A/N: I left you hanging with that last chapter with a slight movie reference…I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. I'm really struggling with keeping David in character, but I will not give up trying. I've wanted to write this story since I watched the movie and dammit all to Hell if I don't get the chance to.
So yeah, this is for mainly me. Your entertainment and pleasure is just an added bonus. So thank you for the reviews...
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Faith suppressed a shiver as David's warm breath tickled her neck and cocked an eyebrow at his question. The boys seemed to be waiting for an answer and she sighed, running a hand through her hair as she pretended to think about it.
"I'm here to have fun," she said, her hand returning to her hip.
"There's no one who could give you more fun than us," Paul swore, putting his hand over his heart with a large smile on his face.
Faith looked them over for a moment, taking in their appearances. Dwayne was the tall, dark one with no shirt on and probably made the girls swoon. Paul was a wild dirty-blond who had a joint in between his lips. And Marko, his Cheshire grin was hiding behind his hand as he looked at her.
"I don't know," Faith muttered, trying her best to not look at David.
"C'mon, Faith!" Paul and Marko said, hooking their arms around hers. "Don't make us beg!"
Faith carefully extracted her arms out of their grasp and looked down at Laddie, who seemed confused. She smiled at him and asked, "What do you think, Laddie? Should I trust these guys?"
Laddie glanced up at the boys, who nodded and pushed each other around. "Yeah," he said finally.
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David watched Faith straighten and tap her chin thoughtfully. She turned her gaze in his direction, holding his in a stare like she could see through him. He smirked at her and she looked away with a smile on her face. Paul and Marko were looking at her expectantly, their thoughts rushing and clamoring together.
"Well, I suppose I could have fun with you guys," she said, holding up a finger. "But I have to be back at the motel at two. So try not to kill me or abandon me in the middle of nowhere. My friends will be on your asses if you do."
Paul flicked his joint aside, took hold of one of her hands, and bowed over it. "As you wish, your Majesty," he teased.
Faith laughed at this and the boys joined her. David felt his dead heart clench and lift at the sound. It was her laugh, but that wasn't – couldn't – be possible. Dwayne glanced at him as if he knew what David was thinking, but David shook his head a fraction of an inch in each direction.
He felt a tug on his trench coat and looked down to see Laddie standing there. David cocked an eyebrow in question.
"Is she going to be the new Star?" the little boy asked, making the laughter die out.
Faith looked at David questioningly. "Star?"
"We don't talk about that," Marko muttered, shoving his hands in the pockets of his colorful jacket.
The silence cloaked them, its heaviness making the boys fidget. Faith was the one to break it.
"So, are you boys going to show me how fun you can be or do I have to call it a night and go back to the motel?" she asked, resting her elbow on Marko's shoulder.
It was like a switch had been flicked. Paul and Marko's faces lit up with happiness and laughter, each howling loudly as they took hold of Faith's hands. She laughed and threw a mischievous grin over her shoulder at David that he did not share. Faith stuck her tongue out at him childishly before looking back at the boys who were pulling her through the crowd.
"Well, they seem to have warmed up to her," Dwayne said, putting his hand on top of Laddie's head. His dark eyes turned to David's. "Are you going to make her…?"
David knew what his brother meant to say. "We don't need another Star," he said before smirking. "I just want to see how long this girl can survive in this kill-or-be-killed city."
Even as he said this, he knew he was lying. He wanted the girl to be his and his alone. Just like she had been.
Don't think about that, David told himself as he started walking after the trio.
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Faith couldn't help but smile at the two blondes, who were absolutely wild. Their laughter was contagious and they oozed fun. They pulled her towards the rollercoaster, pushing their way to the front of the line.
"I've got an idea," she said, looking up at them as they came to a stop. The boys looked at her expectantly. She motioned for them to come closer and whispered, "Let's confuse the hell out of these guys…"
"How?" Paul whispered back.
"We'll scream and seem excited in the line, but once the rollercoaster starts moving, we'll act serious," Faith explained with a smirk. "Unless…you boys can't act serious."
Marko and Paul looked at each other for a moment before holding their hands out to her. She took hold of one of their hands each and shook on it. They wrapped their arms around her shoulders and started howling with excitement. Faith laughed and howled with them as they guided her to the front car of the rollercoaster. She could hear people behind them talking about how stupid they were for screaming before the rollercoaster even moved, but didn't care.
