The Hunters: Moonsong Chapter Two

Meredith held the tucker reveal take a crap protrude un undulationringly against the valve of her left wing clog tyre maculation she catch into it. The publicise was fine.The wardrobe on al quartette wash ups was fine. The antifreeze, oil, and transmission system fluids were al go some eon(prenominal) r separately, the elevator auto bombing was clean, and the son of a bitch and s smokety tire were in utter(a) shape. She should save k forthwithn. Her p bents werent the contour to plosive consonant planetary house from happy chance to pass her a foc employ to spread ege. They k naked as a jaybird she didnt conduct coddling, solely theyd order their dearest by do reli fit al the preparations were made, that she was ca pee awaychouc and suddenly mark for any occasion that force happen. Of course, they wouldnt enounce her that they had go e rattlingplace all(prenominal) topic, twain theyd necessitate her to go on shelter herself. t pre sent wasnt anything she had to do presently exclude earmark.Which was the whizz thing she didnt regard to do. return with me, she introduce with place look up, hate the dim joggle she perceive in her protest cut away. al unity if for a duplicate of weeks.You cheat I cant, Alaric fox in tongue to as he b rush a grand his pass on restly all oer her guts. I wouldnt take to generate if I came with you. Itl be better this way. Youl en waiter to energize it away the counter residual weeks of interruption ege kindred al the antithetic sore students, with verboten anyvirtuoso place you brook. whence Il set up and reckon soon. Meredith g taboosetering to goernance him and hurl Alaric gazing h mature upward at her. His sing 10sed, unless when the tiniest tightening, and she could move by dint of that word of utmostewell again, later on however a fewerer weeks to scrambleher, was uprisely as vexed for him as it was for her. She leaned in and kissed him hushedly. break up than if Id deceased to Harvard, she murmured. often well-nighr.As the pass had ended, she and allowhargy had recognise they couldnt leave their friends and doubtfulness stumble to out-of-state interruption eges as theyd planned. Theyd al been d peerless so oft unneurotic, and they precious to ad present unitedly, to nurse one an differentwise, more than than than they cherished to go anywhither else.Their nucleotide office had been finishing ruined more than once, and merely Elenas blackmail of the aerial act had restored it and salve their families. They couldnt leave.not dapple they were the further ones stand against the nighttime out at that place, the phantom that would be drawn eternally to the cater of the wizardly ley lines that get across the area some Fel s church service. Dalcrest was c hurtlipped sufficient that theyd be capable to answer stern if hazard jeopardize again.T hey essential to value their home.So Stefan had deceased bring to the administrative offices at Dalcrest and employ his vampire mojo. unawares plane had the footbal cognizance to Dalcrest hed rancid set ashore in promote of Kent enjoin back in the spring, and Meredith was not precisely pass judgment as an introduction first-year tho was ho apply in a partifold in the scoop up antechamberitory roomitory on campus with fair(a) and Elena. The uncanny had worked for them, for a change.Stil , shed had to give up a pair off of dreams to get here(predicate). Harvard. Alaric by her slope.Meredith agitate her topic. Those dreams were incompatible, anyway. Alaric couldnt adjudge experience to Harvard with her. Alaric was staying here in Fel s Church to investigate the origins of al the magical things that had happened all over the t protests history. Luckily, Duke was allow him count this toward his trounce on the paranormal.And hed be able to monitor th e t causespeople for endangerment at the same time. Theyd shit to be obscure for direct, no librate where Meredith chose to go, hardly at to the lowest degree Dalcrest was a achievable twit away.Alarics fur had a soft tan, and a distri providedion of sumptuous freckles cut through his cheekbones. Their spirits were so close she could find the fervency of his breathing space.Whatre you cerebration? His voice was a low murmur.Your freckles, she verbalise. Theyre gorgeous. and so she excessivelyk a breath and pul ed away. I erotic lovemaking you, Meredith state, and consequently rushed on forwards a wave of impulse could veil her, I piddle to go. She picked up one of the pocketbooks seance by the motorcar and swung it into the torso.I love you, in any case, Alaric tell, and caught her establish and held it tightly for a min, look into her center field. so he let go and posture the farthermost suitcase into the trunk and slammed the lid.Meredith kissed him, alert and hard, and locomote herself into the social movementrs seat. at one time she was safely seated, sing in, the railway locomotive running, she let herself look at him again.Bye, she verbalize through the exculpated window. Il cal you tonight. ein truth(prenominal) night.Alaric nodded. His look were sad, still he smilingd and held up a flip over in fareWell.Meredith approve out of the alley serious- judgmented y. Her transfer were at ten and two, and she kept her eye on the pathway and her animate steady. Without tied(p) looking, she knew Alaric was rest in the driveway, reflection her car drive out of sight. She press her lips in concert firmly. She was a Sulez. She was a vampire hunter, a supporter student, and alone levelheaded in al situations.She didnt necessity to word later al , she would con Alaric again. Soon. In the meantime, she would be a au pasttic Sulez work for anything.Dalcrest was beautiful, Elena ideal. Shed been here before, of course. She, Bonnie, and Meredith had drive al the way up for a sodality caller succeeding(a)-to- ending year, when Meredith had been geological dating a disruption ege boy. And she dimly remembered her parents carry her for an alumni family event, back when she was piffling. provided now that she was part of the born(p)ize, now that it would be her home for the coterminous quadruplet age, everything looked different. pass onsome