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FATALISTS.

Michael took a sip from the bottle and the boys howled before chanting his name. Paul walked over him and slapped him on the shoulder. "You're one of us, bud."
Michael smiled and just kept drinking. They danced around and partied with the newest member of their circle. Initiating a new member was always fun. They couldn't wait to shake him up. After celebrating for a bit, Marko approached David. He didn't have to say anything. David already knew. "Something's up."
Marko just nodded his head and followed David into the cave where they sleep. Once they were far enough in that their voices wouldn't travel to the others' ears, David turned around. "I knew it would only be a matter of time, but I didn't think you would be the first to ask."
Marko was always surprised when David knew things before he was told, but he never questioned him. "I don't want her blood. I want her."
David smiled at the boy in front of him. "Good. That was my first mistake. I should have known better than to turn Star when my first instinct was to kill her."
"I don't even know this girl, but I can't stop thinking about her."
"Congratulations, Marko. You've found her. And so soon."
"Found who?"
"The romantics call them soul mates. We call them The Fated. All vampires are fated to somebody. Very few ever find theirs. But when you do, you know instantly. The pull you feel towards your fated is even stronger than your lust for blood. You don't have to turn her, but you can't lose her. If you do, you'll spend the rest of your life looking for her."
Marko just nodded again. He already knew what he wanted to do, but he didn't know if it was the right choice.
"Do you know her name?"
"Kaiya. And I want to make her one of us. I just feel like she belongs. And I want to be there for her forever."
"All right. But we can't risk you repeating my mistake. We'll show her but know that if she can't handle it, we'll have to kill her. Are you willing to risk it?"
Marko immediately wanted to rip out David's throat for even suggesting it, but quickly restrained himself because he knew he was right. David saw the reaction and was pleased. He was certain that Marko did not make a mistake with this girl and he hoped, for Marko's sake, that she wouldn't react like Star did.
"Yes. David, if you saw her, you would know what I mean. It was like she was born to never die."
"Did you just see her when you went to get the food?"
"Yeah."
"Well, lets go find her."

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Kaiya found herself having lost her appetite. She couldn't think about the food or anything else... except that boy. Marko. It worried her that she just tangled tongues with a complete stanger and didn't feel bothered by it. Well, he wasn't a complete stranger. She knew his name. And she was certain that he was one of the boys that Michael had gone off riding with. But that was so out of character for her! For all she knows he just wants to round the bases with her and move on. Obviously he wasn't one to follow the rules. He had a bit of a rebel without a cause thing going on. And Kaiya always had a soft spot for bad boys. You'd think she'd learned her lesson, but she just felt like she would be safe with him. But she knew she shouldn't think like that because it'll just be worse when he hurts her. She usually tries to be semi-pessimistic about these type of things at first, just in case. But once she feels safe, she'll give you her all. But despite talking to Marko for all of three minutes, she felt as if she would jump in front of a train for him without thinking twice. And something told her he would too. She couldn't help it. It just felt so... right. It was if she'd known him forever.

