Disclaimer: I own nothing related to the Lost Boys, only my OCs belong to me.

Warning: This story contains violence, gore, sexual actions (both consensual and non-consensual), alcohol, and drug use. Please read at your own discretion. If you're under eighteen or are offended by any of these actions you should probably find another story. If you're up for reading it then I hope you enjoy!

Author's Note: Thank you for all the positive feedback! I know it got a little gritty back there, and it probably will again, but so far I'm liking where this story is taking me and I'm glad all of you are coming along for the ride as well! Just to clear something up, the character's name Brylee is pronounced Br-eye-lee and when people call her Bry it's pronounced like Br-eye. This is a current chapter, not one from Brylee's past.

Selene and Brylee walked arm in arm down the boardwalk to the miniature garment district just past the carnival. It was the first time Brylee had been outside the cave in weeks, much less seen other human beings. She was so happy to be out with Selene and not have the boys on their tails, even though David and Marko fought hard to go with them. Paul and Dwayne were not having it, there was no way they were going clothes shopping so it was settled that they would let the girls go, as long as they were back by ten o'clock.

"Oh, come on guys. Even Cinderella got till midnight!" Selene shrugged.

"Yeah, well Cinderella didn't have to change into a vampire by sunrise darlin'." David glared.

That was all the argument that Brylee needed, she didn't want to risk anyone changing their minds in letting her out at all. She convinced Selene to quit fighting it and just go, she wanted out of the cave and she wanted out at that very moment.

The boys brought them to the boardwalk and dropped them off. They were going to be around, but let the girls on their own for a while. David was convinced that Brylee would run off and made Marko paranoid about it. Selene sensed Marko tailing them at a distance at first, but she wasn't going to make Brylee think about it. This was her last night as a human and she was going to enjoy it more than any night of her life.

The stores were bigger than she remembered, then again everything seemed bigger outside of the cave. Selene went right for the racks of clothes, trying to find the cutest things she could for her friend. Brylee took in the surrounding, the sights and sounds were a little overwhelming but she got used to them pretty fast. Everything was so bright, so colorful, so full of life, the opposite of what she had been living the past several weeks. Selene quickly pulled her back into focus because they did not have a lot of time to have the girls' night they had been dreaming of.

Before Brylee could even look through the racks, Selene handed her a pile of things to try on.

"You know, I'd like to look too." She laughed.

"You will, after you try these on. Trust me, I would not steer you wrong."

"These all look like things that would look much better on you." Brylee chuckled as she hung things up in the changing room.

"Well, I can borrow them, can't I?"

"Only if I can borrow yours too."

"Of course!"

Selene had her try on about a dozen corset looking tops, that made her look like she had more of a chest than she did, and leather pants that Brylee hated. They made her itch in places she didn't like feeling itchy. They agreed on three of them, a black one, a plum colored one with black lace, and a midnight blue one.

When Brylee was finally able to look through the racks it was nearly 8:30, they had an hour and a half before they had to meet the boys. She started rushing, which wasn't something she wanted to have to do. Selene had left and come back with two small boxes of popcorn for them to snack on. Brylee didn't have to eat before the change but Selene recommended it. Apparently while her stomach died it would make her vomit after she drank her first kill, so something to cushion the blow would make it easier on her. It wasn't the best thought to have while picking up clothes, once she started to nibble at the popcorn it made her realize this was the last food she would eat as a human. By the time the sun rose up over the ocean, she would be a vampire. They huddled up at the racks and whispered to each other while they shopped.

"You scared?" Selene asked, noticing that Brylee had been still for a minute.

"I don't know. I guess I am, but I'm not at the same time. It's weird."

"It's good to have some fear. When I turned all I thought about was being with Dwayne for all eternity, nothing else mattered."

"That's romantic."

"No, it was insane. As much as I care for him I wish I would have thought about what it would have been like living in the cave with the others too."

"At least you two love each other. Marko –"

"I'm not sure if Vampires love. It's not the same as being human. It's something totally different and yet exactly the same."

"That's really deep."

"I'll be here for you every step of the way. If you ever want to ask a question no matter how silly it may seem to you I want you to ask me."

"Alright, I've got one. What's the change like?"

