*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. *
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Chapter 3
Sam jerked awake as the door slammed into the wall. He sat up rubbing the sleep from his eyes but froze when he saw who was standing at the door of the room.
Marko leaned against the door frame observing the shaking teen. He could see the color drain from Sam's face and his heart pick up in speed as his fear grew. Marko smirked and motions for Sam to stand up.
"Time to go Sammy. David just can't wait to see you"
Sam tried to move backward on the mattress but Marko was too fast for him. Marko rushed over and grabbed Sam by the back of his shirt forcing the boy to his feet.
"You can come into a vampire's territory to kill vampires but afraid to have a simple conversation with us. Shame Sam." Marko teased with a mocking tone.
He forced the boy down the hallway before stopping to shove the shaking teen against the wall.
"Would ya stop shaking! I haven't done anything to you but if ya keep this up I will give you something to be scared about"
Sam's eyes widened at the threat and tried to push himself as far away from Marko as he could. Marko shook his head. It was hard to believe that he was Michael's little brother. Marko hoped that Sam would not be as pathetic as his older brother but only time would tell. He was still young. Maybe he and the others could shape him into something close to being like them.
Marko grabbed his arm and pushed Sam in front of him. "Walk kid. Let's get this over with"
Sam and Marko walked into the lobby to see the three lost boys, Laddie and Maya lounging around the area.
David smirked as he observed Sam. The kid was clearly shaken and afraid of them. Reading his mind David could see that the kid was thinking the boys were about to kill him.
"Sam…Welcome to our humble home" David stood and walked over to the boy. "You hungry? We have some nice Chinese food just for you."
Sam took a step back only to bump into Marko who shoved him forward toward David.
David grabbed Sam's shoulder and dragged him over to the couch pushing him to sit between Dwayne and Paul. Maya watched all this from her seat on the bed with Laddie.
Paul smirked and shoved the Chinese food into Sam's hands "Here ya go little buddy. Something to make ya big and strong just like ya Brother Paul"
Sam's eyes widened "Y...You're not my brother."
"Sure he is Sammy"
Sam jerked his head away from looking at Paul to look at David "As I, Marko and Dwayne are your new big brothers"
Sam snarled "No you're not. Michael's my brother. He'll come for me and he'll kick your butt"
David smirked. He slowly shook his head back and forth "poor Sammy. Doesn't even realize the truth."
David leaned in his seat toward Sam "Michael is gone Sam. He fled Santa Carla with Star leaving you and your friends to face us alone."
Sam's eyes widened. No! he couldn't! He wouldn't! Sam jerked his eyes toward Maya. Maya could see that he was begging her to tell Michael didn't do this. That Michael would save him. Maya slowly shook her head and looked down.
Sam's hopes crashed at the look on her face. Sam slowly looked down at his hands. He was so confused and angry. How could Michael do this? He left us…he left me to die.
David slowly dropped the pretend smile as he watched the teen. He may not like the kid right now but he could still feel some pity for the pain the kid was going through now that he knew the truth.
David leaned back and took a deep breath before addressing the teen again. "yes Sam. He could, he would and he did. He left you to die while he fled with his girlfriend."
Sam jerked his head up when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Dwayne nodded toward the food in Sam's hand "eat kid. You need the strength"
Sam slowly looked down at his food and stabbed the fork into the chicken and rice. As he ate all he could think about was the betrayal Michael played.
His brother had abandoned him. Who knows what the vampires would do with him now.
David allowed Sam to think over what Michael had done before deciding it was time to get the show on the road.
"So, I believe introductions are in order. We all know your name Sam but you don't know us. I'm David and I lead The Lost Boys. The one sitting next to you on the left is Dwayne. He's my second in command. The one on your right is Paul. The vampire by the fountain is Marko." David then turned and pointed toward the bed. "I'm sure I don't have to introduce Laddie and Maya. You remember her, right? She's the one your friend stabbed and tried to kill."
Sam glanced at Maya with sadness. He never meant to hurt her.
David let Sam feel guilty for what happened to Maya before placing his Chinese on the ground. It was time for the game to begin. He was going to be smarter than Max when it comes to turning someone. Max insisted that Michael be turned by his blood. That was all fine and dandy but it meant that David couldn't read his mind as well as he could one of his own blood children.
Laddie may have not been David's first choice at giving his blood to a child but at least he was loyal to the Lost Boys.
