13
Something Dark
Estefaniat Translated by Edited by Pamee
Sometimes we are less unhappy being
deceived by those we love, than being disappointed by them.
-François La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
Tessa awoke the next day with Sophie lighting the lamp with Sucam. With a groan, Tessa made a motion to cover her aching eyes.
"Now, now, Miss." Sophie went to Tessa with usualvivacidad. "You have slept all day. More than eight in the evening and wake Charlotte said."
"More than eight? What night?" Tessa threw back their blankets, lapel realize, to their surprise, that still wearing the Camille vestidode now crushed and wrinkled, not to mention stained.
He must have fallen on the bed still fully clothed. Recuerdos dela previous night began to inundarsu mind ... the white faces of the vampires, the fire making its way Porlan curtains, Magnus Bane laughing, de Quincey, Nathaniel, and Will. Oh, God, she thought. Will.
addresses thoughts on it in his mind and sat down, looking anxiously aSophie.
"My brother," he said. "Is he ...?"
Sophie's smile faltered. "It is worse, actually, but tampocomejor." Seeing the pained expression of Tessa, she added, "A bañocaliente and some food, miss, that's what you need. Ningúnbien will not your brother to die of hunger and become dirty."
Tessa looked down upon itself. Camille's dress was ruined, it was evident, torn and soiled with blood and ash in a dozen delugares. Her silk stockings were torn, dirty feet and his hands and arms spattered with dirt. Alimaginarse doubted the state of your hair. "I guess you're right."
The bathtub was an oval with claw-shaped legs, hiding behind Japanese unbiombo located in a corner of the room. Sophie had llenadocon hot water was beginning to cool. Tessa slipped behind the screen, undressed, and plunged into the tub. The hot water will llegabahasta shoulders warm. For a moment he sat motionless, dejadoque heat cold soak their bones. Slowly began to relax and eyes ...
cerrósus Recuerdossobre Will the flooding. Will attic, the way he had touched added. The way I had kissed her, then ordered him to leave.
sank beneath the water surface as if you could hide from humillanterecuerdo. It did not work. To drown timisma not help, he said sternly. Now drown Will, on the other side ... He sat down, reached for the lavender soap pastillade the edge of the tub and scrubbed her skin and hair élhasta the water turned black decenizas and dirt. Maybe it was not really possible to borrartus refregarte thoughts about someone, but could always try.
Tessa Sophie was waiting when he emerged from behind the screen. Unabandeja had tea with sandwiches and ready. Facing the mirror, helped Tessa appose her yellow dress adorned with dark strips, was more striking foulbrood Tessa would have preferred, but he loved Jessamine inthe design shop and had insisted Tessa asked him for it. I can not wear yellow, but it is for girls with cabellocastaño siempreadecuado opaque like yours, she said.
The feeling of walking brush her hair was very nice; Atessa reminded of when I was a little girl and her Aunt Harriet had brushed sucabello for it. It was reassuring enough that when Sophie hablóa then startled her slightly.
'Will the Lord Herondale take their medicine last night, Miss? "
"Oh, I ..." Tessa quickly composed herself, but erademasiado later, a reddish hue had spread to her neck and reached surostro. "He did not want to take it," ended without conviction. "Peropude convince the end."
"I see." Sophie's expression remained unchanged, but the rhythmic trazosdel brush through hair Tessa began to be faster. "Dry is not for me, but ..."
"Sophie, can you tell me what you want, really."
"It's just that ... the Lord's Will." Salieronapresuradamente Sophie's words. "He is not someone who should worry about, Miss Tessa. Not that way. Élno is someone you can trust or depend on. He ... He believes he is not who is. "
Tessa clasped her hands in her lap. Deirrealidad felt a feeling uncertain." Things had gone so far that really needed seradvertida about Will? And while it was good to have quienhablar someone about it. He felt a bit like a hungry person to which leofrecía food. "I do not know what it is, Sophie. Is in a pormomentos, and then changes completely, as the wind changed, and not know why, or who has been ... "
" Nothing. Nothing happened. He does not care about anyone except himself. "
" Jem is concerned, "Tessa said softly.
The brush stopped moving, Sophie had stopped, frozen. quequería was something that he thought Tessa, something I was trying to say. But what podíaser?
