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She laughed. "Mia would claw my eyes out.”
"We can take her. Besides, he deserves someone who doesn't shop at Gap Kids.”
"Rose, you've got to stop saying things like that.”
"I'm just saying what you won't.”
"She's only a year younger," said Lissa. She laughed. "I can't believe you think I'm the one
who's going to get us in trouble.”
Smiling as we strolled toward class, I gave her a sidelong glance. "Aaron does look pretty good
though, huh?”
She smiled back and avoided my eyes. "Yeah. Pretty good.”
"Ooh. You see? You should go after him.”
"Whatever. I'm fine being friends now.”
"Friends who used to stick their tongues down each other's throats.”
She rolled her eyes.
"Fine." I let my teasing go. "Let Aaron stay in the nursery school. Just so long as you stay away
from Christian. He's dangerous.”
"You're overreacting. He's not going Strigoi.”
"He's a bad influence.”
She laughed. "You think I'm in danger of going Strigoi?”
She didn't wait for my answer, instead pushing ahead to open the door to our science class.
Standing there, I uneasily replayed her words and then followed a moment later. When I did, I
got to see royal power in action. A few guys—with giggling, watching girls—were messing
with a gangly-looking Moroi. I didn't know him very well, but I knew he was poor and
certainly not royal. A couple of his tormentors were air-magic users, and they'd blown the