I have no excuse for why I am.. what is it? A month late? It might as well have been a month.
I am just a horrible person, really.
I am sorry.
I hate college and their exams.
Recap - Last time we left the gang at Pandemonium, Clary and Jace are sitting awfully close to each other on the couch which warms any Clace heart.
Raphael showed up and announced he and Isabelle are dating now.
Sebastian wants to get really drunk.
And Maia and Aline are competing.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Mortal Instruments series.
Disclaimer #2: At the end of this chapter I am being very pushy with the term 'T rated', it's like a bit of a hight T, it's not M I swear, just a high T. But for ppl who don't like that it's really just at the end of it and it's very short.
Sebastian sat against the stiff chair in a knife cutting silence, his eyes raked over the situation from every angle, it was an old fashioned Mexican stand off. His gaze traveled over everyone else in the room, searching for secrets and weaknesses, his glare so intense, piercing through their heavy armor as his mind raced with exit strategies, all of them failling miserably.
It was no use now, he knew it was too late. There is no way to win now.
But he knew the risk when he signed up for this, there is no going back now, there never was, it was impossible.
But if he couldn't move heaven, he will raise hell instead.
He threw the Ten of Hearts against Clary's Jack, letting her have this deal and then put down his Ace of Hearts to take Raphael's king, meaning he made sure both he and Raphael lost thier rounds, not reaching to their required set. He could have won but that would have meant letting Raphael get a few wins so he choose against it.
"Man, you're killing me" Raphael said with a bit of a chuckle.
If only, Sebastian thought grimly but kept a tight lipped smile on his face.
"Can't you let me win once?" Raphael joked.
Haven't you won enough? Sebastian thought with a dark hint in his tone.
"Great, now team huddle, come on Sebastian" Clary said jumping up from her seat and gesturing with a nod to Sebastian.
"There's no team huddles in cards"
"There is now" Clary declared, cutting him off as she reached him on the other side of the table and ushered him up by the elbow and dragging him off, a gruff whimper of surprise leaving him.
"What?" Sebastian whispered as they were far enough.
"What is going on with you?" Clary asked with a hint of concern and a hint of annoyance.
"What do you mean?" Sebastian asked feigning confusion, exceptionally so, Clary would say but she knew better.
"Why are you throwing the game away?" Clary asked direct.
"I am not throwing it away, I am making sure we win" Sebastian argued.
"By losing?" Clary sassed as she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back with a mocking grin on her face.
"By making sure Raphael is losing, besides if you win, we win, we are a team" Sebastian said.
Clary wasn't an idiot though, she knew the game, Sebastian taught her well, and he was trying to make sure Raphael doesn't reach the goal before they do but he is also losing to make sure that happens, which he didn't need to, Clary saw the game before, if he had given a few deals to Raphael he would have won, but no, he made sure to kill every card Raphael put down.
"Which would be good if Raphael was competition but he has negative points, I'm not worried about him, besides this seems" Clary said licking her lips, and taking a moment to choose her words carefully, "Personal".
"It's not" Sebastian insisted, his eyes narrowing, annoyance clear on his face.
"Sebastian, are you okay?" Clary asked, concerned, Sebastian didn't seem like himself the entire night, unusually annoyed and drinking a lot.
"Fine, now if that's all..." Sebastian rolled his eyes as he went back to his seat, signaling the waitress over for a round of drinks and Clary followed with a heavy face, to sit across from him.
The game went on for a while by the end, admittedly Sebastian and Clary won and they only stopped playing when it was Aline and Maia's turn to compete. The two went to sit by the rest of their friends, in the little section next to the giant window that leaped over the view of the field.
Maia was first, the broadcaster's voice loomed over "It's on again folks, whoever didn't make their bets better put a hop in their step, it's about to go down. 89 team's first racer is ready, it's been some time since we've seen our favorite duo, 89 is eager and fresh after a long rest but racer 147 never left the game, he is sharp and completely in the zone, what will happen folks? Stay tuned".
