I DON'T OWN LOST BOYS OR ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, ONLY MY OCS AND THE SITUATIONS I PUT THEM IN. WARNING: There will be cussing, lemons, and violence. (Also, someone said I should put please don't steal. Didn't think I needed to, but ok. Please don't steal my stories.)
So, here we are again. I want this beginning and story to be different and since I haven't seen a start like this I think I'm on the right track. Some characters may seem OOC at some points at different times in the story, but I hope I explain that in the story when the time comes. Some things happen pretty fast at first (like certain relationships or legal stuff), but again I try to explain it. Some people may go back and forth at times, but I'll explain it! You get the idea. Spelling and grammar errors, I recheck constantly, so sorry if some slip by. Some character bashing in the beginning and for a little while, but that doesn't mean it will last the whole story. I don't hate certain characters though it may seem like that at times. Big thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, and/or favorited. You guys rock! So, for David's dad's name…I literally just made the name up based off some other people. Like I went to look some up but none of them fit exactly what I wanted for David. You'll see when you read on. I'm sorry this chapter took soooo long. I've just been working a lot lately. I do have outlines for the next few chapters so hopefully that will help move it faster, but if not thank you for being patient. I will revise this later on. Just wanted to get this out to you now so sorry about any grammar or spelling errors. I'll try to be a little sooner on the next update, just work and all that. Hopefully it won't be too long. Either way, you guys have always been so understanding and I really appreciate that. I hope you all have a great Halloween! Enjoy.
WARNING: LEMON IN THIS ONE.
Chapter 18: Sloppy, Sloppy, Sloppy! (Part 2)
"Here, this should be the last one" Danny said burying the last bag.
They had decided to go a little further than the entrance of the cave. They didn't want any unwanted guests getting too close and somehow finding a loophole.
Danny didn't think there was one, but she wasn't ready to stake anyone's life on it.
That joke had earned her many boos from the group.
"Good thing we don't have to bring meals here" David sighed. He looked at Ava who had to lean against a tree. "Talking about meals Princess, you'll have to feed soon" he told her.
"I know, I just didn't want to do it until after we made sure nothing happened to Marko" she told him.
David ran his hand over her brow feeling a sweat begin to gather. He gently tilted her chin up so they were looking at each other.
"I don't know if you can hold out that long" he told her.
Ava slowly nodded. She knew he was right. She felt it constantly, the hunger was clawing at her from the inside out more and more as the days wore on.
Blood packs just weren't holding up any more.
"Let me take care of you Princess" he said lowly. She gave him a small grin in return as he moved more curls away from her neck.
"How are you gonna do that…stud" she lightly teased.
"I think we still have a few tricks Dove" Dwayne promised her as he passed by with a smirk.
Ava smiled, biting her lip at the other boy as David's half grin returned.
There was a bark and the three turned to see Laddie walking up with Thorn. "All done Hon?" Ava asked the little boy who came up to snuggle into her leg.
"Yeah" he mumbled against her knee. "I'm not tired though" he denied sleepily making her stifle a chuckle as Thorn wagged his tail against the earthen floor happily looking between the two vampires and halflings.
"Well, why don't we go see if Danny and Star are then?" she suggested and he nodded before turning to Dwayne.
"Will you tell me a story" he asked.
Dwayne picked him up and held him close as the boy rested his tired head on the teen's shoulder.
"Don't I always" came Dwayne's deep voice. He kissed a happy Ava before beginning to carry Laddie towards the cave.
As they walked ahead Ava walked with David feeling his eyes on her as she slipped her hand into his.
"What" she asked still smiling.
David was silent for a moment as if debating voicing his thoughts. Finally, he asked "Did you want children?"
She looked at him confused but saw genuine interest…and a little guilt.
Ava's face softened and she shook her head. "Why would I need to" she told him. "I have Laddie" she said and David smiled. "Not to mention Danny and Paul" she teased making him chuckle.
"Then I guess that makes two of us" he said looking ahead as he moved to kiss the hand he was holding.
Ava smiled at him. "You old softy" she teased before laughing as he pretending to bite her wrist.
"I have something special planned for you tonight Princess" David revealed.
"Hmmm, how special" Ava wiggled her brows while tilting her head down.
"Mind out of the gutter kitten" David purred even as his mind ran over a few possibilities.
"You love it" she chuckled.
"I do and perhaps after" he said.
"Oh, perhaps" she lightly teased making him pin her too a tree and kiss the giggling girl.
"If you continue to be bad then just forget it" he said once he pulled back.
"No, no. I'll behave" Ava promised as she held onto the lapels of his long leather jacket. "Please" she begged sweetly.
"Since you asked so nicely, alright" he told her with another kiss. "But not here" he said looking back at the rest of their group. "This is private" he told her taking her hand again and beginning to lead her back to the cave.
"What about Dwayne" Ava asked curiously.
'I already know Dove. Don't worry about me, this is his time' came Dwayne's voice in their head as he shot her a charming lopsided smirk.
Dwayne had caught up to Danny and Star, explaining that David and Ava were going to go ahead of them.
