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Somewhere between the edit and the upload things were changing.
Things that were supposed to be centered were on the left,
and things that were supposed to be aligned left were centered.
Hopefully it's done acting up...
If not, I'm sorry. But I tried.

And I'm sorry it took so long to post this.
I started a new job at our city's science center last week. And I went over on my stupid internet aircard.
So I cut myself off this last week because I can't afford anymore. But it's been reset so I could finally post this.
Yay!

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PEOPLE ARE STRANGE

"So do you really not notice it, Kai?"
"Notice what?"
"How weird Michael has been acting. And I don't think it's just that girl anymore. He's been moody."
"Yeah, I guess. But overall he still seems normal when I hang out with him at night."
It was the first time that Sam and Kaiya had actually gone down to the boardwalk in the middle of the day. There really wasn't much to do in this town that didn't involve the boardwalk. Sam had decided that he wanted to get some school shopping done early, or rather that was the excuse he told Lucy so she'd give him money for new clothes. When he told Kaiya his plan, she laughed and she fully blamed Michael for becoming a bad influence on him.
They had been down there for a few hours already and just ate a couple of hot dogs for dinner. They each had a couple bags and debated about doing a little bit more shopping or not. Kaiya had bought a new pair of shoes like she had told herself she would. They were these black strappy sandal types with a small wedge heel. She even bought a few shirts and a skirt or two. She found herself feeling a bit more girlish than she usually did. Maybe it was because of the boy interest. Or maybe she was just finally growing out of her boyishness. She grew up surrounded by boys so of course she wasn't going to be really girly. But maybe that was all changing.
"Well, all right. Let's go drop these bags off with my mom so we don't have to keep carrying them."
"All right. Lead the way." Kaiya followed Sam as he expertly weaved his way through the daytime crowd. If she wasn't used to it, she probably would have lost him. Once they got to the video store, Sam held the door open for Kaiya and she walked in.
Lucy spotted her right away and engulfed her in a hug. "Kaiya! I feel like I haven't seen you since you got here!"
"Lucy," that's what she was told to call her. Lucy insisted. They were too close to call her Mrs. Emerson and it was too weird to call her Mom, even if she was like a second mother to Kaiya. So for a while she called her Aunt Lucy, but it eventually shortened to just Lucy. "I've only been here a couple days."
"But when I leave you're still sleeping and by the time I get home you're out with one of the boys. When are we going to have time to talk?"
"Soon, I promise."
Lucy just smiled at her before turning to her son. "Sam, I have another date with Max tonight. I talked to Michael and he said he would stay home."
"Mom! I don't need someone to watch me."
"No, I know that. I just don't want you to be left alone all of the time. Kaiya, are you staying in tonight?"
Kaiya just shrugged. She couldn't bear the thought of going even one night without seeing Marko, but she had no one to hitch a ride with down to the boardwalk. She could always walk, but she didn't want to abandon the boys she came all the way to California to visit. So she didn't want to commit to either a yes or a no. Lucy just smiled at her again.
"Hey Mom, can we go put all this stuff in your car?"
"Of course, Sam. Let me go get my keys." She walked over behind the counter and reached into her purse.
"We'll be right back."

You know when it's getting time for the sun to set and you go inside for just a couple minutes but when you come out it's dramatically darker? Well, that's what happened when they left the store to go find Lucy's car. "Geez, Sammy! Where did the sun go? I swear it was just there..."
"Didn't you see the newspaper this morning? It's this new thing- from now on, every night the sun is going to set and then it'll rise again the next morning."
"Har har." She gently shoved Sam sideways and he stumbled a few steps, swinging his bags and laughing at her.
As soon as they got to the car and loaded their bags in, Lucy hustled up behind them. "Are you guys done shopping? I'm done with work now and I can take you home before I have to meet Max, if you guys want?"
"Sure, Mom."
"Sounds good." Just as Kaiya was about to climb in, she looked over towards the railing by the beach and saw him. He smiled at her and motioned her over.
"Come on, Kai! Get in the car!" Sam bellowed from the passenger seat.
"All right, all right." She looked back over at Marko apologetically and shrugged her shoulders. She saw his lips turn down at the corner before she ducked her head in and shut the door. It hurt her to drive away from him. She almost felt like crying. She couldn't understand why. It was almost as if she was desperately in love with him already. But that was nigh impossible! She has only known him a couple days...

