Vampire Academy Chapter 10

TENEXCUSE ME, MR. NAGY? I CANT in reality concentrate with Lissa and Rose commiting commemorates everywhere at that place.Mia was attempting to distract attention from herself as well as from her in talent to answer Mr. Nagys question and it was ruining what had other than been a promising day. A few of the cast glum rumors still circulated, scarce most nation wanted to trounce ab emerge Christian rouse Ralf. I still hadnt cle bed Christian of the fox incident I was pretty sure he was psycho enough to have through with(p) it as many crazy sign of affection for Lissa simply when whatsoever his motives, he had shifted the attention off her, just as hed tell.Mr. Nagy legendary for his ability to humiliate students by reading notes aloud, homed in on us desire a missile. He snatched the note away, and the excited class settled in for a full moon reading. I swallowed my groan, nerve-racking to find as boob and unconcerned as possible. Beside me, Lissa timbreed hold she wanted to die.My, my, he said, human faceing the note over. If only students would write this untold in their essays. One of you has considerably worsened writing than the other, so forgive me if I get anything wrong here. He clea rubicund his throat. ?So, I saw J last night, begins the person with dismal handwriting, to which the response is, ?What happened, followed by no fewer than five question marks. Understandable, since any(prenominal) dates mavin permit alone four just wont get the stain crossways, eh? The class laughed, and I noticed Mia throwing me a particularly mean smile. The first-year speaker responds ?What do you think happened? We hooked up in one of the empty lounges. Mr. Nagy glanced up after give awaying nearly more giggles in the room. His British accent only added to the hilarity.May I assume by this response that the use of ?hook up pertains to the more recent, shall we say, carnal application of the status than the tamer one I grew up with?More snickers ensued. Straightening up, I said boldly, Yes, sir, Mr. Nagy. That would be correct, sir. A number of people in the class laughed expose right(a).thank you for that confirmation, young lady Hathaway. Now, where was I? Ah yes, the other speaker and so asks, ?How was it? The response is, ?Good, punctuated with a smiley face to confirm said adjective. Well. I suppose kudos are in order for the mysterious J, hmmm? ?So, alike(p), how distant did you guys go? Uh, ladies, said Mr. Nagy, I do hope this doesnt surpass a PG rating. ?Not very. We got caught. And again, we are shown the awkwardness of the situation, this magazine through the use of a not-smiling face. ?What happened? ?Dimitri showed up. He threw Jesse out and then bitched me out. The class lost it, both from hearing Mr. Nagy say bitched and from finally acquiring some participants named.Why, Mr. Zeklos, are you the aforementioned J? The one who earned a smiley face from the sloppy writer? Jesses face turned beet red, further he didnt look entirely displeased at having his exploits do know in front of his friends. Hed unplowed what had happened a secret thus far including the blood talk because I suspected Dimitri had scared the hell out of him. Well, while I applaud a good misadventure as much as the next teacher whose time is utterly wasted, do remind your ?friends in the future that my class is not a confab room. He tossed the paper back on to Lissas desk. Miss Hathaway, it seems in that locations no feasible way to punish you, since youre already maxed out on penalties around here. Ergo, you, Miss Dragomir, will serve ii detentions instead of one on behalf of your friend. live here when the bell rings, please.After class, Jesse rig me, an uneasy look on his face. Hey, um, more or less that noteyou know I didnt have anything to do with that. If Belikov finds out some ityoull tell him? I mean, youll let him know I didnt Yeah, yeah, I interrupted him. Dont worry, yo ure safe.Standing with me, Lissa watched him walk out of the room. Thinking of how easily Dimitri had impel him around and of his apparent cowardice I couldnt help but remark, You know, Jesses unawares not as hot as I used to think.She only laughed. Youd better go. Ive got desks to wash.I left her, intellecting back for my dorm. As I did, I passed a number of students ga in that respectd in small clusters outdoor(a) the building. I regarded them wistfully, wishing I had the free time to socialize.No, its true, I hear a confident voice say. Camille Conta. Beautiful and popular, from one of the most honored families in the Conta clan. She and Lissa had sort of been friends before we left, in the uneasy way cardinal powerful forces keep an eye on each other. They, like, clean toilets or something.Oh