David picked Ava up and flew the rest of the way. He chuckled as she buried her head in his neck.
She gave him a small nip in retaliation.
He took her to another abandoned room. It was dusty a filled with what looked like velvet blues and golds. The same Victorian styled furniture as the other bedrooms, though they were all covered, including the mirrors.
Some candles littered the room and David lit them as she looked around.
The only thing that looked like it was recently disturbed was the desk that had yellowed papers on it along with some clear bottle with some brown, what she was assuming alcohol in it.
'At least I hope that's not water' she thought making him chuckle under his breath.
David moved over to the dusty two person couch and after taking off and carelessly tossing his long top jacket and second jacket on a chair, he flopped down on it.
Dust went flying.
"Care to join me Princess" he asked her.
He was splayed out slightly as he watched her. Arms opened wide and on either side of the back of couch. One of his legs was slightly bent at the knee making his legs as they were opened just a bit.
"Why David" she said in a teasingly seductive voice as she slipped her own jacket off showing her black knee length button down, short sleeved suede dress with her torn tights and boots. "Are you trying to seduce me" she asked as she slid onto the couch and into his arms.
"Hmm" he hummed as she placed her hands on his chest. "Not just yet" he told her as his eyes slid off of her beautiful face to the desk.
"What was my big surprise then" she asked him curiously as she looked up from his shoulder.
He took a few breaths that seemed oddly loud in the quiet, dark room.
Ava waited for him to sort his thoughts out.
His ice blue eyes seemed to glow against the dark. "I thought I'd tell you about when I was a boy…human" he told her. "If you'd like me to" he said with that hint of an accent peaking through his voice once more.
"Are you sure? I don't want to pressure you" Ava said quietly.
"I want you to know" he said though he still wasn't looking at her.
"This won't change anything you know" Ava said and he finally looked at her. "I'll still love you. I'm yours and Dwayne's and you two are mine, remember" she said trying to cheer him up.
David kissed her forehead but instead of answering he began his tale.
"Long ago, there was a young boy who looked up to his father. His father wasn't a perfect man, in fact many would find faults in him. However, he loved the boy and the boy loved him" he started as Ava watched him totally entranced.
"The father was a pirate, one of the most famous pirates of the seven seas" he said with a small fond smile. "And he was teaching his son everything he needed to know about someday being a captain just like him" he said.
"The boy would spend his days following the fierce captain and copy him in every and any way while the crew respected the two and loved the life of adventure. The boy would spend every night laughing with his father and the crew before listening to tells of his good mother who had past on to better places and richer treasures, waiting for the day that her two pirates would return from the sea and sail up to her" he said quietly.
"As the boy grew older his love for the pirates life and his father never waned but grew" he told her as his accent began to grow heavier. "As did his taste for gold and even jasmine teas" he chuckled.
Ava's eyes widened as her brain pinpointed just how David started to sound.
British.
Not extreme or anything, but it was definitely there.
However, she didn't interrupt him to point this sexy turn of events of to him. She was sure he already knew, though he seemed lost in his story.
She instead focused back on his words and picturing them in her mind as he was.
"Life for the boy was good" David said. "It was happy, despite constantly running and nonstop adventure. He wanted for nothing and loved each day" he said wistfully. "Yet" he said as his eyes misted over.
"It was not meant to last" he told her.
Ava watched totally immersed.
"After many failed attempts, one determined British Naval general got his ship close enough to Captain William Dracus and attacked" he went on.
"The pirates gave it their all, fighting as it was their last day. For many" he said sadly, "It was".
"The captain had ordered his son to stay down below. The boy couldn't believe it" David said looking upset. "He had fought in many battles and thought he had proven himself to his father. Still, the captain insisted until an argument broke out between the two and the captain locked the youth in his cabin" David took a deep breath.
"As the bloody fight waged on, the boy grew more and more agitated" he continued.
"Instead of heeding his father's words he broke the door down and joined the battle up on deck. There were men fighting…dying everywhere. Both sides were falling. The youth was holding his own and trying to make his way to his father as he heard shouts from one of the pirates he saved" he told her.
"They said it was like the Naval General was possessed and willing to damn all his men as long as his could kill Captain Dracus. This was especially odd as they had never met" David explained.
"The youth thought perhaps General Sharpe was angry at his father for the last British trading ship they had liberated, which they had discovered had been a slave ship. They had killed most of the crew and let the captives go. The boy knew many people were angry about that" he said.
Ava swore she fell even more in love with him.
"He fought through body after body until he made his way to the deck and saw a sight that ran his blood cold" he told her as his voice grew more passionate yet deathly quiet.
"He had seen many battles between his father and men of any stature. Never before had he worried. His father was eternal, impenetrable in his eyes. But Sharpe" he swallowed thickly.
"Sharpe's eyes were blazing in the most unholy light he had ever seen in his whole short life" he shook his head as his eyes looked out, seeing a memory from long ago.
Ava covered her mouth to muffle the gasp that wanted to escape.
She saw the frightening sight that haunted David as it flashed through his mind.
