Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus

Rosemary felt a sigh past her lips as she looked at herself in the mirror. She wore a beautiful white gown with gold patterns over it. It fit her perfectly and fell to the ground. Her hair was in loose curls, and she had her matching white mask and shoes on her. As she slowly made her way out her room, she slowly started down the stairs into the ball where people were already dancing and talking.

Will let out a whoop as his seraph blade went through the demon. He grinned as he pulled it back, but it was already melting. With a sigh, he threw it to the side before he glanced back at his friend, Jem. "Jem! Did you see that?" he said with a grin. Jem, his pal, let out a chuckle as he nodded. "I did. So I guess we're done now. We should head back to the Institute."

Natalie adjusted the mask on her face. She stood in the room of the institute of London that had been hers for all of five minutes and now she was planning on leaving and ignoring her problems for an entire night. She looked down at her black and pick dress with a matching mask. She was on her way to her friend's party. She turned and walked out of her room.

Gabriel stood in front of his mirror staring at himself with a sneer. He was wearing a black suit with a white tie and a white mask. He hated that he had to put so much effort into dressing up and looking good for one of their parties. Yes, his father had established a deep hate for them in him. He turned to the sound of his father's voice and he began to walk down stairs toward their carriage which would then take them to what almost guaranteed to be an awful night.

Will headed back with Jem as he ran a hand through his hair. "Do we still need to head to the party?" he asked as he glanced over at her. Of course, they did since Charlotte and Henry were best friends with the family. With a sigh, he stepped inside of the Institute. Jem and him went their separate ways. He took a quick bath before he dried himself off and pulled on his black suit. He wore a navy blue tie with black shoes and a white undershirt. He wore a black mask and did his hair as he stared at himself in the mirror. As Will headed out of his room and down the tower, he could see that Henry and Charlotte were ready. The new girl, who's name Will didn't bare to remember, was ready too, and she looked stunning. "Is everyone ready?"

Rosemary spoke with friends as she sipped on her punch. She was a friendly and polite girl, the way her parents had taught her, as she spoke with people. Gentleman asked her to dance, and she politely accepted as she danced around the ballroom with them. She was graceful, though she had a long dress that many would trip over. As she finished us a dance, she glanced around. Where was her Natalie?

Natalie glanced up when she heard a boy come down the stairs. He was quite handle me in his suit. She smiled softly at him but she didn't get a chance to talk to him because soon they were swung away to the party. When they arrived in their carriage, it was already in full swing. She smiled softly and looked around the carriage. The woman, Charlotte, was telling the boys to escort the girls in. Natalie couldn't wait to see her best friend.

Gabriel walked into the party and looked around. Normally, when he came to these parties he could see people's faces and thus knew who was his friends and who were his alenemies as well as who it was social acceptable for him to talk to or not. He sighed and went I the corner. He took a glass of champagne and watched for a while. He noticed a beautiful girl in a white dress making her way around the room. She was breathtaking.

Will exited the carriage and let Jem help Natalie off. He would have to start off with a cold remark with the girl since he didn't want her to get close to him. "Your dress is rather short," he said as he made it noticeable that he was looking her over. "Quite inappropriate," he told her before he headed into the building.
[Will Tessa be in this or no?]

Rosemary watched as her friend entered the room with a silver haired boy. Of course, even with a mask, she could tell her friend out from the crowd. With a glass of champagne, she smiled at the boy before she looked at Natalie. "You look stunning," she said before she took a small sip of the champagne.

(yes)

Natalie looked at the boy but shrugged off his remark. She had heard worse from many people. She smiled at the boy escorting her. "Thank you, Jem." she smiled at him before walking in with her hand on his arm. She turned to see Rose and smiled. "Thank you Rosy! You look amazing as well." she hugge her friend. "So is the party so far?"

Gabriel continued to stand in his corner as he watched the girl in the white dress go over and talk to Natalie Nightingale. Anyone could recognize Natalie because of the link in her hair. He groaned. Natalie was best friends with the awful excuse for a shadow hunter who was hosting this party. He couldn't understand why a beautiful girl would be talking to Natali of all people. He had to save her of bad company. He made his way over to her.

Rose let out a small grin as she hugged the girl back. "Thank you," she said as she glanced down at the dress. "It's rather long though, but it's very pretty." She pulled away from her friend as she looked at Charlotte. "Hello, Mrs. and Mr. Branwell," she said with a small smile. "Will, Jem," she said to them. "It's nice to see you."

Will gave Rose a small smile, seeing the girl in the beautiful dress. He could see a familiar boy making his way over to the girl though, and he wanted who the boy was. Glancing over at Tessa, he watched as she looked around at all the fancy and intricate work in the ball.

Natalie watched as a blonde boy walked up to Rose and asked her to dance. She skied softly at Jem before stepping away as a man asked her to dance. She let him escort her to the Dancefloor where they proceeded to swirl and step along with the song. She smiled softly and walked to the wall. She stood against it, sipping a glass of champagne and declining offers to dance claiming she was tired for now.

