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Whatever Happened To The Dragon?" I Mustered My Primmest Tone. "he Has A Name, You Know." Adrian Pulled Back And Gave Me A Curious Look. "i Didn't Know, Actually. What'd You Decide On?" "hopper" When Adrian Laughed, I Added "best Rabbit Ever. He'd Be Proud To Know His Name Is Being Passed On." "yes, I'm Sure He Would. Did You Name The Mustang Too?" "i Think You Mean The Ivashkinator." He Stared At Me In Wonder. "i Told You I Loved You, Right? "yes," I Assured Him. "many Times

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Whatever Happened To The Dragon?" I Mustered My Primmest Tone. "he Has A Name, You Know." Adrian Pulled Back And Gave Me A Curious Look. "i Didn't Know, Actually. What'd You Decide On?" "hopper" When Adrian Laughed, I Added "best Rabbit Ever. He'd Be Proud To Know His Name Is Being Passed On." "yes, I'm Sure He Would. Did You Name The Mustang Too?" "i Think You Mean The Ivashkinator." He Stared At Me In Wonder. "i Told You I Loved You, Right? "yes," I Assured Him. "many Times

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I’d Mentioned This Odd Wardrobe Choice To Adrian A Couple Of Weeks Ago: “isn’t Dimitri Hot?” Adrian’s Response Hadn’t Been Entirely Unexpected: “well, Yeah, According To Most Women, At Least.

Why Does It Have To Be So Cut-and-dried? In Your View, I Either Have To Hate Them Or Be In League With Them. There’s A Middle Ground, You Know. I Can Still Be Loyal To The Alchemists And On Friendly Terms With Vampires And Dhampirs.

I Had A Standing Arrangement With God: I'd Agree To Believe In Him—barely—so Long As He Let Me Sleep In On Sundays.

Rose Hathaway: "you See Something You Like?" Dimitri Belikov: "get Dressed.

That's Smart. Once Sonya's Able To Talk, We'll Need To Move." He Smiled. "sydney's Turning Into A Battle Mastermind." "hey, She's Not In Charge Here," I Teased. "she's Just A Soldier." "right." He Lightly Brushed His Fingers Against My Cheek. "sorry, Captain." "general," I Corrected, Catching My Breath At That Brief Touch.

If Victor Was Frightened By Dimitri's Threat, He Didn't Show It. His Jade Green Eyes Glanced Between The Two Of Us. "you Two Are A Match Made In Heaven. Or Somewhere.

I Tried To Be A Better Person For Her– But It Was To Impress Her, To Get Her To Want Me. But When I’m Around You, I Want To Be Better Because… Well, Because It Feels Right. Because I Want To. You Make Me Want To Become Something Greater Than Myself. I Want To Excel. You Inspire Me In Every Act, Every Word, Every Glance. I Look At You, And You’re Like… Like Light Made Into Flesh. […] You Have No Clue How Beautiful You Are Or How Brightly You Shine.

I Steeled Myself For The Next Response. I Knew It Was Going To Be One Of The Zen Life Lessons. [...] Instead He Kissed Me.

But I Couldn't Help Myself, Couldn't Help The Way I Felt As I Recalled The Bliss And Rush Of A Vampire's Bite.

Feminist,” He Said, Clearly Amused. “next You’ll Be Telling Us You Hate Men.” She Gave Him A Blank Look. “i Only Hate Stupid Men Who Don’t Actually Understand What ‘feminist’ Means.” He Laughed. “you Run Into A Lot Of Men Like That?” “all The Time.” “really?” “even As We Speak, Nick.” “oh No She Didn’t,” Said Peter. I Groaned.

It's Like Living In A Retirement Home! Clarence Is Taking A Nap Right Now, And He Eats At Five. It's So Boring." "you've Only Been Here For Two Days." "and That's Been More Than Enough. The Only Thing Keeping Me Alive Is That He Keeps A Hefty Supply Of Liquor On Hand. But At The Rate I'm Going, That'll Be Gone By The Weekend. Jesus Christ, I'm Climbing The Walls." His Eyes Fell On The Cross At My Neck. "oh. Sorry. No Offense To Jesus.

Adrian Sighed. "i Knew You Staying Out Of Trouble Was Too Good To Be True.

Too Good To Be True

Why Are You Hanging Around, Then? Aren't You Worried About Getting Hit?" "aw, You'd Never Hurt Me. My Face Is Too Pretty.

Well, You Can Think What You Want, So Long As You Remember - No Matter How Ordinary Things Seem Between Us - I'm Still Here, Still In Love With You, And Care About You More Than Any Other Guy, Evil Or Otherwise, Ever Will.

