HEY GUYS- so I think preppyred maybe threw up a little bit after that last chapter. RECAP: sam's a vampire along with his girlfriend Alexa, who has traveled here with her friends from the future and they have all basically hooked up, except for Alan and Paige because Alan is premature and can't seem to wrap his head around the fact that he likes Paige. Alexa and Sam had sex, and so did Sydney and Edgar (except theirs was more violent), and Sydney was a vampire for a little while but isn't anymore since she and her friends killed Paul and Marko. Alexa is still a vampire and Edgar grazed her back with a stake, enabling Dwayne to kidnap her. Sam has gone after her as Paige and Alan train in the middle of nowhere.

Just letting ya know what's going on! I don't own the Lost Boys.

Chapter 21

The pain ripped through my back like wildfire as I clutched it and screamed: the stake must have been covered with garlic or something. I writhed and twisted in pain, unable to fight off Dwayne as he wrapped his arms around my waist and we flew off down the beach.

I heard Sydney yelling for a few minutes before the rushing wind filled my ears. The pain spread through my body, numbing to a constant, uncomfortably warm ache. Dwayne looked concerned as he landed in front of the familiar cave from where we'd rescued Sydney earlier.

Laying me down on a pile of blankets, he vanished for a few moments before returning with a small jar of light green paste. When he twisted it open, the smell of mint filled the air, and I winced as I tried to take a deeper breath.

He flipped me over as if I were nothing more than a paper doll and lifted the back of my shirt. I squirmed and tried to hit him, move him away, get him the fuck off me, but my muscles hurt too much, and I collapsed onto the pillow, moaning in pain. His cool fingers spread ointment over the wound I could feel developing: wide but shallow, it would hurt for a while, even with vampire healing powers. He lowered my shirt and turned me back around, gazing calmly at me. I think he asked me a question, but my senses had numbed, and I simply blinked at him before falling asleep.

~LATER THAT NIGHT~

I woke up a couple of hours later, thirsty and disoriented. Dwayne hovered nearby, handing me a vial of dark red liquid. "Good evening," he whispered. "I see no need for introductions. You know who I am. Please, drink." I opened the vial and sniffed carefully: deer's blood. I drank greedily, softening the aching need of my throat as he continued.

"You and your friends…you weren't brought to be in a harem, despite how Paul and Marko made it sound. We were looking for partners. We searched for eternal companions, who could remain with us through the golden days and longer. When David was against our scheme, well, he had to go. But we brought the three of you here because we saw through that fire that you were loyal and true and honest."

He knelt before me, tipping my chin up with his hand. His black eyes glittered dangerously close to my own. "You were all pretty," he whispered. "That counted too. You were all born to live forever."

He gazed hard at my face, staring me down. "Such beautiful green eyes," he murmured. "They're why I wanted you. From the very beginning, they showed me everything about you: your strength, your cleverness, your loss. You don't trust easily, do you?"

"Something about you- your eyes- it made me not want to simply take you. I wanted to win you fair and square, to make sure you stayed with me of your own free will. I wanted you to come because you loved me." He sighed and pulled away. "You have 24 hours. Love me, kill me, you could do either. Only don't leave again without giving me an answer: yes, or my death. It's up to you. Just give me a chance to prove myself before you run off with another mortal idiot you can't have."

With that, he retreated into the dark side caverns, and I doubted he would return anytime soon. I looked around the cave, taking in the ripped posters, faded carpets; the broken chandelier dangling delicately from the ceiling. It all looked exactly as it had in the movie, and I marveled at how true it had all been.

I glanced at the ground. No. It hadn't been true: at least, not all of it.

Nobody had told me Sam was horny and changeable. No one had told me Edgar and Alan were a little bit nuts. Sydney and Paige had changed already, and nothing would ever be the same.

Still, I had to wonder what I gained by going back with Sam. I loved and adored him: I knew that much. He was everything I'd ever wanted from a guy: sweet, funny, cool, and romantic when he wanted to be. Yet Dwayne was somehow my perfect guy too: strong and silent, incredibly clever, dark and mysterious.

I groaned. It was like Twilight, only with way cooler people.

I paced the floor of the cave, muttering to myself for a few minutes before I heard a soft "Alexa!" from the mouth of the cave. I ran to the entrance: I knew that voice.

Sure enough, there was Sam. A grin of relief spread across his face when he saw me, and he gave me a huge hug. "Thank God," he muttered. "I've been looking everywhere. These caves are confusing enough without that crazy minty smell distracting me." He kissed the top of my head before releasing me and pulling on my arm. "Come on," he hissed. "We need to get back to the shop before sunrise. You need to stay safe. Even if you can take care of yourself, you can't exactly fight the sun." He smiled and began yanking me out of the cave.

"Wait," I told him. I pulled my arm away from his and moved further back into the cave, glancing at the spot where Dwayne had disappeared. Through the darkness, I imagined I could see two golden black eyes watching me, trying to figure out what I would do next.

Sam watched concernedly at the doorway, worried I wouldn't leave with him. I sighed and looked around one last time before taking Sam's hand. "Let's move," I whispered. "He'll be around tomorrow night, and we need to be ready." Sam nodded and followed me, stepping forward so he walked in front as we left.

At the mouth of the cave, I glanced back, wondering what ran through the mind of the inhabitant who waited so impatiently for dawn and an answer he wouldn't receive.

~WHOA well kinda stereotypical but WHATEVER~

hey guys, so R&R, I know it's kinda boring, but I'm tired and I needed to start this inner conflict of hers. Violence comes next chapter/chapter after that. R&R please! ~a sleepy vaderandcalder