There was a man who looked like an older version of David but with a bigger nose and brown stormy eyes with a scar across one brow. He had a thick dark blonde beard and gold and black outfit as he fought a man who knocked off his hat.
The other man had light auburn hair and seemed a few years younger. He had lighter brown eyes that had an odd honey blaze to them as they were filled with passionate hate as he fought the other man.
His uniform and curled hair were now array from how hard he was fighting, no real strategy or regard for himself. He seemed to only care for the destruction of his opponent who was shaken by the devil may care look in his eyes.
A storm blazed around them as well as smoke and flames while other men bled out and fought for their own lives.
"The boy" David went on but his voice broke from emotion.
Ava scooted closer to him in an attempt to comfort without making him stop or feel even more upset.
David once more kissed the top of her head as he turned to stare deeply into her eyes. He pulled her tighter against his side, strong arms reinforcing around her as he flexed slightly.
"The boy tried to rush to his father" he went on in a more controlled pace. His eyes clenched tight. "Yet it seemed that officer after officer was adamant that he not reach him. They attacked him with the apparent aim to subdue him as none of them actually went for their weapons" David said.
"At the time, the boy didn't notice he simply began cutting them down to the best of his ability" he admitted. "Yet, later after it was all over he remembered and he wondered why…even now" he told her.
Ava had to admit, that sounded weird too.
'Why would they just be going after to arrest David but not do the same to his dad?' she thought before he continued.
"I struggled and struggled" he told her totally lost in the memory now and no longer telling it from the point of view of a narrator.
Ava tried not to tear up.
"But there were so many of the general's men and my father's men were already falling. I don't know how" he said looking devastatingly puzzled. "It was like swimming upstream in a lake of fire. There were blows to my face and body but none that I actually felt" he said.
"I had to get to him as the two fought on" he sniffed. "But I was too late" he looked down while clenching his jaw.
His eyes lost some of their color, looking almost white as a deep grief seemed to fill them. She wasn't sure how he did it but Ava didn't care.
She felt his misery course through her bringing up not only her empathy for the teen against her but pain from her own past.
"Before my very eyes I watched as Francis Sharpe somehow got the upper hand on my father. A gash against his weathered cheek that sent him tumbling down the small flight of stairs" David explained.
She saw the image of David screaming, attempting to break free of all the men trying to hold him back.
There were at least four restraining the teenage David.
"I was unable to break free as I was forced to watch my father struggle to regain his footing. Sharpe didn't wait though." David shook his head.
His gaze burning a hole in the wall across from him as his words dripped with bitterness.
"He pounced on my father and stuck his cutlass through his back to the hilt" David got out before he had to stand up.
He was taking deep breaths.
"Oh, David" Ava said, her hands up as she watched him. She wanted to go to him but felt that he needed a moment to himself.
"I watched as the life left his eyes. He saw me…he saw me there Ava" David said angrily. He spun around to face her.
He looked ready to shout something but it seemed as if a thought clicked in his mind.
"But you know what that's like don't you" he asked in a voice that barely carried over.
Ava swallowed as a tear slipped down her cheek tracking down her blush and mascara. "You know what it's like to see someone you love be ripped away from you right before your eyes while your left watching helplessly" he said.
"Yes" Ava barely got out.
David slowly made his way back over and fell to his knees painfully before her sending dust flying.
Ava reached out and wiped away the tears that began to fall from his tormented gaze.
"I watched as the life left his eyes" David told her. "Sharpe through him down like he was nothing" David said angrily looking deep into her own tearful green eyes.
"As they were dragging the rest of us that were alive to shore, I killed who was around me and escaped" he said.
"I roamed the city for days, I couldn't even tell you what port it was" he said. "Everything felt surreal. I couldn't even get back to his body. I just kept hiding, seeing my face on wanted posters and hearing soldiers talk about Sharpe killing my father" his voice gave out again at that.
"I thought…what could I have done to save him? What if he hadn't locked me away?" he asked shaking his head.
"At first I was so mad at him for locking me up…then I was guilty for being angry" he admitted. "Does that make sense" he asked looking up at her.
Ava breathed in deeply, trying to clear her throat as she nodded. "Yeah Hon" she told him. "It does, a lot actually" she assured him.
"It took me a long time" David told her, "To understand that he was doing that because he was trying to protect me because he loved me" more tears cascaded down his face as he tried to control his voice.
"It sounds like he really did" she nodded sniffling again.
David shook his head with a humorous laugh. "It was Dwayne who actually got me to finally see that you know" he told her. "He's always been a lot better when it comes to family life than me" he said.
"I think you do a pretty good job" she told him with a watery smile.
David ran his hands up her knees then to her hands and arms before laying his head on her legs, holding onto her tightly.
Ava had never seen him so open or vulnerable.
She gently ran her hands through his hair and over his neck and back.
"That's how I met Max" came David's slightly muffled voice.
"Is the town?" she asked.
"Yes" he told her still holding her close from his kneeled position on the floor. "I was looking for food, anything I could steal without being caught. I couldn't be too brazen with them looking so readily for me" he explained. "I was in an alley and he appeared. He offered me food, saying that he heard of my plight from one of the soldiers and wanted to help" David told her.
