*Luna's POV*

I smiled at the adorable scene in front of me.

Laddie & Aya had fallen asleep about twenty minutes ago, and were now curled up together like puppies.

'Cute.'

I heard footsteps & turned to see my mate walk through the door, quickly putting a finger to my lips before pointing at the sleeping halflings. He smiled fondly at the scene & we chuckled when Laddie subconsciously wrapped his arms around Aya as she snuggled into his chest.

Can half-vampires sense their mates?

It's extremely rare, but not impossible.

I nodded in understanding & pulled the blanket over them, being careful not to wake them up.

David just got back, says he needs to talk to us.

I sighed before turning to follow him out to the main cave.

Rose already told me earlier that I wasn't in trouble (for the most part) anymore, so what the hell could be the problem now?


"WHAT?!"

"Calm the fuck down! Nothing's set in stone yet!"

Dwayne & I weren't too surprised at the news we'd just been given, but the rest of the group was freaking the hell out.

"We can't just leave! Santa Carla is our home!"

"Don't be so fucking dramatic Paul! You know damn well it wouldn't be the first time we've had to leave, and even if we did leave, it wouldn't be forever!"

Everyone started arguing amongst themselves & I sighed in annoyance before standing up & taking a deep breath.

'I hope I don't wake up the kids.'

"SHUT UP!"

The boys quickly plugged their ears while my sisters cringed at the sudden noise.

"Thank you." I deadpanned before pinching the bridge of my nose & pacing for a bit as I tried to make sense of what I'd just been told.

"Damn girl! Are you trying to make us go deaf?!"

I ignored Paul's remark as I turned to look at David.

"So let me get this straight; Because of me & the girls - including Aya - joining the group, not only are we drawing attention from other packs, but now the amount of missing posters is causing the fucking FBI to start sniffing around?!"

David shook his head (probably to try & stop the ringing in his ears) before growling in annoyance.

"Yeah, pretty much!"

"Ok, so what are we supposed to do about it?"

"Nothing yet. For now we've just gotta be a bit more careful when we feed, and make sure there's nothing left to find like we usually do. We've also gotta be on the lookout for other vampires in the area. Unfortunately we have a lot of enemies, and it's only gotten worse since the Emersons got involved."

'I'm gonna murder Star!'

I sighed before giving him a questioning look. "Do they know about all this?"

"Yeah, and so do the frog brothers thanks to Sam. It's always good to have more eyes & ears on our side."

"Alright, what if we run into another vampire?"

He gave me a grim look. "Do NOT fight them unless they attack you first! We don't need that kind of drama right now."

"Little late for that isn't it?"

"Luna-"

"I know I know! I'll behave!"

David shook his head before addressing all of us.

"Let's get some sleep, we'll talk more about this tomorrow."

We all nodded in agreement before heading to the elevator shaft & settling into a restless sleep as the sun rose over Santa Carla.


"Hey Sam."

"Oh, hey Luna!"

Sam was hanging out in the comic book store with the frog brothers as I walked in with Laddie & Aya. Aya was nervously hiding behind me while holding my hand in a white-knuckled grip, which thankfully didn't affect me much.

"It's ok Ayashe, they won't hurt you."

She peeked out from behind my leg as Sam gave her a reassuring smile, while the frogs glared at her in disapproval.

"So you've got another one huh?"

I glared at Edgar before turning to Aya.

"Listen, I need to have a talk with these two, can you stay with Laddie & Sam while I speak with them?"

She nodded before walking over to them. I grabbed the toads by their shirts before dragging them into the back of the shop, which also served as their home.

"Alright you two, I know you don't like the idea of me creating another halfling, but I had my reasons."

Edgar made a show of straightening out his shirt before growling in annoyance.

"I don't care! Turning a little kid ain't right! Does she even understand what you've done to her? Or have you been keeping that bit of information to yourself?"

I growled at his condescending tone before grabbing him by the shirt & lifting him so he was eye-level with me.

"Listen here you little dickhead! I turned her to save her fucking life after a group of humans nearly beat her to death! And no, I haven't told her yet, but right now she's so traumatized by what happened to her that she doesn't need that kind of craziness added on top of it! So suck it up, shut up & deal with it, or do something that'll get you killed!"

I let go of him & he fell flat on his ass. Alan helped him up & turned to sneer at me while Edgar growled in annoyance.

'That reminds me...'

"Guys, how did you know about the boys? In fact how did you even know vampires existed in the first place?"

Edgar's head shot up & he gave me a guarded look.

"That's none of your damn business bloodsucker!"

"Why so defensive Edgar? I'm just curious because I highly doubt you figured it out just by watching movies & reading comic books. You knew the boys were vampires long before the whole thing with the Emersons ever happened. How?"

"Like I said, it's none of your business!" Edgar yelled before giving me a shove.

I gasped as my mind was thrown into another vision as soon as he touched me.

*Luna's vision*

"Where're ya goin' Bonnie?"

I was looking through the eyes of a child at a young woman who couldn't have been older than sixteen. She had the same skin tone as Edgar, but had Alan's hazel eyes & dark curly hair that ended just below her shoulder blades.

"None of your business squirt! I'll be back in a few hours, so keep an eye on Alan ok?"

"Ok sis."

I watched through what I now knew was a young Edgar Frog's eyes as his older sister walked out the door of the comic book shop. He quickly ran to the window, and I was surprised to see her climb on the back of David's bike before watching them drive off.

"Where'd sissy go Edgar?"

He turned to face his little brother and I felt the anger & annoyance radiating off of him.

"She's hanging out with those bikers again."

