Hey guys! I'm so sorry this took so long! That stupid class is killing me and I've been running around all day for the past few days on errands for my parents.

Thank you, alohamiems, for your suggestion about length! I will work on making longer chapters, but the length will vary depending on each chapter.

An I apologize for any big errors. I kinda looked over it, but I wanted to get it up so I may have missed something. I'm going to do a more thorough reading now.

Without further ado, chapter 5!

Chapter 5

Tessa sat in her room, flicking through the pictures she had taken from Buckingham Palace two days before. She had gotten some good pictures of the guard, but her favorites were of Jem and Gideon making faces at the camera or Rosamund hiding behind her coffee mug. As Jem had predicted, it soon began to rain, so the four had ducked into a Starbucks -something Tessa hadn't expected to find in London. They had spent most of the afternoon there laughing and having fun. Tessa learned that Gideon had just finished his first year at college, or university as they called it. Also that Jem, along with Will, Rosamund, and Gabriel, were all to start university in the fall.

When she came upon one picture, she couldn't help smiling. Jem and Gideon had both gotten down on one knee on either side of Rosamund and had both pretended to declare passionate love for her. Rosamund had her covered her face with her hands, partially to hide her blush, but mostly because they were being so ridiculous it was embarrassing.

"Oh dear you aren't going to put that on the internet are you?" Rosamund asked as she came into Tessa's room and saw the picture.

Tessa laughed and shook her head. "No, I was just looking at them. They are quite funny, however."
"True," Rosamund nodded in agreement. "Are you ready to go to Windsor? We are picking up Jem on the way over."

"Yep! Just let me get my bag together." With that, Tessa began getting her camera bag together. Today they were going to Windsor Castle because Tessa wanted pictures of the style and architecture of it. The whole thing was made of stone just as Tessa imagined the castles in her books to be.

They were soon on their way to pick up Jem. Windsor was far enough away that the Saunders had let Rosamund and Tessa take the car. Tessa was surprised to find that they actually had a driver so that Rosamund could talk with Tessa and, when he got there, Jem. Tessa had only been in a limousine once, and it felt sort of the same way. Without any of the lights and free drinks, that is.

Jem and Will stood on the curb where they waited for Rosamund and Tessa. Will had his hands shoved in the pockets of his black leather jacket, doing his best to look as miserable as possible.

"If they ask," he said, turning to Jem, "I only came to avoid a party at my parent's house."

Jem laughed and shook his head. "God, Will, why do you try so hard to act so unpleasant?"

"I'm not acting," Will retorted with a scowl. "You think I really want to go to some stupid old castle so some silly girl can take pictures of it?"

"Tessa is not silly, and she's really quite good at photography," Jem pointed out.

"You make it sound like I care," Will growled, now looking straight ahead at the cars passing in the street.

"We both know you do," Jem said quietly, looking straight ahead also.

Will made no response.

The car pulled up to the curb where Jem and someone else stood waiting.

"Drat, he's brought Will," Rosamund sighed. "I'm sorry, Tessa, we can tell them not to come and we'll just go by ourselves."

"No, that's alright," said Tessa, shaking her head. "I don't mind if he comes."

"Only if you're sure."
"Absolutely," Tessa nodded just as Jem opened the door and slid into the car followed by Will.

"Absolutely what?" Will asked, glancing at Tessa. "Absolutely ridiculous if you're talking about your outfit," he finished with a smirk.

Both Jem and Rosamund looked startled by his comment, but Tessa simply returned the smirk. "You might want to check your own outfit before you pick on mine," she told him. She pointed at his shoes. "You're wearing brown shoes and a black jacket. And I thought English guys were supposed to be more fashionable than American guys. I think even my brother knows not to wear brown with black."

Both Rosamund and Jem choked down laughter as Will gave Tessa a look that was somewhere between fury, shock, and amazement. Tessa fought a smile and began a conversation with Jem and Rosamund. Will was silent for the rest of the ride, glaring out the window. Tessa might have felt bad, but if the first words out of his mouth were an insult every time he saw her, he was going to have to deal with it.