Marko and Paul sat on either side of her, their arms still around her shoulders. Their laughter died out as the rollercoaster cars lurched forward. Everyone behind them was screaming with excitement now, but the trio was silent. Faith caught sight of Paul yawning and smiled at him as they climbed the peak of the rollercoaster. People pushed at their shoulders, saying "C'mon guys! This is fun!" The trio shook their heads and leaned back in their seats, completely bored.
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Faith laughed as she walked with Paul and Marko down the boardwalk after the rollercoaster ride. They were making crude jokes about each other and pushing each other around. Paul had his arm draped over her shoulders and Marko was walking backwards.
"So Faith," Marko began that Cheshire grin on his face. "Have you ever been on a motorcycle?"
Faith shook her head. "I've never met a man who owned a motorcycle."
"You haven't met a man at all," Paul said, earning a dirty look from the redhead. "That Emo pussy isn't a man," he stated as bluntly as Pru would have.
Faith shoved his arm from around her shoulders and crossed her arms. "That's my boyfriend you're talking about," she snapped. "I wouldn't call your girlfriend a whore, so don't call mine a pussy, Paul." She smiled slightly. "He's a whore, anyway."
Paul threw his head back in a howl of laughter, sliding his arm back around her shoulders. Marko smiled at her and spun around as they neared four incredible looking motorcycles. Faith's eyes turned to David's, almost as if he was a magnet designed for her, and she saw that he was watching her. Heat flushed her cheeks a light pink and he smirked.
"Ready to have some fun, Faith?" he asked, taking a pull on his cigarette.
Faith nodded and watched as the boys mounted their motorcycles. Paul swung Laddie up onto the back of his and the boy wrapped his arms around Paul's waist. She tapped her chin thoughtfully as she looked at the other three bikers, trying to decide which one she wanted to ride with. Part of her knew that David wanted her to ride on the back of his motorcycle, but she was a little freaked out about her immediate attraction and recognition of him that she wanted to keep some distance between them. At least until she had figured out her feelings for him.
"Hey Marko," she said, putting her hands on her hips. "Can I ride with you?"
The cupid-faced blonde glanced at David before nodding. "Sure."
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David felt a flash of annoyance as Faith climbed onto the back of Marko's motorcycle. That bastard was smiling like he had beat out the leader, managing to get the girl right out from under his nose.
You better wipe that smug smile off your face, Marko, before I come over there and tear it off! David growled through their mental bond as the four bikers brought their motorcycles to life with deafening roars.
Sorry, but who am I to deny a woman of pleasure? Marko laughed. You just need to learn how to make a move…or she'll never come around to you.
Thank you, Love Guru.
David sped out across the beach ahead of the others, smirking at the howls coming from the lips of his boys. He glanced back at Faith to see how she was doing and saw that she was clutching Marko's middle like she was sure he'd fade away, but her eyes were full of laughter. His cold heart ached to reach out to her, but David quickly tore his gaze away from her, knowing that his thoughts were impossible.
They sped to the edge of Hudson's Bluff, skidding to a halt just a few feet away from the drop-off. Faith awkwardly climbed off the back of Marko's bike and looked over the edge.
"You think you could have cut it closer?" she asked, folding her arms over her chest.
Paul and Marko nodded and then shoving the other, started up some old wood stairs with Laddie. Dwayne stood there silently, watching Faith and David. David gestured at the stairs and gave a mock bow to Faith.
"After you, Princess," he said with a smirk.
Faith rolled her eyes and walked past him, stumbling up the stairs with the kind of grace that only humans possessed. David chuckled and started up the stairs with Dwayne in tow, both with more feline grace.
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Oh, that bastard irritates me! Faith thought, picking her way carefully into the cave that the boys had vanished into. Always smirking at me like he knows something I don't…But he is rather hot. She shook her head and stumbled, sliding a little bit. "Shit!" she cursed under her breath. Stop thinking about him! You have a boyfriend, Faith!
"Holy shit!" she exclaimed as she entered the main lobby where the boys were waiting. "What is this place?"
