Updated as of 4-9-18
Amethyst couldn't believe her eyes and ears. David had just complimented her and smiled at her. She was tempted to ask if he was feeling okay but knew Vampires didn't get sick. The boys also looked surprised at their leader, all of them had stopped what they were doing to turn to him.
"Th-thank you," Amethyst said with a slight stutter as she took the pile of papers. His smile awkwardly faded as he turned to face the boys.
"Marko, boxes," he commanded. Marko nodded and left the room only to return with four folded up boxes. He handed one to Amethyst, Paul and Dwayne before he started to fold his into a box.
"I'll take care of my clothes." Amethyst said as she stood up and moved in front of her dresser.
"You sure you don't want any help?" Paul asked with a smirk.
"I think I'll be fine," she said with a playful glare.
"What should we pack?" Marko asked.
"Um, Paul, you can get all my music. Dwayne, books. Marko, all the things on my desk and walls." She said. The boys nodded and got to work while David sat on the bed and looked through Amethyst's sketches.
Once everything was in boxes the boys brought it outside.
"How are we gonna get this stuff to the cave?"
"Fly it there," Marko said as if it were obvious.
"Duh," Paul added.
"You guys can actually fly?" Amethyst asked with wide eyes. "I thought you were just really good at jumping." Marko started to laugh.
"Mhm, pretty cool huh?" Paul asked with a smirk.
"I'm gonna be able to fly too, right?"
"Well, you'll have to get used to it first so you don't fly away on us," Marko said with a laugh.
"So um, four boxes, four of you... I'm staying here?" she asked. David shook his head and if on cue Dwayne picked up one of the boxes and put it on top of the one he'd brought out before picking them both up. "So someone is going to carry me?"
"Unless you can ride all four bikes back at once. We'll drop you off there then come back for our bikes," Marko explained.
"So who's carrying me?" she asked. Suddenly she let out a squeak as someone picked her up bridal style. She did a quick sweep to see Dwayne, Paul and Marko all holding boxes. She looked up to see David wished her face wasn't burning so visibly.
"Put your arms around my neck," he instructed as he glanced down at her. She gulped and did as he said. Suddenly they were off the ground and she hid her face against his jacket. She felt a shiver go up and down her whole body when he whispered in her ear. "I won't drop you." Amethyst nodded against his chest but kept her face hidden. She didn't want him to see how red her face really was.
Once at the cave the boys went inside the cave and put the boxes by Amethyst's bed while David walked in, still carrying her.
"Y-you can put me down," she stuttered. David ignored her as he walked over to her bed. He put her down so she was standing next to her bed before he left with the others without a word. Amethyst let out a breath and fell back onto her bed.
...
When the boys came back it was about two hours to sun rise.
"Dwayne?" Amethyst asked. Everyone looked to her. "Can you teach me to ride before the sun comes up?" she asked with puppy dog eyes. He nodded and the two went outside. They spent about an hour and a half teaching her how to balance and ride before they decided to go back inside. "Thanks Dwayne," she said before she leaned up to kiss his cheek. He ruffled her hair slightly.
"No problem," he said with a smile. "Get some rest."
The sun rose as Amethyst lay on her bed staring up at the cave ceiling. She wasn't really all that tired. An idea suddenly wormed its way into her head. With a big smiled she got up and put her sunglasses on before she ran outside. She winced at the brightness of the sun and let her eyes get used to it before she climbed the steps up the side of the cliff. She went over to Dwayne's bike, the one she had been learning to ride, and got on. With a deep breath and started it up. She grinned before taking off towards the boardwalk.
Amethyst got to the boardwalk and pulled over towards the entrance, parking the bike where the boys usually did. She got off and held back a smile as she walked onto the boardwalk. Despite having lived in Santa Carla for all her life, she had never seen it during the day. She had always stayed at Max's house during the day and they would only go to the store after the sun set.
