A/N: This chapter is a bit lengthy! I was on quite a kick and just couldn't stop writing. Hopefully, you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please review! Oh and just because I was in such a hurry to get this chapter out, I haven't re-read it. So if theres a problem, let me know and I'll take care of it!-

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Quite a few months had passed since Charity's arrival at the Institute and she was glad to say that she finally knew her way around the place. Will had taken it upon himself to show her the ropes, even train her a bit. To be honest, she didn't like Will's training. She preferred Jem or Charlotte training with her.

Her favorite spot in the Institute was the library. Charity loved to sit in a nice chaise lounge and read to her heart's content. Sometimes she would even bring books back to her room and enjoy them in a nice hot bath. Will once had sat with her and actually read a book. Charity wasn't sure if he was forcing himself to do it, or if he actually enjoyed reading. Who knows, maybe he just wanted to be next to her.

Charity actually found it a bit odd, that Will was hanging around her more and more. Usually, he came up to her room and just let himself in, probably hoping to catch her naked again or something. Most nights Charity sat over by the window and looked out onto the streets of London, like tonight. She watched the flame in the lamps dance as people moved through the streets, either making their way home or making their way to the night time entertainment London had to offer. Everyone in awhile Charity would see a prostitute standing on the corner, waiting for a 'John.' She always rolled her eyes at those girls. They had no self respect whatsoever.

Charity's thoughts were broken when she heard voices out in the hallway. One voice she heard was Charlotte; the other voice belonged to Will. It sounded as if he was telling Charlotte about his latest victory. That's when Charity caught wind of something else. "Well, they were using her to conjure up the dead, it seems. I mean, she can change into someone who's already passed on. It's quite bizarre, but then again what in our world isn't bizarre."

She removed herself from the window and walked to her door. She tried to get there as quickly as possible but the voices and their owners were moving much more quickly than she was. She reached the door and pulled it open, but alas, they had already turned the corner. With a shrug, Charity walked out of her room and followed the faint voices of Charlotte and Will. Turning the corner, she saw them walking not too far ahead of her. "Will…Charlotte, wait up!"

Charity trotted up to them. "What's going on? Is everything alright?"

Will looked extremely flustered and Charlotte just looked worried. Charity bit her bottom lip as she walked with them to their unknown destination. Will sighed heavily before speaking. "Well long story short, you know about the little outing I went on today. Turns out I found this girl locked in that house. Brother Enoch is watching over her right now. Just to make sure she's alright."

Charity raised a brow, but said nothing. Will had just found some random girl in some random villain's house? Why in the hell did he bring her back to the Institute then? Charity couldn't lie to herself that she was a bit annoyed by this. Why she was annoyed, she really didn't know. She had no reason or right to be annoyed. Will had just saved the life of someone. That was what Shadowhunters were supposed to do.

Charity just continued to follow Charlotte and Will into the room. She saw Brother Enoch standing over the girl. The Silent Brothers never really bothered Charity. She knew their story and knew what they were about. She watched silently as he worked. Will turned to her and put his lips to his ear. "Why don't we leave? When she wakes up, she's going to be very surprised."

Before she could even respond, Will take her by the hand and lead her out of the room. He stopped halfway down the hall and released a long sigh. Charity gently placed a hand onto his back and rubbed. He hung his head for a moment then looked up and smiled. "I'm exhausted. Mind if I hop back into bed with you?"

Charity pursed her lips together and was ready to smack him on the back. However, his comment did make her smile a bit. "What was that all about, by the way?"

"Eh, I was a little out of it. I just thought that I had walked into my room. I must say though, I wasn't upset when I thought you were sleeping in my bed."

"Ugh, Will!" Charity rolled her eyes and stomped off in the direction of the library. She crossed her arms over her chest; an annoyed was now on her face. Was that all Will ever thought about, loose women and other immoral things? She heard Will laughing behind her. His footfalls were now heavy behind her and he was at her sides within a few seconds. He tried snaking his hand under her crossed arms, but he failed.

"Aw come on, Cherry. Don't be like that. I'm only kidding. Apparently, you have morals and you know how I feel about those." Charity suddenly stopped, causing Will to walk a few steps ahead of her. He turned around and looked at her, confusion written on his face.