"Three.. Two.. One.. And they're off, folks. 89 and 147 are tip toeing it in, they are taking turns, each one barely can keep the lead for too long, folks I am not sure if they are teasing us or each other. 89 passed the cross line for the first time, 147 closely following, they are both equally forceful and slick, 89 is in the lead, no it's 147, now it's back 89 but wait! 147 crossed the line for the second time and 89 is about three seconds behind. This is it folks, the last lap, and both racers are keeping us on edge, who will be our winner?"
"It's 89 folks! Our first race is done with and it's one point for 89, 147 is gonna have to win the next race to even get a shot at winning this tournament but if 89 takes the next race, they win. While our team switches the cars and drivers are exchanged, this seems like the best time to mention our sponsor, Cold and Cool, the best water to drink, taken straight from the mountains of Switzerland, I gotta tell you folks when I have exhausted my breath as I did just now, nothing helps like Cold and Cool... Seriously, I'm outta breath folks"
"I gotta say, I love this more and more every time" Clary said with a smile as Maia's win was announced, she leaned her head against Jace's shoulder.
Jace leaned in to whisper, "It won't be long before you're down there as well".
Clary shot up and twisted her body to look at him, "Really?"
"It's still long enough though, don't go signing up now or anything" Jace mended, Clary sighed and leaned back against him, he bowed and kissed the top of her head.
"You two make me sick" Sebastian growled with a roll of his eyes as he downed his shot.
"That might be the tank of alcohol talking" Jace said with sarcasm.
"No, I'm talking, geez" Sebastian said, he nodded towards the two while looking at Izzy, telling her silently 'Check those idiots out', who only chuckled and rolled her eyes.
"And we're back folks" The broadcaster's enthusiastic voice breaks through again, and they all take notice of Aline stepping into her car. "Both racers are hot and ready, and they are off and boy is it intense already. 89 is in the lead and she is giving this race everything she has, 147 can't catch a break, he doesn't even come close, 89 has crossed the first line and she has no intention of slowing down.
89 is at her second lap and 147 is desperately trying to catch up in the final lap, we're almost there folks, this is it... and we have a winner. 89 has won this tournament. What a win, folks"
Clary cheered as Maia and Aline's win was announced as did the others until Maia and Aline climbed back and joined the group. "Thank you, thank you" Maia said with an over confident dramatic flare, teasingly bowing as she took her seat.
"You guys were amazing" Clary said.
"Look at Miss Amazing over there" Maia gestured to Aline, then looked at her, "I mean seriously, you were incredible out there tonight".
Aline blushed and waved a dismissive hand at Maia as she slumped back in her chair, Sebastian patted her back proudly "Congratulations, cos', celebratory drinks, on me".
"I think you've had enough" Aline commented with a chuckle at her cousin.
"No, why would you say that?"
"Because I can smell it on you, seriously, how are you planning on driving?" Aline rolled her eyes.
"I'm fine" Sebastian said, "In fact I can not only drive but I could race if I wanted to".
"No" Isabelle was the first to shut him down, "No driving and enough drinking".
"Oh come on woman, haven't you taken enough from me? You want to take my pride too?" Sebastian said with a bit of a daze in his tone as he poured himself another shot, but his eyes were almost shut closed, a tired look in them and he accidentally spilled most of it on his hand and the floor. He raised the almost empty shot glass up in mock toast but raised the bottle to his lips instead.
He took a massive gulp before putting it down, visibly flinching afterwards and then slumped back in his chair, hugging the bottle of Vodka close to his chest, his eyes closing as he tried to get comfortable.
Aline immediately took the bottle away and before Sebastian could jump up to protest, Isabelle was next to him with a comforting hand on his shoulder, leaving her spot next to Raphael, to edge him up. "I got this" she said to the group as she let Sebastian rest his weight on her and she dragged him back to the bathrooms.
"Need any help?" Alec yelled after her.
"No thanks" Isabelle said with a shrug.
"Trust me, if she's using the same method with him that she used on me, Sebastian is the one who needs help" Clary joked.
"I'm pretty sure Isabelle isn't giving Sebastian a cold shower" Maia argued, Raphael's ears perked at the comment but other than that he made no move to indicate he heard them. He wasn't very familiar with the group, he barely spoke to any of them except for Clary in Science class but even then, he wasn't too comfortable and he wasn't sure if he liked them anyways.
