Vampire University (Book One in the Vampire University Series) by Erickson VJ

Author:Erickson, VJ [Erickson, VJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2012-06-17T05:00:00+00:00

-10-

The freshman dining hall was located on the first floor of the Harris building and was as bleak and utilitarian as any of the facilities they had experienced so far.

"You'd think they'd want to offer a good first impression to the freshmen and give us the nice facilities," Taylor remarked while looking around the large windowless room.

"You'd think," Hannah replied through a mouthful of cereal. "Maybe they're trying to discourage the freshman fifteen by making the dining areas as inhospitable as possible."

"You might be on to something there," Taylor replied, pushing rubbery eggs around the plate without eating them. "That would certainly explain the food."

"Stick with cereal," said Hannah, shoveling in another mouthful. "Can't go wrong there."

"Wait, why are you eating anyway? You can't tell me the blood-eating thing is a myth. I have it on good authority otherwise."

Hannah leaned in closer to Taylor and lowered her voice.

"Keep it down, hon. Just because half the campus is undead doesn't mean that you're safe, remember? Just play ignorant. Trust me."

"Wait what? Half?" Taylor said, even more loudly.

"I said, keep it down," hissed Hannah.

"What? In case anyone hears me talking loudly about fractions? Fine," said Taylor, lowering her voice and leaning in as well. "What do you mean, half?"

"Okay, half undead is an exaggeration. Let's just leave it at half non-human," Hannah said, continuing to whisper. "And we eat. We feed on blood to replenish ours, but we still need energy from somewhere. We don't photosynthesize."

"Right. Because that would be ridiculous. You cast magic memory spells and drink blood and it's absorbing energy from the sun that is unrealistic."

"Would you just drop it? You have questions; I can answer them later."

"Fine. It's just..."

"Drop it," Hannah interrupted.

"I mean..."

"Drop it."

Hannah leaned back and resumed munching away on her cereal while Taylor went back to rearranging the food on her plate. The awkward silence was thankfully interrupted when Tom plopped down into the seat beside Hannah wearing what appeared to be his pajamas. He had on a faded grey T-Shirt and loose-fitting pajama bottoms, complimented by a serious case of bed-head.

"Hey guys!" he said. "How's it hanging?"

"Oh it's great!" Hannah replied without a hint of her former annoyance.

Taylor marveled at how easily Hannah could put on a happy face. Taylor forced a smile. She didn't quite share Hannah's apparent ability to change her mood on a whim, but she found Tom's unassuming friendliness disarming and her forced smile soon relaxed into a more natural one.

"Do anything interesting last night?" Tom asked before shoving a whole sausage link into his mouth.

"Oh we just stayed in. We were up all night talking, getting to know each other," Hannah replied casually.

She seemed to have no trouble at all concealing the truth, Taylor noted. She supposed it would come naturally after a century or so of being an undercover vampire.

"Really?" Tom asked. "I thought I saw you and Joseph heading off somewhere. Guess that was someone else. Could've been Eric. I saw them together coming home last night. Eric seemed to be pretty zonked out.

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