The brush began to move again. "But that's not enough."
"You mean you should not give my heart to some sepreocupara boy who never for me ... "
" No! "Sophie said." There are worse things than that. Is it love aalguien that does not match his love, while worthy of that love. Entanto deserve it. "
The passion in the voice of Sophie Tessa surprised. He turned to look at the otrachica." Sophie, is there someone you care? Is Thomas? "
Sophie looked surprised." Thomas? No. What gave you that idea? "
" Well, because I think he cares, "said Tessa." Vistocomo I look at you. You see when you're in the room. I guess I thought ... "His voice trailed off before the astonished gaze of Sophie.
" Thomas? "Sophie turned repeated. "No, that's not posible.Estoy sure you do not have such thoughts to me."
Tessa tried not to contradict clearly have been any sentimientosque Thomas might have had, Sophie had not returned. What quedejaba ...
"Will?" Tessa said. "Do you mean that you become interested in Willalguna time?" Which would explain laamargura and disgust, he thought, considering the chicasque Will was felt affection for him.
"Will?" Sophie sounded absolutely horrified enough horrorizadapara forget to address him as Lord Will Herondale. "Is preguntándomesi I was ever in love with him? "
" Well, I thought ... I mean, he's very handsome. "Tessa noticed sonabamás rather weak.
" There's more to a person to love that way they look. Miultimo pattern, "Sophie continued, his tone careful gliding wing because emotion as he spoke, so that 'last' sounded more like 'últrimo'," was always out on safari in Africa and India, shooting tigers and he demás.Y me said the way you can tell if a bug or unaserpiente is poisonous, is, for example, if you have beautiful and bright brands.
The more beautiful your skin is, the more deadly it is. Will the way it is. Bellorostro that hides just how twisted and corrupt is inside. "
" Sophie, I know ... "
" There's something dark in him, "said Sophie." Queestá Something black and dark hiding. He has some kind of secret, the kind that consumes you pordentro. "He left the silver tooth brush on the dresser, and Tessa viocon surprise that his hand was shaking." Just remember mispalabras. "
After Sophie left, Tessa took her little table angel denoche mechanical and I hung around the neck. By placing it on his chest, safe sintióinmediatamente. I had missed while he had been disguised comoCamille. His presence was comforting, although I knew I was silly, he thought that maybe if while visiting Nate used it, he would feel supresencia and feel safe as well.
kept his hand on the angel as he closed the bedroom door alsalir, down the hall, and called his brother gently pf. When there was no response, took Yabri the door knob. The curtains in the room were open, filling the place with light Lamitan, and could see Nate asleep montículode face up on pillows. He had one arm over his forehead and his cheeks were brillantesdebido to fever.
was not alone, either. In the chair next to the bedside estabasentada Jessamine, an open book on her lap. Tessa miradasorprendida returned to a quiet and level.
"I ..." Tessa began, and was made before continuing. "Endeavors here?"
"I thought about reading to your brother for a while," said Jessamine. "All have been sleeping almost all day, and he was being cruelly neglected. SóloSophie controls it, and you can not count on it for decent conversation. "
" Nate is unconscious, Jessamine, not to any conversation. "
" You can be assured, "Jessamine said." I heard that the gentepuede hear what you say to if they are quite unconscious, oincluso dead. "
" is not dead either. "
" Certainly not. "Jessamine stared." Esdemasiado handsome to die. Are you married, Tessa? Or is there some inNew York girl who has tried? "
" Nate? "Tessa looked at fixed. Had always been girls, todotipo girls, who had shown interest in Nate, but he had the attention of a butterfly lapsode. "Jessamine, he is not even consciente.Ahora hardly the time ..."
"It will improve," said Jessamine. "And when he does, he will know quefui who cared for him until he recovered his health.
Men always fall for women to help them recover." Whenthe pain and anguish wring the brow, / An angel will watch! '"ended, with a satisfied smile. Seeing the horrified expression of Tessa, fruncióel frown. "What's wrong?" I'm not good enough for your preciadohermano? "
"He has no money, Jessie ..."
"I have enough money for both. I just need someone to melleve away from this place. As I told you."
