richellemead-vampireacademy01-vampireacademy-110824015328-phpapp02
"And it was just there," she explained, waving her hands for emphasis. "Right in the middle of the bed. There was blood everywhere.” Lissa looked as green as the sweater she wore, and I pulled her away before I even finished my food and immediately launched into a string of obscenities about Natalie's social skills. "She's nice," Lissa said automatically. "You were just telling me the other day how much you liked her.” "I do like her, but she's just incompetent about certain things.” We stood outside our animal behavior class, and I noticed people giving us curious looks and whispering as they passed. I sighed. "How are you doing with all this?” A half-smile crossed her face. "Can't you already feel it?” "Yeah, but I want to hear it from you.” "I don't know. I'll be okay. I wish everyone wouldn't keep staring at me like I'm some kind of freak.” My anger exploded again. The fox was bad. People upsetting her made it worse, but at least I could do something about them. "Who's bothering you?” "Rose, you can't beat up everyone we have a problem with.” "Mia?" I guessed. "And others," she said evasively. "Look, it doesn't matter. What I want to know is how this could have…that is, I can't stop thinking about that time—” "Don't," I warned. "Why do you keep pretending that didn't happen? You of all people. You made fun of Natalie for going on and on, but it's not like you've got a good grip on your control switch. You'll normally talk about anything.”
"But not that. We need to forget about it. It was a long time ago. We don't even really know what happened.” She stared at me with those big green eyes, calculating her next argument. "Hey, Rose.” Our conversation dropped as Jesse strolled up to us. I turned on my best smile. "Hey.” He nodded cordially to Lissa. "So hey, I'm going to be in your dorm tonight for a study group. You think…maybe…” Momentarily forgetting Lissa, I focused my full attention on Jesse. Suddenly, I so needed to do something wild and bad. Too much had happened today. "Sure.” He told me when he'd be there, and I told him I'd meet him in one of the common areas with "further instructions.” Lissa stared at me when he left. "You're under house arrest. They won't let you hang out and talk to him.” "I don't really want to 'talk' to him. We'll slip away." She groaned. "I just don't know about you sometimes." "That's because you're the cautious one, and I'm the reckless one." Once animal behavior started, I pondered the likelihood of Mia being responsible. From the smug look on her psycho-angel face, she certainly seemed to be enjoying the sensation caused by the bloody fox. But that didn't mean she was the culprit, and after observing her over the last couple of weeks, I knew she'd enjoy anything that upset Lissa and me. She didn't need to be the one who had done it.
- Page 30 and 31: "Lucky, I think. It turns out I'm r
- Page 32 and 33: She didn't see me, though. Neither
- Page 34 and 35: "Hey, Aaron," I said cheerfully, re
- Page 36 and 37: "No—it's fine." The emotions comi
- Page 38 and 39: Natalie's friends eyed us with a qu
- Page 40 and 41: "Yes," I said, smiling. "It certain
- Page 42 and 43: "Huh? Nothing. Just thinking." I si
- Page 44 and 45: She nodded. "Rose?” We both looke
- Page 46 and 47: Five OR RATHER, THEY HAD BEEN Strig
- Page 48 and 49: "Sure," he said. "Why else go? For
- Page 50 and 51: dark side. But the feelings humming
- Page 52 and 53: "Hey," I said, suddenly wanting to
- Page 54 and 55: She laughed. "Mia would claw my eye
- Page 56 and 57: I'd been climbing out of my dorm wi
- Page 58 and 59: Six AS MUCH AS LISSA AND Christian'
- Page 60 and 61: "Yeah…you too," I said. "I heard
- Page 62 and 63: although those guys usually went on
- Page 64 and 65: "Nothing to me. But Ms. Kirova will
- Page 66 and 67: "I'm sick of it too. We missed you
- Page 68 and 69: She wandered off, still eyeing us.
- Page 70 and 71: Mason had noticed my startled react
- Page 72 and 73: Three weeks after my return to the
- Page 74 and 75: Something about that bothered me; I
- Page 76 and 77: stared upward, glazed, over with a
- Page 78 and 79: I spun around, taking my anger over
- Page 82 and 83: "Wolves, like many other species, d
- Page 84 and 85: Ms. Meissner changed from red to de
- Page 86 and 87: Nine I SNAPPED INTO HER MIND, once
- Page 88 and 89: "You're right," she admitted softly
- Page 90 and 91: space between them. "And I sure as
- Page 92 and 93: Sitting up, I moved closer to him a
- Page 94 and 95: "No, sir.” "Do you know the rules
- Page 96 and 97: "Is that your subtle way of calling
- Page 98 and 99: He studied me hard, like he was sti
- Page 100 and 101: More snickers ensued. Straightening
- Page 102 and 103: We had been out in the woods near c
- Page 104 and 105: "Is it dead?" asked Lissa. I peered
- Page 106 and 107: He looked away angrily. "You made i
- Page 108 and 109: Eleven "YOU NEED SOMETHING TO WEAR?
- Page 110 and 111: "Go ahead," he said. "Try to hit me
- Page 112 and 113: His lips twitched, and for a moment
- Page 114 and 115: and dedicated our lives to serving
- Page 116 and 117: "Kind of late for that." Lissa's ey
- Page 118 and 119: She glanced back up at me. "It's go
- Page 120 and 121: Dimitri stood beside me and crossed
- Page 122 and 123: Twelve SLEEP CAME RELUCTANTLY THAT
- Page 124 and 125: I heard a sniffle, and a few moment
- Page 126 and 127: "Tell her we'll be at the clinic,"
- Page 128 and 129: "We should go," I said abruptly. "W
"But not that. We need to forget about it. It was a long time ago. We don't even really know<br />
what happened.”<br />
She stared at me with those big green eyes, calculating her next argument.<br />
"Hey, Rose.”<br />
Our conversation dropped as Jesse strolled up to us. I turned on my best smile.<br />
"Hey.”<br />
He nodded cordially to Lissa. "So hey, I'm going to be in your dorm tonight for a study group.<br />
You think…maybe…”<br />
Momentarily forgetting Lissa, I focused my full attention on Jesse. Suddenly, I so needed to do<br />
something wild and bad. Too much had happened today. "Sure.”<br />
He told me when he'd be there, and I told him I'd meet him in one of the common areas with<br />
"further instructions.”<br />
Lissa stared at me when he left. "You're under house arrest. They won't let you hang out and<br />
talk to him.”<br />
"I don't really want to 'talk' to him. We'll slip away."<br />
She groaned. "I just don't know about you sometimes."<br />
"That's because you're the cautious one, and I'm the reckless one."<br />
Once animal behavior started, I pondered the likelihood of Mia being responsible. From the<br />
smug look on her psycho-angel face, she certainly seemed to be enjoying the sensation caused<br />
by the bloody fox. But that didn't mean she was the culprit, and after observing her over the last<br />
couple of weeks, I knew she'd enjoy anything that upset Lissa and me. She didn't need to be the<br />
one who had done it.
Change language