Lily looked a little better the next night. The wound on her neck was almost healed. She was less afraid of her own shadow and more like her old self. David watched her with gentle eyes as she talked with Madigan about the Boys, gesturing wildly as she described the fight that had caused their deaths.

"You saved my life." He heard her say.

Madigan looked shocked. "How? What do you mean?"

Lily absently twisted the ring on her index finger, the one from Paul. "I jumped off a bridge at my school. Dwayne caught me and brought me back to my room. If you hadn't brought them back, I would have died that night."

Madigan cocked her head to the side. "I didn't realize. None of my visions ever told me the spell would be that important."

"We're glad you did it. I don't know how we would survive without Lily."

Dwayne said quietly from the doorway. "She's changed us."

"For the better I think." Madigan remarked thoughtfully before standing up. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to find Paul."

David smiled. "I believe he's upstairs in the study. First door on the left."

"Thanks."

Dwayne stayed in the doorway, looking at Lily. "Want to go for a ride?"

Lily looked at David. "Is it okay?"

"Yeah. Just take it easy Dwayne. Nothing crazy."

Dwayne shot him a look that said 'who me?' and held his hand out to Lily. She kissed David on the cheek and followed Dwayne out of the house.

"Fly or ride?" He asked softly.

Lily looked up at the sky and back at Dwayne. "Fly."

He grinned and wrapped his arms around her waist. She put her arms around his neck and rested her head in the crook of his neck. Dwayne took to the sky with the rush of air and sudden weightless feeling Lily loved. They soared over Santa Carla, riding the breeze.

"What did he say to you Princess?" He whispered in her ear.

She glowered at him. "This was all a trick. David set this up."

Dwayne shook his head. "I wanted to take you out. David wanted to know what he'd said."

"If I didn't love you so much, I might get seriously pissed off at you Dwayne." Lily told him seriously. "And I am pissed at David. He always sends you to do his dirty work. Why doesn't he ask me himself?"

Dwayne landed them on a cliff and Lily vaguely wondered where they were. "He can't Lil."

"What do you mean he can't?" She wrapped her arms around herself to ward off the cold.

Dwayne slipped off his coat and put it on her shoulders. "None of the others can enthrall you."

She stepped closer to him as a roll of thunder rumbled through the sky. In the distance, they watched a bolt of lightening streak across the sky. "Can they enthrall others?"

"Yeah. Just not you." Dwayne played with a stray curl that had escaped from her messy bun.

Lily leaned her head against his shoulder. "What makes you so special?"

He shrugged. "Don't know."

Lily looked around. They were on the very edge of a cliff, overlooking a raging ocean. The sky was the dark color of an impending storm and the wind that tore at their clothes was very cold. "Where are we?"

"Coast of Vancouver." Dwayne took in their surroundings. "I come here a lot when I want to think."

"It's cold." Lily shivered again and huddled closer to Dwayne.

He looked down at her, hugging her tightly. "I never noticed. I'm sorry, we can go back."

Lily shook her head. "No, it's okay. I could use some time to think."

He dropped a kiss on the top of her head. "Me too."

***

Dwayne and Lily landed in the cave just as the sky outside was beginning to lighten. David looked up from where he was reading and nodded at the pair.

"Hunt tonight." He said before heading back to the Boys' bedroom.

Dwayne nodded and walked Lily to her room. "Sleep well Princess." He leaned down and kissed her softly. "No bad dreams today."

Lily nodded. "No bad dreams. Night Dwayne." She watched him leave and went to change into her pajamas. Just as she laid her head on her pillow, Lily felt something tickling at the back of her head. She shook her head to clear it and drifted off to sleep.

***

As usual, Paul was the first one awake. He wandered the cave, waiting for the sun to finish setting so he could go hunting. A noise from further into the cave drew his attention. It was coming from Lily's room.

All the Boys were used to Lily's bad dreams. She usually had at least three per week, ranging from mild ones punctuated by moans and cries to the terrifying ones where she would wake up screaming bloody murder. The only one who knew what her dreams were about was David and he never shared what she told him.

Paul headed back into Lily's bedroom. She was moving around on the bed, the covers twisted around her legs. She cried out and flung an arm towards him.

"Lily? It's just a dream babe." Paul called out to her as he sat down on the edge of her bed. "Lil, come on, wake up." She screamed again and pushed him away. "Lil, wake up." He called again but there was still no response. "LILITH!" He yelled, shaking her.

Her eyes flew open and darted around the room before settling on Paul. "Paul, what?"

