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Vanessa took out her pack of cigarettes as her friends approached and another cigarette was placed in between her lips. I could kiss every single one of you. She projected to her friends, all of them smiling at the thought.

"Who's got a light?" Vanessa asked the group. She had a feeling she'd be finishing the rest of her pack tonight.

Luis stopped at her left side, pulling out his own custom lighter, helping Vanessa, "You got more?" He asked, side glancing at the group of boys who were watching them with curious eyes.

Vanessa inhales, nodding. She pulled out her pack letting Luis grab one for himself. Luis wasn't a big smoker like her, but if his anxieties were blooming, it usually had him smoking.

Timothy slinged an arm around Luis, jutting his head towards David and the others, "Sup?" The entire group could smell what they were; fully fledged vampires.

Danielle and Sarah took Vanessa's right side, Danielle resting her elbow on Vanessa's shoulder, leaning in a little bit towards the white haired woman.

Vanessa blew out her smoke as David and Paul pushed themselves off from the rail, falling into a similar stance. "Guys, this is Marko, Paul, David and Dwayne." Vanessa pointed to each one of them as she said their names.

My mates. Vanessa added afterwards. Her friends hid their shock in front of the boys, but in their minds, they were asking Vanessa question after question.

Vanessa ignored all of them, their questions were starting to give her a headache, "Boys, this is Timothy…"

Timothy gave them a small wave, his bag of books dangling from his wrist. He took in all of their appearance and almost wanted to snort. All of them were right up Vanessa's alley. Hot, punk vampires.

"Luis…"

Luis nodded his head at them, blowing out some smoke, his shawl now draped along his bent arms and no longer on his shoulders. Luis agreed with Timothy. All of them were really hot. His eyes landed on Dwayne. He has nice pecs.

Timothy moved his arm from Luis's shoulder and pinched his butt cheek in warning. Don't test me.

Luis flinched a little at the action, but grinned. Just confidence, appreciating confidence.

"Danielle…"

Danielle smirked a little at them and gave a two fingered salute while still leaning against Vanessa. She knew that Vanessa was going to have her hands full with them.

"And Sarah."

Sarah kindly waved at them. To Sarah, they seemed like fun and a little chaotic. Kind of perfect if you asked her. Do they know what we are? Sarah asked.

Vanessa tapped the ashes off her cigarette, Nope. And as far as they know. We have no idea that they're vampires. She answered.

All of them immediately closed their minds off, not wanting any of them to poke and prod at their thoughts. They had to seem oblivious to them. At least until the time was right to reveal what they were.

"Thanks for keeping our girl company. She tends to do stupid shit on her own." Sarah teased Vanessa while thanking the boys across from them.

Marko and Paul snickered at Vanessa's expression. Her jaw dropped in offense, "I do not do stupid shit! Says the one who totally wrecked her bass while using it as a bat for playing baseball."

Sarah glared at Vanessa, but there was a hint of amusement behind her eyes, "Hey! I was drunk! You all could've stopped me and saved me buying a new bass."

"Where's the fun in that?" Timothy commented, making Luis burst out laughing as Danielle snickered.

Vanessa rolled her eyes fondly at her friends. She looked over at the boys in front of her and saw that Paul seemed to be fidgeting in his place, his eyes, along with the others, set on Vanessa.

She knew they were itching to be alone with her, to talk to her, to even just touch her. Too bad she has to decline their wants for the night. Vanessa sighed, ready to bid them goodbye, but stopped when David took a step forward.

"Since you're all new to town, why don't we show you around?" David smirked down at Vanessa. If he could get her friends to agree to hang out with them, it'll give the chance to be around her longer.

Danielle leaned away from Vanessa, removing her arm from its place and exchanging a look with Sarah. Luis and Timothy did the same, each of them having their own conversation. And they all agreed on one thing.

"We appreciate the offer, but we actually have to get going. Busy day tomorrow." Danielle said, nudging Vanessa. Together, her and Sarah started walking away and towards the direction of the boardwalk entrance.

Luis finished his cigarette, stomping it out completely and wiggled his fingers at them, "See yeah, boys."

Hand and hand, Luis and Timothy walk away, but not without sending a wink Vanessa's way. Give them something, girl. Don't torture them. Luis told her, him and Timothy fading into the sea of people before Vanessa could say anything back.

Vanessa narrowed her eyes at her friends' retreating forms. So much for kissing them, she was going to kick all their asses once they got back home. They left her alone with her mates on purpose.

With one last exhale, hoping to get rid of some of her anxieties along with the smoke, Vanessa extinguished her cigarette and smiled. Luis was right. All of them were. She couldn't just leave without getting to know them a little bit before heading home for the night. Four mates or not, she needed to let her guard down for once.

"Instead of showing me around, you can walk me back to my bike? We can walk slowly?" Vanessa offered.

Marko and Paul immediately pounced on the offer, Marko taking her left side, wrapping an arm around her shoulder while Paul took the right, his arm going around her waist. The three of them didn't feel the same shock from before, but their touch still felt amazing against each other's skin.

