Chapter Seven

Time Jump – Jace's First Run

Clary POV:

I was getting ready to make my way over to the half pipe to watch Jace perform and I was freaking out for him. I've never seen him snowboard and I knew that this meant everything to him. He wanted to hit his run perfectly, and I knew he could do it, but he tends to get inside his head, and sometimes it messes him up.

When I got there I was looking for Izzy. Jace told me she would be in a bright pink jacket, so I was searching the crowds for anyone in pink. It took me a good 15 minutes but I finally found her and started making my way over. I tapped her on the shoulder she turned around and squealed and pulled me into a hug. I hugged her back and when we pulled apart she had the biggest smile on her face.

"Why do you look so nervous?" She asked and I sighed.

"I've never seen him snowboard before."

"You didn't watch last Olympics?"

"We met right before our last day of competition, and we had our finale events at the same time, and we were in different cities, so I never got a chance."

"He's amazing."

"I bet he is. I expect nothing less from him."

"So, are you two together?" She asked and I couldn't help but smile.

"Yes. We are."

"Oh my god! That's exciting! I knew he was in love the moment you two started getting close. He was just so much happier." She said and I smiled.

"Yea, he's amazing. And I love him so much." I said and she squealed again.

We turned our attention back to the competition and the first runner was up. After the first three runners they announced Jace's name and I got nervous all over again. I don't know that much about snowboarding, so the ones that already went looked pretty good. I saw Jace standing at the top of the half pipe waiting for the horn. I took a deep breath and the horn went off and Jace started. He was absolutely amazing. I can only imagine that he would have gotten first if he didn't have that fall in the last Olympics. He was flawless, and I was cheering my lungs out. When he was finished, I started making my way over to the ending hoping that I could speak to him for just a minute. I saw him talking to his father so I stood off to the side waiting for them to be done when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and was met with a pair of black eyes.

"What's a pretty thing like you doing here?" He said and I scoffed.

"Watching. What else would I be doing?" I said and he laughed.

"Didn't know if you were here to see someone in particular, or if you were coming to find someone."

"I'm here watching someone, yes." I said as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Well, how about you forget about him and you accompany me to dinner tonight."

"You know, as much as I enjoy being hit on by a creepy man who clearly doesn't respect the boundaries of women, I'm going to have to decline your generous offer." I said and his eyes got darker, if that was possible.

"You don't mean that baby." He said as he inched closer and I tried to back up and he grabbed my arm. He went to open his mouth when someone spoke.

"Get your hands off her Sebastian." I heard Jace say from behind me.

"This doesn't concern you Herondale." He spat as he gripped me tighter.

"It does when you have your hands on my girlfriend." He said and Sebastian's head snapped back towards me.

"You're seriously with that prat?" He asked and I yanked my arm out of his and walked back towards Jace.

"Yes. I told you I was here for someone." I said and he laughed.

"Didn't think your type was a washed out snowboarder, see you around Herondale." He said as he stormed away. I rolled my eyes and looked back at Jace.

"You were amazing." I said as I got on my tippy toes and placed a sweet kiss on his lips.

"I felt great. And my dad was pleased, so it was a good day." We were silent for a minute.

"Who was that guy?" I asked as I grabbed Jace's hand and we started walking.

"An old rival. I just beat him out for third in the last Olympics and he's been out for blood ever since."

"He creeped me out." I said and he laughed.

"Yea, he has always been that way. We went to school together, and lets just say he dated almost every girl in the school." He said and I shivered. We made our way back over to Izzy and Alec and they talked for a little.

"When are you competing Clary?" Izzy asked.

"Tomorrow."

"Can I come watch?"

"You want to watch me skate?"

"Absolutely! I figured Jace was going, and after all the times I've seen you skate through a phone I'd love to actually see you skate in real life." She said and I was shocked.

"Sure. The program starts at 2."

"Perfect. We'll be there." She said and I smiled. Now I really needed to kick some ass tomorrow and prove that I belong there.

Time Jump – Tomorrow

Jace POV:

Today was the day that I was finally getting to see Clary compete and I was nervous for her. I know she has been freaking out about her triple, but I knew she was going to kill it. Izzy, Alec, and I made our way into the rink and took our seats. It only took about 30 minutes until the lights dimmed and the first name was called.