Lucy didn't even come into the house when she dropped them off. "Boy, your mom must really like this guy, huh?"
"Yeah, yeah. Hey, Mike." Sam greeted his brother as he walked down the steps.
"Did you just get up? You're such a bum."
"Shut up, Kaiya."
The roar of a single motorcycle outside the house interrupted their bickering. Kaiya smiled a knowing smile and dropped her bags before racing back out the door. She felt her knees begin to go weak as she saw him. He leaned back, his far foot on the ground to keep his bike standing and the closer still propped up on the foothold. His hand was on the propped up knee and the other still on the handle. Needless to say, he wore a smirk on his face.
Kaiya almost tripped on the last step, unable to concentrate on moving her feet properly, but she caught herself before she faceplanted into the dirt. She walked up next to Marko, never breaking the constant connection between their eyes. She didn't stop until her hip was against his bike, getting as close to him as she could. She could feel her heart begin to race and each breath she took was deeper than the last. He reached out and wrapped his hand around the back of her head, almost forcefully running his fingers through her soft hair. She leaned forward until her lips touched the skin where the side of his neck met his collarbone. After a few heated kissed strategically placed, she lightly licked up the side of his neck with the very tip of her tongue. Once she reached his earlobe, she nibbled lightly. As she did so, her hair fell off to the one side and completely exposed her neck to him. And he couldn't resist anymore. Entirely too gracefully and too quickly, he knocked down the kickstand before swinging his leg over and standing in front of Kaiya. He grabbed her and attacked the pale skin of her neck, but not with his teeth- just his lips. He was so wrapped up in his lust for her that he never even thought of his lust for blood despite having not eaten yet tonight.
She moaned his name before he moved his lips up to hers and devoured them. At that point she wanted nothing more than for him to take her right then and there on his bike. Her hands tucked under the shoulders of his jacket and ran over the bare skin of his arms, his shoulders and the back of his neck as his snaked under her shirt and up her back. As she pulled away a bit to breathe, he touched his forehead against hers. "Let's get out of here. Somewhere where we aren't being watched," He added with a slight chuckle.
She turned and glanced over her shoulder at the house behind her to see both Michael and Sam watching from separate windows on different floors. She rolled her eyes. "They are going to hate me... but they'll just have to understand."
Kaiya and Marko smiled at each other before climbing on his bike and riding off into the darkness ahead.

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Sam heard Michael punch the door from all the way upstairs. "What's going on, Mike?"
"Look at Kaiya out there! I just don't trust him not to hurt her. She's moving way too fast. I've never seen her like this."
"Look at you! You're just as bad, chasing after that girl you saw on the boardwalk our first night here!"
"But I'm not practically fucking her in the driveway!" Michael immediately regretting his choice of words but it was too late. "And look! Now they're taking off."
"Let her go have fun. Stop worrying so much. If you hadn't noticed, Kaiya is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. I remember her kicking your butt quite a few times." Even though Michael couldn't see his younger brother, he could hear the laughter in his voice.
"But these guys are different. There's something about them."
"You're just jealous that you aren't with that girl right now."
"Just go take your bath." Michael didn't feel like arguing. He didn't feel much of anything, except... different. He felt this hunger rumbling from deep down. A craving that he couldn't describe. He went to the fridge and nothing seemed really appealing. He just grabbed the milk, deciding to start there, but as soon as his lips touched the carton he was overcome with these stabbing stomach pains. He doubled over, falling to his knees, slamming the carton to the floor and spilling the milk everywhere.

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Michael and Sam sat on the floor beneath Sam's bedroom window, clinging to each other for what seemed like dear life. If Sam hadn't believed him, hadn't trusted him, Michael would still be clutching at the window sill, scared out of his wits.
"What about Mom?"
"Mom can not know."
"But-"
"I'll deal with this."
"I don't know, Mike. It's not like getting a D on a math test..."
"No, it's a lot more dangerous. We can't involve anymore people."
"What about Kaiya? She's with at least one of them right now! I mean, it is those new friends of yours from the boardwalk, right?" Sam started panicking when he thought of something happening to a girl who was pretty much his sister. Michael just froze. He hadn't even thought about her. She would never listen to him now. Especially not after last night when he almost attacked Marko.
"C'mon, Mike! What are we going to do?"
"I have to go get her."

Michael tossed on his jacket and booked out the door. As Sam heard his bike disappearing in the distance, he picked up the phone and called the Frog Brothers. After confirming their suspicions, he didn't feel any better about the situation. All he could do was hope for the best. Michael was going to go take care of things. He had to. That's what big brothers were for, right?

