But I’m Just Going To Be Out

There Were Drinks And Food In Full Force, And Some Moroi Guy Had A Guitar Out And Was Trying To Impress Girls With His Musical Skills—which Were Nonexistent. In Fact, His Music Was So Awful That He Might Have Discovered A New Way To Kill Strigoi.

A Year. We'd Known Each Other Only A Year, But We'd Lived A Lifetime In It.

Well...i'm On Birth Control" I Was Drinking The Water Again And Choked On It. It Took Several Moments Of Coughing Before I Could Gasp Out. "what?" "it Takes A While For It To Start Working, So I Figured I Should Be Prepared, Just In Case." "just In Case," I Repeated, Still Dumbfounded.

If You Touch Me, I Said Pleasantly, "i'll Provide You With The Ability To See If You Can Heal Yourself. Then We'd See How Bad Ass You Really Are."

We Studied Our Angels For A Few Moments More, Looking At Where We Had Lain Side By Side In That Sweet, Quiet Moment. I Wished What I’d Said Was True, That We Had Truly Left Our Mark On The Mountain. But I Knew That After The Next Snowfall, Our Angels Would Disappear Into The Whiteness And Be Nothing More Than A Memory.