SECOND UPDATE IN TWO DAYS. WOO HOO. Anyway, this chapter is super-duper long. 7,000 words. You're welcome. Also, it has a lot of Clace, because I'm in a Clace mood and it has fluff and smut and yeah. I don't have Jace's POV yet, but I think you guys will forgive me once you read the end. (; Note at bottom about accidentally replacing chapter 7!

Disclaimer: I still don't have rights to anything, because I'm seventeen (almost eighteen) and my life sucks. TMI is awesome, but unfortunately not mine.

Clary's POV

"There you are." Magnus pulled Alec into a giant hug. Their arms were enveloping each other like a giant cocoon, separating them from the rest of the world. The moment looked so intimate and personal that I blushed and looked away.

I met Jace's shining eyes and he walked over and bumped my shoulder. I instantly broke into a smile and wondered if we'd ever have a love like Magnus and Alec's. "Hey."

"What'd you guys do?" I tilted my head at him as we headed down the hall towards the cafeteria.

"Man stuff." Max popped up in between us and gave Jace a knowing nod.

"Man stuff?" I looked at both of their poker faces and Jace winked at me.

"Yeah? You wouldn't know about it." Max shook his shaggy brown hair and I found myself biting back laughter. It was good to see they had time to bond, even if it meant I had missed some crucial cuddling opportunities with Jace.

"Hurry up. I'm starving." Mia plowed passed us with Jordan trailing behind her at his wrist. He gave us a small wave and we all laughed.

Finally we all arrived in the open area we sat down in our normal seats. Alec, Simon, Max and Jordan all immediately got up and stood in line for food, but the rest of us were taking our sweet time.

"What'd you guys do?" Jace asked me as he played with the sleeve of my shirt. I wanted to ask him if he liked it, but I didn't want to sound too needy.

I thought about all of the normal things we did, like watch TV and talk about stupid girly things, but then I thought about our latter half of our conversation. My face turned red as a tomato and I looked at Mia and Magnus in alarm. "Oh, you know, girl stuff."

"Painted our nails. Brushed our hair. The usual." Magnus supplied helpfully as Mia nodded her head. Jace didn't seem to believe us, but I noticed he looked down at my chipped fingernails and dropped the subject.

He stood up suddenly and glanced down at me expectantly. "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I'm not hungry." I told him and turned back to my friends, only to realize their significant others had returned with their plates of food.

"I'm getting you something." Jace told me more than offered and I sighed.

"Look at you guys acting all couple-y." Mia cooed as she chowed down on some grilled cheese.

"Shut up." I growled, but my insides were doing flips. Were Jace and I a couple?

Jace returned with his plate filled so high I wondered how he was possibly going to eat all of it. He also gave me a medium sized plate that had a small slice of lasagna and mozzarella sticks. I beamed at him even though I wasn't hungry and decided I would eat all of it. "Thank you."

We were silent for most of the meal until finally Mia burped and sat down her fork, clearing her throat. "Alright. Does anyone know what today is?"

"The day after yesterday." Alec offered helpfully without looking up from his plate.

"Ha ha. You're so clever." Mia scowled at him. "It's October 26."

Realization donned on me. "It's almost Halloween!"

"Thank you, Captain Obvious." Simon teased me and I chucked one of my sticks at him. He caught it midair and bit off the end violently with a wink. Izzy pounced on the table from her perch on Alec's shoulder and devoured the other half. She made her way across the table and started licking at my plate and ate the rest of my food. I gave Jace an apologetic look, but he just shook his head and smiled.

"Actually, Clary, you're right. Hodge doesn't really celebrate the holidays all that much, but I figured we could have a costume party to celebrate your arrival." I hadn't had a party just for me in a very long time. We had birthday parties at my house, but I wasn't the same. It was only my family and we just had cake and a few presents.

The last big party I had was so much fun until my friend Briana got hurt. We were all playing outside and I thought there were bugs crawling all over her skin, so I tried to wipe them all away and I scratched her skin on accident. She was bleeding a lot and she had to go to the hospital. The party got cancelled and a lot of people took their gifts home.

