Author's note: seeing as I got 7 unbelievable reviews for the first chapter, here I am writing another. From now on I'll try to get a chapter up every Tuesday and every Wednesday, I can't really do any other day of the week because I'm either in class too late to get much time to write in the library or I'll be working on my Stand By Me fic. Which I AM SO GLAD people sound like they would read it lol the only thing is the fic isn't actually about the four main characters of the movie (even though I love them dearly, especially Chris Chambers) my fic will be an Ace/OC, he's the leader of the Cobras and even though he may not be a well-liked character by some I think he's awesome, so my first Stand By Me fic will be focusing on the Cobras and Ace, but maybe I'll get around to doing one about Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern : ). Anyway, here is the next part of the story, I apologise if the chapters seem a bit short but I'll try and make them longer as the story goes on. Enjoy and please review! The thanks for the reviews of the last chapter are listed below, I would like to point out that I wrote a response to 's review as a guest but her name didn't come up with the response, but just so you know if you're reading, the last review response in the first chapter was for , I'll try and get that fixed soon.
Lostgirl4eva: ha I was hoping you'd find this quickly! Yeah I managed to come up with an idea for a sequel and decided to make one, I'm glad it makes you happy and it makes me really happy too! Yeah Stand By Me is another one of my favourite movies, and I've been going over some ideas for the fic with Mrs Ace Merrill, so it should be starting on Friday! I know, Corey Feldman is a legend, he was brilliant in that film! Anyway thanks for the review and I hope you like the story as it continues!
Ciara34: Hello again! Glad you like that I'm back with the sequel, I just couldn't resist! Yeah I'm trying to fit more Nikki and Edgar romance in where I can, hopefully you like it!
Shelby: Thank you! I'm glad you think the storyline is good, I just randomly came up with the idea and thought that if I didn't write it down ASAP I would never get round to writing it lol : )
Claireybear: Thank you! Yeah I'm glad you will keep an eye out for the other story, yeah Stand By Me is amazing, I love Chris too! He was just amazing, I'm going to try and fit him into the fic where I can : )
ILuvEdgarFrog: Thank you! Hopefully it continues to be good : )
Gypsygirl: Yay you're back also! Lol hiya : ) yeah I'm trying to get Star and Nikki established as friends in this chapter, the gals need to stick together! ;)
Divvagurl: not a problem! Glad you like it so far : )
The next morning I dragged my feet through the main corridor of the school on the way to my locker. I had hardly slept at all last night; the thought that Adam could link my family and me to David's disappearance was terrifying. What if he had friends, a whole group of vampires twice as big as the last, and they're all out for revenge?
I pushed the thought out of my mind as I opened my locker and set some books in to try and get some of the weight off my bag. Yesterday was only the first day and I already had a mountain of books to carry. I slammed the locker shut and jumped at the figure that had mysteriously appeared on the other side of the door.
"Shit, Sam, don't do that!" I snapped and his grin remained on his face for a second before he realised I really wasn't in the mood.
"Jeez, what is up with you? You've been acting weird all morning." He said and I shrugged, feigning innocence.
"I'm just tired and I have a lot of really boring classes today. The last thing I need is the shit scared out of me, thank you very much."
"Seriously, Nikki, what's wrong?" he said and caught my arm to stop me walking off down the hall. I shuddered as I was reminded of Adam's ice-cold grip last night.
"Nothing." I insisted, there was no point in getting him worked up over this, "I'm just tired, Sam. I'll see you after school." He nodded and I turned to walk down the corridor again, hoping this whole thing would turn out to be a nightmare I would wake up from soon.
The classes dragged until lunch and I made an effort to remain unnoticed by Sam and everyone else, I went to my locker again and replaced the books I had taken out and put the ones from my morning classes in.
"Hey." A voice said from behind me and I turned to see Edgar behind me, I smiled and my mood was lifted, only slightly but I was extremely thankful.
"Hey. What's up?" I asked as I turned to shut my locker.
