The Infernal Devices Rewritten

Chapter 10 -The Virtue of Angels

Chapter 10

The Virtue of Angels

Evan was in her room, reading A Tale of Two Cities, in the early hours of the morning, when Will came stumbling in. Evan sat up and put the book down, catching him as he stumbled in. Evan wasn't going to help him, but he was crying.

No.

William Herondale was sobbing grossly.

"Will?" Evan caught him, sitting on the floor with him, kicking the door close. She wasn't sure if it was the drugs or something else, but Will sobbed into her chest and she played with his hair like she did with Owen when he had cried like that. Albeit, Owen was four and Will was seventeen but after a few hours, Will calmed down enough to look up at her.

"I'm cursed, Evan." Will said, his voice hoarse.

"I know." Evan whispered, pushing his hair back. "I know, Will."

"How?"

"You told me," Evan said after a moment. Will might not remember anything, but he would remember this. Somehow, Evan had a strong feeling. "Remember? You came in here awhile ago and told me everything - the curse, Ella, why you ran away. Will?" He'd started crying again. "Will, it's going to be okay, I promise. I'm going to help you, okay? I can help."

"How?" Will asked again. "How can you help?"

"I'm going to help you and Magnus." Evan said. "We'll find the demon that cursed you and make it reverse it. I promise."

Will stopped crying, looking up at her before sitting up against the wall, shoulder to shoulder. "You mean that, don't you?" Will asked, his voice thick. He rubbed his hands on his face tiredly.

"Of course I do." Evan said, bumping his shoulder the way Jason use to with her when he'd calm her down when she was upset.

"Jem's furious with me." WIll said, looking at nothing.

"No, he's hurt." Evan said. "But he loves you, Will, and he'll understand."

"You cannot tell him!" Will cried, whirling to kneel in front of her, grabbing her shoulders desperately.

"No, no, Will, I mean he'll understand why you went after you apologize." Evan said, prying his hands off of her shoulders. "When you apologize."

"Yes, Evan, I heard you the first time." Will said, more back to his old self.

"You needed the extra emphasis." Evan grinned. "So. When are you and Magnus meeting again?"

"You make it sound scandalous." Will muttered, sitting back on his heels.

"You took it the wrong way." Evan shot back. "And you're weird. So there."

"I suppose you all know by now," Will said the next morning, "That I went to an opium den last night."

It was a London morning; dull, rainy and gray. A slow morning. At breakfast, Will was back to his old self, Jem was M.I.A. and Evan was wearing a very 2020 outfit; leggings, t-shirt and converse with her hair up in a messy bun. All she was missing was a Starbucks coffee and thick black-winged liner and a iPhone 12+ for a selfie. Will had gone back to his own room an hour before they had to be down for breakfast and then had to get Evan up because she fell back asleep after Sophie got her up.

Will was also back to his devil-may-care self.

"Did you hear me?" Will asked. "I said I went to an opium den last night."