A/N: Ch 4 wassup, wassup, wassup? So, I accidentally skipped a chapter. My bad. I'll probably upload it as a side one-shot...
The vampires took Audra back to their lair, and she was in awe at the sheer size of everything. It wasn't until that night that Jess noticed a bed in the corner. She sat Audra down on it, but all the little girl cared about was bouncing around. "Audra!" Jess snapped. The little girl stopped bouncing and stared at her sister. "I need you to understand that this is where I live now. You'll be staying here too until I can find someone I trust enough to take care of you. Cathy and Kelly decided to go on a permanent vacation, and you'll be staying here."
"Sissy, why are we staying here instead of somewhere nicer and open? It's dark and spooky down here." Dwayne chuckled in the background.
"Because I can't go outside in the daylight. None of us can. Remember that Dracula movie we watched?" Audra nodded. "Well, that's what I am. A vampire."
"I don't know about that Sissy. Vampires are big and ugly and you're not." Audra crossed her arms over her chest. A warming sensation tugged at Jessica's body.
"Jess, sun's rising." Paul warned. Jess kissed Audra on the top of the head and pulled on a pair of pants she had brought with her.
"Whether you believe me or not, I need to go to sleep. Away from the sun. I grabbed your snacks and there's my water bottle full of juice. I'll be awake when the sun goes down. I need you to stay here. Don't leave this area. Please Audra." Audra nodded and Jess sighed in relief before following the others and going to the roost.
Audra plundered through the bag Jess packed for her. There were snacks of all kinds and Jess's large water bottle with grape juice in it. Audra smiled before dumping out the bag, looking for her sleep clothes. She found them and pulled them on before climbing into the large bed and bundling down for the day.
That evening, just after the sun set, the five vampires left their roost and entered the main area of their hangout. Jess smiled when she saw Audra sitting on the couch, coloring in one of her books. She saw Jess and smiled up at her.
"So Jess, I've been wondering this since we met, do you plan on picking just one of us, or are we sharing?" Paul draped an arm over Jess's shoulders and she blushed.
"Well, I've been thinking about that too. Depending on who it is, I'm a one man woman." Paul groaned and pulled away.
"The 'one man' been decided yet?" Marko asked as the five vampires and the small human child sat around. Jess took one of Audra's cookies and her little sister glared at her.
"Maybe, maybe not. I have an idea!" Jess jumped, startling everyone, and shimmied out of the pants she was wearing, leaving her dress. "I'll explain it to you three later, but Marko, you and I are going on a date. Right now, let's go."
"Alright, I've got no problems with that. Peace guys." he followed her out and his bike fired up and sped away. The three other vampires looked at one another in shock before looking at the human child.
Their ride was rather slow, and Jess's hands traveled lower than his chest. Her head was resting on Marko's back, and she felt him groan. She smiled when they stopped. Marko got off his bike and looked at her innocent smile. He pressed his lips against hers in a soft kiss. She pulled him closer and his hands went to her hips.
"I didn't know this was what you meant by a date." Marko's lips went to her neck and she whimpered. She pulled his jacket off him and set it next to her on the bike. She grinned when his fangs brushed against her shoulder.
"Marko." Jess's hands explored his well-toned chest. She smiled and placed kisses across his clavicle. She pulled away and giggled, causing him to lean closer to her.
"What did you stop for Jessica?" she giggled more and playfully nipped at his neck.
-Insert Cry Little Sister and scenes of clouds here-
"Listen you guys," Jess stood holding a sleeping Audra in her arms. It was a half-hour until sunrise and she and Marko had just returned. "We can't keep Audra. I'll go home tomorrow night and phone my mother. I'll tell her Cathy took our car and Kelly on a road trip home and left Audra with me. I'll tell her I can't take care of her because my job makes it so I can only work nights. This means I sleep all day. My mother will be on the first plane here."
"Why can't we keep her?" Marko asked, saddened.
"What kind of a life is this for a child? It's not right you guys. I won't ruin Audra's childhood." She placed the sleeping child on the bed and kissed the top of her head.
"She's right. Having Audra here isn't acceptable." David stood from his wheelie chair and walked toward the roost. "Oh Jess, while you and Marko were on your little 'date' the rest of us went and cleaned up your house. Tomorrow right after sunset, we'll take you and Audra back there."
"Thank you David." That was the last of the conversation as the vampires headed toward the roost.
"Wait; explain to me the idea you had." Paul took Jess's shoulder. She smiled at him and went to bed. "Jess."
"I'll explain after Audra leaves."
Jess got off the phone with her mother and ran her hands through her red hair. The four guys and Audra sat in the other room on expensive furniture watching a cartoon movie about a young woman living with seven dwarves. Both David and Marko looked at her as she plopped herself between them on one couch. Dwayne and Paul were on the other couch with Audra between them giggling at the movie.
The young men sharing a couch with Jessica pulled her so her bare feet were resting in Marko's lap while her head rested in David's. "She'll be here tomorrow morning. I need to sun proof part of the house. She has an old friend meeting her at the airport to bring her here."
