Zoey Redbird glanced around the student lounge. She noticed a book sitting on the shelf and looked at the title. "Hey. Have any of you heard of this before?" The rest of the fledglings looked up at her. They sat down in the seats and looked at the book she was holding.

"You're kidding, right?" Aphrodite said. "You've never read it before?"

"And you have?" Damien, Jack, Stark, and the Twins asked in unison.

"I finished the first four before I was Marked." Aphrodite said. "LJ Smith is an amazing author."

"Well, well, so you read them, too." Venus said. "No wonder we're so alike."

"Shut up, Venus."

"Hey, could y'all stop fighting?" Kramisha asked. "Zo, could I see that for a second?" Zoey handed the book to her.

"Of course. Only this school would have a vampyre book that follows a different set of rules."

"Oh, please. I loved reading these before I came here." Stevie Rae told them.

"Is there anyone in this lounge who hasn't read The Vampire Diaries?" Jack asked.

"Kayla asked me to give the series a try. It was only a couple months before I was Marked." Zoey told them.

"So, did you get through all four of them?" Damien asked.

"Why did you ask that?" Shaunee said.

"Honestly, I like them better than the TV series." Kramisha spoke up.

"There's a TV series?" Zoey, Stark, Jack, and her circle asked.

"Seriously, Nerd Herd, get a clue!" Aphrodite yelled.

"I think that should be a discussion for another day." Erin said.

"Agreed, Twin." Shaunee said.

"So, what should we do since we've all read them?" Kramisha asked. She had an idea she'd know the reply.

"We could talk about it." Jack asked. "You know, like a book club thing."

"Well, why not?" Stevie Rae asked. "It'd be a good way to get everyone's opinions."

"This is so lame and nerdy." Aphrodite said. "But just because it's a pretty cool series, I guess we're in. Right, Venus?" Reluctantly, Venus nodded and sat next to her.

"Okay, so how do we start?"

"Why don't we go in order of the books and try to break it down from there?" Zoey suggested. Everyone agreed.

"So, who wants to start?"

A/N: This is my first House of Night story, so please let me know if anyone's acting out of character and tell me if you want Rephiam in it.