The kids called me lots of mean things like a monster and a bully. Jayden told me he hated me and he wished I wasn't born. I heard Mommy crying herself to sleep that night.

"Where are we going to get costumes?" I was snapped back to reality by Jordan.

"We can make them." Mia rationalized.

I raised my hand and she nodded at me. "I can't make anything."

"I am in charge of costume designing, just come to me." Magnus announced to the group. He was a perfect fit with all of his glitter, sequins and crazy patterns.

"See? This'll be fun." Max agreed with Mia.

"Are we inviting everyone?" Simon groaned. I gave him a confused looked. I thought for sure he would love a costume party.

"Sure. Why not?" Mia grinned.

"I'll make up invitations." Magnus offered again. This was really happening.

"This is going to be awesome." I squealed and clapped my hands. I had never been to a Halloween party before. I wondered what everyone was going to wear. More importantly, what was Jace going to be? Hopefully something that involved being shirtless.

"Do we have to wear a costume?" Jace questioned glumly. I frowned at his lack of enthusiasm. Leave it to party pooper Jace to ruin the fun.

"Yes." Mia told him a voice that left little room for argument.

"I know what I'm going to be." Max began and I leaned in subconsciously. This party was going to be amazing.

"No! Everyone has to keep it a surprise." Mia barked loud enough for the entire room to turn their attention towards our table and I almost screamed.

"Why?" He whined and I thought he was going to start crying for a moment.

"It adds to the coolness factor." Mia told him much gentler.

"Fine."

Clary's POV

It was just before dinner. Everyone was kind of doing their own thing. At first I thought they were mad at me, but Mia explained that in a place like this, people had a lot on their mind and they needed time alone with their thoughts every once in a while.

I had found myself in the art room once again. Today I was working with pastel chalks and I was just adding the finishing touches to my latest piece. It had taken longer than I was expecting. It was multicolored and half of the Bristol board was a detailed close up of a girl with freckles and big eyes. The other half morphed her breathtaking features with a lion. I thought it was beautiful.

Jace had joined me at some point and he was currently perched on a stool directly across from me. He hadn't talked and neither had I. The silence was nice. He was carving something wooden with a knife and the shavings were getting all over the floor, but I knew they wouldn't be there tomorrow. It was part of the magic of this place. I hardly ever saw the workers and I'd never seen a custodian, but it was always in pristine condition like clockwork.

I decided I was finally finished and I held it up in front of me, letting a satisfied sigh escape my lips. I sat it back down on the table and began cleaning up my mess. Once I had finished putting everything back where it belonged, I felt Jace standing behind me.

His long fingers pressed into my hips and spun me around to face me. I rested my hands on his chest and stared up at him contently. "You have chalk all over your face."

His thumb came up and scrubbed at my cheek. He smiled at me and I noticed a chip on his incisor tooth. The only flaw on an otherwise flawless canvas. Somehow, it only made him more perfect. "Will you kiss me?"

"What?" Jace stiffened and he pulled away from me. My arms awkwardly fell to my side and I wrapped them around myself to keep from falling apart.

"I've never been kissed before." I whispered, choosing to stare at the paint splattered tiles rather than have to look at him.

"That doesn't surprise me." His voice was cold as he took a step back. "What makes you think I want to kiss you?"

"I don't know. Never mind. It was a stupid idea." I hated when he acted like this. I waited for him to take it back like he always did, but he didn't this time.

"A first kiss should be special and romantic." He told me harshly.

"I think you're special. Was your first kiss romantic?" I was still staring at the ground, but I finally found enough courage to look up.

"Sometimes your innocence makes me want to cause myself bodily harm." Jace told me honestly and I wanted to run and cry. I wanted to hug Theodore and never get out of bed again. I wanted my mommy.

Despite all the rejection, I still found myself trying again. "So, you won't kiss me?"

"No." His jaw was a hard set line and I itched to draw it, but all I wanted to do was get away from him.

"Okay." I turned away and fought the urge to wipe at my tears.

