"We're having a spy-themed day tomorrow" explained Maryse to the leaders "All regular activities will be off. There will however be spy-themed activities for the campers." It was now nearly 2 weeks into camp and Clary was feeling fairly comfortable. Cecily had warned her that on random days throughout camp there would be themed-days to stir things up for the campers. "Spies! Cool!" commented Jace. "We're glad you think so!" said Robert. "We expect full participation from leaders. It is not a day off." said Maryse. "By full participation, we also mean costumes!" commented Robert. Whispers rushed throughout the leaders. "Your costume is up to you. Spy, villain, gadget-inventor. Whatever you want! Just remember this is supposed to be for the kids, so please make an effort!" said Maryse.
"Spies. What do spies wear?" asked Maia once they had been dismissed. "Black usually with loads of gadgets." said Simon quickly. "What are spy themed activities? As in are there secret missions or something?" asked Jem. "Maryse and Robert never fail to surprise, do they?" said Sophie.
Clary's mind was buzzing. She had never been to a themed-day before let alone lead one. "Hang on guys, this day is tomorrow! We need to sort costumes!" said Alec. Izzy immediately pulled Maia and Clary off to examine wardrobes. Clary swore she saw Will, Jace and Cecily talking quietly to each other before Izzy pulled her away. Were they planning something?
The next morning dawned bright and clear. Clary's eyes flew open. This was the spy-themed day. She saw the outfit Izzy had picked out for her on the chair. She got up and dressed quickly. "You look great!" said Cecily as she walked into the kitchen. "Thanks" replied Clary smiling. She was wearing black leggings and a dark red top with a leather jacket pulled over the top. A pair of black boots and a fake gun topped of the outfit. Cecily was in all black, leggings and hoody. "I had better go see Will. I wouldn't put it past him to dress as a bond girl!" she said running out of the room.
Clary headed down to meet Izzy and Maia. Isabelle and Maia were both dressed as Bond girls, in short dresses. Clary had decided to go as a spy rather than a Bond girl much to Izzy's dismay but Isabelle had still put together a killer outfit. Sophie and Tessa were both in black leggings and tops, Jem and Gabriel were both wearing black jeans and a black jacket and Jordan and Gideon were in camouflage. Simon had dressed as a gadget-inventor and Alec and Magnus were both dressed as villains.
"Well guys, you all look great!" said Maryse. "I can see we have some style matches" she said gesturing to Sophie and Tessa. "Now that is style matching!" said Robert pointing past the group. The group turned round to see Cecily, Will and Jace striding across the lawn. Each of them wore identical an identical outfit; black sunglasses, black blazer, white shirt, black tie, black trousers and black converse. "Now this is impressive! It's always you three isn't it!" said Maryse as Cecily, Will and Jace grinned.
"Ok. Gideon, Simon, Isabelle and Alec go find your groups please." said Maryse. "As for the rest of you, you all have activities to lead. Jordan and Maia, you are doing abseiling. Sophie, Tessa and Magnus, you are making junk-craft gadgets. Jem, Will, Gabriel and Cecily, you are in charge of the laser-tag that has been set up. Clary and Jace, you two are doing the assault course." said Robert.
"Laser-tag? Assault course?" asked Jem. "A small laser-tag arena has been set up on the lawn and we have set up an inflatable assault course on the smaller lawn." explained Maryse. "So my cousins are leading laser-tag while I'm playing on a bouncy castle!" said Jace. "Problem?" said Robert. Jace glanced at Clary. "No. Bouncy castles are cool!" said Jace grinning.
The group split up and headed off to their different activities. "You look very smart." said Clary as she and Jace walked down to the assault course. "Call me Bond, Jace Bond!" replied Jace grinning. Clary laughed and rolled her eyes. "How long have you been waiting to make that joke?" she asked. "Literally forever!" replied Jace. "You look really nice by the way" said Jace. Clary blushed. "Isabelle didn't force you into a dress?" he asked. "She tried but being a spy sounded cooler" Clary explained. Jace nodded. "What's with the synchronised outfits?" asked Clary. "Will's idea. We're Herondales In Black." he said. Clary laughed. "Is that it?" asked Jace pointing to an inflatable on the lawn.
The assault course seemed to consist of a large ball pool you had to wade through followed by a range of gaps of different shapes and sizes you had to squeeze through followed by a ladder climb and finally a large slide to get back to the bottom.
Clary glanced at Jace. "I get first go!" she called running onto the course. "No chance!" shouted Jace following her. They raced through the course until they reached the bottom of the slide. Clary tried to stand up but Jace pulled her back down again. "Hey!" she squealed in protest. Jace stood up but Clary pulled his feet from under him and he collapsed backwards onto the slide. "Ok tie" he said laughing. Jace stood up and pulled Clary up. "Ok, so that was quite fun..." admitted Clary. Jace laughed. "You're never too old for a bouncy castle!" he said. Clary rolled her eyes. She could hear the first of the campers arriving. "We had better go round and get them" she said. Jace nodded. "After you" he said politely. She started to walk but Jace grabbed her waist and pulled her back on to the inflatable. She pulled him down so they were lying side by side. "Hey!" he protested. Clary laughed. "Yeah we should really go" he said pulling her up. "Thanks" she said. They walked round to meet the group. Let the spy day begin!
By that evening Clary was exhausted. Sure they spy day had been fun but also tiring. She was stretched out on the couch in the room watching TV. There was a soft knock on the door. "Come in" she called. Jace walked in. He had taken off his blazer and tie but Clary still thought he looked like James Bond. And incredibly handsome. "Is Cecily about?" he asked. "She's doing laundry" said Clary. "Could you give these to her?" he said handing Clary the black ties Will and him had been wearing. "Sure" she said.
"Did you enjoy your first themed day?" asked Jace sitting down in an armchair. Clary nodded. "It was insane, but I loved every minute" she said. Jace laughed. "Yeah. That's just how camp is." he said. "Did you enjoy it?" asked Clary. Jace nodded. "Yeah. It was cool." he said. "What do you think the next one will be like?" asked Clary. "Who knows?" replied Jace smiling. "But I hope we get to work together again" he said "You're a good partner to work with" Clary felt herself blush. "Thanks. You're pretty good too." she said. Jace grinned. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow Clary" said Jace getting up. "See you tomorrow" called Clary as he walked out.
Jace lay awake that night. Clary was a nice girl. She was friendly and easy to talk to. And she was really pretty. He had noticed that she was pretty since she first came to camp but as he had gotten to know her it just seemed to make her more beautiful. Something about Clary was so right. And when they were joking about on the inflatable, he felt so happy. Was it love?
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So Jace is developing some feelings for Clary. But what happens next?
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