Saige POV
My body felt like all the hotness, the heat slowly started draining. Then began to be replaced by a soothing, calming, coolness. Slowly I opened my eyes expecting to see Paul smiling at me.
Instead I saw a familiar man working on his old truck. He had short brown hair along with a goatee. Wore blue jeans and a t-shirt. He was smiling up in my direction. His hands were covered in oil from the work he was doing..
"Daddy?" I mouthed. But he didn't seem to hear me.
"DADDY! Wait for us!" It was the voice belonging to a younger me. A little girl wearing a blue t shirt and over alls. Hair in a ponytail. Gwen trying her best to keep up behind me. Brown hair in pigtails and wearing a red sundress. Both of us wearing sandles.
"Alright girls. I have to go down to the store for a part for this truck or else your Mama will have my hid." He chuckled. Dad looked so happy. We all did. Dad walked over to his harley getting ready to leave.
"I wanna go with you. I can umm..hold the part while you drive. Or else you might lose it!" I insisted.
"Me too ..Me too" Gwen agreed. "Please Daddy?"
Dad smiled then looked around checking for any sign of Mom. "Our little secret?" he winked reaching for Gwen setting her securely in front of him. Then he helped me on back. "Hold on tight now Saige."
When we got back. Gwen and I took turns retrieving whatever tools Dad needed to put the new part on. Daddys little helpers in a way.
"I'm going to be right mighty sad when some young men come and takes my little girls from me." Dad teased. Both Gwen and I crinkled our noses up.
"We're not interested in boys yet Daddy." Gwen said.
"And even when we are. No will ever take your place." I smiled. Gwen nodded in agreement.
"John! Girls. Dinner." It was Mom's voice. When she was happy.
We walked into the house and ate supper as usual. Mom and I did dishes together. I ran outside taking the trash out then I heard a noise. Creep up towards the garage. I saw someone messing with Dad's truck. I didn't know who it was then. But the adult me recognized it as a younger Charlie. Gasping when he looked up and saw me. I ran towards the house getting ready to tell Dad then something hard hit me the back of the head causing me to black out. The next morning I woke up in my room. Mom rushed in.
"Saige hun we have to hurry. Your Dad's been in an accident. How's your head sweetie? Your Dad found you unconscious outside." Mom asked in a rush but concerned tone.
"I don't remember what happened..I must of tripped." I muttered tieing my shoe laces and following Mom.
And with that. A tidal wave came crashing down on me. Dad's face flashed before me one more time then disappeared.
"Saige...Saige...SAIGE." I heard Paul's voice out loud. After a few minutes when I didn't respond right away. He tried getting my attention through our bond. "Saige."
Slowly I opened my eyes to see his smiling face grinning down at me. He looked so handsome. Reaching up my fingertips brushed against the side of his face. Our skin now the same temperature. Then I noticed our skin was now also the same color.
"Did you see? That dream or whatever it was?" I asked. Paul nodded slowly. His hand copied the movements of mine and brushed against the side of my face. They slowly trailed down to my mouth where I felt his fingers delicately touch my new vampire fangs. A vampire...Wow bet Dad never saw that coming.
"I saw it all. But now so have they." Paul turned his head.
Paul POV
Saige raised up looking in the direction where I was. There stood our family. Gwen, Marko, David, Marnie, and Dwayne. Saige's eyes locked on Gwen's. She got up and walked half way over to Gwen.
"Did you see it too? Through Marko?" Saige asked.
Gwen nodded her head slowly. "Charlie did it. All this time. But it's just your memories against his. There's no way we can get him arrested for this."
I couldn't help myself from starting to laugh. "Arrested? Darling we're vampires. When someone hurts our own. We have our own breed of justice."
"This is after all the Murder Capitol of the World." Marko nodded agreeing with me. "But before we decide anything think you and Saige should go take care of her current problem."
Turning back to Saige. I then saw her clutching her throat. She was hungry. "Come on. We're going hunting. Then..we'll really go hunting." Smirking I extended my hand out to her which Saige gladly took.