Ava's brows drew up.
"Just like that" she asked and David sat up to look at her, hands still on her legs.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I mean" Ava said trying to find the best way to word it. "Why would Max find you? And how would he just happen to know where you were" she asked.
"I told you why" he started but Ava shook her head.
"No, but I mean this is Max we're talking about, let's be real. Every other story I've heard about him has you following to get one of the other boys and you don't ever seem very happy about it. Even the echoes I got from Paul and Marko" she explained. "Yet, for you he shows up and acts like he's just doing something nice out of the goodness of his heart?" she said.
Her tone of voice suggested how unlikely that really was.
"I mean…I haven't even seen missing posters for Thorn and that's his hell hound, so that shows his compassion right there. Not to mention you're supposed to be his sons yet he's always putting you in really bad positions" Ava shook her head.
"Let's forget the movie for right now, ok" she asked and David nodded as she scooted down to sit by him on the floor.
"Dwayne said that Max only offered to help him after everyone he cared about was dead or hurt. If you guys were already there, Max obviously knew some shit was going to go down. He wanted Dwayne in that position where he couldn't say no" she said and David looked off as he began putting the puzzle together.
"Marko was in a war, he didn't want to be there and again if Max didn't show up there is no telling if he would have made it out of their alive or not" she said.
"From all of your descriptions, Max showed up looking calm and collective. In his own way he was both the knight in shining armor and the devil ready to make a deal" she told him.
"Paul was giving the opportunity to get revenge on his sister's rapist" Ava said delicately, "Even if he didn't know it at the time" she told him. "Did he…offer you anything?" asked the now tense David.
His jaw ticked and she thought she could hear his teeth grinding in a painful manner.
"Revenge" he grunted out, hand shooting back to the couch as he tore the velvet gold cover.
Ava realized he was trying to control his vampiric self.
"He said if I joined him, helped and followed him that I could have revenge for my father. He even led me to Sharpe. He was my first kill" David told her as he looked back to her.
His blue eyes were slowly bleeding that blood orange.
"David" Ava said. It was her turn now to lean forward and kiss his cheek.
"He was following me, wasn't he" David asked. "He knew, he picked me" he looked back to her. "But when" he couldn't help but wonder.
"I don't know the answer to that" she told him. "I wish I did" she said, "I wish I knew when he started playing this twisted game and why" she told him as she stood on her knees taking his face between her hands.
"But I know what I can tell you" she said.
"What's that" he asked as some of the fight seemed to leave him. He blinked at the blue was back.
His jaw was still rigid, but he didn't pull away from her. If anything, he craved her soothing touch.
"I know that we are going to defeat him together" she said taking another deep breath. The tears on her face, now stopped but still resting on her cheeks and neck were cold from the air.
"All of us" she said. "He may not have meant for it to actually happen but we became a family. And families stick together, no matter what" she said. "We're not going to take any more of his manipulations or shit" she said.
David reached up and wiped her face.
"I used to think that he saved me" David told her. "But now I see that it was really you" he whispered.
"We'll I think you saved me too" she told him.
"How so" he asked.
"Watching you over and over again then meeting and getting to know you and the others, I've never felt so complete since my mom died" she said looking down before looking back up. She put on a smirk.
"That accent doesn't hurt anything either" she joked.
"I hope I always save you" David said softly as he too sat up and slowly brought his face closer to Ava's.
"I believe in you" she whispered before he connected their lips.
Their hands ran over the others shoulders and backs as they drew chest to chest. Their tongues battled before Ava smiled against his lips as David allowed her to win.
She soon found it was a victory given to her as David's hands found their way under her skirt and feeling up her strong and smooth thick thighs slowly to her lacy underwear.
He groaned feeling the material against her soft skin.
Ava pulled back with a gasp, exposing her neck as her head fell back while he squeezed her ass.
David gave sweet kisses up her neck as he lowered her carefully onto the carpeted floor. Ava spread her pale, black torn tight covered fit legs willingly for him to rest between.
David stayed on his knees for a moment and slowly stripped himself of his shirt.
Ava bit the corner of her lip watching with bedroom eyes.
She ran her hands over his pale abs and through the blonde hair on his chest and happy trail, darker than the blonde on his head.
She smiled every time she saw that.
"Like what you see Princess" he asked her with that smirk. His eyes though were soft as he took her in.
"Love it" she said and he descended for another kiss.
His hands began moving to help unbutton her dress as Ava worked on his belt.
Unlike their other times that were lust filled and driven by passion, this seemed softer and the love was shining through on both ends.
They could still feel the lust and passion underneath, but it wasn't heated or animalistic.
Ava and David seemed to be letting their gentler emotions control them.
They seemed to be taking a page out of Dwayne's book, something he'd definitely be smug about later on.
Once her dress was opened and his pants were undone David pushed his pants and underwear down showing his growing excitement.
"Hmm David" Ava said giving small pulls on his back to hint that she was ready for him.
