So I decided to continue thanks to many kind reviews, but I have no idea what I'm doing so this is kind of top-of-the-dome for you guys.

Tessa's POV

Tessa woke up somewhere other than the attic, and for a second, she was mildly confused until she recognized the room as her own. She checked the clock on the far wall. Noon, so she had missed breakfast. For a moment she was disappointed, but then realized that she missed sharing a meal with Will and breathed a sigh of relief.

On the nightstand was a tray with some toast and tea, both of which had gone cold. Tessa munched away at toast and got up to get dressed. As she stood up, a piece of paper fluttered to the ground by her feet. She bent over to pick it up and instantly recognized the hand writing as Will's.

Dear Tessa,

We need to talk. Meet me in my library at one.

-Will

She crumpled up the note and threw it across the room. Tessa had no desire to see Will. She was sick and tired of his games. He wasn't allowed to hurt her and be the one to comfort her. Who was she kidding; she wanted to see him, she liked his games when they didn't hurt, and she loved that he comforted her. But he couldn't know that. She needed an excuse: something to get her out of the Institute so she wouldn't be tempted to see Will.

Quickly, Tessa got dressed in one of her simpler gowns and pulled her hair back into something that resembled a bun; Sophie was much better with these things. When she was all ready, she stuck her head out her door to make sure no one was coming. She stealthily maneuvered her way through the Institute's many maze-like corridors until she stopped in front of a door. Hesitantly she knocked. Jessamine opened the door, obviously irritated by something.

"What do you want Tessa?" she snapped.

"I…I was wondering if you would like to walk with me and look into the shops down the road." She managed to stutter out. She was a little afraid of Jessamine when she was in one of her moods, but Jessamine's features softened a bit.

"I would love to. Let me just grab my parasol." She disappeared into her room for a minute leaving Tessa in the hall feeling anxious. She looked left, then right, keeping her eyes peeled for any sign of the blue-eyed boy.

"Ready!" Tessa jumped at the sudden noise, but quickly realized it was just Jessamine. "My my, someone's jumpy," Jessamine commented as she began to stroll down the hallway.

"Let's go this way," Tessa's voice came out a little squeaky as she realized the way that Jessamine was walking led straight past Will's library. Jessamine, not surprisingly, protested.

"But this way is faster!" She whined. Jessamine was right, there was no escaping that logic, so Tessa scurried down the hallway as quickly as she could.

Tessa breathed a sigh of relief when she and Jessamine exited the Institute and began to meander down the cobbled streets of London. It was grey outside, but that wasn't new. They stopped in the first shop they came across- an old tea shop and sat down for a cup.

"I'm so glad to be out of the Institute," Jessamine began once their drinks had arrived. "Will was being such a bother this morning." She said it absentmindedly, but Tessa nearly choked on her tea.

"A bother? How so?" She tried to seem uninterested, but Jessamine eyed her suspiciously.

"Oh, you know, the normal sarcastic comments, though today it was worse. He seemed anxious and upset about something though, not even Jem could find out." She looked at Tessa accusingly. "You don't have any idea why, do you?" Outside, one church bell clanged signaling that it was one o'clock. Tessa sighed.

"No idea."

Will's POV

Will sat flicking aimlessly through pages of a book he'd already read a million times. He hadn't expected Tessa to come, but he had hoped, and hope was a dangerous thing. He put the book down and got up to get himself a drink at the Devil's Tavern.

Tessa's POV

Having finished their tea, Tessa and Jessamine headed back out onto the street to continue their walk. Tessa was shocked when she heard her name being called behind her. She feared for a minute that it was Will, but realized that Will would never call her 'Miss Gray' as the mysterious person was, so she turned around. At first all she saw was a chest, but she looked up right into the stunningly green eyes of Gabriel Lightwood.

"Miss Gray, I saw you from down the street and wanted to say hello." His voice was smooth and quite nice. Jessamine looked from Tessa to Gabriel, and back to Tessa. She cleared her throat.

"If you'll excuse me, I'll be going in this shop. Tessa, find me when you're done." And with that Jessamine disappeared into the shop. Tessa and Gabriel stood awkwardly for a moment before Tessa spoke up.

"Hello there Mr. Lightwood, what brings you out here today?" She asked in a polite voice, though she didn't really feel like being polite.

"Please, call me Gabriel." He looked at her with what she could only describe as kindness. "I was out running errands for my father and saw you here."

"What kind of errands…Gabriel?" She tested out his Christian name and decided it was okay since shadowhunters were so informal.

"He sent me to deliver a letter to Charlotte." He said it innocently enough, though Tessa knew that the letter was probably nasty. "Miss Gray-"

"Please call me Tessa." She interrupted. It seemed odd for him to be so formal when he allowed her to call him by his Christian name.

"Tessa-" He was again interrupted, but this time, it wasn't Tessa.

"Tessa, what the hell are you doing out her with Lightwood." She turned to see Will stalking towards them. "Get away from her Gabriel." He practically growled it. When he reached the two of them, he grabbed Tessa by the arm and started tugging her in the direction of the Institute. She struggled against his grip.

"Will stop, I'm not ready to go back yet." She stood her ground, but he was much stronger so she kept being moved. He turned on her.

"Would you like Mortmain to find out you're not dead?" He hissed it low in her ear.

"William Herondale! Unhand that poor girl!" Gabriel's voice sounded behind them. Will smirked.

"Gabriel, go fetch your dad out of some downworlder brothel. Tessa and I have better things to do than listen to your annoying voice." He said that all without turning to face Gabriel, and Tessa was shocked at the outright cruelty that Will was capable of.

The next thing Tessa new, she was on her butt watching the two boys throw punches at each other. For a moment, she watched with horror, until she found her voice.

"Will, stop!" she yelled. Jessamine, who had been drawn out of the shop by the commotion, stooped to help Tessa up and muttered something along the lines of 'How does she always end up in the middle of a fight?'.

As soon as Tessa was back on her feet, she ran over to the brawling boys and attempted to pull them off each other, but miserably failing. A fist missed her by inches as she moved in between the two boys and finally managed to push them apart.

"Really, you two are just like children." And with that, she turned and headed back towards the institute. The two boys behind her stared at her retreating figure, both two shocked to fight until one broke away to run after her.

Soooo, you guys want more? I'll continue to write cause that's no ending at all, so look for the update and keep reviewing!