Once Marko and Claire got to the entrance of the sunken hotel, Claire got off the bike. She had no clue why she was brought here or what was going to happen. If Mike had been here she could have tried to stop him from drinking the wine. Oh shit, what if that's what they were planning for her? But then again, she had really no interaction with the boys yet. Just eye contact with David.

Unless they brought her here because she was too close to the liar of theirs. That could be very true. She could be Star's first meal, or just killed. Well. Fuck. Claire's navy eyes watched Marko put the kickstand out on the bike and then he grabbed her and swung her into his arms, carrying her down the stairs and into the start of the hotel. The young woman gasped, this was incredible.

She moved on her own this time, towards the fountain, completely ignoring the vampires as they watched the fascination on her face. Her eyes eagerly wandered around the cave, the female moving towards different attractions. Or at least she did until David's deep voice cut through the air. "You like our little area?" He asked, making Claire gasp in surprise and whirl around to face him, noticing he was sitting in the wheelchair.

"Of course I do, This was the hottest attraction that opened up. They stupidly built it on the fault line though. So in oh, 1906 I think, when the fault line opened up, this place took a dive. It would make sense that curious kids would find it and runaways would make it home." She said, before her cheeks turned pink. She has just taken his line and butchered it, but it still sounded cool.

"Ah, we have a history buff here! What else do you know little one?" David asked, as Paul rummaged around to find his Rock Box. Dwayne was ever the silent one, sitting on the couch and his nose in a book. that begged her to question where Star and Laddie were, but with a quick glance around, she found them and her body relaxed slightly. So they were still part of this story. That took a lot of worry off her shoulders.

"Not much, I just remember that this place took a dive because the fault opened up." She muttered, eyeing the leader of the boys with a guarded expression, which now had him curious. "Now, may I ask why I was kidnapped by patches?" she asked, pointing to Marko who at his nickname busted out laughing.

"Patches! Oi Paul! I'm now called Patches." He yelled out, running around like a child, making Claire raise her brow and then snort.

"What else am I supposed to call you? You just swung me up onto the bike, never did introduce yourself." She muttered, crossing her arms over her chest and tapping her foot on the ground. That was amusing to all of them. She had no idea what they were and yet she stood there and mouthed off to them like they were human. Dwayne looked up from his book finally, smirking slightly.

"Then, let me start off the introductions. I am Dwayne, Paul is the one with the Rock Box, Marko was the one who kidnapped you, David is the one in the wheelchair. Now, who are you?" He asked, making all the other boys, Star and Laddie stare at him. He was always the quiet one, never really speaking yet always heard. To hear him speak was unusual.

"Claire. Claire Frog. Yes before you ask, my family runs the comic shop on the boardwalk." Claire said, a small smirk on her face. She looked over to Star and Laddie before raising a brow. "Are you not going to introduce me to the little one and the girl?" she asked, turning back to Dwayne, who shrugged and went back to reading. "Well fine, fuck you too I guess." she muttered under her breath, completely forgetting that the boys could hear her.

Their amusement spiked again as she sat on the edge of the fountain and sighed. "So, as you two heard, my name is Claire, who are you two?" she asked, giving them a sweet smile. Star looked taken back and Laddie just looked confused.

"I'm Star and this is Laddie, why are you here?" Star asked, a sinking feeling taking over her. What if this poor girl was her meal? David wanted her to turn, but she had yet to give in, and it was becoming harder and harder to fight the thirst.

"I was kidnapped and brought here by patches. I mean, Marko." Claire said, sticking her tongue out at the curly blonde who smirked and wiggled her brows at her. She realized she was basically ignoring the leader, but he made no move to talk to her, hell, he was barely even acknowledging her. That little bit of information made her think and with a critical eye she turned to David. Her need to information overwhelmed her need to keep her secret and so rather stupidly she opened her mouth. "So...What the fuck are we doing? Cause I'd rather not get eaten tonight if that's the agenda."

Everyone's heads snapped to her and Claire blanched at her own stupidity. David rose from the wheelchair and stood watching her with his icy blue eyes. "what exactly do you mean by eaten?" He asked, his voice soft, but with a dangerous edge to it.

Welp, fuck. FUCK, god damnit you stupid little human, you've gotten yourself fucked over. How in the hell are you going to fix this problem of yours now? Literally your first day in this universe and you're going to die. Her thoughts swirled around in her head and the pale girl went white. "Well, I mean. I dunno if y'all have eaten yet, and I really don't want to be on the menu. For your information I know exactly what you are. Before you jump to conclusions, please hear me out?" she asked, her voice getting squeaky as her panic set in.

David looked livid, but there was more of an internal struggle in his brain. Killing her was where his mind jumped to first, but the pull to her flailed at the prospect. He found himself not wanting to kill her, and that made him think about doing it all the more. Dwayne was the one who sat up and calmly put the book aside, his dark eyes looking to their leader. Paul and Marko were just watching, though their imprint on her made them more willing to listen, plus lets be honest here, they were usually okay with any outcome.

"Well, let's hear it then Claire." Dwayne said, his voice calm, almost bored. David glared at him, though he sat back down, the decision had already been made and he would look bad if he went against it, even though he was the leader.

"Okay, this might not be the best explanation, but thank you for listening. You see, my cousins are freakishly obsessed with vampire comics and they think of themselves as vampire hunters. It's stupid, but with you guys here, they have a pretty good case. I've read all of the comics they use as reference points and they seem pretty legit. The first few minutes of interaction with you guys made that almost painfully obvious. I could point out nearly everything that gave it away." She said, catching everyone's interest.

David who had been lost in thought, stared at her and motioned for her to keep talking. Claire took a deep breath and then scratched at the back of her neck. "So, first off, no water or food in sight. If you're just runaways and came across this place, I've a feeling that would be the first thing to stock up on. Secondly, there's no mirrors. You have a girl living here, there'd be at least one mirror, girls are girls after all." All the boys, and Star even, realized she had a point on that one. "Third, I've lived here nearly all of my life and not once have I seen any of you out during the day. Flimsy explanations, but still, I have a point." she said.

Dwayne blinked and then turned to David. Those two made eye contact and she could see the telepathic communication going on. "But that's not all is it?" Dwayne asked, turning back to her and making eye contact. Navy eyes met with Brown and Claire felt herself relax slightly, only to tense up at the question.

"...No. I know what the future holds as well. I have no explanation for that one, and that only happened today. I dreamed last night, and it seemed so real, it featured all of you. Which is how I know it must be a glimpse of the future. You only dream about people whom you've come in contact with before, and until like, an hour ago, I had no idea who you were." Claire took a deep breath before continuing. "I saw you all die. David, Dwayne, Marko and Paul. I saw all of you die, and I want to help save you guys."

Everyone in the room went quiet, and everyone stared at her. Marko and Paul were excited by knowing they had a psychic in their midst, until of course, she brought up their deaths. The four full blooded vampires had a conversation in with each other telepathically before they all looked back at Claire.

"Why save us?" David asked. "We feed on humans and have caused most of the missing posters in town."

Claire's eyes snapped to his and she glared. "Because you can't help your nature. It's not your fault you were made into creatures of the night, it's not your fault you have to drink blood to survive, though you could go about it in different ways, but ultimately that's up to you. Besides, don't you dare try to deny that you felt that pull the first time we made eye contact tonight David. I may not be the smartest girl out there, but there's more to that pull then I think we are both aware of. So damn right I want to help."


Hello lovelies! So this is the newest chapter to Fate Defined, and I so far as the author am loving where this story is going. Please let me know what your thoughts are! It would be nice to hear from all of those who have read the story.

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KyraKuran