"Actually, I asked if I would be those who do."
"Is that what you can not tolerate?" Jessamine said. "Frankly, Tessa, we may still be best friends once we are sisters, but unhombre is always better than a woman to this sort of thing, do not you think?"
Tessa could not think of anything to say in response. Jessamine
shrugged. "Charlotte wants to see, by the way. Enel room. I wanted to tell you. No need to worry about Nathaniel. Heestado confirming your temperature every fifteen minutes and put on his forehead compresasfrías well."
Tessa was not sure to believe all that, but as Jessamine estabaevidentemente no interest in resigning his post beside Nathaniel, Yapen worth discussing, he turned with a sigh of disgust and abandonóla room.
The door to the room, when reached, was ligeramenteentreabierta; could hear loud voices from the other side. He hesitated, his hand to hit levantaday ... then heard saying his own name and stood still.
"This is not the London Hospital.'s Brother should not estaraquí Tessa!" It was the voice of Will, elevated to almost a shout. "He is not unSubterráneo, just a stupid, banal mundane who was found in a situaciónque could not handle ..."
Charlotte replied, "He can not be treated by doctors mundane. Porlo not having. Be reasonable, Will .
"He's already know about the rules of the Underworld. "The voice belonged to Jem: calm, logical." In fact, you have enough information importanteque we do not know. Mortmain said that Nathaniel was trabajandopara De Quincey, may have information on their plans, robots, todoel matter on the Master. De Quincey wanted him dead, after all. Quizásera because he knew something they should not. "
There was a long silence. Then," Then we can call HermanosSilenciosos again, "said Will." They can get into your mind, verque can find. We should not wait for him to wake up. "
" You know that such mundane process is delicate, "protestóCharlotte." Brother Enoch has already said that the fever has put Sr.Gray to see hallucinations. He can not enjoin what is right and what is deliriofebril through the mind of the boy. Not without damaging your mind, possibly permanently deformed. "
" I doubt that there was much to begin with. "Tessa disgustode tone heard Will even through the door ysintió your stomach contract with anger.
"You know nothing about him." Jem spoke more coldly than Tessa habíaescuchado before. "I can not imagine what is making you behave this way, Will, but dacrédito you do not. "
" I know what it is, "Charlotte said.
" Do you know? "Will sounded surprised.
" You're so annoying as I like were pasada.Sufrimos night things only two deaths, it is true, but the escape of De Quincey hacequedar us well. It was my plan. I pressed the Enclave to do it, and now meculparán for everything that went wrong. Not to mention that Camille had to escondersedesde that we have no idea where De Quincey may be, and this alturadebe have a blood price on his head. And Magnus Bane, of course, is angry with us because Camille is gone. So nuestramejor reporting and our best witch are beyond our reach elmomento. "
" But we keep killing De Quincey Tessa's brother and a few mundane quiensabe more, "said Jem." That should have Lightwood algo.Benedict did not want to believe in the treachery of De Quincey at the beginning and now has no choice. He knows that you were right. "
" That, "said Charlotte," is likely to do so angry anymore. "
" Perhaps, "said Will." And maybe if you had not insisted envincular the success of my plan with the functionality one of the ridículosinventos of Henry, would not be holding this conversation now. You bailaralrededor it all you want, but the reason was because everything was Malanoche Phosphorus did not work. Nothing funcionaalguna Henry invents time. If you just admit that your husband is a worthless fool, all estaríamosmucho better. "
" Will. "Jem's voice contained a cold fury.
" No. James, no. "Charlotte's voice shook, there was a kind WEIGHT NOISE deaf, as if she had suddenly sat on a chair." Will, "she said," Henry is a good and kind man, and he Tequiero. "
"Do not get sensitive, Charlotte." Will's voice conteníadesprecio only.
"He knows you since you were a child. He cares about you as if you suhermano small. Like me. All I have done is love you, Will ..."
"Yes," said Will "And I wish that you did not."
Charlotte made a sound of pain, like a puppy being beaten. "Drying does not mean it."
