Chapter 4

Tessa changed into her borrowed clothes from Gabriel, a perfect fit. She smoothed her hair down and entered into the hallway to see a massive hulking figure walking down the corridor. The massive thing took up most of the hall and seemed very Neanderthalic. "Tessa! Is that you?" The thing asked, its voice deeper than any Tessa had ever heard before. "It's me Sophie! I have no idea what's happened to me! Look at me I take up the entire hall, I'm huge and hideous. I look like some sort of gangster!" Sophie shouted. Then she broke down crying. The large jagged scar on Sophie's face was larger then before and all the more gruesome. Though it completed her look, mean vicious and evil. Complete Sophie opposite. Tessa leaned down and rubbed the large back of New-Sophie. Trying to comfort the scared girl. "Well, why don't you do something fun with this… this… Hulk ability! You're a massive rage monster now! You can do ANYTHING!" Tessa proclaimed. "You really think so?" A teary eyed Sophie smiled up at Tessa. Tessa vigorously nodded her head in agreement, sure, what could go wrong?

~O~

Sophie swaggered down the street as she walked to go buy groceries for the Institute. People kept staring at her as Sophie had worried, she began to get very self-conscious and kept looking at her back to see if something was on it. She continued on her way to the market her basket dangling off her exceptionally muscular arm. With glances to other people on her way, she continued.

~O~

Henry stepped into the Devil's Tavern shaking his hips and strutting his "stuff" to the bar. "1 pint please. Shaken, not stirred." He declared to the dumbstruck bartender. "Yea… Get right on tha'." he said to Henry. Henry who had never been to a bar before, realized he had now idea what he just ordered. If it was real or not. He had just jumbled together things he'd heard Will say. In the corner a face stared at Henry in awe of her beauty. (However non-existent it was.) Henry turned around and winked at the person hiding in the shadows. A blush rose up into the face of the short and plump man. He started to walk up to Henry, a childish giggle escaping his lips. "Ello, hun' the name's Nigel. And you Mizz' Pretty Face?" Nigel said a drunken slur overtaking his natural speech. Hadn't Will mentioned a Nigel before? Henry though to himself, Oh well who cares really? "Henrietta, and thank you. I know I'm beautiful!" Henry proclaimed winking again. The people of the bar shot them disgusted looks. "Ugh, nasty 2 people like that?" "Could there be a worse thing?" "I'd rather have demon pox then watch anymore of this." People in the crowd said. Henry and Nigel scooted closer together. The bartender returned to Henry with his drink. "That'll be 2 crowns." the bartender said while returning to scrubbing down the wood as far from the couple as he could get. "Henrietta, you are a gorgeous woman! You are worthy of no-one! Except me of course, my beauty rivals even yours. My six fingers perfect symmetry!" Nigel said getting caught up in his "beauty" as well. "What! Oh no no no! I'm prettier then you! I'm better, smarter, and I have 10 fingers! What you gonna do about that trick?" Henry shouted drawing even more attention and dirty looks towards himself. "I thought you looooved me!" he shouted again, tears forming in his eyes. He drowned his beer in one gulp then threw the glass at Nigel. Hitting him full on, a bar fight started as Henry walked out the door a smug smile on his face.

~O~

Tessa sat down in the Institute's library, soon enough Will would come. He always came. She pulled out a book and waited. "Hello Tessa. Reading as always." Will said non-cholontaly. She knew this took every fiber of his being to stay this way around her. She threw a quick glance at the engagement ring on her left hand. He sat down beside her.

"Is Gabriel in here? Hiding behind the books? I smell you. You dirty rat come out and fight!" Tessa couldn't help but smile at him. So far her plan was working. Will sniffed again this time turning to face Tessa. "Its you! You smell like Gabriel! Are… Are those his clothes?" Will asked suddenly serious. "You could've asked me if you could borrow some… Or Jem, he is your fiancé after all…" Will said his voice down cast. Tessa looked at him with her big silver blue eyes. Not yet silver, not yet blue. "I'm sorry Will… It was just supposed to be a joke." Will's eyes lit up. "Got you Tess! Didn't think I could trick you so easily!" He said laughter making over his face. His eyes were beautiful when he smiled. Though, when was he not? Tessa though to herself forgetting her future wedding. She shook the thoughts from her head and laughed along with Will. Enjoying it while she still could.