Chapter 6: Caramel with a cherry on top

Clary poked Jace's chest with her finger. "I can't believe you invited them to stay at the institute!" She said whispering with anger. They were back at the institute, Basil and Carzel each were getting settled in and Clary immediately once they got home had pulled Jace into the library for a personal discussion.

Jace hissed, "They are shadowhunters! They need a place to stay!"

"Since when have you been kind and generous! You only invited them to stay here because you like Basil!"

Jace started to argue but they were interrupted when the door opened. Basil smiled at them and walked over. Her hair was wet and brushed. She was wearing her old, dirty clothes except they had been cleaned. But she was in good need of a shopping spree, Clary would leave that to Isabelle. She didn't want to be around this chick.

Basil grinned, "I love my room, its so pretty. Clary where is your room?"

"Actually I don't stay here, I live with my mom at our house."

"Oh, Jace where is your room?" Basil asked, batting her eyelashes, unintentionally.

Jace was about to answer, when Clary cut in, "Actually Basil, if you wouldn't mind we were in the middle of an important conversation, so please excuse us." She grabbed the front of Jace's shirt and dragged him out of the library with Basil left standing there.

Jace pulled his shirt out of Clary's grip, "Woman, I know you like to touch me but please we have guests!"

Clary rolled her eyes, "Oh, Jace, you better watch yourself." Clary flipped her hair in his face and walked away.

Jace grinned at her, "Did you just pull a Simon move on me?"

Clary shouted while she walked, "Maybe." Clary walked into the kitchen and saw Isabelle in there, she was pulling bread out of the cupboards. Carzel was sitting at the counter staring at her with no emotion.

"So, Carzel do you want american cheese or provolone cheese on your sandwich?" Izzy asked grinning at him with a winning smile. Clary coughed and Isabelle looked at her. "Hey, Clary I'm making sandwiches. Want one?"

"But its midnight?" Clary asked. "And we just went to Takis."

Isabelle nodded, "I know but Carzel didn't eat much and he was hungry." Clary looked at Carzel and he shrugged. "Now, do you want a sandwich or not?"

"Not, count me out and Isabelle could I interrupt your sandwich making and talk to you in the dining room?" Clary asked blinking. "Now."

Isabelle sighed and put down the slice of cheese she was holding and followed Clary into the dining room. "So lemme get this straight, your dating Simon, yet your flirting with Carzel and cooking for him. Not good cooking of course, but seriously."

Isabelle rolled her eyes, "Simon and I aren't exclusive."

"But Carzel seriously? You barely know the guy!" Clary said becoming irritated.

"Carzel is hot and besides you get to know a guy, just like I got to know Simon."

"I beg to differ, you made out with Simon and thats how this whole relationship of yours got started!"

Isabelle sighed, "Come on Clary lemme have some fun."

Clary threw her head back and then stared at Isabelle. "Your not having fun, when your dating one of my best friends! And Isabelle, wouldn't it be unrebellious of you to date a shadowhunter?"

Isabelle's eyes widened, "Your right, it would be. Hmm, a new side of me, now if you'll excuse me I have a sandwich to make," Isabelle smiled and skipped out of the dining room back to the kitchen.

Clary groaned, "These talks never work," and she planted herself in a chair, just as Jace and Basil walked by laughing about some stupid, new seraph blade. Clary growled, "Thats it nice Clary is gone, time to meet the bad Clary."

Alec walked in, "Are you talking to yourself in the third person? And why is Isabelle making a sandwich?"

Clary jumped up, "Yes, yes I am and don't worry about that, I'll handle it," she said with a mischievous grin. She fluffed her hair and then walked back into the kitchen.

"Everyone in this institute is losing it," Alec muttered to himself as he saw Church staring at his cat figure in the mirror. "Church is obsessed with the mirror! And I'm talking to myself. Perfect..."

Clary gave Carzel a flirty smile and sat next to him. Isabelle placed a sandwich in front of Carzel, "Here you go. Now I will be right back, when I'm back, I want to see a dent in this deli treat." Isabelle walked out and Clary rolled her eyes. She grabbed the sandwich before Carzel could touch it and she threw it out.

Carzel gave her a questioning look, "Never eat her food, it tastes like pig crap."

He gave her a small smile, "I'll take your word for it."

She flipped her hair behind her shoulder, "So do you want a real snack, I could make you a sundae."

He grinned at her, "Why not, its midnight, a great time for a sugar rush." Clary pulled out a tub of ice cream.

She smiled at Carzel, "I wonder if they have any chocolate syrup?" She poked her head into the fridge. "They only have caramel syrup," she pulled it out and smiled at him.

He grinned at her and she pulled out caramel syrup, whip cream and a jar of cherries.

She grabbed a bowl just as Isabelle walked in and stared at her and then at Carzel's empty plate. "Did you like my sandwich!" She squealed.

Clary winked at Carzel and he grinned at her then turned to Isabelle. "It was delicious."

Isabelle grinned at him then looked at Clary, "What are you doing?"

"Carzel has a sweet tooth, I'm making him a sundae."

Jace walked in, "Ooo, did I hear sundae."

Clary frowned at him, "Theres not enough ice cream, sorry only enough for one," she turned to Carzel, "Maybe one that could be split."

