Clary's P.O.V.
He held my hand and we stared at each other for a long time. His eyes were so unguarded and innocent; I wanted to stroke his beautiful hair (like I've been wanting to do every since I met him) to give him comfort. But then, I got distracted with the bowling alley across the street, which was just behind Jace's face.
"Oh my god Jace!" I shrieked standing up smiling. He looked at me a bit regretful, no idea why, and then glanced at the bowling alley.
"Oh right, I forgot it was there," he said as he glanced at me and said curiously, "Do you want to go?"
"Do I want a thousand bucks? Hell yes!" I said grabbing his hand and dragging him to the door. I blushed slightly, because apparently there was something inside me that itched to touch him in any way. Ugh, I hate feelings, they're so confusing. We arrived at the alley and quickly picked a place to play.
"Ready to be amazed Fray?" He said to me. I raised an eyebrow, and made a motion as if saying "be my guest". He laughed, and picked up a ball. I watched in awe as he gracefully made a strike. The way he bent over was so damn sexy; I wanted to scream at him for being so perfect. Wait, what? Since when did I think of Jace Herondale as perfect? Was I crushing on him? … Shit.
"Your turn Clary" he said as he chuckled at my expression. I grabbed a ball angrily, but I was very nervous. Really, I've never played bowling in my life. I didn't have a slightest clue of what to do. I tried to somehow roll the ball straight, but it actually landed flatly on the ground and slowly made its way to the side… God, I was bad at this. I heard laughter behind me, and knew Jace was laughing at my attempt to play. I turned and glared at him, but that only made him laugh even more. He came to me, still chuckling, and said,
"Here, let me show you how to do it". That's when he came up behind me and grabbed my hands from behind me, his hands taking its time to travel down my arms. I heard my heart quicken, and I prayed he wouldn't notice.
"You first hold it like this" he whispered in my ear making me shiver a little. He showed me how to grab the ball in front of my chest.
"Then you wing your arm back..." he moved my arm slowly, "and when you're about to throw you bend your legs, your back leg more than the front, you keep your arm straight and you tilt your body slightly to the right" he whispered, his heat warming me in a way I thought I might start sweating. He then backed away, making me breathe normally again and leaving me cold. I took a deep breath, and did as he told me. I actually made a strike! Now that I think about it, it was probably beginners luck. Anyway, right then I squealed and tackled Jace in a hug. He twirled me around before setting me down, and I swear I could see the slightest hint of a blush. I was blushing furiously myself and grinning stupidly, so I backed up a little. He ran a hand through his hair and said,
"Nice one Clary" and smirked at me. At first I thought he meant the strike so I smiled, but then I saw his eyes filled with mischief, and I realize he meant the hug. I blushed and said,
"Oh shut up Blondie". He replied,
"Fray, you call me that again and you'll get punishment".
"Oh yeah? And what would that be Blondie?" I said laughing like crazy. He grinned and said,
"Well now you'll find out".
Jace's P.O.V.
She laughed harder and said,
"I don't think so". She started to back away, until she hit a wall. This is too good, I thought. I slowly made my way toward her and her laughter started fading away. She bit her lip and I saw her cheeks blush. She looked so cute when did that I wanted to kiss her. He put her arms on either side of her face, caging her, and whispered to her,
"Are you sure about that?" I was so close to her now that I could se her chest rise and fall faster. I try to look into her eyes, but she looked down and escaped, ducking beneath my arm. When she was free she said giggling and backing away,
"Hey, I've got to go it's really late and I have a freaking curfew" at that she rolled her eyes, "but I'll see you tomorrow". She winked at me and left running. I stood there startled by her beauty and by her statement. Curfew? How late was it? I looked at my phone and almost gasped out loud. It was 11 o'clock. We've been together for five hours! I could've sworn it was only like one and a half. I also realized I had a million texts fro Isabelle saying that I had to tell her everything about the tutoring session. I sighed; Isabelle could never get enough gossip, even if she wasn't social at all. I left the alley and went to meet Isabelle and Alec a few blocks away from their houses, thinking about how close I had come to kissing Clary Fray.
Hey guys! Mixed feelings chapter right? I'm going to try updating everyday, but homework can be hard sometimes. Tell me how you're liking it! Hint: REVIEW!