Will walked down the stairs to the basement－or so called Henry's lab.
He was supposed to call Tessa down to see something, but he got carried away...
Will shook his head, stop thinking about it! Remember the curse? That... that can't happen again.
He knocked on the door to the lab and just opened it without waiting for an answer. Henry was poking the 'girl' Jem and he found at the Dark House with something, looking at it at different angles, as if trying to figure out something, which is probably what he is doing. Charlotte was beside Henry, handing him whatever tools he needed. Jem was sitting off to the side, watching Henry while stroking the devil, also known as a cat.
At the sound of the door opening, Jem looked up and brightened at the sight of Will. "Hello, Will. Where's Tessa?"
Well, thank you Jem, poor Will will have to lie. At least he excels in lying. "She said she's a little busy, and will come down tomorrow because it's so late."
Jem's eyes flashed with disappointment, as did Charlotte's. "Oh well."
Will looked towards Henry and the 'girl'. "Well? What did you find?"
Henry was too busy with the 'girl', so Will repeated it louder and louder until Charlotte sighed and just nudged him. Henry looked up and frantically around before landing his eyes on Will. "Oh, um... What did you ask?"
Will sighed. "I asked what did you find?"
"Well, it's definitely made of clockwork, an automaton. The thing that makes it so realistic looking is that the clockwork seems to be covered with real skin, so that's probably why there were many people killed. The clockwork is an advanced piece, so it will take me longer to actually see how it works." Henry explained while poking the automaton. "It is truly extraordinary! A masterpiece, it is."
Jem and Will had found this automaton in the Dark House. It spouted a warning to them about the Magister before twitching and shutting down. Sadly Jem also brought a cat back.
"I swear, Jem. Why did you have to bring that bloody beast in here? The demon is evil!" Will exclaimed, pointing a shaky finger at the cat.
"What do you have against it? It's harmless." Jem pointed out.
"Well, first, it scratched me. Second, it glared at me! Third, it's obviously evil! Can't you see the gleam in its eyes, as if it was plotting our death!"
"Well, face it like a man! Also, how can a cat plot our deaths?" Charlotte interrupted, causing everyone to laugh, even Henry.
"Y-you act like as if this cat was related to ducks!" Jem managed to get out while laughing.
Will gasped, as if he just figured out something, and snapped his fingers. "That's it! This cat is related to ducks! Get it out of here! It's definitely evil."
That comment made everyone burst into laughter again. Watching them laugh made Will realize something. The curse. Has being with Tessa grown on him so much to actually be softer with everyone? Will's face hardened, determined to push everyone back again. He can't let them die too. Not since... Will internally shook his head, he can't think about her, it will only cause him grief and guilt.
Jem noticed the change in Will's face and softened up. Will is positive that Jem doesn't know about his past, but probably softened because he does this all the time. Trying to get people to hate him.
Apparently Charlotte noticed too. "Will? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Will snapped, harsher than he intended, causing Charlotte to flinch.
Will stormed out the room and slammed the door shut. He walked around the halls with his head down, trying to find somewhere where he can relax and just think.
Will sneaked into the kitchen and grabbed some chocolate that luckily Agatha just made, so it's fresh and delicious. As Will's walking out of the Institute, eating the chocolate that melted in his mouth, he saw a flash of silver. Will shook his head, must be his imagination.
Will plopped another piece of chocolate in his mouth and pushed his way out of the Institute. Wind blew across his face, making his messy hair get in his eyes. Will shook his head to get the hair out of his face. It was dark out, but Will was used to it. He set off walking towards the Thames River, replaying what happened this day in his mind. Will wasn't happy at how he acted around Tessa, but he couldn't help it. Something about her just makes him bring out his true self, not the sarcastic self everyone knows about. He has to push Tessa back otherwise she would die.
Will stood on the Blackfriars Bridge, overlooking the Thames River. He leaned against the railing and was lost in thought. What happened back in his childhood... He just couldn't forget it.
Will was wandering around his house, looking for any signs of adventure. He was stuck in the house because it was raining. Will would've gone outside anyways, but mother wouldn't allow it. There was always this door that lead down into the basement, where father usually worked at, and Will was always curious about it, but it was always locked.
Looking at the door now, Will wanted to go in really badly. He pushed at the door, and surprisingly the door opened. Has father forgotten to lock it? Will crept down the stairs, looking around for any signs of father. If father found him down in the forbidden basement, Will would be in serious trouble. Seeing there was no one, Will bounded down the rest of the staircase and started to look at everything.
All the things there were cool, but there was one thing that captured Will's curiosity. It was a box with a symbol on it. The symbol was a snake looking dragon thing biting its own tail, making a circle shape with its body. Will grabbed it and was determined to open it. He was so absorbed in what he was doing, he didn't notice Ella, his older sister, bounding down the stairs.
"No!" Will heard Ella scream, but it was too late. Will had already opened the box.
There was light filling up the whole room, causing both Ella and Will to not be able to see. When the light faded, there was this cobalt blue... thing standing in front of them. Will fell to the ground, not having any knowledge of what this creature was, and screamed. Ella stood in front of him, holding a blazing blade thing, looking braver than ever. Will admired Ella for that.
"Begone, demon!" Ella cried, slashing the sword as if trying to scare it off.
The 'demon' laughed an evil laugh, and then hissed at Ella. "Foolish girl. You do not know nothing of the Shadow World, do you?"
"I read some of father's books, I know that you are a demon, the blade I'm wielding is a seraph blade, and that you came from a pyxis box."
Ella stepped closer to the demon with the blade leveled in front of her. Will wanted to cry out at her to stay back, but before he could, the demon lashed out its tail at her and sent Ella flying, crashing into the wall. Will screamed and shout, knowing he cannot do anything to help.
The demon turned to Will and silenced him with a glare. "You, you are good enough. I cannot avenge your father, for he is not here, but you, his son, will do." Will sucked in a deep breath. "I curse you, so all ones that love you shall die, starting with her." The demon flicked its tail at Ella, and disappeared.
After that, Ella had died the next day, which proved that the curse was true. Will ran away to the Institute to protect his family, and became a Shadowhunter. The only person he let in is James, who never pestered him and was always there for him. Who was... dying anyways... Will shook his head. No, don't be foolish, Jem will live.
Will straightened, noticing that it was very late, walked around London a little bit more, and went back to the Institute. As he walked, he was thinking of a bizarre adventure that will make him look bad.
Little did Will know that the whole time he was being followed and watched.
A/N look, sorry I didn't update in a while, I got too caught up in this TV show. But here you have it, Will's past. It may not be exactly like what it actually was, but I didn't have the book. the chapter could have been longer, but... ah whatever.
you guys can probably tell who was following Will.
the automaton was also who you probably think it was.
and... yeah.
review please?