Yay! Chapter 3 (technically)... Some brother/sister arguing in this one. David goes from jerk to sweet then diabolical...
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Rae stuck her hands in her jeans pocket. She strolled the Boardwalk alone. David rarely let her walk the Boardwalk alone. He normally sent Dwayne with her, never Paul. His big brother instinct kicked in when she was alone with Paul. Why? She'd never know. It wasn't like she hadn't had sex with him already. How else would they have become mates? Well it might've been that pull when she met him. It had been 12years since they met and mated, and Rae still couldn't read any of Paul's thoughts. She still swore it was because he was too much of a pot head to have thoughts. Somebody was following her. She spun around only to be shoved into a dark alley.

"Paul, what the hell?" She growled at him. Paul shrugged.

"David said for you to come on. We gotta meet Max about something and… for some reason you look really hot standing in a dark alley." He grinned at her. Rae shook her head at him and kissed him. She bit into his lip, drinking the blood that flowed into her mouth. It got sweeter every time she drank it.

"You're majorly ADD." Rae told him. He smirked and took her hand, dragging her to his bike. David looked pissed yet again.

"I knew I shouldn't have sent Paul." He growled.

"Get over it, Davey." Rae hissed. David grabbed his sister's wrist. Rae hissed in pain. Paul stepped away from the siblings.

"I tell you what to do, not the other way around. I'm tired of you defying me, RaeAnne. I should've left you to Dad." David growled at his little sister. Rae gulped. She stepped away from her older brother.

"I'll just… You guys just tell Max… I've gotta go." She said, disappearing into the night. The boys all stared at David, who just took a drag of his cigarette.

"Let her go. I'll let one of you track her down later." He said…

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Rae looked over the edge of the cliff. She kicked a rock. David didn't mean it. She knew he didn't mean it. He couldn't have. It wasn't him. Yeah he put on the tough act around the boys but she knew better. David had hated their dad more than she did. It was more than twenty-five years ago but she couldn't get their father out of her mind. He beat them. Beat them big time. David had protected her.

"You wanna know a secret, sis? I almost meant every word I said to you back there. Except the one bit about Dad." David said. Rae jumped. He wasn't anywhere near her and she knew that.

"Get out of my head." She growled, covering her ears.

"Like that's gonna help. NOW GET TO MAX'S." David ordered. Rae growled and flew off. She landed next to the boys' bikes and walked into Max's house. So what if she was a little high, Max wouldn't notice. He never noticed with Paul anyway.

"Nice of you to join us, Rae." Max said as she plopped into a chair. "But you could've been sober." Rae shrugged.

"Could've been but Davey boy had to open his mouth earlier." She mumbled. David glared at her. Sure he was Max's favorite but Rae was his second favorite just because she was a girl. His only daughter. Whether Star became one of them or not, Rae would still be Max's only daughter.

"Sibling rivalry. I knew it'd get in the way with you two somehow. But anyway… I hear Michael has drunk your blood, David." Max stated. David's grin crept onto his face.

"Yep." He said.

"And??" Max asked.

"Fine he drank my blood. Had to use Star as bait. Even though she had no clue." David said. Rae snorted.

"Liar." She said. David looked like he wanted to throw something at her. Rae smirked at her brother. She'd have hell to pay later.

"Okay so maybe we didn't use Star as bait but yes Michael drank." David said. Rae snorted again.

"After a couple of mind games." She added.

"Shut up, Rae." David growled.

"Make me, David." Rae snarled. David went to lunge at his sister, Dwayne and Marko grabbed him and Paul held Rae's arms behind her back.

"Now, now, you two. Rae's been like this since Star joined and I do not want you two fighting against each other. Not until after you've done as I've asked so why don't you stay with me for a while, Rae, while you boys go back to the cave." Max said.

"Not sure I like that idea, Max. I'd rather teach her a thing or two." David said. Max stepped in between the two siblings.

"Maybe I should rephrase… Rae is going to stay here while you boys go home. No arguments." He said. David shrugged the two vampires off him.

"Fine then, we're leaving." He said. Paul slowly let go of Rae's arms. She looked up at him.

