy with Sebastian. Jealousy had gotten the better of him. Shit.

But there was another pain tugging at his heart. He didn't want to bring an innocent girl like her into a drama-filled life like his. He couldn't reveal his feelings for her. His muscles tensed at the thought. Why? Why did he have to fall for this girl? He had never felt this way about anybody, but Clary. Clean yourself up Jace. At least she could be his friend.

"Jacey? What's wrong?" Aline's annoying voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Get off me Aline," he said, pushing her off of him.

"Jerk," she replied, walking off haughtily in her heels.

Jace started to walk, almost jogging, blowing off some steam. Yeah, he wanted to knock some sense into Sebastian, but he didn't want to kill him.

He walked out the back door, finding Sebastian's silhouette sitting on the bleachers, watching the girls' soccer team practice. Jace was surprised; he thought Amy wanted to try out. These were pre-try out practices for anyone who wanted to get a little warmed up before try outs. Maybe she was too good to need to. Damn, pretty and sporty.

"Sebastian," he said coldly and threateningly. Sebastian looked up with his dark eyes. He smirked.

"Hey King Jock. Wait a minute you were King Jock, when that ginger was here. It's satisfying to know that you needed her to stay on top."

Jace clenched his jaw. "Clary's not part of my life anymore. She's dead. Do you hear me? She's dead. I might let you get away with getting on my nerves, but I don't tolerate people who mess with the ones I care about," he spat harshly.

Sebastian looked a little taken aback but stayed firm and watched the girls go into the locker room. "Oh…so this is about the new hot girl, isn't it? Is she your new victim? Play with her feelings and then throw her away? Nice try Wayland, but that's my job now. I'm thinking I'll have a good time with her."

Jace growled, "She hates you already."

"Just wait and see…" Sebastian smirked again.

"You don't seem to be catching my drift do you?" Jace went up and grabbed Sebastian by his shirt. "Leave. Her. Alone." Jace swiftly and quickly brought his knee up, slamming it into Sebastian's stomach. Sebastian staggered back, but then unexpectedly, nailed Jace in the eye. Jace cursed, feeling the stinging pain. He was furious now. Taking the things he had learned from his foster father about self-defense, Jace pinned Sebastian to the ground, placing his hand on Sebastian's neck and punched him in the face. Blood poured out of Sebastian's mouth. He struggled to get up but couldn't under Jace's strong grip. Jace delivered another strong blow to Sebastian's stomach. The boy moaned with pain. Jace quickly got off of Sebastian and jogged in the other direction; disappearing from sight.

Jace gunned the engine to Isabelle's car, wondering how in the world Amy had gotten home. It was dark now and he was terribly worried about her. It was New York for crying out loud. He prayed she had gotten home safely.

He increased the speed of the car and drove out of the school parking lot. Assuring himself that Amy was already home, he turned on the radio and cleared his mind. He suddenly noticed a tall figure walking down the sidewalk. Amy. Jace quickly turned his car onto the curb near the sidewalk and rolled down the window.

"Amy," he called softly. The figure turned around in alarm. Who was calling her name?

She saw Jace's head poking out of the window. Her heart rose and then fell. She quickly turned around and started walking again. She couldn't bear to even look at him. He followed right behind her. Stupid car.

"Amy, I'm sorry. I tho-"

"Save it Jace. I don't want to talk to you. And from our previous encounter, I'm thinking you don't either."

"Just listen. I need to talk to you, but later. Get in the car; it's not safe here at night," Jace pleaded. Amy remained like stone.

"Why do you care? I'm just one of Izzy's billions of friends. I'm nothing special," she choked out the words. Jace's heart broke, hearing her like this. How could he have been so STUPID?

"Amy please,"

"I don't need you to get home. I've been alone for fifteen years, another fifteen won't kill me. Just leave." Tears ran down her cheeks. Crap. Did she have to cry now?

Jace parked the car on the curb and got out. Amy picked up her speed, tears spilling over uncontrollably. Jace quickly caught up to her and grabbed her wrist. Instantly they both felt a shock go up their arms. He spun her around and looked her in the eye.

"Amy, I'm so sorry."

"Ja-"

"No, listen to me. I don't know what happened. I've hated Sebastian ever since fourth grade. When I saw you with him, I just snapped." A cool breeze ruffled his hair. Amy thought of how adorable he looked like that. Stop it. You're mad at him.

"I thought you had become trapped in his lies. Amy, he toys with girls and then throws them away. I don't want to be one of those girls. I guess I just used Aline to get back. To show that Aline is just like Sebastian. A player. I'm sorry about all the things I said. I didn't mean them. You're my friend, Amy." He put emphasis on friend.

Amy's heart melted on hearing his confession. She could see in his eyes that he was telling the truth. She couldn't help but be a little upset that he looked at her just as a friend. Well, it was better than nothing.

Jace grabbed her hand, led her to the car and opened the door. He understood that Amy had forgiven him. He felt like a load had been taken off his shoulders.

Finally she spoke, "So what were you doing with Aline anyway?"

Jace smiled, amused. "Is Kruze jealous?" he hoped so.

Amy felt her cheeks heat up. "You're so full of yourself Jace."

Jace laughed, turning to look at her. In the faint light, Amy saw a light bruise around his left eye. Oh no, she thought.

"Jace," she said sternly. "What happened?"

Crap. "What do you mean?"

"Jace, don't play games with me. Why did you get into a fight with Sebastian?"

"I didn't get into a fight with him. I just taught him a lesson. I got really mad that he messed with you and made sure he never did it again," he said promptly.

"You don't have to protect me like that, Jace," she whispered softly.

She wasn't sure but she thought she heard him say, "Of course I do, and I always will."

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