Set in 1987. I'll do as best as I can to stick with that era's pop culture. I will be making a lot of music references to some of my favorite 80s songs (80s or earlier; I do not own) Think of it like background music to the story LOL. Although some modern things might get subtly mixed in too. LOL
I DO NOT OWN THE LOST BOYS (its WB's and Joel Shumacher)
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Prologue
~San Francisco~ 1975
Oh no, she can't remember the rest of the way.
She should go back but… from which way had she come?
Her thumb was softly bit in her mouth; worry growing.
The sun is getting lower. It'll be dark and scary out here.
She jogged up the tall hill.
She had to find her way back.
"Don't worry, Wendy" she hugged her doll closer "we'll find our way together"
With a brave face, the little girl set out to find her mother before the sun fully set.
After dark, the streets of San Francisco were no place for a 7 year old girl. So she tried as best as she could to remember the way while the sky continuously grew orange and an indigo blue with the sun nearing the horizon. Other families were leaving. Soon the child began passing tourists near local businesses and many odd strangers loitering the sidewalks. Some walkways emptier than others.
She's passed a shop or two she remembers, but where to go from here?
Street lights flickered on as the sun was fully down.
Walking further, a very stinky man sat at the fence of the park watching cars go by. She couldn't help but stare by how dirty his clothes and hair were.
Noticing the out of place child, he sat up "Spare me a dollar or two, princess" he reached his arm out. Surely a kid this tidy has a shiny penny.
"I don't have any" she shrugged with her doll. What is that smell?
But the strange man only sat up further as he eyed up the child "Fine, then give me that necklace of yours, surely the pawn shop will worth it at something" he reached closer to her. He could tell it was golden.
Her eyes widened "No" she hugged her doll closer.
"Kid, you don't know what being fried is like. I'll die if I don't get some more" he glared. She was backing away now.
"I said give it to me!" he hissed, stumbling to get up.
She shook her head with a no, and he stood.
"You little runt." She turned to dash away as he made a grab for her, taking her and her doll to the street when suddenly a bright light overwhelmed her vision and a furious screeching of tires sounded. Frozen in the center of the lane, hugging her doll for dear life, the light suddenly vanished while the screech of tires passed her by. All that was left on the pavement was a burning black line. The vehicle had swerved around her. Opening her eyes, after watching the incident the strange man was once again looking at her from the sidewalk.
Dashing away, she could hear his footsteps chasing her. She wouldn't give him her Mama's necklace! Chased into the side alley, she didn't get far before she was lifted by the back collar of her jumper.
"Come on kid…" she screamed, sending a whack to his face using her Wendy doll. He dropped her with a ringing snap. While he rubbed his face, she ran only to slam against a hard surface. She looked up to a dark figure blocking her path. He wore black clothes and boots while his long hair was a platinum blonde.
He smirked taking a drag of his cigarette, but he hadn't been looking at her. He looked amusingly at the strange man who chased her.
"Who the hell are you?" he snarled, erupting a chuckle from the blonde.
"You that stoned you need to mug a kid the size of my boot?" he taunted.
She scurried behind the blonde, noticing he had a motor bike with him. She quickly huddled herself behind it as the two faced one another.
"You one of those wannabe tough guys, kid? How's about I take that bike off your hands?" He growled, clicking open a rusty switch blade.
His chuckled sounded, discarding the blunt of the cigarette. "You can try"
The girl hugged herself tighter into a ball, too afraid to look around when suddenly a struggle and gasping cries began. Shutting her eyes, and covering her ears, she shrunk further into the motorcycle, fearing who's screaming that might be. After a few long moments, she lightened her hands to be met with silence. Curiosity and worry let her take a small peek around the bike. Someone's feet were one the ground, and were suddenly dragged away. Feeling brave to look out further, she saw the figure of the boy with the motorcycle toss the man's body into a dumpster.
Somehow she felt relief. Wow, he must have beaten him up real good.
His back was to her. Wiping his hand over his chin, she saw his head turn with two glowing orbs. Gasping, she ducked behind the seat of his bike. She could here footsteps getting closer but her face stayed buried.
When they stopped, she knew he stood right in front of her. He was technically her rescuer. Feeling brave, she looked up at him. For a moment, in the dark his eyes looked yellow but they were in fact an ocean blue. In her opinion, far shinier than the pale blue hers were.
