"Why are we here Isabelle?" moaned Clary as Izzy dragged her into yet another shop. "We are here because the Midsummer Masquerade Ball is tonight and you need to look amazing" replied Izzy looking through a rack of dresses. "What is this ball anyway?" asked Clary. "On midsummer night, Robert and Maryse take all the younger campers away for an overnight camping trip. The older campers and leaders stay at camp and have a masquerade ball. It's amazing! Everyone dresses up nicely and there are dances and food and it's really lovely and romantic!" said Izzy sighing happily.

Isabelle had practically marched into Clary's room that morning and dragged her out to the shops. Clary swore she must have tried on a hundred different dresses today, all of which looked amazing but Izzy wasn't happy.

She tried to distract herself by thinking back to the previous night. She and Jace had hung out and taken a walk out in the meadows surrounding the camp. In fact, she realised she had been hanging about with Jace quite a lot lately. He could always make her laugh and they always seemed to find something new to talk about. To be truthful, Clary and Jace had become firm friends very quickly.

A squeal of excitement brought Clary back down to earth. "This is it! This is the dress!" said Izzy excitedly as she shoved a dress into Clary's arms and shooed her into a fitting room.

Cecily raised the foil and hit the dummy squarely in the chest. "Nice" commented a voice from the doorway. Gabriel walked into the gym where Cecily was practising. "Hey. What's up?" she asked. "Nothing just passing time before the ball tonight" he said shrugging. He picked up a foil and swung it experimentally. "Can you fence?" asked Cecily. "Not very well" admitted Gabriel. "Well, it's about time you learned" said Cecily. Gabriel smiled.

Cecily and Gabriel stood opposite each other, foils in hand. "Go!" called Cecily. Their foils clashed but Cecily deflected his blow and jabbed him in the chest. "Ow!" he exclaimed. "Sorry. I forget I'm better at this than you." said Cecily apologetically. "It's fine, I'll live" said Gabriel. They stepped back into their original positions. "Go!" called Cecily once more. Gabriel swung his foil but Cecily flicked her foil tactically and the foil went flying from Gabriel's hand. "You win!" he said laughing. "Wow. You are good at this." he said sounding impressed. Cecily blushed.

"Who taught you to fence? Will or Jace?" asked Gabriel. "Neither actually. I learned it while I was a camper here." said Cecily. Gabriel raised his eyebrows. "That is impressive. If you can fence like that by just going to a summer camp!" he said. Cecily smiled and shrugged. "Well, you're amazing at archery" she said. Gabriel blushed slightly. "Thanks" he mumbled.

Cecily had always heard from Jace that Gabriel was big-headed and arrogant but whenever she talked to him, he wasn't anything like that. She studied his face. His features were angular and sharp but his eyes were soft and kind. "You're staring at me" said Gabriel smiling. Cecily blushed. "Sorry" she mumbled hiding her face. She felt Gabriel's hand under her chin raising her head so they were looking at each other. She felt her skin tingle where he touched her.

"Listen, this is crazy but would you maybe come to the Midsummer Masquerade Ball with me?" he said quietly. Cecily blinked. Did he really just ask her to the ball? Like as a couple? Gabriel sighed. "Never mind" he mumbled and began to walk away. Cecily grabbed his t-shirt and pulled him back. He turned to face her. She kissed his lips softly. "So is that a yes?" he asked after she pulled away. "What do you think?" said Cecily rolling her eyes. Gabriel grinned.

"What are wearing tonight?" Magnus asked. Alec sighed. "I wasn't really planning on going to the ball" he said. Magnus shot into the kitchen. "What do you mean?" said Magnus puzzled. "Well, dancing isn't my strong point and no one has asked me to go with them." replied Alec. Alec was planning on going anyway but he had been hinting for Magnus to ask to go as partners with him for days. Magnus eyes narrowed. He knew what Alec was playing at. But he had been hoping Alec would ask him. However, he knew Alec could be shy and if one of them didn't make a move soon neither of them would have a date.

"Alexander Lightwood, would you do me the honour of being my date to the Midsummer Masquerade Ball tonight?" said Magnus politely sinking into a bow. "No. I don't really fancy it." replied Alec. Magnus whipped round to face him, gobsmacked. Alec burst out laughing and got up. He wounds his hands around his boyfriend's neck. "It would be my pleasure to go with you Magnus Bane!" he said kissing Magnus. Magnus pulled him in closer and kissed him back.