David laid himself over her and began kissing her again as he hiked one of her legs up and over his hip. As one arm was used to balance his weight, the other hand slid down her smooth body and felt over her black lace.
Her panties were already wet, making him moan against her neck as he moved a part of the fabric to the side as he began to tease her with his fingers.
"Fuck" Ava said as she hissed air in through her teeth. She traced her nails up and down his arms as she lifted her hips wanting him to fill her.
"Are you ready for me" he whispered against her lips.
"Always" she said.
David swallowed as he adjusted and lined himself up before slowly pushing himself into her.
"Oh" they both moaned out.
David never once disconnected his gaze from Ava's. Her mouth was slightly parted and his nostrils were flaring, he gave a small grunt as she almost moaned as he was fully inside of her.
Ava reached up to trace his lips with her pointer finger prompting him to kiss it.
Slowly, David began pulling out of her before gently pushing back in.
Ava licked her lips as she watched him. It was like all the anger and stress from earlier was melting away and leaving this totally calm and peaceful young man in its place.
A young man she loved seeing and only got to spend time with at the cave when it was her and the rest of the gang, and only as of late.
David lowered himself further and her other leg moved around him.
"Hmm" he moaned out as him mouth began to kiss and suck tenderly on her neck and chest around and through her bra.
"Yes, please just like that" Ava told him as her voice seemed to get even rougher as she gripped onto his shoulders, beginning to match his thrusts feeling him deep inside of her with his long, deep measured movements.
"You feel so perfect around me Princess" David panted.
Ava moaned feeling her insides tighten as she reacted to his praise.
The small moans the escaped him, the sweet words and the loving and open expressions he was emoting was making Ava's high climb at a steady pace.
She was used to the rough and cocky David. She loved that David.
However, experiencing this new side of him in their lovemaking and life in general was making her feel closer to him in every context.
Like how she felt to Dwyane.
Ava truly felt complete. That thought made her gasp loudly as her body surged with more pleasure.
Her body tingled everywhere as if felt like he was bringing her nerves to life.
David wasn't doing much better as his slow thrusts seemed to be prolonging the intense pleasure he felt from having Ava wrapped around him, hot and tight. He hadn't felt so alive since he drank from that accursed bottle.
He kissed her palm. His hand dragged from her knee up to her thigh. He pushed away the fabric of her open dress and felt over the lace of her underwear before continuing to let his hand travel up her stomach.
He felt it twitch under his touch and he smiled at her at that as she laughed breathlessly.
His fingers traced up the valley between her breasts as he kept up his steady, exquisite thrusting pace. As his hips continued to snap against her, his member entering her over and over, his hand continued its exploration of her smooth, slightly sweaty body.
Her own hands held onto his back and hip that started to gather some sweat from keeping up such a pace, wanting to stretch out both of their pleasure for as long as possible.
David's callused fingers followed the curve of her breast and soon he was cupping the heavy weight earning more kisses and whimpers from both of them.
He flicked her covered, hardened nipple with his thumb.
"David" Ava moaned at the sharp pings against her nipple that contrasted his smooth hip motions.
He moved his hand up to her throat, gently touching her collarbones before looking into her eyes with his hooded blues.
"I know what you need Princess" came his deepened voice.
"What" she moaned out, biting her lip. "Show me please" she begged.
David's hand moved back down to where their bodies connected. Ava's breathing picked up in anticipation.
David never took his eyes off of her, his own chest heaving in want and excitement.
His fingers soon found her clit and began to rotate making her grunt as she grinned up at him.
"You know something" Ava couldn't help but try to get out through small breathes.
"What's that" he asked.
"You have the perfect body heat for this" she told him as her smile grew.
David shook his head slightly, her thumb resting on the corner of his mouth. "What about having the perfect fingers for this?" he teased back as he moved his thumb in a certain motion.
"Oh" Ava called out.
"Thought so" David said kissing her chin as he slowly began to pick up the speed up his thrusts.
He couldn't help it. He could feel his end right in reach and he was feeling desperate to achieve it as the sweet lovemaking got to him.
He made sure to keep his hand and hips at the same tempo.
Ava's expression and body convulsions let him know she appreciated the actions.
"There, there, yes" Ava began chanting over and over again as her eyes lightly rolled up and David planted kisses around her neck and chest.
With a keen moan Ava orgasmed, gripping tightly onto his back and kissing kiss cheek down to his mouth as she lost herself.
David followed soon after with a few last pumps of his hips and a whimper like grunt while he sucked on her bottom lip. His member spasming inside of her as he buried himself to the hilt, breathing heavy in the dimly lit room.
The two sat there holding onto each other as they tried to catch their breathes.
David slowly lifted himself enough to look at Ava. He pushed her hair away from her face and neck.
'What' she thought to him, too tired to ask it out loud.
"I love you" he told her.
Ava's face lit up in a smile as she briefly covered it with her hands. Her cheeks took on a cherry hue. "Staap" she giggled. David returned her smile with a small, gently one.
"I love you too" she told him, hands going to run up his strong arms.