"Isabelle gave you a cold shower?" Jace asked, his tone teasing and his eyes gleaming with a dark spark.
"Not like that, you pervert" Clary said with a roll of her eyes, a hint of a blush to her cheeks. It wasn't a shower, she just stuck her head under the sink in the bathroom, it was more gross and cold than anything else.
"It was even better" Aline joked, torturing him.
Jace's head snapped between Clary and Aline's directions, wide eyed and gaping but Clary only shook her head as she rolled her eyes. "What's going on with Sebastian, anyways?" Clary asked worriedly, Jace leaned back and rest his arm over her shoulders and she shuffled to get closer to him.
"I don't know" Alec responded, "But he is not driving home tonight".
"Definitely not" Jace said, "We'll just have to shuffle drivers so that someone can drive his car home".
"I can drive" Clary pointed out.
"No" Jace, Alec, Aline and Maia all said in the same time.
"But I could really-"
"No" They chanted again.
"We can just leave his car here, he's done it before and Raziel wouldn't mind" Aline said.
"Or I can drive one of the cars and we wouldn't have to leave any car here" Clary tried again but they shut her down again.
Jace chuckled, "Easy there Andretti, don't run before you could walk".
Clary hid an evil grin behind innocent eyes, "But I thought you said I was even better than Alec-"
Jace's hand immediately covered her mouth, effectively cutting her off, before she said too much. Alec raised an eyebrow at the two, suspicious at first but then he just shrugged and looked away. Jace shifted her face so that she was looking at him, "I never said that" Jace whispered through a silent hiss.
Clary mumbled something behind his hand and Jace rolled his eyes, "You like getting me into trouble?" he said as he gestured with a discreet nod of his head to Alec. Clary nodded silently, making him chuckle. He suddenly pushed her closer to him, making her squeal unexpectedly as he brought her lips to his and the two kissed sloppily.
Clary melted into the kiss, her squeal of shock drowning under his soft lips, nibbling at her own and sending a shiver through her, her heart beat erratically as his hands wrapped behind her waist and she whimpered into the kiss, her hands rested on his neck, feeling the golden hairs stand up in response to her touch. She smiled, feeling the effect she had on him as she brought him closer, her lips searching for his in a deeper, more powerful embrace.
Alec rolled his eyes, "Alright you two, bank's closed. No one wants to see that".
Clary chuckled into the kiss but the two didn't stop, if nothing else, to annoy Alec further who rolled his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned back in his chair muttering something about "Straight people".
"I think I'll go check on Isabelle" Raphael said, standing up uncomfortable.
Sebastian's legs swayed back and forth individually as he sat next to the sink, looking like a little child, dazed and inexplicably happy as he stared into nothing. Which with his tall height and frame looked comical to Izzy, she tucked her lips in to hide a smile as she turned on the flashlight and shined it right into Sebastian's eyes.
Sebastian jumped back and shielded his eyes, "Are you trying to blind me, woman?"
"Come on Sebastian, I have to sober you up a bit before going home" Isabelle said.
Sebastian's demeanor changed instantly, smiling drunkenly as he leaned forward, purposefully avoiding the flashlight, bringing himself as close to Iz's face as he could, "I know better ways to sober me up".
Isabelle chuckled and leaned back away from his reach, "Not a chance".
"It's very effective" he said with a hand on her arm, bringing her closer back to him so that she was standing between his legs and she let him, a teasing grin on her face.
"I'm sure" she said dismissively. His hand reached up to tug a few strands of hair away from her face, his touch was like fire to her skin and she cursed herself for it, and for looking up at him, seeing that look in his eyes, the one he had when they wake up in bed together and he thought she was still asleep.
"And you always seem to enjoy it" he said it, not tauntingly, but as if it were a fact as he edged himself closer to her, his hand cupping her cheek.
"Do I?" Isabelle raised an eyebrow, challenging, his nose brushed lightly against her cheek, edging a path from her chin to her ear and Isabelle almost whimpered.
"Yeah you always make this sweet sound when I-"
"No" Isabelle screeched immediately and shot back away from him, putting a much needed distance between them as she willed herself to snap out of it, shaking her head as if meaning to physically shake herself out of the state she was in, leaving Sebastian looking after her like a little puppy.
