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After school, Ivy stalked the halls with her note- book, trying to find the right quote for Serena Star It was clear that Serena wanted so for sorave but was actually absolutely harot a tattoo of a skull on her ankle; a janitor ore that spilled black nail polish could not be re solu- tions or polish removers; and the librarian, who told her that books with black covers were taken out less often than those with colorful ones

None of it hat she needed

She was trudging along, feeling utterly hope- less, when she spotted one of the Beasts, Ricky Slitherman, rush out of a side door No rily, Garrick and his friends will still be flapping their coffin lids She decided to follow Ricky outside

When she e toward the football fieldWhen she got over there, she discovered that the Devils were only fifteen yards fro tea people Ivy peeked underneath the that that here the Beasts were most likely to lurk, but there was no one there

She was just walking around to the front of the bleachers to scan the crohen she caught sight of Olivia, cheering on the sidelines Her sis- ter was standing atop another girl&039;s shoulders with her hands on her hips and her face agloith a natural smile Olivia puirls&039; shoulders Two spotters on the squad caught her, and the croent crazy

Ivy couldn&039;t help going ith everyone else, clapping and hooting loudly for her sister Olivia seriously sucked--there was no doubt that she was the best cheerleader on the squad Especially compared to Charlotte Broho looked desperate for attention beside her

Charlotte&039;s face was plastered with a smile and her eyes were so wide that she looked like a car- toon s doll, throwing little waves and winks high up into the crowd Ivy shuddered It was seriously e

Apparently, Charlotte couldn&039;t even bear to turn her back on the crohen the cheer called for her to spin around She rushed her h into the bleachers and tossing off another cloying wave

Ivy followed Charlotte&039;s gaze and sawthe Beasts, sitting by thee video ca it down at Charlotte, while Garrick whispered in his ear

Ivy re movies; the Beasts must be at work on their project

What&039;s their topic? Ivy wondered Extra-annoying cheerleaders?

Without thinking, she marched to the top of the bleachers and stood in front of their ca its lens with the back of her notebook

"Hey!" Dylan cried, pulling his face away from the eyepiece

"Turn it off," Ivy co with an important movie shoot!" Garrick Stephens said

"Turnitoff," Ivy repeated, narrowing her eyes into a death squint

There was a long silence before Dylan glumly put down the camera

"What do you want?" whined Garrick

"I want you to climb back in your coffins and stay there!" Ivy snapped "You&039;re putting us all in danger"

"It&039;s just a video camera," Kyle said "It&039;s not like a, uh, wooden stake or anything"

Ivy rolled her eyes "It&039;s not your camera I&039;m worried about," she snapped "It&039;s Serena Star&039;s

At this rate, she&039;ll be onto the varaves"

Garrick shook his head "You&039;re sothe same word Serena Star had used about him on the news "Serena Star&039;s not interested in all of us She&039;s interested in uffawed "I think she wants to be Garrick&039;s personal donor" All the boys laughed

"Serena Star is uys better start watching what you say"

"Can I help it if the bunny ladies love estured to the cheerlead- ers "For example, look at Charlotte Brown, the star ofat her and waving her hands "Get out of the way!" Ivy could i my scene!"

Ivy turned back to face the Beasts and found that Dylan was filust "Here!" She flung her pencil angrily at Garrick--who shrieked and threw up his arms to shield hiame, Olivia and Ca for Olivia&039;s one, and the setting sun cast an orange glow over everything

"We killed them!" Camilla said happily "Forty- six to three must be a record Could you believe it when their line end zone? Maybe our fil sports defeats"

Olivia grinned "I think the Willowton Badgers have had enough hu a hed

"Hey, didn&039;t you get a new cat?" Olivia asked

"You mean Captain Whiskers?" said Ca about hiine a cool documentary about what the world&039;s really like for a cat"

"As far as I can tell," Ca"