"Are you going to go cry like a baby now?" It was like he had hit me. I actually would have preferred if he had hit me.

"No." I knew he could hear the crack in my voice.

"Shocker." I didn't try to hide the tears as I stormed out the door.

I stopped in the doorframe and turned back at him, no longer caring if he saw me. "You're a-"

"Jerkface. I know. You should really come up with some new material." Jace finished for me.

I left without another word and numbly found my way to my room. I decided I needed a shower to clear my head. I picked out a cute maroon sweater and black leggings. I didn't feel like wearing shoes. I chose one Minnie Mouse sock and one Jack Skellington sock.

By the time I had found my way into the bathroom, I had stopped crying and I decided I wasn't going to let Jace keep me in a bad mood. I peeled out of my clothes and decided I was going to take a bath instead.

They fell to the ground and I turned on the hot water first, letting the tub get just the right temperature before putting the stopper in it and adding cool water. I found bubble bath and I added several spurts. It reminded me of the kind Mommy bought at home. I wondered if Hodge Podge had already sent out my letter.

I lowered myself into the water and leaned my head back, closing my eyes. I didn't realize how tired I was. Being here was fun, but really exhausting. We were always doing something. At home, Mommy made sure I did my school work and then I had the rest of the day to play, take a nap or do whatever I wanted. Here, I tried to tag along with whatever everyone else wanted to do.

Maybe tomorrow I would try to sleep some more and take things easy. Maybe Jace could sleep with me. Just because he didn't want to kiss me doesn't mean he didn't want to still cuddle with me. I thought about his boner this morning and my face turned bright red. I wondered what else I don't know about that is common knowledge to normal teenagers.

All of a sudden I felt like someone was watching me and I felt fear wash over me. Looked around, but I didn't see anyone. I sunk down so only my eyes and ears were above the water. "Hello?"

No one answered and I strained to listen for any sign of another living creature. Finally I heard a squeak and a little mouse scurried by the sinks. I almost screamed and I clutched at my heart. When I could finally breathe normally again, I mimicked his calls and beckoned him over. "Hey, little guy. Come here."

The mouse seemed to consider my offer before hopping over to me and climbing into my hand. I brought him up to my chest and pet his fur gently with my pinky finger. "Aren't you just adorable?"

"I am a girl, thank you." My eyes grew wide and I stared down at the little dormouse. She sat up on her hind legs and put her tiny claws on her round hips.

"Oh, I am very sorry." I apologized. I had never meant to hurt her feelings.

"You ought to be. You're practically bursting my ear drums." She complained some more and fidgeted around with her tiny ears.

"I'm sorry." I whispered much quieter and I held her farther away just to be safe.

"You already said that, now didn't you?" She sounded annoyed and it reminded me of Jace. It was like I had found his spirit animal.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" If I couldn't make Jace happy, maybe I could at least help her.

"You don't have any food on you by chance, do you?" She perked up, her ears sticking straight up and her hands resembling a dog begging for treats.

"Not on me." I frowned. I wasn't even able to help a mouse. "Wait, I have a jelly biscuit in my room. It's room 316."

"That'll do. You sure you don't mind?" She sounded hesitant, but I knew she needed it more than Theodore. Besides, he liked food even less than I did.

"Of course. You can have it." I grinned at her and scratched behind her ears, I wasn't really sure if mice liked that, but I knew cats and dogs did and mice were practically the same thing. I think.

"Thank you, Miss. Bless your soul." She leaped from y palm and over the edge of the tub. I leaned down, but her long tail was nowhere to be seen.

I smiled to myself, excited that I had done at least something right today. I quickly scrubbed my body, washed my hair, and shaved my legs last. Mommy always told me to be careful when I was shaving. I used to shave my arms, too, but I accidentally cut my wrist one time and Uncle Luke didn't believe me when I told him it was an accident. Mommy told me she did though. I still ended up her, though, so I don't suppose it mattered in the end.