"What's the matter?" Sebastian said worried.
"You know what's the matter, I'm with Raphael" Isabelle said, catching her breath discreetly, trying not to show how much he affected her.
Sebastian's face hardened at the mention of her boyfriend, he rolled his eyes as he leaned back against the wall, "Let's just sober you up and-"
"Don't bother" Sebastian said.
Isabelle looked back at him in wonder, "Come on Seb, just let me sober you up a bit before I take you home".
"Wouldn't you rather go home with your boyfriend?" Sebastian muttered under his breath as he childishly crossed his arms over his chest and looked away from the flashlight and her.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Isabelle asked, bewildered by Sebastian's hostility, "Never mind, just look at the flashlight and try to focus-".
"No"
"But-"
"No"
"Sebastian-"
"No"
"Sebastian Verlac!" Isabelle screeched.
"Isabelle Lightwood!" Sebastian mocked with the same tone.
Isabelle took a deep breath and walked to him forcefully, anger pulsing in her veins. She took his face in her hands making him look up at her, "By the angel what's the matter with you?"
"You are" His tone matched her own, voice raised, anger flaring in his eyes.
Isabelle was taken back, Sebastian never talked to her that way, especially her. And what does he mean she is the matter with him? What did she do? "What is that supposed to mean?" she asked, letting her hands fall from his face.
"Fuck Isabelle, just... leave me alone for a few minutes" Sebastian said, his eyes closing as he leaned back to rest his head on the wall, seemingly out of breath.
And cursing as well? This had to be serious. Isabelle thought, she crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes, "Not before you tell me what you meant by that. I'm the matter? How is that, exactly?"
Sebastian rolled his eyes, "It's nothing" he said with a hard tone.
"No tell me" Isabelle argued.
"Never mind, let's just sober up" Sebastian dismissed.
"No, tell me now. What did you mean by I'm the matter with you" Isabelle edges, her tone angry, stiff and humorless and Sebastian matched her anger, they were both on edge now and battling at each other.
"Forget it"
"No I will not just-"
"-It didn't mean-"
"-forget it, I want to-"
"-Anything, and I-"
"-know exactly what-"
"-said I don't want to-"
"-you meant and all that hostility-"
"-goddamn talk about it-"
"-Not going anywhere before-"
"And fucking hell Isabelle!" Sebastian yelled out finally, at the brink of letting all his anger out, "What do you think? I know you are not an idiot".
Isabelle sucked in a breath, "If you have a problem with Raphael, that's between you and him but don't think for a second this means you get to talk to me like-"
"Like what? Like I'm angry? Yeah Isabelle, I'm angry. What do you want from me?" Sebastian yelled out.
"Why are you angry at me?" Isabelle yelled out frustrated.
"Because you are with him" Sebastian let out a loud growl as his hand fested into his hair, pulling it out in wrath and exasperation.
Isabelle stood silent for a minute as Sebastian flared with himself, jumping up from the sink and pacing back and forth and trying to breath out. "Why?" She whispered softly.
Sebastian let out a small huffed out chuckle, an agressive chuckle as he shook his head, knowingly, yet disappointed. "You know why".
Isabelle strutted towards him in a raging stomp of her feet, standing in front of him, they were both at the same height due to her heels. If looks could kill her glare would have buried him six feet under now. She let out a breath of fury, raising her hand she slapped him across the face.
Sebastian's face snapped to the side and he stood for a moment silent and unmoving, when he looked back at Isabelle her eyes were watery and gleaming with a sparkle, but her tears didn't fall, she wouldn't let them. It was unfair, he thought, someone so small could be this powerful and this beautiful even when seconds away from crying. She was something else entirely, she always has been.
"Why?" She let out angrily.
"Why what?" Sebastian asked, a hint of annoyance in his tone.
"Why now? Of all the- You should have said something before, you should have done something- " Isabelle shook her head, "No, you know what? It doesn't matter. I'm in a relationship now".
"I know" he said it calmly, trying, but failing, to hide the venom in his tone.
"And I am not a cheater, you know I would never..." she let her words fall because she knew he knew. She had told him about how her dad cheated on her mom and that she would never cheat, it was the worst thing she could think of. It was always a red flag, that's why she made sure he knew that whenever they had their little fling she had to be totally free.