This Isn’t A Game. We Don’t Want Mediocre Employees Who Can Keep The Status Quo. We Want Souls. We Want To Win. And You’ve Spent Most Of Your Time Here Being Mediocre.

Knowing I Wasn't Going Anywhere, I Frantically Searched For Some Way To Help Her. A Dark Figure Caught My Eye. "christian!" I Yelled. He'd Been Staring At Lissa's Retreating Figure But Glanced Up At The Sound Of His Name. One Of My Escorts Shushed Me And Took My Arm. "be Quiet." I Ignored Her. "go After Her," I Called To Christian. "hurry." He Just Sat There, And I Suppressed A Groan. "go, You Idiot!" My Guardians Snapped At Me To Be Quiet Again, But Something Inside Of Christian Woke Up. Springing Up From His Lounging Position, He Tore Off In The Direction Lissa Had Traveled.

Dimitri: "why Did You Come Here?" Rose: "because You Hit Me On The Head And Dragged Me Here.

Janine Hathaway Offered To Be My Guardian, " Said Lissa Suddenly. "janine Hathaway?" Tatiana's Eyebrows Rose Nearly To Her Hairline. "i'm Sure She Has Other Commitments. No, We've Got Much Better Choices." A Better Choice Than Janine Hathaway? Not Likely. Before Dimitri, My Mother Had Been The Gold Standard By Which I Measured All Badassedness.

Some Rules Are Bigger Than The Universe.

Once When I Was Ninth Grade I Had To Write A Paper On A Poem. One Of The Lines Was"if Your Eyes Weren't Open You Wouldn't Know The Difference Between Dreaming And Waking' It Hadn't Meant Meant Much To Me At The Time. After All There'd Been A Guy In The Class That I Liked So How Could I Be Expected To Pay Attention To Literary Analysis? Now Three Year Later I Understand The Poem Perfectly.

Plus, I Was About To Spend Six Weeks With Christian Ozera. He Was Sarcastic, Difficult, And Made Jokes About Everything. Actually, He Was A Lot Like Me. It Was Going To Be A Long Six Weeks.

I'm Guessing Whatever 'ways' You Have In Mind Aren't Jill-appropriate Either." "put Your Books Away And I'll Show You.

It Occurred To Me That I Was Standing Face To Face With The Hero Of A Love Story Nearly As Dramatic As My Own.

You Are So Beautiful, It Hurts Me Sometimes. -dimitri To Rose

Dimitri: "i Also Have A Feeling Your Mother's Going To Have One Ugly Conversation With Me." Rose: "you're About To Go Face Down Strigoi, And My Mother's The One You're Scared Of?" Dimitri: "she's A Force To Be Reckoned With. Where Do You Think You Got It From?" Rose: "it's A Wonder You Bother With Me Then." Dimitri: "you're Worth It, Believe Me.

That’s The Last Time You’re Going To Kiss Me,” I Warned When It Ended. He Smiled Knowingly, And In His Eyes, I Could See His Own Memories Of That Night. “so You Say.

The Tension Between Us Kicked Up A Notch, And I Realized That Along With Our Bodies Being Nearer, So Were Our Lips.

Life, Unfortunately, Doesnʹt Seem To Care What We Want. Act Now While You Can Actually Stop It From Being A Disaster.

Mmm. O Positive, My Favorite.” “is It? I Thought It Was A Cabernet Sauvignon.” “so It Is,” Said Adrian, Straight-faced. “my Mistake.

You're A Dhampir," I Breathed. "so Are You." He Teased. "yeah, But I Just Thought—" "that I Was Human? Because Of The Bite Marks?" "yeah." I Admitted, No Point In Lying. "we All Have To Survive," He Said "and Dhamphirs Are Good At Figuring Ways Out To.

This Was The Last Thing I Expected. You Destroy My Life And Then Feed Me Some Inspiratonal Philosophy.

The Three Cards Were The Moon, The Empress, And The Ace Of Cups. Ambrose Leaned Over My Shoulder To Peer At The Cards. "ooh,' He Said. "very Interesting." Rhonda Glanced Up At Him. "hush. You Don't Know What You're Talking About.

We Had Just Paid The Check When Dimitri's Cell Phone Rang. "hello?" He Answered. And Like That, His Face Transformed. That Fierceness I So Associated With Him Softened, And He Practically Glowed. "no, No. It's Always A Good Time For You To Call, Roza." Whatever The Response On The Other End Was, It Made Him Smile.

He Leaned Closer To Me And Then Seemed Shocked As He Realized What He Was Doing. "why Would You Do That? Why Would You Do That For Me?