Vanessa giggled at their eagerness and bit her lip as David and Dwayne returned her smile from before. Though, David's smile was a little more smug than Dwayne's. David waved his hand, gesturing to Vanessa, "We'd love to. Wouldn't we, Dwayne?"

Dwayne nodded, "We would."

A shiver ran down Vanessa's spine as they stared down at her. Even with her heeled boots, she was still a couple of inches smaller than Marko.

The five slowly walked toward the direction of the entrance, Dwayne taking his place beside Marko and David next to Paul. As they walked, Vanessa got comfortable with their touch. Her own hands soon placed themselves around both Marko's and Paul's waist. The returned action made them very happy, and eased them even more as they all talked.

A weight seemed to lift off of David's chest. He could feel Vanessa letting her guard down a bit, opening herself up to them. Her laughter sang out into the open air, sounding like music to all of their ears. They also thought it was adorable that she had a bit of a squeak to it.

Their voices never stopped even when they reached their destination. Seven different motorbikes were parked by the entrance, the closest one was vacant but the two next to it seated their owners.

Timothy was sitting on his motorbike next to the empty one. His bag of books stuffed into his compartment and locked away so it wouldn't fall out. Luis sat right behind him, his arms wrapped around his boyfriend's waist and the side of his cheek pressed firmly against Timothy's back.

Next to them was Danielle, who had to hike her skirt up in order to sit properly on her own bike. Sarah was in a similar position to Luis, her arms around her girlfriend but her head was perked up, watching people pass by.

"Woah, you guys ride too?" Marko exclaimed as he saw Vanessa's friends ready to go on their modes of transportation.

"Yeah… Those are your bikes?" Vanessa asked, jutting her head at the four other bikes before looking up at the curly haired boy.

Paul chuckled, "Hell yeah, babe. You like?" He answered for the other blonde, his fingers slightly moving against the bare skin of her waist.

Vanessa held back a laugh when his fingers moved. The sides of her waist were the most ticklish part of her body, so it was hard to respond immediately, "Very." Their bikes were cool. Dirtier compared to her own, but they all had their own little flare to them, reflecting their owners.

Much to the boys disappointment, Vanessa pulled away from them and walked over to her bike, taking a seat, "Too bad we couldn't stay longer."

Had a good time?

Vanessa looked over at Timothy who was smirking, looking back and forth between her and the boys.

She rolled her eyes, Shut up, dick.

Bitch. Timothy jabbed.

All right, break it up you two. Sarah said, shaking her head at the two. Vanessa and Timothy constantly pickered with each other out of love. They weren't even siblings but they acted like brother and sister.

Vanessa looked back at David and the others, "You guys know the old record shop?"

Dwayne nodded, "The one that closed a few months ago?"

That was probably the most she was going to get out of Dwayne tonight. He seemed more or less like an observer more than a talker. An introvert, if you will. Vanessa nodded, "Yeah. We took it over. Tomorrow we move everything in, and we open New Year's Day. But you guys can stop by if you want."

Her friends raised their brows in surprise at her offer. Vanessa was even surprised with herself. She didn't know if it was the mate pull between them or just her own desires to get to know them better. In all honesty, it was a mix of both.

They all shared a look and she knew that they were talking to each other. She gave them their privacy and respect to not listen in.

Without a word, Marko started biting his thumb nail, hiding his devilish smile, and giving a small wave to Vanessa before going to his bike. It was the second to last in the row.

Paul wiggled his fingers at her with a flirtatious smile, "See ya." He walked over to his bike which was the last one. He hopped on but not without shoving Marko playfully.

Dwayne sent her a pair of finger guns, which she copied with an amused chuckle. He smiled a little and went to his own bike, leaving one empty between him and Danielle.

The last to do anything was David. With a hint of a smile, David walked up to Vanessa, the sounds of his boots hitting the hard ground seemed to echo in her ears. His gloved hand reached up and cupped her cheek, his thumb caressing her skin softly.

Vanessa swallowed deeply as his touch, even if it wasn't skin on skin, felt like electricity in her veins. For once, after a very long time, she felt her heart beat a little faster than normal. It had been so long since someone touched her so gently. She wondered if Marko, Paul or Dwayne would be like this with her.

"See you tomorrow, Vanessa." David whispered out. To anyone else, it would've been heard by her and only her, but everyone heard it. David's word was a promise. They would be back, there was no doubting it.

Vanessa reached up and touched the hand that held her cheek. She turned her head to the side, staring at his eyes through her shades and placing a small kiss onto his leather palm. Something swirled in David's eyes and she didn't have to delve into his mind to know what it was.

She gave him a smug smile, pulling his hand away from her face and letting it go, "See you tomorrow…" She kick started her bike which was quickly followed by her coven members, their moods instantly lifting.

Vanessa looked over to the others who were watching with eager smiles, "Don't keep me waiting." She revved her bike and peeled off from the boardwalk, Danielle and Timothy with their respective partners just behind her.

Vanessa gripped the handles of her bike, her knuckles almost turning white as she drove. That night she didn't hoot and holler like she normally would as the wind caressed her skin. That night, she drove in silence all the way home.

That night… she found her mates for all eternity.