"Everything I say is serious," said Will. "Especially cuandodigo record would be better off if Gray Nathaniel's mind now better Been later. If you're so sentimental to do it ... "
Charlotte began to interrupt, but no matter. Tessa.Abrió was too much for a pull door and entered the room. Salónestaba The interior lit by a roaring fire, deoscuro contrast with the gray glass square which let in what was a cloudy crepúsculo.Charlotte was sitting behind the large desk, Jem in a chair at his lado.Will, on the other hand, was leaning against the mantelpiece, was red Madeira, obviously, their bright eyes, twisted his collar. His ojosse met those of Tessa in a moment of pure astonishment. Cualquieresperanza that the fun had forgotten that he had magically foulbrood had happened in the attic last night vanished. He blushed at her, his blue eyes darkening unfathomable, and looks away, as if nopudiera support to maintain eye contact.
"I suppose you've been watching, then?" he asked. "Yahor're here to give me your perspective on your precious brother?"
"At least I have a point of view to give, what Nathaniel would not, if you go with it." Tessa turned to look at Charlotte. "Nodejaré that Brother Enoch will mind fingering Nate. Already losuficiente ill probably kill it. "
Charlotte shook her head. Lucia exhausted, his face gray, his eyelids caídos.Tessa even wondered if he had slept at all." Certainly, we will be improved before thinking of questioning. "
" What if still sick for weeks? Or months? "Said Will." We may not have much time. "
" Why not? What is so urgent that you want to risk the lives of mihermano? "Tessa said.
Will's eyes were glass splinters blue. "The only thing I was haimportado find your brother. And now you've done. Good for you. Peroese was never our goal. If you realize that right? Nosalejamos usually not aware of our way for the sake of a criminal mundane. "
"What Will is trying to say," Jem interrupted, "aunquefallando complimentary, is ..." He broke off, and sighed. "De Quincey said your brother was someone in quienhabía confident. And now De Quincey is gone, and we have no idea where sepuede be hiding. The notes found in his office hinted Quincey is believed that there would soon be a war between Underground and Desombre hunters, a war in which these mechanical creatures in which no doubt contained estabatrabajando as key pieces. You can see now why legustaría know where you are, and what more could know your brother. "
" Maybe you want to know these things, "Tessa said," but noes my struggle. I'm not a Shadow Hunter. "
" Certainly, "said Will." Do not think we know that. "
" Shut up, Will. "The tone of Charlotte held more than its usualaspereza. He turned to Tessa, brown susojos pleading. "We trust in you, Tessa. Ennosotros also need to trust. "
"No," said Tessa. "No, I do not." DeWill could feel the eyes on it and suddenly filled with a frightening rage. How dare aser away with it, to be angry? What was echo to deserve it? Ellahabía let him kiss her. That was it. Somehow, it was like solos had erased everything else she'd done that night, as if Will had kissed ahoraque no longer mattered who had also been brave. "They wanted to use me ... as did the Dark Sisters, and the cheese has a chance when the time came and necesitaronmis Lady Belcourt skills, they wanted to do it. No matter how dangerous it out! They behave as if I had any kind of responsibility to their world, susleyes and its agreements, but it's his world, and you are destined to govern it.'s Not my fault if they are doing a rotten job !
Charlotte Tessa saw pale and sit down. He felt a sharp pang in supecho. It was Charlotte who had wanted to hurt. Still, he continued. pudoevitarlo No, the words came on stream, "All his talk about losSubterráneos and how not to hate them. It means nothing, right? Just words. Nies they mean it. And as for the worldly, have you ever thought about cheesemaking better protected if not hate so much? "Will.Estaba looked pale, her eyes shining. ... He saw I was not sure poderdescribir expression. Horrified, she thought, but not with her, the horror that was masprofundo.
" Tessa, "Charlotte said, but Tessa was already on the door. Incorporated the toasted at the last moment in the doorway, to see everyone observándolafijamente.
" Stay away from my brother, "he snapped." And mesigan. "
***
Anger, thought Tessa was successful in its own measure, when you rendíasa him. There was something peculiarly rewarding screaming in a blind rage hastaquedarte speechless.