"You know what Will? You really need to grow up."

"I'm just having a bit of fun with you. Relax." Will cocked his head to the side for a moment and smiled. Charity knew that he was just teasing her but that didn't mean she had to like it. He was seriously frustrating at times. Well, more like all of the time. Charity often wondered if he was ever going to grow up and if he was going to be cursed with immaturity for the rest of his life.

"Whatever, William." She brushed past him and continued her trek into the library. She felt Will's eye on her as she walked away. As much as she wanted to look back, she knew that she couldn't. With all the will power she had, she kept her head forward.

"…Charity…" Will's voice was a little desperate and sad. He knew that he completely messed up. Will felt bad but he was only joking with her. Sometimes he wondered if Charity could take a joke or if there was something more. Watching her walk away, bothered him a bit but right now, he couldn't let it bother him that much. He turned on his heel and went in the direction of the new girl's room.

XoXoX

She moved through the shelves of books, looking for one that might strike her fancy. She looked up at a rather old looking book on one of the shelves. Since it was so high, Charity had to stand on her tip toes to grab it. Even on her tiptoes though, she couldn't reach it. As she stood there and glared up at the book, she felt another presence in the room. An arm reached up, grabbing the book from its spot on the shelf. "Here. I saw you eyeing it."

It was Will. With a heavy sigh, Charity took the book from his hand. She refused to turn around and face him though. She stood there for a moment, looking down at the cover of the book. Charity's voice was low. "Thank you."

Will's eyes scanned the back of her hand. He already knew she was highly annoyed with him and maybe meeting her in the library wasn't the smartest move.

"Why did you follow me?" Charity still hadn't turned around. Honestly, she had moved a muscle. She was very statuesque. Her annoyance level had subsided but she was still angry with Will. She just wished for five minutes, he could act like an adult.

Will dropped his head and took a step closer to her. "I just wanted to apologize. I know I'm a bit much at times. I was only funning with you, Charity."

Charity. He had actually used her name and not that ridiculous nickname he had been calling her. It was nice to hear her real name come out of his mouth. The way her name rolled off his tongue was rather beautiful.

She turned to him and smiled a bit. Her eyes searched his face and saw that his expression was rather sad and apologetic. "Will, it's all right to have fun and tease me every once in awhile. However, this whole thing about my morals is quite ridiculous."

She smirked a little when his expression changed to confusion. "You know nothing about my morals, William. However, if you took the time to find out, you'd probably learn that I'm not that innocent."

Will's brows quirked upwards. "I doubt you've done anything terrible, Cherry."

So much for continuing to use her actual name. Charity laughed and placed a hand onto the back of Will's neck. She drew him down to her level and pressed her lips to his. For a fraction of a second, Charity saw that he didn't know what to do. However, Will let himself relax and kissed her back with a bit more intensity. She broke away from the single kiss and placed a finger to his lips. "See? Not so innocent. Get to know who I actually am Will. With that said, that's the only kiss you'll be getting out of me. I don't fraternize with boys like you. You're way too rough around the edges. It would take me ages to buff you out."

A grin grew on Will's face as Charity walked over to a rather comfy chair and took a seat. She opened up the book and began to read. Will just stared at her. Maybe she really wasn't as innocent as she looked. She was right. Will was more concerned about doing his own thing than trying to get to actually know her. Most of what he found out about her was from Jem. Jem liked spending his free time speaking with Charity. Only because Charity loved the infernal screeching of Jem's violin. Even with the stories that Jem had shared with Will, Will still didn't know enough about Charity.

Charity hadn't looked up from her book and not wanting to disturb her anymore, Will took his leave. He figured he'd go and visit Tessa, the girl that he had saved from the Dark Sisters. The poor must have been so confused and scared. Having one of the Silent Brothers watch over you was extremely stressful for a Shadowhunter; Will could only imagine how a non-Shadowhunter felt.

Will walked into her room and took a seat next to her bed. Tessa turned to him and thanked him for helping her escape the clutches of the Dark Sisters. "It was my pleasure. So how are you?"