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Before Michael even stepped foot in the cave, he knew that they weren't there. Yet he still went in to look for anything that may help him figure out what's going on. When he came across the bottle that changed it all, he smelled the contents and was completely appalled. He flinched as it smashed off the wall when he threw it.
"Michael."
He whipped around to see the source of the soft voice calling his name. He saw Star standing awkwardly in front of the large bed, nervously fiddling with her hands. "What's going on, Star?"
"Oh, Michael. I can't tell you. I wish I could help you. I tried to warn Kaiya, but she didn't listen..."
"Warn her? What happened to her, Star?" He clutched her upper arms tightly for just a few seconds before easing up a bit. He didn't want to hurt her. He was just worried.
"Nothing happened to her yet. They won't hurt her."
Michael was so emotional that he didn't even notice Star slip in the word 'yet.'
"Where are they? I'm taking her away from them. Away from him."
"You can't, Michael. You can't separate them. That'll cause far more damage. It's much safer for her to be with Marko than without him."
"What are you talking about?"
"I don't really understand their bond. But it's more than love. If you tear them apart, they might as well die. Everything will be ok." As the last few words escaped her lips, she leaned forward. Her body language screamed for Michael and he couldn't resist for long. He didn't want to. Everything he wanted since he got to Santa Carla was right in front of him and there's no way he could pass it up. He kissed her softly, testing the waters. Once it was clear that this is what they both wanted, he deepened the kiss while still remaining ever so gentle. It was almost as if he thought he was going to break her. Star led him to the edge of her bed and they sat down, never breaking contact. He leaned over her, laying her on her back. He broke the kiss as he took off his shirt. It wasn't long before the two of them tangled in a slow dance underneath her sheets once- twice before they both collapsed into a deep slumber.

