sydrian

I__ not a warrior or a goddess,_ I said at last.Adrian leaned closer. __s far as I__ concerned, you__e both.

You know I love you, right?_ The urge to kiss her goodbye was so strong that I almost broke our rules.She smiled, beautiful and golden in the late morning light. __ot as much as I love you.___h, man. This is my dream come true: having an __ love you more_ debate. Here, I__l start. I love you more. Your turn.__ydney laughed and opened the door. ____e taken debate classes. You__ lose to my logic.

Our lips met hungrily, and his clever artistic hands wrapped around my hips. A sudden buzz from my regular cell phone startled me from the kissing."Don't," said Adrian, his eyes ablaze and breathing ragged."What if there's a crisis at school?" I asked. "What if Angeline 'accidentally' stole one of the campus buses and drove it into the library?""Why would she do that?""Are you saying she wouldn't?"He sighed. "Go check it.

I need it! I need it! It's a royal heirloom!""Adrian?""What are you doing here?""Looking for you. Come on, we need to go. I'll drive you home.""No, I can't. Not until we get it. He stole it!

No matter how long or how difficult, we will undo whatever that Moroi boy has done to you." to me.

Except, now that I don__ have a car, I can__ really make good on my birthday promise._ Sydney thought about it for several moments. __ell. I__e got a car.__n hour later, I vowed I__ never make fun of that Mazda again.

And then_._._. we__e going to get in my car.__ waited for him to elaborate on a destination. __nd?__e gently kissed the nape of my neck. __hat do you think?__ couldn__ help a small gasp of delight. __h, wow.___ know, right? I was racking my brain for the best present ever, and then I realized that nothing was going to rock your world more than you and me in your favorite place in the entire world.__ swallowed. ____ kind of embarrassed at how excited I am about that._ Never had I guessed my love of cars would play a role in my sex life. Eddie was right. Something had happened to me.__t__ okay, Sage. We__e all got our turn-ons.___ou kind of ruined the surprise, though.___ah. It__ part of the gift: you getting to think about it for the next three days.

She is mine, and I am hers.

No matter how long or how difficult, we will undo whatever that Moroi boy has done to

Because I__e got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum. Bread pudding."__hy are they all high-calorie foods?

Whatever happened to the dragon?"I mustered my primmest tone. "He has a name, you know."Adrian pulled back and gave me a curious look. "I didn't know, actually. What'd you decide on?""Hopper." When Adrian laughed, I added, "Best rabbit ever. He'd be proud to know his name is being passed on.""Yes, I'm sure he would. Did you name the Mustang too?""I think you mean the Ivashkinator."He stared at me in wonder. "I told you I loved you, right?"Yes," I assured him. "Many times.

Sydney spent a lot of time on my bed these days.Unfortunately, it wasn't with me.

Let me get this straight. The future of our relationship hinged on advice from a fifteen-year-old girl, a probably untrue story from a one-eyed Chihuahua trainer, and me unromantically - yet skillfully - kissing you on top of silverware and china?

Relax, having kids is years away. But can you imagine? Your brains, my charm, our collective good looks... then add in the usual physical abilities dhampirs get. It's really not even fair to everyone else.

It's a fact that people are afraid of what they don't understand. And most are too lazy or ignorant to find out more.

Are you okay with what we ordered?_ Angeline asked him. __ou didn__ pipe up with any requests._ Neil shook his head, face stoic. He kept his dark hair in a painfully short and efficient haircut. It was the kind of no-nonsense thing the Alchemists would__e loved. __ can__ waste time quibbling over trivial things like pepperoni and mushrooms. If you__ gone to my school in Devonshire, you__ understand. For one of my sophomore classes, they left us alone on the moors to fend for ourselves and learn survival skills. Spend three days eating twigs and heather, and you__l learn not to argue about any food coming your way._ Angeline and Jill cooed as though that was the most rugged, manly thing they__ ever heard. Eddie wore an expression that reflected what I felt, puzzling over whether this guy was as serious as he seemed or just some genius with swoon-worthy lines.

Somehow, Sydney had an internal clock that told her when time was up. I think it was part of her inherent ability to keep track of a hundred things at once. Not me. In these moments, my thoughts were usually focused on getting her shirt off and whether I__ get past the bra this time. So far, I hadn__.

Are you in a suit?' I managed at last, my voice choking up. 'You didn__ have to dress up for me.''Quiet, Sage,' he said. 'I__l make the hilarious one-liners during this daring rescue.