"I'm well. I want to find my brother though. I just know that he's in danger." Will tried to reassure her that everything would be fine and that they would find her brother. Tessa seemed to calm her nerves a bit, but not a whole lot. She knew her brother was out there something and he was more than likely in severe danger.

XoXoX

Charity flipped through the pages of her book pretty quickly. She was lost in her world of fantasy and dreams, until she heard the doors of the library open. She glanced up from her book and didn't see anyone. Perhaps it was Church coming in to explore, since the doors to the library weren't all that heavy and hard to move. Without another thought, she buried her head back into her book.

This particular book was about the immense love that a man had for a woman. How he'd risk anything to be with her and risk it all not to lose her. It was a very romantic story. She wondered for a second if Will would be caught dead reading something as sappy as that. It made her let out a small chuckle. Of course Will wouldn't read anything like that. He was far too manly. And why in the hell was she thinking about Will? She needed to stop doing that.

In the middle of her fantasies, Charity heard a loud bang that made her jump. Highly irritated, she placed the book down on the arm of the chair and stood up. She was going to investigate what that the hell that sound was and who was making it. It was probably Will being an immature ass again, she was sure of it. And if it wasn't Will then it was Charlotte or Henry. Charity knew that Jem was able to reach books high off the shelf. Charlotte sometimes couldn't reach and Henry was just clumsy sometimes.

Charity walked towards the sound. The library was so vast, it was almost impossible to find out exactly where the sound came, but then the bang happened again. This time, along with the bang, Charity heard an unfamiliar female voice. It must have been the girl Will had saved. Rounding the corner, Charity almost walked right into her. "Are you all right?"

The girl looked up and smiled feebly at Charity. "Yes, I'm fine. I was just having some trouble is all."

"Hm. Trying to a get a book?" Charity picked up the two books that had fallen and handed them to the girl. She nodded and thanked her.

"I'm Theresa Gray, by the way. But you can call me Tessa."

Normally, Charity didn't mind being around other girls but something about this particular one put her off a bit. "Charity Hunter. Pleasure."

She tried to sound as nice as she could but she knew that there was still an undertone of hostility in her voice. Tessa just continued to smile at her, probably not sure what to do. "So you're a shadowhunter as well?"

Was this girl serious? "Yes, I am. Are … you?"

Tessa shuffled uncomfortably for a moment before shaking her head. "No. Just human. I was taken hostage by the Dark Sisters and thankfully Will saved me."

Yes, thankfully. Charity nodded at her. She really wanted to turn on her heel and walk away but she knew that was overly rude. What was it with this girl that irritated her so much? Was it because she was human staying at a shadowhunter sanctuary? No, that couldn't be it.

That's when it dawned on Charity. Not that it had been obvious before, she was just trying to find it from herself. Charity liked Will, more than she was supposed to. When she left her home in Idris, she vowed to herself that she wasn't going to get mixed up in love because she wanted to focus on becoming the best shadowhunter she possibly could. But yet, here she was pining over Will and becoming jealous that Will had saved some poor girl from the clutches of evil women. She was supposed to be proud that a fellow shadowhunter went to such lengths to make sure humans were safe. But no, she wasn't. She was jealous and she had no reason to be. It wasn't like her and William were seeing each other. She didn't even know if he looked at her in that sort of way.

"Well, it's nice to have met you, Tessa. I look forward to seeing you more often." Charity smiled weakly at her then walked back to her chair. Grabbing her book, she walked to the exit of the library. So many thoughts were going through her mind and for the time being, she just wanted to be alone to figure some things out. She needed to get back on track and stop thinking about Will.

She didn't even understand why she liked him. Maybe it was the whole 'bad boy persona' he tried to play. Or maybe just his exceedingly good looks. His charms? Whatever it was it needed to go away and fast. There was no way she could fully concentrate on making herself a better shadowhunter if Will Herondale was invading her thoughts.

As she headed back to her room for some solitude, she saw Will leaning against her door. Jem was just on the other side of him. Will turned his head toward Charity and smirked. "You want to go with me and Jem?"

"Where exactly?" Charity stopped in front of the boys and tilted her head to the side. Will had that look in his eye, that she'd come to know. She just knew he was up to something. Probably a hunt.