She sat at the table for an hour or so, picking at her food and only taking a bite every now and then. When she finally decided that she was ready to leave, she had only eaten half her food. She just threw it away because she didn't want to carry it on the walk home. She wandered back out into the crowds on the boardwalk and allowed herself to get lost. After a while, she began to think that it was time to head back to the house. She didn't want them to start worrying about her. She ducked between two buildings to take a shortcut back to the road. It was dark and she didn't notice the figure at the other end until she almost collided with it.
"Lost little girl?"
"Nope, I know exactly where I'm going."
"Let's go for a ride."
"Gag me with a spoon. Burn outs don't do it for me." She looked up at him with mock sympathy and shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry."
He snarled at her and reached forward. She took a small step back, just out of his reach when someone spoke from behind him. "She's with us."
He turned to see who spoke and Kaiya leaned around to see, curious as well. She saw a platinum blonde with a long black coat. She didn't recognize him.
"Chill. Didn't mean to step on your shit. She seems like a Joanie anyway."
Wrong answer, bud. Cailling Kaiya a Joanie was an sure fire way to piss her off. She stepped forward and slammed her fist into his face. He crumbled to the floor, mumbling words of pain and shock. When he stood, his face was bloody and his nose was off center. He stepped towards her and raised his hand. Kaiya didn't even flinch. She was prepared to fight. But somebody grabbed his arm before he could swing. She recognized the arm of the coat and her insides flipped. He pulled his arm back until the wastoid was back on the ground, grimacing. Marko leaned into his face.
"Get lost, or you're going to wish I let her take care of you."
"I'm gone!" The guy blurted out, his voice wavering. As soon as Marko let go, the guy booked.
Kaiya felt a mixture of elation to see Marko and a bit awkward because of the situation. "Um, thanks?"
David chucked as he watched the guy run. "It seems like you were right, Marko. I feel it already." He was sure she would accept their lifestyle without much fight. If he didn't know any better, he would have thought she was at least half already.
Marko stepped forward and took her hand. "Kaiya. David."
She smiled and David turned towards her again. "Marko, let's introduce her to the rest of the boys."
Marko lead her towards where they parked the bikes, constantly looking over at her. She felt the blood rushing up her neck and to her cheeks as she blushed. "Where are we going?"
"To the cave." He swung his leg over on his bike. Just as Kaiya was going to climb on behind him, he grabbed her waist and pulled her face down to his. This kiss was just as intense as the first but this time it was Marko who pulled away. He moved his lips down to her neck as he pushed her hair back. His lips had barely connected with her neck when she heard David's voice.
"Marko!" He seems to almost bark at him and when Marko lifted his head, his eyes were wide with shock. "Be careful.."
Kaiya didn't understand David's warning, but it must have been serious because Marko let her go and helped her climb on behind him. The whole ride there, she didn't really notice the wind and the speed like she does when she rides with Michael. All she could pay attention to was the boy in her arms.

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When they arrived at the cave, she was in awe. Was everything in Santa Carla so exciting? "This place is amazing."
Marko helped her down the slope to get inside. "Ask David about this place. He loves to tell the story."
She stumbled a bit and let go of Marko's hand and fell on her ass. She let out a sort of squeak as she hit the ground and Marko laughed at her. "Why did you let go?"
"I'm pretty ace at falling and I didn't want to take you with me."
Before she had a chance to get up, somebody jumped up next to her from seemingly nowhere. "Damn, you didn't even flinch. Marko, who is this delicious girl?"
Marko seemed to growl at the shaggy haired blonde. "Back off, Paul."
David leaned over and whispered something into Paul's ear and his eyes widened before he smiled. "Crucial."
Once Marko no longer saw Paul as a threat, he calmed down and smiled back. Kaiya was getting more confused as more people came into the picture. It seems like they all knew something she didn't. She stood up and jumped down to the floor of the cave. Marko wrapped his arm around her shoulders and whispered everyone's name to her. "That's Paul. Over there is Dwayne and the little one is Laddie. Hiding on the bed in the back is Star." After he told her everyone's name he yelled across the cave to get everyone's attention. "Boys! This is-"
"Kaiya!"
Everyone looked at the boy by the wall who had interrupted Marko. He stepped forward, the bottle still in his hand.
"Hey, Michael. So this is where you went, huh?" She wasn't really surprised to see him. After all, she did watch them all ride off the boardwalk together.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, see. My ride abandoned me on the boardwalk so I had to make new friends."
"Kai, I-"
"Chill, Mike. I'm kidding." She laughed as she punched him in the shoulder. "Come on, let's have some fun."
He smiled back and offered her a sip from the bottle. Just as she reached for it, David stepped in and grabbed it first. "Now, Michael. This is when the night gets really fun."
Kaiya laughed as she watched Michael just follow David towards the stone fountain in the middle. She wondered how strong that drink was. He was like a little lost puppy.
Marko kissed her on the cheek before running over and hitting the rock box. They picked up their celebration right where they left off. Kaiya, despite normally being relatively uncomfortable meeting new people, felt like she was home.
By the end of the night, it was if they had all known eachother for centuries.

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This chapter didn't want to be written, haha.
I hate character or chacter-to-character introductions. Why can't everyone just automatically know eachother?
I promise the chapters will start to get less awkward and more entertaining now. =]

I make a lot of references to things I won't explain until later. I do it on purpose, but
if you are confused, feel free to ask me anything. I'll do my best to answer without giving too much away.

Love, peace and chicken grease.