I really don't know how long I was sitting there after I finished my dinner when I saw my brother talking to that girl from the night before. I must have been focused on them because when I got up to throw my trash away ran face first into a rock-hard chest, when I looked up I noticed it was the Indian guy from the night before. "Hey Frye, I didn't get to introduce myself last night. I am Dwayne, David asked me to come find you. It seems you caught his interest, not many girls can keep him interested in more than one night." Dwayne said as he offered me his arm.

After throwing my trash away I took Dwayne's offered arm and thought to myself 'Wow I thought I would have to go searching for him but instead I am being led to him.' If I hadn't known any better, I would have sworn Dwayne had read my mind because I saw smirking out of the corner of my eye. To say I was nervous was an understatement, I wasn't normally the type of girl who would chase after a guy who had a girlfriend but there was something about him that I just had to have. I couldn't tell if it had to do with my dream last night or the fact I really didn't care anymore but it felt like I was doing the right thing by going with Dwayne. As we walked I thought back to my dream from last night, 'Why was David calling for me from the mist and what did he mean by he can't hurt me.'

All I knew was that my life was going to be changing tonight and I was going to face it head on, I didn't care what my family said or did. If they really cared about me, then they would have tried to stop my self-destruction before it got as bad as it did. I knew that my father was at fault for cheating, my mother was at fault for not growing a back bone and fighting for financial support (it's not like he couldn't afford it), my twin was at fault for ignoring the signs (finding me passed out drunk in the living room after one of my binges) and well it really wasn't Sammy's fault, after all he was and still is just a kid, so I can't blame him. To be honest I don't know if things could ever get better in my house now that my asshole cheating father was now living with his mistress and the rest of us was living with my crazy old Grandfather.

At first, I hated the idea of moving to Santa Clara but know that I wouldn't have met David and his friends I have never felt so alive, so to speak. By the time, we reached David, I could tell Paul was already high, Marco looked like he was hopped up on sugar and David, well, David was just well, sex on a stick covered in chocolate sauce. I didn't know what it was that made me want this man so much, all the other guys I had been attracted to didn't make me feel this way. Of course, they were mostly one-night stands but David, it felt like he was my reason for breathing. I was never for that love at first sight fairy tale bullshit that most girls grew up one, I saw first-hand what so called love did to people. Most girls would give him and his friends a wide berth because they gave off this 'don't fuck with me' vibe but once you get underneath their skin, they are just your average, everyday teenagers with a bad boy attitude.

To be honest I was turned on by the bad boy attitude and the 'don't fuck with me' vibe, I wanted to know if they had a soft side to them. Dwayne must have been taking to me because I just looked at him and said, "Sorry I didn't hear you, I was lost in my own thoughts again." David and the others laugh, "Wow the first-time Dwayne actually talks to a female, she's not even paying attention to what he is saying." Marco said through his laughter. I felt a blush coming on, "I can't help it if my brain wanders from time to time, it's so bad my family tends to ignore me when it happens." I said. "So, you want to party with us tonight, we can show you the coolest side of the Boardwalk." Paul said.

"Sure, why not, I already ditched my twin and that's why I came out tonight, it was to have fun without him. Michael can be anti-fun at times and Sammy is too young and innocent to have the type of fun I am used to. I just want to party all night and sleep all day, while not having a care in the world. I should at least go let my mother know that I might not be home tonight, I will just tell her I made some new friends and I am crashing with them." I said as I looked around the boardwalk for her. After spotting her inside the VideoMax store behind the counter I told them to hold on while I went inside.

"Hey mom, I may not be coming back tonight. I met some new friends last night and they want me to come to sleepover their having. I think we are going to hang out on the boardwalk till it closes and then go back to her house and watch movies." I said lying through my teeth, I had gotten good at lying to her. I know I should feel bad but to be honest I couldn't care less, I felt like she should have done more to keep dad from cheating. Without waiting for a response or even her permission (which I really didn't need, I was 18 after all) I walked back out and went to find the boys. That's when I saw then talking to my brother Michael, "Hey guys I see you met my Twin Michael. So, we still on for showing the cooler side of the boardwalk?" I said while staring at the chick on the back of David's bike. A part of me just wanted to rip her off his bike and ground her into fine dust, again it felt as if my thoughts were being read.

"Star go ride with Paul." David said with a hint of force in his voice; then as he looked at me, he held out his hand for me to help me climb onto his bike. As I climbed onto the back Michael spoke up "Michelle, what the hell do you think you're doing? We have only been in town for two nights and you're already heading off with a group of guys you don't know. They could be serial killers or worse, don't you care about what mom would say if you went missing or what about me or Sammy?" he said with hate in his voice. "Why the hell do you care Michael, you're chasing after some skirt. I at least want to have an enjoyable time unlike you, all you want to do is get in her skirt and then dump her the next day. These guys want me around and not just because I owe them a life debt, you know what as of right I now consider my debt null and void. You know as well as I do mom would be fine without me, she has you and her sweet little Sammy. If it wasn't for the fact dad didn't want me either, she would have left me with him, so guess what I wouldn't care if they were vampires offering the gift of immorality. Do you know why Michael; I will tell you why, I would rather be dead then that house any longer." I said once I was settled on the back of David's bike.