I took my sweet time brushing my teeth and drying off my hair once I was finished bathing before I got dressed. I changed in a stall in case someone walked in. My parents and Jayden were the only people who had ever seen me naked and I was hoping to keep it that way. I pictured letting Jace see me in my birthday suit and I blushed furiously and remembered I was supposed to be mad at him.

As I walked out the door, I found Max sitting on the opposite wall with headphones on and a comic book in his hand. He glanced up at me and tore off the headphones as he came to a complete stand. He gave me a giant grin, which I immediately returned, and handed me an envelope. "Jace told me to give you this."

I wanted to ask him how long he had been sitting there or how he knew where I was, but decided against it. "What is it?"

"I'm not sure. Open it up." Max stepped closer.

The front was blank, except for Little Red neatly scrawled in curling print. I flipped it over and opened it. Inside was a small blue paper labeled, "Clue #1 Go Back to Where We First Met".

"It's like a scavenger hunt." Max explained. "Can I help?"

"Sure." I smiled. Leave it to Jace to pull something like this after how he left things earlier.

We followed all of the clues as they led us everywhere from the dining hall, to the art room, to the boys' bathroom, which I had never been in before and I blushed the entire time we were in there. Luckily no one was using the restroom or I would have been mortified. We also went out in the courtyard, in my bedroom and in the game room.

The cards were never where I expected them to be. They were always taped to the ceiling or hidden between two books. Max had a blast and finally we were on the last card. I only knew it was the last card, because that's what it said, "Clue #8 Room 214 is Your Final Destination".

"Here you are." Max announced.

"Aren't you coming in?" I actually had a lot of fun running around with him, he was a cool kid.

"Nah, it's okay." He insisted. "You guys have fun. I'm going to go finish my comic."

"Thanks, Maxi." I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him so hard I thought he was choking at first. He pulled back and nodded before walking away.

I watched him for a while before turning and staring at the door. It looked just like mine, yet somehow it was much more intimidating. What was behind it? I had never been in here before. Should I knock?

Finally I just turned the knob and stepped in. The lights were off and I went to flick the light switch, but then my eyes adjusted and I smiled. There were Christmas lights everywhere of all colors. They were hung from the ceiling and on the walls, casting lights against the shadows and illuminating Jace's face.

He was sitting in the center of a giant blanket fort. Thin white blankets were hung from the ceiling by hooks and they were all connected and woven together with white lights. Jace was surrounded by dozens of pillows and blankets.

"What's all this?" He looked really nervous and it made me smile even more than the decorations.

He motioned for me to sit down and left me in suspense for a moment before finally speaking. "I told you first kisses should be special and romantic."

"Are you going to kiss me right now?" I perked up, my heart nearly beating out of my chest. I wondered if he could hear it.

He leaned forward slightly and tucked my hair behind my ear. "No. You're expecting it. I'll wait a minute."

I scowled at him and he grinned at me, knowing he had succeeded. "Where did you get all of this stuff?"

"I know some people." Jace told me with a casual shrug. I wondered who he had to know to get all of this in such a short notice.

I finally managed to tear my eyes off of his face and I looked around the room again. I spotted a bed in the corner of the room. It was made with crisp edges and there wasn't a single wrinkle on the entire comforter. I noticed the only personal belonging in here was a picture frame of a little boy and a woman. The walls were bare and the only other object was a dresser in the far corner. "Where are we?"

"This is my room." He looked embarrassed and I wanted to kiss him, but I remembered something about the kids on the bus saying that the boys were supposed to kiss you first.

"Huh."

"What?" He stopped staring at his hands and his eyes were shining so bright I almost couldn't breathe.

"I was expecting it to be different." I admitted, hating how easily I blush. I wished my skin wasn't so sensitive.

He raised a perfectly arched eyebrow. "How so?"

"I don't know." I shifted my attention to his lips. They looked smooth and soft and kissable. I never understood what those chic flicks meant when they said boys had kissable lips, because weren't all lips kissable, but Jace as kissable lips. "Darker. More mysterious. Bigger. Messier."

"Interesting." His voice sounded emotionless again. I hated when he sounded like that. I just wanted him to tell me how he really felt.