"Look both ways before you cross, sweet pea. I might have flattened you" He chuckled at the girl's naïve expression. Bouncy strawberry blonde curls in a high pony tail, prim and proper dress; it was odd for a kid like her to be around after sun down, but it was no concern of his. He moved his bike.
"Thank you" she mewed.
"For what?" he started his bike.
"…you saved me" she smiled softly.
He shook his head at the statement "…I just happened to be passing through, kid. Run along back to mommy" he revved his engine.
"Wait" she tugged on his knee "would you help me find her?"
"Heh, I'm no babysitter…" he revved his engine, startling her a step back.
He faced his bike to the opposite street of the alley way.
"I'm lost…" her voice quaked. His jaw tightened… but somehow it stopped him in his tracks.
"Please…" she called to him. After a few moments of silence, she took a step closer.
"I haven't seen her in days, so I decided to go find her and Nana." She explained, petting her doll.
"Go back that way, turn right and on down at the corner of the street there's a patrol car. They'll help you out" he instructed without facing her.
She was lucky the biker saved her just now so she wouldn't push it further. She'd find her way from here.
She nodded "Thank you" she hugged her doll "um… good bye then"
In his silence, she turned away to follow his directions. Wendy securely beside her, she rubbed a light burn on her neck and her eyes widened. She gasped at feeling her necklace was gone…
Earlier the man had ripped it off. Running back to frantically search the ground. Tears now pouring down her eyes. Luckily she found a shine on the ground. Sitting on her knees, it was indeed her necklace but the chain was broken and the heart was smeared with a trickle of red on the pavement.
Her mama's necklace was ruined. Suddenly, she didn't feel so determined anymore. A sob escaped her as tears streamed down her face. She didn't care what the red on her fingers was, hugging it to her.
"You were attacked, and almost road kill but you cry for a necklace?" Her head shot up to see the blonde boy once again standing beside her. He lit another cigarette with a match, taking a drag "Never understood sentimental attachments"
It was special. Her tears still streamed but she opened the heart and held it up to him. He looked down to see a tiny picture of a family. A couple holding a baby, he presumed to be the girl.
Releasing a puff into the air, he shook his head with a sigh "...What's your name?"
She closed it, wiping another tear "Ss… Scarlet"
"Well crying's not gonna getcha anywhere" he bent down, suddenly pulling her to her feet "Especially if you still need to find your way" he motioned her forward.
"Let's go" the stream of tears suddenly stopped.
"You'll take me?"
He straddled his bike and started it once again before he held his hand to her. "Hop on, kid"
Eying the bike she looked a little worried with it. She still had her necklace and Wendy in hand, while she contemplated how to get up. Suddenly she was lifted once again, but she sat in front of the boy while his hands on the handles secured her place.
"You're gonna have to tell me what you remember, Scar. Which way do you think?" he moved his bike towards the entrance of the alley.
She looked all around. Everything really looked different at night. "I don't know… It was near the park, but a few streets away. It's a house, that's big and blue."
Well they were across from the park "How did you even end up here? If she ditched you, this isn't worth it" Her mom's gone and she's wandering the streets with no sign of a father.
"Mama didn't ditch me" she sighed, looking up to see his eyes above her head "My papa says he and mama won't be together anymore. When she went to stay with Nana, papa wouldn't let me go with her. It was like a tug of war. Today when the bus dropped me off, I was supposed to go with my neighbor until my papa got home, but I remembered the way to the park so I went looking for my Nana's house." She held the heart tighter. That's why her mama's necklace was so important. She could barely remember what times without yelling and being alone were like now.
"Sorry they let you down.."
Looking back toward the street, she thought back "I remember a cable car passes it. And there's a theater down the street…" His bike revved up.
"I think I know where you're talking 'bout" Her eyes widened as he zoomed onto the street lane between two cars "Hang on, Scarlet" Her eyes winced as the wind blew her by. Feeling the rumble of the engine and the cool air, she leaned back into his chest while he agilely transitioned around other cars. It was actually amazing…
Suddenly, a smile spread over her face. A giggle escaped her as she was able to open her eyes a little more. This is so cool…
"Fun, huh?" she was able to hear over the wind.
"Faster" his quick response made her squeal with laughter at the stronger wind. Turning down several streets and nearing the tracks, they made their way up the steep neighborhood hill. Passing several shops before the theater came up.
"We're close" her voice cheery.