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Kaiya threw her head back and laughed as the wind blew her hair in circles around her head. Marko took a second to glance back over his shoulder at her and he smiled. He wished, for a moment, that he had eyes on the back of his head so that he never had to look away. But he did have to. The last thing he needed to do was kill her because he wasn't paying attention to the road. As he concentrated on the path in front of him, he thought about what was going to happen tonight. He hoped everything would go they way they had planned. He didn't dare think about what would happen if it didn't. He lightly shook his head in an attempt to shake away his thoughts, but it didn't work. Kaiya moved her hands from his hips to inside his jacket and around his torso. That was enough to distract him. She nuzzled the back of his neck until his jacket collar was out of the way. She began kissing his skin, adding the occasional nibble while her hands wrapped all away around to his stomach. They traveled up and over his chest and down to the top of his pants. She let her hands wander down to the top of his thighs and back up to his stomach, but avoided the highway to the danger zone. He sat up just a touch straighter and leaned back into her. She smirked into the back of his neck, pleased with his reaction. Her fingers continued to dance light circles around his skin between his belt line and the bottom of his shirt until Marko slowed his motorcycle to a stop. They both stepped away from the bike and Kaiya looked around. "Why are we here?" She asked as she walked towards the edge of the cliff. She could see a lighthouse not too far off and she could hear the waves crashing from far below. She stopped when her toes dangled over the edge.
"I wanted to have some time alone with you, just in case." He grabbed her hand and pulled her back a few steps. She turned to face him.
"In case of what?"
Marko never answered her. He reached his hand to the back of her neck and thread his fingers through her hair. Leaning in slowly, he kissed her softly. It was full of love, not lust.
At least for a few minutes. It wasn't too long before their bodies began to react to the contact. Kaiya's heart raced and she felt lightheaded. Marko's fingers began to explore her skin and his kisses got more intense. She broke the contact and took another step away from the ledge and from him. Never breaking their stare, she sat down on the dusty ground and leaned back on her hands. She looked up at him invitingly and he followed her down. Placing a knee on each side of her hips, he straddled her. He started to tilt her body backwards with his, but she stopped him.
"I don't mind my clothes getting dirty. I can brush it off. I just don't want bugs in my hair." She laughed lightly but didn't want to distract from the mood.
"No problem." Marko took off his jacket and reached around to lay it on the ground behind her.
"What a gentleman."
He smiled at her and she looked down from his eyes to his torso. The white shirt he wore underneath didn't hide much and she couldn't be more thankful. She traced her fingers lightly across his chest and down his stomach, never getting enough. She stopped at the bottom edge of his shirt, grabbing it between her fingers and tugging lightly. "You know, I'm fairly positive that you would be more comfortable without this." She smiled mischievously, blushing slightly.
Marko raised one eyebrow at her and smirked back. He just stared at Kaiya for a few moments before quickly lifting off his shirt and returning his gaze to hers. "Your turn."
She chuckled before biting her bottom lip and looking at the sight in front of her. She let her fingertips graze over the contours of his muscles. At that moment she craved nothing more than skin. His skin on hers. She looked back into his eyes as she grabbed the bottom of her shirt. She lifted it just an inch or two before he stopped her. She looked at him questioningly.
"I don't want you to feel obligated."
She mused at the fact that this bad boy must have a soft spot for her. She quickly kissed his lips. "I want to." Before he had the chance to object any further, she lifted the fabric over her head. She tossed it off to the side and looked back at him for a few seconds before averting her eyes again. With a blush in her cheeks and a slight chuckle, Kaiya was a bit shy. Marko reached down and placed his hands on her bare sides before leaning in and kissing her softly. She regained her composure and lifted her head for better access. He deepened the kiss and leaned into her. Before Kaiya even knew what was happening, she felt her back on the dirt floor and Marko's weight on her chest. He lifted his head from hers and looked down at her face. She raised her arms above her head and just smiled. Marko kept one elbow on the ground to keep the majority of his weight off of Kaiya and caressed her face with his free hand. She reached down and covered his hand with hers. "I'm tired of these getting in the way." She brought his fingers to her lips, kissing the bare tips before grabbing the end of the fingerless glove between her teeth and pulling it off. "I want you to touch me. And I want to feel it."
He sat up a bit and cupped her cheek in his palm. She turned into it, and sighed before kissing his palm. He moved his hand further down to her neck, concentrating on only how her skin felt. His fingers began to wander, slowly and gently, down her chest and through the valley between her full breasts still concealed beneath her dark bra. She tilted her head back, closed her eyes and arched her back into his touch. She wondered if he was even aware of what he was doing to her. She felt his hand wrap around to the side of her ribs and his lips on her neck. She moaned as his tongue sent chills down her spine. He licked and kissed her collar bone before continuing his trail downward. He stopped when he felt his lips reach the upward slope of her breast. He placed one chaste kiss before tracing both his bare hand and the still gloved one back up her body to her wrists still above her head. He pinned both her hands in place with his and attacked her lips in a furious kiss. Their body temperatures were rising and each let loose a soft moan every now and then. Kaiya wasn't even aware that she was subconsciously grinding her body against his. Just as the world began to spin and she felt like she was going to burst from how much she wanted him, he pulled away from her. She gasped, trying to regain her breath, while they were locked in a gaze. She broke the silence first. "Marko. It's almost painful how much I need you."
"It was so hard for me to stop."
"So don't."
"Kai. I had to. Now is not the time. There is something that I have to show you."
"Can't it wait?"
Marko laughed lightly at her. "Come on. They're waiting for us." He stood up in front of her with far more grace than she could ever dream to have and offered her his hand. She grabbed their shirts and took his hand. He pulled her up with ease and kissed her gently, not letting go of her hand. They stood there a few moments, unmoving. But he soon let her go. Marko put his shirt back on and looked over towards Kaiya. She was just pulling hers over her head. When she was done, he draped his jacket over her shoulders. He knew she was going to object, but he also noticed the goose bumps on her arms. He placed a finger on her lips, preventing her from speaking. "Just wear it. For me?"
She smiled underneath his finger and nodded her head. They climbed on his bike and as they drove off, Kaiya snuggled tightly against Marko's back. It wasn't long before they arrived.

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They had brought her here to show her who they really were. They knew they'd have to be more careful turning females because they all regretted David choosing Star- even David himself. At first, he couldn't keep his eyes off her- she had to be his kill and his alone. But in the process of trying to seduce her from the overcrowded boardwalk to the empty shadows on the beach, he found himself wanting to kill her less and less. She seemed like the type who would do anything to achieve the freedom she always wanted. Max kept telling David that he needed a female, so he took Star back to the cave. He told her that if she drank from the bottle she would be free forever. So she did. And she panicked. She began to feel the effects immediately, quicker than any of the boys. David took her out to feed and she refused. That wasn't what she wanted. She didn't want to have to be a killer to be free. She was furious that David would change her life like that without even a warning about what she was getting into. It was even worse when she found Laddie just a couple days later. Laddie was an accident. Just a small child who had runaway from his parents and was looking for shelter. He managed to get into their cave and, judging by the mess he left, began eating and drinking as if he hadn't had anything in days. When the boys awoke at night and found him, it was already too late.
They were both part of them now. Max wouldn't let him kill them and they couldn't abandon them and risk the new ones exposing them all. So the four boys were stuck with the child and the girl. But at least they had each other to keep themselves occupied. Laddie wasn't even that bad. Just a typical little boy... with a few inhuman cravings, of course.