Jem was the one who spoke up next, making sure Will didn't get the chance to answer. "Well, Will, here, wants to flush out a group f vampires. I guess they've been hunting pretty close to here and Will knows where they are hiding."

Charity's eyes widened. She turned from Jem to Will, concern written all over her face. "And how do you know where they are?"

"I have my ways." Will pushed himself off the wall and looked down at Charity, his arms folded across his chest.

"You mean you have your girls." Charity smirked up at him before pushing past him and walking into her bedroom. Jem and Will followed behind her, Jem closing the door.

"Come on, Cherry. Come with us. You'll get training out of it." She sighed heavily and turned to look at Will. He was right. This was a good training experience even if they weren't completely allowed to do it. She folded her arms over her chest and thought for a moment. Her better senses were telling her to stay at the Institute and ask Henry or Charlotte for some more training. But her more primal instincts were telling her to go with Jem and Will and take care of some supernatural scum.

"All right, fine." Will's eyes beamed at her, as did Jem's. Will lightly took her by the arm and led her out of the room, with Jem holding onto her other arm. If she had been someone else, looking at the way that Jem and Will dragged her off, she would have laughed. The both of them were so eager and excited, like children in a candy shop.

Will, Jem and Charity made it out of the Institute with no problem. The only ones they passed on the way out were Jessamine and Sophie. Jessamine was discussing something with Sophie, some about her clothes it sounded like. Jessamine obviously couldn't be bothered going out at a time like this.

Once they were outside of the protective walls of the Institute, Charity stuck close by Jem and Will. It was rather late out, way too late for a lady to be walking the streets, unless she wanted someone to pay her for her services. Not to mention, Charity still wasn't accustomed to London. She knew a few places that Will and Jem went to quite a bit, and a store that Jessamine had successfully dragged her to one day, but that was about it. London at night was almost like a completely different world.

Will told her that he would use a 'glamour' to conceal them from prying eyes, which made her breathe a little easier. He also explained the plan to her. Apparently, a group of vampires were going to be meeting at a small get together in the woods, not far from where Jem liked to spend some time to himself.

Charity bit her bottom lip nervously. "How many vampires?"

"Three, actually. One for each of us." Will turned to her and smirked. The number made her stomach turn. Of course, she had brought a blade with her and she knew how to fight but she didn't think she was ready to just fight vampires for the hell of it. Will told her that he would have her back, along with Jem, if she really needed the assistance. Jem turned to Charity and told her that Charlotte had been boasting about her, telling everyone what a fast learner she was. The comments made her cheeks flush. Sure, she was fast learner and maybe she was even good at fighting, but that was an instructor. Someone who wasn't even a supernatural. Someone that really wasn't going to cause her any harm.

In the midst of her thoughts, they had arrived at their destination. Will watched as some of the vampires spoke to one another. They were pretty well concealed. Not just with the glamour but with the branches and leaves that nature provided them. Charity watched the scene before her, the knot in her stomach becoming bigger and tighter. Will looked like he was ready to pounce out at any moment and started killing everyone there. She did have to give him some credit, he was correct about the number of vampires. There were only 3. No humans were around. From what Charity could hear, they were making plans for going into the city and taking some humans as subjugates.

Will was itching to grab his blade and attack, Charity could see it in his movements. Jem was a bit calmer, waiting for the right opportunity to attack. Unexpectedly, as they sat there and watched, a fourth vampire appeared, making Charity's heart beat faster. Will looked at Jem for a second then looked at Charity. He put his lips to her ear. "I'll take two of them. You just focus on one of them. Jem will handle the other."

The fourth vampire had with him a young woman. She was nervous and shaking like a leaf. "Please," she said desperately. Will clenched his hand around his blade. He wanted to strike right then at the moment, but he knew he had to hold back. Charity placed a hand onto his knee to try and calm him down. He looked at her with a weak smile then turned to Jem and nodded.