Jace looked at her and then at Carzel. Isabelle was gawking at them both. Alec walked in with Basil following. Alec stared at Jace, "She got lost and wanted to tell you about her newest blade."

Jace smiled at her and Basil grinned. "Do I smell ice cream?"

Jace sighed, "Yeah but its for Carzel," she frowned and looked at Carzel. He smiled and shrugged.

Clary put some ice cream in a bowl and then put the bowl in front of Carzel. "How much caramel do you like on your sundae?"

He shrugged, "However much you like sweet pea."

Clary picked up the caramel syrup and giggled, "Oh Carzel." Jace gave Clary a confused look. Clary went to squirt the caramel into the bowl of ice cream but missed and instead squirted Carzel with the caramel. "Oops," she said biting her lip. "You know what, because of this little moment, I'm going to call you Caramel, because your sweet," she trailed her finger down his biceps which were now covered in caramel and licked her finger, "And tasty, too." She winked at him and he grinned. Jace was now narrowing his eyes. Clary finished off the sundae with a cherry on top and slid it over to Carzel. She grabbed another cherry from the jar and placed it in her mouth. She plucked the stem from her mouth, and it was knotted.

Carzel smiled at her. "Isn't it a myth that if you can knot a cherry stem in your mouth it means your a good kisser." Clary nodded, smiling at him. "Your new name is Cherry, because of your little trick."

Alec looked between Jace and Isabelle's angry faces and Clary and Carzel staring at eachother passionately and muttered, "Oh, crap." He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "Magnus, we have a problem." He paused, "Okay then see you soon."

Jace growled, "Clary, could I talk to you in the dining room."

"Could it wait, Jace, I'm busy," she muttered still smiling at Carzel.

"Clary, its important," Jace murmured.

Clary groaned, "Fine, whatever. I'll be back Caramel," she said and touched the top of Carzel's nose. Clary followed Jace into the dining room. "What is so important that you had to ruin that moment!"

Jace let out a deep breath. "You barely know him and your all over him, and I'm your boyfriend! How could you do that!"

"You mean like what your doing with Basil?" Clary asked with an innocent look.

Jace realized, "Your trying to make me jealous..."

Clary yelled, "Yeah and I'm not going to stop until you stop flirting with Basil!"

"Well I'm not stopping till you give up this crap with Carzel!" Jace yelled back.

Clary narrowed her eyes, "I don't plan on it!"

Jace narrowed his eyes, "I don't either," Jace's face morphed, "About your little cherry stem talent, I'm the only one that knows about it."

Clary rolled her eyes. "Actually, not just you, Sebastian and... Simon."

Jace groaned and walked back into the kitchen. Clary grinned with glee and skipped after him. Clary took her spot next to Carzel and Jace sat next to Basil. There was a knock at the door and Alec jumped up from his seat, "That must be Magnus I'll be right back." He ran out of the room.

Jace started talking to Basil about some blades so Clary played it up with Carzel and started to feed him his sundae.

He grinned at her as she gave him spoonfuls.

Isabelle glared at Clary and Carzel. And then turned to Jace, "Are you seriously talking about blades, Jace! Are you trying to bore us all?"

Basil smiled, "I don't find him boring," Jace grinned. Clary turned to them both and rolled her eyes.

"Caramel, how many times a week do you work out?" Clary asked.

Carzel smiled and Isabelle interrupted before he could say anything. "Clary shouldn't you be heading home, its getting late."

Clary shook her head, "I called my mom, she said I could spend the night, as long as I'm in a room no where near Jace." Alec walked back in with Magnus right at that moment and overheard it.

Alec muttered, "Don't need to worry about that," as he eyed how close Clary and Carzel were. "We will get you a room."

Magnus murmured to Alec, "I see what you mean now. Thank the lord I'm here." Magnus looked at the scene in front of him, then turned to his boyfriend, "Just follow me." He turned back to the group and clapped his hands once together, "Guys, I'm having a party at my place and your all invited!"

Alec looked at him, "What party?"

Magnus's eyes widened, telling him to play along, "That party I was telling you about..."

"Huh?" Then Alec finally got it, "Oh, that party. Right. That awesome party everyone is invited to. That party that is not in anyway a setup." Magnus slapped his forehead. Alec was over doing it. "Its a pajama party."

He quickly grabbed Alec and went out of the institute. The others would meet him at his condo.

OKay at the Simon move Clary pulled on Jace, its just an inside joke between me and my biffle Laffy_taffy0401(read her tmi story its fantastic), cuz if you remember this one scene in one of the books where Simon goes, "You know what else my mom said about you?" Clary is silent. "That you'd break my heart," and then he turns from her and walks off, me and my bffl always imagined that with a hair flip, so that explains that. And ooo Clary is playing the same game as Jace, yeah it was 1230 at night when I wrote the scenes between Caramel and Cherry (how you like those nicknames ;)...? No? Whatever!) I was way hyper... and in no mood for sleep... LEMONADE RUSH! that reminds me Big Time Rush, gotta live it big time! I love them, they all are cuter than cute! :D and magnus is planning a pajama party? wonder whats going to happen then... jk I already know well, if u liked u can review, if u hate the fact that clace is going through a hard time, flame, but if ur kidding, ur kidding if not, then imma be sad :( oh well bye bye! :D