They neared all the houses, dark windows, others lit, and one full of life celebration. It wasn't long before the familiar house was spotted. Her hand shot out.
"That's my nana's house!" she bounced in her seat.
Pulling up, they took in the town home with all the lights out except the top bedroom.
"Scurry on up, kid" he told her, but she only looked up from where she sat.
"Are you going home now too?" she couldn't help but wonder.
"I don't live around here. I just get on my bike and ride…"
"...Are you lost too?" he hadn't expected this. There was something about Scarlet that almost felt familiar "I was…" but he'd rather not dwell on it.
"And your family..?"
"Heh, they're riding around." He shook his head with a smirk "Better go wrangle em"
She hopped down "You never told me your name"
They held each other's gaze for a while before he responded "David"
"David" she repeated with a smile "Thank you for helping me"
She looked to the house, and then the broken locket down in hand.
"Here" Looking up, she saw him pull a chain from around his neck and hand it to her "Just chuck the tag"
Sliding her locket onto it, she decided to leave the tag "I'll keep it"
He shrugged at the decision. Turning his bike back "Don't go getting lost again, Scarlet. People are strange. Lot of wicked freaks and danger out there" his smile was almost devilish now.
"You aren't like that" she swung her doll. He wasn't like any of the older boys she's seen before. His dark clothes, the long hair and his voice did make him seem scary, but she wasn't afraid of him. In fact "I like you"
"You don't know me, kid" his voice playful "I could be a murderous vampire for all you know"
She laughed at the joke.
Maybe she'd meet him again one day. "Good bye, David"
Suddenly, a few more lights shone from up the hill. Hollers and Woo's were yelled.
"Good bye, Scarlet." More motorcycles zoomed by and David streaked away with them.
Once he was gone, she looked down at the hands that had wiped the red from her locket earlier. She had no idea how truthful David had been with her that night…
As he rejoined his brothers at the head of all four bikes, he knew exactly the party with the next best meal available at the end of the street. He could have easily had another appetizer just now, easiest strike ever but he dismissed it by thinking she wouldn't have been any bit filling or satisfying a kill. With talking to her, something in the strawberry blonde child had been peculiar to him, but she probably just caught him in a generous mood.
They pulled up to the party, open invite, and many ripe for the picking.
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Santa Carla~ 1986
(Start playing Bang Bang (my baby shot me down) by Nancy Sinatra)
She held the heart and tag that hung together on the chain around her neck. She never imagined that first meet would take her this far. How over the years she'd somehow find her way back to him. How she realized she didn't see all the signs. She actually thought him like a guardian angel at one point. She knew from the beginning he was dangerous, not to her though. How kind he was, he was her friend. She admired so much the freedom and strength that he stood for. After their second meet, it had even turned into the silliest little crush. She couldn't shake it. She didn't outgrow it.
But all those times, blind to his true nature.
She wanted to be just like him, share his world but now…
Things were different, he was different.
He wasn't her dear friend after she learned the truth. After their third meet, he let her stay by his side. He welcomed her into his family even. But they were never the same again. He was cold. He was distant now. Why did he let her stay when she didn't seem to matter to him anymore? She felt certain that her place was with them. She felt sure that she was one of them. But she now faced the world he introduced to her feeling lonelier than ever.
"You'll never grow old, Scarlett."
"You'll never die."
"You are one of us"
"…you must feed"
Seeing them in their full nature head on was entirely eye opening to the world she chose to be a part of.
A pain suddenly overwhelmed her stomach. Releasing her necklace, she gasped, bending over in pain. Sinking to her knees, she gripped tightly at the pain in her stomach. Her throat suddenly feeling an unbearable itch. It's coming on again.
This feeling had been coming and going these past few days and she didn't know how long she could live with it.
She could sense a presence enter behind her. Four figures appeared at the entrance of the cave. At four drenched in the remains of fresh blood.
David rose a brow, grinning "Can't stay a Halfling forever, kid" There wasn't a flicker of the blue she saw as a child. He shook his head at her. All four vampires cackled in laughter as she continued to clutch her abdomen.
It was almost like being lost again.
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It started with one and Scarlet is the first. More OC's are going to be introduced but not all at once. As we go we'll touch on a few flashbacks on how she met David a few more times before she ended up joining them, and how she and the boys live in Santa Carla. They obviously turned her but she's facing an eye opener now without a lot of help. Maybe she'll meet more lost souls along the way...