David looked at me and then to Michael, "You know where Hudson's Bluff is?" he asked. "I can't beat your bike." Michael says, I just laugh as David says, 'You don't have to beat me, just keep up that's all." With that he takes off down the boardwalk and onto the beach, all the time I laughing as I held on to David. For some reason, I knew that he wasn't going to let anything happen to me, so I let go and just feel the wind in my arms. I yell "It feels as if I was flying." I could hear the others laughing as we raced down the beach towards Hudson's Bluff. Not really caring if my brother kept up or not I looked behind us and there he was, boy did he look pissed off but to be honest I was having way too much fun.

I could see the cliffs coming up ahead and I was edging David to go faster, just as suddenly as we started David stopped. I heard a crash from behind me and I turned to see Michael getting up off the ground after laying his bike down. He was pissed, he came over and started to challenge David a fight "Come man, just you and me. Come On." He said as he tried to get David to fight him. That's when I got pissed and stood in front of David, it wasn't like David couldn't take on Michael; I just didn't want Michael to ruin my one chance at have real friends. Not the fake ones, who only cared how good my weed was or if I was good in bed or not. I had a chance to have friends who liked me for who I was as a person and I wasn't going to let Michael ruin it for me. "Back off Michael, you're not ruining my chance at real friends." I said just before David took my hand and started to lead me down the cliff side.

As we walked down the cliff side, I saw that we were heading to a cave opening. I just continued to hold David's hand as we followed the boys down into the cave, "Like it, it used to be one of the Hottest Resorts around until the big earthquake about 85 years ago, opened the ground and swallowed it up. And it's ours." David said as he went to sit down in a wheelchair. I just started to turn around and around until I was pulled into David's lap, "Marco, food." David said. Then just as suddenly as we arrived, Marco disappeared up to the top. I could hear the rock box playing and the laughter coming from Paul and the little boy I found out was named Laddie. He was like their kid brother or something, but I thought he was the cutest little thing around, I could tell that he didn't like Star all that much. I quickly gave David a kiss on the cheek and got up dropping my messenger bag on the floor by the couch, then I went and danced with Paulie on the water fountain.

I was having a grand ole time and wasn't paying attention to the fact Marco was back with food. This time I took up a seat on the arm of the couch closest to David with my feet on the seat and began to munch on my food. I could tell by the look on Michael's face he wasn't having much fun, I was about to fuck with him when David started up "What, you don't like rice? Tell me Michael, how could a billion Chinese people be wrong?" I started to snicker, then he goes and says, "How are those maggots?" Michael looked from his food to David and back "Huh?" is all he said and David not missing a beat goes "Maggots, Michael. You're eating Maggots." Of course, my brother being the idiot believed him and dropped his food. Then he figured that eating noodles would be safe, but he didn't fall for it again when David told him he was eating worms.

Of course, that bitch Star had to go and get involved by telling MY David (wait where did that come from… Huh I like that My David.) to leave Michael alone. Then David whispered something to one of the guys, I think it was Paul. When he returned from where ever he went he was carrying a jeweled bottle with what looked to be wine in it, 'cool now we're talking' I thought. David took a sip of it first then went to hand it off to Michael but grabbed it first "Ladies first if you don't mind David, besides Michael is a stick in the mud. He never drinks or does drugs, he was once the Captain of his football team. Straight A student, Vice President of the Student Council and mommy's perfect little child; except for Sammy of course." I said as I took a drink from it first, I could tell by the smirk on David's face that I just did something he liked.

Finally, after three big sips, I handed it to Michael and said "Come on Momma's boy let's see if you got what it takes to rebel for once in your live. You only live once, unless of course you a vampire, Freddy or even Jason, then you live as many times as you want too." Michael not wanting to be showed up (finally he grew some balls) started to take a drink until Star spoke up again "Don't Michael, it's blood." I looked at Star with a death glare as Michael said, "Blood yeah right." Then he took a long sip, I could hear the other's chanting his name as Marco pulled me up into a dance. I was laughing as I danced around the fountain with Marco, I felt like I could just float and not really care.

David stood up and said, "Come on its time." As he walked over and took me from Marco, who looked like he was about to pout because someone took his favorite toy away. "Ah Marco, we'll dance some more later. Besides I have some stuff I wanna share with you all, I kind of stole some of it from my dad's liquor cabinet before we left. Plus, I got some good weed for Paulie to try, so what where we are going?" I said as I patted Marco on the cheek with my free hand. David and the boys didn't say anything as they led me, and Michael back up to the top, when we reached the top of the cliffs, David told me to hold on tight as he sped off into the night. After a few minutes, I noticed that we parked below what looked to a train bridge, I guessed we were going to go play chicken with a train; I really didn't care if I could continue to feel like I was floating on air.