Clary coughed. "Easy with the hairspray Isabelle!" she said. There an hour before the ball and Isabelle had practically forced Clary into a chair so she could make sure she looked 'amazing'. Clary hadn't been able to keep track of how many different types of make-up had been applied to her face but she now had perfectly even skin. Her eyes were accentuated by long lashes and a hint of dark eyeliner. Her cheeks were gently blushing and her lips were full, but natural. She had to admit, Isabelle knew her stuff. Her hair was around her shoulders in loose natural-looking curls. Clary was amazed to see she actually looked very pretty.

Her dress suited was the cherry on top of the cake. The royal-purple material seemed to flow around her, bringing out her curves and contrasting her red-hair perfectly. The skirt stopped just above her knees and she had a pair of gold high heels on and a matching gold clutch purse. She also wore a mask; purple with gold details."Wow! You look amazing!" said Cecily from the doorway. Clary could see she hadn't got ready yet. Clary blushed. "I'll do your make-up too Cecily" said Isabelle. Cecily raised her eyebrows. "If you come anywhere near me with make-up, then I will kill you!" she said. Isabelle rolled her eyes. "Come on Clary. We should head down." said Isabelle pulling Clary out of the room and down to the lawn.

Clary gasped as she saw the lawn. The trees had been strung with fairy lights and there had been a temporary dance floor set up on the grass. People were floating about; girls in their fancy dresses and boys in suits, all wearing masks. "It's beautiful" she said in amazement. Isabelle smiled. "You'll love the ball!" she said. They heard a gasp from behind them. They spun round to see Simon gazing at Isabelle. Clary thought Izzy looked amazing. A red dress with matching heels and a red mask with black lace. Simon hadn't scrubbed up too badly either! Isabelle laced her arm with Simon's and lead him off.

Clary wandered down to the lawn. It was still quite easy to identify people, even with masks on. She could see Jordan and Maia and Gideon and Sophie dancing together, Magnus and Alec feeding each other strawberries, Will and Tessa deep in conversation and Simon and Isabelle kissing. "So what do you think of the ball?" asked Jem as he appeared beside her. "It looks...amazing" admitted Clary. "Yeah. Magnus did a great job of decorating. And he didn't touch glitter once!" said Jem. Clary laughed. "Hey Gabriel" said Jem as Gabriel appeared beside them. He didn't respond, he just stood there in amazement.

Clary followed his gaze and saw Cecily standing there. But she didn't look like Cecily. Her black hair was sleek and straight around her shoulders and she was wearing a blue dress which was fitted at the chest and a blue mask with black details. Clary had never realised how pretty Cecily really was behind the books and casual clothes. She could see the resemblance to Will clearly. She was as pretty as Will was handsome.

Gabriel took Cecily's hand and lead her onto the dance floor. "Will is going to kill her" muttered Jem softly. "They look happy" said Clary watching the pair dance. "That's because they are happy" said Jace appearing beside her "They've met up a few times actually, I think." Clary frowned. "You're not angry?" asked Clary. Jace shook his head. "I don't have a problem with Gabriel as long as he doesn't hurt her" he said. "I don't know about Will though..."

As if on cue, Will started to protest angrily. "For goodness sake! What is she doing?" he said angrily. Tessa rolled her eyes and kissed him, cutting him off. "Leave it Will. She looks happy." said Tessa pulling away. Will glanced over at Cecily and then at Jace, who shook his head slightly. "You're right, she's happy. That's what matters" said Will reluctantly. Jem joined Jem and Tessa and the three began another discussion.

"Would you care for a dance?" Jace said politely offering his hand to Clary. Clary smiled and took his hand as they went out onto the dance floor. The music changed to a slow waltz as Jace put his hand on Clary's waist. "You look beautiful" said Jace as they danced. Clary blushed. "You look great too" she replied gesturing to his suit. He smiled.

"I've never been to a masquerade ball before" said Clary quietly. "Well, you won't find a better one than this!" said Jace smiling and pulling her closer. Normally Clary would have resisted but it felt so right. She looked into Jace's eyes. How could eyes have so many shades of gold and brown and how could they look so alive and caring? The space between got smaller gradually as they danced. When the song ended, there were only a few centimetres between them.

Before Clary knew it, he had closed the gap as he kissed her. She kissed him back gently. They broke apart slowly. "Listen Clary, I know it might not seem like it but I have never met someone like you before. Something about you makes me different, happier, more caring. And I don't want to lose that. So, would you be my girlfriend?" said Jace quietly.

Clary looked straight into his eyes. "Yes Jace, I will be your girlfriend" she said kissing him again.

Hey guys!

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