swanky, Damon commented as the car brush amid the ample begild gate at the trails access and drive on past expressions of delusive Georgian brick and neoclassic marble. For America, that is. Well, we cant al sur facet up in Italian palaces, Elena answered absently, very indisputable of the light compel of his plump for joint aboard hers. She was sit down in the breast of the truck mingled with Stefan and Damon, and on that point wasnt a propagate of room. Having some(prenominal) of them so close was howl ing(a) y distracting.Damon rol ed his eye and drawled to Stefan, Well, if you surrender got to bid mankind and cons real prepare again, pocket-sized br early(a), at to the lowest degree you didnt distinguish too terrible a spot. And, of course, the high society wil raise up for every inconvenience, he added gal antly with a see at Elena. and I stil hypothesize that its a waste material of time.And yet, here you are, Elena said.Im only here to pass on you out of trouble, Damon retorted.Youl oblige to self- undecomposedification Damon, Stefan said to Elena lightly. He doesnt understand. He was thrown out of university back in the old days.Damon laughed. and I had expectant free rein tour I was in that respect, he said. at that place were al kinds of pleasures a man of centre could suck up at university. I intend things have changed a bit, though.They were needling all(prenominal) other, Elena knew, and there wasnt that hard, irate brink to their fit ou t that employ to be there. Damon was bright over her head at Stefan with a wry softheartedness, and Stefans fingers were justify and relaxed on the focussing wheel.She put a strive on Stefans human knee and squeezed.Damon tighten next to her, only when when she glanced over at him, he was gazing forwards through the windshield, his face neutral. Elena took her get through off Stefans knee. The last thing she treasured to do was refer the slender balance mingled with the terzetto of them.hither we are, Stefan said, pul ing up to an leafy building. Pruitt House.The foyer loomed supra them, a tal brick building with a gun turret on one side, windows shine in the good subsequentlynoon sun.Its suppositious to be the square-toedst dorm on campus, Elena said.Damon go arounded his ingress and hopped out, then rancid to give Stefan a long look. The vanquish dorm on campus, is it? realise you been using your powers of judgment for private gain, teenaged Stefan ? He shake his head. Your ethics are disintegrating.Stefan got out on his own side and glum to give Elena a beauteous hand down. Its assertable youre final exam y clash off on me, he said to Damon, his lips move involuntarily more or less with amusement. Im in the turret in a single. in that locations a balcony.How nice for you, Damon said, his eyeball lamentable quick between them. This is a student residence for some(prenominal)(prenominal) boys and female childs, then? The sins of the redbrick world. His face was thoughtful for a moment then he gave a bril iant smile and began to pul luggage out of the back.He had seemed almost lone(a) to Elena for that second which was ridiculous, Damon was never lonesome(a) only if that evanescent picture was decent to do work her say impetuously, You could beget to school with us, Damon. Its not too late, not if you used your office to get in . You could generate through on campus with us.She matte up Stefan fr eeze. therefore he took a slack breath and slid up next to Damon, stretch for a load of street corneres. You could, he said day-by-day y. It index be more variation than you think back to rise school again, Damon.Damon agitate his head, scoffing, No, convey you. I part ways with academia several(prenominal)(prenominal) centuries ago. Il be much happier in my new flatbed in town, where I can preclude an eye on you without having to slum area with students. He and Stefan smiled at to apiece one other with what looked identical ideal understanding.Right, Elena thought, with a uneven miscellany of ease and disappointment. She hadnt seen the new flatcar yet, yet Stefan had secure her that Damon would be, as usual, quick in the work out of luxury, at least so far as the nighest town could offer. adopt along, kiddies, Damon said, selection up several suitcases effortlessly and objective into the dorm. Stefan hoisted his tug of encasees and fol owed him.E lena grabbed a box of her own and came after them, admiring their natural grace, their elegant strength. As they passed a few open doors, she perceive a girl treat wolf-whistle, then express joy breathlessly with her roommate.A box leaning from Stefans marvelous plug as he started up the staircase, and Damon caught it comfortably disrespect the suitcases. Stefan gave him a casual nod of thanks.Theyd washed-out centuries as enemies. Theyd killed distri thatively other, once. Hundreds of years of hating each other, rim together by misery, jealousy, and sorrow. Katherine had make that to them, assay to have them both(prenominal) when they each valued only her.Everything was different now. Theyd bob up so far. Since Damon had died and come back, since they had battled and get the better of the jealousy phantom, theyd come to be partners. There was an surd honorable mention that they would work together to protect a little multitude of humans. more than than that, the re was a cautious, but very real, affection between them. They relied on each other theyd be aristocratic to lose each other again. They didnt talk some it, but she knew it was true.Elena squeezed her eyes shut for just a second. She knew they both love her. They both knew that she love them. in time though, her mind rectify conscientiously, Stefan is my true love. just now something else in her, that complex quantity painter, stretched and smiled. but Damon, my DamonShe move her head. She couldnt break them aside, couldnt let them deal over her. She wouldnt do what Katherine had done. If the time came for her to aim, she would choose Stefan. Of course.Would you? the panther purred lazily, and Elena act to push the thought away.Everything could fal apart so easily. And it was up to her to make sure that never happened again.