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The sound of a telephone ringing was enough to wake Angela the next day. Only seconds later were there footsteps coming up the stairs followed by a soft knock on her door.

"Angela?" Jane called from the other side of the door. "Are you awake?"

She sat up. "Yes, come in."

"You have a phone call." Jane said standing in the doorway.

"What time is it?"

"Almost 12:30."

"Already?" Angela jumped out of bed. "I didn't mean to sleep so late, I'm-"

Jane laughed, "It's ok sweetie, it's summer you're supposed to sleep late."

Angela let out a relieved sigh. "Right, I guess I forgot."

"Well either way, it's a little late for breakfast so I'll fix you some lunch, how about a sandwich?"

"Yeah, that's fine."

"Ok, and maybe you can help out in the yard a little later."

"I don't know much about gardening or anything but I'll try." Angela laughed.

She followed her aunt downstairs and stopped in the hall where she picked up the phone.

"Hey Dad, how are you?"

"Angela?" A females voice asked. "It's Valerie, Drew's friend from the beach."

"Oh Valerie, I'm sorry I was expecting my dad for some reason!" she said embarrassed.

"It's alright," Valerie laughed. "I was actually calling to see if you wanted to hang out with me and Claire later."

"Yeah, that would be great."

"Awesome! We're thinking about dinner and a little shopping tonight, is that ok?"

"Sounds great, I'll see you tonight."

"Bye!"

After a quick lunch and a few hours with Jane in the back yard, Angela went upstairs to get ready.

The girl's arrived just before sunset. Angela jumped in the backseat of Valerie's car and they headed for the boardwalk. Because it was dark when she met them the first time, she was able to take in their appearances fully. Valerie was tall and slender with long curly red hair and fair skin. Claire seemed just her opposite, much shorter with short straight dark brown hair and a face covered in freckles. As different as they appeared, the more Angela looked at them the more they seemed to really fit each other. They even matched their outfits, causing Angela to reevaluate her own.

"Ok, what do we do first?" Claire said as they stepped out of the car.

"Well, I'm not really hungry yet." Valerie said.

"Well we can look through some stores first and then eat last." Angela suggested.

"Perfect!" the two girls exclaimed at the same time.

"So how do you like Santa Carla?" Claire asked as they entered a small shop.

"I really like it." Angela smiled. "It seems like a fun place to live, everyone seems so alive."

The two girl's shot each other a look before Valerie chimed in, "Yeah, well just be careful if you ever go out at night."

"Alone." Claire added.

Angela wondered how anyone could ever really be alone in such a busy town like Santa Carla. She went out by herself the night before and had a great time, but before she could respond to the two, they were already off wandering the aisles of the store.

A couple hours later, the small group decided on one more store before heading off to dinner. Once inside, the girls went their separate ways, looking through the many racks of clothes.

While looking at some t-shirts, something hit Angela lightly on the foot. She looked down and picked up a small ball, realizing it must belong to a child who lost it. She looked ahead of her in hopes of finding the owner. With no luck, she decided she would leave it at the front counter hoping it would be found, but before she was able to make her way to the front of the store someone was tapping her on her arm causing her to turn around.

"Laddie?"

"Hi Angie." he said softly looking at the object in her hand.

"This must be yours." she handed him the toy, spreading a smile across his face.

She looked behind him and noticed there was no one with him.

"You're not here by yourself are you?"

"No," a voice came from behind her. "He's with me."

Angela turned around, coming face to face with Star.

"Hi, Star." Angela's eyes hit the ground just as they did the night before, only this time Marko wasn't there to save her.

"Laddie, why don't you thank Angie, and then go sit on the bench right outside." Star began. "I'll be out in a minute."

"Thanks Angie." the boy ran off.

After a moment of silence, Angela decided to speak up.

"So, I like your skirt, did you-"

Star stopped her, "Angie you have to stay away from Marko."

"I'm sor….what?" She didn't know what to say.

"I'm sorry but it's for your own good."

"My own good?"

"Yes, Marko's too!" Star stepped closer.

"You don't even know me that well." Angela stepped back.

"And you don't know Marko." Star came forward again. "Please, you have to trust me."

"Trust you? I don't know…wait a minute, you're with David right?" Angela stepped forward.

Star didn't respond, she was looking at Angela's face trying to figure her out, fear in her eyes.

"I get it," Angela finally spoke. "You're used to being the only girl, but I'm not-"

"It's not like that Angela." Star quickly interrupted.

"Then what's the problem?"

"Hey Angela, we're ready to leave," Claire appeared. "Oh, sorry I didn't know you were talking to someone."

"It's fine." Angela couldn't break her eyes from Star's. "I'm ready to go too. Bye, Star."

