Rating: PG-13 for some inappropriate language and sexual references
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, It's not mine. Most of the gang is mine, but David's not. I changed him around a bit, though.
AN: ok, this is only my second fic ever, and my first Lost Boys one, so the format may be off. I'm sorry about that. Just learning how this works. Tis can be left as a one-shot, or turned into a story. Either way, please review. I welcome everything, though constructive criticsm is best.
The Lost and the Runaways
Chapter one: a very strange movie
"Well, how about The Lost Boys?" Jim said to me, tossing me a DVD, with a little smile on his face. I however was thoroughly puzzled. "Um… what does Peter Pan have to do with vampires?" I asked. We were In the middle of Blockbuster, trying to find something to rent. Since it was my turn, I was trying to find a vampire movie that I hadn't seen yet. "Nothing to do with Peter Pan, despite the title." Jim replied, "It's an 80's film, but probably one of my favorites." I shrugged. It was a vampire movie, so I was willing to give it a shot. David, however, didn't seem so sure. He shook his head ever so slightly, which was a bad sign for us. If we didn't get something he approved of, he would grumble a bit, possibly even tell us it was a waste of two hours, but he never refused outright. The shaking of the head signified that he was overly upset with this choice. Jim picked up his disapproval. He signaled to David and they started to have an "adult conversation."
I always thought it was funny how Jim talked to David, because he was only seventeen. Then again, David seemed much more adult than his age. If you looked at him at the right angle, you could see that he had experienced more than any of the rest of us had. I wasn't always sure if that was a good thing, but it was certain that when Jim talked to David as if he was actually someone of importance, not a worthless runaway, he acted accordingly.
Unfortunately, he was the only one. "Why'd he make such a fuss? He's never disapproved of anything else." Charles commented. He had somehow snuck up to my right shoulder along with Evan, and was looking intently at the box I was holding. "Maybe it's porn." Evan said, not surprisingly. Evan's mind is in the gutter, and his favorite hobby was to disturb us with his remarks. "If it was porn, it would be rated X, and I doubt Jim would have recommended it. Maybe the DVD is evil, and we'll die in seven days if we watch it." Charles replied. "That's The Ring, you idiot." Tina said, who was now by my left shoulder, also trying to look at the DVD. Alice wasn't saying anything, but continuously jumping behind me, trying to catch a glimpse of the small package everyone seemed to be obsessed with him. "Hey, Chrys, what's the back say?" Charles directed to me shortly after fighting with Tina about the particulars of The Ring. I flipped it over and read, "Thank you for shopping at Blockbuster. We pride ourselves in our service. So on, so forth. It's an old DVD, no description." There was a collective groan, and then they continued with more arguments about evil video cassettes.
David had finished his conversation with Jim, and was turning back to us. "You can argue about this later." He was saying, "We should get going now." I stood still as everyone stopped slamming against me. I held the DVD up, "what about this?" I asked. David stopped and thought a while, then finally answered "get it.", then walked out the door.
I rented the movie from an overly Enthusiastic Jim. "You'll like this one." He said, "And maybe it will break the ice." I have to say that it was embarrassing that even the man who worked the night shift at Blockbuster knew that I wasn't exactly part of the group yet. Not that they hadn't asked me, I just wasn't comfortable enough with them. I admit that I'm afraid of commitment, and joining a pack of runaways seems a little… committing. I shook my head at Jim and said," I'm not so sure. I think I'm going to hold back a little. He laughed at that. "Hasn't it been a month already?" he asked me. I shrugged my shoulders and caught up with the others.
It wasn't until the next day that we got to watch The Lost Boys. Mostly it's because of our nocturnal schedule. We adapted it because it was too dangerous to go out during the day. During the night, police are looking for new runaways, so we're pretty much safe. To spend the time that we can't go out, we bought a TV and a blockbuster movie pass. So that afternoon, we finally popped it in. In utter defiance, David went up to his room. I don't think we really missed him.
Shortly after it started, the movie was interrupted by Charles, who shouted "Hey, its Keifer Sutherland trying to be David." I rolled my eyes a little, Charles and Keifer Sutherland was like me and vampires, or Evan and disturbing observations about sex. But when I looked closer, I saw he was right. Keifer's character had a striking resemblance to our very own David. It was slightly different, such as the character seemed around twenty or so, when the real David was obviously seventeen and the fact that no one would get caught in this decade with a trench coat like that. Still, the bleach-blonde hair was the same, and his eyes had the strange hungry expression that I had seen from time to time. He even moved like David, from his walk, to the slightest twitch of his head. It was extremely eerie. "Well, I really hopeit's not porn now." Evan said, and every single one of us had to hit him.
The movie continued, and I found that Keifer's character was actually called David, which made things even creepier. The story was fun, and I really enjoyed it. The best thing, though, was the vampires. I was somewhat of an expert on vampire movies, but these ones were different. I thought that it might have been because they rode around on motorcycles, but I wasn't sure. Whatever it was, the lost boys captured each of us sitting around the TV, completely enchanted with what lay before us.
Then Marco died. That was a rude awakening. It was pretty gruesome, too. Alice ended up closing her eyes, and not opening them until the screaming stopped. It didn't do much good, though. As soon as she reopened her eyes, another vampire fell. It went on like this until even David had been conquered. I don't think I really watched the rest of it. I just collected my money from Charles for being right about Max really being the head vampire, and laughed half-heartedly at the grandfather's last joke. Seeing David die like that was more than a little disturbing. We turned it off, and when an argument broke out between Charles and Evan, I went up to David's room.
He was at his window looking at a rather spectacular sunset. I came in and stood a little bit behind him. "David," I said, "Was all of that true? With Marco and Paul and Dwayne?" My voice was soft, probably inaudible to most humans. Of course, David hadn't been human for a long time. He nodded slightly. "Why didn't you tell us?" I continued. This time he faced me. His face seemed troubled, with a look that no one who was just seventeen could have. "Did you really want to know?" he said. "Chrys, you've seen a bunch of Vampire movies, trying to see what truth the is and what's not. That movie is true. We try to survive, and one of us ends up dead. We try to defend his honor, and only one survives. The truth is that throughout our eternal life, we are hunted. Now that you know that, I understand if you want to go."
So, it came down to the choice. Ever since I had started holding back, David mentioned it every time I talked to him. Only this time, it was different. He was admitting to me that the life of a vampire wasn't perfect. It could even border on Hellish sometimes. That's what made me make my decision. After all, me having problems with commitment was because I wanted to make sure I knew what I was getting into. Now I did. "I can handle it." I said, smiling a little. David's look became puzzled, so I reinforced my point. "I'm ready." I said. At that moment, the others came upstairs. "What's going on?" Charles asked, looking from me to David. David responded, "Out to eat. Chrys is ready." Charles gave me a strange look. "You've decided that you're ready after that?" he asked, bewildered, "You are really crazy." I laughed at him a little. "Of course I am, I've decided to spend eternity with you guys." David was already by the door. "Can we just go already?" he said. And with banter and arguments, my new family and I went off to get my first kill.