"You're doing the right thing babe." Marko smiled as he rubbed her feet. When she moaned from the pleasure it caused, all four vampires shifted in their seats. This caused Audra to glare at her sister and point to the television set.
"Audra, baby." Jess picked the little girl up and stopped the movie. "Mommy will be here to get you in the morning. We have a lot we need to do to make the house perfect for her arrival."
"Like what Sissy?" Audra asked, looking around at the clean house.
"It doesn't matter. What you need to know is everyone will be busy helping me. So I need you to watch the movie and don't worry. Okay?" Audra nodded and Jess played the movie again. She motioned for the four vampire men to follow her.
"How do you plan on sun proofing this place?" Paul asked as Jessica opened a pantry and pulled out a box overflowing with rolls of tin foil. "What the hell?"
"My mom went through a phase where every time she went into town, she would buy a few rolls. What I need you four to do is cover all the windows downstairs. And please do your best - your lives are at stake too." Jess leaned in closer to them and whispered. "I'm going to be upstairs packing all of Audra's things. If you run out of foil, look in the hall closet. I think there are a few dozen rolls in there too."
The four vampire men set to work armed with packing tape and foil while Jess went upstairs and cried while she packed Audra's bags. Audra would be so upset knowing she was going home without Jess. She would just have to lie to her baby sister - tell her something like - she would be on the next flight. She would have to say goodbye, right? Before she knew it, she had everything packed and ready for her mother. She went down stairs when Dwayne reentered the house with a flashlight.
"Not a single sliver. Talk about craftsmanship, right Jess?" he spun the flashlight in his hand and smirked. Jess looked over at Audra asleep on the couch and covered in Marko and Dwayne's jackets. The phone rang again and Jess sighed. She was exhausted and could feel the sun getting ready to rise.
"That was my mother." She sighed when she hung up the phone and fell into Big Dwayne's arms. "She found an earlier flight. Can you believe that? She'll be here in about twenty minutes."
"The sooner the better." everyone was sad about Audra going. She was a cute kid who would grow up and make an excellent woman. "What do we do now? We can't go home."
"I'm sorry everything took so long." Jessica's voice came out just above a whisper. Aside from Dwayne's strong arms holding her up, Jess felt another three hands on her shoulders and upper back. "You guys are the best."
"We know. Now, how about you explain your idea to us?" Paul smirked and Jess groaned but explained everything as they awaited the arrival of her mother
Before any of the guys had a chance to ask questions, a car was heard pulling into the driveway. Jess sighed before sitting away from the door and the sunlight that was bound to flood the immediate area. The others joined her just before the door opened.
"Jessica. Where is Audra? And who are these people?" The four young men were resting around Jessica's lounge chair in a manner that resembled the mafia
"These are my friends. Audra is right here." Jess picked up Audra and bit back a groan of exhaustion. When tears started forming in her eyes, all four male vampires clenched their fists and would have gone to hug her is her mother wasn't staring "I'm sorry mom. I know what you must be thinking about all of this, and I want to explain it to you, I will when I can come up and visit. I don't know when that'll be."
"I was your age once Jessica, I can't say I know what you're going through, but I think I get the general picture." her mother wrapped her arms around her eldest daughter and Audra didn't even stir. "I can tell you trust these young men, and they trust you. That's what matters."
"The big one's Dwayne, and in order from left to right, it's Dwayne, David, Paul and Marko." Jessica's mother smiled at all of the young men as she took Audra from Jessica's arms. Audra stirred, but didn't wake. The vampires walked over to the three females and Dwayne put a big hand on Audra's head.
"We're gonna miss the kid. She's gonna grow up and be just like her sister." Jess squeezed Marko's hand when he spoke.
"So, none of you are going to help with Audra's bags?" Her mother asked as Jess stifled a yawn.
"Everything is right there on the porch. Have Mrs. Emerson help you. We can't go outside…" Jessica's mother looked at her daughter and her friends in shock.
"Alright. Come here and give me another hug." the woman handed Audra to Dwayne and yet again, the little girl didn't wake. When Jessica put her arms around her mother, that's when she really started crying.
"I'm going to miss you both so much." her mother kissed her temple and rubbed her back in an attempt to calm her daughter. When that didn't work, David pulled her away and Jess wrapped her arms around him as tight as she could without hurting him. "Goodbye mom. I'll see you later."
"Goodbye Jessica." She took her sleeping daughter back from Dwayne. Paul and Marko remained silent. "You boys better take care of her. If I found out you hurt her, I'll make sure you regret it. I've got a lot of connections in this town."
"We would never do anything to hurt Jess. She means the world to us." David smiled as she buried her face deeper into his chest. Her mother nodded in approval before leaving the house. Apparently, the woman who drove her to the house already had the bags loaded into the car. For a woman pregnant with her first child, she was pretty strong.
"Can it be bedtime, yet?" the five laughed and wandered to the living room, picking a couch to rest on. Jess refused to remove herself from David, so that's how they slept.
Blech. Such a bad older sister. Things seem to be moving fast because he was written as a one-shot... That extended to like, 25 pages in word... If not more.
Not gonna lie though, if I had to choose between my baby sister and a group of super sexy vampires, I would pick the vampires.