All right, have another chapter.
Just to get this story going.
My short attention span is kicking in and
I'm growing tired of this story. :/
So I'm going to try and get it finished up before I completely lose touch with it.

And just FYI- the chapter title is from a Pierce the Veil song.
I love PtheV. Just sayin'. ;)

||| seven |||

HAVE YOU EVER REALLY DANCED ON THE EDGE?

Once she got back to the cave, she yelled for David. He came into the main part of the cave to greet her. "How did it go?"
"David, he's not going to take it. He wants out."
"Well it's too late and he's just going to have to deal with it." David snarled, not at Kaiya, but at himself. That's twice that he's been wrong. First Star and now Michael.
"No. He knows how to get his humanity back. He knows he has to kill the head vampire. And he'll do it! Please tell me that none of you are the head vampire. David, I can't lose any of you."
"No, we are not. But it can't be done Kaiya. I'm not going to tell you who the head is."
"If I don't help him, then he's just going to kill you all until he finds him. I won't let that happen! He will do anything he can to save himself and Star. He'll never give up!"
"What about you, Kaiya?"
"He's agreed to let me make my own decision. I've made him see my side."
"All right. Enough of this nonsense. I will see what I can do, but I am not making any promises."
Kaiya nodded her head and yawned. "I'm so tired."
"The sun is rising. The others are already asleep. Go get some rest. We'll talk about this tomorrow."
Kaiya nodded again and walked over to the large bed. She curled under the blankets without even changing her clothes and instantly fell asleep.

It had been two hours since they awoke from their day sleep and they had yet to leave the cave. Kaiya had spent most of that time just wandering around and exploring all the hidden corridors and caverns. For the last ten minutes she was going through the lobby and looking through all the random junk that was just laying around.
She grabbed her newly discovered item and, overcome with sudden childishness, ran past Dwayne while giggling like a little girl.
"Kai, what are you doing?"
"Running with scissors! It makes me feel dangerous."
"Yeah, but you're a klutz. You're going to-"
Sure enough, she fell and stabbed herself in the shoulder. Paul was closest to her so he got there first. Just as he reached down to see if she was ok, she rolled onto her back. She was laughing so hard she was almost crying. Every now and then she stuck an 'ow' in between laughs. Once she settled down, Paul finally spoke. "So you're fine?"
"Yep. I mean it hurts but it's funny."
"Yeah well. It's about to hurt more."
Kaiya only had enough time to give Paul a confused look before he reached down and yanked the scissors out of her shoulder. She screamed in pain for a moment before swearing at him. "Fuck, Paul! Wasn't there a better way to do that?"
"Nope. Plus now you can heal."
"Heal?"
"Yeah, during the day when vampires sleep, we can heal our injuries. But only to a certain extent."
"But the night just started. It's not time to sleep for hours."
"Which is why I am going to bandage you until then." Dwayne told her as he waved some scraps of cloth in the air. He bent down and ripped her shirt so he had better access to the wound.
"Dwayne! I just got this shirt!"
"But you just stabbed a hole in it."
"I could still wear it! You could have just asked and I would have taken it off."
"Good job, Dwayne. We could have seen her tits and now we just get to hear her whine about her shirt. Great."
Kaiya laughed at him and sat up into a sitting position. Dwayne held a ball of cloth over the bleeding hole in her shoulder and wrapped some strips of old clothes around her body to hold it in place. Once she was all patched up, she stood and went to go put on a new shirt. As she took the previous one off, she looked at it. Ok, so she couldn't wear it because there was blood on it, but still. It was the fact of the matter.
"Is Kaiya bleeding again? What the fuck does that girl do to injure herself so much? You'd think she'd be more careful surrounded by vampires..." David's voice echoed throughout the cave.
"Shut your mouth! You love me too much to kill me!" She yelled, knowing her voice would easily wander through the cave to whichever area he was in, even if she just spoke normally. She grabbed a new shirt and put it on. Once she was dressed again, she noticed Star still sitting in the same spot that she had been in since they first woke up. She sighed to herself as she decided to be the nice person and talk to her. Why? She didn't know. She just felt like she should give her a chance if Michael loved her.
"Star? Are you ok?"
"Look at what you've done to us. You've torn us apart."
"What are you talking about?" She already regretted her decision to be nice.
"We may not have been a happy family before you got here, but we were a family none-the-less. I was beginning to accept the lifestyle, but then you came into the picture and reminded me of the wonders of being human."
"And I'm helping you get back to that. I spoke to Michael yesterday and we've made a deal. I'm helping you! Now if you don't want my help, then fine. Figure it out on your own." Kaiya stormed off and Star just looked at her in shock.
Once Kaiya was back at the fountain and messing around with Paul, David walked into the main part of the cave. "Kaiya, you are lucky that we aren't attracted to half blood. You would have been dead a long time ago." He smirked at her. He was giving her a hard time, but he was also telling the truth.
"Well, get used to it. I'll try to stop injuring myself, but I can make no promises. Two decades of being a klutz is going to be a hard habit to break away from."
"It'll come with the territory once you take that next step. And it'll be nice not having to worry about you all the time." Dwayne spoke up as he winked at her.
"Oh, ha ha." She sarcastically laughed at his comment but smiled, nonetheless. "Instead of giving me a hard time all night, why don't we go do something fun?"

