when we finally arrived in the dining room , ivy was the first ( who else ? ) he caught up to me on the stairs , but i kept going , taking the steps as fast as i could without falling . i hurried and slipped into the bed beside him . ah , the damned fool loved her . `` yeah , but i ca n't talk about it now . maybe she did need to lighten up a bit and have some fun . in order to see the power in her blood ? 