I walked back to my room with a dopey smile on my face. I can't believe I had just made out with a creature of the night and liked it.

I rummaged through my purse for my keys, I slid it into the hole, it opened with a click, I was so unaware of my surrounding's that I jumped a little when someone said 'hi' to me.

I yelped and spun around quickly, dropping my key in the process. I stared at Jill's smiling face with my eyes wide. I totally forgot about the bond. How much did she see? I wondered. "What did you see?" I voiced.

Jill laughed. "Get straight to the point...um..everything." She said, with a knowing smile and a glint in her eye. I shifted uneasily and blushed. I can't believe I completely let that slip. I felt so embarrassed knowing she'd witnessed everything, felt everything. I shivered a little.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to-." She cut me off before I could finish.

"It's fine, honestly Sydney, it's the least I can do for him saving me." She said, with a haunted look in her eyes. I felt bad and had the urge to walk over there and give her a hug or comfort her in some way. She reminded me so much of Zoe.

I gave her an awkward nod. She laughed and shook her head. "I'll cover for you, in the mean time you might want to have a shower and get dressed." She gave me one last glance and smile as she walked out the door. I sagged onto the bed and smelt myself and cringed. God she was right, I did need to have a shower.

I grabbed my dress off the hanger and looked at my reflection, was I seeing things or did my skin look glowing today. It was strange considering the night before. I shook my head and laid my stuff out onto the bed.

I took my hair out of the messy bun it was in from the night before and shook it out as I walked into the shower cubicle. The warm water did a lot to wake me up, I felt my muscles started to relax. I let the water wash everything from last night away and down the drain, I knew it was time for me to get out when my fingers started to shrivel up and turn pruney.

I grabbed the towel off the wrack and wrap it around my body, steam envelopes me. I wiped down the fogged up mirror and stare at my reflection again. The glow was still there. I smile at my reflection for the first time in a long time and like the girl whose staring back at me, instead of seeing flaws, I see how nice my features are, like how nice my eyes actually are, I shiver as I remember Adrian's words from Palm Springs. That was the first thing he complimented me about, my eyes.

I glance at my watch sitting on the sink and try not to curse. I was going to be late. I rush out of the bathroom and almost slipped from the slippery tiles, but caught myself in the last minute. That would not have been pretty. I slip on my green dress, which has a gold belt and it loops to the top in a cross. I thought it would suit Sonya's wedding since she was having it in a greenhouse at court.

I walked back into the bathroom and blow dry my hair, quickly. I contemplate whether or not to cover up my lily with make up, but then decide against it. I apply a little bit of lip gloss and the smallest hint of eye make. I slip a small green flower barrette in my hair. I didn't look half bad. I grabbed my clutch from off the table and walked out the door.

The room was packed by the time arrive. There were vampires everywhere and they all look thin, pale and elegant like every moroi. I get my fair share of curious looks, I tried to shrug them off.

I take a deep breath and hold my head up high as I walk in, trying not to let these beautiful people intimidate my frumpiness. I take a seat at my table, it had my name on it in cute gold, scripted, cursive writing. I smile gratefully when I see Sonya's put me with the gang. I guess she didn't want me to feel left out, which I was grateful for. I was so busy looking at my plaque card that I didn't hear the chair scrape next to me and someone sit down.

"Earth to Sage." My heart fluttered as I smelt the familiar smell of cloves and that same hypnotizing voice. I look up.

"Hey." I smile. He chuckles beside me.

"Hey yourself, you looked deep in thought, wanna unload." He said, with a cheeky smile. I feel myself go red a little.

"Oh no, I was just admiring the card." I said, holding it up for him to see. He shook his head and had an amused look in his eyes.
"Always caring about the little things." He teased. He looked up and I follow his gaze. I see the others arrive and along with them is Rose. I studied Adrian's features as he see's her. His face looks neutral. He wasn't going to give anything away.

"My, my Jailbait, don't you look stunning tonight." He teased, leaning back in his seat. A light pink blush covered Jill's cheeks as she was complimented.

"Thanks, you don't look so bad yourself." She teased, sitting down, of course Eddie would sit next to her. I realised they still hadn't worked things out, I had been so wrapped up in my own drama's that I forgot about theirs.

"Don't you agree with Adrian, Eddie?" I baited, hoping I was helping. His head shot up and he looked at me with his eyes narrowed, wondering at what I was playing at, so did everybody else at the table. Jill's blush intensified at the silence.

"Of course, she always does." He said sadly, everyone shifts uncomfortably at the table as they make googly eyes at each other. I sighed, I didn't know if I helped or made it worse.

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