The story begins at night on the day that Nicole had arrived in New York. She put on her black hoodie over her short hot pink dress. She put up her hood and got off the subway. She walked out of the subway with a black backpack on her back and started walking thru the city looking for the Institute. She passed a food stand and decided to get something to eat. She walked up to the stand and looked at the items on the menu.
"What can I get you?" The man asked her in a raspy voice.
"Are you deaf?" She asked using ASL.
"Yes." The man said in ASL.
Nicole ordered a turkey and cheese sandwich combo and waited for him to fix it. He came back a couple of minutes later with a sandwich and a bag of Lays chips for her. He put it into a red paper bag and gave it to her. He gave her a white foam cup with red fruit slush in it and a straw.
"Thank you." She said as she started to take some money out of her pocket.
He held up his hand to stop her and he told her it was on the house. She left with the food and drink and went to the cemetery. She went over to a nearby tree that hung over one of the angel statues and climbed into it. She opened the bag, took out the food, and started eating it. Meanwhile Jace Wayland was out on patrol by himself. He walked into the cemetery to rest for a couple of minutes since the cemetery was hallowed ground. As he leaned against on the monuments, he saw a bright light about 50 yards away. He walked over to the light to find a witch light on the ground.
"What's this doing out here?" Jace whispered to himself.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw a hooded figure up in a tree near an angel statue. He put the light into his pocket before heading to the Institute. Little did he know was that someone was silently following him. Nicole followed him to the Institute and hid across the street from the gate. After he disappeared inside, Nicole went over to the gate and climbed over it. She walked around until she found an open arch way 75 feet above her head. She took out a grappling hook from her bag and aimed it for the archway. She pulled the trigger on the launcher and it shot the hook up to the archway. She flipped a switch on the launcher and it took her up to the archway where she climbed thru it. She put the hook and launcher back into her bag and snuck down to the library. She slipped into the library and shut the door. She pressed her back against the door and sighed. She walked over to the statue of Raziel and laid down a pallet for her to sleep on. She took off her boots and jacket and lay down on the pallet. She took out her brother's picture and looked at it. She fell asleep with the picture in her hand.