"Is everything alright?" Edgar asked and I scoffed, Sam sure does work fast.
"Yeah, everything's fine, had Sam convinced you I had flipped out or something?" I asked sarcastically as I closed the locker and leaned against it. He gave a small shrug but kept his eyes on mine.
"No he just said you seemed a bit off. A little jumpy and on-edge. I just wanted to check ad see if you are alright." He said and I smiled.
"So it's not just because my twin had hoped my boyfriend would be able to charm all of my troubles out of me?"
"Well that too." He said with a smirk and I chuckled, "But you would tell me if anything was wrong, right?"
It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him, Lord knows I should, but I found myself smiling reassuringly.
"I promise I'll tell you if anything's wrong. But I'm fine, honestly. A little hungry actually, you wanna go grab something in the cafeteria?" I asked and he put an arm around my shoulders.
"Sure. Let's go." He said and I walked along with him before stopping to kiss him lightly, ignoring the sniggers from a few passers-by.
"What was that for?" he asked when I pulled back to see him watching me suspiciously.
"Just… for being you." I answered with a grin and he raised an eyebrow.
"You sure you're alright?" He asked with a slight chuckle.
"I think I am." I smiled and continued walking down the corridor with him.
That night after dinner and homework I hopped on the bike I decided to invest in with my birthday money and headed down to the boardwalk to meet Edgar, I thought being around him would make me cheer up like it had earlier, but from the second I arrived on the boardwalk that night I felt like someone was watching me. All my hairs seem to stand on end when I was in the comic book store, and I felt like someone's eyes were on me.
"You okay?" Edgar asked as he came to lean against the counter across from where I was standing.
"Yeah, fine. But the more you keep asking me that, the less alright I'll be. I'm fine, Edgar." I said lightly.
"Alright. It's just you're being real quiet; normally you'd be talking a mile a minute. Nothing's wrong?" he asked and I was about to say I was fine again when I stopped myself. It wouldn't be the worst thing to tell him, would it?
"Edgar, I-"
"Nikki!" a voice exclaimed joyfully and I turned just in time to be enveloped in a hug by Star, her wild curls brushing my face.
"Hi Star." I laughed as she let me go, she smiled at Edgar and then took my hands in hers, her eyes dancing and she seemed to dance on the spot.
"Do you wanna go get some ice-cream? I wanna hear how school went." She said and I grinned, Star and I had gotten really close since her and Michael started going out, sometimes she would come over to hang out with Michael and other times she just came over to hang out with me, it was great having someone who seemed like an awesome older sister and a best friend in one.
"Uh, sure, I'll see you later?" I said to Edgar who raised his eyebrows.
"Sure. Were you not about to tell me something though?" he asked and Star glanced between us.
"Oh I'm sorry I interrupted! I can come back?" she offered but I shook my head, it could wait until another night.
"No it's fine." I said to her and turned to Edgar, "It was nothing, I'll probably see you at school tomorrow." I said and kissed his cheek before linking Star and heading for some ice cream.
"So the first day wasn't too bad then?" she asked as she sat on the bench with me after we finished our ice-cream, I nodded.
"Yeah it was alright, Sam and I have a few classes together so I at least knew someone on the first day."
"What about Edgar?" she asked with raised eyebrows and a grin, I nudged her side lightly.
"Shut up. I don't think I do, but I see him at lunch and I'm down here most nights anyway, so it's not like I'll have much time to miss him." I reasoned and she grinned.
"You two are really cute together. I'm glad he asked you out." She said, I remember her acting like an excited puppy when I told her. The subject of double-dates lasted about ten seconds as I had no desire to go on a double date where Michael would be involved, I'd sooner have Mom accompany Edgar and I anywhere than him.
"Me too. And I'm glad Michael asked you out, it's like I finally have a sister. You can only put Sam in a dress for so many years before you have to face facts that he wouldn't make a good sister." I said and she giggled, I noticed her eyes light up at someone behind me and didn't even have to turn to know who it was.