"Just go. David just needs some time to get over me defying him again." She said.

"Yeah, yeah, I'll just go. I'll see you tomorrow." Paul said. Rae grabbed his arm and kissed him.

"You'll see me tomorrow." She said coming up for air.

"Paul!" David yelled. The blonde vampire Rae had just been kissing ran off after his pack leader. Rae watched the boys' bikes tear off. She took in a breath before turning back to Max. He was in the other room.

"Your brother's attitude gets the better of him often." He stated. Rae shrugged.

"Something he got from our father." She muttered. She walked off. Max found her on his roof. Her head was placed on her knees. Vampires didn't cry. Especially the ones in Santa Carla. Rae looked like her brother. Same blonde hair, same icy eyes and same amused smirk. She was special and Max knew it. She and her brother were special. He knew when he turned David and learned he had a sister he'd want the set. They were talented. Rae's mind reading was her most deadly weapon while David's was a weapon and a play toy.

"I knew you and David were special. Even though I was not your sire, I could tell. David sired you as you know. I sired David and you did drink my blood. You're tied to me as well, my dear." Max said, startling Rae.

"Why does that even matter? David only saved me from our father because he promised me that I wasn't going to be left alone. I was just something he had to take care of." She said. Max made her stand up.

"Is that what you think? David bragged about this little sister of his for days when I first met him. Said she was artistic in more ways than one, that he'd almost killed all of his friends because she was the prettiest girl in his town. Your brother just doesn't like you defying him in front of his pack. They may be his brothers. But you're his blood, Rae. You're as tough as he is. As demonic as he is. The others head vampires wish they had you and David. Your brother has the most feared and respected pack on the west coast. And that's partially due to you." He told her. Rae shrugged.

"Mind reading is natural to a vampire. It has been since the first ever vampire." She stated.

"Yes but it's rare for a vampire to be able to read anyone and everyone except one person. You shouldn't be able to read my mind but you can. Like right now, I'll bet you're trying to figure out the best way to make me shut up." Max told her. Rae crossed her arms.

"Not fair, Max." She said. Max tilted the girl's head.

"Life's not fair, Rae, you know that. Now come on, you'll be sleeping in the guest room. It's windowless and according to David you prefer a bed." He said. Rae nodded and followed after Max…

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Twenty-seven years ago… Rae shot up hearing the rumble of David's bike. She jerked her jacket on and ran outside. Her brother was pulling his jacket on.

"David? What are you...?" She tried to ask before realizing what her older brother was up to.

"I've gotta go, Rae. I've gotta get out of here. Away from him." David said. Rae held her jacket tighter.

"What about me? I'll still have to deal with him." She pointed out.

"Yeah but you're tougher than I am. Always have been." David returned, giving her an amused smirk. "I'll be back to get you out of here. But until then fight back with all the strength you have, Rae."

"David, please…" Rae started. Lightning cut across the sky followed closely by thunder.

"I'm sorry, Rae. I'll be back soon… I swear." David said, before taking off. Rain fell as Rae stood watching her older brother drive off…

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Rae sat up. Those dreams never woke her but this time it did. David was sitting on the edge of her bed.

"What the hell?" Rae mumbled.

"I swear to you that if it was you putting that image in my head I'll tear your throat out, Rae-Anne." David growled.

"I didn't do it. I saw the same thing. Your eighteenth birthday. I went through hell and back the year after, do you think I'd want to remember that?" Rae hissed.

"I don't know with you. I still want to tear your throat out so I just down know." David yelled. Rae felt her fangs extend.

"You should have done it the night you killed Dad." She said. David smirked.

"Easy, Rae. You're getting sadistic." He told his sister. "Save that for tonight. Star let Michael live."

"He's mine." Rae said, laughing. David chuckled.

"Actually he's mine and Star's yours. Better sharpen that stake." He said. Rae smirked. David laughed and got up. "C'mon. Paul's waiting for you."

Danger danger twists in the next chapter... Twists and a plan. Something tells me Santa Carla's murder rates... wait I'm not spoiling it... ;p