Hi! I have had a really horrible week so i'm sorry if this isn't as good as it could be. I've had a 10 hour art exam and my sister had an accident where she fainted and hit her head on the bathroom tiles. Lots of damage. She's fine now though. Just emotionally and mentally scarred.

After dinner I pulled Tom to the kitchens to tidy up the plates with the cook. As we were just finishing up the door slammed open to reveal Tessa and Will. Tessa saw us standing together washing the dishes and smirked. Will had the smae stormy look on his face that was present at dinner after we had revealed our relationship.

I tugged on Tom's hand as he was unaware that the cause of the slamming was in fact after him. He turned around and when his gaze fell on Will, his expression darkened.

"What do you want?"

No one was expecting what happened next, not even Tessa - Will stormed forward and slammed his fist into Tom's face. The collision made a collosal slapping noise and everyone froze for a moment before everyone reacted. Tessa started laughing as I yelled and jumped on Will, causing us to fall down onto the floor with me on top. The collision drewa groan from him and I, having been saved from the pain of impact by Will, returned the blow that he had given to Tom. Tom was stood there in complete shock as the cook rushed off in a frenzy, probably to fetch Charlotte or someone else of authority to stop the scrap.

I fell off Will when he sent a punch to the side of my jaw and clutched at my new injury. However, before he could get another hit in, I reached out and slapped him making sure that my nails caught his cheek to leave angry red scratches. I was furious! How dare he hit Tom! Just because he didn't like me didn't mean he could hit people I cared beeply for, even almost loved!

The fight continued, each of us getting a few good blows in before I felt someone grab my upper arms in a strong grip. I struggled to get away from the hands but they wouldn't loosen their grips I fell limp and fought to get my breath back.

I saw Will get pulled back by Jem who then gave him a stern talking to. That was when Charlotte walked in. When she saw the state that we were in she frowned disapprovingly.

"What on earth happened here?" She looked at me as Will was still to angry to be reasoned with.

"He just walked in here with Tessa and punched Thomas in the face! I had every right to hit him back!" Charlotte sighed before turning to Will.

"Is this true?"

Will was looking down and didn't give any sign of confirmation or disagreement. Charlotte obviously took that as a yes though according to her next question. Her face was upset, as if she was expecting more from her friend.

"Why, Will?"

"He's after my brother! He's not allowed to court my brother without my permission! I was just punishing him for it! He shouldn't be allowed near my brother!"

My mouth fell open when he said this. How dare he! He rejects me, refuses to help me and treat my like his brother but as soon as I find someone else who cares for me, I have to ask him first!

The arms holding me let go and I fell forward, only to be caught by the familiar arms of Tom. I smiled up at him and kissed his cheek. As I did so, I heard a growl form Will so to prove that only i could choose who I wanted to court, I glared at him before kissing Tom full on the mouth , careful to avoid his nose. We pulled away, and smiled timidly at each other and I pulled him over to the sink and wet a clean rag. I wiped away the blood as carefully as I could but tom still let out an occaisional hiss of pain.

When he was clean he took a second clean rag and returned the favour. After we were finished we walked slowly up to the infirmary with our hands clasped. After we had been attended to we headed back to my room but not before looking in the mirror.

Tom had a black eye caused by the broken nose that Will had given him. I however, had a massive bruise on my jaw and a gash that was stitched up on my forehead. We collapsed on my bed together and curled up against each other, me in his arms and promptly fell asleep, exhausted after the day we had just faced.

So there we go. I know I'm not the best at long chapters but I do try! So who really hates Will right now. Usually, I don't mind him but I needed a bad guy for the story so yeah... Hope you enjoyed it! Bye xx