"Do you want to get off the dirty floor?" he asked her.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea" she giggled and he chuckled standing then helping her up.
He kissed her again before he began dressing.
"Dwayne's gonna be a little jealous we didn't include him" Ava tsked.
'Don't worry Dove, I'll get you to myself later' came Dwayne's voice making her jump momentarily. She shook her head in amusement, though she didn't doubt him at all.
She saw David lift his brows up and down at her making her chuckle.
Ava moved to rebutton and adjust her clothing. She went up to what she assumed was a long mirror and moved the curtain off of it. She knew her reflection would be transparent, but she could work with that.
However, when she saw her solid reflection she froze momentarily.
"What is it?" David asked walking up to her.
"I can see me" she said in way of explanation.
"Well, you haven't fed yet so-" he went to say in way of explanation. That stopped when he stood by her to look at her reflection.
Ava's reflection wasn't the only one in the mirror.
"What the fuck" David asked jumping back and tripping.
"David!" Ava yelled going to help him. He was still staring spooked at his own refection. "What are you, a dog!?" she asked. "It can't hurt you. It's a freaking mirror" she told him.
David looked at her with an unimpressed look. "Do you know how long it's been since I've seen myself" he asked and Ava made a face of sudden understanding.
"How is that possible" he asked looking back as he hesitantly approached his reflection.
"Hmm" Ava said going up to the mirrors actual frame. "Well, this might be why" she said looking around. "If it's not made with silver, ya know" she said looking back at him. "David" she called.
"What?" he asked, finally blinking at looking at her. Though his attention kept going back to himself.
His hand roamed over his face as he took in what he had been unable to see for so long.
Ava didn't really blame him so she just continued as if he was fully listening.
"I don't think there's any silver in the mirror or the lining" she told him. "It's the same reason Eva and I changed our lip rings out when we started seeing you guys. We didn't want to burn you after we read those books Grudella pointed out to us" she went on.
"What?" he asked again but this time he really did look at her.
"Well, silver repels vampires and we didn't want to burn you if we ever kissed" she said. She shot him a smirk, "Don't get all cocky thinking that we were already thinking about making out or anything" she told him.
David couldn't help but give his signature smirk at that.
"I think that's exactly what you're saying Princess" he told her.
Ava rolled her eyes playfully.
"Anyway, so we changed them to stainless steel" she told him.
"And the reflection" he asked. "That's because of silver too?" he looked disbelieving.
"I think a lot of mirrors used to have silver backing them, at least that's what the book said. Just like how a lot of the 'medicines'" she made quotations there. "Had silver and other things in them. Though I'm iffy on the dates" Ava admitted. "The fake medicine made people sick and even made some people accuse them of being vampires due to their new conditions brought on by what the medicine produced" Ava lectured.
"However, other people think vampires couldn't see their reflections due to a soul conundrum though we can see here that that's not it. Also, I think you all have souls so fuck that theory" she dismissed it.
"I think it's hot when you get all nerdy Ava" David cut her off.
Ava made a sound like 'Oh really?'. "I think it's hot that your cute and I can teach you things…even if you've been around, how long?" she teased.
"Woman" he growled going to grab her.
"Oh, he sees his reflection and now I'm woman" she huffed with a laugh. "Far too full of himself now that he can see what he's working with again" she said.
She could feel the excitement and happiness rolling off of not just him but the others who were now listening in to what David had just discovered.
David gave a joyous growl like noise as he went to snatch her up.
Ava shrieked happily as she was tossed onto the large bed. David not waiting even a moment as he smothered her mouth with his own.
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'Traitorous little shit!' Max thought as he angrily restocked the shelves.
He was waiting for Lucy and his mind wondered to his hellhound that had disappeared without a trace.
That was…before Max had seen the large, unmistakable white dog with the halfling Laddie that Dwayne had felt the need to save not too long ago.
The fact that a child of one of his creations was walking around with what was supposed to be his protector and none of them had said anything to Max burned him from the inside.
'Didn't even want the brat until David showed me he could be useful' Max thought moodily as he shoved more tapes on the shelf.
It was true.
Max had been enraged when he found out that Dwayne had given some street urchin a taste of his precious bottle.
Yet, David had cleverly pointed out that like with Star people were more likely to be drawn to and trust the boys if there was a little boy with them.
So, he hadn't acted out against the little boy who didn't even know him.
'And now he has that sniveling excuse of a hellhound' Max thought angrily.
He had seen them walking together earlier on the pier.
Max had almost approached them, intent on dragging Thorn away after giving the little halfling a good thrashing.
He was stopped though by the appearance of the boys and Star. As if reading his mind, which he could feel wasn't the case, Dwayne had looked directly at Max with eyes that were daring him to even try to get within a few feet of Laddie.
David, Paul, and Marko had expressions that suggested they'd be backing him up.
Seeing how shaky their relationship was as of late, he decided not to push them at the moment. Especially in public.
'I have to do something about those twins' Max thought bitterly. 'Get them to drink from me with the witch and then I'll have full control' he told himself.
