Hello, this is my second fanfic and I really hope you like it. Like is said in the summery it's really sappy (becuse I love the sappy pits) and the first chapter is really long (for me). Anyway I hope you enjoy it. Littlesparrow

Clary was counting down the days to her birthday. Adding up the numbers in her head as she thought about what she would do. She was sitting on her bed next to Simon. They were watching an anime about elves and humans fighting. It was all in Japanese and Clary was having trouble keeping up with the subtitles, mainly because she was thinking about other things; like if she should remind Jace that her birthday is coming up or if she should see if he remembers.

"Ten days," Simon was looking at her with a lop-sided smile.

"Ten days 'till what?" Clary asked snapping back to reality. She felt slightly embarrassed to be caught by Simon for not paying attention.

Simon's smile widened. "Ten days until your seventeen, that's what."

Clary redid the maths in her head only to find that it was ten days until her birthday.

"So, got any plans?" Simon's eyes sparkled and he looked like a curious puppy. Clary found herself smiling. She was just about to answer him when her phone buzzed on the pillow next to her.

Clary looked back at Simon who gave her a wave that said she should answer it. The phone was still buzzing when Clary picked it up but she didn't have enough time to check who the caller was.

"Hello?" Clary was still sitting next to Simon, but she tucked her legs up so she could put her head on her knees.

"Clary, hi." Her heart fluttered at the sound of the voice. It was warm and sweet and sent shivers all the way down her spine.

Simon must have guessed who it was because he stood and walked to the door giving Clary a happy smile. "I'll see you later, Fray." Clary grinned up at him before turning her attention back to the phone.

"Hi Jace," She knew he couldn't see her and felt stupid for blushing.

Jace gave a small laugh like he would if he could see her. "Are you doing anything?"

"Yeah, me and Simon were just hanging out." Clary said before she realised that Simon had just left. Not that Jace cared, because when he spoke it was with pure confidence.

"Great, then you won't mind meeting me at the park." It wasn't a question but Clary answered it with a small giggle.

"Okay, where do you want to meet?"

"Don't worry, I'll find you." Then he hung up. Clary shook her head but she was still smiling thinking about what Jace was up to.

Grabbing her bag from the hall way Clary made her way to the front door. She opened it to find her Mum and Luke standing on the front step. They had gone out earlier to do some shopping. Jocelyn had a hand full of plastic bags packed with groceries, as did Luke. He smiled when he saw Clary. She returned his smile and offered to help bring the food in.

"No, it's fine. Besides you look like you're going somewhere." He mother said setting down the bags in the kitchen.

"Um, yeah. Jace wants to meet me." Clary had her eyes on Jocelyn as she spoke. Her mother looked up at Clary with a tight smile that soon became real.

"Okay, have fun." Then she turned back and started to unload the food. Clary was slightly surprised but she was already walking out of the room.

"See you guys later." Clary called shutting the door behind her.

The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the park was packed. Jace pushed his golden hair out of his face and searched the scene before him. Kids were running after each other squealing and giggling, a group of joggers ran past Jace puffing, there were couples scattered around gazing at each other and kissing.

Jace's eyes fell on a group of girls. They looked about Clary's age, only unlike her; they were obviously trying to look older. There were four of them sitting on a picnic mat in the sun. One of them stopped talking and her gaze locked with Jace's. She was pretty; he had to admit, with straight dark brown hair that fell to the middle of her back. She was also skinny, like her friends, who had seemed to notice her behaviour.

Three other faces turned to Jace. He felt instantly awkward then surprised. He never used to be awkward around girls, but that was before he fell in love with one. Jace gave the girls one of his winning smiles and they all exploded into a fit of giggles, blushing and using their hair to cover their faces.

Just then, Jace saw a flash of red and felt his breath catch. Clary was standing in the shade of a tree with her back against the trunk about twenty meters away from where Jace stood. She was wearing a light green singlet that showed the tops of her shoulders. Even from where he was standing Jace could see the light splash of freckles going down her arms. Clary's expression showed that she was looking for someone and she looked slightly nervous.

The girls on the mat followed Jace's line of vision and their faces instantly darkened. The girl who had first seen Jace flicked her hair as if to get his attention but was completely ignored, because just then Clary looked up.

The instant her beautiful green eyes met Jace's gaze they sparked. She pushed herself off the tree and stood so that they were now facing each other. Clary tilted her head to the side, causing some of the red curls to fall across her face. She was waiting for him to come to her, Jace realised.

He started walking towards her at calm pace, but the closer he got the faster he moved. When they were less than five meters away from each other Jace stopped. He opened to say hello to her, but stumbled back when she threw herself at him.

Jace buried his face into her hair and smiled. Clary pulled away from him giggling.

"Hi," She said with her hands still behind his neck.

Jace leaned down to kiss her lovingly on the cheek. His response was lost when Clary turned her head and his kiss land on her lips.

"Come on," Jace ran his hand down her arm, causing her to shiver, and took her hand.

Jace scanned the area they were in; people were everywhere. They needed to go somewhere less crowded. He led Clary down a small path until they reached a group of trees. Clary gave him a questioning look.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

"Somewhere private…" Jace let the sentence hang in the air. He smiled when she lifted an eyebrow curiously. "Not like that, I just want to talk. However if there's something else you want to do, I'd be more than happy to oblige."

