SO when i posted something went wrong, and it all came up in one massive paragraph, which has happened before and I dont know why. Im so sorry, and thank you to rosaskypeople for pointing that out. And thanks to everyone who reviewed despite the stuffed up chapter, it means the world to me! Now the original content of the chapter:
A/N 230 reviews is insane! Thank you all SO much! Please read bottom A/N x
Around midday, Jace and Clary decided to get out of bed.
"So I'll go out first, make sure every things ok, and then if I don't knock on the door or anything or call out you can come out."
"Whatever," Clary said shrugging. Jace pushed the covers down and padded across the room, exiting the door and closing it. Jace looked around not seeing anyone and decided to go to the kitchen. He found Maia standing in front of the stove, Alec cutting up something and Jon and Izzy sitting at the bench.
"Morning." Jace said sleepily.
A chorus of greeting came back to him and he took his seat beside Izzy.
"Jace do you know where Clary is?" Jon asked, "I haven't seen her yet."
"Yeah, I just saw her leave Izzy's room and go to the bathroom."
Izzy snapped her head around quickly, giving Jace an incredulous look, to which Jace shot back one of his own. Izzy went back to what she was doing, glaring at Jace from the corner of her eye. Jace stole a strawberry from the board Alec was cutting them on, eating it quickly with a grin as he managed to evade Alec's swatting hand.
"So, what are we doing today?"
Izzy snorted, "Jace the days half gone."
"Did you not have a hangover? I think you came down 10 minutes before I did."
"Actually it was closer to 20 minutes," Alec said winking at Jace who laughed at Izzy.
"Back to the question though, what are we doing today?"
Izzy frowned. "Im not sure. People are coming over tonight, and we'll hang out and play some games and stuff."
"Awesome."
"And we should probably go out and get food for tonight at some point."
"Yep, food is almost as important as the other thing we will need to get."
"Alcohol?' Izzy asked.
Jace deadpanned, "Nope, condoms." Jace sprayed a mouthful of water all over the bench, moving towards Jace threateningly.
"Calm down Jon, I was kidding. The answer was alcohol." Everyone was laughing at Jons reaction, who was still glaring at Jace while cleaning up the water. Maia dumped a huge pile of pancakes and bacon on the bench, and everyone swooped in to grab some food. A few minutes later everyone was seated around the table, stuffing their mouths, and Clary just walked in.
"Morning guys," she said brightly, her hair flicking around and sending small droplets of water around.
"Hi Clary," everyone at the table said back, to varying states of being understandable. Clary laughed and grabbed her own plate, slotting in beside Izzy.
"How did everyone sleep?"
"Good thanks," izzy said brightly, "And by the way its not morning."
Clary rolled her eyes, and dug into her own pancakes with lemon and sugar, bacon on the side.
"These pancakes are really good, who cooked them?" Clary asked through a mouthful of food.
"Maia," Alec said with a smile.
Clary nodded and kept eating.
"Right, so, I think because its warm we should take a dip in the pool, and then set up for tonight. And go buy food and crap."
"Whatever,"
"Sounds good to me." Izzy beamed at the response, quickly finished her food and dumped her plate in the sink. She turned to face Maia and I.
"Meet in my room, I have some bathers we can borrow."
Clary and Maia nodded, finishing their plates and following Izzy up the stairs. They entered, to find clothes strewn everywhere, Izzy deep in her closet throwing things around.
"Where are the damn things," she muttered, pulling open another drawer. "Aha!" She exclaimed, turning around with a box full of bathers.
"Here you go. You probably wont fit my bikinis I wear now, here are some I've worn over the years. Some of them haven't even been worn."
"Iz, do you have anything that aren't bikinis?"
Izzy frowned, "Probably not, but have a look anyway." Clary shrugged and dug through the bathers, pulling out a black pair that caught her eye. She looked at them, deciding they were extremely nice and must have cost a fortune; evident by the tags still on. They were black bather fabric, with black lace stretching across it, and was a one piece. Clary looked up to find Izzy grinning at her.
"Clare that would be perfect for you! Go put it on!"
"Iz, I cant wear this! Are you kidding, look at the price!" Izzy waved her hand, "They were a gift and they didn't fit, I wont be bringing them back now so just go put them on before I put them on for you." Clary groaned, and grudgingly left for the bathroom. She tugged the bathers on, and noticed that they were very nice. They fit her perfectly, giving her curves where she wanted them and Clary found them very comfortable. She poked her head out, not wanting anyone else to catch her in her bathers before she had the girls' approval. Just as she decided to make a mad dash for it, Jace exited his room, walking straight into her. Clary blushed and stood up, looking at Jace who looked Clary up and down.