Star said nothing as Angela walked away, Claire and Valerie whispering behind her.

There was silence between the girls as they walked to the restaurant. Angela sat across from the two girls who exchanged looks, deciding Valerie would break the silence.

"So, how do you know her?"

"Who, Star?"

"Well, yeah." Claire said. "She's never spoken to either of us before and we've lived here for years."

"Yeah, and what were you talking about anyways?" Valerie added.

"Nothing," Angela started. "I mean, I don't know her." She mumbled something about a little boy in the store as she stared blankly out of the window next to her. There was something about the look in Star's eyes that she couldn't escape.

The dinner was relatively quiet, with the girl's only making small talk between bites. Eventually Claire and Valerie found themselves in their own conversation while Angela lost herself in her own thoughts. It wasn't long before they found themselves walking back to the car.

Once they were in the car Angela spoke up. "I'm really sorry you guys. I completely ruined dinner."

"No you didn't!" Claire exclaimed. "Believe me, I'd be freaked out if that girl talked to me too."

"What do you mean?" Angela asked.

"That girl's kind of creepy, Angela." Valerie said. "I mean, we don't really know her or anything but-"

"Then what do you mean?" Angela was surprised by the tone in her own voice, she was almost defending Star.

"Nothing," Claire started. "We didn't mean anything by it, it's just, you know the people she hangs out with…" her voice trailed off.

Before she could question them further, the car pulled into the driveway where Angela stepped out and began walking towards the front door.

"Hey!" Valerie called out. "So, we'll see you at the baseball game tomorrow then, right?"

"Yeah, see you guys tomorrow." Angela forced a smile as the car pulled away.

Drew was sitting in the living room when she walked in.

"Hey Ange." he said staring at the television.

"Hey." she sat down.

"So how was it? Those two can be a little weird sometimes." Drew joked.

"It was alright." she smiled. "Except, they got kind of scared of a girl we saw."

She didn't mention her name, afraid Drew would have the same reaction the girls did.

"I'm not surprised," he laughed. "They think vampires are taking over the town."

"Vampires?"

"Oh yeah, the Frog brothers got to them and totally freaked them out. I'm surprised they haven't got to you yet."

Angela let out a relieved laugh, "The Frog brothers, I should have known."

"Yeah, well I'm gonna get to bed."

"Me too." she said as they made their way upstairs.

"Night Ange."

"Goodnight."

Once in her room, Angela tossed her bag on the bed only to watch it fall off. She sighed at her poor aim and walked over to pick up the contents that had fallen out. She knelt on the ground and threw the items inside, the last of which caused her to pause.

She took the comic book in her hands and Drew's words rang in her ears.

"Don't be stupid." she thought to herself.

She flipped the comic book over and saw a phone number scribbled on the back.

"The Frog brothers." She thought. "Why not."

She made her way downstairs and once she was sure no one was around she sat in the living room with the phone on her lap. Reluctantly, she dialed the number and the boys answered so fast she wondered if it even rang.

"Hello." Edgar spoke first.

She immediately regretted calling and as she contemplated hanging up, Alan spoke.

"It's Angela."

"How did you know that?" Angela asked shocked.

"What's wrong?" Edgar ignored her question.

"Nothing, why do you think something's wrong?"

"We told you to call if there was a problem." Edgar said.

"I'm not in trouble or anything, I just thought maybe you could help me with something."

"Hey, we're vampire hunters not a chat line." Alan stated.

"Fine, sorry I asked. See you guys around."

"Wait!" Edgar exclaimed. "What exactly is your dilemma?"

Angela sighed, "Well there's this girl and," she didn't want to come straight out and ask if she was a vampire; that would be admitting to herself that they could be real.

"And?" Alan asked.

"Well, I figured you guys might know her, and could tell me about her, like who she is exactly."

"What's her name?" Edgar asked.

"Star."

After a moment between the two boys, Alan spoke up. "We don't know any 'Star' but we'll look into it for you."

"Thanks guys."

"Is there anyone else?" Edgar asked.

She thought of Marko and the whole group, but decided it would be best not to mention any of them for now.

"Uh, no that's it. Just her."

Alan whispered to Edgar so Angela couldn't hear, "She hesitated."

"Are you sure there's no one else?" Edgar asked.

"Positive." She answered quickly.

"Alright," Edgar replied. "We'll call as soon as we know anything."

"Great, thanks. I'll talk to you later." She responded before hanging up.

Before laying down for the night, Angela ran her fingers softly over the jacket that sat on her desk chair. She found it difficult to fall asleep that night with images of the young woman appearing every time she closed her eyes, and the sound of her warning humming in her ears.

A/N: Sorry if this chapter was bit boring, I'm excited for the next one though! Hope you guys are still enjoying!