Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own any of the characters from Clockwork angels.

Prologue

It was another gloomy day in London as Will looked out of the institute window. He was in Tessa's old room remembering how the last time he had seen her he had made her cry. Tears had spilled down her checks as she told him he was cruel. He blamed himself for her capture for she would never have taken a walk if she wasn't so upset. He remembered Jessamine running through the front door, her clothes torn, shouting that a warlock had taken Tessa. He looked up when he sensed someone enter the room. He turned around to see Henry looking at him sympathetically.

"Will, it's been over a month now, you can't possibly still feel responsible" Henry stated. He waited for Will to respond but gave up after a few minutes. "Suit yourself" he said leaving the room. Will sighed to himself. Henry would probably get Jem to try to cheer him up as usual.

"Time for a walk" he muttered pushing off from the window frame he was leaning on. He started making his way down the hall, being careful to avoid charlotte who would ask him if he was all right and to answer that truthfully would be the end of him. Everyone seemed to try talk sense into him these days. He continued down the stairs and out the front door of the institute into the crisp morning air. He proceed to walk aimlessly around the city when he noticed someone following him. He turned around wondering if it was Jem but instead came face to face with a girl. She had tanned skin, shiny black hair and big brown eyes that were staring right at him. He didn't recognize her and was about to say as much when she called to a women selling fruit across the street. He then realized she had been staring straight through him and was just another regular mundane. He shrugged and began walking back to the institute before he really lost it. He still had the feeling he was being followed and walked down an alley to take a short cut. There was a scuttle in the corner and Will ran at it to discover it was just a rodent.

"What is wrong with me?" Will shouted. There was a whooshing sound as something whacked his left leg. Will let out a cry of surprise as he fell to the ground, his knee giving way. He felt something prick his neck and the world started to tilt and blur. The last thing he saw was a lacy cream glove.

*please reveiw, this my first fan fiction and i will submit a new chapter soon*