It all happened so fast. Will and Jem jumped out of the hiding spot, leaving Charity confused for a second or so. Will got to the first vampire with no problem, as did Jem. Charity went for a smaller female vampire. She bore her teeth as Charity threateningly. Charity knew she couldn't turn and run. Shadowhunters didn't do that, they fought to the death. Charity slashed her knife at the vampire and surprisingly she took a few steps back.

Charity felt like she was moving in slow motion. Like the entire scene was in slow motion. Will slashed his knife at the tallest vampire's neck. His head rolled off his shoulders. If Charity's adrenaline wasn't rushing, she'd be completely grossed out by such images but her fighting instinct had kicked in. Nothing fazed her. Jem followed Will's actions but beheading another vampire a few seconds later. The female vampire that Charity was dealing with was close to death. In all the chaos, Charity had somehow gotten her onto the ground. Charity's blade gleamed in her hand she was brought it down, piercing the vampire's neck. She screamed out loud and began to thrash about, but Charity wasn't finished with her just yet. Charity pulled at the knife, elongating the cut in the female's neck, her head rolled to the side a second later. She wasn't fully beheaded but it was enough to kill her.

Charity stood up, Will and Jem watched her with appreciation. "Wow, I wasn't expecting you to become such a savage, Cherry."

She smiled at him and let out a laugh. "Shut up, William."

In a millisecond, Will's face went from happy to shock as the fourth vampire reappeared and plowed into Charity. Charity hit the ground hard and before she could turn over, the vampire jumped on her back, his sharp fangs bared. If the shadowhunters were going to take his midnight snack, he would just have to make a snack out of one of them. And what could be better than the smallest of the bunch?

Before Jem had time to react, Will had already begun to run to Charity's aid. He jumped onto the male vampires back, causing him to fall sideways. Jem rushed over to Charity and pulled her off to the side. Charity sat awkwardly on the ground, her back pressed against Jem. Her breathing was fast and heavy. Jem spoke softly in her ear, telling her she was all right and to calm down. She wasn't worried about herself though, she was frantic over Will. He was currently attached to the vampire's back, looking for an opportunity to kill him. That's when he did it. He did the unthinkable. Charity had never in her life seen anything so idiotic and reckless. Will bit hard into the vampire. He flailed and threw Will off him. Jem jumped up and went to finish him off, as Charity quickly crawled over to Will. He groaned in pain.

There was blood all over his mouth. He looked like he had just munched on a human being. Charity placed a hand over her mouth and shook her head. "Will…"

Jem had finished with the blood-sucking spawn and quickly rejoined Charity at Will's side. "We have to get him back to the Institute. Looks like he's ingested some of that blood."

XoXoX

Back at the Institute, Will had gone up to the attic to try and rid himself of the vampire blood that was coursing through his system. Sophie had gone up to bring him the holy water. As she did, Jem and Charity waited at the bottom of the stairs. Charity paced back and forth. She had never been so nervous. Jem had an amused look on his face as he watched Charity pacing. "He'll be fine Charity, I promise. This isn't the first time he's done something like this."

She didn't care. She continued to pace until Sophie came down the stairs with a scowl on her face. "He won't take the pail from me. Actually, he threw it at me."

Charity frowned a little. Seemed to her like he was all right, if he was throwing pails that is. Charity reached out her hand and took the empty pail from Sophie. "I'll take him up another one."

Sophie gave her a surprised look then pursed her lips together. "Well be careful. He's being a git at the moment."

Jem just laughed. Charity filled up the pail and took it upstairs. She pushed opened the attic door and stepped inside. Will had his arm thrown over his face. The floor was soaked with holy water and his clothes stuck to him. His black hair was pasted to his face. He didn't look as well as Charity had hoped. She opened her mouth to speak but Will beat her to it. "Leave the pail, Sophie and leave me the hell alone."

"It's not Sophie. It's me." Will removed his arm from his face and looked up at Charity.

"Oh. Well….just leave it there. I'll get to it." He closed his eyes and put his arm back over his face.

Charity cocked her head to the side and glared down at him. "Will, take it now. I want to make sure you're doing what you're supposed to do."

Will kept his arm in placed and gave a cheeky smile. "And what if I don't? What if I want to be a vampire? Drink blood and all that nonsense?"

