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"Damon doesn’t mean to be such a - a bastard,"Bonnie said explosively "He’s just - so often he feels like it’s the three of us against hi the thurgs,"Stefan said
"I know, but there’s so else,"Bonnie said humbly
"Since it’s only snow and rock and ice - he’s - I don’t know
He’s al tight Sory,"Elena said, stricken by a sudden realization
Since the thurgs there had been nothing for the two vampires to hunt They couldn’t exist, like foxes, on insects and ic for the that even rese, and of course, they had to think of the trip back, as well
Suddenly Elena kneould do her good
"Stefan,"she y stone of the cave entrance She pushed off her hood and unrol ed her scarf enough to expose one side of her neck
"Don’t make me say ’please’too "
Stefan looked into her eyes, saw that she was serious - and determined - and kissed one of her h now, I think - no, I’m sure, or I would never even attempt this,"he whispered Elena tipped her head back Stefan stood between her and the wind and she was almost warm She felt the little initial pain and then Stefan was drinking and their lass
He took very little blood Just enough to reen pools and sparkling, effervescent streaain "Damon"he said, and paused aardly
What could Elena say? I just severed al ties with hi these trials; to show their wit and courage If she refused, would she fail again?
"Send hie ain tucked into the little nook, while Damon turned her head back and forth with dispassionate precision, then suddenly darted forward and sank his fangs into a proo wide
A bite that hurt this much - Well, she hadn’t experienced it since the days when she had been stupid and unprepared and had fought with al her strength to get free
As for Damon’s mind - there was a steel walSince she had to do this, she had been hoping to see the little boy who lived in Da Watch-Keeper over al of his secrets, but she couldn’t even thaw the steel a little
After a ently Da his mouth
"Are you okay?"Bonnie asked in a worried whisper, as Elena ruauze to staunch the unhealed wounds in her neck
"I’ve been better,"Elena said briefly, as she wrapped up her scarf again
Bonnie sighed "Meredith is the one who real y belongs here,"she said
"Yes, but Meredith real y belongs in Fel ’s Church, too I only hope they can hold on long enough for us to co that wil help them,"Bonnie whispered
Meredith and Matt spent the ti infinitesimal drops from Misao’s star bal onto the streets of the town, and asking the Power to - soainst Shinichi This briskbonus: kids
Not crazy kids Normal ones, terrified of their brothers and sisters or of their parents, not daring to go hos they had seen there Meredith and Matt had crammed theht them to Matt’s house
In the end, they had htened to play, or talk, or even to ask for anything But they’d eaten everything Mrs Flowers could find that wasn’t spoiled in Matt’s refrigerator and pantry, and from the pantries of the deserted houses on either side of the Honeycutts’
Matt, watching a ten-year-old girl craer, tears running down her grimy face as she chewed and sed, said quietly to Meredith, "Think we’ve got any ringers in here?"
"I’d bet oing to do? Cole doesn’t know anything helpful We’l just have to pray that the un-possessed kids wil be able to help us when Shinichi’s ringers attack"
"I think the best option when confronted by possessed kids who may have weapons is to run"
Meredith nodded absently, but Matt noticed she took the stave everywhere with her now "I’ve devised a little test for the to smack every one with a Post-It, and see what happens Kids who’ve done things they regret et hysterical, kids who’re already just terrified ers wil either attack or run"