*Third person POV*

After taking all of the weapons away from the frogs - and forcing Alan to drain the upstairs bathtub filled with holy water & garlic - the girls had everyone (minus the lost boys & Amber) gathered around the living room. Star had immediately started yelling at the girls about them "keeping Laddie hostage", but one evil look & a few choice words from Luna had her in tears & cowering on the couch next to a very nervous/pissed-off Michael.

"Ok, now that everyone's settled, we have a few rules to go over before we talk; 1) we try to keep things as calm & rational as possible. 2) when somebody is speaking, nobody interrupts them & everyone waits until said-person is finished speaking before stating their opinion. And 3) if anyone tries anything, we immediately call the boys. They're watching us right now, and trust me, if they have to step in, it won't be pretty."

Luna made sure to aim the last part at the frog brothers, Edgar went to open his mouth - to try & make a smartass remark no doubt - but Luna put her hand up to silence him.

"Before you open your mouth Edgar, take a minute to think; We took all your weapons away, and had your brother drain the bathtub upstairs, which i'll admit was actually pretty clever, but you're completely unarmed now, so how do you expect to defend yourself against five full-vampires - one of which is a bloodthirsty newborn - on top of three half-vampires?"

That immediately shut him up.

"Ok, we all understand the rules, right? I don't have to repeat myself?" Everyone nodded and Luna sighed before turning to Star.

"I'll let you start, one question at a time, and if you start to get pissy with me, I'll punch you so fucking hard you'll be shitting your teeth out! Understand?"

Star cringed before nodding & took a moment to breathe before squaring her shoulders. "Why did you trick Michael into taking me & leaving Laddie with the boys?"

"Because you're not his mother. I know he's only ten, but he should have a say in wether or not he stays human."

"BUT HE'S JUST-"

*Luna's POV*

I quickly stood up and gave Star a murderous look. "What did I just say about getting pissy with me?!"

She choked on whatever she was about to say next before cringing in fear & burying herself in Michael's side.

"Yeah, that's what I thought. Anymore questions Star?" She shook her head in the negative and I nodded before turning to Michael.

"Your turn."

He gave me a pissed-off look before sighing. "Whose side are you on?! You're obviously here to speak on the killer's behalf, yet you convinced them not to attack us, even though you almost lost a sister because of us!"

I put up a hand to silence him before saying my piece.

"First of all; you're right, we are here to speak on behalf of the boys. Yes, Amber almost died because YOU led the frog brothers to the cave, but you're not the one that tried shoving a stake through Marko's heart." I sent a pointed look in Edgar's direction and he let out an angry huff before crossing his arms.

"Do you wanna know why we begged them not to hurt you guys?" He gave me a confused nod and I sighed before looking between him & Sam with a sad smile.

"The truth is...the girls & I have been on the run our whole lives, and we're all each-other had for the longest time."

I paused before giving them a fond smile.

"But then we came here, and we met you & your family. See, the girls and I never really had mothers growing up, and your mom is such a sweet and wonderful woman, she's become like the mother we always wanted, but never really had. Your crazy grandpa reminds me so much of one of the Cheyenne elders that I grew up with it's actually kinda scary, and I actually wish he really was my grandfather. Also, you & Sam have become like little brothers to us. We consider you guys family now, and if someone tries to fuck with our family, we'll rip them apart! And before you say anything about the lost boys, they're our mates, so they're family too now."

I saw Sam trying to hold back tears and gave him a small smile.

"We want to settle this bullshit as easily as possible, preferably without anyone on either side getting hurt. I admit that David shouldn't have tricked you Michael, but you're the one that was trying to be Mr. Macho & impress Star by going along with the boys."

"I knew it! We're all at the mercy of your sex-glands bud!" The girls & I doubled over in laughter while the frogs made grossed-out faces and Star & Michael turned beet-red in embarrassment.

"Well, I guess that's one way of putting it!" I managed to say between giggles. I relayed what Sam had said through my mind-link and heard Dwayne laugh through the bond.

I'm beginning to like this kid!

I smiled at Dwayne's remark and turned to look at the frog brothers.

"Ok boys, I know I'm gonna regret this, but it's your turn." Edgar cleared his throat before giving me an evil glare.

"How could you side with those blood-sucking freaks?! I don't care if they are your mates! They're killers, and they should all be sent back to hell where they belong!"

I growled at him before calmly standing up & walking over to stand in front of him.

"Edgar, you should really put a filter on that motormouth of yours. First of all; yes, they kill people, but it's not like they have a choice! They can't turn back into humans, and believe it or not, they only target undesirables, and god knows there's plenty of them in Santa Carla! They could just drain everything in sight, but they don't."

"Are you saying your actually ok with killing people?!"

"As long as it's not an innocent or a child, then yeah, and you know what? I'm actually fucking grateful that they turned me!"

"That's disgusting! You must be sick in the head if you actually think-"

*Third person POV*

Luna vamped out & let out a demonic roar before grabbing Edgar by the neck and lifting him into the air so that he was eye-level with her.

"I had LEUKEMIA you fucking ASSHOLE! I was slowly dying of the same disease that killed my father when I was ten years old! I lost three pounds in one night, woke up sweating my ass off in the middle of the night, dealt with SEVERE bone pains, and had three nosebleeds within two nights!"

The whole room went dead silent as Luna unknowingly had tears streaming down her face.

"Luna, why didn't you tell us?! I knew about the nosebleeds, but this is the first I've heard of the other stuff!"

She turned to see her sisters giving her pained looks. Usually she never kept secrets from them, and it hurt to know that she had kept something this serious from them. Luna dropped Edgar back in his seat and he gasped for breath while she hung her head in shame.

"Because... I-I didn't want you to worry. You guys always looked to me when we were in trouble, I'm the 'leader', I'm supposed to take care of you guys, not the other way around! We were already dealing with so much bullshit that I didn't want to add this on top of it, and I didn't even fully realize that it was leukemia until I started having the nosebleeds & losing weight like crazy. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys, I just didn't want to scare you."

"Luna, we're sisters. Maybe not by blood, but it doesn't matter. We're still family, and family looks out for each other no matter what! Just because you're the leader doesn't mean that you have to carry all the weight on your shoulders! Please, don't hide things from us again."

"She's right Luna."

Everyone turned to see Amber & the boys standing in the doorway, Amber had tears in her eyes as she quickly walked over & pulled Luna into a bone-crushing hug with Katie & Rose following soon after, Luna couldn't hold back quiet sobs as her sisters held her in their arms.

Nobody said a word as they had their moment, not even the frog brothers.