my God, her friend said. Id die if I was Mia.I smiled. Apparently Jesse had spread some of the stories Id told him last night. Unfortunately, the next over comprehend conversation sh attered my victory. comprehend it was still alive. Like, jerk on her bed.That is so gross. Why would they just leave it there?I dont know. Why kill it in the first place?You think Ralf was right? That she and Rose did it to get kicked They saw me and shut up.Scowling, I skulked off across the quadrangle. Still alive, still alive.Id refused to let Lissa talk about the similarities between the fox and what had happened two years ago. I didnt want to believe they were connected, and I certainly didnt want her to either.But I hadnt been able to stop thinking about that incident, not only because it was chilling, but because it really did remind me of what had just happened in her room.We had been out in the woods near campus one evening, having skipped out on our last class. Id traded a pair of cute, rhinestone-studded sandals to Abby Badica for a bottle of peach schnaps desperate, yes, but you did what you had to in Montana which shed somehow gotten hold of. Lissa had shaken her head in disapproval when I suggested cutting class to go tramp the bottle out of its misery, but shed come along anyway. Like always.We plant an old log to sit on near a dispirited green marsh. A half-moon cast a tiny splinter of light on us, but it was more than enough for vampires and half-vampires to see by. release the bottle back and forth, I grilled her on Aaron. Shed fessed up that the two of them had had sex the weekend before, and I felt a surge of jealousy that shed been the one to have sex first.So what was it like?She shrugged and took another drink. I dont know. It wasnt anything.What do you mean it wasnt anything? Didnt the earth move or the planets align or something?No, she said, smothering a laugh. Of course not.I didnt really get why that should be funny, but I could tell she didnt want to talk about it. This was around the time the bond had begun forming, and her emotions were starting to creep into me now and then. I held up the bottle and glared at it.I do nt think this stuff is working.Thats because theres that any alcohol in The sound of something moving in the confrontation came from nearby. I immediately shot up, putting my body between her and the noise.Its some animal, she said when a minute went by in silence.That didnt mean it wasnt dangerous. The schools wards kept out Strigoi, but wild animals often wandered into the outskirts of campus, posing their own threats. Bears. Cougars. engender on, I told her. Lets head back.We hadnt gone very far when I heard something moving again, and someone stepped out into our path. Ladies.Ms. Karp.We froze, and whatever quick reactions Id shown back by the marsh disappeared as I delayed a few moments in hiding the bottle behind my back.A half-smile crossed her face, and she held out her hand.Sheepishly, I gave the bottle to her, and she tucked it under her arm. She turned without another word, and we followed, knowing there would be consequences to deal with.You think no one notices when half a class is gone? she asked after a little while.Half a class?A few of you apparently chose today to skip. Must be the nice weather. Spring fever.Lissa and I trudged along. Id neer been comfortable around Ms. Karp since the time shed healed my hands. Her weird, paranoid behavior had taken on a opposed quality to me a lot irrelevantr than before. Scary, even. And lately I couldnt look at her without seeing those marks by her forehead. Her deep red blur usually covered them but not always. Sometimes there were refreshed marks sometimes the old ones faded to nothing.A weird flutter noise sounded to my right. We all stopped.One of your classmates, I imagine, murmured Ms. Karp, turning toward the sound.But when we reached the spot, we found a large black bird lying on the on the ground. Birds and most animals didnt do anything for me, but even I had to admire its silken feathers and fierce beak. It could probably peck someones eyes out in xxx seconds if it werent obviousl y dying. With a last, halfhearted shake, the bird finally went still.What is that? Is it a bragging? I asked.Too big, said Ms. Karp. Its a raven.Is it dead? asked Lissa.I peered at it. Yeah. Definitely dead. Dont touch it.Probably attacked by another bird, observed Ms. Karp. They fight over territory and resources sometimes.Lissa knelt down, compassion on her face. I wasnt surprised, since shed always had a thing for animals. Shed lectured me for days after Id instigated the infamous hamster-and-hermit-crab fight. Id viewed the fight as a testing of worthy opponents. Shed seen it as animal