"I know"
"You're too late now, I am in a relationship, Raphael is my boyfriend and I am happy now and you can't just ruin that for me" Isabelle said with a shake of her head.
You're breaking my heart, he wanted to say, but he wouldn't. His face hardened at her words, the accusation in them or maybe it was just the words themselves and nothing was between the lines, maybe it was just because she broke his heart, because she was hurting him that he needed to say something. Something to make her feel, better or worse, he wasn't sure but he needed to say it and before he knew it the words are out of his mouth, "Then go on, have your little 'relationship'. See if I care when it falls apart".
"Excuse me?"
"Go on, I bet this relationship will make you really happy" Sebastian said it with sarcasm and an all too knowing tone.
"I am happy" Isabelle protested.
"I'm sure you are" Sebastian said with a roll of his eyes.
"Don't act as if you know me or what I am feeling" Isabelle glared.
Sebastian raised a single eyebrow in disbelief, before an evil grin was plastered on his face, he took a step closer to her now and she backed away. He took another one and she matched it, he loomed like a predator and her his prey, fixing her with a smirk, until her back hit the wall and he invaded her space.
"I know he was the one who suggested a relationship, and I know it was his idea to come here tonight" Sebastian whispered against her ear, his smell enveloping her, "And I know you haven't stopped freaking out since he asked you, and not the good kind of freaking out".
"Just... shut up" Isabelle let out frustrated that he got here, that he was right. She seethed angrily as she looked up at him defiantly.
"I'm right, aren't I?" Sebastian said with a dark chuckle, a hiss in his voice, "So go on, have your little relationship with Raphael, have a relationship with everyone for all I care. Because when it dies out, and it will. You'll know where I am".
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Isabelle let out, her rage surfacing again, what right did he have to talk to her that way? "Even if my relationship with Raphael fails, what makes you think I would ever come to you again?"
She saw the little twitch in his eyebrow, his eyes darken and she knew she had hurt him now. "Because even though you're choosing everyone else, none of them can make you feel a tenth of what I can make you feel".
She caught his right hand with her left as he moved to try to capture her face, "You smug son of a bitch".
"Admit it Isabelle, they can give you the world but it would still not come close to me. Nothing will ever come close to how it feels when I fuck you" he said it with an evil grin.
Isabelle forced the tears in her eyes to dry, the hurt in her stomach to go away and she raised a hand and slapped it across Sebastian's face for the second time that night. This time he didn't seem shocked, he seemed like he knew he deserved it, knew it was coming, wanted it even. He looked back at her and she slapped him with her other hand. When he went to say something she slapped him again and he didn't protest.
And then she punched him in the stomach but he didn't move, or even flinch, she tried to push him back with her hands against his chest but he barely moved. Tears of anger and frustration bubbled their way into her eyes, she let out a huff when he didn't seem to be suffering from her assault and she started pushing and punching agressively, laying one smack after the other.
Her eyes burned as her chest tightened, she knew it was no use, she was crying now. Tears of hurt and bitterness. Resentment clawed its way out of her, resentment because she was hurt. Resentment because he hurt her. Resentment because he was too late. Resentment because he was right. Resentment because she felt rage like never before. So she laid one smack after the other when suddenly he stopped her.
"Isabelle" he said it with a yell as he captured both her wrist, each one in a hand. His tone sounded like it was trying to breakthrough to her, he must have called her name a dozen times now.
"I hate you" Isabelle screamed.
He hesitated for a second, "You should" he nodded calmly.
She seethed, looking at him with eyes so dark, she let herself take a deep breath, once, twice. Her anger wasn't dialing down, it was intensifying, the clenching in her chest raged her on and she didn't know who moved first then but in a second her lips were on his.
Their lips smacked together in anger, a powerful slam, each of them pressing harder against the other, letting all the fury out into the kiss. Her hands wrapped behind his neck and she forced him closer, his hands slammed against the wall behind her, clenching into fists because he knew it would be too dangerous to have her in his hands right now so they fisted into the air.