Jace laid back against the pillows and shook his head at me. "Will you stop wondering when I will kiss you?"

"How did you know?" My eyes got huge and I laid down with him, but it was more to calm my nerves than anything else.

"It's written plain as day on your face." Jace snickered and I punched his arm. It probably hurt my hand more than him, but I would never admit it.

I rested my head on his bicep and curled into him. "I'm nervous."

"You have nothing to be nervous about." Jace assured me, but he was looking at the ceiling instead of at me like I wanted him to be.

"What if I'm a bad kisser?" I egged on, partly trying to get his attention and partly wanting to know the honest truth.

"You won't be. You have me as your teacher." Jace finally winked at me and my heart fluttered.

"What if my breath smells bad?" I had just brushed my teeth, but what if I missed a spot?

Jace sat up, pulling me with him, and showed me a tin of Altoids. "I brought mints."

"What if we bump noses?" I saw a movie once and the girl was so excited to get her first kiss that she broke her nose and everyone at school laughed at her.

Jace just shook his head at me. "You should always turn your head to the right."

"You're prepared for everything, aren't you?" I bit my lip nervously.

His Adam's apple bobbed and I realized for the first time that maybe he was nervous, too. "I want this to be perfect for you."

He stared at me for a long moment and then he finally cleared his throat and looked away. I sighed dramatically and groaned. "See, I really thought you were going to kiss me right there. It would have been the perfect moment."

"You kill me, Red." He seemed to be saying that a lot lately.

"Just kiss me already!" I shook him roughly by his shirt.

"No!" Jace growled back and pulled my hands off of him.

"Then I'm leaving!" I tried to stand up, but he grabbed me before I could.

"Just be patient. Tell me a story." His voice was a lot softer this time and I sighed, but sat down beside him.

"I can't think of any." I rested my head against his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around my waist. It felt so right I almost told him to forget all about my first kiss and pulled the blanket up so we could go to sleep.

"Tell me about the nightmare you had when I spent the night." A chill ran down my back at the memory and fear briefly washed over me again. It was like I was trapped in it all over again.

"I don't remember it." I pulled away from him.

"Liar." I wasn't looking at him, but I could hear the smile on his lips.

"I dreamt I was home." I swallowed and looked down at my hands as the memories all came rushing back. "I was jumping on the trampoline with Mommy. Jayden and all of the neighbor kids were playing next door. It was like nothing had changed. I thought I saw something when I was outside, but I couldn't place it. Then Uncle Luke was coming home from work and I was going to help make spaghetti for dinner. I ran upstairs to wash my hands and put on my apron and something caught my eye."

I was so caught up in that night, that terrible feeling, that I forgot where I was. I forgot all about the kiss and how nervous I had been. "Instead of my Hello Kitty nightlight, it was your blue one and everything came rushing back to me. I said your name and Mommy kept saying you weren't real. I was scared and I told her you were. Then I woke up and I saw you and I was never so happy to see anyone in my whole life."

I didn't realize I was crying at first until I had finished and Jace wiped at both of my eyes. I smiled up at him and he cupped the back of my neck gently, pulling me closer with his other arm. I realized that this was the moment. This was going to be my first kiss and I nearly screamed in joy. Our eyes were locked together the entire time and I leaned in, but right before our lips touched, he paused. "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my entire life."

I opened my mouth to argue that I thought Izzy was actually pretty gorgeous herself, but he finally crushed his lips to mine and I immediately closed my eyes. My arms wound around his neck and eliminated all of the space in between us. His lips were even softer than I had imagined and I was beginning to feel a little light headed.

Jace finally pulled away and I whined a bit, but we both rested our foreheads against each other. Our chests were heaving as we tried to regulate our breathing and I grinned at him. "Wow. That was perfect."

"And you wanted me to kiss you earlier." He smirked at me and all I wanted to do was wipe it off of his face.

"Can we do it again?" I questioned eagerly, sitting up higher on his lap.