"Hey, Mike." I said and turned around to see him smiling at Star, he only seemed to notice my presence then and there.
"Hey, Nikki. I was gonna leave Star home soon, do you want me to come back and give you a lift?"
"No, I'm good. I'll probably just hang out for a few more minutes and then head home, I brought my bike so I won't take long getting home." I said and he nodded.
"Bye." He and Star chorused as they walked away hand-in-hand and I waved before sighing and heading back the opposite direction to where I had my bike chained up. I was fishing the key out of my pocket as I headed over when I looked up and saw Adam standing beside my bike, a grin on his face.
"Hello again." He said and I smiled, continuing to dig in my pockets so he wouldn't notice my hands shaking.
"Hi, Adam. Any luck with finding your brother?" I asked lightly and he pouted.
"Unfortunately, no. it's quite strange, he never leaves to go somewhere new without letting me know, and if you're correct that they haven't been here in a month, then I should be very worried." He said.
"I'm sure he's fine." I said and he walked around my bike, trailing one finger along the handle bars and over the light on the front, his lips pursed in thought.
"Well I was asking a few other people around the boardwalk if they had seen my brother and his friends. It turns out that until just over a month ago they were here almost every night, then one day, they disappeared." He said nonchalantly.
"That's weird." I managed to choke out.
"Sure is, although they had said that a girl they were seen with is still around. One of them even pointed her out, so I decided to follow her and ask her if she had seen my brother or had any idea where he was. You can imagine my surprise when I saw her going into a comic book store and meeting you." He said, his blue eyes flashing to mine and suddenly I knew I was in danger, "do you think she'd know where my brother was?" he asked and I shook my head.
"No. I don't think she's talked to him since he left." I said in a voice that was barely a whisper, I knew if he went to Star she'd let something slip, maybe he'd hurt her.
"Well I'll want to make sure." He said and went to walk past me but I blocked his path.
"I think you should leave her alone." I said, my voice suddenly stronger, I wasn't going to let him interrogate my friends. He chuckled and brushed a strand of her off my face, I flinched away from his touch and he smirked.
"Well if you just tell me the truth, I will." He said, damn it I knew he could sense I was lying.
"I am telling you the truth." I said and he tutted and tapped my nose with the tip of his index finger.
"There you go again, you're a bad liar, Nikki. I know you know something about my brother, and if you don't tell me, maybe I will go to Star. Maybe I'll even pay a little visit to that young boy you look real friendly with in the comic book store." He said and I shoved my hands against his chest, not even making him sway slightly as I snarled at him.
"I don't know anything, I have no idea where your brother is. What I do know is that you'll seriously regret it if you ever threaten my friends again." I said and went to push past him when he grabbed me by the throat and I heard a low growl as he leaned in right beside my ear.
"I don't like liars, Nikki. I also don't like people who get in the way of me finding my brother. You have no idea what I am capable of, or maybe you do." He said as he pulled back to stare into my eyes, his eyes flashing yellow so fast I almost missed it, I wish I had now that I had proof he was in fact another vampire, "Either way, you would hate to find out. So I would suggest you rethink your honesty, because I won't leave until you tell me the truth." He said and released my throat, I gasped as air flooded my lungs once his iron grip was gone. He strode away with a smirk on his face and I watched him leave until I was sure he was far away before I ran to the comic book store.
"Hey." Alan said as I entered the store, his slight smile falling instantly when he saw the tears on my face and how I was shaking like a lead, "Edgar!" he called and put his hand on my shoulder, leading me over to the counter where Edgar was.
"What the-?" Edgar managed to say before I threw my arms around him and sobbed into his shoulder. He held me for a few minutes until I had calmed down slightly and then pulled back to search my face.
"What's wrong?" he asked and brushed away a stray tear from my cheek, my lip trembled before I swallowed the sobs threatening to burst out.
"I have to tell you something."