The car dropped them off near the entry to the castle, and the four walked in through the main entry. The castle was even better than Tessa had imagined. It looked like someone had taken it right out of the middle ages and plopped it down in 2013. They got their tickets and went through security and then began wandering the castle grounds. Tessa couldn't help feeling a little bit like she was at Hogwarts. There were several round towers, and the path they were currently walking on was cobblestone with stone walls rising up directly on either side. In the walls there were even incredibly narrow slits just wide enough for someone to fire an arrow from a bow through.

Tessa didn't realize she had been grinning the whole time until Jem and Rosamund couldn't contain their quiet laughter any longer.

"It's just a bunch of rocks that happen to be in the shape of a castle," Will grumbled, kicking at an imaginary pebble on the ground.

"Perhaps to you," Tessa said with a shrug and began taking out her camera. She lifted the camera to her eye and prepared to take a picture of two towers. Most people now just looked at the digital screen, but she believed she took better pictures when she looked through the viewfinder. While she was working on getting the focus right, the whole thing suddenly went black. With a slight moment of panic, Tessa jerked back and was about to begin inspecting the camera when she noticed Will. He had stepped right in front of the lens and his black jacket was the reason everything went black. She gave him an irritated look, saying, "Really, Will, is it too much to ask you to let me take a picture?"

Will turned around, a look of mock surprise on his face. "Oh I was in your way? I'd apologize, but I thought I was doing the picture a favor. Any picture with me in it is bound to be beautiful."

Tessa arched her eyebrows at him. The things he said never ceased to amaze her. "We have a very different opinion of what makes people beautiful then," Tessa said decidedly.

"Would you care to enlighten us since you are so far superior?" Will asked, obviously mocking her with his tone along with his words.

"I'll just say this; Rose is one of the most beautiful people I've ever met, and Jem is not far behind." And then, just to spite him, she added, "and I think Gabriel Lightwood is up there too." The look on Will's face was just what Tessa had hoped for. His electric blue eyes seemed to darken and she could tell he was doing his best not to show his irritation or his anger. "Hopefully that clears things up for you," she said with a smile and then turned around to take her pictures. She hoped he understood that she was not referring to appearances when she talked about them being beautiful. As rude as Will was, Tessa had to admit that he was one of the most attractive boys she'd ever met. With his dark hair and fascinating blue eyes, who wouldn't find him handsome? But then, she found most of the boys she'd met so far in England quite attractive.

Only a few minutes later, in fact, one of the castle's employees approached them with wristbands that would allow them to leave the grounds and then come back in without paying again. His name tag read 'James' -which Tessa found entirely fantastic- and he was one of the nicest guys she had ever met. He only talked with her and Rosamund for a minute or so, and then when they turned to leave, Tessa quietly giggled with Rosamund how cute he was. It was then that Will decided to turn around around and shout, "Hey James! My two friends here think you're attractive and want to have your children!" That earned him a light smack from Rosamund, an elbow to the stomach from Jem and a very angry look from Tessa. James, on the other hand turned cherry red and went back to his duties with a newfound haste.

They had moved on to a different part of the castle now. They stood in front of the chapel that was essentially part of the castle. It was a beautiful building with intricate stained glass windows and detailed architecture. Tessa paused to get some pictures when Will came up behind her and said, "Really? You think that's the best angle? I wouldn't have gone with that one."

Tessa had finally had enough with Will, so she turned to him and held out the camera. "Fine. If you're such a photography expert, why don't you prove it."

Something sparked in Will's eyes, indicating he had accepted the challenge, and he took the camera from her without breaking eye contact. Tessa watched as he turned toward the chapel and prepared to take his shot. She was surprised to find he actually sort of seemed to know what he was doing. He knew how to work the zoom, even though it wasn't what was typical on most cameras. Tessa was about to voice her observations when the camera slipped out of Will's hands and began to fall toward the ground. Tessa let out a cry and dove for it, but it stopped before it got to her outstretched hands. She looked up to find it dangling by the neck strap from one of Will's fingers and a condescending smirk on Will's face. "Oops," was all he said.

Tessa snatched the camera back from him and stormed off, leaving Rosamund and Jem calling after. She felt angry tears building up, but she forced them back. The thought of loosing her camera was one of the most horrible things that could happen, especially after hardly a week in London. Though she heard Jem and Rosamund's footsteps as they followed her and called her name, she did not turn around. If she had, she would have seen Will standing in the same place, watching her walk away with his hands in his pockets, the light breeze ruffling his hair, and an unidentifiable expression on his face.

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