Max had attempted to use his mental link to Thorn to call him back.
It hadn't worked.
"The damn mutt is rejecting me now" Max muttered to himself.
To say Max was angry was an understatement.
Thorn was supposed to be his protector and pet. His to order about and use as needed. As it had been for centuries.
'Everything is changing, something has to be done' Max thought working himself into a state. 'If I get rid of the twins…' he thought, but Max knew how poorly that would end up for him.
He flinched at the thought, remembering scenes from his younger days of mates losing the others and the consequences of it.
'Well if that is not an option' he groused, 'Then what is' he thought trying to think of a solution. 'Surely, something must help put me and the plan back on track' he thought with a pout. 'After all the hard work and manipulations' he thought.
'After all the deaths…the people I've-' he thought as certain faces and acts flashed into his mind before he was interrupted.
"Uh, Max?" his employing Maria said standing at his side.
"Yes" he snapped before seeing her scared expression. Max remembered himself and slowly stood, trying to make his tall stature as unfrightening as possible on his spidery legs. He adjusted his bow tie.
"My apologies" he said with an awkward smile. "What is it?" he asked her.
"Er" she said taking a step back. "Your girlfriend Lucy is here" she told him before quickly walking away to a different section of the store.
Max smiled and looked over at Lucy.
She looked beautiful in her turquoise summer dress and white cardigan.
'Girlfriend, sounds a bit juvenile though it does bring her closer to me. Such a good mother' he thought.
Of course Max didn't care that he had to use a good amount of his vampiric suggestive powers to get Lucy to continue to date him.
Especially with all of her family practically against them.
He frowned again at that thinking about those meddlesome twins and witch. Then he thought of Lucy's youngest son spending time with those Frogs and the oldest still withstanding from feeding.
'He seems to be keeping some distance from the boys as well…or is it the other way around' he thought with annoyance.
"Lucy, just the woman I wanted to see" he said going up and pecking her on the cheek.
"Oh" she smiled, "Why is that" she asked looking up at him with adoring and slightly dazed eyes.
Not too many people would notice unless they knew what to be looking for.
Max's smile widened as he laced their arms and led her to his car. They were attempting another date night before he dropped her off at home.
"I was having a dilemma that I thought perhaps your area of expertise could help in" he told her.
"What did you need" she asked with sweet blueish green eyes looking up at him.
"My sister" Max began to spin his web. "Is having some issues with her children and I told her you were such an excellent mother" he complimented earning a blush from the woman. "I was wondering what did you do when any of your children misbehaved and you needed them to absolutely behave you" he asked.
"Well, I wouldn't say I'm an excellent mother" Lucy shook her head.
"So modest" he smiled.
"But there is only so much you can do. At the end of the day children may still not listen" she tried to tell him.
"But what if it is of the upmost importance" he asked her.
"Hmm" Lucy sighed trying to think. "All I can really think of was when Michael and Sam used to fight" she told him.
"Did the twins never fight?" Max couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, they had their arguments here and there but those two and Daniela were always more a team against the world" she nodded. "In fact, I can't remember any real fights between them" she made a thinking sound before shaking her head.
That disappointed him but he prompted her to continue.
"However, sometimes they did fight with Michael" Lucy admitted. "Sometimes he'd make fun of something they'd be doing or try to get into something of theirs" Lucy sighed.
She looked at Max with a long look, "It never ended well for him of course. He ended up on the wrong side of their pranks. Even when they were still learning" she said.
"Sam did too though he learned very quickly that it was much funnier to watch Michael get on their bad side instead of himself" she nodded.
"So this worked on them as well?" Max asked.
"Hmm" Lucy didn't look to convinced. "Well…I only did it when I was babysitting for Adam and Melody" she told him. "And if I managed to actually catch them" she added as an afterthought.
"However, they always apologized and did their best to avoid getting in trouble again unless Michael pushed them" Lucy acknowledged.
"What exactly did you do?" he asked her.
"I would make them sit in a room together" Lucy explained. "They didn't have anything in that room, well besides snacks of course. I couldn't have them hungry" she giggled. "They'd probably eat each other" she shook her head, "Especially with the twins' appetites".
Max's face slowly stretched into a grin.
"How funny" he said as she laughed.
"Anyway, they'd be stuck there together and be forced to talk and get through all of their issues" she told him. "That's all" she looked at Max.
"Did that help at all" she asked him.
He kissed her hand as that same smile rested on his face. His eyes holding some hidden meaning. "I do believe it did" he told her making her smile.
"Shall we" he asked as he held his car door open for her before closing it after she scooted it in.
'I can't use Sam' Max thought, 'I need him to get to Lucy…for now' he thought. 'Though, he might be a good backup plan' he filed it away. 'He's not the only one I can use' he told himself. 'There are other thorns in my side' he thought before wincing, once more reminded of the runway dog.
He shook his head. 'I don't need him, I have more important things to plan' Max told himself as his eyes landed on a specific shop.
As Max buckled himself in a new sinister plan was forming in his mind. One that didn't bode for a particular set of Frogs.
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Sam was in his bubble bath.