David was going to take extra precaution when it came to turning Sam. Sam would be a lost boy whether he knew it or not.
"Now Sam. It seems we have an issue. You know what we are yet you're not one of us. Usually how we deal with this situation if we are not going to turn them is by feeding on the person and then dump the body in the middle of the ocean for the sharks to feed on. Their body is never found and we are safe in our home."
David stopped at this point. He reached into his coat and pulled out a cigarette as he watched the color drain from Sam's face.
David puffed on his cigarette before passing it to Sam. Sam stared at it for a minute before reaching for it. He slowly took a breath in before he started choking on it.
The Lost boys smirked as Sam coughed. They all could remember their first-time smoking. Paul started patting Sam on the back. "Careful kid. Don't want to die on us yet do ya?"
Once Sam had stopped coughing David reached forward and grabbed the cigarette.
"There is another option than death"
David tilted his head sideways to look at Sam. The way David studied Sam made him feel like a bug under a magnifying glass. David reached into his coat and pulled a flask out of his coat. He slowly opened it up and took a drink. The rush that came from his blood mixed his brothers' and his sister's blood was energizing. It represented family. David slowly lowered the flask down and wiped his mouth. He raised his eyes to Sam's while holding out the flask to him.
"Drink this Sam. Be one of us. You will never grow old and you will never die. But you will have to turn when you're older. We can stop you from feeding until you reach the right age to turn full Sam. We'll take care of you like you were one of our own. You will NEVER be abandoned like how Michael abandoned you. You will NEVER feel alone again. It's this or death Sam. A new LONG life or the end of your very short life."
David carefully used his influence to push his words into Sam's brain. It was probably wrong of him but David reached into Sam's mind bringing up the memories of the feeling of betrayal he felt toward Michael. The pain of feeling alone as everyone around him moved on with their lives while he struggled to fit into this new world at Santa Carla. The pain of his father leaving the family for his new girlfriend. David could have easily forced the drink down Sam's throat or trick him but the only result would be another Michael incident. He had to make Sam believe these were his only two options even if in reality David could not kill him.
Sam had never felt the pressure of life more than he did now. Did he really want to die? Could he carry that guilt around forever knowing he killed people to survive?
David listened to what Sam was thinking and frowned. He had to get Sam to agree. Once the blood was in his system it would start to do the work of turning Sam's allegiance to the vampires. That was the benefit of the blood. It worked through your system targeting your subconscious mind. It whispered into your mind tempting you to take the plunge with sweet promises of what the future will hold once you do. A smart vampire will use this to push the recruit in the direction they want to go but they would need complete contact to help it along. That was the issue with Michael. David couldn't have direct contact with him to help the blood along. Star might not have remembered but it was Max who directed Star to their feeding frenzy before David was ready to bring her in. She witnessed the worst of it and it completely destroyed all the work David had done. She had become a lost clause. David was determined he would never let that happen to Sam. He would protect Sam from Max and make him in to one of them using everything he had in him as a vampire.
David shook the bottle before him. "What is your choice Sam? Drink or Die?"
Dwayne placed his hand on Sam's shoulder causing the boy to look up at him. "You can always decide death is what you want later Sam. We will make it quick. Just take the flask and drink. You won't have to make your first kill now. Trust us. We will look out for you."
Sam froze at those words before turning to look at the flask in David's hand. David was wrong. There was only one option. Sam took the flask and drank from it as the other lost boys started cheering.
Maya smiled sadly. She couldn't imagine the pain he felt at his brother's betrayal. She swore she would protect Sam and make sure he would not regret drinking the blood.
Sam slowly lowered the flask from his lips. He felt really dizzy but like he was flying high in the sky. Paul and Marko jumped up started bouncing around the cave like crazy. They were excited that something had finally gone their way.
David glanced at Maya and jerked his head toward Sam.
Maya slowly got up and walked over toward Sam. Sam glanced up at her and froze. She slowly lowered down to her knees and ran her had across his face.
"Welcome to the family, Sam."
Maya leaned forward and kissed his cheek. She took his hand pulling him up to his feet and led him away from the lost boys. Sam stumbled as he walked but he thought he floated on air.
David smirked as he watched Sam allow Maya to lead him away. He glanced at Dwayne and nodded his head to his brother. Maya would be the glue that keeps Sam with them. Sam's crush would prove useful to David. Sam didn't even realize what his choice of drinking the blood really meant.
He would belong to the Lost Boys…forever.
