The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Moonsong by L. J. Smith

Author:L. J. Smith [Smith, L. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Love & Romance, Horror & Ghost Stories, Fiction
ISBN: 9780062017703
Google: -ncQERvge_oC
Amazon: 0062017705
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: 2012-03-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

“What’s taking so long?” Bonnie asked, bouncing on the ball s of her feet. “Stop being so hyper,” Meredith said absently, craning her neck to see over the crowd outside McAllister. There was some kind of bottleneck by the entrance to the dorm that was slowing everyone down. She shivered in her thin top; it was starting to get cold at night.

“Security’s at the door,” Bonnie said as they got closer to the entrance. “Are they carding people to get in?” Her voice was shrill with outrage.

“They’re just checking that you have a student ID,” someone in the crowd told her, “to make sure you’re not a crazed killer from off campus.”

“Yeah,” his friend said. “Only on-campus killers all owed.” A couple of people laughed nervously. Bonnie fell silent, biting her lip, and Meredith shivered again, this time for reasons that had nothing to do with the cold.

When they finally got to the front of the line, the security guards glanced quickly at their IDs and waved them through. Inside, it was crowded and music was pumping, but no one really seemed to be in a partying mood. People stood in small groups, talking in undertones and glancing around nervously. The presence of the security guards had reminded everyone of the danger lurking unseen on campus. Anyone could be responsible, even someone in the room at that very moment.

As she thought about that, Meredith’s view of the room shifted, the other students around her changing from innocent to sinister. That curly-headed frat boy in the corner—was he eyeing his pretty companion with something more than simple lust? The faces of strangers twisted viciously, and Meredith took a deep breath, calming herself until everyone looked normal again.

Samantha was coming toward her, a red plastic cup in her hand. “Here,” she said, handing Meredith a soda.

“Everyone’s on edge tonight, it’s creepy. We’d better stay alert and not drink,” she said, already on the same wavelength as Meredith.

Bonnie squeezed Meredith’s arm in farewell and took off into the crowd to look for Zander. Meredith sipped her drink and warily eyed the strangers surrounding her.

Despite the general malaise hanging over the party, some people were so wrapped up in each other that they were managing to have a good time anyway. She watched a couple kiss, as fully focused on each other as if there was no one else in the world who mattered. They weren’t worrying about the attacks and disappearances on campus, and Meredith found herself feeling a sharp pang of envy. She missed Alaric, missed him with a bone-deep longing that stayed with her, even when she wasn’t consciously thinking about him.

“The killer could be right here at this party,” Samantha said unhappily. “Shouldn’t we be able to sense something?

How can we protect anyone if we don’t know who we’re up against?”

“I know,” said Meredith. The crowd parted, and she saw a face she hadn’t expected: Stefan, leaning against the far wall . His eyes lit up when he saw her, and he glanced past her with a hopeful half smile already forming on his lips.

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