"Morning." Jace says as he places a hand on Leya's shoulder from where's she's sitting up on the bed and sits up and Leya tenses before quickly stopping and turns to look at him.
"Hi, morning." Leya tells him.
"What's wrong? Is it the bed head? Or is it...is it morning breath?" Jace asks.
"Wait a second. Is the Jace Herondale feeling insecure?" Leya asks.
"Maybe a little. He has the most beautiful woman in the world in his bed." Jace tells her as he lays back down on his bed and Leya lays down on her side facing him.
"I'm guessing that's not the first time you've used that line with the woman in your bed." Leya tells him.
"Actually, it is. I've wanted to wake up next to you for so long. And now...hey..." Jace tells her and then pulls her into a kiss.
"Hmm?" Leya asks.
"I was thinking today, maybe we could do something, celebrate your homecoming." Jace tells her.
"What did you have in mind?" Leya asks.
"How about we keep it a surprise, huh?" Jace asks.
"Jace, you promised the surprises was a one-time thing." Leya tells him as she groans.
"Please? For me?" Jace asks her.
"Fine. Just because I love you." Leya tells him.
"And I love you, too." Jace tells her and then grabs her hand and kisses the back of it and Leya giggles.
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(Leya's outfit)"Breaking and entering, how romantic!" Leya tells Jace as they walk through the back of the roller skate rink towards the skates.
"This way, we'll be on our own." Jace tells her.
"You never told me you knew how to roller skate." Leya tells him.
"Well, I don't. Yet. I mean...I was kind of hoping you could show me how it's done." Jace tells her.
"I mean, it's been a while since I've last roller skated. What gave you this idea? Was it Izzy?" Leya asks.
"Well...there's a photo on your dresser of you Jocelyn and Clary. You were here and...you look really happy with a big smile on your face...and I knew I that's something I had to do for you." Jace tells her.
"That's so thoughtful. The photo was actually taken a week before Jocelyn was taken away from us." Leya tells him.
"Okay. What's your size?" Jace asks her.
"Uh, seven." Leya tells him.
"Great." Jace tells her as he goes looking for the size.
•••
"Oh!" Jace exclaims as they step onto the rink and his skates roll to fast for him so he grabs onto the railing next to him as he holds onto Leya's hand with their fingers linked together.
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The Dark Warrior
FanfictionOn her birthday, Clary Fray discovers a surprise concerning her life. The teenager is not who she thinks she is -- she comes from a long line of human-angel hybrids, called Shadowhunters, who hunt demons. After her mother is kidnapped, Clary is thru...