Jace laughed loudly and pulled me by the waist against the blanket nest. He positioned himself above me and distributed most of his weight to his elbows. He kissed me hungrily and I met him halfway. Unlike our first kiss, this one wasn't sweet and tender. It was demanding and ravenous. He sucked on my bottom lip and bit down teasingly. I let out a quiet moan and he grinned at me, causing a blush to bloom all across my chest.

I kissed him again, liking this whole making out concept. Now I get why people did it all the time. I wove my hands into his hair and tugged on his golden locks. Jace slipped his tongue into my mouth and I wasn't sure what he was doing at first, but I liked the taste of it, so I let him continue.

I felt his hand slowly trail up my thigh and under my sweater. No one had ever touched me like this, but I knew Jace wasn't going to hurt me. His hand stopped right under my bra and it pressed flat against my belly. I liked the way it felt, so I slipped one of my hands under his dark shirt and splayed my fingers across his flesh. I knew it affected him, because he stopped kissing me for a moment and I took the opportunity to dart my tongue in his mouth quickly.

I continued tracing ever ridge and valley, trying to memorize every last detail. I had wanted to touch him from the moment I saw him. The moment I laid eyes on him. Now that I could, I felt like it was all just a dream.

Jace let out a very guttural groan and peeled off of me, throwing himself down onto a pillow. I didn't even bother to lay on top of him yet. The room was spinning and he had completely just rocked my world, or at least I think he had. I still wasn't great at teenage lingo. "I could get used to this."

After my double vision went away and I could once again think clearly, I rolled over to Jace and hitched my leg onto his chest. He gave me a sly grin and gingerly shook me off. "Slowdown, killer. It's getting late. I should get you back to your room."

"I'm not a killer. Can't we just sleep in here? It's so cool." I threw the blanket over us to show him I meant business. I wondered if Theodore would be mad he had to sleep alone, but surely he would be fine.

Jace sighed loudly, mocking me. "Fine, but if it gets too cold, I'm leaving you for the bed."

"Okay." I smiled victoriously and snuggled into his side. I knew if I talked, I would ruin everything, so I was quiet for once.

I thought about how Mia said boys can get turned on if they are having dirty thoughts. I wanted to know if Jace was having dirty thoughts about me, so I decided to take a risk and I reached under the covers and cupped the crotch of his pants.

He was definitely rock solid and he froze beside me, but I didn't miss how he had leaned in automatically when I first touched him. He cleared his throat awkwardly and removed my hand. "Sorry. I can't control it."

"It's okay." I told him innocently. Little did he know that I actually knew why he had it this time. I rearranged myself so I was straddling him just beneath his hips and I began to nervously undo his belt. I had never actually wore a belt before, so I didn't really know how to take them off, but I was going with the flow.

"What do you think you're doing?" Jace's voice was harsh and his hands quickly clamped down around my wrists.

"I'm making you feel good." I tried to remember everything that Mia and Magnus had told me, but suddenly I was scared. What if I did something wrong? What if Jace didn't like it? I didn't even know what a boy looked like naked. How was I supposed to do stuff to his body?

Jace raised both of his eyebrows and he looked amused, but not in a good way. "How so?"

"You know." I should have never done any of this. I should have just been happy that Jace kissed me and went to sleep like a good little girl.

Jace looked thoughtful. "No, I don't."

"Mia said-" I began, but he cut me off.

"So, this is all Mia's doings?" I knew he still had a problem with her, which was ridiculous, since I was the one who she had attacked. If anyone should be mad, it should be me.

"Uh, no. I'm doing it." I pointed out. If he didn't stop raising his voice, I was going to start crying again and I hated crying.

"And what exactly are you doing?" He was treating me like a child.

"I'm giving you a- I'm performing a-" I blinked really fast and looked down. "Please don't make me say it."

"Clary, if you can't say it, then you can't give one." I could hear the challenge.

I glared at him and set my jaw stubbornly. "I'm giving you a blowjob."

Jace's mouth fell open for a moment and satisfaction washed over me knowing that I had caught him off guard. Then his face was emotionless again. "No, you're not."

"Why not?"

Jace laid down again and rolled on his side so his back was facing me. "You don't even know how."