Never did I imagine so many people would be here in the cave following us out. What was only 4 guys was now 7. My boys..My brothers. And now not only one I have two sisters along with my mate.
Saige clung to my arm while we walked around on the boardwalk looking for potential prey. "I know it's scary. But it gets easier. Think of it as picking out a big steak." I whispered into her ear.
Saige chuckled. "Yeah a very...rare steak. Think anyone will miss them in Santa Carla?" Saige's eyes were focused on the crowd by the stage.
Narrowing my own eyes. I could see what she spotted one guy with a blue mohawk passing a bag of cocaine to a surf nazi and it appeared that they were walking off alone away from the crowd towards the beach. Perfect. " Well. I can't speak for Santa Carla but I know I won't miss them!"
"Wow. Wonder how you'd react to people you do miss.." Saige mumbled as we walked towards the two poor saps. "Sorry. I didn't mean that sounded. I know you must miss your Grandma."
"I do. But being around here makes it easier. She use to bring to the beach all the time when my old man was at work. And before all that happened." I answered truthfully. "Enough of the mushy brady bunch feelings talk for now. Focus!"
"Alright..Alright give me a break. I'm a rookie at this remember?" Saige snarled at me.
Saige snarling. Sexy! But now wasn't the time to think about being sexy!
"No it most certainetly isn't..." Saige replied dryly. Forgot for a split second that she could hear my thoughts.
"Just stay calm. We're almost out of sight of people." I instructed.
She nodded while clutching her stomach. "No looking back huh?"
"Stay here." I told Saige after leaving her leaning against a tree then made my way over to the saps talking on the beach. Usually if the guys were here we'd hunt like a pack. But we don't always hunt like that and Saige needed to be talk. 1st time may not be the charm but she is a rookie at this after all.
"Hey boys. Couldn't help but over hear you over by the music back there. Was wondering if you'd be willing to help my lady and I out. We're wanting to party tonight." I winked at the drug dealer and his current customer. A surf nazi.
"You have cash?" The Dealer asked.
I smiled pulling out a wad of cash . "Why not party with us guys?"
"You willing to share the cute red-head over there?" The surf nazi asked eying Saige.
Saige I guessed having heard them gave both the guys a come get me smile and playfully exposed her light skinned shoulder.
"Starting to wonder if you'll be TOO good at this..." I teased Saige telepathically. Also took some restraint not to kill the guy right there for how he was looking at her.
Saige POV
"Pff. Don't you start. I can just imagine all the ways you've lured stupid little unexpecting bimbos to their doom." I shot back at Paul.
"Yeah...Yeah...Anyway stay focus!." Paul smirked at me while following the two creeps who were walking towards me. Guess it was time to play my part.
"Hey boys. You willing to help me and my man out tonight?" I playfully pouted to them.
"Depends sugar. Your man isn't selfish with you is he?" The drug dealer asked stepping closer.
"Nope he's not." I answered.
"Yes I am. I want the dealer for that one." Paul replied and demanded all at once.
The surf nazi and drug dealer were both getting impatient and uneasy at this point. "So umm. Are we going to party or what?" The Drug Dealer asked. Paul then had a hand around the guys throat then his other hand around the surf nazi.
"Sure boys. But the lady and I need a snack before we do any partying." Paul grinned. His face was not transformed into its demonic phase. Fangs found their way into the drug dealers throat so naturally.
But I didn't know if I could really do it. Could I really kill these people? Even though the delicious aroma of their blood was now in the air putting my vampire instincts into a trance? That delicious smell. My face tightened. My own white fangs watered hungrily.
"I...I don't know if I can do this..." I whispered backing away.
Paul used this claw to cut into the surf nazi's throat then pushed him towards me. "You have too. You must feed. It's the only way to make the pain go away." Paul insisted.