"Home," Paul said, plopping himself down on the back of a couch. "Where else would we take you?"
"It was a very popular hotel," David said from behind her. "Then there was an earthquake and down it went…It's not much but -"
"It's beautiful," Faith breathed, watching Marko stoke the fires in metal garbage cans. She stood on the edge of the fountain and Paul turned the music up on his "rock box" so the sound filled the room. "It's a lot nicer than what I've got back home."
"And where is your home?" David questioned, taking a seat on a wheelchair. The way he sat in it made her think it was like his throne.
"New York City…in a tiny, crappy two room apartment with druggies for parents." Her eyes turned to Paul. "No offense Paul."
"None taken, babe." Paul said, jumping onto the fountain next to her. "Do ya dance?" he asked with a seductive purr.
A low growl came from the direction of the wheelchair and Paul chuckled, holding his hands up in surrender. "It was just a question, man," he said with a smile at David.
Faith walked over to one of the abused couches and sat down, pointedly not looking at David. Her stomach growled and she put a hand on it. She could hear the smirk in David's voice.
"Hey Paul, we're hungry," he said.
"All right," Paul laughed before putting his hand on his hip and shaking a finger at the group of teenagers. "Don't do anything funny while I'm gone, now."
The other boys laughed and he disappeared up the stairs. Marko plopped down on the couch next to Faith and bit his thumb nail, watching her out of the corner of his eye. Faith tapped her hands against her thighs and waited for something to happen.
"So…why did you come to Santa Carla?" Marko asked, smiling slightly at her.
"Oh, you know, the same reason every teenager wants to come here. To go missing or to get the T-shirt that says 'I Survived Santa Carla'," Faith said, glancing at him. Her smile fell and she looked at her nails. "Actually, my girl friends brought me here to meet my Summer Love, so I wouldn't mope the rest of my summer away."
"Summer Love?" Marko repeated with an eyebrow raised in question. "Like a quick fling, one-night-stand, kind of thing?"
"I don't know," Faith muttered, still looking at her nails. "They weren't too free with the details…Just get Summer Love and dot, dot, dot."
There was no way she was going to tell these guys that Pru wanted her to get laid for the first time. She didn't know them that well to give them that kind of information. And part of her was afraid that they'd reject her.
"Hey," she heard the silky voice of David say and found herself looking up at him.
"Yeah David?" she asked quietly.
He stared at her for a moment, not saying anything more as he smirked. Faith was startled by the familiarity of that smirk and did the only thing that came to mind…She stuck her tongue out at him.
"Better watch where you stick your tongue out," Marko said, hiding his Cheshire grin behind his hand again. "It just might get pierced."
An involuntary shudder went down Faith's spine. "No, thank you," she muttered.
David chuckled. "Are you scared of getting something pierced, Faith?"
"I don't do needles." Faith admitted, sagging back onto the old couch. "They just…Just no...No."
"Aw, c'mon Faith!" Marko said, tugging on one of her earlobes. "You'd look good with a couple piercings. Be a total badass like us."
Faith swatted his hand aside and shook her head. "No."
"I've got pizza!" Paul's voice echoed around the room as he descended the stairs. He stopped in front of Faith and opened one of the boxes. "Veggie-lover's pizza for the one with a girly figure."
"Oh Paul," she said with a catty smile. "I didn't know you were a girl…" She patted him on the cheek and took a piece of pizza out of the box. "But this is my favorite kind of pizza."
Paul smiled and turned to David, opening the second box. "Meat-lover's pizza. Just like you like it."
A companionable silence fell between the boys and Faith as they ate their pizza. It was only broken by the sound of Paul's "rock box" playing different songs. She felt the glances that the boys were sending her way and ignored them as best as she could.
"Let's play a game," Marko suggested once the pizza was devoured. "You want to play a game, don't you, Paul?"
"Sure do," Paul said, breathing out a stream of smoke. He tilted his face towards Faith and smiled. "Wanna play a game, princess?"
"What game do you have in mind?" Faith asked, playing with the choker around her neck.
"Truth or Dare," the boys said in unison with wicked smiles.
Faith rolled her eyes and nodded. "Fine, but we can only do one round. I have to be back at the motel soon."
"Truth or Dare?" Paul asked of her.
