The Blue Eyed Girl (A Shadowhunters FanFiction)

Chapter Five: Will Herondale, 1878

Rhiannon's POV:

I sat in the library now dressed in my bed clothes, and out of Will's jacket. I could still feel the heat on my face after being in the same room as two men that I had grown to have feelings for. I absolutely adored Jem, because he was pure and innocent. Whereas Will was dangerous and mysterious that there was always some new twist. If you asked me right now who I thought I would spend the rest of my life with I could not tell you whatsoever.

"Ah, there you are." a voice rang out. A voice I had come to know as well as my own. Jessamine Lovelace.

"I thought you would be asleep." I muttered, looking up at her. From the first moment we meet we had this connection. While she was mean and hateful towards Tessa, she was always polite and gracious with me.

"Yes well I could say the same about you." she teased. "Though I am sure your thoughts are running a mile a minute." Jessamine plopped down on the chair across from me. "Tell me about them. Maybe it might help me sleep."

"Oh gee thank you Jessamine how very kind." I laughed, "Can I ask you something?" she nodded quickly urging me to continue. "If you liked two people very much to the point where you had feelings for them. What would you do?"

"Let me guess. Their names are Will Herondale and Jem Carstairs, correct?" she questioned. I nodded once. "Well save yourself the trouble and don't bother with either one of them. You will be better off for it."

"Why do you say that?" I inquired further.

"Will only loves one person and that is himself. Whereas with Jem, he is dying and will die long before any of us. And it will only cause you heartbreak in the end. Unless someone happens upon a cure." she explained. "And I have seen the way both boys look at Tessa. Which is not the way either look at you."

"Thank you Jessamine for your honesty and candor." I nodded, though inside I would rather gut her from head to toe but I was the one who asked for her advice.

Will's POV:

I walked the halls of the institute after I left Jem to sleep. I had thought about going to the training room but when I walked by the library I noticed Jessamine and Rhiannon talking and it rather intrigued me how these two girls had kindled a friendship. One I'm sure we would all like to know how.

"Well save yourself the trouble and don't bother with either one of them. You will be better off for it." Jessamine advised, making me wonder who she meant.

"Why do you say that?" Rhiannon muttered, barely above a whisper.

I heard a noise down the hall and noticed Church coming towards me, making me miss most of Jessamine's response except, "Which is not the way either look at you."

What did she mean by that I wonder.

"Thank you Jessamine for your honesty and candor." Rhiannon nodded, though from this angle she looked as if she wanted to run and hide and never be found ever again. Which is something you don't normally see with this one.

Meow. Church said making his presence known rubbing up against Rhiannon's leg. Which was normally something he only did with Jem. Strange. Maybe the cat knew something the rest of us didn't.

"How long have you been standing there Mister Herondale?" Jessamine piped up making Rhiannon snap her head in my direction looking horrified like I had been listening to some secret she rather not share with anyone other than Jessamine.

"Not long." I stated, trying to act like I cared less about what they had been speaking about. "I would think the two of you would have long since went to bed."

"Nope." Jessamine smiled, evilly. "But now that you mention it I think I will go up to bed now. After all I do need my beauty sleep."

As Jessamine stood she winked at Rhiannon, for what reason I had no idea. Once she left the library I could hear Rhiannon's breathing become staggered, shallow and uneven.

"Exactly what did you hear?" she questioned, her face as white as a ghost.

"Only that Jessamine was warding you away from something or someone rather." I answered, taking the chair that Jessamine had recently been in. "Prey tell exactly who was she telling you not to bother with?"

"That Mister Herondale is no concern of yours." she said rather coldly.

"Ouch." I smiled, trying to ease the tension that was obviously in the air. "I hope you know you could tell me anything. Anything at all that is troubling you."

"I know." she nodded, the color slowly returning. "I just can't tell you this."

"Does it have anything to do with what happened outside our rooms?" I asked, making her eyes snap up to meet mine. Which tells me that it kind of did. Though probably not entirely.

"Not really." she whispered, "It has more to do with how I feel."

I put a hand over my heart and almost fell over, "You mean to tell me the famous Rhiannon Grey can feel?! Someone should call the papers!"

She threw a pillow at me a smile lighting up her face, "Yes, Mister Herondale even I can feel."

"So how do you feel and to who do those feelings pertain to?" I pushed, though in my mind I knew she would not answer.

"I think you know the answer to both questions." She whispered, looking at the fireplace.

"Probably but I want you to confirm it." I whispered, tapping her foot with mine making her look at me.

I could see the turmoil that lay behind her eyes. "I am conflicted between two very important people in my life. One keeps me on my toes, while the other is slowly-"

"Dying." I finished for her. "You have feelings for Jem."

"Not just Jem." she shook her head. I could feel my stomach twist into knots as my breath hitched in my throat.

"There you go again." I whispered, not trusting my voice to be firm or to be anything really.

"There I go again what?" she asked, gulping.

"Making me want to kiss you." I answered, hoarsely.

A/N: Do you think Rhiannon will be with either Will or Jem in the end? Comment below and tell me your thoughts.