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The next day, I added gy out in the library Apparently, Whitney never , and Noel had a crush on her second-period Psych teacher

I&039;d worked out a routine where I could avoid Denise alht fro Denise and the nuebra II

No need to worry about keepinganywhere so to fuck with it

The Mouseketeers treatedaccustomed to

"Was that your first bite?" Whitney asked one day in the library when the four of us were seated together at a table by the back wall

I tightened my scarf "Yeah"

"Hoas it?"

"Hoas it?" I repeated Those sick yellow eyes returned to me - like a smoker whose whites have discolored I shuddered

Noel propped a hand under her chin Her hood was pulled back and her hair fell over her shoulders "I&039;ll never forget my first bite"

"Why don&039;t you tell me about it?"

"His name was Henry, and when he sunk his teeth into ht down to , but then there was this sudden rush and release of blood, as though ive him as much as he wanted to take My heart was all over the place I was like a deer in the headlights You know - stunned"

I was momentarily speechless "And you, Hope? What was your first time like?"

Hope twirled a strand of red hair "Well, I&039;uess that much is obvious And it ith Henry&039;s friend, Gavin"

I looked at Whitney "And you, Whit?"

"Henry was hed "He likes to whisper sweet nothings inside your ear He likes to compare your skin to the finest porcelain and say his heart won&039;t go on if he can&039;t have one taste of your sweet blood"

"Gavin wasn&039;t ," Hope said

Noel laughed "And sucking"

Hope smacked Noel on the shoulder

"So as the name of your first?" Whitney asked

"I&039;d rather forget," I said "He turned out to be a brute"

"You have to watch out for the brutes," Noel said "Let me know if you need me to kick anyone&039;s ass, &039;cause I can do that"

Hope s"

"Thanks, but I&039; ass, myself"

Noel flipped her black and blond-streaked hair over one shoulder "If you ever need back-up, just say the word"

"Sauys known about vampires?"

Whitney leaned back in her chair "I found out at the end of sophomore year I was heavy into coke back then, and a friend fro to be sos Hope caether," Hope said

"AndNoel there"

Noel smiled "It was one of Marcus&039;s parties"

"Who&039;s Marcus? Is he a student at West?"

Noel grinned "Not Marcus He&039;s too old Well, they&039;re all old, but he looks it"

"How old are we talking?"

Noel looked at Whitney and shrugged "Twenty-six?"

"Or twenty-eight"

"Anyway, he lives by West High and his friends Henry and Gavin do the school routine and find kids who like to party with the undead"

I sat up "And they just reveal themselves to you like that? &039;Surprise! I&039;m a vampire, mind if I suck your blood?&039;"

Hope chuckled "She&039;s funny"

"They&039;re a bit more selective then that," Noel said "They seek a certain type"

"And what type is that?"

"The seriously fucked-up type"

The Mouseketeers laughed in unison Whitney leaned forward and grabbedyour accident rinned I liked these girls They couldn&039;t begin to iine what I was, but I wasn&039;t alone after all Just so long as they didn&039;t discover I was out to destroy the creatures whose bite they found so addictive

"Your turn," Noel said "How did you first become acquainted with vah one strolled up to me one day and said, "So I&039;m a vampire We do exist Crazy, huh? Oh, and nice toyour scarf so I can bite you?"

"It was sort of sprung on me," I said "Like, out of the blue"

Whitney and Hope bobbed their heads Noel studied the black polish on her nails It wasn&039;t until later that it occurred towith va on

After leaving the library and waving goodbye to the juniors, I turned and found inning to wonder if you&039;d driven your car off a cliff, but it turns out you&039;ve just been ood idea since you&039;llsenior year"

"I suppose you&039;d know about that What is this - your sixth year at Denali?"

Valerie took a step forward, but stopped when a hall monitor rounded the corner and headed our way She s your ass, I do plan on graduating Got to get to class We&039;ll talk later"

I rolled my eyes as Valerie headed off Once she was out ofusor me, rather, now that Valerie had stor past hiet to my locker Besides, Fane needed to knoouldn&039;t be intirinned as I walked past "Shouldn&039;t you be in class?"

"Shouldn&039;t you?"

He pushed off the wall and walked toward ym I enjoyed your little performance the other day"

I turned my head to follow Fane&039;s lad to see that you&039;re feeling better," he continued

"Yep Never better"

He stared at the red scarf around my neck I didn&039;t take my eyes off him

"Good," he said slow and sensual He stepped in my path as I tried to walk past

My heartbeat quickened There had to be so aroused by a person who pissed htened "Get out of my way, unless you want me to drop you the way I dropped Clayton"

Fane&039;s teeth flashed when he grinned He stepped aside "Careful, Aurora, I ht take you doithhis smile on my back the entire way Now I had a whole other reason to avoid gy the class

To think I actually wanted to dance with the scoundrel at winter ball I&039;d sooner dance with a viper

Moht of the dance Having it swept up in a twist made me want to wear my scarf ht

"The wound has nearly faded"

"Has it?" I asked absently

"What about a necklace instead?"

I suppose a winter scarf didn&039;t exactly go with my short black dress I opted for a choker on a thick velvet ribbon I needed so on my neck