Chapter 4 - Cecily

"Can I ask you something?" I asked Will as we walked home.

Ever since Sophie had told Tessa and I about Gideon I couldn't stop smiling. I needed to tell someone. They were perfect for each other. Gideon was just the right height for Sophie and they're hair colours looked good together. But most importantly Gideon is a nice guy and Sophie deserves someone nice. However they couldn't be together as Gideon has no idea of her name.

"Sure." Will answered.

"Okay, so I'm not sure if I should tell you or not but I know you will be able to help me."

I hesitated before continuing "So there is this girl and she danced with this boy at the ball, but the girl left before the boy found out who she was. But the girl knows who the boy is. See the thing is the girl is to shy to say anything but they're perfect for each other. I saw them dance for a bit and they never stopped smiling. The girl means a lot to me and I want to see her happy and I know the boy will make her happy."

"So what should I do?" I asked.

"Am I close to neither the boy or girl?"

"What Will? That has nothing to do with it!"

"Just answer it."

"Fine. Your friends with the boy I guess." I replied.

"Tell me who they are."

I gave him a questioning look and he continued, "if I knew who they were and I'm friends with the boy I can tell him who his mystery girl is."

"How can you be so good at coming up with ideas. It's so unfair."

"Because I'm William Herondale." He said in a cocky voice.

Laughing I replied, "God your so annoying sometimes. Anyway it's Gideon Lightwood and Sophie Collins."

Will

Today I'm going to give Gideon a little tip about who is mystery girl is. I am also going to try and understand what Tessa is playing at. Is she just playing hard to get or does she really not like me. She must like me, I caught her staring at me in English yesterday.

"Will are you ready to leave? We're going to be late." Called Cecily.

I finished tying my tie and grabbed my school bag, "Just coming."

We arrived at school 10 minutes late and since we didn't have assembly today I went straight to, my first lesson, science.

Mr Branwell was a pretty laid back teacher so when I arrived to science I didn't bother knocking.

"Ah Will nice of you to join us, do you have reason for being late?"

"Another excuse, another time?" I asked hoping if was enough.

"Very well."

I look around for a seat and spot one next to Jem. Jem was my best friend, my brother. We trusted each other with our lives.

"Hello James." I say happily as I sit down next to him.

Jem looks up from his text book and smiles, "hello William."

The rest of the morning goes by in a flash and soon it was lunch. I needed to find Gideon to tell him about Sophie.

When I found him he was talking to his twin brother Gabriel. Gabriel and I, we don't get on. In fact we completely hate each other.

As I approach the Lightwood siblings I hear them bid farewell to each other and see Gabriel walk, down the hall, to his locker.

Gideon spots me and smiles.

When I reach him I start to wonder how I'm going to tell him around Sophie, "hey."

"Hey." He replies

"The girl you danced with at the ball is called Sophie. She's in our year."

Excitement washes over his face.

"And how do you know this?" He asks trying to sound casual.

"She's like best friends with my sister."

We talk for awhile about the ball and other things then we meet up with Jem and go get lunch.

Tessa

The athletics team has a meet today and anyone who's in the team is required to change into there sports kit at lunch. So after we got lunch, Sophie and I went to go get changed.

The sports kit was simple. You have a white polo top and a back skort (which is a skirt with shorts underneath). If you wanted to you could wear the school sweatbands. There was also a sports hoodie which had your surname on the back.

After changing I started to make my way down to the buses.

I was tying my hair into a ponytail when I walked into someone.

"Oh I'm sorry I wasn't looking where I was going." I said apologetically.

"Apology accepted."

I knew instantly who it was and suddenly wished I had asked Sophie to wait for me.

I looked up and met the blue, dreamy eyes of Will Herondale.

"Your in your sports clothes." He stated.

"No shit Sherlock!"

"Are you going to the athletics meet?" He asked, ignoring what I just said.

"Yes." I replied frustrated.

"What school is it at?"

"What's with all the questions?" He gave me a look that said just answer the question, "St. Eves academy."

He grinned, "Really, that's where my football game is."

I groaned, "it is?"

He took a strand of my hair that had come out of my ponytail and tucked it behind my ear, "it is."

I stared into his eyes and got completely lost in them.

Finally I realised we were just staring into each other's eyes and tore my eyes from his.

"We should um probably go down to the buses or we will be late." I mumbled.

As we made our way down to the blue school buses I didn't look anywhere but my feet.

I was not going to fall for him. I couldn't. Maybe I already have? It was confusing. Before the masquerade ball all I though about Will was that he was a sarcastic, stuck up teenager who was completely in love with himself. But now she thought differently about him. I mean don't get me wrong he was still just as sarcastic and stuck up but he liked reading and he was actually believe it or not sweet sometimes.

As she reached the buses she wished she had brought her hoodie with her. It was freezing!

I got onto the bus that had the athletics and football teams.

I was looking for Sophie went I felt someone pull me down into a lap.

"Hey" Will grinned.

"What are you doing?"

"I want you to sit with me."

"On your lap?" I questioned.

"Well you can sit on my lap or you can sit in the seat next to."

"I'm not doing either, I'm sitting with Sophie."

"You can't. She's already sitting with Katie and the only seat left is the one next to me."

I groaned when I realised he was right.

"So are you staying on my lap? I mean I don't mind but I would of thought you would rather the seat."

I blushed when I remembered I was still sitting on his lap. I slid into the seat next to him.

"It's like you planned this." I said.

Will threw one arm sound her shoulders, "maybe I did."

I tried to push his arm of but every time he just put it around my shoulders again.

Eventually I gave up and let him keep his arm around me.

Will grinned and pulled me closer to him and that's how we sat all the way to St. Eves academy.