"You'll get lightheaded before you feed. After that all you're going to want to do is drink until you're full. You're small, so it probably won't be too much. You'll be cold, but the blood will keep you warm. Your mind will be fuzzy for a bit, but you'll feel like you're seeing everything through new eyes. It might hurt a little, but not much."

"Maybe I'm very scared."

"That's normal, you should be. You're about to die."

"Not of that. Of having to be with Marko. Of being trapped here forever. I've … never mind."

"You've what?"

"I've been thinking … if I don't like being a vampire … if I can't deal with Marko and David … they might not let up." She looked at the ground.

"You were thinking of ending it yourself?"

Brylee nodded feeling ashamed she had even considered it. At the same time her body was at the breaking point and so was her mind. She had dealt with so much physical and mental twisting at their hands it was hard to imagine living through it as a human much longer and if it didn't stop when she turned she didn't know how much more she'd be able to fight through it.

"You won't, you're stronger than that."

"I don't know about that. I don't know if I can take an eternity of them."

"Come here, it will be alright. I promise." She tried to hold back a few stray tears as she hugged her future sister close. Part of Selene wanted to tell her everything she knew about why David was having Marko act the way he was, maybe it would make her feel better, maybe it would help her in some way, but she couldn't. There were things that she wasn't supposed to tell Brylee about no matter how bad she wanted to.

They bought about seventy dollars' worth of clothes, even though none of them were going to be worn that night. Since she was going to get all bloody she figured she could just wear the old clothes she borrowed from Selene, a black Aerosmith off the shoulder crop top with the red straps of her bra showing and a pair of denim shorts that were actually a bit big on her. They would try and salvage the clothes after the night was through, but if they couldn't it wasn't a big deal. They had ten minutes to get back to the boys, and they were going to make it with five minutes to spare.

"Well shit, buy a whole wardrobe?" Paul laughed.

"Considering all she had was those ratty old pajamas," Selene glared at Marko, "we had to."

Marko grinned at the ground and bit at his thumb, "What can I say, I like being able to see my girl's skin." He winked at Brylee. "I hope her new clothes still show off how beautiful my girl is." He said running a hand through Brylee's hair. The girl felt the urge to recoil at his touch, but didn't.

"You ready for the first day of the rest of eternity, darlin'?" David said getting ready to start up his bike.

Brylee watched Selene get on the back of Dwayne's bike holding one of the bags. With the other in hand, she walked behind Marko and got on the back of his bike.

"Ready as I'll ever be."

"Then you're gonna want some of this." Paul smiled tossing her a small silver flask.

She knew what was in it, she knew what she had to do. Before she did anything she had to ask, "Whose blood is this?"

"You're learning fast, sweetheart." Marko beamed and kissed the top of her head. "It's the same thing from the bottle in the cave, just a little extra of mine added to it."

Part of Brylee was relieved she wasn't drinking only Marko's blood. She couldn't bear the thought of actually having him and only him be part of her new form. She'd rather have a bit of all of them, then she wouldn't feel like a slave. Could she believe him though? His eyes were so trustworthy, but she knew better. He couldn't be trusted and neither could David. She looked over at Paul and Dwayne who were shaking their heads to affirm that he was telling the truth and that was enough for her.

She opened the flask and drank from it. She could hear the others clapping around her but the sticky taste the blood was leaving in her mouth demanded all of her focus. It was nothing like she had expected it to be. One time she had kissed Marko with her own blood on his lips, but that was wet and bitter. This tasted sweet and it dripped down her throat like honey. She didn't drink a lot, only a couple of sips, it was all the sweetness she could handle.

'Must be the wine.' She thought.

The effects hit her like a ton of bricks. Her head was spinning and every part of her body felt like it was on fire. The sounds on the boardwalk hit her ears harder and all of the sudden the lights became harsher than they had only a moment ago.

"Let's get her to a quiet spot on the beach. We can spend some time there while we wait for her to be ready to feed." Dwayne suggested.

"I like that idea." Selene smiled as she took the other bag from Brylee's hand. "We can take these things back to the cave and meet you there."

"Come on, girl. Let's get outta here." Marko said before starting his bike. The sounds felt like knives to Brylee's ears, but it toned down to a subtle buzz she couldn't even hear once they started moving. Not that she could tell when they had started moving, or where they were going, or why. She closed her eyes and rested her head on the back of Marko's jacket as they drove to the beach.