throw it at you. But perhaps later…”
“Later he won’t throw it?”
Elena winced.
“How is Damon going to deal with being human?” she asked
herself aloud.
Bonnie looked at the cursing, spitting ball of vampire/human fury.
“I’d say…kicking and screaming the whole way.”
Just then Mrs. Flowers came out of the kitchen. She had a huge
mound of fluffy waffles stacked on several plates on a tray. She saw the
rolling, swearing, snarling ball that was Stefan and Damon.
“Oh, my,” she said. “Did something go wrong?”
Elena looked at Bonnie. Bonnie looked at Meredith. Meredith
looked at Elena.
“You…could say so,” gasped Elena.
And then the three of them gave way to it. Gales and gales of
helpless laughter.
You’ve lost a powerful ally, said a voice in Elena’s mind. Do you
know that? Can you foresee the consequences? Today, when you have
just come back from a world of Shinichis?
We’ll win, Elena thought. We have to.
About the Author
L. J. Ｓ·ΜITH has written more than two dozen books for children and
young adults. She lives in the Bay Area of California, but is happiest in a
little cabin near Point Reyes National Park, which has lots of trees, lots
of animals, lots of beaches to walk on, and lots of places to hike. Please