He bruised her lips, kissing them with passion and force, his teeth capturing her bottom lip as he pressed his body to hers and she moaned into his mouth.
"What the hell?"
The two broke apart at the intrusion and turned to see Raphael at the door and that was like a bucket of cold ice dropping on Isabelle, her cheeks were bright red, her eyes wide as she looked at Raphael, looking at her accusingly and the guilt set in then.
"Raphael-" she started as she tried to move closer to him but she had only taken two steps when he raised a hand to stop her and just walked away.
She turned to Sebastian with a glare who was still catching his breath, "I am not apologizing, if that's what you're thinking" he said.
Isabelle narrowed her eyes at him, "This is all your fault" she screamed as she ran away after Raphael and Sebastian moved to follow but she stopped him with a shake of her head and a cold hard glare.
"And then I said, well if you can't ride the giant dinasour statue, why does it have a saddle on?" Jace said and the group laughed at the story of why Jace can't go to the museum anymore.
"So we have already covered museums, art galleries and anywhere mandatory with a respectable tuxedo" Clary counted off, "I can't believe I won't get to go anywhere with my boyfriend".
With the hand he had on her waist he pulled her closer to him, "Boyfriend, ha?"
Clary freezed up instantly, eyes wide in shock as her cheeks tingled, have they not used the 'boyfriend/girlfriend' terms yet? Was it too soon? Was it not implied when they kissed and said they wanted to be together? Oh my god, she thought, This is bad. She read too much into it. Oh no, now she looks clingy. Her mind raced back to every moment they have had and confirmed to her horror, that they never agreed on terms.
"Uuumm I.." Clary stumbled over her words but she was cut off by the sound of Jace's laughter.
He kissed her cheek, "I should hope so, considering everything".
She smiled in relief as he kissed her lips, "Besides" he whispered between kisses, "I kinda don't mind not going anywhere, maybe we could just... stay home?"
"Really? That's great" Clary said with an obvious teasing in her tone, "Family game night is both Wednesday and Thursday at my house".
Jace stopped and leaned back away from her with a contemplating expression, "I'll think of somewhere I am allowed to visit" he said after a long thought.
"Wonderful" Clary grinned, she went to say something but stopped as she saw Raphael stomping out, looking angrily away, leaving the place, Isabelle following after him.
"Raphael wait" Isabelle said.
Raphael turned around and said, "Don't talk to me, Isabelle. Just don't talk to me, don't come near me. We're done". He said it with finality, a clear cut break, sounding so cold it brought a shiver to Isabelle, he left after that.
"What's with them?" Maia asked in a whisper to the group as they all looked over the scene.
Sebastian walked out and went towards Isabelle who upon seeing him, glared and yelled "Don't talk to me ever again" as she strutted out of the place, huffing and pulling at her hair with her fists.
"What's with them?" Aline asked in a whisper to the group.
"GAAH" Sebastian yelled out from a far and kicked the empty chair next to him as he stomped towards the bar.
"What's with him?" they all turned to see Ithuriel leaning in to whisper to the group.
Jace shrugged his shoulders, as if to say 'To hell if I know'. Aline looked up at Ithuriel, "Ithuriel, I might have to leave my car here". Aline figured she would drive Sebastian's car and she could come back to get her own the next morning or something.
"No problem kiddo" Ithuriel said giving her a wink, "Just leave the keys by the counter and don't tell my brother".
"Thanks" Aline said with a smile.
"Might as well head out, it's getting late" Alec said.
"I should probably take you home too" Jace spoke to Clary softly and she nodded, it was well past midnight and if she and her mother were on speaking terms she would have an earful when she got home. Scratch that she would probably be killed on the door steps, shot on the spot.
"Then I'll try getting that ass into the car" Aline said gesturing with a nod of her head in Sebastian's direction who was sulking, now sitting on a stool by the bar, talking Raziel's ear off.
"I'll help you" Alec said, "He can be a handful".
"I'd appreciate that" Aline said.
"Hey, I'm gonna take my share from Raziel, want me to get yours too?" Maia asked.
"It would really help, I'll see you tomorrow" Aline said.
"We're celebrating tomorrow" Maia said, "Che-easy?"
"Only if you're paying" Aline teased with a wink.