I saw Alan get a nervous look on his face before I was nearly blinded by a flash of light & the scene shifted.

*Time skip, 1 week later*

I again watched through Edgar's eyes as him, Alan & Bonnie wandered the boardwalk together. Bonnie was holding Alan's hand while Edgar seemed to be on the lookout for something.

Or someone.

"Eddie! Don't go too far ahead!"

Heeding his sister's words, he slowed his pace until he fell into step beside his siblings. Eventually they stopped at a bench when Alan complained about his feet hurting.

"Ok, you two stay here for a bit while I go get us some drinks. That means don't move, got it?"

She said while playfully pointing an accusing finger at her brothers, causing them to pout. Bonnie smiled before turning to walk away, and I suddenly felt Edgar get an intense feeling of dread.

Something wasn't right.

He quickly stood up & grabbed Alan's hand before following after his sister.

"What's wrong Ed?"

"I'm not sure Alan...just stick close to me ok?"

He nodded before tightening his grip on Edgar's hand & gluing himself to his side as they silently followed after Bonnie.

She was walking towards a lemonade stand when a tall, shadowy figure approached her. I could tell by the body type that it was a man, but I couldn't see his face.

He got Bonnie's attention, and a look of terror graced her features before the man put a mock-friendly arm around her & began leading her in the opposite direction.

I felt Edgar get really nervous before cautiously following after them. There was another flash of light before things began to go by extremely fast & all sound became muffled.

The man led her to a secluded area of the beach. They began to argue, but I couldn't tell what they were saying.

Then everything went straight to hell.

The man suddenly grabbed her and I watched in horror as a pair of bright-yellow eyes & sharp fangs became the only visible features on his face before he sunk them into her throat. Her pain-filled screams rang loud & clear in my ears.

The terror & shock that Edgar felt overwhelmed my senses as he grabbed Alan & ran, not stopping for anything until they reached the comic shop.

Another flash of light, and the scene changed again.

*Time skip, the next night*

I watched through tear-filled eyes as an angry & heartbroken Edgar Frog sat sharpening a chair leg into a makeshift stake. I felt the disbelief running through his mind as he tried to process what happened last night.

Sharp fangs.

Yellow eyes.

His sister had been killed by a vampire.

He still couldn't fully believe it, but Alan had seen it too, so there had to be some truth to it right?

They were gonna find out tonight.

As he finished sharpening the stake, Alan came walking into the room carrying his own stakes strapped to his belt.

"Ready?"

He nodded & everything started flashing by again.

Wandering the boardwalk, finding the vampire as he stalked a little girl, and finally following him to the beach before things slowed down again.

I watched in shock as the lost boys showed up & told the kid to leave. She did so without a second thought and they began arguing with the man. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but judging by their expressions, it was getting pretty heated.

"Aren't those the guys Bonnie was hanging out with?" Alan whispered. Edgar nodded in response before motioning for him to stay silent.

They continued to argue before the lone vampire apparently said something that pissed off the lost boys, and whatever doubts Edgar had about the existence of vampires were completely demolished as they vamped-out & began attacking the other vampire. He fought back for a bit, but quickly got his ass handed to him. He pulled a cheap shot by throwing sand in David's face & managed to land a solid punch before he quickly flew off. The lost boys flew after him & they all disappeared into the night.

*End of vision, Luna's POV*

"I get it now."

"Get what?"

"Why you feel prejudice towards vampires."

He looked at me like I'd lost my mind while Alan scoffed in annoyance.

"Oh yeah? And why's that?"

"Your sister was killed by a vampire, and she used to hang out with the lost boys, so you feel like they're partially responsible for it."

I caught Edgar's fist before it could connect with my jaw & noticed he had tears in his eyes.

"Stay the FUCK out of my head!"

"It's not like that Edgar, when you shoved me, it caused me to have a vision related to you. I can't control when it happens, and I never could. I'm sorry."

He growled at me before wrenching his hand from my grip & turning to practically run up the stairs. I heard a door slam & turned to look at Alan, who surprisingly was giving me an apologetic look.

"You gonna yell at me too?"

He sighed before walking over to a desk (that I somehow hadn't noticed before) and digging through the drawers. He finally found what he was looking for & walked over to hand me a folded piece of paper. I unfolded it to find a picture of Bonnie Frog staring back at me.

[MISSING]

NAME: Bonnie Frog

AGE: 16

HIEGHT: 5'6"

EYES: Hazel

HAIR: Dark Brown

LAST SEEN AT THE SANTA CARLA BOARDWALK

IF FOUND, PLEASE CALL

[***-****]

"Edgar was eight, and I was six at the time. We tried explaining what happened, but obviously nobody believed us."

"You've been trying to find him, haven't you?"

He nodded and I stared at her picture, committing every detail to memory before handing the poster back to him.

"We know there's nothing we could've done, but Edgar still feels like he should've done something."

I nodded in understanding before he suddenly placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Don't tell Edgar I told you this, but I think you & your group are alright for the most part. I mean, you could've just killed us after all the shit we pulled, but you didn't."

'Ok, maybe Alan isn't so bad after all, but Edgar needs a serious attitude adjustment!'

He let go of me and I held my hand out to him. He gave me a curious look before holding his hand out, and I smiled before grabbing his forearm. He finally understood the sign of respect & returned the gesture.

"Thank you Alan. You're alright, for a toad." I teased. He laughed slightly before we let go of each other.

"You're ok too, for a bloodsucker."

I laughed slightly before turning to walk out the door, saying a quick goodbye to Sam & smiling when I saw Laddie reading a Batman comic book to Aya before leaving to look for a meal.