"I watched them both die," I said and looked at the ground. "I was an only child and no relatives, they were my only family. That's why I was sent here, because my father was born here, I had nowhere else to go."
I looked at Will and his expression had softened, "What about you? I know Jessamines parents house was burnt to the ground and they didn't make it out and she had nowhere else to go. Even though she has no desire to be a Shadowhunter, she despises the idea. But what about you?"
Will shielded his emotions, Jem realized that he did it a lot, but less when they were alone together. "Well of course I want to be a Shadowhunter, Ill be the best there ever was!" He sprung up and flung his arms wide, huge grin on his face.
But it faltered when Jem didn't smile, "Why are you here?" I asked gently, "What happened to your family?"
Wills face looked stricken, then he said so quietly I barely heard him, "My sister is dead." He looked at me sadly, "and it was all my fault."
"Will... William I'm so sorry."
I heard a door open, Will hastily covered his emotions, changed the expression on his face.
I looked up, it was Charlotte. "Boys?Its time for bed."
Will got up, barged past Charlotte and left the room. "Goodnight Will!" She sighed, Jem could see how much she tried to please Will, tried to get a smile on that face.
He remembered once when Will had smiled and Charlotte acted like she was on a drug. Will smiling was the thing that made Charlotte the happiest.
She looked at Jem with as much affection as a mother would look at their child. "Jem?" I stood and smiled slightly. "Would you like me to accompany you to your room?"
"If it isn't to much trouble on you, that would be wonderful." I replied.
Charlotte put a hand on my shoulder and smiled, "Lets go. How was your day?"
"It was fine thankyou, Charlotte. And yours?"
"Taking Jessamine shopping, always brightens my day." She rolled her eyes and I laughed.
After a moment she said, "I know that face, is there something you wanted to ask me? Something that's bothering you?"
I looked up into her eyes, "If I'm not being to nosy."
"Yes?"
"What happened to Williams parents?" I asked curiously, "He told me that his sister died and that it was his fault. Is that true?"
"Will is very closed off, guards his emotions. I remember the day he came to me, like it was yesterday. It was dark out and he knocked on the Institute door, and you know what he said to me when I opened it?"
"What?"
"He said, 'I am a Shadowhunter. One of you. You have to let me in, I have nowhere else to go.' I let him in, what else could I do? I'm heart broke for him.
I knew that he was not raised as a Shadowhunter, so it was likely that someone would come looking for that little boy.
It was the next day when a women came to the door and I knew it was Wills mother. Ink black hair and deep blue eyes.
She demanded that I give her child back, so I went to find Will and he was under his bed crying and covering his ears. 'Will?' I said 'Your mother is here, she wants you to come home.'
He said to send her away and I told him that if I sent her away he wouldn't be able to see them again and he said 'good'.
I shut the door on the poor women, she was a sobbing mess, she stayed there for hours.
When she finally left Will came to me tears still running down his face, he held my hand like it was his only life source and he said, 'I know it's against the law, I know. But please Charlotte, please. Tell me if they die.'
I thought it was the oddest request from a ten year old, but I did it. It was the next day I realized who his parents actually were. I felt kinda silly, it had taken me that long.
Edmund and Linette Herondale. Linette came to the Institute many more times and Will would always go to the training room and block Her screams and pleas out.
And then finally she gave up."
I let it all sink in, why was he hiding from his parents? Because of his sister? "Are they dead? His parents."
"No." She looked at me squarely, "I don't want you to repeat that to anyone, you hear me? No one. Especially not Will."
I nodded, that's why Charlotte never gave up on him. She saw the good side of Will, even if it was only once.
"Okay." And that was the last time I talked about Wills family, because I knew that the London Institute residents were a family, even if Will didn't know He was apart of it.
hope you liked it this is a couple of months after Jem arrived at the Institute. Please review! Tell me what you think. What should the next chapter be about? Give me some ideas. What do you want to happen?
