Will: I remember that day, I might not forget that day for the rest of my life
I remember Charlotte coming into the room with you at her side
I remember the rude comments that I made that were kind of out of place
But parabatai, I'll never forget the first time I saw your face
I have never been the same
Enormous dark eyes in a poison-racked frame
And you came on over, you said "Hi, my name's James,
And I gotta train
To forget my pain
This is not a game"
Will: You strike me, as a boy who has never set foot outside
Jem: I'm sure I don't know what you mean, you forget yourself
Will: You're likely, to go off to the grave, is what I've implied
Jem: Well you're right, I've only got a few years before I die
Will: My name is William Herondale
Jem: James Carstairs, but call me Jem
Will: Where's your family from?
Jem: From Shanghai, but they were killed, so now I have no one
So train with me . . .
Just you wait . . .
Will: So so so
So this is what it feels like to cross swords with someone at your level,
There are just no words
It's the feeling of friendship, of seeing the light
If I win, will you be my parabatai -
Jem: - yeah, right
Will: The sword fight lasted nine seconds, maybe ten seconds, till I flipped the sword from his hands
It's an agreement, I said with a glance
I've been improving my moves, I been improving my stance
Jem: He's a bit of a jerk, but imma give him a chance
I asked about his family, did you see his answer?
His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance
He thought I didn't see, but there was pain in his glance
Tessa: Handsome, boy, does he know it
Will: Love her, but I can't even show it. I wanna take her far away from this place and then i see my parabatai's face and he is
Jem: Helpless
Will: And I know he is
Jem: Helpless
Will: And his eyes are just
Jem: Helpless
Will: And I realized three fundamental truths at the exact same time
Number one: I'm a boy in a world in which the demons are trying every trick
I thought that I was cursed so I'm the one
Who pushed her away and made her run
So I'm the cruelest and the wittiest and the strategist, but Tessa never got to see my best
If I love her, she will protest
That doesn't mean I love her any less.
Number two: she's after me cause I'm a Shadowhunter, that gives me stunningly good looks
Plus I'm the only guy she knows who likes books, maybe that is why
I let her have my parabatai, now she's his bride
Nice going, William, she was right, you will never be satisfied
Number three: I know my parabatai like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind
If I tell him that I love her he'd be silently resigned
She'd be mine
He would say "I'm fine"
He'd be lying