"You know, I think I am busy tomorrow" Maia joked as Aline headed towards the bar, throwing her a middle finger without looking at her, both of them knowing Maia is paying tomorrow for the pizza.
Jace stood up, putting his hand out for Clary who took it instantly. "I'll see you back at home" Jace said to Alec.
"I should hope so" Alec said eying both Jace and Clary in an accusing staredown.
"Alec" Jace warned as Clary blushed catching Alec's meaning.
"You know you are very judgmental for someone who's boyfriend is loose lipped" Clary said with narrowed eyes. Alec's gaze snapped down to her, his glare hardened as his eyes narrowed, zeroing her in, wondering, calculating, if she was telling the truth.
"Magnus isn't loose lipped" Alec said.
"The thing on your lower back-"
"Alright, alright" Alec stopped her with wide eyes, his gaze switching from her to Jace then back at her, "Have a nice night". He said as he went to help Aline with Sebastian.
"What thing?" Jace asked as he looked back at Clary, Alec now gone.
"How should I know?" Clary shrugged.
Jace looked from her to Alec, then back at her with a grin, "You bluffed Alec?"
"I took a wild guess" Clary argued.
Jace kissed her lips in a quick peck and chuckled, "For someone so small, you hold a lot of evil" he teased.
"I do not" Clary denied, in horror.
"Yeah, you do" Jace said with a grin.
"You want to be on my bad side too?" Clary joked.
"Oh no, please anything but that" Jace said with sarcasm, his eyes theatrically wide.
"That's what I thought" Clary huffed out, Jace shook his head and suddenly dived forward kissing her neck and grabbing at her waist and tickling her and she squealed as he pulled her up into his arms and carried her out.
Clary laid in the car, in the passenger seat next to Jace, swaying her head from side, and tapping her fingers agaist the dashboard to the rhythem of the song as Jace drove her home.
"Clary I..."
Clary looked back at Jace when his voice dialed down, a curiousity over took her as she saw the battle across his face, Jace almost was never serious or hesitant about anything so this must be important. It drove her just a little bit anxious, "What is it?"
He breathed out a sigh, his eyes fixated on the road almost as if he couldn't look at her, "I'm sorry".
Her heart skipped a beat before it picked back up faster than before, he was sorry? "What for?" she asked worriedly. She nibbled on her lower lip anxiously as she wondered what on earth he was sorry for? She couldn't help the cynical part of her that thought he must have done something bad, the part of her that wondered, what if he says he doesn't want to be with her anymore and he was sorry he doesn't feel that way for her? What if he is moving away? What if he cheated on her?
NO! She snapped out of it quickly, that's not Jace. He wouldn't do that to her. She was sure, she feelt bad for even doubting him like that.
"I'm sorry I didn't take you on a proper date" Jace said.
Clary blinked twice, failing to find words, a proper what now? "What?" she asked unsure.
"I'm sorry for not taking you anywhere without our friends or involved an illegal race.. you deserve a real first date, more than that, you deserve a lot more and.. I'm sorry I didn't take you anywhere" Jace said.
Clary felt her heart pick up faster but for a different reason now, a sort of blessful ache set in her chest as she felt heat rush all over her, butterflies erupted in her stomach and she shook her head, trying to will herself to wake up from this dream. He wasn't real. He couldn't be real. This person in front of her cannot be real and even more so cannot be hers.
"Stop the car" She commanded.
"What?" Jace asked confused.
"Stop the car" Clary repeated.
"Why?"
"I am going to kiss you and I don't want the car to crash" Clary said in all seriousness, "Do you have a problem with that?"
Jace's car swerved instantly to the side, the tires screeching against the street as he came to a full stop by the side of the empty road, pulling the car into a full park. Clary only allowed herself a moment to ponder over was it smart to stand there alone in the dark street all alone and make out? I mean that is how all couples die in horror movies, because Sex equalled getting killed.
It was a very brief moment.
She pulled herself over him in the small space between his chest and the wheel and attached her lips to his in a hard slam, letting herself get sucked into him, his taste, his touch, his smell. Everything about him overwhelmed her, it was so addicting. The way that his touch left shivers in their wake as they brushed through her hair and down her spine made her whimper into his mouth, her lips openning for his tongue when it asked for entrance.
