Ella's P.O.V
A girl gazed out the window, her silky brown hair tumbling down her back. Rain slammed against the window, wind screaming. She stared at us running up to the magnificent building; my hand gripped the silver headed boy's as he hurried me along, worry written all over his gentle face.
"Come on, we are almost there." The boy urged. My knees buckled under me and I plummeted to the ground, cold, muddy water splashed into my face, streaking it with mud. The older boy scooped me up and into his arms, my head against his chest protecting me from the icy wind. The heat of the building surged over us as he pushed his way into the doors. Dropping to the floor he protectively held me as others ran forward; one of them was the brown haired girl. She held a blanket, and wrapped it around me; lifting me and scurrying away down a dimly lit corridor. My small eyes began to flicker, the face that carried me blurred and the world around me spun. Everything began to go dark, but I didn't fear I was safe now.
Tessa's P.O.V
The little girl shook in my arms; she was pale as a ghost, cheeks sunken in and small body abnormally skinny. She must have had a hard life and needed to be taken care of. I gently laid her down and took off her dress so she was just wearing her underclothing then tucked her under the covers. Footsteps behind me brought my gaze away from the young child.
It was Will, his dark hair fell over his face in wet clumps, and his clothes hung off him limply. He and Jem had been out on a mission and found her. I didn't know the whole story yet, but would find out probably when she was feeling better.
"Will she be okay?" Will whispered. He glided forward so he stood over the bed, regarding the child carefully.
"She needs to be cared for. I believe they treated her horribly wherever she last was. Poor girl, nobody should have to go through what she did." I sat on the bed next to her, brushing her wet hair out of her eyes.
"I am thankful we found her, she might be dead if we didn't. I think you should go see Jem soon, he's exhausted but wanted to see you." Will hummed. I bobbed my head and stood up, my dress falling back into place. "I will keep an eye on her, of course." Leaving the room, I took one more glance at the girl then made my way to Jem's room where he too lay on his bed, covered in blankets.
"Jem, how are you feeling?" I raced toward him and collapsed onto the bed, taking his hand in mine. His lips were tinted with blue, hair still soaking, but his eyes were filled with life.
"I am fine, just cold and tired. How's the child?" He worried so much more about others then himself, of course he would be thinking of her right now. I gave his hand a squeeze and lightly brushed my lips against his.
"She's safe, and being taken care of. Now close your eyes and let yourself sleep. You need it, and can see her when you wake up and get some food into you." His lips curved into a smile. "I'll stay with you until you fall asleep." I curled up next to him, and listened to his soft breathing, we were both silent, but comforted by one another's company. Soon enough I heard his breathing change, indicating he had fallen asleep. Slowly and carefully I dragged myself up and kissed his cheek. It was time for me to get some sleep.
Ella's P.O.V
I twisted and turned throughout the night, nightmares of the horrifying monsters that haunted me in my waking hours crept into my mind. Whenever I woke up I was in tears, I feared that they were actually around me like they were not too long ago, but it was only a dark headed boy, fast asleep in the corner chair. He was one of the boys that had saved me; he had destroyed the clockwork creature that had attacked me while the other boy had gotten me away. He made me feel so much safer than being alone and I would go back to sleep only to find myself with the same scary nightmares.
I finally woke up to the sun peeking through the large glass window; two people were in my room with me now, the brown haired girl and black haired boy.
"Good morning sweetie. How are you feeling?" The girl's voice was beautifully calm.
"I feel okay." My voice was small compared to hers.
"That's good; would you like to come get some food? I'm Tessa and this is Will. Do you know your name? Do you know how old you are?" She purred.
"I am so hungry, yes; I would love some food, thank you Tessa. I'm Ella, and I'm seven years old." I crawled out of my bed and gazed up at them. Tessa held out her slim hand letting me take it. She led me through the building with Will following us, into a huge dining room where the smell of freshly baked rolls filled my nose. I was sat down and allowed to fill myself up. This was all so much better than my old home, I was sure hoping they would let me stay, and not force me to go back to him, he would hurt me, they would not.