The Bet (under revision)

The Party

Clary shifted in her seat wishing Simon would drive just a little damn faster. The air in the van was heavy with the tension between Jace and Clary. The drive to the party was silent, everyone seeming to feel the strain between them.

Clary just glared out the window as Jace watched her smirking to himself. His eyes lazily skimmed over her barely covered legs and thighs, up to her beautiful face. Her big green eyes stubbornly avoiding his tense gaze. He openly stared at her, beckoning her to just look up at him.

She resisted of course.

She knew he was trying to make her uncomfortable.

Clary let out a frustrated breath and brought her sweater around her body trying to cover herself from Jace's ogling.

Simon cleared his throat and finally spoke up. "So how's everybody doing tonight?"

Jace rolled his eyes, "Fucking peachy rat boy. Now keep driving."

Clary whipped around and glared at Jace and couldn't help but punch his arm. "Don't call him that!" She spat.

"Feisty little one aren't you? I like that. However you should save that for the bed," Jace grinned and winked rubbing his arm where she had punched him laughing. He paused, his eyes glazing over as he watched her and abruptly looked ahead without sparing a second glance in her direction.

Clary could hear Jonathan and Isabelle laughing obviously amused by Jace and Clary's banter, Alec even cracked a smile.

Clary opened her mouth and quickly shut it, she didn't know what to say. It hurt, she wouldn't lie, what he said really hurt. But she held her head up high anyway and decided to act like Jace. Pretend she didn't feelanything.

Clary looked up to meet Simon's gaze in the rear view mirror and he smiled at her appreciatively. She smiled back and sat back against the seat closing her eyes, praying they would be getting out of the damn van soon. She knew she wouldn't last more than 5 minutes before she killed Jace.

Jace could hear the pounding of music coming from inside of Sebastian's house. They all poured out of the car as soon as Simon parked the car after 10 minutes of backing in and out until he 'safely' as he put it, parked. Jace rolled his eyes as Simon made sure to lock the doors to his rotting banana piece of crap 'van'.

"Can you fucking hurry up? Nobody's going to steal that piece of shit." Jace muttered earning a dirty look from Isabelle.

Simon rolled his eyes, "You don't have to be such a dickhead. If you have a problem with the van you could've drove in your car. Or just walk you pretty little ass over here. So shut the hell up."

Jace rose an eyebrow smirking , "So what I'm hearing is you think I have a pretty ass? Why thank you Simon."

"Are we going to stand around here all night feeding Jace's enormous ego? His heads big enough as it is. Because I thought we had a party to get to." Clary snapped, making everyone just shrug in response as she walked away.

Jace stayed behind getting scolded by Isabelle and Jonathan about being so 'rude' to Clary and Simon. He honestly couldn't care less about what they thought, he just nodded his head and followed the little red head that he just couldn't seem stay away from.

"Woah slow down there," Clary heard an amused voice say behind her as she took a swig out of a vodka bottle that she'd just found on the kitchen counter. She'd immediately headed to the kitchen when she entered the house, knowing it was the only place were she could drink calmly without blasting music or a crowded space with sweaty grinding bodies.

She turned and saw Sebastian smiling down at her, his inky hair falling across his for head.

"I didn't take you for the drinking type," he continued a teasing smile gracing his face.

She smiled in response and just raised her eyebrow, "There's a lot of things you don't know about me." She said waggling her eyebrows a playful smile on her face.

He leaned closer to her leaning down so his body towered over her pressing her closer the kitchen counter. "I like that." His voice just above a whisper his eyes shifting down to her lips.

Her eyes widened in surprise as he placed his arms on either side of the counter next to her trapping her in place. "You like what?" She said all common sense seeming to leave her mind.

"Dude is there any food in this place or what?" Jace hollered loudly interrupting their moment. Clary sprang away slipping out from under Sebastian's arm. Clary sighed as soon as she saw Jace, his tall lean frame crowding the doorway. Aline attached to his hip, his hand lazily pressed against her exposed torso.

He of course let a slow smirk spread across his face.

Bastard.