just fyi
her name is pronounced
k-EYE-ah.

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STRANGER DANGER.

Sam and Kaiya wandered around the boardwalk for a few hours. She made him ride everything with her at least three times. By the time they got off the roller coaster for the fourth time, Sam promised to never bring her back to the boardwalk. She laughed at him before grabbing his face and pinching his cheeks. "Oh you love me!"
"Yeah," he muttered as he swatted her away. "You're lucky I do. Listen I'm heading back to the video place. Mom just had to work until Max got there. She should be done by now. You coming?"
"Nah, I'm going to grab some grub. Want me to get you anything?"
"How can you even eat after all the rides? I was starting to get sick!"
"Bogus! Get out of here." She turned to hunt down some food but Sam grabbed her arm.
"Hey, wait. Are you riding back with Michael or with us?"
"I'll find Michael. If I can't, I'll find a pay phone or cry to the five-oh until they promise to drive me home." She made puppy dog eyes before laughing at the thought.
"I'll just tell Mom to wait and see-"
"Just go, Sammy. I'll be fine! You know me, I wouldn't care if I had to walk back."
"You know the way b-"
"GO." She pushed him forward before he could protest anymore.
He continued towards the store but yelled back over his shoulder at her. "Be careful!"
She just jerked her hand in a quick waving motion and ran back towards where she could smell all the deliciously greasy food. She didn't know what she wanted. She was fairly certain she wanted carnival food- you know, corndog, funnelcake.. the works. So she wandered around the different places. For a few minutes she wasn't really paying attention to anything around her, just kind of taking all the sounds and the smells. Then she heard the rumbling of motorcycles. It was getting louder. They were getting nearer. She looked ahead of her as the crowd parted quickly and she saw them. She jumped back into the railing, and they turned just in front of her and rode down the stairs. She didn't see any of the riders as they passed, but she felt this strange sensation. It was as if one of them had reached out as they drove by, shoved his hand through her chest and yanked out her insides. It wasn't a painful feeling, it was purely emotional. Before she really thought about it, the last rider stopped at the top of the steps. It was Michael. He looked unsure. Just as she called his name, he accelerated and his engine drowned out her voice. Then he was gone. Well, looks like I am walking back, she thought to herself. Oh well. She headed back to the busiest section, resuming her search for food. She had thought she craved the greasy food, but she couldn't find any that really appealed to her. But this one chinese place smelled and looked far too delicious to pass up. She was here for a month, she'll ingest the grease another night.
As she walked back towards the chinese, she still felt weird. What is this? They were far gone and yet she couldn't shake it. It was if she longed for something. Like her heart wasn't completely ripped from her chest, but stretched a long distance. She pinched her finger to remind herself to ask Michael who those boys were later. It was just something she did to help her remember things, but she had a feeling she wouldn't forget this.

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Marko made his way through the crowds in search of solid food. He could smell all the pulsing blood around him, but he wasn't tempted because they drank earlier in the night. He didn't really know what where he was going, but that didn't slow him down. It was almost as if his feet had a mind of their own. Within minutes he found himself standing near a chinese place. Something compelled him to go inside. He felt like he had to. So he followed his instincts. The second he open the door, it was like he got punched in the chest.

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"Can I get steamed rice with that? Thanks." Kaiya reached into Michael's coat pocket, and pulled out a five. The jacket was so comfortable that she ended up keeping it on all night. As she waited for her food, that stretched chest feeling began to get stronger. It was almost as if she could feel her heart returning to it's rightful place. The pressure was lifting. She glanced over her shoulder to see the curly haired blonde walk in the door. Her breath caught in her chest. He stopped for a split second and put a hand to his own chest before continuing inside. She turned back around to find her food on the counter for her. She thanked the little old woman again and carried it off to a nearby table. After she sat she just started at her food for a few minutes. When she looked back up she found the boy staring at her from the next table over.

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Marko couldn't explain this feeling. It was almost as if he thirsted for her but he didn't feel hungry, at least not for blood. He wondered if this is what David felt when he saw Star for the first time. The last thing they needed was another Star. So he tried to ignore it. But he couldn't even think. He had to figure this out. He caught her eye when he walked in the door and now was the time to approach her. She just sat at a table near the wall so after he ordered his food he took advantage of the empty table next to her and sat down. When she looked up, there he was. Staring at her, smirking. It was almost as if she already encompassed the seductive power of the vampires. But he knew she wasn't one of them. Does that mean she was meant to be? He was ripped from his thoughts when she spoke.
"Hey! Can I help you?"

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Why was he staring at her? Did she have something on her face? His smirk screamed 'I know something you don't..' so she began to brush her hands across her cheeks and hair. Something must have been astray. He didn't look away or even blink, so she decided she might as well talk to him. "Hi?" He didn't respond. "Helloooo." Still nothing. Must be on something. "Hey! Can I help you?"
That seemed to wake him from his stupor. He leaned towards her putting his elbows on his knees. On any normal occasion, a stranger this close would have made her uncomfortable and she would have wiggled her way out of it. But with this boy, the closer he got the more at ease, more whole she felt. And with one little word, her heart melted.
"Hey."
"Hi." She found her voice came out much softer than before. "I'm Kaiya."
"Marko." He reached over and tucked her hair behind her ear. Where his skin met hers, it felt as if her nerves caught on fire. Once the hairs were in place, he didn't remove his hand. He moved his whole chair closer so that his knees were touching her leg.
"Marko," she said his name, hardly able to think. He leaned in and he kissed her. She didn't pull away. She kissed him back. She wasn't the type to kiss boys she just met, but it just felt so right. It wasn't a chaste kiss either. His tongue tangled with hers as she she leaned into it. His fingers now tangled in her hair. She could feel herself getting lost. She was running out of air but she didn't want to stop.
"AHEM." Somebody nearby loudly cleared their throat and she knew it was meant to interrupt them. She pulled away from his lips and immediately regretted it. But the deep breath she had to take told her that she had made the right decision.
"Get bent." Marko practically growled at the geek staring at them, but he never broke the gaze he held with Kaiya. The kid scowled and told him his food was ready before walking away.
Marko knew at that moment that he wasn't meant to kill her. On the contrary, he had to do everything he could to keep her close and keep her safe. He didn't understand this fierce attraction. He decided to go talk to David before he did anything stupid. "I have to go."
That was not what she wanted to hear. As soon as he said it, it was if her heart broke. "Will I see you again?"
"Most definitely." He jumped up and snatched his box of food before heading out the door.

good?
no good?

I didn't want them to have some long awkward conversation when they met.
I wanted it to be an instant, unstoppable force that caused them both to do things they wouldn't normally do.
I'd like to know what you think. =]

Love, peace and chicken grease.