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Authors: Kate Brian
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said, looking at Lexa.
"That not only would we get them back, but we would find out who their members are. Every last one of them," Lexa said, giving Ariana and Kaitlynn an impressed look. "Not bad, girls," she said, taking a sip of her coffee.
Ariana hadn't even thought of that last angle, but she was glad Lexa had. This plan really was perfect.
"Lily, you're a genius," Maria said.
"Agreed," Conrad said with a smile. Kaitlynn beamed so brightly that Ariana was nearly blinded.
"And I just happen to know where the Fellows keep their supplies," Palmer whispered, leaning his forearms on his knees. "Last year at a crew party, Jeff Dorian got drunk and blabbed about it. They're in the back of the supply closets just off the Grand Hall."
"So let's do this!" Rob said loudly, clapping his meaty palms together.
"Now?" Lexa whispered, glancing over her shoulder at Martin and his pals.
"You're the one who said it has to be fast," Palmer said, getting up and grabbing his coat. "Let's go, you two."
Once again, everyone looked at Ariana and Kaitlynn.
"Us? Really?" Kaitlynn said, glancing at Conrad uncertainly.
Ariana was surprised as well. She would have thought the taps would be excluded from actual Stone and Grave business.
"Your brilliant idea. You're in," Palmer said, motioning for them to join him.
Ariana and Kaitlynn exchanged a giddy look. Ariana had just won major Stone and Grave points for both of them.
"Okay. But if we're coming, Jasper and Landon are coming too," Ariana said, feeling benevolent.
"Fine. The more the better," Palmer said. "Now let's do this."
Ariana, Kaitlynn, and the boys got up and gathered their things. As Ariana slipped past Lexa's chair, Lexa made no move to shift her legs out of the way.
"Are you guys coming?" Ariana asked Lexa and Maria.
"We told Soomie we'd meet her here after her grief counseling thing," Lexa said, waving a hand. "But I want to hear all the details."
Ariana glanced at Kaitlynn, who shrugged and tugged her coat on.
"Okay. We'll stop by your room later," Kaitlynn said.
Then she pulled Ariana away, following after the guys, who were already out the door.
"Why did you do that?" she whispered to Ariana as they hurried out.
"I want us both to get into Stone and Grave, Kaitlynn," Ariana replied.
Kaitlynn paused and narrowed her eyes. "Yeah?"
"Yeah," Ariana said, keeping her expression as frank as possible. "We're in this together now."
With a ponderous frown, Kaitlynn started walking again. Ariana fell into step with her and was surprised when Kaitlynn knocked elbows with her in a tentative but friendly way.
"Thanks, A," she said simply.
Ariana slipped her arm around Kaitlynn's, her heart thrumming over a job well done. "What are friends for?" DARK SIDE
Ariana couldn't stop grinning as she sat against the cool wall in the grand hall, watching her plan come to fruition. She, Kaitlynn, Rob, Landon, and Jasper were all seated in a circle on the floor of the cavernous room, munching on gum and defiling the Fellows' royal blue velvet robes. Palmer was certain the Fellows would have a ritual tonight, though he wouldn't say why in all the secretiveness. But all they had to do was get the two dozen packs of gum chewed up before lights out. Ironically, all the chewing made them sound like a family of cows--which was kind of disgusting, but in a satisfying way.
"This is so gross," Kaitlynn said, tugging a wad of gum from her mouth between her thumb and forefinger. She placed it inside the royal blue hood on the velvet robe in her lap and grimaced.
"Yeah. I guess it wasn't so bad when it was just one piece of gum," Palmer replied, leaning past Ariana to better see her.
"Right," Kaitlynn said, her cheeks pink with pleasure. "At least with one piece you don't start to get lockjaw."
Palmer laughed as he tugged another of the robes toward him from the pile. "I can't believe this was your idea, Lily. Who knew you had a dark side?"
Ariana snorted
"That not only would we get them back, but we would find out who their members are. Every last one of them," Lexa said, giving Ariana and Kaitlynn an impressed look. "Not bad, girls," she said, taking a sip of her coffee.
Ariana hadn't even thought of that last angle, but she was glad Lexa had. This plan really was perfect.
"Lily, you're a genius," Maria said.
"Agreed," Conrad said with a smile. Kaitlynn beamed so brightly that Ariana was nearly blinded.
"And I just happen to know where the Fellows keep their supplies," Palmer whispered, leaning his forearms on his knees. "Last year at a crew party, Jeff Dorian got drunk and blabbed about it. They're in the back of the supply closets just off the Grand Hall."
"So let's do this!" Rob said loudly, clapping his meaty palms together.
"Now?" Lexa whispered, glancing over her shoulder at Martin and his pals.
"You're the one who said it has to be fast," Palmer said, getting up and grabbing his coat. "Let's go, you two."
Once again, everyone looked at Ariana and Kaitlynn.
"Us? Really?" Kaitlynn said, glancing at Conrad uncertainly.
Ariana was surprised as well. She would have thought the taps would be excluded from actual Stone and Grave business.
"Your brilliant idea. You're in," Palmer said, motioning for them to join him.
Ariana and Kaitlynn exchanged a giddy look. Ariana had just won major Stone and Grave points for both of them.
"Okay. But if we're coming, Jasper and Landon are coming too," Ariana said, feeling benevolent.
"Fine. The more the better," Palmer said. "Now let's do this."
Ariana, Kaitlynn, and the boys got up and gathered their things. As Ariana slipped past Lexa's chair, Lexa made no move to shift her legs out of the way.
"Are you guys coming?" Ariana asked Lexa and Maria.
"We told Soomie we'd meet her here after her grief counseling thing," Lexa said, waving a hand. "But I want to hear all the details."
Ariana glanced at Kaitlynn, who shrugged and tugged her coat on.
"Okay. We'll stop by your room later," Kaitlynn said.
Then she pulled Ariana away, following after the guys, who were already out the door.
"Why did you do that?" she whispered to Ariana as they hurried out.
"I want us both to get into Stone and Grave, Kaitlynn," Ariana replied.
Kaitlynn paused and narrowed her eyes. "Yeah?"
"Yeah," Ariana said, keeping her expression as frank as possible. "We're in this together now."
With a ponderous frown, Kaitlynn started walking again. Ariana fell into step with her and was surprised when Kaitlynn knocked elbows with her in a tentative but friendly way.
"Thanks, A," she said simply.
Ariana slipped her arm around Kaitlynn's, her heart thrumming over a job well done. "What are friends for?" DARK SIDE
Ariana couldn't stop grinning as she sat against the cool wall in the grand hall, watching her plan come to fruition. She, Kaitlynn, Rob, Landon, and Jasper were all seated in a circle on the floor of the cavernous room, munching on gum and defiling the Fellows' royal blue velvet robes. Palmer was certain the Fellows would have a ritual tonight, though he wouldn't say why in all the secretiveness. But all they had to do was get the two dozen packs of gum chewed up before lights out. Ironically, all the chewing made them sound like a family of cows--which was kind of disgusting, but in a satisfying way.
"This is so gross," Kaitlynn said, tugging a wad of gum from her mouth between her thumb and forefinger. She placed it inside the royal blue hood on the velvet robe in her lap and grimaced.
"Yeah. I guess it wasn't so bad when it was just one piece of gum," Palmer replied, leaning past Ariana to better see her.
"Right," Kaitlynn said, her cheeks pink with pleasure. "At least with one piece you don't start to get lockjaw."
Palmer laughed as he tugged another of the robes toward him from the pile. "I can't believe this was your idea, Lily. Who knew you had a dark side?"
Ariana snorted
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