Abe's Face Came Back Into Focus. "greetings, Zmey," I Said Weakly. Somehow, Him Being Here Didn't Surprise Me. "nice Of You To Slither On In." He Shook His Head, Wearing A Rueful Smile. "i Think You've Outdone Me When It Comes To Sneaking Around Dark Corners. I Thought You Were On Your Way Back To Montana." "next Time, Make Sure You Write A Few More Details Into Your Bargains. Or Just Pack Me Up And Send Me Back To The U. S. For Real." "oh," He Said, "that's Exactly What I Intend To Do." He Kept Smiling As He Said It, But Somehow, I Had A Feeling He Wasn't Joking.

It'd Be Nice To Have Someone Who Understood Some Of The Things That Went On In My Head.

You're Not As Much Of A Lost Cause As She Was. I Mean, With Her, I Had To Overcome Her Deep, Epic Love With A Russian Warlord. You And I Just Have To Overcome Hundreds Of Years' Worth Of Deeply Ingrained Prejudice And Taboo Between Our Two Races. Easy.

This College Would Probably Have The Same Problem As The Last One Did." I Frowned, "what's That?" "homework.

You're Burned Into My Mind Forever. There Is Nothing, Nothing In This World That Will Ever Change That." And It Was Memories Like That That Made It So Hard To Comprehend This Quest To Kill Him, Even If He Was A Strigoi. Yet...at The Same Time I Had To Destroy Him. I Needed To Remember Him As The Man Who'd Loved Me And Held Me In Bed. I Needed To Remember That That Man Would Not Want To Stay A Monster.

I Always Love It Whenever Rose Delivers One Of Her Witty One-liners—particularly When It’s A Completely Serious Situation. The Contrast Always Amuses Me, But Then, I’m Biased.

I Brought My Lips Down To Hers, And It Was Like Everything That Had Ever Happened To Me Had Simply Been A Warm-up For This Moment, That This Was Where My Life Truly Began.

God, I Got Lucky. If I'd Hurt It, It Would Have Put Me Out Of Practice For A While.” Smiling, He Returned To His Chair. "i Know. You Kept Telling Me That While I Was Carrying You. You Were Very Upset.” "you...you Carried Me Here?” "after We Broke The Bench Apart And Freed Your Foot.” Man. I'd Missed Out On A Lot. The Only Thing Better Than Imagining Dimitri Carrying Me In His Arms Was Imagining Him Shirtless While Carrying Me In His Arms.

I Looked Him In The Eye. “i Will Always Love You.” Then I Plunged The Stake Into His Chest.

Vampire Academy

Come On,"he Said, Gesturing Toward The Exit. "let's Take A Walk." "where?" "it Doesn't Matter. We Just Need You Calmed Down Or You'll Be In No Shape To Fight." "yeah? Are You Afraid Of My Possibly Insane Dark Side Coming Out?" "no, I'm Afraid Of Your Normal Rose Hathaway Side Coming Out, The One That Isn't Afraid To Jump In Without Thinking When She Believes Something Is Right." I Gave Him A Dry Look. "is There Are A Difference?" "yes. The Second One Scares Me.

You’re Presumptuous And Arrogant And A Whole Lot Of Other Things If You Think I’ve Changed My Mind.” “you See, That’s Just It.” There He Was Again, Moving Into My Space. “i Think You Like The ‘other Things.

Oh God. She Probably Thinks We Were Off Doing—you Know—romantic Type, Um, Things—

You Should've Just Gotten A Kids' Meal.” Adrian Told Me, Pointing To My Half-eaten Burger And Fries. “you Could've Saved Me A Lot Of Money. And Gotten A Toy.

You Two Are A Match Made In Heaven. Or Somewhere.

Nah, You Always Look Good. As For Me … Well, It's Hard To Explain. The Auras Are Getting To Me. There's So Much Sorrow Around Here. You Can't Even Begin To Understand. It Radiates From Everyone On A Spiritual Level. It's Overwhelming. It Makes Your Dark Aura Downright Cheerful.

You Guys Are So Caught Up In Your Polished Images And Your Passive-aggressive Comments That No One Ever Comes Right Out And Says Anything. Well, I'm Going To.

Passive Aggressive

Dierdre The Counselor Must Not Have Had Much Of A Life, Because She Scheduled Our Next Appointment On A Sunday. I Wasn't So Thrilled About It, Seeing As It Wasn't Just My Day Off-it Was Also The Day My Friends Had Off. Orders Were Orders, However, So I Grudgingly Showed Up.

Adrian: I Find Prostitutes Vastly Important. Nathan Ivashkov: Well. How Refreshing To See That Things Haven’t Changed.

Guilt Was Its Own Prison.

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