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Jay Gatsby’s struggles to fit into the upper crust just did not seem all that important right now. Maybe if Fitzgerald had stuck a couple of wizards or zombies in to his book , she might have been able to pay better attention.
    Finally, mercifully, class ended.
    As soon as P rofessor Shader closed her book and gave the class their homework assignments, Leesa and Cali were on their feet and heading for the door.
    Outside, Rave, Dral and Bain were sitting on a concrete ledge alongside the stairway waiting for them. The three volkaanes dropped to their feet when the girls emerged from the building.
    “That was fast,” Rave said.
    “Ugh,” Leesa grunted. “It seemed like forever to me. I thought Dr. Shader was never going to stop talking.”
    “I take it she’s not quite as interesting as Professor Clerval, then,” Rave said, referring to the professor of the Vampire Science class, with whom Leesa shared a close relationship.
    “Ha! Not hardly .”
    Leesa noticed that almost all the girls leaving the building were having trouble keeping their eyes off the t hree sexy volkaanes . Not that she could blame them. She linked her arm possessively inside Rave’s.
    “ Actually, Dr. Shad er’s not too bad. I’m just kind of anxious today, I guess. ”
    “And Gatsby i s not the best book we ’ve discussed, either,” Cali added. “A lthough I think Myrtle is kind of cool.”
    “So, where to next?” Rave asked.
    “History,” Leesa replied. “It’s just a couple of blocks.”
    “I wish I had History with you,” Cali said, obviously re luctant to leave the volkaanes. “D o you think I could sit in?”
    Leesa grinned. “Sorry. History’ s just as small as English. Besides, don’t you have Biology now?”
    Cali shrugged. “Who cares?” She looked at Bain and flashed hi m an exaggerated wink. “ I’ve got all the biology I need right here.”
    “Incorrigible,” Leesa said, shaking her head . “We’ ve got to get going . See you later.”
    “You bet you will,” Cali said, grinning widely.

 
     
     
    5 . MAGIC LIGHTS
     
    F inally, Leesa’s classes were over for the day . She had thought English with The Great Gatsby had been slow, but that was before she had to slog through equation after complex equatio n in Chemistry. Somehow she survived, though, and now she was heading back to her dorm with Rave and his volkaane friends.
    The first thing she noticed when they neared the dorm was that the damaged Blazer was gone. She had been planning to call about it when she got home, but Security must have decided the wreck wasn’t going anywhere unless they towed it themselves. Leesa was pleased—it was one less thing she had to worry about, and she hadn’t needed to involve herself at all in its removal. Whatever happened to the car now was between Security and the guy she and Dominic had bought it from. And if the black waziri could sense any magic remaining on the Blazer from Dom inic’s shield spell, at least the car wasn’t sitting right in front of her dorm like a big sign flashing “Wizard Lives Here. ” She knew the evil wizards would still be able to sense that Dominic had employed magic here, but at least it wouldn’t be tied to anything as specific as a car .
    Without pausing at all, s he limped past the spot where the Blazer had been parked and entered the dorm. Rave and Dral followed her i nside, while Bain stayed behind, hanging around in front of the dorm as an early warning system. Leesa headed toward the stairs . No elevator for this group—volkaane energy and elevators would definitely not mix. She was pretty sure Rave could probably pop the top off a stalled elevator car and hoist her up easily via the cable, but they would have a tough time explaining it to anyone who happened to see them emerge from the empty shaft. The stairs were just fine with her— besides, she enjoyed the exercise.
    Up in Leesa’s room, Dral took up his familiar position lounging against the wall beside the door