CHAPTER 3-Hypnotizing Abs

Walking down the road the next day…

Jace felt really bad for acting obsessive at the Yankees game yesterday so he decided to take Clary out for Ice-cream. It was the hottest day of the summer, about 85 degrees.

"Look Clary, I'm really sorry about yesterday. It's just that these past couple weeks I've been feeling different. More confident, less unhappy and I haven't been worrying about random things." Jace said with an apologetic look on his face, but deep down inside he just wanted to go to the tanning salon that was right in front of them. He stared and stared at it until he finally realized that Clary had been answering him. All he caught was…"You know?" then he was staring again.

"Earth to Jace. Hello? Jace, are you ok?" Clary asked

"What-oh yea sorry, um yea I'm fine. Just thinking about how much different I'm going to be."

Clary smiled at him and they continued down the road. The sun was shining very bright on them and Jace started to get sweaty. He tried to ignore the fact that he forgot to put his prescription suntan lotion on and was going to get sunburn, and just continued down the sidewalk.

"Hey, do you mind if I take off my shirt in front of all these people. The heat is killing me." And so I can show off my 8 pack. Jace thought but knew he shouldn't say out loud.

"Um, I don't mind I guess" Clary looked a little uncomfortable with that, but wanted to enjoy this time with her brother that she happens to be in love with. The truth is Clary thinks about his hair and abs everyday of her life. She dreams about petting his gorgeous golden hair and his golden skin. Two words girlfriend WEST VIRGINIA.

Jace gracefully ripped off his navy blue button up shirt. When he threw it around his shoulder the world went brighter. Every eye on the street was looking at them. Their mouths were opened wide and one or two even drooled a little bit. "Whoa" Jace said feeling very happy and beautiful. "Now this is way better than the tanning salon." He laughed. Clary was confused. She looked at him then the people and wondered what they saw that was so hypnotizing. "Jace put your shirt back on quick." She said.

"What? No I-"Clary stopped him and put his shirt on for him. The people stopped staring and drooling and whatever else they were doing. It was weird they all just went back to what they were doing.

"Well that was weird! So where do you want to go get ice-cream?" Jace asked like nothing just happened.

"Did you not see what just happened? That was the weirdest thing that I've ever seen. Its like they are hypnotized to you."

"I know! Wasn't that cool?!"

"No, Jace, it wasn't cool. There is something wrong with you, and I'm going to find out. You just wait and see." Clary said pointing her finger at him.

"Ok whatever. First can we go eat ice-cream? I'm starving"

When they got home from ice-cream Clary went on the computer and looked up everything she possibly could about the incident. She looked up Hypnotizing abs, obsessive 17 year old boys, boys who love themselves, and she couldn't find anything. Nothing fit together. This mystery was solvable, but she wouldn't be able to solve it alone. She would need help. Oh and help she did get. First, she left the institute and went to Jace's personal doctor for his files. The Doc said they were perfectly normal (not surprising). She tried the FBI, the Donut man, the geeky guy who worked at Cici's Pizza. Nothing, she got nothing. Suddenly while she was walking down the road, Clary saw a Therapist sign. She quickly dialed the number and an older sounding lady came on the phone. "Hello, this is Dr. Mocha's secretary. May I help you?" She said.

"Yes, I would like to make an appointment, for my brother." Clary answered

"Ok ma'am how about Thursday at 3? Is that good?"

"Yes Perfect"

"Ma'am I need your name, your brother's name, a reachable number, and the problem we will be dealing with." The lady said

"My name is Clarissa Fray. My brother Jace, well he is in love with himself I guess, and his body hypnotizes people." The Phone went dead.

When Jace got home the whole downstairs lights were dim. There were a few candles lit and the fire place was burning. When he went into the dinning room the round table (that Magnus insisted on having) was covered with a maroon colored table cloth.

"Well this is odd, Alec and Magnus must be having another romantic dinner together" He said to himself aloud.

"No, Jace. This is not about Magnus and me." Alec came into the dinning room dressed in some kind of robe. "I have something I should tell you Jace."

Jace was totally confused. Why was Alec wearing an orange robe with flowers on it? And why was Magnus not with him? They were constantly together, never apart.

"Ok shoot, but hurry, I need to take my bubble bath." Jace said putting his hat on a hanger. Alec shook his head and placed his hand on Jace's shoulder. "Jace" he said

"Alec"

"I love you Jace" Alec said. Jace wasn't surprised though everyone does.

"Why thank you, but trust me dude you're not the first" Jace thought for a while "Maybe the 25th?"

"No, I think we should be more than friends." Alec said dramatically. Jace stood there stiffly at first then without blinking used his left figure and slowly flicked his Alec's hand off of his shoulder. "Um, I think I'm going to go take my bubble bath now." He quickly ran upstairs and leaned against the wall and pounded his head against the wall. Even if I was gay he wouldn't have a chance, I'm too beautiful for him. He thought. When he opened up his door there was a candle and some roses in the middle of his floor. Out of no where Magnus appears on his bed.

"Hello, Jonathan" He said

Jace shivered, slammed the door and ran into the bathroom. What WAS happening to him? Alec never acted that weird before, and Magnus never even liked him as a friend. Whatever it was he liked it. All of the attention made him very proud of himself. When he was walking over to the bathtub he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror and immediately turned to admire himself

"Why hello there handsome. Looking good man"