Due to a new account this is a story that I already had on here, I'm just putting this on my new account. -TheSparker
Tessa and Sophie were both in the training room with the Lightwood brothers. Gideon was helping Sophie with throwing knifes and Gabriel was helping Tessa swing a long sword properly.
Tessa wasn't used to this size of sword; she usually used a short sword or dagger. After seeing her struggle with the weight of the blade, Gabriel swooped behind her and placed his left hand on her hip and his right hand just above her elbow. Tessa had noticed this but was fairly comfortable with the sign of affection. She had started to fancy Gabriel, but a voice in the back of her head continued to tell her that he was only doing this to bother Will.
William Herondale. Tessa had tried so hard to get him out of her head. She just couldn't deal with him anymore. All his mind games and mixed feeling. It was too much. One day we would be very affectionate then the next day he would have that same innocent look in his eyes. Like nothing had happened- nothing at all. Thinking about Will had distracted her and she lost her grip on the sword. It came crashing down, almost skewering Gabriel's foot. Tessa blushed slightly and at the same time they both leaned down to pick up the fallen blade. Their heads awkwardly hit each other's and a sly smile grew on Gabriel's face.
"My deepest apologies, Ms. Gray," He said, his lips barely parting. Tessa adored those lips, so full and pink. She had noticed that whenever Gabriel got nervous he bit his bottom lip, leaving little white imprints.
"Of course, Mr. Lightwood," Tessa replied while Gabriel offered a hand to help her up. Out of nowhere a leather dagger flew and the hilt hit Gabriel straight in the wrist. He yelped and cradled his right arm. Tessa looked up and found the person who had thrown the dagger, William Herondale, and he was drunk as hell.
Will stumbled in and yelled, "See Lightwood, even a drunk has more accuracy than you!"
"Ha! That's about as realistic as Demon Pox!" Gabriel called back, taking a step towards Will.
Will's rage flared as he pointed a long finger a Gabriel, "Just you wait, Demon Pox is real. Once I find a way to show the rest of the world, your family will be swimming in it!"
Gabriel just laughed and raised an eyebrow, "Of course. So why is it that you are so drunk," He checked his silver watch, "At four o'clock in the afternoon."
Will, faking a hurt face, looked over to Tessa for the first time, and then looked back to Gabriel. Will's eyes noticeably brightened and a sly smile creaked onto his face. Mockingly he said, "Oh Gabriel, you're looking after my health, how sweet. Could it be that you are finally going to admit that you fancy me?"
"Obviously, actually the only I fancy here would be Tessa." Gabriel announced; both Gideon and Sophie turned their attention to the others.
Tessa flushed and whispered, "What..."
Will raised an eyebrow, a tad of jealously flashed through his eyes. No one caught it because it was gone so fast. He could never announce his feelings for Tessa like that. Sure he had tried but he was never successful. The Gabriel just stood there and did it.
"Well then it looks like we are both fighting for the same thing." Will said through gritted teeth.
He could not let Gabriel take her away from him. She was his. His Tessa, not some stuck up, low life's like Gabriel Lightwood. He had wanted her more than anything, and ironically she was the one thing he couldn't get. He had tried to push away his feeling, he thought he couldn't love. He knew it excised but he thought that quality didn't apply to him. It never had- never before her. He couldn't take it anymore, take the waiting, take the hoping that she would come into his room one night during a storm and say she was afraid and she needed him to protect her.
Then the only thing that brought him back down to reality was a little gasp that came from next to Gabriel. Will raised his solemn blue eyes and looked up to see Tessa glaring at him. Then she shuffled past Gabriel and past Will. Gabriel called after her, but she just yelled back. "I can't do this right now, trainings' over."