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It had been stupid to leave the house like that… But she had been so furious and heartbroken that her brain had no say in what her heart made her do. She had no idea where she was and she was too angry to ask or go back to that house. Blood, she needed blood to calm her nerves and still the fears hunger within her.

After a couple of minutes of searching for a possible victim she found herself at the beach. Fires could be seen here and there and music mixed with the sound of partying youths' only made her hunger intensify. Feeling her fangs pushing against her gums made her mouth water. The problem was that none of the people she passed were alone or enough away from others to be a practical victim.

But then there he was, a big burly guy, sitting all alone by the edge of the water with a surfboard standing upright in the sand next to him. Approaching him slowly she made no sound walking on the soft sand.

"May I sit with you?" he jumped slightly at her voice but stammered out a yes and made room on the towel he sat on. He was kind of cute when you got close to him, warm hazel eyes paired with dark hair and a slight beard.

"I don't mean to imply that you wouldn't be able to handle yourself, but I don't think a young woman should be out here on her own, not that anyone should be out on their own in this hell hole but you know what I mean." She did know what he meant, just walking past the partying kids by the fires had earned her numerous catcalls and suggestive comments'.

"I know, I just had to get away from my family for a while." It wasn't a complete lie.

"Ah… I know what that's like, do you uh… want to talk about it or?.." she wished he would have been rude, it was so much easier to kill people who disgusted her. But now he was looking at her with those kind eyes and she saw a flicker of sadness going through them and decided then and there that she wouldn't hurt him.

"It's complicated and honestly not the most entertaining conversation subject, maybe you could tell me a little bit about yourself, who is this golden eyed stranger sitting next to me?" the smile she gave him then was pure, there was no lies or trickery hiding behind it.

They talked for hours, about music, movies, books and sharks… He mentioned how it looked like chocolate had exploded in her intense blue eyes because there were brown speckles here and there, making her laugh for the first time in a long, long, while.

Way too soon her body started telling her that the sun was coming and she knew she would have to find somewhere to hide. Max had been calling her in her mind but she hadn't responded nor did she plan to. There had been other voices too, she expected them to be her new 'brothers' but there was no way she was going back to the house that morning on their command.

Will, as she had found out his name to be, was interrupted in his story about how he learned to surf when four dirt bikes came racing down the beach and pulled up in a half circle around the pair. They both stood up and Will put her slightly behind him, attempting to protect her from the bikers' known to most as the Lost Boys. Eddisa recognized them only by their scent, she had paid no attention to anyone else than her real brothers, the little boy and Max at the house but because they shared blood she could recognize them for who they were by their scent anywhere.

"I see you found our little sister, nice of you of give her some company while she was running away like a little child." He sounded more amused than irritated, he had bleach blond hair and was dressed from top to toe in black, the obvious leader. Next to him was another blond with long curly hair and an awful patchwork jacket. The third one looked like he hadn't seen a comb in his entire life, the blond hair going in every direction. And then there was the tall one, with dark hair, tan skin and brown eyes that watched her so intensively she thought she might run away in fear of melting.

"Are they?" Will asked her "are they your brothers?"

"The sun is coming up and I don't think you fancy burning any more than we do" It was the leaders voice, she could see the silent threat in his eyes, if you won't come willingly we will use force.

She had no choice but to tell Will that they were, indeed, her brothers'.

"That one doesn't look to be related to you" Will motioned towards the darker male, still unsure if he should let her go with them.

"That's because I'm not, now step away from her before I make you." His voice was deep and dangerous, Eddie could almost feel the vibration going down her spine.

"Do you want to go with them? If you don't then you need to tell me!" he really sounded worried for someone who hadn't known her for more than maybe three or four hours.

"It's okay Will, I should go back now anyways, um... maybe I'll see you around some night." She didn't really mean that, sure he was cute but as a vampire she shouldn't get too attached to a human.

"I work at Joe's Surf Shop down at the boardwalk, I get off at 8 so…" he blushed slightly, turning his back on the boys to give her his full attention.

"This is cute and all but we have to go. My name is David by the way, I'm sure you know who we are but I thought I'd remind you before you try anything on our sister." The smile on David's lips was as unpleasant as it was deadly. There was no way she was going to let him win, she really hadn't planned to hang out with the human guy more than once but now when she knew it bothered David...

"I'll see you tomorrow then, at 8?" she gave Will the most dazzling smile before she stepped up and took David's outstretched hand and got on the back of his bike.

There was no time for the boys to get back to the cave that morning so they all had to spend the night at Max's. Eddisa had her own room but the others all had to cram into the very same cellar she woke up in. All of her belongings had been shipped from home and now resided in boxes stacked around the room, which told her that all of this had been planned for quite some time.

The black van had disappeared when they go back to the house and so had her real brothers. After getting a scolding from Max, which she didn't really listen to, she got introduced to everyone. It was confirmed that David was indeed the leader, then there was Paul with the messy hair and Marko with the ugly jacket. The small boys was already asleep but she was told his name was Laddie. And last but definitely not least was Dwayne, the one with the brown eyes and tan skin. He didn't talk all that much but what he did say caused Eddie to feel sick but admittedly also a little turned on.

"I'm your mate, you belong to me." He said and tried to reach for her. The only skin contact he got that morning, however, was a fist to the face.

I don't feel like there is any flow in my writing right now! SORRY! But also thank you for reading and thanks to MissRuthless for reviewing, it really does mean a lot to me!

/Linnéa