It was lunchtime on Friday. She was sat at a table with Cecily, Isabelle, Simon, Will, Jem, Gabriel, Jordan, Maia, Alec, Magnus and Gideon. Clary felt amazed she had survived camp so far. Arts and Crafts had become a lot busier (and a lot more messy)! "Maryse says we're going to have a barbeque tonight guys! We get the afternoon off!" said Tessa as she and Sophie sat down opposite Clary. "Really?" asked Simon. "No. I just said it for the fun of it. Obviously we are Simon!" said Tessa rolling her eyes.
Jace sat down next to Will. "Cecily, Will, Jem. I have a favour to ask." he said glancing at his cousins and Jem. "What?" asked Will. "Kaelie wants to play doubles tennis to 'prove the strength of our relationship'. So we need a pair to play against. Jem, I was hoping you would be umpire." replied Jace rolling his eyes. "I'll play. It'll be fun to beat Kaelie!" said Cecily grinning. Will shrugged. "Fine" he said. "I'll umpire" said Jem. "Great" said Jace relieved.
When lunch ended the group slit. Izzy and Simon headed away for some 'quality time together' as did Jordan and Maia, and Alec and Magnus. Tessa and Sophie headed up to the cookery block to make some snacks for the barbeque and Gabriel headed off for some archery practise dragging Gideon with him. "Why don't you come to the game Clary?" suggested Cecily. Clary nodded.
Jace went to find Kaelie and Cecily, Will, Jem and Clary started to head down to the tennis court. Will and Cecily were walking slightly ahead, deep in conversation so Clary walked down with Jem. "Are they any good?" she asked Jem gesturing to Will and Cecily. "As a mixed doubles pair, they are one of the best I've ever seen." admitted Jem. "Does Jace know that?" asked Clary. "Yeah. And no, I don't know why he has asked two good players to play against him and Kaelie. Will and Cecily will almost definitely win." said Jem. Clary laughed.
Ten minutes later, both pairs were on court and Jem and Clary were at the side of court. "Play" called Jem. Cecily served and the ball flew over the net. As the game continued, Clary noticed two very different playing styles. Kaelie seemed to run about all over the court after the ball whereas Will and Cecily seemed to each have part of the court that they played. On several occasions Kaelie collided with Jace and soon it was 40-love to Will and Cecily.
Kaelie's anger was very obvious by this point. Will looked to Cecily and she nodded in understanding. "Are they telepathic or something?" asked Clary. "That wouldn't surprise me to be honest! I swear they know what the other one is thinking all the time!" replied Jem. Will served the ball and Kaelie hit it back. Cecily ran for the ball but missed. Clary frowned. That was an easy hit. Did Cecily miss on purpose? "Oops! Kaelie, I guess you and Jace's relationship is just too good!" said Will. Clary guessed Kaelie didn't hear the obvious sarcasm in Will's voice because a smug look passed over her face.
Jace shot Will a look and shook his head very slightly. Will looked to Cecily who nodded. "40-15" called Jem. "Play on!" Jace served and the ball passed between the two sides until Kaelie missed the ball entirely. "Will and Cecily win!" called Jem. "I told you so!" he whispered to Clary who laughed. "Well done!" said Clary as Will and Cecily headed to the side. "I guess I'll see you at the barbeque tonight" said Kaelie bitterly. She gave Jace a peck on the cheek and stormed off. "I would like to tell you, I hate you both!" said Jace politely. Cecily and Will looked at each other and laughed. "We had to Jace" said Will. Jace pulled a face and muttered something rude about where Will could stick his tennis racket.
"Did you miss that on purpose?" Clary asked Cecily as they walked back. Cecily grinned. "Well yes" she admitted. "I knew it!" Clary gasped. "It was too perfect an opportunity to tease Kaelie" replied Cecily. Clary rolled her eyes. "Come on, we should probably get to the barbeque" said Cecily gesturing to where all the campers and leaders were now sitting about eating.
Clary and Cecily collected a plate each and filled them with food before sitting down with Isabelle and Maia. They filled in Izzy and Maia on what happened at the tennis game and on Kaelie's reaction. "Haha! Serves Kaelie right!" said Izzy. Cecily went back up to grab juice for them all as Izzy and Maia told Clary about their afternoons.
"That doesn't look good" said Isabelle pointing past Clary. Cecily was getting having a conversation with a very angry looking Kaelie. Clary, Isabelle and Maia hurried over. "Listen up, you're his cousin not his sister and I am his girlfriend. He might like you, but he loves me with all his heart. You are just jealous because I am better than you! I have friends and I am popular and pretty. You are just some stupid tomboy nerd!" Kaelie shouted at Cecily. Cecily had moved before Clary even realised.
The sound of flesh on flesh was like a crack of thunder. Kaelie just stood there gobsmacked her cheek bright red as Cecily folded her arms. "What on earth is going on here?" asked Jace as he hurried up with Will and Jem.
"Jacey, did you see that? Your stupid cousin just hit me! I told you she was jealous of me!" said Kaelie. "Shut up Kaelie!" shouted Jace angrily. Kaelie looked like she had just been slapped in the face again. "Never call a member of my family stupid again! Kaelie, Cecily isn't jealous of you! You're jealous of her! You are jealous because I give my time to her rather than you! And do you want to know why? It's because she is my family and I care about her! You act like I can only love you, like I'm not allowed friends! But you know what? If being in a relationship with you means that I'm not allowed to care for my family or friends, then I don't want you!"
Kaelie stood there, mouth hanging open, absolutely gobsmacked. "What?" she managed to stutter out. "It's over Kaelie. I don't want to be with you." replied Jace. Kaelie's face darkened before she stormed away.
"Cecily, I just want you to know. That was probably the best thing anyone has ever done." said Will proudly giving Cecily a hug. "Are you ok Jace?" asked Cecily warily. Jace smiled. "Relieved. That is like a million stresses off my back!" said Jace. He hugged Cecily. "And Will is right. That was the best thing you've ever done." he said.
Will lay on the grass next to Tessa. She laced her fingers into his. The sky was tinted with the pinkish-reds of sunset. "The first stab of love is like a sunset, a blaze of colour- oranges, pearly pinks and vibrant purples" quoted Will. Tessa laughed and snuggled in closer to him. "You have a quote for every situation don't you" she said. Will nodded and rolled over so he was facing her. Her eyes shined in the fading light. "You look beautiful" he said quietly. She smiled. "And you, as handsome as ever" she said kissing him softly. He smiled under her lips. "I love you" he said. "I love you too Will" said Tessa before kissing him again.
Jace sat on the edge of the pier down at the lake with his feet in the cool water. Splitting up with Kaelie had just made every worry go away. Perhaps he could enjoy the rest of the camp now. Someone sat down beside him. "You ok?" said Alec as he sat down. "You know, for the first time in quite a while, I think I am" admitted Jace with a smile. "No breakup regrets?" asked Alec. "No. I'm sort of glad of it." said Jace. Alec grinned. "At least you have the rest of camp to find another girlfriend" he said. Jace pulled a face at him. "Haha, very funny" he said. "Come on, there has to be someone..." said Alec. "I'm quite happy with just friends for now" said Jace.
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So Jace and Kaelie have split up! But it seems Jace isn't up for a relationship yet? Can a certain red-head change the though?
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