Star was late. She was supposed to meet us ten minutes ago. Where the hell was she? The boys were restless; we'd yet to feed that night. Paul was getting overly obnoxious when I picked up her scent.
"Let's go boys." I called. Down the back street to the alley. Our engines roared through the night lit by miles of neon. Entering the alley I gave a cursory glance. It was Star but she wasn't alone. A good-looking blonde girl was with her. I gave a nod and our customary fun began. The boys and I bore down on the two girls, blinding them with the headlights on our bikes. Working as one, we all swerved at the last second, cutting around the girls in a semi-circle, trapping them. I heard them scream, their voices piercing above the engines. The blonde dropped into a fighting stance. A tough girl huh?
We cut the engines as one and the roar died quickly in the alley. The blonde stayed in her stance, looking like she'd take us all on at once. I smirked inside, letting it carry over onto my lips for a second. Then it all just amused me.
"Where ya been, Star?" I asked, the smirk resurfacing on my lips. The boys made noise around me, jeers and taunts.
"I was on the boardwalk, and these guys knocked me down. Anna kicked their asses then, when I passed out, took me off the street and back to her room. She helped me David," Star replied. Anxiety was racing through her voice. She could be covering up pieces of her story. I'd deal with that later.
"Did she now." I eyed the blonde standing beside Star. She was pretty enough, obviously a tomboy at heart. And she was calm. She didn't show any fear of us. That was new.
"She did." Star stuck her chin out, defiant, moving over to stand next to my bike. "So leave her alone."
I laughed. This was hilarious! Star standing up to me? Oh boy, this was new! "I'll leave her be." I spoke softly, so only Star could really hear me. She relaxed visibly. "But I don't think I'm the one you have to worry about." Nodding over towards the other boys, I could see the blood lust in their eyes. In Dwayne's, there was something more. I curled my lip in a sneer. "If she helped you, then we owe her a great deal, don't we?" I turned from Star toward the blonde. "Come with us? That is, if you're brave enough."
"Where?" Anna snorted. She wasn't going to be as compliant as most girls. Great. Laddie jumped down from behind Dwayne and grabbed Star's legs through her skirts. He was easily scared when Star wasn't there to protect him.
"Come and see." I winked at her as Star climbed on behind me. She was sufficiently cowed again.
"I don't have a bike."
"Ride with one of my boys." I wasn't going to let any insufficient excuses get in the way of taking Anna to the cave. "Come with us." I put a hint of command in my voice.
Slowly, Laddie started to climb up behind Dwayne again, but Dwayne gave him a sharp shake of his head and Laddie blinked. Silently, Marko grabbed Laddie's wrist and helped him up onto the back of his bike.
Dwayne held his hand out to Anna, who looked down at it. I felt him give her a mental push, pulling her to his bike and helping her climb on. I laughed, loudly. Dwayne had found a new toy! Perhaps this would go much easier now.
"We ride boys!" I commanded and tore off down the street, my Lost Boys and Anna following behind. We gave Anna the usual scenic tour, then spun to a stop at the edge of the Bluff.
"This is what you wanted me to see?" She looked at me, eyes stony. I laughed back at her harshly.
"No. Not this." I grabbed Star's arm and put her in front of me, descending the wooden stairs down into the cave. "Bring her down," I ordered, without looking back. I trusted my boys.