Jem and Maja

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Jem

I woke up with a start and to the sound of screaming coming from down the hall way. My room was engulfed in the shadow of night but a small strand of light calm threw my window and lead on the floor, projected by an outside street lamp. The sound of Newyorks busy streets and chattering cars did nothing to drown out her screaming. Nightmares. Again.

This is the third night in a row that I'd been woken up by her blood curdling screams of terror. I think alec and the others gave up on trying to comfort her ages ago.

I pulled the cord on the bedside lamp and the circle of light illuminated the shadowed room. Yawning and still groggy with sleep, I quickly pulled on yesterday's jeans before hurrying down the corridor to her bedroom. The floor boards creaked under foot and it was called. The old building didn't have very much heat and the piercing white glow of which light torches only produced a small amount of warmth.

Maja

There was someone outside. I could hear them. It startled me enough to wake me from the nightmare. I was breathing heavily and there was a cold sweat running down my back. A warm glow of orangey light came from a nightlight, that was plugged into the wall. I grabbed a dagger off my bedside table as the door creaked open slightly. I swallowed back a scream and let out a relieved sights I saw that it standing in the doorway, was James.

I kept my dagger in my hand "I woke up again," I sighed I'm an apologetic manner "I'm sorry." Despite how many times I'd woken him up he always managed to stay calm and keep a warm  friendly bubble surrounding him.

"It's ok" he said in a whisper as he sat on the bed next to me and pulled me into a warm embrace "you can't help." He smuggled into his chest and closed my eyes. He had a familiar smell that I found comforting. It was the smell of Rosemary soap and Linx deodorant, underneath that was the smell of shadowhunter and it all mixed together to make the smell of the person I trusted and love Most, Jem. My 'awkward potato' and I was his lightworm. I wouldn't have it any other way.