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To say things were starting to become awkward would be an understatement. Bella arrived a few minutes after I did and from the look on Billy's face, it was easy to see that he wasn't pleased with either of our drivers. Charlie had started the conversation but Bella and I tried to stay out of it.

"Well let's go inside, the game is going to start soon." Charlie opened the front door and after Jake wheeled Billy through the rest of us followed.

"Are you hungry?" Bella asked randomly as she eyed the three men in front of us.

"No, we ate before we came." Jake smiled shyly at her. Bella nodded and turned to Dad who nodded and with that, she shuffled into the kitchen to make dinner.

"How was school, Clary?" Dad asked. I turned to him but I could still feel Billy's glare piercing through me.

"It was fine, I passed my math test." I smiled briefly. He smiled proudly at me and I turned my gaze to glance at the small watch I was wearing. "Well if you excuse me, I gotta go change." I gave them a small smile before walking to the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Dad asked and I mentally cursed as I spun around to face him.

"Oh um I have an art project to finish and I'm meeting up with my partner so we can complete it." He nodded, content with my answer and I spun back around and practically ran up the stairs. Once I was in my room, I stripped out of my school clothes and put on a simple outfit that consisted of black leggings, a black tank top with a white oversized sweater. Just as I had slipped my black converse onto my feet, my phone beeped.

'I'm outside babe.' Read the simple text from Emmett. I smiled and quickly typed a response before heading downstairs with my backpack over my shoulders.

"Bye Dad." I pecked his cheek and quickly gave Billy and Jake side hugs before bolting out of the house. I closed the door behind me and released a breath that I had unknowingly held in.

"Boo." I yelped and turned around but smiled as I saw Emmett standing next to me with a smirk on his pale face.

"You scared me." I couldn't help but smile as he reached out and grasped my hand. He pulled me around to the back of the house and I looked at him questioningly. He just grinned and pulled me until we reached the tree line.

"Get on." He bent down and I easily hopped onto his back. "Close your eyes." I did so silently as my arms tightened around his neck. I waited for him to say something else but he didn't and all of a sudden I felt a big gust of wind blow through my hair. Before I could open my eyes to take in everything that we passed, I felt him come to a stop. "You can open them now."

I opened my eyes and we now stood in front of his house facing the back door. I untangled myself from him and I hopped down from his back. "Thanks for the ride." I chuckled.

"Anytime." He smirked. He grabbed my hand and laced his fingers with mine as we walked up the steps to his backdoor. He slid the glass door open and led me inside.

"Clary!" I was immediately engulfed in a tight hug and after I got over the initial shock of it, I slowly wrapped my arms around the person who turned out to be Alice. "You looked so cute at school today! You have to go shopping with Rosalie and me." She gushed.

"Thank you." I smiled and I felt my cheeks heat up. "And sure, id love to. I need a new jacket anyway." She squealed and clapped her hands excitedly after she released me.

"Come on, Esme made you dinner." She smiled and dragged me away from Emmett. "Wait." She halted and slipped my backpack off of my shoulders and chucked it at Emmett. "Go put that somewhere." She dismissed me before dragging me once again. She pulled me into the kitchen and sat me down at the table where a plate of food is already set.

"Thank you, Esme, but you didn't have to." I smiled kindly at her as she sat across from me placing a glass of lemonade beside me.

"It was no trouble, you've finally given us an excuse to use the kitchen." She and I shared a brief laugh. "Besides, Emmett mentioned that Chicken Alfredo was one of your favorite meals, so I thought I'd decide to give that recipe a try."

"Well thank you, it looks delicious." I picked up my fork and twirled a piece of pasta around it before shoving it into my mouth. "This is amazing." I gushed. She beamed at me and thanked me.

"Well I'll leave you to eat, there's more on the stove if you want it." she smiled at me before standing up and walking away.

"She loves you." Emmett smiled at me as he walked into the room. "She likes having you here." He sat next to me and placed an arm around my waist.

"Well, I like being here," I admitted and he pecked my cheek before allowing me to finish eating. While I was eating, he kept our conversation one-sided as he rambled on about anything that he could think of. He mentioned a new video game that he was obsessed with, how he beat Jasper in a game of basketball, and why he refused to join the Forks football team.

"I mean, I'll be there to support you at the games but no, I refuse to join the team." He clarified and ended his rant. He then went on to explain why, and what his favorite sport was- baseball.

"Baseball's cool," I said. "It's fun to play."

"Well next time you have to come play with us." He grinned.

"Yeah right." I laughed. "I doubt I'd be able to keep up with a bunch of vampires. But I'll be your cheerleader." He smirked at me and planted a small kiss on my lips.

"That'd be a sight to see." He whispered in my ear, his deep voice echoing through me and sending shivers down my spine.

"You know what else would be a sight to see?" I whispered back to him. His eyes darkened as I placed my hand on his thigh.

"What?" His deep voice sent another shiver through me and I subconsciously trailed my hand higher. I could feel his cold skin through his jeans and I had to close my eyes for a second before resuming my original plan.

"You getting me another serving of food," I whispered in his ear and before I pulled away I placed a small kiss on his neck I could feel him tense up. "That'd be one hell of a sight to see." I leaned away from him and took a sip of my lemonade and I sighed in relief as the cold liquid chilled my heated body.

"You're gonna be the death of me." He groaned out. He shifted in his seat before standing up and grabbing my plate.

