First chapter of a new story, I hope you enjoy, It will be a Tessa/Will fanfic. It's my first, so please be nice, and I appreciate constructive criticism. I may change the rating to an M later on, depending on the kind of sexual content I put in.


Tessa woke drenched in a cold sweat, her blankets rumpled around her body. The sun was just barely peaking over the trees that she saw out of her bedroom windows in the institute. The last week had been very strange and very stressful. Since the arrival of Cecily, Wills' younger sister whom until recently he had thought dead, Will had been spending every second of the day with her. They got up early and did not come home until after lunchtime, they arrived to dinner late and laughing, and they sat in each other's bedrooms every night and caught up on all they had missed the past few years. Tessa knew it made Jem happy to see Will and his sister reunited, though Tessa thought it probably got him down some times.

She thought of how it was when she had finally seen her brother, and known he was alive and well, after those months from when Will had rescued her from the Dark Sisters. Of cause that was before she found out her brother hated her and had been working for and betraying her to the Magister, and it turned out that he was just plain evil. All of a sudden, Tessa felt that something was not right. She decided to seek out the comfort of one of Jem's warm hugs. She threw back the mess of covers and tied a petticoat around her shoulders and over her nightgown, so as not to seem improper. After all her and Jem were not married yet. She opened her door quietly and tip toed to Jem's room, she quickly knocked on his door before entering.

Next thing the whole institute awoke to her shrill heart wrenching screams and sobs. First Henry and Will came running, followed by Charlotte and Sophie. Tessa lay on the floor shaking uncontrollably, Will is trying to wake Jem up, though Henry can see he is clearly dead. Sophie sinks down onto a seat in his room and tries to hold herself together, waiting for orders. Whilst Charlotte silently reaches down and allows Tessa to lean on her. She and Sophie half carry, half drag, Tessa back to her bed.

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The funeral was not too big of an affair. The Branwells, Will, Cecily and Tessa sat in the front seats. Even Sophie was allowed to attend the funeral, while the Clave supplied other maids and staff for the catering and set up. The rest of the seats were filled with other Shadowhunters that associated with Jem. The funeral took place on the Institutes grounds on a cloudy summer day. Tessa weeped silently at the eulogies. Will was silent, though she saw a few tears escape his eyes during the funeral. At the end everyone went inside for tea and sandwiches. Will did not stay around for chit chat, rather he escaped to his room, just like he had every day since that dreadful night. Henry and Charlotte sullenly shook people's hands and accepted there gifts and cards. Tessa sat on a comfortable chair, gazed out the big window to where Jem's coffin still lay closed, and accepted people's condolences.


So that's the first chapter, I hope you enjoyed, yes I ship Tessa and Will.

I don't want Jem to die, though we all know he is going to. Please tell me if there are any spelling or grammar mistakes, though I have checked. Maybe I missed some.

Next chapter coming soon (as I'm on holidays this week, I'll try to have at least one up). Please review.