Gideon P.O.V
I hated the fact father had dragged me back to London from Madrid to train a couple of girls who weren't Shadowhunters and a Shadowhunter that didn't want to be a Shadowhunter. I felt my talents were better placed at the Institute in Madrid, whose occupants had taught me more about being a Shadowhunter during the one year that I was there compared to what my father had taught me during the first eighteen years of life. One positive, if there was one, was that I could attempt to save my brother from further brainwashing from our father, a task it seemed, that looked easy on paper but in reality was a massive challenge.
Just as Gabriel and I were about to leave, our Father informed us that, although we had been officially tasked with the training, he wanted us to spy on the on goings of the London Institute. He had made no effort in hiding the fact that he wanted Charlotte's job so any information we could gather that would help him get there would be, in his words "very much appreciated". I appeared to agree with this task, but knew in my heart that the London Institute in the hands of Benedict Lightwood would be a disaster and I was determined to keep it in the hands of Charlotte Branwell.
We rode to the institute in silence. I was in no mood for conversation, and Gabriel seemed to have sensed that I had changed somewhat since leaving London, and, it pained me to think it, he didn't seem to know what to say to me anymore. We had been close growing up. Once we arrived at the Institute, we were greeted by Charlotte, and James Carstairs, who simply nodded by form of greeting. I felt a sense of relief that Will Herondale as I didn't really fancy breaking up a fight between him and Gabriel. The pair hated each other with a vengeance. Charlotte thanked us for coming, and informed us that Jem would be taking us to the training room. Jessamine, who was the Shadowhunter that didn't want to be a Shadowhunter had taken ill, so we would just be training Sophie, who was a mundane with the sight and Tessa, the shapeshifter no one really knew what to do with.
Whilst walking to the training room, Jem attempted to engage us in small talk, which Gabriel promptly ignored. I tried to respond but I had never been good at such things, so the entire walk was somewhat awkward. As we entered the training room, we were greeted by two girls, whom Jem introduced us too. "Tessa, Sophie, this is Gabriel (he pointed to Gabriel) and Gideon (he pointed to me, which I acknowledged with a nod of my head). Gabriel and Gideon this is Tessa (he pointed at the taller of the two) and Sophie (he pointed to the other girl, who, despite the small issue of having a scar on her left cheek was one of the most beautiful women I had ever seen). Now that you've all been introduced, I'll leave you four to it" said Jem, and with that, he turned and left the training room.
Gabriel was looking round the room with an obvious look of disgust on his face. "I admit I expected better, but I suppose it will do. Miss Gray, I'll be in charge of your training. Miss Collins, You'll be with my brother" he said, and with that, he and Tessa went to one part of the training room, leaving me with Sophie. I must admit, I was glad that I had been paired with Sophie, not that I had anything against Tessa, I'm sure she was a very nice person, but it meant that I could spend time with Sophie. Where I was trying to hide my excitement, Sophie just looked uncomfortable.
Sophie P.O.V
I have to admit I wasn't overly keen on the idea of having to do training, but I agreed to do it as Charlotte had told me I needed to, and she had been told by Consul Wayland I needed to do it. Knowing that I would be training with Tessa helped. Although servants couldn't be friends with their employers, Tessa and I got on fairly well, and we seemed to enjoy each others company. As well as Tessa being a familiar face, having someone in the room who also didn't have any training took away some of the pressure of having to pretend that I was better than I was.
We decided it would be best to arrive early, to avoid the awkwardness of walking in late. Jessamine was ill apparently, but I think she was just saying whatever she could to get out of training. Whilst we were waiting, Tessa asked me what I knew of the Lightwood brothers, who were the two Shadowhunters who had been drafted in to train us. After a slight pause, I answered "not much, only what I have heard. I know that Master Will and the younger Lightwood brother have a hatred for each other going back several years. As I understand it, the older lightwood brother isn't a fan of Master Will either. Talking of the older brother, he's spent the last year in Spain, the Madrid institute to be exact but his father summoned him back to London to train us" I said. Tessa looked as though she was about to ask another question, as was her habit when her curiosity peaked, but at that point Jem entered the room, followed by, whom I presume were the Lightwood brothers.
As Jem did the introductions, it appeared that my hunch had been correct. From what I had heard about them from Master Will, I had expected them to be a couple of Monsters, but they were far from it. Gideon was particularly nice on the eye, but I knew I couldn't think like that. Partly because he was here simply to teach me how to fight, partly because I was just a maid and he was a Lightwood, and partly because there was a part of my heart that belonged to Jem. That part of my heart sank when Jem admitted that he would not be staying for the duration of the training session.
It had been decided by Gabriel that I would be training with Gideon. Before I could object, Gabriel and Tessa had gone off, leaving me with Gideon, which made me feel a little uncomfortable. Since the incident with my previous employer, I had never felt comfortable with men, especially ones I didn't know that well. Gideon looked at me "I suggest that we start with knife throwing" he said, almost cautiously, I nodded in agreement. "Just tell me what to do, you're the expert" I said, which caused Gideon to pull what seemed like a smile, but it happened so quickly I had thought I had missed it. "Incluso su voz es Hermosa" (even her voice is beautiful) he said, which made me think I had annoyed him somehow.
We spent the rest of the session throwing knives at a target. Gideon wanted me to throw a knife without any instructions, so he could see what I was able to do. I flung the knife, which missed the centre but just about made the target. I felt slightly proud of myself as I had expected to have missed completely. This pride was short lived as Gideon made another comment in Spanish "No está mal para un primer intento, creo que esto será más fácil de lo que había esperado" (Not bad for a first attempt, I think this will be easier than I had expected). Oh God I really had annoyed him. By the time the session had ended, I had successfully hit the centre several times. During the session, Gideon had gotten particularly close, casing the hairs on the back of my neck and arm to stand on end, but he was simply helping me to get my position correct. Once Gabriel had declared that he and Gideon would be leaving, Gideon glance at me and said "Hasta la próxima vez" (Until the next time) which probably meant "thank god that's over" and they both left.
I put my head in my hands as Tessa came over. "How did you find it?" she asked gently. "Horrible. He hates me. He kept taking in Spanish, probably so he could say nasty things about me and I be oblivious" I replied. Tessa gave me a sympathetic look "You don't know that Sophie" she said, which bristled me slightly. I knew she meant well, but I hated when people felt the need to say nice things to me for the sake of saying something nice. I left Tessa in the training room before I could say something rude.