Nodding in agreement. I felt like a little kid again when my Mom forced me to eat broccoli. Ick. Hated the stuff. So I did to the surf nazi what I did to the broccoli. Shut my eyes and just got it over with. I put my mouth to his neck and got on with it. Warm, red liquid slide down my throat. All the pain slowly went away bit by bit as I drank more. When finally finished I leaned back against the tree feeling so buzzed. Like a person would feel after drinking too much whiskey. Paul took the bodies and threw them out into the ocean allowing the current take them away to become shark chow. I guess in a way that's what I am now. A land shark.
Paul came back and pulled me close to him. "It'll get easier in time. You did fine. Let's get you cleaned up and go find your sister. Marko says she's getting impatient. We'll head back to the Emerson house to get your things and you can shower. Gwen and Marko said they'd meet us there."
Nodding in agreement. My mind was still buzzing from the high of my first kill. I barely even noticed Paul leading me back to his motorcycle. My hearing was so enhanced now. I could hear everything from an owl hooting to a married couple yelling a few blocks passed as we drove on.
Gwen was sitting on the front porch waiting. She got up and walked over to me slowly. "You look so..you. Messy. And you definitely need a shower. But you're still you." Gwen then looked at Paul. "Marko's out hunting."
"Gee thanks sis.." I replied smiling walking into the house. "Are you staying here or are you moving to the cave as well?"
"Yeah. No sense in staying here when I'll eventually have a set of my own fangs." Gwen grinned. "There's something you need to talk to me about? About Dad?"
I heard Paul mutter. "Shit." And continued on inside upstairs.
"I'm guessing Marko told you? I was gonna tell you as soon as I saw you but I had to feed first." I explained quickly turning around looking down at Gwen who was at the foot of the stairs.
She nodded understanding. "I understand. But I want you to understand something. If Charlie and Mom aren't gone by the time I become a vampire too...And I have no idea when that will be...Then I'll kill him myself when I am turned." All seriousness. No hesitation in Gwen's voice.
"Gwen. I have no right to tell you no. He was your father too. Let's take it one step at a time little sister." I suggested then turned to go towards me room.
Gwen POV
I cried for hours after Marko explained to me what Saige saw. I could feel he was trying to keep the thoughts blank so I couldn't see. But I insisted on him telling me. After crying I felt something snap inside me. The good girl in me went silent. I wanted blood. I still want blood. Not to feed but for justice.
"Never pegged you to be violent." Paul smiled stepping over to me. Sitting in the living room alongside me.
"I always knew Charlie was a coward. A worm. But murderer?" I replied quietly. "Guess it shouldn't surprise me though huh?"
"You're not naive for thinking that way Gwen. It just shows that even through dark times you can still see good." Paul said in a big brother way. "Great now I sound like a fortune cookie..."
We both busted out laughing then Pauls laughing came to a screeching halt. His body was rigged. "Paul...What is it?"
"You're fortune just run out pretty boy.." said a familiar voice belonging to my fathers murderer. Turning around I saw Charlie standing there with a hand gun in his right hand. "If I can't have these sweetlings no one can."
Paul was fast going for Charlie but it wasn't fast enough for the gun had fired in my direction hitting my shoulder. Clutching my shoulder as I fell over down in front of the couch which blocked my view of the scuffle I heard. A another gun shot. Screaming. Saige was enraged screaming.
"Marko..." I called out to him through our bond.
"GWEN. PAUL! " Marko's voice boomed yelling in the house.
I felt Marko lifting me up into his arms giving me a better view of what happend. Charlie laid dead on the out like a light. His throat ripped out.
"Paul? Saige?" I asked looking around wincing from the pain of the bullet in my shoulder. Saige was laying on the stairs clutching her stomach. Her stomach.
The other gun shot had hit her. But she should be ok. She's a vampire now. Right?
"She'll be fine. Paul needs to take her to feed. It'll heal the wound. But I have to get you to the cave. David and Dwayne are on their way here to figure out what to do with Charlie." Marko explained as he ran out. I looked over his shoulder seeing Paul picking up Saige.
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A/N Sorry for the long wait for an update. Works been hectic. But I hope everyone enjoys this :) And I'll do my best to get the next one up quicker.