She rested her hands on his shoulder, letting her weight fall on him as she tried to bring him closer for a deeper kiss, her senses went into overdrive, the butterflies soared in her stomach and tightened in her chest, her heart beat uncontrollably as her body responded to his every touch.
He kissed her hard and passionate, his lips chased hers, pulling her in with all he had, he was going crazy, feeling high off of her, he couldn't get enough, he needed more of her, his hands rested on her waist under her shirt, feeling the skin there tingle as his thumbs caresed it and she shivered in his hands.
Her hands traveled down his chest and stomach, feeling the perfect hard muscles through the material of his shirt and she didn't second guess herself as she let her hands roam under his shirt touching his skin and he gasped back, breaking their kiss. She opened her eyes when he pulled away, her sight was blinded and she tried to focus, sober back to see him, breathless and gasping heavily, his eyes wild.
"Clary" the way he said her name, almost made her forget that wasn't her real name, she lowered herself to kiss his neck, peppering soft kisses from his jaw to his ear and back.
"Fuck, Clary" She heard him gasp, his throat vibrating against her lips as he spoke, "I need you to stop".
"Why?" Clary asked but didn't stop, she kept kissing his neck and his collarbone, moving to his jaw when she heard him groan under her.
"Because you're driving me cra-azy" his breath hitched and his words fell as she bit into his ear lightly teasing.
"That's kinda the point" she whispered seductively into his ear.
"Clary" he moaned, "I need you to stop because in a few seconds I might not be able to control myself".
She pulled back, letting her back hit the wheel as she looked him over and she thought to herself, would she want him to stop? She wanted him, needed him. And she knew, she couldn't imagine her first time being with anyone else, but can she do this? Can she actually take that step with Jace? In the front seat of his car on the middle of dark road?
She was determined, she made up her mind, she took her shirt off and dropped it to the passenger seat, seeing his eyes widen as they follow her movement, "I don't want you to control yourself".
He groaned, shaking his head looking away, "You're drunk".
"I'm not" she argued.
"Clary" he said, his tone a warning.
"Jace" she mocked, copying his tone.
"We can't" Jace said.
"Why not?"
"Well for one thing, you're killing me here" Jace said, making her blush scarlet, "And we just.. can't. Your first time shouldn't be in a car, it should be perfect".
"Who said this was my first time?" Clary asked with a raised eyebrow, her tone holding no teasing.
Jace's eyes widened, "I just thought... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to assume.. I mean.. I didn't..."
"Easy there" Clary finally laughed, letting the poor boy take a deep breath, "It is my first time, Jace but I don't care if it's in a car or on a bed or in the middle of the forest... on second thought, I don't want it to be in the forest.. but I mean, it's gonna be perfect because it's you Jace. And it's me and you, Jace".
"Clary" he said it breathlessly, helplessly, his tone sounding as a plea.
She could still see conflict behind his eyes and so she made a choice. She grabbed his hands and placed them on her waist, then wrapped her hands behind his neck, "I want this, I want you" Clary said.
"You're gonna be the death of me" Jace admitted, his eyes closing as she got closer to him, spreading kisses across his check and the edge of his lips. He was giving in, he couldn't stop himself. He was just a man after all.
When her lips touched his, it electrified him back to life and his hands on her waist pulled her in instantly so that there was not a hair seperating their bodies. Heat rolled off of the in waves as they were driving each other crazy.
"Clary" he breathed out into her lips.
"Jace" she moaned.
Knock, knock, knock
The two broke apart abruptly, each of them slamming into a side of the car as they looked up horrified through the driver's window at the big flashlight pointing at them, a man, a police officer in full uniform staring them down with a stern look.
Clary jumped back to her side and fumbled with her shirt to cover herself, looking redder than ever, she was sure she invented a new shade of red by the blush on her cheeks, she wanted to die of embarrassment as she pulled the shirt over her head. She would have rather died right there.
The two took deep breaths as Jace opened the window with a click, "Hey there, officer" Jace said with a cheeky smile, trying to hide his surprise.
A/N: DUN DUN DUUUN. No just kidding lol.
But yeah I am stopping here.
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