Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide attempt

Thomas was sick of it. He couldn't take it anymore. The one person who made his life worth living, Sally, had been killed by his father.

He decided to join her.

Thomas climbed into the castle window and opened the latch. He stood against the paneling and took a deep breath. This was it.

He looked around to make sure there was no one who could stop him. Seeing no one, Thomas took another deep breath, closed his eyes, and stepped out of the window.

Before he could fall, he felt a solid grip on his jacket as he was lifted back inside the window and the castle.

The person who saved him was still holding on, his or her face obscured.

Thomas looked up to see who it was that had stopped his death wish. He looked right into James Madison's grim face.

"James, why did you grab onto me?" Thomas exclaimed.

"I used magic. Why were you stepping out of the window?" James challenged.

"I wanted to die!" Thomas defended.

James softened.

"But that's just it, Thomas. I can't have you kill yourself. I love you too much for that to happen."

James waved his wand one more time, and a vial appeared in mid-air. James handed it to Thomas.

"What are you doing?" Thomas shouted.

"Giving you another chance in life. You don't need to be miserable, you can find your own destiny. This spell will help you find true love and happiness." James replied.

Thomas felt desperate. He uncorked the vial and swallowed the contents quickly. He felt an immediate attraction to James, one that seemed to have been there before but was now enhanced.

Thomas felt himself losing control, and that was the one thing he retained about himself in this terrible world.

This had to be a trick to get Thomas to James. Thomas felt rage rising inside him. How dare James trick him?

"How DARE you trick ME?" He shouted.

James hurried to explain. "I didn't do anything, Thomas. Anything you feel is your own emotion being amplified."

Thomas wouldn't hear it.

"I can't believe I trusted you! You were right about one thing, I CAN make my own destiny! I'll become king of the Enchanted Forest one day, and I'll make Washington pay the price! You will help me."

And with that, Thomas moved his wand.

"No!" exclaimed James. "Please, let me help you!"

Thomas silenced James as James disappeared into Thomas's bedroom mirror.

"You will be stuck here forever, or until I decided to release you." Thomas said matter-of-factly.

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Thomas feels so bad. He genuinely does like James, but now it is too late, he needs James's help to stop Alexander.

He wonders why he is remembering the circumstances of James's placement in the mirror. It must have something to do with that Alexander.

A/N: Thank you for reading! That is how James got in the mirror. Next chapter is probably centering around John Laurens. Thank you so much for your patience as well, I've been super busy.

Please review!

-HamiltonAsparagus ;)