Hey Everyone, Savvyshipper here with a short authors note. This is my first infernal devices fanfiction, and my 1st attempt at using third person. Comment with your feedback if you'd rather have it 1st or 3rd person, and whichever wins by oct 31 not only gets a new chapter and a revised first chapter. Also about this chapter, I'm sorry it's short but I'm super busy with school so I can't write as much as I'd want to:( I just wanted to get this down, and don't worry, I will be continuing:) As always, I'm always open to feedback and pairings to write together. Please read and review!
~Savvyshipper
Sophie stood outside dorm 420B, contemplating her options. This was the fourth time she had come to dorm 420B, but she still had no answer. It annoyed her to make these trips, but the Head Librarian at the University was too old to be dropping off late fines in the dorm buildings. At one time, the late fines would have been delivered by actual mailmen, but the university had to cut down on postage because of financial difficulties. So the work of delivering the library fines had fallen to her, the assistant librarian. Usually she didn't mind, because there wasn't too many offenders, and even fewer repeat offenders; but the inhabitants of 420B happened to be repeat offenders. Sophie had slipped the library notice into the slot the first three times, only to have been ignored. She was determined to get an answer this time, whether it be the fine payment or not. Heck, if she could get the book back she'd be satisfied. There was a particularly long waiting list for this particular book. She knocked again.
The door jerked open and Sophie jumped, she hadn't thought anyone was home. The blonde haired girl glared at her. "What the hell? Who the hell are you?" she growled at her, leering in contempt. Sophie shrank back. The girl obviously came from money, and though she was intoxicated, she still struck an imposing figure. "I'm the Assistant Librarian, and I'm here to deliver your library fine. You haven't reimbursed the University yet" Sophie said, trying not to cringe at the smell of beer that seemed to be hanging around the other girl. "Library fine? What the actual fuck? Is this elementary school? I don't owe you anything" She slurred at Sophie. "You don't owe me anything personally, but that book is property of the University, not yours" she answered diplomatically. Okay, maybe I should've left the note in the mail slot instead, she thought to herself. Sophie was not enjoying this. "God you're annoying. Why don't you just run off, back to your stupid little library" The blonde went to slap her, then stopped, shocked. "Oh my god" she yelled "What's wrong with your face?" Sophie burned with embarrassment, trying to blink away the sudden tears. Somehow, that question always came up, one way or another. "Have a nice day" She answered, and ran down the corridor, back towards the library wing.
She turned down the corridor, and promptly barreled into someone's chest. The rest of the stack of library fines scattered on the floor. "I'm so sorry" she murmured, turning a darker shade of red as she got down to collect the papers. "Don't worry, it was my fault. I wasn't looking. Here, let me help" the stranger said gently. She looked up. The boy she had run into was blonde, with attractive green eyes. He bent down as well, and began gathering the papers up. Sophie had to fight the urge to run, to get away. She hadn't been comfortable around boys since... that incident. She shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. This is not the same boy, she told herself, he has no reason to hurt me. He handed over his collected stack of papers. "Here you go. Hey, I haven't seen you around before, are you new?". Then his eyes widened. Not again. He's noticed the scar. She braced herself for the inevitable questions. Instead he stayed silent. Thank god for that small favor, she thought wryly. "I don't live in these dorms. Now can you please excuse me, I have to go". She strode off, leaving the blonde haired boy behind.