"Damn Fray you got a body on you."
"No shit sherlock." Clary said with a roll of her eyes, turning to leave but felt Jaces hand close around her arm.
"No, seriously. You look so sexy right now, if we were dating and Jon wasn't 3 meters away," Jace trailed off, leaving Clary to decipher what he meant. It took a moment, and Clary instantly blushed and stammered, pulling away from Jace and slamming the door behind her in Izzy's room. Izzy looked up from searching for her bathers.
"Damn Clare, they were totally made for you. Keep them, I will have no use for the, anyway."
"No I couldn't-"
"Yes you could. And you will. Or I will permanently glue them to your body." Clary shivered slightly, grabbing the black sundress from her bag and throwing it over top.
"Iz you give me to many clothes."
"I grow to fast, may as well give them to someone who can wear them."
A moment later the girls were all ready to go, Maia wearing a bright coral colored bikini, and Izzy wearing a blue floral bikini with a high neckline. The girls set up by the pool, magazines in hand and sunglasses in place, lying down on the deck chairs set out. They were too immersed in their own activities; Izzy flipping through a magazine, Maia and Clary soaking up the sun, that they didn't notice the boys until it was too late. Clary let out a squeal as she felt herself being lifted in the air, and dumped in the pool, arms still around her. She resurfaced, turning around and slapping Jace who was laughing at her screaming at him.
"JACE LIGHTWOOD I AM GOING TO-" Clary was cut off by a pair of lips covering her own. Clary gasped slightly, allowing Jace to push his tongue into her mouth and tentatively explore her mouth with it. Clary smiled against the kiss, her finger running up his sides to rest in his wet hair, which she pulled slightly. Jace moaned slightly, and Clary took this little distraction to push down with all her strength, dunking Jace underwater. Jace pushed up, easily breaking free from her hold.
"Well played Clare, well played. I will get you back."
Clary glared at him. "Jace, you pushed me in the pool then proceeded to kiss me!"
"Which, I don't want you to do in front of me." Jon cut in.
"Shutup Jon," Clary said exasperatedly. " Jace if you get me again, we will have an all out war on our hands." Jace grinned.
"Let the games begin." Clary laughed, but that quickly changed to a squeal as the other guys standing around picked up Maia and Izzy, throwing them in as well. They broke the surface, only to be bombed by the boys again. The boys all surfaced, laughing at the pissed looks that showed on the girls faces. Izzy winked at Maia and took a deep breath.
"Guys you shouldn't have done that."
"Why, it was priceless!"
"Because I wasn't actually going to swim."
The boys all looked confused, causing Izzy to sigh loudly. "Im on my period." The guys were out of the pool so fast, Clary blinked and nearly missed it. The girls chuckled amongst themselves, while the boys gestured frantically for Alec.
"Dude get out! She will go all-" Jon broke off shivering slightly. Alec just chuckled.
"Izzy did you really think I was that oblivious? I have noticed that the same time every month you get all pissed and sit around with hot water bottles, eating chocolate? How stupid do you think I am, you've still got 2 weeks." The guys all sent glares to Izzy, who looked at Alec with a calculating look. "You really are more perceptive than you look."
He grinned smugly in response. "Izzy I've known you for 17 years, I don't need to be that perceptive."
"That is fair enough." Once the boys realized there was no threat, they all jumped into the pool, a water war initiating immediately. Everyone got out of the pool, the girls rushing for water balloons to fill, the boys hurrying to get water pistols. The teams were Izzy, Maia and Clary against Jon, Jace, Alec and Simon, who most had forgotten was there due to him being quiet. The girls ran into the games shed outside, which housed the pool table and table tennis table, with a tv and couches for entertaining.
The girls backed against the wall behind the pool table, the perfect cover. The boys loved pool, and would not get it wet. Jace, Jon, Alec and Simon ran around to the door of the games shed, glaring at the girls from the entrance. Laughing, the girls flung water balloons at them drenching them instantly, and they could not fight back for fear of hitting the pool table. Eventually the girls ran out of water balloons, leaving them in a very vulnerable position. They all looked at each other, and decided simultaneously to do the same thing; run. They sprinted towards the door, hoping that the element of surprise was working for them, but Izzy got caught. Jon put his arms around her crushing Izzy against him, Izzy having no escape.