"The feelings are mutual," I uttered. I placed my lemonade back onto the table and I ran my sweaty palms up and down my thighs as I tried to calm myself. Emmett sparked something inside of me and I found myself imagining him and me doing things that would make a Catholic school teacher would send me to hell.

"We'll continue this later," Emmett smirked at me as he placed my plate in front of me. I bit my lip to hold in the small moan that threatened to escape me.

I quickly ate my second serving and as soon as I finished, I met up with Jasper in the living room to begin our project. Jasper and I sat there on the floor with canvases in front of us as we sketched out what we were going to paint.

"So I'll do the scenery," He began after we finished our sketches. "And you'll do the main focal point." We were painting the forest surrounding the town on one canvas but we had yet to decide what our main focus should be for the other. "I'm sure you'll think of something but don't choose Emmett." He scolded. "Not even a bunch of paint could make him look pretty." I laughed as he glanced around trying to see if we were being spied on.

"I won't." I laughed again. He smiled and we packed everything up before he ushered me to Emmett's room where he waiting for me.

I opened the door and eyed the dark room lit by a single lamp as I closed it behind me. He was sitting on a black leather sofa as he watched me glance around. His walls were painted a dark blue color and he had various video game posters plastered along the walls. He had a flat screen tv mounted on a small wooden shelf and multiple game systems were lined up on a shelf below it. He had a tall bookcase next to it which held countless movies and video games.

I moved over to the other wall and beside the couch, he was lounging on was a black dresser that held his clothes but had his school books and incomplete homework littering the top of it. His room was surprisingly simple and clean, though I figured he had cleaned it while I was downstairs with Jasper.

He stood up from the couch and walked over to me. "Welcome to my room." He placed his hands on my waist and I placed mine on his chest.

"You have a nice room," I told him as he leaned down and rested his forehead against mine.

"And it looks even nicer with you in it." He replied cheekily and I felt my face heat up. He leaned down some more and placed his lips softly against mine but he pulled away before it went any further. "Clary?"

"Yeah?" I whispered as I looked into his eyes.

"Be mine?" He whispered out. I nodded and a smile started to appear on his face. He placed his lips against mine again but his kiss wasn't as gentle as before. Our small kiss turned into a hungry one as we moved our lips in sync. My hands trailed up from his stomach to his chest and I stopped moving them as they finally locked behind his head. As our kiss deepened, one of his hands traveled down to my butt and he squeezed it. I gasped and he took that opportunity to move his tongue into my mouth. As our tongues collided, he picked me up and swiftly moved us to the couch.

He sat down and I placed my legs on either side of his and his hands squeezed my butt again. I let a small moan escape me and I ground my hips down against his. He let out a groan and he pulled away and began to place kisses along my jaw. I let out another moan as his lips attached themselves to my neck and I felt him nibble on the sensitive skin underneath my ear. This time my moan was louder and it only encouraged him. My hips were now placed firmly against his and I could him hard against me and we both let out moans. His hands traveled upwards and he moved my sweater along until I pulled away and removed it.

I chucked my sweater onto the floor and he attacked my chest with kisses before I grabbed his chin and brought his head up and crashed my lips onto his. His hands returned to my hips and he moved so I was lying down and his muscled body hovered over me. I tugged on his shirt and he took the hint and quickly took it off and tossed it aside. He placed his lips on mine again as I placed my hands on his bare chest. I felt him shiver as my fingers danced over his smooth skin and he reached up and grasped my boob in his large hand. I moaned as I felt his cold skin through my bra and tank top and he groaned appreciatively at the small sound that escaped me.

I moved my hands lower and I traced the outline of his abs before gently running my fingernails in small circles. He groaned again and I felt his hard-on placed against my thigh. I moved my leg and wrapped it around his waist and he moved his hips against mine and started grinding.y fingers trailed lower and I rubbed the small patch of hair above the waistband of his jeans. He seemed to like this and his grinding became rougher. I could feel him starting to lose control as his movements quickened and I knew I needed to stop him before it went any further than it already had.

As I placed my hands on his biceps, ready to push him away, he let out a loud groan and I opened my eyes to see his clenched shut. I felt him tense and he breathed heavily even though he didn't need to. I blushed as soon as I realized what had just happened.

"I'm sorry." He finally muttered. I could tell he was embarrassed but I placed my lips against him softly as I reassured him that it was okay. He smiled slightly at me before sitting up. "I'll be right back." He stood up and sped out of the room quickly. I sat up and picked up my sweater and slipped it back on though my heated body told me not to.

"Hey." He smiled nervously at me as he returned. I smiled up at him and he turned on his tv before putting it on some random channel. He sat back down - after changing into sweatpants - and snuggled me into his side. He placed a kiss on my forehead before turning his attention to the tv. He wrapped his arm around me tightly as we sat there watching some animated movie. Not too long after, I felt my eyes start to droop and I guess Emmett noticed because he laid down and placed me on top of him. I snuggled my face into his bare chest and I finally let my eyes drift shut.

"Go to sleep babe." He whispered to me and then I drifted away. I let sleep consume me as I lay there with Emmett's arms wrapped around me. It was at that moment that I realized something.

I was undoubtedly in love with Emmett Cullen.

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q & a time:

question: the Cullens or the Mikaelsons?

my answer: Mikaelsons hands down, even though I have a love for Emmett, Kol Mikaelson owns my heart !