Katerina wasn't really good at meeting people, she wanted to stay locked in her new bedroom all day, but a servant woke her up and helped her with her dress. The maid wanted to put her hair up in a bun or a hairdo, but she prefered her hair down. She chose a dark blue gown with gold details.

In her way to breakfast, she felt nervous wondering how were the people that lived in the Institute, and hoped that Charlotte hadn't told them about her family's death. All the pity looks of the adults while the Clave made her transference made her constrained and irritated, she just wanted a new start.

Jem was sleepy during breakfast. He felt someone kicking lightly his foot, and then looked up, the new girl has arrived and was sitting next to Charlotte. Tessa was warning him that he was his time to introduce himself. He said his name and, for a second, she looked at him with a small smile and then started eating.

He noticed that Katerina didn't spoke during the meal and always kept her head down. Her skin was slightly tanned, her face had high cheekbones that seemed to be delicate and exotic at the same time and she had expressionless hazel eyes. James questioned himself if she was sad, and remembered that of course yes because her parents have just died. Once she caught him staring, and then came back to her food.

During the day, he got distracted by training and talking to Will that the time passed rather quickly. On the evening, Tessa visited him to recommend a book, and he tried his best to seem good. Her eyes were bright as usual, and every word on her lips were so fascinating, he wanted to kiss them so bad... After she left, he broke down in his bed and layed with his face on the pillow. Why does he just couldn't get over her? She didn't know that every second she spent with him was painful, Jem was starting to worry he couldn't handle it and one day would tell her the truth. He was thinking about traveling to far away from Britain, maybe back to his birthplace, he missed China so much, but facing the place where his parents were killed would be even more painful. He could almost hear his mother called him Jian.

He was staring at the ceiling for hours, when suddelny heard a low music. Looking at the clock, he realized that it was late at night, and remembered that nobody - except for him - played an instrument. Jem got up, still wearing cloathes (he didn't change to sleep), and followed the noise till the music room.

Katerina was playing "River flows on you - Yiruma" on the grand piano of the music room. She missed playing so much. Only at this time she could do it alone, without being interrupted. There were so many instruments for her to explore, she decided to do it on the following day because she started feeling sleepy. She also wanted to dance a little, her pointe shoes were inside her bag thrown on the floor next to the piano. The notes were so gentle and bland that she wanted to close her eyes, but also needed attention or she would play the keys wrong.

After opening the door slowly and almost soundlessly, James observed the girl playing in a so delicate way. Her concentrated eyes didn't leave the keys, and moving his eyes to the floor, he saw some kind of clothes inside a bag, like a tutu. Wait, do shadowhunters dance ballet? Of course he saw mundanes performing, he even played some ballet songs on his violin, but he never saw a ballerina Nephilim.

-Who's there? - she asked and turned

Jem noticed that he hadn't heard her voice before, it was feminine and low, different from Tessa's. No, he couldn't think about her again!

-It's me, James. - he said

-Did I wake you up? - she asked worried

-No, I wasn't sleeping. Um... That song you was playing, was it Yiruma's?

-Yes... Do you play the piano?

-No, the violin.

There were some seconds of silence and staring, before she asked:

-Do you know the song 'kiss the rain'?

-I think yes... I might have the sheet.

-How long do you play the violin? - she spoke shyly

-Since I was a kid. You probably too, don't you? You play very well.

-Thanks. - she said and looked down, smiling crookedly. - Would you mind showing me your music?

-No, it would be a pleasure. - he smiled and blushed - Would you like to meet me here tomorrow?

-Yes. It's late... I think I will go back to my room.

-Me too. So, how was your training?

-Pretty good, apart from that blue eyed boy that entered and started arguing with Gabriel, my tutor!

-Oh, it's Will, my parabatai. - actually, ex-parabatai Jem tought.

-He is funny, but God, how can you stand him?

-Hahahha it took years to get used...

-Good night. - Katerina said before entering her room

-Good night - said Jem