Hey, so I put A LOT of thought in this chap. It was so hard to write! Anyway, make sure you tell me if you like! :) Enjoyy :D

Disclaimer: I am not the awesome Cassandra Clare, so I do not own this series :(

JPOV

"What do you want to talk about?" He said as calmly as he could.

"About that kiss." She brought it up. There was no pretending it didn't happen now.

"Clary.."

"Jace. I don't know what that was. But, I hope you realize it meant nothing more." She said formally.

"You don't want to be friends?" He said, shocked.

Clary looked shocked, too. "No, no of course I want to be more than friends. Not the..other stuff though."

I have to tell her. "Clary. I want to."

"To what?" Clary asked.

"I want to be more with you."

CPOV

This is it. Clary thought. He's going to hate me forever. What if he doesn't even want to be friends? I can't do that. I love him. A lot. But he can do better than me. Oh well..it's now or never.

"Jace--" She started.

"Clary, let me tell you first. I love you. I've loved you as long as I can remember." To hear him say those words, almost tore her heart out. She loved him so much, but she just couldn't ruin everything.

"Jace, you just think you love me. You can do so much better than me, really."

"Clary, I need you. I can't be just your friend. It's killing me."

Clary bit her lip. She had to let him go. "Jace, one day you're going to find somoene, and she's going to be so beautiful, and good. You're going to fall for her. And she'll be so much better for you than I am."

Jace's eyes searched her face. "Clary, I've already found that person. It's you."

"No, it's not."

"Goddamn it, Clary! I know you feel the same way! Why are you being like this?"

She made her expression unreadable. "Don't tell me what I feel, Jace"

He looked incredulous. "I know you like the back of my hand. You don't think I know how you feel even if it wasn't written all over your face?"

Shit. "Jace I love you."

New hope dawned in his face. "I love you too."

"But," Clary said as tears formed, "I just can't be the girl that you deserve."

"Clary, I want you. Not some girl that you think I should have. I've only wanted you. My whole life."

"It's just a crush, Jace. You'll get over it some day."

Jace looked like she wanted to shake her. "It's not just a crush, Clary! How many times do I have to tell you? I've been in love with you my whole life. It's not just my hormonal teenage nature! I'll never want anyone but you!"

Clary closed her eyes for a moment. She had to let him go. He'd be so much better off without her. "Jace, we just can't be together. We'd end up like two old crows fighting all the time. And then I'd regret it. But I'll always be there for you, I promise. Good friends are always there for each other."

"Clary.."

She took his hand. "I'll always love you, Jace."

"Just think it over a little bit, Clary"

"I have."

His eyes blazed. "I don't believe you."

this made her temper flare. "And why not?"

"Because you're lying to me. And you're lying to yourself."

"I'm not lying to you or myself about anything!" Clary said angrily.

"Yes you are. You're purposely hiding from what you know you want." Jace hissed.

"And what do I want? Since you know everything about me." She said indignantly.

"You want us. Just like I do." Jace said.

"I can't do this, Jace. I can't. I'm sorry."

She started to pull away, before Jace brought his lips crashing down on hers.

Another cliff! :) Sorry about how it's so short :( But maybe the next one will be longer? Hope you liked the chapter! I put a lot of thought into it, And that wasn't how I originally going to write this chap. But I hope you liked it anyway! Please review! And thank you so much for your reviews so far!