Gabriel walked up to the beautiful girl in the white dress and held out his hand. "Milady? May I have this dance?" he smirked to himself as he had effectively positioned himself to cut off he focnversation with Natalie. He smiled at her. She was absolutely gorgeous and he looked forward to dancing with such a beauty on his arm.

Will danced with Tessa for a few songs before he passed her onto Jem. He grabbed a flute of champagne before he glanced around. He saw Natalie and smirked as he started over to her. "What are you doing over here?" he asked as he sipped casually at his drink.

Rosemary turned to look at the boy, and she smiled a little. "Yes, you may." She placed her hand softly in his as she passed on her champagne to a waiter. The boy was rather familiar, but he was very handsome from what she could see.

Natalie looked over at the boy. "I am standing, breathing and drinking champagne amoung other things. Why are you over here? Shouldn't you be going trying to make all the girl's impure?" she looked back toward the party.

Gabriel smiled at her and swept her up onto the dance floor. He was surprised by how comfortable...natural it felt to have her in his arms. Almost as if she had been made to be there. He smiled at her as they twirled around the Dancefloor. She was gorgeous dancing.

Will let out a laugh, which surprised him. Only Tessa or Jem every made him laugh, and he glanced at Natalie as he said, "You can't assume things if you only known me for a few merely minutes." The girl had moved into the Institute for five minutes, and she was already assuming things.

Rose smiled as they dance, and she brought her light blue eyes up to the boy's face. "You dance wonderfully," she said as she flashed him a smile. It was nice to dance with this boy, and it wasn't tense like it was with the last few dances she had with a few other boys.

Natalie looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Am I wrong though?" she challenged. "I've met guys like you before. You aren't as original as you like to think." she stepped toward him. "You are a player who likes to give girls hope and then tear it away." by the time she was finished with the sentence she was leaned so close to him, she could feel his breath on her lips. She blushed and stepped away.

Gabriel smiled at her. "Why thank you miss...." he froze for a split second before returning to the dance. "I'm sorry miss but I know just came to the realization that I lack your name. I am Ganreil Lightwood he smiled kindly at her.

Will watched as she moved closer and closer to him. "I don't know," he said with a small smirk and a shrug of his shoulder. "You'll just have to figure out. Now don't you?" His blue eyes twinkled as he ran a hand through his hair.

Rose smiled at him. She knew his family hated them though, and she couldn't allow him to know her name just yet."I'll tell you my name after the dance. Hmm?" she asked as she looked up at him with a small smile.

Natalie shook her head and moved away. "I have no desire to know, Will." She smiled softly when she saw a man walking toward her. She nodded her head in respect. "Hello Sir" the man looked at Natalie up and down. "We haven't had any luck finding your parents and it is not top priority for the Clave.". Natalie plastered on a semi convincing smile. "Let's not talk of matters such as those at night's festivities."

Gabriel looked down at her and nodded. "Mystery woman" he muttered to himself. He didn't know why but the fact that she didn't want to tell him her name just added even more to the beauty and the allure he felt towards her. "Can you tell me how you are or what your relation is to the hostess of this evening's party?"

Will glanced over at the man as he shoved his hands into his pockets. "So your parents are gone?" he asked as he arched an eyebrow in question. He ran a hand through his dark hair as he tilted his head to the side like a dog would when confused.

Rosemary smiled up at him as she said, "My family is rather close to the hostess. We're like best friends." Of course, she wondered how he would react to this piece of information. If he was angry over this, he would be angrier over her being the daughter.

Natalie looked over at him and signed. "Ueah, my parents leg tin the middle of the night threes weeks ago. I have been trackin them but I lost their trail so the Clave sen me to the London Institute. Now as I said let's not talk about it tonight. Dance with me?" she smiled at him.

Gabriel looked down at her in surprise. He didn't know what to make of this information. Knowing that she was of a friendly family with the hostess meant he should leave her but he had no desire to so he simply smiled at her and nodded. "Interesting."

Will listened to her as he slowly gave her a small nod. He slowly pushed himself off the wall as he looked at her. "Shouldn't the man ask to dance?" he asked, but he held his hand out for her to take as he waited for her to take it.

Rosemary smiled up at him as she said, "Not really." The song slowly ended, and Rose got ready to tell him who she really was. His father, Benedict Lightwood, came running up though. "It's time to leave," he said to Gabriel, barely giving Rose a glance.

Natalie smiled at him. "Well, you didn't ask." she took his arm and couldn't help but notice the strength of his arm. She could feel his muscles move as he led her onto the dance floor.

Gabriel smiled at her and leaned down. "I'll see you very soon." he whispered as he slipped a piece of paper in her hand. He turned and followed his father out of the room.

Will smirked as he placed his hands onto her hips. He slowly began to dance with her as he said, "Maybe I didn't want to dance with you." He spun her around before he pulled her back towards him.

Rosemary watched him go, and she looked down at the paper in her hand. It was an address and a time, and she wondered if she should really go to see him. He may not want to see her, and she softly bit her lip before she sighed.