Sam and I finished eating so I went upstairs to get dressed. I put on some black pants, jumping slightly to get the tight material on. I put on a simple black bra and then put on some deodorant and some Sweet Pea perfume before I put on a baggy AC/DC shirt. I put on my Ankh necklace and some other long necklaces that had some feather and coin charms on them. I grabbed a thick leather bracelet and some other braided ones to put on. I made sure my Lapis Lazuli ring was on and then put on two more chunky rings with an Emerald and Ruby in them. I put on some socks and then my black Converse before grabbing a red and black checkered flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
I headed downstairs and saw Sam playing Nanook in the living room. "Come on Sammy" I called to him as I walked to the door with my keys to my Impala in my hand. I took my wallet from the table by the door and put it in my pocket.
Sam jumped up and walked to me and walked out the door with me just behind him. We walked to the car and I saw Grandpa working on some of his yard. "Grandpa!" I yelled out as Sam got into the car on the passenger side. Grandpa turned his head to me and waved from his kneeling position on the ground. "We're going into town, be back later!" Grandpa gave a thumbs up before going back to his work making me chuckle and shake my head. I ducked down into the car and turned the engine. I put on my Ray Bans as Sam put on some sunglasses that I got him awhile back. I looked at him and grinned widely before putting the car in Drive and heading towards the boardwalk.
Sam and I walked onto the boardwalk and looked around the busy crowd with grins on our faces. Sam turned and headed to the Comic Book shop with me just behind with less interest in following him.
Walking in, it looked different to the night time when we were last here. I looked around and saw the two adults sitting against the wall again, making me sigh and shake my head with a glare. The shop seemed hazy with smoke lingering in the air and soft tunes from the speakers.
I stood next to Sam and looked at some Marvel comics, picking up a Captain Marvel comic and flipping through it.
I saw the two brothers from before standing on the next aisle, watching us intently as if we were insects under a microscope.
Alan finally spoke up. "Notice anything unusual about Santa Carla yet?"
Sam grinned as he put a comic back on the shelf before picking up another one. "No, it's a pretty cool place... if you're a Martian" he teased.
My lips twitched softly as I flipped through the comic with my ear on the conversation.
"Or a vampire" Edgar stated seriously.
I glanced up and shared a look with Sam. Sam decides to joke with them "Are you sniffing old newsprint or something?" He puts the comic back and focuses on the two brothers.
"You think you really know what's happening here?" Edgar's tone is tinged with anger as he goes off on a small rant. "Well, I'll tell you something. You don't know shit, buddy."
"You think we just work in a comic book store for our folks?" Alan chimes in with a glare on his faces.
I finally look over the comic and watch them with amusement as they walk around the wall of comics to stand in front of us.
"Actually, I thought it was a bakery." Sam says sarcastically with a smug grin on his face. Glancing between the two.
Edgar gets more passionate. "This is just our cover. We're dedicated to a higher purpose. We're fighters for Truth...Justice... and the American way" Edgar holds his clenched fist in front of him as if he just gave the greatest speech ever.
I pressed my lips together to keep myself from laughing out loud at the two.
Sam looks at them, silently asking if they were crazy. He nodded slowly as he holds his hands up. "Sure, alright."
Alan grows exasperated and grabs a comic and thrusts it into Sam's chest. "Read this." he sneers and glares at Sam.
Sam looks at it and sighs, "I told you I don't like horror comics." I put my comic up and put my hands in my pockets as I watch the two with a calculating stare.
"Think of it more as a survival manual. There's our number on the back" Alan tells him and points at the comic.
"And pray you never need to call us." Edgar glares at him.
Sam sarcastically grins at the two. "I'll pray...I never need to call you."
The two walk off and Sam shakes his head as I move to stand right next to him and look at the new comic. 'Destroy All Vampires' was written across the top.
Sam looks at me with a raised eyebrow and I look back with a serious expression, thinking about my options on the situation.
"Come on, let's go shopping Sam." I sighed and patted his shoulder and walked out of the comic shop. Sam smiles widely and skips behind me out of the store and onto the boardwalk.
After about three hours later, we got done with our shopping. It was around four in the afternoon and the sun was still out and Mom should still be at work, so we walked to Video Max to see her.
We had bought somethings. Sam bought some new outfits to wear and accessories. I had also bought some outfits and went back to the New Age store to get more books that looked interesting. I especially found some Egyptian and Greek mythology/paganism books and got them.
After dropping our bags at the car, we walked to the Video store and saw Mom was standing at the counter, helping a customer.
The customer finished up just as we walked in. They walked past us and out the door, Sam walked over to look at some TVs and movies while I walked up to lean on the counter.
"Excuse me, Ma'am. I need some help here." I teased Mom with a fake Valley girl accent, making her turn her head. She opened her mouth to greet me and then seeing it was me, she chuckled and walked over to stand in front of me.
"Farah, honey, what are you doing here huh?" she asked kindly and grabbed one of my hands and held it tightly.
I laughed and squeezed her hand back. "Me and Sam were shopping and came to see you. I also needed to tell you something real quick." I smiled and tilted my head.
"Yes?" She leaned forward more.
"Michael and I ran to a coven of vampires last night. They were a different species of vamps, so I came to tell you to be careful. Especially since Max is apparently their Sire." I pursed my lips as she frowned softly.
"Max? I knew something was different about him" she hummed in thought for a second. "I have a date with him tonight, after I get off. Should I still go?"
I shrugged. "It's up to you, Ma. I'm gonna meet up those boys again with Michael and Sam later tonight as well."
"Well, alright. I'll go I guess." She sighs softly. "I knew he had this air about him. Similar to a species we met before, but he didn't even realize I was one." She shrugs and pats my hand. "Alright I'll go. Just to see how it goes. You three be careful." She smiles at me and leans away from the counter.
I smiled and leaned away as well before turning to look for Sam, waving over my shoulder. "Alright Ma! Later!"
