Wessa what if

Looking for who

Will POV

"I don't get it"

I stop and sigh, "what don't you get?"

Cecily crossed her arms and watched me hard "why is she so important? You never care this much about anyone"

"I care about you" I continue walking, slinging my bag around my shoulder.

"I meant besides me"

Cecily had followed me from the institute, I told her to stay but I guess that wasn't an option for her. I haven't told her about the dreams yet or the fact that I'm madly in love with this girl I hardly knew.

"William Owen Herondale would you listen to me for once?!"

I looked up at Cecily standing about five feet behind me, her arms folded and her foot heavy on the ground. I softened my gaze, "what Cecy"

She tried not to smile but I could see her eyes crinkling in the corner slightly, she loves being called cecy. "Just tell me who were looking for"

"I'm looking for Theresa Starkweather. You're going home"

"I'm not going home Will. Who is she?"

I thought about it for a second, who is she?  A girl from my dreams? A girl Charlotte asked me to look for? Aloysius' great granddaughter? She's so much more but I have no idea how.
"I don't know Cecy"

She didn't look satisfied with that answer but she looked like she believed me. I'm not even sure I believe me.

"Where are we looking?"

"We're going to start in Hyde park, that's where she was last seen"

"By who?"

I sigh "me"

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Tessa POV

"You can't keep me here forever you know"

Mortmain sighs "why not? No one knows where you are, in fact no one knows you exist"

I can't breathe now, he's right. Surely my grandfather would have gone to someone by now.

"How long have I been here?"

"2 weeks"

A sharp pain goes through my side and I cry out. Mortmain looks over and unties my hands. "You idiot girl, you've torn your stitches again"

I spit at his feet "I wouldn't have them in the first place if it wasn't for you"

Mortmain shakes my shoulders "listen to me. The only reason you're alive is because of me, you're special and it's all thanks to me. So you're going to repay me for what I did for you"

"I don't want this, I want to go out and have friends. Not hide at home for 17 years." A tear rolls down my cheek

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Will POV

"We've been looking for days, don't you think we should just give up now?"

"We can't give up Cecy."

"Why not?"

A wave of anger washes through me "what if it was you that they took? What if someone just told Gabriel to give up looking?"

Cecily stopped wide eyed "you love her don't you?"

I cursed myslef "no Cecily I don't love her, I don't even know her"

"So why-" she stopped suddenly "will..."

I turned around to see Cecily standing in front of a door that hadn't been there  before "how did you do that?"

"I have no idea" she was smiling

"Don't look so pleased with yourself, it might not be anything"

"Oh whatever Will" she turned the doorknob

"Cecily-"

"Stop being such a girl! Come on!"

I sigh and follow

"There better not be any ducks in here"