"Dare." Please don't let it be something gross.
Marko smiled that Cheshire grin again and said, "We dare you to kiss David for a full minute."
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David watched Faith's eyes turn to him for a moment, hoping to see that color rise up in her face again. Her heart was beating quicker, but the blood did not reach her face. Paul smiled at her.
"You have to do it," Paul stated, leaning forward expectantly. "Can't chicken out of a dare…"
"I'm not chickening out of this dare," Faith muttered, rising to her feet. "I'm just thinking about what kind of kiss I should give him…"
"Ooh!" the boys laughed and Laddie looked confused.
David watched as Faith walked over to him, noticing the slight sway of her hips as she did so. He held his hand out to her and was surprised that she took it. With a slight pull, he had her on his lap and was looking at her in the eye.
"You boys better keep track of time," she said, glancing over at them before looking back at David.
Her lips brushed against his softly, feeling like velvet. David slid a hand around her, cupping her neck with it and deepened the kiss. She didn't resist him, her lips moving with his as if they remembered the feeling of his against them. The boys wolf whistled, but David ignored them.
All too soon, Faith was pulling away with a strange gleam in her eye. She didn't look him in the eye as she rose to her feet and ran a hand through her hair.
"I should head back now, the girls will be missing me," she muttered, looking at the boys. "Which one of you is willing to take me back to the motel?"
Paul and Marko glanced at David, each willing to step up to the task, and he shook his head. He turned his gaze to Dwayne, who was pretending to read a book.
"Dwayne, take her home," he said quietly.
Dwayne tossed the book aside and rose to his feet, silently. David watched as Faith stumbled up out of the cave with Dwayne offering occasional support. Marko and Paul looked at him, waiting for Faith's footsteps to fade.
"You should have pulled her back and kissed her again, man," Paul stated, taking a pull on his joint as he sat on the rim of the fountain. "You've got it bad for her."
"Shut up!" David snapped, even though he knew it was the truth, he was going to deny it for as long as possible. Because it just couldn't be possible.
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Faith leaned her head against Dwayne's shoulder, mentally yelling at herself for kissing a man she had only known for two nights. She didn't want to become like Brett. She wanted to remain faithful, but there was just something about David that had her heart racing whenever he looked at her. And that infuriating smirk! She hated how he made her feel. Couldn't he see that she had a boyfriend? Why did he have to be so damn attractive? She could still taste him on her lips…
Dammit all to hell! Faith thought, pulling herself away from Dwayne as he came to a stop in the parking lot of the motel.
Dwayne cut the motor and waited for her to climb off before following suit. Faith pulled a set of keys out of her back pocket and felt him follow her up the steps to the second floor. It was only then that she realized that she hadn't heard him say a word around her all night.
"Dwayne," she said, turning to face him. "Does David usually bring girls to your place?"
He shook his head and looked past her as the muffled sound of moans and dirty bedroom talk could be heard. Faith turned and saw that they were a couple doors down from Brett's room. A girl's bikini top was draped over the handle.
Her heart clenched painfully and bitter tears came to her eyes. Faith's breath hitched and her hands tensed, her mind turning the world into black and white. Dwayne wrapped his arms around her as the first few tears broke free and held her against his bare chest. Faith felt like screaming, but found she couldn't find the air.
"That your boyfriend?" Dwayne asked, his voice soft.
Faith nodded and let him brush away the tears with his thumbs. She was touched by his kindness as he held her in the circle of his arms. They stood like that for a few minutes while she composed herself.
"Dwayne thanks..." Faith murmured, pulling herself away from him.
He followed her to the end of the second floor landing to the room that she and her girl friends were staying. She turned as she put the key in the lock and looked at him.
"Please don't tell David about Brett," she said though she didn't know why.
Dwayne nodded and turned, heading back the way he'd come. Faith took a deep breath and unlocked the door, only to be pulled in by three pairs of hands.
"Tell us everything!" the girls ordered, slamming the door shut behind her…
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A/N: Yay! Another chapter done and out of the way. I used some words that I don't use often in reality, but it felt…oddly liberating. I enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope you did too. If not, feel free to flame me. I take flames and praise as they come, so please review. Thanks! ~ Scarlet