"Jon, that's not fair!"
"Iz, be grateful you were caught. The other two were too short; you don't want to be short do you?"
Iz smirked and nodded, relaxing slightly in his arms knowing a struggle would be useless. Jon looked at Jace.
"Jace go deal with my sister, she needs to receive revenge." Jace nodded evilly, rushing out the door after her, Alec with him to pursue Maia. They ran into the house and stood still, knowing the girls could be anywhere throughout the ginormous house.
"Come out come out girls." Jace called.
"We just want to talk!" Alec called. Jace groaned.
"Dude! They wont believe that!"
Alec rolled his eyes, and the boys silently walked through the house soundlessly, working in perfect harmony. Finally, straining his ears Jace heard a slight intake of breath. Just slightly, from the laundry. He walked in, still not making a sound and looked around, his eyes narrowing on a small pile of washing in the corner. It was the fact that it seemed to be moving.
Knowing by the smallness that it was Clary, Jace grabbed a pair of his freshly washed boxers from the bench beside him and made his was toward Clary. He heard a whimper, and knew that she knew he was there. He grinned and pounced on the pile, throwing clothes aside to find Clary, pinned down by Jaces knees.
"Jace-get-off-me-" Clary panted out, pushing Jace away to no avail. "Jace you fat arse-"
"Im wounded Clary my dear, but we must go to be avenged!" Jace took his boxers and placed them on her head like a hat. She shrieked loudly. "Jace that's disgusting! Ew Ew yuck, oh yuck that is so gross. Ugh." Clary shuddered, finally managing to shake the boxers off her head. Jace laughed.
"So you wont wear them on your head, but you will wear them to cover more..private, areas." Clary brushed bright red.
"No, I had underwear on still, that was a barrier."
"A barrier between what?" Jace asked tauntingly, knowing Clary would go even redder. Clary merely glared at him and flipped him off, standing to her feet and trying to duck under Jaces arm. Jace pulled her back.
"Worth a try hey Clare?"
"Yes." Clary grumbled, pinned against Jace's bare chest. She again attempted to escape, but only managed in having Jace throw her over his shoulder. She slapped and punched Jace's back, but only got laughter in response. Frowning Clary tried harder, to be met by more laughing. She gave up, and on her way out saw Maia been hauled using a similar technique by Alec. The boys deposited them on the couch in the game room, where Izzy was currently residing.
"What should we do with them?"
"Let us go?" Clary asked hopefully. The boys turned in on each other, discussing quietly. Finally Jace turned around. "For now. We're going to the shops in 30 minutes." And the boys disappeared with crooked smiles on their faces. The girls sat motionless.
"Crap."
"Crap is right."
"Well, we'll have to wait and see."
Time skip
Izzy fell into a heap on one of the beanbags set up in the basement; which was converted into a kind of hangout room with tv, couches, x-box, wii, a kitchenette and supply closet. Perfect for parties and get togethers. Clary took a seat beside her, and slowly everyone else filed in; Jace, Jon, Maia, Jordan, Simon, Alec and Magnus.
Izzy grinned when everyone was settled in. Everyone was dressed reasonably comfy; a lot of hoodies with jeans with the exception of Izzy who insisted she had standards to uphold, and had managed to make Maia and Clary wear something slightly nicer. Izzy smiled and turned to the assembled group, pulling out a bottle of tequila and lots of shot glasses.
"Welcome. We're starting with 'Never have I ever'."
A/N Ok everyone, I am so sorry, I promised T/D and its not here but there is an update which should count for something. I really wanted to update, but I am so tired and wont be able to stay up to continue writing but I'll write tomorrow hopefully. Anyway, we reached 230 reviews easily, which is amazing and I love you all so much. Next target is 260, and as usual I'll update within 2 days. Please keep suggesting T/D's and 'Never Have I Ever's', I've received some great ones already as well! And Im sorry but Im too tired to check for questions and stuff in reviews, so I'll answer them and do shootouts in the next chapter. Hope everyone had a great Christmas! (For those who celebrate it) xx
-Demonpoxjohnnyboy
Also, do people like reading about the girls deciding what to wear, describing it, makeup, etc.? Or would you prefer 'the girls got changed and went downstairs' kind of thing? Thoughts would be great