Charity stomped over to him and knelt down onto the ground. She took his arm forcibly and tossed it to the side. Taken by surprise, he opened his eyes to find that the pail was tipping down onto his face. She was going to make him take his medicine whether he liked it or not. The water dumped onto him. He jerked upright and went into a coughing fit. "Are you mad woman? Trying to drown me with holy water!"

"Oh shut up. Just drink it so you can get better."

Will glared at her, pushing the, now empty, pail aside. "Why do you even care?"

"Why do I even care? Why do I even care?" What a question to ask. Charity's voice rose and for the first time since moving her, she was actually screaming at Will. She stood up and glared down at him. Her finger pointed at him threateningly. "You just bit a vampire to save me and I'm not supposed to care what happens to you afterwards? There are a lot of things you still don't know about me Will and one of them happens to be that I can't get my mind off of you!"

She didn't want that to come out, but she couldn't help herself. Will stared up at her in shock then grinned. She could already tell he was going to have some smart ass remark. He opened his mouth to say something but Charity quickly stopped him with a comment of her own. "Don't you dare say anything that's going to make me slap you in the face, because I will….Will!"

His grin just seemed to grow even bigger, which just infuriated her more. He wondered how long she'd been keeping that in. True, she was only here for a little over three months and nothing had really changed. He tried to get to know her better but it was rather difficult. She didn't like hearing about his late night adventures. She didn't care to know that he was drunk off his ass. He just figured she didn't want anything to do with him unless she was forced to deal with him, like when they had to train together. Even then, most of the time, she just told him she'd wait for Jem. Actually, Will had thought that she liked Jem. Liked Jem in the way that she liked him. "Charity…"

Her arms were folded across her chest and her eyes like daggers ready to strike him. "What?"

He patted the wet floor next to him. His voice was soft and soothing. "Come here. Sit with me."

"No. You need more holy water…" Her voice was a lot softer now. She wanted to stay mad at him but it was so difficult. His eyes stared in hers, making her almost go weak at the knees. She turned and left the room quickly, taking the pail with her. Will stared at the door for a second then laid back down onto the floor.

Charity had come back up a few minutes later with another pail. She walked over to him and gently set it down on the floor next to him. He removed his arm once again and stared up at her. Her eyes, like living emeralds, looked down at him. "Please drink it."

Will propped himself up, never taking his eyes off Charity and took the pail. He tipped it towards his lips, taking in a few mouthfuls. The rest of the water, he dumped it over himself. Charity waited for some of the water to move down the boards of the floor before she sat down. It was damp and cold. Will turned to look at her. She wanted to give him a smile but she just couldn't muster up. The only thing she could do was take her hand and gently move a few strands of hair out of his face. Her hand rested on his cheek and she stared into his dark blue eyes. He brought his hand up and placed it over hers. "Oh, Will you're burning up."

"That's what happens when you ingest vampire blood."

Charity smiled weakly. "Well I know that. I just wish you hadn't done that. It was foolish."

Will shrugged. "He was going to hurt you. I had no choice."

Will removed her hand from his face and held it in his before bringing it to his lips. Gently, he brushed his lips against the back of her hand then finally pressed them to it. His eyes lingered on hers and for once he caught her blushing. It made him smirk again. Damn, he was good. Maybe too good. He took his hand and placed it onto the back of her neck and drew her closer to him. His lips pressed hotly against hers. He snaked his other arm around her waist and pulled her into his lap. She placed her hands onto his chest and could feel his hard, smooth muscles underneath his shirt.

Will's hand on her back traveled up slowly, moving into her hair. He pulled at the jeweled clasp that held her hair up and let her curls spill down to her shoulders. Before he could go any farther than that, Charity pressed against his chest hard and pushed back, breaking the kiss. She still sat in his lap and he looked at her with confusion. For a second, he thought it was mistake and went back in to kiss her but Charity held a hand up to her lips. From behind her hand, she said, "Not like this…"

Will smiled weakly, but she knew he was more than disappointed. "Fair enough."

Charity removed herself from his lap and walked out of the attic. She needed to change, needed to cleanse her mind. Will sat there and frowned. He would have to go and speak to her later, apologize for the actions he just engaged in.