Clary hit him on the arm and he laughed. They walked around the trees and found a small clearing. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and Jace felt warm in his jeans and dark blue T-shirt. Still holding her hand Jace sat down on the grass and looked up at her. Clary's hair fell down around her face as she smiled. Jace's heart pinched as he wondered, not for the first time, how beautiful she was.

There was barely anybody in this area of the park, something Jace was thankful for, but they weren't entirely alone. Clary was gazing at him with such power that his heart hummed in his chest.

"What?" He asked worried he had done something wrong.

Clary sat down on the grass, practically in his lap and leaned into him. She put her head on his chest and Jace was still surprised at how much he loved her. There must be a point where their feelings would stop growing but every time Jace looked at Clary, into those green eyes, he fell more and more in love with her.

"Nothing," Her voice was muffled as she spoke into his shirt. "I love you Jace, you know that right?"

"I know," Jace couldn't stop the smile forming on his lips. He put an arm around her and stoked her wild red hair down. "I love you too, Clary."

They stayed like that for some time until Clary lay down on the grass next to him. Jace put his hands on either side of her head, his fingers tickled under her hair. Clary looked up at him and grinned. There was an odd glint in her eyes. One that was confident and mischievous at the same time.

Without really thinking about what he was doing, Jace lowered himself over her. Clary's smile widened as she put her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her until he was inches from her face. Her lips parted, ever so slightly, as if she was going to say something.

She never got the chance, because Jace moved forward, closing the tiny gap between them, and kissed her longingly. Using one hand to keep himself from crushing her, Jace pulled her body up to him. Clary's fingers gently brushed the back of his neck and were driving him insane. He could feel her chest rise and fall against his when she breathed in and out.

Bitting back his wishes Jace ripped himself away from Clary causing her to gasp. Her eyes sparkled and her checks were flushed and she still looked like she had fallen out of heaven. Clary was his angel and from the look in her eyes he was hers too.

Jace sat down next to Clary their hips still touching. She stayed where she was but her expression show that she was not happy at the distance, but then again, neither was Jace.

"Remember how I said I wanted to talk to you?" She simply nodded looking somewhat nervous, "Well, I wanted… I mean," Jace stumbled over his words.

"Jace, just say it." Clary's voice was soft.

"The last time you were in Idris, well you didn't really get to see anything, not really. And I guess, I wanted to know if you wanted to go there for your birthday?" The words sounded dumb coming out of his mouth and he waited for her to laugh at his proposition.

"You remembered." Clary was sitting up with a surprised look on her face.

"Remembered what?" Jace asked taken aback.

"You remembered my birthday." Jace just looked at her like she was mad. Of course he remembered; the date was burned into his mind as the first time he ever kissed Clary.

"So do you? Want to go, I mean… with me?"

"Yes!" Clary flung herself at him and they both rolled over and over in the grass.

Jace let out a long breath he had been holding. Some part of him didn't expect her to say yes, but he was really glad that she did. Five days with her, five days with Clary in Idris.

"So you're leaving tomorrow?" Simon was sitting on Clary's bed watching her pack.

"Yep, I know what you thinking; it's kind of short notice but Mum and Luke didn't seem to mind."

That was a lie. Jocelyn and Clary had had an incredibly long argument about her going to Idris with Jace when she had told them. They were standing in Luke's small kitchen; Luke looked slightly awkward because Jocelyn had her hand on her hips and a sullen expression. Clary was sitting on the bench glaring at her mother.

"No." Jocelyn said for the tenth time, "No Clary, I don't want you going there alone."

"But I won't be alone, Jace is taking me." Clary felt like she was getting nowhere.

"Exactly, I don't want you to spend five days alone with your boyfriend. End of story." Her tone had been final but Clary continued anyway.

"But Mum, nothing will happen." Jocelyn scoffed and gave her a look that made Clary furious, "Jace isn't like that Mum! He won't try anything!" Clary knew her mother didn't really like Jace but for her to assume that Jace saw this trip as a way to 'score' made Clary really angry.

"It's not just Jace, Clary it isn't safe. Remember last time? You almost died." Jocelyn was becoming desperate.

"That's because last time there was a crazy man running around and we were in the middle of a war!" Clary's cheeks where flushed with anger.

"She's right Jocelyn," Luke's voice was calm and steady as always, "Idris is a safe place, now that the accords are all sorted out. And Clary is very capable of handling herself."

Her mother started to protest but Luke was very difficult to argue with. And in the end her mother had agreed to let her go as long as Clary stayed at Amatis' house. Luke had stayed there when he needed to speak to the Clave on numerous occasions. Clary had agreed and that was the end of the discussion.

"But I'll see you on Friday, right?" Simon had been there for her for every one of her birthdays and Clary guessed he must have felt excluded. But she also knew he wouldn't want to be there with Jace and Clary on a 'romantic holiday'.

"Sure you will, Mum and Luke said it was fine." That was another thing Clary had agreed to. Jocelyn, Luke and Simon would come up on her last day in Idris to celebrate her birthday. Five days with Jace. Clary was so excited she could barely contain herself.

There you go! first chapter done! If you have any idea what Clary and Jace can do while they are in Idris, tell me! I need some things for them to do. Anyway thanks for reading!