It was much different in the daytime though it was the same place. For one it was much hotter and brighter, naturally. She preferred the night, the boardwalk being lit up by the lights of the rides and stores. After 17 years she never had the opportunity to go into any of the stores besides Video Max. Not many stores on the boardwalk interested her that much either. Although, one store did catch her attention. With a smirk to herself she walked in. She looked around like a child in a toy-store at all the comics on display. Amethyst picked up a Batman comic and read the first few pages. After a few moments she noticed two younger boys watching her. She glanced up to see one kid with sort of long hair with a bandana and another with shorter hair.
"Take a picture it'll last longer," she said before she went back to the comic, for a moment, then she put it back and picked up another. The two boys walked over to her.
"Never seen you during the day," The one with the bandana said. She glanced up from the comic with an eyebrow raised.
"Is that supposed to mean something? I prefer the night, that's all," she said with a shrug, going back to reading.
"You hang out with that gang, don't you?" The shorter one asked.
"Mhmm," She hummed not bothering to look at them as she swapped comics again.
"How come we never see them during the day?" Bandana asked.
"We don't like the daytime," she shrugged. "night is much more fun."
"You sound like a vampire," he said. Amethyst chuckled.
"Dude, I'm out during the day right now," she said as she put down the comic.
"Then you're dating a vampire," he said as he took the comic she was about to pick up.
"Hey. And I'm not dating anyone."
"So you're single?" The shorter haired boy asked.
"That's generally what 'not dating anyone' means," she said with an obvious 'duh' in her tone. She went for another comic but Bandana grabbed it before she could. She sighed and tuned to face them, crossing her arms. "What?"
"Why are you coming out in the day now?"
"Cause I wanted to? Why do I need to explain myself to you?" she said as she walked around to the other side of the display and picked up another comic only to have it pulled out of her hand and replaced by another. "'Vampires Everywhere!'?" she read the title. "You're kidding, right?"
"It could save your life one day., Bandana said.
"Right." She held it back out to him. "I don't want it."
"I think you do."
"Well I don't." She put it with a bunch of random comics. "Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go somewhere away from you two," she said as she walked past them.
"My names Alan!" The shorter haired boy called out. She turned to look back at them.
"Alright, now I can call you Alan and Bandana," she said before turning around to walk away.
"Edgar, not Bandana," the other one grumbled.
"I don't really care," she said in sing-song as she left the store.
Amethyst looked at her watch and sighed. It had only been about an hour but being so used to sleeping during the day she was already extremely tired. She made her way back to where she'd left Dwayne's bike, rode home to the cave, parked the bike where she found it and went into the cave. Once she made her way in and let herself collapse on her bed.
It seemed like only minutes had gone by when Amethyst woke up to Paul shaking her later that night.
"Hey, wake up sleepy head," he said as he continued to shake her shoulder gently.
"I'm up, I'm up," she mumbled as she sat up. She looked at Paul who just looked at her. "Is there something on my face?" He shook his head with a small smile before he got up. The boys waited outside while Amethyst changed. She left the cave and walked over to the boys who were waiting on their bikes. "So who am I riding with tonight?" she asked.
"Oh, oh, me! Pick me!" Paul shouted as he waved his hand around. Amethyst giggled before she went over to his bike and got on behind him. "I like your skirt," he noted as he looked back at her, putting his hand on her bare knee for a moment before putting his hand back on his bike handle.
Once they got to the boardwalk and parked Amethyst touched Paul's arm to get his attention. He turned to her as she got off the bike.
"Can I go off by myself for a bit? I wanna go to that concert." They could hear the music coming from some speakers and see the large crowd in the distance. Paul glanced at David who nodded.
"Sure," Paul said as he got off his bike.
"Just find us later," David told her.
...
Amethyst made her way to the concert where a buff, shirtless guy with a saxophone was singing. It was really crowded and there were a few barrels with fire. People were cheering and clapping as they danced with the music. Amethyst pushed through the crowd to find a small area where there was room for her. She listened to the music for a while, dancing some, before it got a bit boring and she pushed her way back through the crowd. Right before she got out of the crowd she tripped over someone's foot. She let out a loud gasp that was drowned out by the music. Just before she hit the ground someone caught her and pulled her against them. She looked up to see a brown haired guy.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine," she said. He gave a sheepish smile and let go of her. She felt her cheeks warm from embarrassment. "Um, I have to go," she said as she walked backwards a bit before she turned and ran off to find the boys before the boy had a chance to respond. She realized that she didn't have to find the boys right away; she could always walk around and find them later.
