I had just caught Jem as he started to slump towards me. He was still breathing but his face was as white parchment paper.
"Will, Henry Help!" I yelled from the institute.
Will was there within an instant followed shortly after Henry.
"What happened?" Will asked panicked
"We were just walking and enjoying the sun, and as we were coming up the stairs he got into a coughing fit. We need to hurry and get him to his bedroom." I said quietly. Will and Henry carefully picked up Jem and took him inside and brought him to his room. As I was closing the door Charlotte was standing there with a worried look on her face. "Is he going to be okay?" I asked her quietly.
"The Silent brothers should be here shortly. They will do everything that they can to help him Tessa you need not to worry hon." She said softly while walking up the stairs with me to go and check on Jem.
I walked into Jem's room and gasped at the sight of him he was so pale and still. He looked fragile. I sat down in the chair beside his bed and held his hand while he slept. I stayed there for what seemed like hours. And finally after what felt like an eternity I felt his hand grab onto mine harder. "Tessa?" he said quietly. He opened his just a bit
"I'm here Jem." He looked around the room and then back at me.
"Can you get Will for me please?" he asked gently. I nodded and got up to get Will.
I walked down the hall in search for Will, I looked in the study and then thought better and went to the training room and found Will sitting in the middle of the floor resting his forehead on his knees. Walking in carefully and silently I knelt down beside him and held his hand. Will looked up at my touch and stared up at me.
"He needs you Will, more than anything right now. Please go and see him he has been asking for you." I said softly to him.
"You, will come with me though right?'
I nodded my head and replied "Of course I will."
Will and Tessa walked down the hall towards James' room side by side silently not one of them saying a word to each other. Walking into the room to see Jem looking deathly pale and sitting up and watching as both Tessa and Will walked in to his room. Staring at the sight of both of them he smiled at his parabati and fiancé.
"Tessa, do you mind giving Will and I a moment please?" James asked politely.
Without a word Tessa left the room closing the door behind her.
Will waited a moment after Tessa had left the room to even say anything to Jem.
"James what is this about?" he asked confused
James took a deep breath and looked up at Will with sad eyes.
"Will, I don't think I will make it this time, I can just feel it in my heart. I know your secret. I know that you love Tessa as well, and I need to know that if I do not make it that you will take care of her for me. Do you understand Will?" he asked in hushed tone
Will furrowed his brows and shook his head, and grabbed a hold of Jem's hand and knelt down beside the bed.
"You are not going anywhere James do you hear me? You will get through this because I will find you more yin fen. And you will get better and you and Tess will get married and live a happy life with your children and with the rest of us. I promise you this brother." Will says with his voice breaking.
Jem just shakes his head and looks at Will sadly and says "Don't make promises that you cannot keep William. You need to promise me that no matter what Tessa will always have you, I need you to say those words Will please do it for me, your parabati , your brother."
Both of the Shadowhunter boys were silent for what seemed like hours, until Will finally sighed and said quietly "I promise to take care of her for you James."
Jem gave a small smile "Thank-you William."
Will just nodded and then rested his forehead against the edge of the bed and stayed like that for a while. A knock sounded at the door sometime later. Will whipped his head towards the door and looked to see who had come into the room.
"Tessa. Come in."" Jem said with the smallest smile
Tessa gave the smallest smile back to Jem, as she cam and sat on the other side of Jem's bedroom Will got up and left to give Jem and Tess a moment to their selves and to be together.
Jem looked at Tessa to see tears forming in her eyes he grabbed her hands in his. "Tessa, what his the matter love?" he asked sweetly
Tessa looked up with a sad smile and said "I need to tell you something James."