"You could teach me." I touched his arm, afraid he would tell me to leave if I got closer. All I wanted was to make him happy. Why was that so hard?

"No."

"Why not?" My voice was a mere murmur. I had almost lost all hope.

"Because I said so." Jace turned over and looked up at me. The lights reflected in his eyes, sparkling beautifully and completely contrasting with his terrible mood.

"That's not fair." I gave up on making him feel better and wrapped my arms around my legs, resting my head on top of my knees.

Jace gave me one glance and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, well it's my dick, so it's my choice."

"I just want to make you feel good." I mumbled into my legs. I doubt he could even hear me. We sat in silence for a while until Jace finally sat up and pulled me closer to him.

"You want to make me feel good?" His voice was gentle, persuading me to stop pouting. I looked up at him hopefully and nodded, my hair falling into my eyes. "Then let me make you feel good."

"How?" I wanted to tell him that making him feel good will make me feel good, too.

"Mia didn't tell you that girls can get excited down there, too?" Jace motioned at my lower region and we both looked down as I blushed.

"No." I shook my head, completely amazed. Did that mean I could get an erection, too? Why hadn't Mia told me?

"Leave it to her." Jace chuckled and looked me in the eye. He kissed me once. It was over before I had even known it was happening, but it was still nice. "Let me show you."

I just nodded my head and he laid me on my back gently. He straddled my hips and I was very much aware of the bulge in his pants at all times. He kissed me again once more, this time a little longer, but it was an innocent one. Then he kissed my forehead and each of my cheeks. I felt myself heating up, but I kept my eyes open. I wanted to watch everything he did to me.

He kissed both sides of my throat and he kissed my chest. I could feel my heart pounding against my ribcage like a bird trying to escape to its freedom. His hands rested on my hips and he looked at me with a smile.

It was unlike all of the rest of the smiles I has seen since I had arrived here. This one was childish and carefree. It was a smile that belonged to a little boy without a worry in the world. A little boy who was fast to love and quick to forget. I loved that smile.

"Are you comfortable taking off your shirt?" My instinct was to say no, but then I really thought about it. I trusted Jace, even if I didn't trust myself.

I nodded and he gathered the material and pulled it over my head. I helped him slip my arms out of the warm material. I realized I was exposed in just a pink bra and leggings and I moved to cover myself up, but Jace caught my arms.

He kissed my wrists and smiled at me. "You're beautiful."

I blushed and he let go of my arms. I let them fall awkwardly to my sides as he began pressing his lips to my throat. He had worked his way to the crook where my shoulder and neck met and he was sucking and nibbling on it gently.

He started sucking harder and I arched by back subconsciously. He bit down roughly and I gasped, my hand flying to his hair. "Oh my."

"Does that feel good?" He was licking the tender wound to make it feel better and his cool breath tickled the area. I wiggled underneath him and sighed contently.

He sat up and traced along the cups of my bra, dipping his fingers inside the cups with a devilish grin and grazing my nipples. He didn't try to remove it, but he did lick a long line in between the center of my breasts. I felt myself start breathing heavier "What about that?"

I nodded my head vigorously and he grinned as he sucked on the flesh spilling out of the left cup while his hand massaged my right breast through the material. I let out a soft moan as he bit me suddenly and I pushed up against him.

He kept a steady pace moving his way farther down my torso as he began lapping at my belly, paying special attention to my belly button and right under my ribs. He ran his fingertips along my sides, stopping just below my hips, and giving me chills. I lifted myself off the ground and let out an airy breath.

"Do you like that?" Jace's head popped up in front of me and I pulled his face down to mine for a lingering kiss.

When he pulled away I nodded happily and smiled at him like an idiot. I took his hand and placed it just above the waistband of my leggings. "It feels like there is a fire in my stomach."

"Good. That means I'm turning you on." Jace kissed me dismissively and returned to finish his work. I lifted my head to watch him, but decided it was more fun to close my eyes and enjoy the ride.

