Aislynn awoke to the sudden and intense music, it was coming from next door, in Jem's room. She threw on her dressing gown and walked out of her room, gently opening Jem's door and peering in. The violin was perched on his shoulder perfectly and she couldn't help but smile to herself at his perfect posture.

*6 years later*

It was what would seem like a normal day at the London Institute when Jem came up behind Aislynn and wrapped both arms around her shoulders. She fell backwards into his embrace and snuggled her face into his arm.

"Hello James." She said against his pale arm, causing him to smile against her hair.

"Hello Aislynn." He said, nuzzling his face deeper into her hair.

"Why are you so happy today?"

"Because of this." He whirled around and slipped to his knee in front of Aislynn. She gasped in surprise and looked around in the hallways for any sign of someone like Will.

"Jem! Not here!"

"Yes here. Will you marry me?" He asked, unclasping a necklace with a jade pendant on it before slipping off his family ring.

"Fine, yes I will marry you, now get up!" Aislynn hissed and just as Jem got up, he drew a knife. He raised it for a killing blow and that's when she snapped awake.

Aislynn sat in bed, both hands planted on either side of her, the dim morning light making its way through her window. She breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. When she stood up, Aislynn realized that she wasn't the only one in the room.

"Will, would you stop stalking me in the mornings?"

"I'm not stalking you, I am simply here to monitor your condition."

"My condition?!" Aislynn asked incredulously.

"You haven't been well ever since you went out that one night to the Devil Tavern, you came back and we figured out that you had gotten stung by a demon and were poisoned by it."

"Now it's all starting to come back to me, I was also incredibly drunk that night. But why isn't Jem here? He normally watches over me." Will heaved a sigh and Aislynn looked at him, concerned for Jem's safety.

"What's wrong with him?"

"He is, unwell, today."

"I wish to see him."

"You need to remain in bed."

"Let me guess, I hurt him."

"Don't immediately blame yourself."

"It was my fault, I need to see him." Aislynn started to walk towards the exit, only to be blocked by Will.

"No, he doesn't want to see you." Aislynn froze.

"W-what?" She asked, hurt that Jem wouldn't want to see her. She walked back to her bed and slumped down onto it, tears trying to fall down her cheeks.

"But Jem is normally so kind. Why wouldn't he want to see me?" She asked, the warm tears starting to fall down her cheeks. Will walked up to her and set a hand on her back, causing her to lash out at him. She clawed at his face and drew blood. He drew back and Aislynn looked down at her hands in horror, realizing what she had done.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Will gently touched the scratch and pulled his fingers back, looking at the blood.

A/N: Sorry for the slip-up in the prologue, thank you random guest for noticing that. *shy smile* Anyway, enjoy! :)