cruelty.Transfixed, she reached toward the raven.Liss I exclaimed, horrified. Its probably got a disease.But her hand moved out like she hadnt even heard me. Ms. Karp stood there like a statue, her white face looking like a ghosts. Lissas fingers stroked the ravens wings.Liss, I repeated, starting to move toward her, to pull her back. Suddenly, a strange sensation flooded through my head, a sweet ness that was beautiful and full of life. The impressioning was so intense, it stopped me in my tracks.Then the raven moved.Lissa gave a small scream and snatched her hand back. We both stared wide-eyed.The raven flapped its wings, slowly trying to right itself and stand up. When it managed to do so, it turned toward us, fixing Lissa with a look that seemed too intelligent for a bird, its eyes held hers, and I couldnt read her reaction through the bond. At long last, the raven broke the gaze and lift into the air, strong wings carrying it away.Wind stirring the leaves was the only sound left.Oh my God, voteless Lissa. What just happened?Hell if I know, I said, hiding my stark terror.Ms. Karp strode forrard and grabbed Lissas arm, forcefully turning her so that they faced each other. I was there in a flash, ready to take action if Crazy Karp act and true anything, though even I had qualms about taking down a teacher.Nothing happened, said Ms. Karp in an urgent voice, her eyes w ild-looking. Do you hear me? Nothing. And you cant tell anyone anyone about what you saw. Both of you. Promise me. Promise me you wont ever talk about this again.Lissa and I exchanged uneasy glances. Okay she croaked out.Ms. Karps grip relaxed a little. And dont ever do it again. If you do, theyll find out. Theyll try to find you. She turned to me. You cant let her do it. Not ever again.On the quad, outside my dorm, someone was verbalise my name.Hey, Rose? Ive called you, like, a hundred times.I forgot about Ms. Karp and the raven and glanced over at Mason, who had apparently started walking with me toward the dorm while I was off in la-la land.Sorry, I mumbled. Im out of it. Justum, tired.Too much fanaticism last night?I gave him a narrow-eyed look. Nothing I couldnt handle.I depend, he laughed, though he didnt exactly sound amused. Sounds like Jesse couldnt handle it.He did okay.If you say so. But personally, I think youve got bad taste.I stopped walking. And I dont think its any of your business.He looked away angrily. You made it the whole classs business.Hey, I didnt do that on purpose.Wouldve happened anyway. Jesses got a big mouth.He wouldnt have told.Yeah, said Mason. Because hes so cute and has such an important family. reside being an idiot, I snapped. And why do you even care? overjealous Im not doing it with you?His flush grew, pass all the way to the roots of his red hair. I just dont like hearing people talk buy at about you, thats all. There are a lot of nasty jokes going around. Theyre calling you a slut.I dont care what they call me.Oh, yeah. Youre really tough. You dont ask anyone.I stopped. I dont. Im one of the best novices in this fucking place. I dont need you acting all gallant and coming to my defense. Dont treat me like Im some helpless girl.I turned around and kept walking, but he caught up to me easily. The woes of being five-seven.LookI didnt mean to pass you. Im just worried about you.I gave a harsh laugh.Im serious. bea r he began. I, uh, did something for you. Sort of. I went to the library last night and tried to look up St. Vladimir,I stopped again. You did?Yeah, but there wasnt much on Anna. All the books were kind of generic. Just talked about him healing people, manner of speaking them back from the edge of death.That last part hit a nerve.Waswas there anything else? I stammered.He shook his head. No. You probably need some primary sources, but we dont have any here.Primary what?He scoffed, a smile breaking over his face. Do you do anything but pass notes? We just talked about them the other day in Andrews class. Theyre books from the actual time period you want to study. Secondary ones are written by people living today. Youll get better information if you find something written by the guy himself. Or someone who actually knew him.Huh. Okay. What are you, like, a son genius now?Mason gave me a light punch in the arm. I pay attention, thats all. Youre so oblivious. You miss all sorts of thin gs. He smiled nervously. And lookI really am sorry about what I said. I was just Jealous, I realized. I could see it in his eyes. How had I never noticed this before? He was crazy about me. I guess I really was oblivious.Its all right, Mase. Forget about it. I smiled. And give thanks for looking that stuff up.He smiled back, and I went inside, sad that I didnt feel the same way about him.