Jace suddenly pressed his hand flat against my core and I started coughing nervously. He laughed at my nerves and began rubbing me in a circular motion. I was really confused at first, but then it felt really good and I didn't question him after that. Mia didn't explain this part to me, so I was pretty clueless at this point. "Why don't I get really hard?"

"Girls don't get hard like guys. Instead, you get really wet." If I wasn't enjoying myself so much, I would have found the whole scenario quite comical. Jace was touching me so intimately, yet we were acting like we were talking about the weather or what we ate for breakfast.

This made me curious, so I slipped my hand underneath my leggings and underwear. When I pulled it out my fingers were completely soaked in this clear liquid. It didn't look like pee, so that was good, I guess. "Yep. I'm definitely turned on."

"Holy shit. You have no clue how hot that was." Jace was still massaging me, but he had found a certain spot that was even more sensitive than the rest. He took my fingers and looked me in the eyes as he licked them clean. I wanted to tell him that I thought that it was weird, but I think it made me wetter, and about that time he started picking up his speed.

"Jace." I moaned his name and I jerked around every time that he would change direction or rhythm. I was still stuck on the part where touching me down there could possibly feel this amazing, but I was just accepting it at this point.

"Hm?" He switched hands as well as angles and looked up at me innocently.

"Please, don't stop." I begged him and bucked against his hand. Once I realized how awesome that felt, I kept repeating it until Jace and I had a nice steady pace going.

"Wasn't planning on it." Where did he learn to do this? Better yet, I didn't want to know.

"Oh, my Lord." I was moaning and groaning and screaming all over the place. I was physically incapable of sitting still at this point. My legs were shaking and I don't think I could speak in sentences anymore. "Oh."

"Jace!" I felt like a rubber band had snapped. A bright light flashed behind my eyes and I felt nothing but complete utter bliss for a while. The shaking eventually stopped and I felt like I could take a nap.

I opened my eyes and found Jace grinned at me like an idiot. I flushed. "What was that?"

"That was your first climax, Little Red. Congratulations." Jace kissed my cheek and he looked like he just won a gold medal. Maybe even two gold medals.

"Does that mean you relieved me?" I scrunched my face up, completely lost. Mia didn't mention anything about climaxes.

"Yeah," He gave me a lazy smile. "I relieved you."

I thought back to the feeling I had just had and my eyes grew big. "Did I just pee myself?"

"No, cutie. You probably need some new pants, though." Jace crawled out of the tent and waggled his eyebrows at me. "Those leggings are soaked."

I waited for him to throw me some plaid pajama pants. Despite everything that had just went down, I still hid behind the tent to change. I neatly folded my underwear and leggings up and placed them on his dresser. His pants were way too big for me, but they had a draw string. When I returned I looked at him expectantly. "Does this mean we're friends with benefits now?"

Jace was already laying down. I guess that was a no on the blowjob. I would try that again another night. "What do you want us to be?"

"I want us to be happy." I pounced on top of him and smiled successfully as I heard the air get knocked out of him.

"I wish we all thought like you did, Little Red." He covered us with a giant navy blanket and pulled me against his chest.

I sat up on him and narrowed my eyes. "What do you mean?"

"Nothing. Let's go to bed." He gently forced my head back on his ribcage and began soothingly running his hands through his hair.

"Okay." There wasn't any fight left in me this time. I just wanted sleep. "Jace?"

"Yeah?" He sounded agitate, but I could also hear his slight smile.

"Can you kiss me again tomorrow?"

"We'll see."

I could settle for that.

PLEASE REVIEW. I'm dying to read what everyone thinks. I worked forever on this. Also, for those of you who are new to the story, are rereading it or just noticed, I accidentally replaced chapter 7 with chapter 8 when I was updating chapter 8 last night. I don't have an available copy of the original, so I emailed fanfiction and I am waiting for a response.

If I don't get one in a few days, then I will try my hardest to make a new chapter that has all of the important stuff from the old one, but I make no promises. I haven't written it in forever, so I'll try to include everything. Please feel free to PM me with anything you remember about it. Shout out to ClaryElena who has been a huge help with the missing chapter.

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