But this girl, Kaiya. There was something about her- more than just the free spirit. And it wasn't David who felt it this time. It was Marko... and he never wanted to kill her. He wanted to be with her. Something about her just felt so right. David decided now was the time to test her. The sooner the better. It would be better to expose her to their true selves before Michael changed and she found out that way. And in the off chance that she fails, if she panics and they have to kill her, she and Marko haven't had a lot of bonding time. But he didn't want to think about that. David had full confidence in this girl. If- no, when she passes and accepts the less than moral ways of a vampire, she would be welcomed in.
But there was another reason the others were anxious for tonight. They were all happy for Marko but there was something in it for them too. They thrived on fear.
Sometimes, for these particular boys, it was better to see the look of absolute fear on a girl's gorgeous face than to fuck her all night. Such raw emotion. It was enough to make any vampire proud of himself. The victim's fear was half the fun.

She felt it, all right. It shot through her veins, sending chills through her body, giving her goose bumps... but it wasn't fear. She reached up and ran her hand through her hair, gripping it and tugging lightly before bringing her hand to a rest on her neck. She locked eyes with Marko...
And smiled.
He smiled back, never dropping her gaze as he wrapped his right arm around his victims head before pulling it around and breaking his neck. She could hear the faint cracking noise from 50 feet away. He was far enough away that had she not expected it, she never would have heard it. But she did. And it didn't bother her one bit. Kaiya saw all those guys before and they couldn't be a bigger group of dicks. They got what they deserved and that added to her excitement. There's nothing she loved more than a plate of well deserved revenge.

Pleasantly surprised with her reaction Marko drank quickly, feeling the need to be beside her immediately. It wasn't fear he saw on her face. It was pleasure, excitement. Lust. And he wanted nothing more to have his lips on her skin, but not eat her. He wanted to taste her and to feel her. He growled as his ripped at his victim's skin with such ferocity that even David stopped for a moment to look over at him. Usually it was David who was vicious and Paul, the messy one. But when he followed Marko's line of sight and saw Kaiya, he knowingly smiled at the young vampire and went back to the very nearly dead kid at his feet. Marko finished off the last of the liquid and wiped the blood from his face. Despite the urgency he felt, he took his time walking up the beach to her. He stopped in front of her, completely unchanged- fangs bared and blood dripping down his chin to his chest. "Aren't you afraid?"
"No." She couldn't speak in anything but a whisper. But she was far from afraid. Watching Marko snap that surf nazi's neck sent shockwaves through her body. She witnessed his power, his strength. The others clearly were forces to be reckoned with as well, but there was something about the baby of the group. He reached his hand out for her and she didn't hesitate to take it. He led her down to where the rest of the boys were standing at the water's edge, their faces human again but stained with evidence of their kills. When Marko looked back at her again, his features returned to 'normal.' He grasped her hand tighter and pulled her closer, kissing her forehead.
"Kaiya," David spoke suddenly and she turned to look him in the eye. "Can you love a vampire?"
She looked back at Marko. "I already do."
"Can you kill to feed, to live forever?"
"Yes."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
She smiled mischievously and, unless David was mistaken, there was a trace of evil in her eyes. Oh, this girl would be fun. He just smiled back at her, lightly chuckling to himself. He reached into his jacket and pulled out a small silver flask. He didn't usually carry it on him, but he knew this night would end well. It would better to welcome her as soon as possible, so he was prepared. He unscrewed the lid and took a small sip. He paused to fully to experience the sensations before passing it over to Kaiya. She reached out and took it, but didn't drink any. She looked down at the bottle before looking up at Marko.
"This is it, huh? The point of no return."
"Is it what you want?" And she saw something in his eyes, almost pleading.
She smiled before answering. "More than anything."
Kaiya threw her head back and gulped the liquid.

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And if you haven't noticed, I don't like to write scenes taken directly from the movie.
It just seems to repetitive to me. So I generally try to skip over them, or briefly mention it.
But I included the scene in Sam's room to set up the timing for this chapter
and Sam and Michael's interaction.
It's not word for word because I didn't want it to be.

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