He was trying to relax after a long day with the Frogs and Stalker.
'Stalker is a fitting name for that creep' Sam thought. 'All he wanted to talk about was the girls and find out where they were, where they worked and lived!' Sam shook his head.
He had had to stop Alan and Edgar from giving any information out.
However, Stalker had found out that Sam was their cousin and continued to try to talk to him for the rest of the night.
Sam had finally given him the slip by pretending to have to pee then running to Mike and explaining the situation to him.
Michael had been less than happy. Sam was surprised when he had to hold his brother back from tracking the man down to fight him.
Sam barely had the strength to do that.
The blonde wondered if his brother was umping up his work out or roiding out.
Mike and him had driven off on Michael's bike, making sure to make many stops in order to confuse Stalker.
Michael was finally convinced that they weren't being followed after an hour and went home.
They had found Eva walking out of the house with Danny and something big under a large curtain.
Ava was missing, but Sam assumed she was either already in the trailer or with her boyfriends.
The girls had refused to show either boy.
That led them to think they were planning a prank on someone.
Sam did remember they were having some issues with some weirdos that tried to sick a whole gang on them a while ago. That made him worried for his cousins' and Danny, who he thought of as a cousin, safety.
"This town in full on freaks" Sam told Nanook who was at the door before he reached across the tub to let the whining dog out of the room.
"Guess he didn't like the music" Sam shrugged.
After rinsing his hair and drying off Sam put on his fluffy bathroom and exited the now very steamy bathroom.
"Needed that" he was muttering to himself before he noticed Nanook barking at his brother from the top of the stairs as Michael stood, hurt at the bottom.
"Michael, what happened?" Sam asked concerned.
"Your dog bit me" Michael said not looking at him.
Sam looked at Nanook's mouth and saw the blood. This had only happened once when Michael was angry after learning about the divorce and he was stomping through the house.
He had accidentally stepped on Nanook's tail, hurting him a little.
It was a total accident but Sam hadn't forgiven him for a good while.
"Why'd he do that, huh?" Sam demanded. "What'd you do to my dog asshole" he snapped checking Nanook over.
"He was protecting you" Michael said making a chill go down Sam's spine.
"What" Sam asked. He hesitated in turning back as many of the Frogs' random accusations and 'lessons' filtered back into his mind.
'Michael couldn't. Not Michael' Sam told himself.
Sam looked at Mike, but the boy didn't look up. He was too busy focusing on nursing on his injured hand. Sam felt guilty when he saw Michael run his hand over the good amount of blood dripping down his older brother's hand.
Michael's breathing was heavy as he continued staring at his hand.
Since he couldn't see his eyes, Sam decided to test the next theory. There was a mirror next to Michael and he knew that if Michael was a vampire then his reflection would at least be transparent.
Sam looked at the long rectangular black mirror.
Solid Michael.
Sam let out a breath of relief.
He blinked feeling slightly confused, 'Is that a new mirror' he wondered. He rolled his eyes. 'Who cares about a stupid mirror in this crazy place. We don't even have a TV and I'm thinking about mirrors' he told himself.
'What matters is Michael has a reflection so that proves he's not a vampire' he thought happily.
Now Sam felt dumb for even thinking that and was glad he didn't do anything to make him look foolish in front of the older boy.
"I'm sorry he bit you Michael" he said, "I'll get some stuff to help clean it" he offered.
"Thanks Sam" came Michael's deep voice.
Sam turned around and tried to lead a still lowly growling Nanook to his room.
Just as he was about to open his bedroom door he heard a scared yelp followed by a thump.
On the ceiling.
That was followed by grunt of pain.
Nanook began barking uncontrollably as Sam spun around quickly.
Michael was no longer at the foot of the stairs.
Instead, he was all the way up on the high ceiling and seemed to be trying to keep himself from flying away.
He didn't seem to have a hang of the situation at all.
Sam looked at him with a dropped jaw and in disbelief in his now blank gaze.
"Sam" he said panicked. "I-uh, help!" he told him, blue eyes wide and afraid.
Sam's mouth opened wide as his body slammed back against his still closed door. He reacted in the only way that felt natural in that moment.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he screamed shrilly.
A/N: What do you guys think? What do you think of David's back story? I have some more coming out about him and all the boys. It'll be like, woah. Also, some Laddie. More from all of our favorite main characters in the next chapter and also more from some of the side characters. Max is getting super evil again, plus we got Stalker coming up. So, things are heating up. We're coming up to some major conflicts and battles guys. Some gore in the next few chapters. Also, even if there isn't lemons in it, just assume things are happening behind the scenes. OK? Thanks. Some bloody things coming up like I said. All leading up to the climax of the story. Just trying to work out the last few chapters before that one. Not too many but I want to make sure I have everything in order before the final battle, so to speak. Still so many ideas pop up but I have to tapper them down and be like, shhh, for another story maybe. Let's keep so and so for this one. Idk if there will be an epilogue or this one or not. Again, thank you for being patient. Review, ask or suggest if you'd like. Until next time, have a great day and stay safe.