"You were having a nightmare. I couldn't get you to wake up." He brushed her hair back and she sat up.

"What time is it?" She rubbed her eyes and stretched.

"Almost sunset. You want to come hunting with me?" Paul leaned back, propping his feet on her bed.

Lily pushed his boots off her bed and nodded. "Can we go swimming after?"

"Swimming? Girl, you realize its March?" Paul shivered at the thought of how cold the ocean would be.

She nodded. "I know. I just need to be in the ocean for a while."

He shrugged. "If you want. You're the one who's gonna catch pneumonia."

"Thanks Paul."

He shook his head. "Get dressed. I'll wait for you outside, crazy woman."

***

Lily watched from the shadow as Paul lured a young woman into the darkness. He said something and the girl giggled. The giggle ended in a strangled noise as Paul attacked.

He tossed the girl aside when he was finished and wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his jacket. He turned back to where Lily was waiting in the shadows and held out his hand.

"Ready, girl?"

She smiled, her eyes glittering. "Take me swimming."

"I still think you're crazy." He said as they walked to his bike.

She climbed up behind him. "I know. Now get going."

Paul grinned and started up his bike. They sped off down the boardwalk, sending the few tourists running out of the way. He drove down the steps and onto the sand, taking them down the beach away from the lights.

When they stopped, Lily tossed her bag onto the sand and helped Paul gather some driftwood for a fire. While he started it, she changed out of her clothes. The breeze coming off the ocean was cool and Lily shivered.

"You sure you want to do this Lil?" Paul asked, coming over to put an arm around her shoulders.

"Yeah. You coming in?" She watched the waves on the ocean.

"Maybe. One of us has to keep warm."

"Okay." She ran for the water, diving straight in without hesitating.

Paul shook his head as he watched her swim with strong sure strokes parallel with the shore. "Crazy. You are certifiable girl."

***

Lily emerged from the water some time later, shivering and blue lipped and Paul met her with a towel. He wrapped it around her and led her to sit by the fire.

"Feel better?" He asked when he'd sat down next to her. She leaned into him and nodded.

"Yeah. Nice fire." The warmth from the flames sank into her and she sighed. She put her head on Paul's shoulder. Paul tensed for a moment and looked up toward the sky. Lily followed his gaze. "What is it?"

"I hear something." He stood up and kicked sand over the fire to put it out. Lily slipped on her shirt and pants, ignoring her wet bathing suit.

Five vampires dropped out of the sky and surrounded them. Paul pulled Lily next to him.

"Buena sera Principessa, Lost Boy." Nino said, a small smile on his lips.

Lily paled and gripped Paul's hand tightly. Paul growled at the Italian vampire. "What do you want?"

The vampires around them laughed. Nino grinned, showing fangs. "The heads of your pack on spikes lining the beach? No? Then perhaps the princess."

"You can take a no on that one too." Paul showed his own fangs, his voice deep and snarly as he spoke.

Nicolo stepped up next to his brother. "We could just take her. We outnumber you."

"You could try."

The area was suddenly flooded with lights. Everyone hissed and covered their eyes. "What's going on here?" Two security guards stepped out of a jeep, blocking the headlights.

"Just having a bonfire officer." Nino said, indicating the smoking remains of the fire.

One of the officers nodded. "There's no one allowed on this part of the beach after dusk. There've been some attacks."

"We were getting ready to leave anyway." Paul said, picking up Lily's bag and handing it to her. He kept a hold of her hand as they edged toward his bike.

"Okay. We'll just give you a warning this time. And try to keep the bike off the beach." He said as the two officers got back into the jeep.

"Will do. Thanks officer." Paul got on the bike and started it up. Lily climbed on behind him. Keeping a wary eye on the other vampires, Paul pulled away from the group, throwing a friendly wave back in their direction. Lily looked over her shoulder as they drove off and saw the Malvagità fall onto the officers, ripping them to shreds.

"I never thought I'd be thankful for Boardwalk security before." Lily said in Paul's ear.

He laughed. "Yeah, me too." He gunned the bike and quickly took them far from the carnage on the beach. They pulled into the driveway of the house and Paul pulled into the garage.

"Think the Boys are home yet?" Lily asked, slinging her bag over her shoulder as they climbed the porch steps into the house.

Paul shrugged. "Maybe back at the cave."

"I'm gonna shower and get some warm clothes on before we go." Lily ran up the stairs.

"Told ya you were gonna catch a chill." He called up the stairs after her before heading to the kitchen in search of a beer.