After about 10 minutes of walking around by herself, she found it to be fairly boring so she decided to go and find the boys; it wouldn't be hard to find them since they were the only four people on motorcycles on the boardwalk. She turned around quickly and walked right into someone.
"Oh! I'm sorry," she apologized as she looked up to see the brown haired boy from before. "Oh.. Hi."
"Hi," he said with a slight chuckle. "I never got your name," he said. The two started to walk together.
"I never got yours either," she pointed out.
"I asked you first," he countered with a smile.
"Did you follow me just to learn my name?" she asked with a teasing smile. The boy faltered slightly, obviously embarrassed. "I'm Amethyst."
"Amethyst? Like the purple rock?" She nodded taking out her necklace and showing him. "Neat. I'm Michael."
"Nice to meet you, Michael," she said with a smile.
"So, you, uh, you like motorcycles?" he asked.
"Yeah, actually, my friend's teaching me to ride one."
"Really? You wanna go for a ride with me?"
"Hmm, maybe." She gave him a side glance with a smirk.
"My bike's right over there." He pointed to a red bike parked by the fence.
"Alright then," she said shyly. He led her over to his bike and got on in before he smiled at her. They heard the motorcycles before they saw the boys pull up. Amethyst gulped slightly and didn't look over at them.
"Where are you goin, Amethyst?" She heard David ask.
"Michael offered me a ride."
"Come on," Michael said before he took her hand and gently pulled her towards his bike.
"Amethyst," David repeated more sternly. She felt a shiver go down her spin and turned to look at him. He was giving her a look that said, 'Get over here.' She swallowed and pulled her hand from Michael's, giving him an apologetic smile, before she walked over to David. Amethyst went to get on the back of his bike when he stopped her by grabbing her chin lightly, then leaned down and captured her lips. Her eyes widened and her face flushed. He pulled away and smirked at Michael before he let Amethyst get on the back of his bike. She glanced at the other boys to see they had shifted their glares from Michael to David. "You know where Hudson's Bluff is overlooking the point?" Michael looked away for a moment before pointing to David's bike.
"I can't beat your bike."
"You don't have to beat me, Michael. You just have to try and keep up," David said before he revved his engine. He started to pull away and turned his head. "Hold on tight." Amethyst wrapped her arms around his waist and gripped the front of his shirt before the group took off. She could hear the other boys laughing and whooping. They got to the stairs and rode down them no problem. Once on the beach Amethyst couldn't help her smile; she loved riding with her boys and it made it even more exciting to be riding with David. David let out a loud howl and she couldn't help but laugh. She looked behind them to see Michael was the last one of them, just barely keeping up. Paul laughed loudly and Amethyst looked to see him right beside them. He looked over and grinned at her. She grinned back.
Soon they were going under the docks then through the woods. When they got close enough to Hudson's Bluff the others pulled back some and Michael caught up to David.
"Come on!" he taunted. Michael started to go a bit ahead of them. "Come on, Michael!" Amethyst's grip on his tightened.
"David! Stop!" Amethyst put her mouth by his ear, even though she knew he could hear her without her doing that, to protest.
Right before they got to the edge of the cliff Michael did a quick turn and he and his bike fell to the ground, sliding in the dirt right to the edge of the drop off.
David slowed his bike and they hit the edge safely. Amethyst looked down the cliff and gripped onto David tighter. He put a hand on one of her arms, giving it a reassuring squeeze. He backed up the bike some before he let go of her and she got off the bike. She looked over to see Michael getting up.
"What the hell are you doing, huh?" he yelled as he approached David before he punched him in the face. Amethyst gasped and jumped.
"Michael no!" She moved in front of David who stayed on the bike. The others got off their bikes and pulled Michael away. He shrugged them off.
"Just you! Come on! Just you!" David slowly turned to look at Michael with a grin. "Come on, just you."
"How far are you willing to go, Michael?"