This took awhile, and I'm super sorry. From this point onwards we'll be going along with the book. This means I may take some parts of the story straight from Clockwork Prince. I'll underline this to show that it's not my own work, and leave a page number at the bottom of the page. If nothing super eventful happens for a couple of pages, I'll just tell you to read this pages before the start of the next chapter. I suggest you have your copy handy whilst you read.

Ready, here we go...


(End of the Prologue)

Will hesitated. This was not something Magnus had sent him for; it was something he wanted to know for himself. "Love potions-"

Old Mol screeched with laughter "Love potions? For Will 'erondale? 'Tain't my way to turn down payment, but any man who looks like you 'as got no need of love potions, and thats a fact."

"No," Will said, a little desperation in his voice. "I was looking for the opposite really- something that might put an end to being in love."

"An 'atredpotion?" Mol still sounded amused.

"I was hoping for something more akin to indifference? Tolerance?"

She made a snorting noise, astonishingly human for a ghost. "I 'ardly need like to tell you this, Nephilim, but if you want a girl to 'ate you, there's easy enough ways of making it 'appen. You don't need my help with the poor thing."

And with that she vanished, spinning away into the mists among the graves. Will looking after her, sighed. "Not for her," he said under his breath, though the was no-one to hear him, "for me..." And he leaned his head hard against the cold iron gate.

Then, he had an idea. He would focus his attentions on another, to rid his mind of Tessa. He thought for a moment. Which girl could possibly make him happy the way Tessa did? Surprisingly, someone rose to mind. A girl. He smiled, but shook his head. AS if she could ever grow to love him.


Will, after stopping at Magnus' home, returned to the institute, just before sun rise. He wandered over to Tessa's room, and knocked thrice on the door. She opened it a crack, and, upon seeing him standing there, widened it fully.

"To what, do I owe the pleasure?" she said theatrically. Will stood is the hallway, arms crossed, with a mild expression on his face.

"We have a guest," he said to her calmly. "And she is in need of a dress."

Tessa eyed him suspiciously, and laughed."Okay, allow me to go and get her one." She turned around and walked over to an area of the room he could not see. "What size is she?" Tessa called out.

"Small." he replied. "And if you can, could you please find something blue for her?"

"Small, blue" she repeated, as she walked back into view. "Give her these." She said, bundling clothes into his arms. "And tell her she can keep them, they no longer fit me."

"Thanks." He said, turning back down the way he had come. He looked over his shoulder and smiled at her. "I'll introduce you two at breakfast." She nodded and retreated into her room, shutting the door.

Will opened the door of Bella's room, and peered inside. He could see her, fast asleep, curled up in the bedding. He entered the room quietly, so as not to wake her. He played out the clothes Tessa had given him, and turned to look at Bella again. He stepped forward and at on the bed, watching her. She was smiling in her sleep.

"Will..." She breathed out quietly.

"I'm here." he said softly, brushing her cheek with the back of his hand. Her skin was warm and soft against his. "Get changed," he whispered to her, "And knock on the door across the hall when you're finished, okay?"

"Okay," she said, and rolled onto her her other side, facing away from him. He left the room, shutting the door behind him. Bella lay there, looking up at the roof. He touched her cheek where Will had and felt an unfamiliar warmth. She smiled to herself and got out of the bed. She examined the clothes the had been laid out fro her. Blue she thought so far so good.

She pulled on the dress, leaving the corset there. She didn't wan't to wear it, and admiring the dress in the mirror, she felt he didn't need to.

Bella searched the room for some sort of brush to do her hair with. She sighed, and left the room. She knocked on the door opposite hers. With seconds, Will was there, looking very fine. She looked up at him. Quite far up, he was very tall.

"Ready to go?" he asked her.

"Go?" she replied "Go where?"

"I'm going to introduce you to the rest of the institute." he said, holding his arm out to her. She linked hers with his, and they started off down the hall.


Skip ahead, to half way through Chapter one, page 20 in my copy.

As the days went on, Tessa found herself unfolding slowly out of her quiet, huddled unhappiness over Nate and Will, who had recently become infatuated with Bella, the girl he had brought to the institute about two weeks ago. Tessa liked Bella, who was kind, funny, and very well read. They had become good friends over the past fortnight.