shouldn’t leave Jill alone for too long.” She sounded uneasy. sure no one will hurt your sister,” said Nancy. can take care of herself.” “I’m “She what I’m worried about,” said Jack. you spend years with a vampire, all “That’s “When those lessons about bite the other children’ sort of go out the window. If they corner her ‘don’t because they’ve decided I’m guilty, she’s liable to hurt someone, just so she can get away. I’d rather not get expelled right after I’ve disposed of a body. Seems like a waste of good acid.” right,” said Nancy, pulling her apron off over her head. go.” “All “Let’s Since they were no longer trying to spare their fellow students the sight of Loriel’s body, the foursome walked up the interior stairs, emerging into the deserted hallway. Kade looked in both directions before turning to Jack and asking, would she go?” “Where would I know?” asked Jack. She sighed when the others stared at her. her “How “I’m I’m not her keeper. I’m not even her friend. We mostly stick together out of self-defense. twin. The other girls think she’s weird, and they think I’m weirder. At least when we present a united front, they’re less likely to do things to us.” asked Nancy blankly. “Things?” Jack fixed her with a look that was equal parts pitying and envious. didn’t get a “You hazing phase. That’s the real reason Eleanor put you in with Sumi. Once Sumi liked you—or at least tolerated you—no one else was going to cross the line, because everyone knew better than to mess with Sumi. She was vicious. Nonsense girls always are. Jill and I…” remember when you got here,” said Christopher. thought your sister was hot, you “I “I know? So I offered to show her around the school, figured maybe I could get in good before one of the other guys showed up and started talking about his magic sword and how he’d saved the universe or whatever. I’m a dude with a flute no one can hear. I have to be persistent.”
shouldn’t leave Jill alone for too long.” She sounded uneasy. “I’m sure no one will hurt your sister,” said Nancy. “She can take care of herself.” “That’s what I’m worried about,” said Jack. “When you spend years with a vampire, all those lessons about ‘don’t bite the other children’ sort of go out the window. If they corner her because they’ve decided I’m guilty, she’s liable to hurt someone, just so she can get away. I’d rather not get expelled right after I’ve disposed of a body. Seems like a waste of good acid.” “All right,” said Nancy, pulling her apron off over her head. “Let’s go.” Since they were no longer trying to spare their fellow students the sight of Loriel’s body, the foursome walked up the interior stairs, emerging into the deserted hallway. Kade looked in both directions before turning to Jack and asking, “Where would she go?” “How would I know?” asked Jack. She sighed when the others stared at her. “I’m her twin. I’m not her keeper. I’m not even her friend. We mostly stick together out of self-defense. The other girls think she’s weird, and they think I’m weirder. At least when we present a united front, they’re less likely to do things to us.” “Things?” asked Nancy blankly. Jack fixed her with a look that was equal parts pitying and envious. “You didn’t get a hazing phase. That’s the real reason Eleanor put you in with Sumi. Once Sumi liked you—or at least tolerated you—no one else was going to cross the line, because everyone knew better than to mess with Sumi. She was vicious. Nonsense girls always are. Jill and I…” “I remember when you got here,” said Christopher. “I thought your sister was hot, you know? So I offered to show her around the school, figured maybe I could get in good before one of the other guys showed up and started talking about his magic sword and how he’d saved the universe or whatever. I’m a dude with a flute no one can hear. I have to be persistent.”