Of course, the consequences were not so nice. Once you told them that hated atodos and not come after you, Where would you go exactly? Sivolvía in his room, was the same as saying he was having unberrinche that it would happen. Nate could not go and take your bad mood sucuarto sick, and walk everywhere else meant risking aser found by Sophie and Agatha.
the end took the narrow, winding stairs leading to LASALA in Institute. Broke through the magical light-lighted place ysalió the broad front steps of Church, where she sank inthe first step and wrapped his arms around your body, trembling with cold lainesperada breeze. Surely it must have rained at some point duranteel day as the front steps were wet, and stone patio negradel shone like a mirror. The moon had risen, jumping between fast midday clouds, and the huge iron gate at the luzintermitente shone dimly. We are dust and shadow.
"I know what you're thinking." The voice came from behind the door deTessa was so soft you could almost have been part of waving lashojas wind in the branches of trees. Tessa
turned. Jem was standing in the archway, the white light illuminating mágicadetrás his hair, while shining like metal. His face, however, was hidden in the shadows. Holding his cane in his manoderecha, his eyes shining dragon guards to Tessa.
"I do not know."
're thinking if they call estasuciedad wet summer, how will the winter? You'd be surprised. Winter about the same. " He walked away from the door and sat on the side escalónal Tessa, but not too close. "It's the spring that esrealmente charming."
"Is it?" Tessa said, without much real interest.
"No. It's actually quite hazy and humid too." He looked Decoster. "I know you said you do not follow. But rather estabaesperando you had referred only to Will."
"I did." Tessa turned to face him. "I should not have gritadoasí."
"No, you were right in saying what you said," Jem said. "Shadow Hunters Nosotroslos have been this way for so long, and we decriterio so narrow that we often forget to look at any situation from elpunto of view others. It's always about whether something is good for the Nephilim or Nefilim Malpas. Sometimes I think I forget to ask if it's good or Malope the world. "
" I never wanted to hurt Charlotte. "
" Charlotte is very sensible about how they handled the woman instituto.Como , must struggle to be heard, and even then their decisions soncuestionadas. Lightwood Benedict listened to the meeting of the Enclave. Ellasiente not free to make mistakes. "
" And what has any of us? Do any of you? Everything is life or muertepara you. "Tessa took a long breath of moist air. I knew a city, metal and ash and horses and river water. "I just ... sometimes I feel like I could not stand it. Nothing esto.Desearía never having heard what I am. I wish Nate hubieraquedado at home and that none of this hubierapasado!"
"Sometimes," said Jem, "our lives can change so rápidoque than change our minds and hearts.'s Those moments, I think, when our lives have changed but still yearn for the time had changed flutes ... at that moment is when we feel more pain. Puedodecirte, however, from experience, you get used to. tunueva learn to live life, and you can not imagine or even remember how things were before. "
"You're telling me to get used to being a witch, or whatever quesoy."
"You have always been what you are. That is not new. For what you get used to know."
Tessa deep breath and exhaled slowly. "I did not say what quedije up," he said. "I do not think that the Nephilim are tanterribles."
"I know I said it seriously. If you had done, would not be aquí.Estarías next to your brother, securing our horriblesintenciones."
"Will not really meant what he said, either, Right? "DijoTessa, after a moment." It would not hurt Nate. "
" Ah. "Jem looked toward the door, his gray eyes thoughtful." You're right. But I am surprised that you know. I know. But hetenido years to understand Will. To know when and cuandono is serious. "
" So you never get angry with him? "
Jem laughed aloud." I would not say that. Sometimes I want to strangle him. "
" How the hell do you hold back? "
" I go to my favorite place in London " Jem said, "And I'm allíy looked at the water, and think about
continuity of life, and as the river continues to move forward, oblivious to the minor ailments know about our lives."
Tessa was fascinated. "And that works?"
"Not really, but after that I think might kill mientrasduerme as if really wanted, then I feel better."
Tessa giggled. "And where, then?" Your lugarfavorito? "
For a moment, looked thoughtful Jem. Then he rocked back on his feet, and spread hand not holding the stick.
"Come with me and I'll show you."
"Is it far?"
"Not at all." smiled. He had a charming smile, she thought Tessa, unacontagiosa. He could not help but smile back, so it felt like laprimera time in years. Tessa
left to help her stop. Jem's hand was warm and strong and incredibly comforting.
She looked back at the Institute for a moment, hesitated, and let him guide her through the gate and into the dark outside the city.
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