After about 8 skaters Clary's name was finally called and I sat up straighter. She skated out onto the ice and took her position and the music started and she was off. She was amazing. Her triple was coming up and I was holding my breath. I wanted her to land this jump more than anything, she was amazing and I knew she had it in her. She was going into the set up, she jumped and I held my breath. She landed it perfectly and I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face. She was flawless. The music stopped and everyone in the rink was on their feet. She waved, and skated off. I looked at Izzy and smiled.

"I'll be right back." I said and she smiled. I saw her hug her mom and head into a locker room. I stood outside of it waiting to see her when two girls walked up to me.

"Hey handsome, what brings you here?" The blonde girl said as she tried to look sexy. I think I could have some fun with them.

"What else? I came to watch the talent." I said and she smiled.

"Like what you see so far?" She smiled and I internally laughed.

"I do. When do you skate?"

"I have to wait for three more people to skate. You gonna stick around and watch?"

"Totally. Hey, I was wondering, the redhead that just performed, do you know her?" I asked and I could see that she clearly wasn't a fan of Clary.

"Her name is Clary. We both represent the USA, she's alright I guess. She has nothing on me though." She said and I wanted to roll my eyes, but I wanted to see what she had to say about Clary.

"I thought she was amazing. I don't know much about figure skating, but she looked damn near perfect." The black hair girl laughed.

"Try damn near annoying." She said.

"Why is that?"

"She's listed as one of the best skaters in our state, but there are so many people with so much more talent that get over looked because everyone wants to see Clary Fray. We've been training together since we were six. I've won more than her but for some reason she is the main attraction." The blonde hair girl says. "She isn't even that good. Her moves are boring, her outfits are safe, her music could make a deaf person walk out of a room, and she looks like a leprechaun."

"That's a lot of hate for just one girl." I said. I really wanted to put them in their place, but I still wanted to know how she felt, because I've known Clary for four years and everything she says just sounds like pure jealousy.

"Trust me, she isn't just some random girl to me. My boyfriend broke up with me for her, and when she rejected him he tried to come crawling back to me. She is a no good, ugly, talentless, boyfriend stealing bitch and I hope she breaks an ankle in her next routine." The blonde says and my eyes widen, and at the same moment the door opens and out walks Clary.

"Talking about me again Kaelie?" She said and the girl growled.

"What do you want Fray? Can't you see I'm in the middle of something." She gestured back towards me and I smirked.

"I see you're in the middle of shit talking me to someone who I guarantee doesn't believe a word you just said."

"How would you know?" She spat and Clary laughed.

"Because everything that comes out of your mouth is a lie." Clary said and stepped closer to her. "I'm one of the best because I've worked my ass off. When you were out late partying with any guy who would have sex with you I was in the rink perfecting every single issue I had in a routine to make sure that I was getting noticed by the best in the industry. Your boyfriend broke up with you because you cheated on him, and sure, maybe he did like me, but I was so focused that I wasn't getting involved with anyone, let alone your leftovers. Face it Kaelie, I'm just better than you."

"We'll see about that Clarissa." She growled and looked back at me. "What do you say handsome, wanna finish this conversation some where more private?" She seductively said and I laughed.

"You see, I would love too, but I'm waiting for my girlfriend." I said and her jaw dropped, but she instantly put a smile back on her face.

"I don't see her around." She said and I laughed. "What she doesn't know won't hurt her."

"Oh, she already knows." I say and she looks confused. "You ready to get back to everyone babe?" I said and Clary smiled.

"Let's go." She said and now Kaelie was really confused.

"What the hell. You set me up!" She said and I pulled Clary close to me.

"No I didn't. You said all of that on your own, I just simply asked about Clary." I said and Clary laughed. We walked back to our seats and Clary couldn't help but keep laughing.

"What's so funny?" Izzy asked and Clary looked at me and I nodded.

"A teammate of mine was hitting on Jace, and when he asked about me she went off on one of her long and hateful speeches about me. It was really funny."

"Why does she hate you?" Izzy asks.

"We've been rivals since we started, and she's never beaten me. Every time we're competing against each other she always comes in behind me. Doesn't matter if I'm first and she's second. If I come in 10th she comes in 11th, it's always been that way and she's very bitter about it." Clary said and we all laughed. We sat down and watched the other skaters do their routines. Kaelie was up and she ended up falling on one of her moves, and I had to hide my laughter.

Clary did really well and moved into the next round effortlessly and I was super excited to watch her next round. Thankfully our competition days were on different days so that we could go and support each other. This Olympics felt different, I felt stronger, and I felt like I had so much more to prove because of the last Olympics and because I had Clary and my friends here to support me. We both were going to kiss ass, that much I was sure of.