If anyone was wondering, this is one of several versions being published. My version is told through one character's Point of view, while several others are writing from others. You can read all of them for a fuller picture, but reading one at a time shouldn't be confusing. You can find them by searching the same title.

Enjoy,

~Tears

I was one lucky girl. Honestly, I was. I was back on Campus, enjoying the sunshine, and anticipating a trip out to Tupelo for a convention with my friends. Say what you want, but we nerds had fun! We also knew how to throw a party. For these books, all the local fans had banded together to set up the booths and panels at a local hotel. There was going to be a makeshift tattoo parlor which was also offering Henna for the night, a karaoke machine, several vendors with collectibles and handcrafted goods for sale, as well as the official booth with the books, comics, and figurines. There was also a well stocked bar rumor had it.

I yawned, looking over the campus lake lazily, ignoring the cars whizzing past the campus entrance. I could see the local turtles sunning themselves on a log in the distance, resting closest to the wooded area. There was one I was particularly fond of, who was crawling atop another turtle as if to get closer to the sun.

"Hey!" I glanced back at my friend, Larissa. She joined me on the dock, her pretty eyes studying the log I had been scrutinizing. "Hey it's Bayou!" She chirped.

"I know, I was watching him," I smiled broadly at the Alligator Snapping Turtle. "Reminds me of home." I glanced back at my friend. "So you know when Dani's supposed to get here?"

She shrugged. "She said she'd call when she got close. Deb's coming and I talked Angel into it too!"

"Oh yeah!" I whooped. "This is going to be one heck of a night!"

"Too bad you're still underage." Larissa winked. "If Dani has a few, you might have to drive us all back."

I rolled my eyes. "Isn't Dani supposed to be watching you to tell you when you've had too many?"

"Yeah, but if you can't beat `em, join `em!" She laughed.

"Right." I rolled my eyes. Something past the pond caught my attention. An unfamiliar car turned onto the campus road. I glanced at Larissa.

"That's not Dani is it?" I asked.

"No way." Larissa squinted. "I don't recognize that car. A campus guest?"

We watched it as it paused near the pier, the window rolling down allowing us a better look at the driver. He had a longer face with golden green eyes. His most prominent feature however had to be his wide grin.

"Hey you ladies wouldn't know where admissions is would you?"

"It's the big brick building," I directed.

"Has a giant sign saying admissions," Larissa added. "Up on that hill," She pointed. "If you follow the road, there's more parking on the other side."

"Alright, well thank you ladies," He gave a quick wink, before turning his car towards the direction we'd pointed in. We watched for a moment to make sure he found his way, then we relaxed against the pier.

"He was cute." Larissa tossed out.

"I'm not even going to touch that one." I grunted flatly. "Anyways you think the rumor about there being new books is true?"

"I really hope so!" My fellow fangirl fell for the bait of distraction. I love being able to change the subject. "What all do you think he'll be writing about? You don't think he'd skip past the boys and go on to them having kids or anything?"

"I hope not." I scowled. "I'd rather see Edlund pick up where he left off."

"Yeah—" She was interrupted by the singing of her phone. "It's Dani," She announced, before answering. "Hey, where are you?"

There was a hint of chatter from the other end. Larissa's face fell. "Oh…Everything okay?" I bit my lip, concerned.

"Alright," Larissa nodded. "Yeah, it's fine. Angel can drive us. I'll see if Kori can keep an eye on how much I drink. Call if you need anything." She shut her phone, hanging up.

"Dani okay?" I asked.

"She didn't say. She just said something came up." Larissa scowled. "She sounded kind of funny."

I frowned. I hadn't known Dani as long as Larissa had, but I'd grown to value her campus visits and form a friendship over the past two years. I had been looking forward to going with all my geeky friends out for some fun for the night.

"I'm sure she's okay," Larissa added. "If she wasn't she'd say something."

"Okay…" I agreed. "But if we find out there are new books, I'm definitely getting her a couple."

"Sounds like a plan." Larissa nodded. "Guess we better text Deb and find Roomie and rescue her from studying for the dreaded Pathophysiology exam."

"Yeah," I nodded emphatically. "Let's do that."