*Disclaimer - The characters in this story belong to Orson Scott Card who wrote the book "The Lost Boys" and Joel Schumacher who directed "The Lost Boys" Movie. I only own the storyline to this story and any original characters I decide to add.*
Chapter 22
David and the other lost boys were lounging in the main area of the cave.
They were waiting for Maya and Sam to appear.
David was lounging in his chair smoking a cigarette.
Dwayne was reading a story to Laddie with Paul throwing his two sense in to the story.
Marko sat on a ledge petting one of his many birds.
All the vampires looked up when they heard the scuffle of feet coming from the sleeping cave.
David could not help but smirk as he saw the blush covering both teenagers' cheeks when they appeared in the opening.
His plan was working perfectly.
David waited until both walked over to where he sat.
He stood and dumped his cigarette into the fire barrel.
"Let's go Boys and Girl. Time to head to the boardwalk."
Paul and Marko whooped and hollered taking off out of the cave with Dwayne and Laddie following them.
David placed an arm around Maya and Sam's shoulder.
"Let's go you two. Don't want to miss out on all the fun"
David guided them both to the entrance. It was time for step two of his master plan.
Getting Sam to feel like he belongs here by dressing him for the part.
David knew two vampires who have been dying to take little Sammy for a clothing shopping spree.
Boardwalk
The Lost Boys pulled up to the boardwalk and right in front of Max's store.
Max stood at the window watching them with a frown on his face.
David smirked at Max before stepping off his bike and helping Sam off his.
David could feel the pleased feeling from his sire. Keeping Sam by them will hopefully save the Lost Boys.
David glanced down at Sam who watched as people passed by them.
"Sam. You are going with Marko and Paul to do a little clothe shopping. Laddie you're going with them too."
Paul and Marko cheered while Laddie just smiled. Sam was looking at David as if he was crazy.
David turned his attention to Maya "You're coming with me and Dwayne."
Maya nodded her head. She knew better than to argue with David.
Sam however did not.
Sam turned to David "You're kidding me right?"
"Nope. We'll meet at the cave in three hours."
David reached forward and grabbed Maya by the shoulder.
He started walking away with the girl in tow. Dwayne smiled before following them.
Sam took a step in their direction before he was grabbed by the shoulder.
"Sorry little brother. You heard the boss. You're with us tonight." Paul said.
Sam gulped at the look on Paul's face. Something told him this would be very different then shopping trips with his mom.
Head Banger
A heavy metal men's clothing store located on the boardwalk of Santa Carla.
Sam ran his hand through his hair.
What did Sam do that was so bad that he deserved to suffer this punishment?
Sam glanced around him at the store they were in.
The store sold items like Leather Jackets, Hard Rock band t-shirts, biker boots and jeans. Anything a hard rock fan could and would love.
Paul and Marko appeared each with their own leather jacket choice for him to try.
So far, Sam had tried on 20 pairs of jeans, about 30 different t-shirts and 6 different pairs of motorcycle boots before both vampires were satisfied with their choices for him.
Sam now owned 10 pairs of black and blue jeans, 7 Guns N Roses t-shirts, 2 Queen t-shirts, 7 Bon Jovi t-shirts, 5 Matallica t-shirts, 5 AC/DC t-shirts, and 4 Iron Maiden t-shirts.
Why he needed that many shirts was completely ridicule but both of his brothers insisted that he have them.
Sam could not help but smile as he observed the two of them argue over who was the better rock band: Bon Jovi or Guns N Roses. This resulted in him now owning 7 t-shirts of each band.
It was plain to see his two brothers were crazy.
Sam tensed 'when did I start thinking of them as my brothers?'
Paul and Marko smirked. They had kept Sam so busy that his mind was starting to accept what was going on around him. If they kept this up soon he would be theirs.
"Oh Sam…Which jacket do you like better? Mine?" Marko stated
He held up a plain black leather jacket with red stripes down the arms.
"or Paul's?"
Paul smirked before holding up this bright white leather jacket with swirls on the back. "Come on Sam. Mine is so much cooler."
Sam glanced between the two jackets. They had to be joking. Neither one of these were anything Sam would have worn.
Laddie glanced at both jackets before pulling on Sam's shirt. "Sam"
Sam, Marko and Paul looked down at the little half vampire only to freeze at what he had in his hands.
All three smirked.
"Wow. Laddie. That's amazing."
Marko took it from Laddie and turned toward Sam "Put it on man"
Sam turned around and, with Marko's help, put his new jacket on.
It was perfect.
It was black Leather with two large skulls on the sleeves.
One of the cuffs of the jacket was white with the black silhouette image of a woman on it while the other was a black cuff with the white silhouette image of the same woman on it.
On the left side was a chain of stars that led down to the middle of the jacket and on the right was a military sergeant's badge facing downward with a skull on the top and a star in the middle.
Along the bottom of the jacket were two more skulls.
The best part of the jacket was the image on the back.
It was a phoenix.
Bright red with its wings spread out and flames for tails.
Sam observed the phoenix.
Marko walked toward Sam and placed his hand on Sam's shoulder.
"Sam"
Sam turned away from the mirror to face Marko
"Do you know what a phoenix means?"
Sam frowned and shook his head
Marko smiled softly at his younger brother
"Phoenix means reborn or regenerated. A phoenix lives a long life but when it is time for it to die it bursts into flames. From the ashes, it is reborn and gets to relive a new life."
Sam's eyes widened. That was pretty cool.
Marko moved his hand to the back of Sam's neck. He tightened it to get the boys attention but not tight enough to hurt him.
"Sam I know you're angry about what has happened to you. Over Michael's betrayal and David making you choose. However, I promise you little brother that this is your chance to be reborn again. I promise if you trust us we will do what is in your best interest and will protect you to the end. Trust us little brother"
Sam was shocked. Who would have thought this vampire would give him a talk like this. Michael had never protected him. Not from bullies at school. Not from his so called friends harassment. Not from their own father. Could Sam really trust them?
Sam glanced at Paul. Paul smiled at Sam before reaching down and picking up Laddie.
Laddie smiled at Sam with a small smile before laying his head on Paul's shoulder.
Sam turned his eyes toward Marko before slowly nodding his head.
Marko smiled. He pulled Sam toward him and wrapped his arms around the younger boy.
"Don't worry Sam. Always and Forever. We will never leave you or abandon you."
Sam slowly raised his arms up and wrapped them around Marko's waist.
The lines were starting to blur on whom he should fear.
Sam was starting to forget the danger that was before him.
He was starting to forget his fear of the vampire lost boys.
He was starting to forget to be tense and careful around them.
Sam was starting to forget that they were not his true family.
Sam was starting to forget everything that did not have to do with his brothers.
Sam was starting to become a lost boy.