"What's going on David?" Michael asked as we began to walk the tracks across the bridge, "Marco, Paul what's going on?" David asked. "Whooo wants to know?" Marco and Paul said at the same time, I just started to laugh at their antics. David said with a laugh as we stopped "Michael wants to know." Just then Marco stepped off the side of the bridge, followed by Paul and Dwayne, finally it was David's turn. He pulled me close and whispered "Trust me, I won't let you get hurt. When I say jump, jump and one of us will catch you." Then he jumps off the edge. I could hear them yelling at Michael and I to come on down, then David said to jump so I closed my eyes and jumped. To my surprise and joy it was David who caught me and helped me hold on the bar closest to him. Finally, Michael being the pussy he was just climbed down to where we all were, I could see Paul and Marco play fighting and Dwayne was smiling at me.

As the train began to cross over us, I saw that every one of the boys were letting go. So, without any encouragement I let go, this time I really felt like I was floating; as I reached the boys I whispered to David before passing out "Don't make me go home, send Michael back if you want too." I don't remember much after that, but I do know is when I woke up hours later (I think just after sunset) I was laying a huge bed wrapped up in a nice and soft comforter surrounded by pillows. The room was painted in soft purples and was amazing, it looked like the room I always wanted growing up. Stretching as I stood up, I noticed that my messenger bag was in the room on one of the chairs by the door; my boots were lying beside the bed and there was a note 'Freya, hope you slept well. The boys are looking forward to hanging out with you tonight. When you're ready just follow the hall and you will find us in the lobby. David' I took my time getting ready by slowly putting my jeans on that was in my bag and put on one of my one-night stand's shirt on (I had stolen it while he slept, just before leaving. I always took a souvenir with me when I left.) It was a tight fit around my chest area, but I didn't care, it looked smoking hot on me. I placed my boots back on and went with the smoky grey with cat eyes look again.

What I hadn't noticed was the very choker I had been staring at earlier in the night last night, laying on the table beside the note at least not until I went to put the note in my messenger bag. Smiling to myself, I realized that I had been watched by one of the boys and, so they go it for me. I had to find out which one it was, so I could thank them; just as I was about to go and find them I heard Dwayne the quiet one yelling "Laddie come on, she will join us when she is ready." "But I want to see if she found my present, I want her to stay with us. That's why I had David help me buy it, I saw her looking at last night and figured if I got it for her she would stay. She's a lot nicer than Star, I could tell that the other night when I first saw her." I heard Laddie say as Dwayne was dragging him back to the lobby.

I just froze, Laddie wanted me to stay; he had one of his brother's help buy me the choker, so I would want to stay. How could this little boy worm his way into my heart and I haven't even spent time with him, I knew I had to do something about that. I figured I could spend time with him on the boardwalk while the boys did whatever it was that they did, it would give me a chance to get to know him. Who knows maybe just maybe I found a baby brother who wanted to see me smile and not cry. Taking a deep breath, I walked out of what I now called my room and followed the hall to where everyone was waiting, when I entered I saw that Laddie was sitting with Paul and Dwayne. So, the first I did was go over to him and picked him, I placed him in my lap as I sat down "Laddie, I heard what you said in the hall. I thank you so much, I haven't had anything this pretty in years without having to spend my own money. How about you and I spend on some time riding the rides and playing games on the boardwalk, while your brothers do whatever it is that they do?" I asked as I gave him a big hug.

Laddie just smiled and nodded his head, "But first I need to go and grab my stuff while my mom is out of the house. I have a feeling that after the events of last night my mom is going to want to leave, I just need to grab my clothes and some of my tapes. The rest of the stuff can go to a thrift store for all I care, besides I don't want to have to leave here." I said as I looked David in the eyes. "That's of course if you all want me here; I know Laddie does, but I haven't heard anything from you guys."

It was Marco who spoke up "We would love to have you here, you a lot funner than Star. She has become a bitch lately and it's getting old, just think you even have your own room to sleep in." he said. I continued to look David in the eyes, I could see that they were full of joy and happiness that I wanted to stay but I wanted to hear it from him. "What about you David? Do you want me here?" I asked as I crossed over to him and stood right in front of him. "Boy's take Laddie to the boardwalk, I am going to help her get her stuff and then meet you there." He said as he smiled at me. That's when I heard Star say "You're just going to wind up hating him soon enough and he is going to treat you like he does me. I never wanted this life, I wanted a family and a home not stuck playing house with these guys."

I turned around and said "You know what Star, that's the reason why he hates you. You are nothing but a selfish bitch who only thinks of yourself, while I on the other hand want to be here. I have no reason to be with my family, I have no reason to want a family of my own. Why should I, just so I can have a husband who cheats on me with his employee's? Just so I can turn into my mother, a single mom trying to raise three kids on her own by moving them to live with their Grandpa. No, that's not what I want so shut the fuck and deal with the cards that where dealt you. Grow the fuck up and realize that maybe just maybe that being here with them is better than having that dream family. Guess what sweet heart life ain't no fairy tale, so the sooner you realize that the sooner you will be happy. Let's go David before I hit her, she's not worth it."