really great to sit with me.”
Rory burst out laughing, “No wonder Darby was shooting you evil looks ! Did you tell her you ate supper with Nolan?”
“Yeah, she said they were really close,” Whit answered. “She seemed weird about it, though.”
“I bet she did. T hey dated for a couple of months, but broke up when she caught him flirting with some girls. I think she overreacted, myself. That’s just how Nolan is. He’s a horrible flirt. She was lucky he stayed with her for that long. I mean, that was like the one time he had a relationship. Usually it’s a different girl every day.” Ellie rolled her eyes. “I guess Darby still has some feelings for him.” She shrugged, letting it go. “Now, let’s get back to this information you learned. I’m just curious, what exactly did they explain to you?”
“They just explained some of their gifts.”
“Which gifts did they explain?” Ellie asked intensely.
“Um, stalker, caster, and bonecrusher,” Whit answered slowly.
“So you don’t know about the other classes of students yet?” Ellie asked.
Whit glanced at her. What exactly was she getting at? “No, but I think I have some sort of orientation tomorrow, so surely it’ll go over everything. Right?”
Ellie nodded, but wasn’t finished yet. “Okay, well you already know about Rory’s gift. She’s a bonecrusher like Tavis and Mark. I guess I could tell you about me, if you want me to.” She paused, as if she was giving Whit time to change her mind.
“Rory mentioned you were a vampire,” Whit replied slowly. Ellie shot Rory an annoyed look, and Whit quickly backtracked. “She only mentioned it when she saw me looking at the sticker on the door about believing in vampires,” she said defensively.
Ellie shrugged. “Well it doesn’t matter, it’s not like it’s a secret. I’m a vampire, but definitely not like the ones in movies or books.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m really pretty normal, with the exception of my eating habits.”
Whit’s eyes got large and a little fearful as Ellie explained that yes she did need human blood to survive. She giggled when Whit continued to look scared.
“ I’m not going to tackle you and suck your blood, Whit. The school supplies me with all the blood I need through a blood bank, so stop looking so scared.” Whit waited for Ellie to explain the other aspects of being a vampire, but she remained silent.
Finally, h er curiosity got the better of her. “What about the sun, does it burn you?”
Ellie giggled. “I can totally go into the sunlight and I don’t sparkle like Edward Cullen. That particular myth comes from the belief that we’re monsters of the night. The sun hurts my eyes and I do feel a little tired if I stay out in it too long, but otherwise it affects you and me the same way.” She waited, watching Whit for understanding. “You know, sunburn. I just wear sunscreen like everyone else.”
Whit wanted to ask more questions but couldn’t get up the nerve. She knew there had to be more to being a vampire, but she didn’t want to pry into Ellie’s life after she’d made her feel so welcomed.
“D o you have your schedule yet?” Rory asked, changing the subject.
“Nope, I’ ve only met one of my teachers so far. I guess I’ll get my class schedule tomorrow at the orientation meeting.”
“What teacher do you know you have?” Ellie asked curiously.
“Mrs. McFaddin is my adviser , so I assumed I’d have her for class.”
“Ahhhh … so you’re in the mind department?” Ellie made the comment but it came out as a question. Whit realized she hadn’t discussed her own gift yet, and they were probably wondering. She nodded.
“ I’ll be a psychic or something like it one day, if I ever learn to control it,” she explained with a small, uncomfortable smile.
“That’s cool. There actually aren’t that many students gifted in the mind here. It’s one of the rarest gifts,” Rory said with a grin.
Whi t could
Rory burst out laughing, “No wonder Darby was shooting you evil looks ! Did you tell her you ate supper with Nolan?”
“Yeah, she said they were really close,” Whit answered. “She seemed weird about it, though.”
“I bet she did. T hey dated for a couple of months, but broke up when she caught him flirting with some girls. I think she overreacted, myself. That’s just how Nolan is. He’s a horrible flirt. She was lucky he stayed with her for that long. I mean, that was like the one time he had a relationship. Usually it’s a different girl every day.” Ellie rolled her eyes. “I guess Darby still has some feelings for him.” She shrugged, letting it go. “Now, let’s get back to this information you learned. I’m just curious, what exactly did they explain to you?”
“They just explained some of their gifts.”
“Which gifts did they explain?” Ellie asked intensely.
“Um, stalker, caster, and bonecrusher,” Whit answered slowly.
“So you don’t know about the other classes of students yet?” Ellie asked.
Whit glanced at her. What exactly was she getting at? “No, but I think I have some sort of orientation tomorrow, so surely it’ll go over everything. Right?”
Ellie nodded, but wasn’t finished yet. “Okay, well you already know about Rory’s gift. She’s a bonecrusher like Tavis and Mark. I guess I could tell you about me, if you want me to.” She paused, as if she was giving Whit time to change her mind.
“Rory mentioned you were a vampire,” Whit replied slowly. Ellie shot Rory an annoyed look, and Whit quickly backtracked. “She only mentioned it when she saw me looking at the sticker on the door about believing in vampires,” she said defensively.
Ellie shrugged. “Well it doesn’t matter, it’s not like it’s a secret. I’m a vampire, but definitely not like the ones in movies or books.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m really pretty normal, with the exception of my eating habits.”
Whit’s eyes got large and a little fearful as Ellie explained that yes she did need human blood to survive. She giggled when Whit continued to look scared.
“ I’m not going to tackle you and suck your blood, Whit. The school supplies me with all the blood I need through a blood bank, so stop looking so scared.” Whit waited for Ellie to explain the other aspects of being a vampire, but she remained silent.
Finally, h er curiosity got the better of her. “What about the sun, does it burn you?”
Ellie giggled. “I can totally go into the sunlight and I don’t sparkle like Edward Cullen. That particular myth comes from the belief that we’re monsters of the night. The sun hurts my eyes and I do feel a little tired if I stay out in it too long, but otherwise it affects you and me the same way.” She waited, watching Whit for understanding. “You know, sunburn. I just wear sunscreen like everyone else.”
Whit wanted to ask more questions but couldn’t get up the nerve. She knew there had to be more to being a vampire, but she didn’t want to pry into Ellie’s life after she’d made her feel so welcomed.
“D o you have your schedule yet?” Rory asked, changing the subject.
“Nope, I’ ve only met one of my teachers so far. I guess I’ll get my class schedule tomorrow at the orientation meeting.”
“What teacher do you know you have?” Ellie asked curiously.
“Mrs. McFaddin is my adviser , so I assumed I’d have her for class.”
“Ahhhh … so you’re in the mind department?” Ellie made the comment but it came out as a question. Whit realized she hadn’t discussed her own gift yet, and they were probably wondering. She nodded.
“ I’ll be a psychic or something like it one day, if I ever learn to control it,” she explained with a small, uncomfortable smile.
“That’s cool. There actually aren’t that many students gifted in the mind here. It’s one of the rarest gifts,” Rory said with a grin.
Whi t could
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