She couldn't believe that she had actually convinced the boys to go to the drive-in. Sure, it was a bit awkward because they didn't have anything except for the motorcycles, but no one dared to even snicker in their direction. Kaiya never felt so powerful before. She liked it. She sat on Marko's bike but this time she was in front of him. He had his arms wrapped around her waist and his chin on her shoulder. She couldn't wipe the smile from her face if someone held a gun to her head. She was so happy. She was in the arms of her love, hanging out with a group of new friends that she already loved like they were family, watching an old zombie movie. Kaiya was fascinated with zombie movies. And vampire movies- but she didn't need those anymore. It was her life. For some odd reason whenever she thought about being part vampire, whenever she reminded herself, she couldn't help but laugh. It was just so strange and darkly fantastical that it was almost unbelievable. Marko hugged her tighter for a moment and she snuggled closer to him.
"I'm going to grab a snack. Anyone want anything?" Paul jumped up from his spot on the ground next to his bike.
"Ooh! Buy me something!" Kaiya shouted as he had already begun walking away.
"Then you have to come too!"
She pulled away from Marko's grasp. He was quite reluctant to let go. Once she freed herself, she climbed off his bike and turned to face him. "I'll only be gone a minute," she told him before quickly kissing him. Well, she meant for it to be quick, but he had other plans. She let him go for a few seconds before chuckling and pulling away. "I have to go! Paul's leaving me."
He grinned and pushed her in the direction of the concession stand. "Then you better hurry."
She turned and ran after Paul. Once she caught up to him, she looped her arm through his and looked at the prices. "Buy me a corndog?"
"What's in it for me?"
"A night of hot, hot sex. Just don't tell Marko." She winked at his shocked expression.
"He would kill-"
"Kidding. You would get the pleasure of seeing me happy. From the corndog. Not sex with you."
He feigned offense and pouted. "Oh, that hurt."
"Oh, Paulie. I'm sure you are amaaazing in bed. If I didn't have Marko, I would totally be all over you right now," she laughed.
"I knew it." He raised his head in pride. "Dwayne didn't believe me when I said I could totally convince you to fuck me. You know, if it weren't for Marko."
She laughed at his inflated ego. "All right now. Just get the corndog." She released his arm and pushed him up to the now empty window where the girl was impatiently awaiting his order. Kaiya turned her back and watched the movie while she waited. In a few short minutes, her vision was blocked by Paul reaching around her head and waving a corndog in her face. She thanked him and took a bite. It was so long since she had a corndog, she moaned in pleasure at the taste. It was delicious. Paul laughed at her but didn't say anything about it. She punched him in the gut and turned to look at him. Beginning her return to the others, she walked backwards while addressing Paul. "I love you and all, but if the zombies ever come after us, I'm tripping you."
"Please, girl. I could totally take out a zombie any day."
"And that is why I keep you around." She winked at him before running the last few steps back to the others. Right before she reached the bikes, she skidded to a stop. It was so sudden that Paul nearly collided with her back but, given his excellent reflexes, he stopped just in time and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Whoa, why'd you slam on the brakes?" Paul asked as he followed her line of sight. He saw what she saw and immediately understood. "Oh."
Up ahead, some blonde Val was all over Marko and he wasn't doing anything to stop it. She flirted with him- flaunted her full chest in her low cut shirt, playfully touched him when she talked, giggled at everything he said and played with his hair.
Kaiya suddenly bent her knees into a sort of crouch and growled deeply. Aware of what was happening, Paul quickly wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. "Relax, Kaiya. He's just getting some dinner. He would never hurt you. Marko's not that type and it's impossible for two vampires who are fated to fall for another anyway."
She stopped growling and stood up straight again, but she was still angry. Just not at Marko, but at that girl.
"I don't care about dinner. He can find it in someone else. I want to kill her."
Paul chuckled at her. "I've got an idea."

Kaiya approached Marko and wrapped her arm around his shoulders. "Hey, Val. Back off."
She scoffed at Kaiya referring to her as a valley girl- even though it was clearly true- and looked at Marko. Marko looked back at Kaiya and instantly understood the plan. He smiled before turning back to the Val and watching her reaction.
"Why would he want a Joanie like you when he could have the likes of me?" She asked, full of herself and completely unaware of the mistake she just made. Dwayne immediately jumped to his feet and grabbed hold of Kaiya before she lunged. She got a few inches forward before she was stopped, causing the girl to jump back slightly.
"Don't fucking call me a Joanie." She practically snarled.
Marko stood between the two and turned to Kaiya. "Listen. It's over. I can do better than you." As he spoke to Kaiya, his eyes were full of mischief and he winked at her. He turned away from her and back at the blonde with the smug look on her face. "Come on; let's go find somewhere more private."
She nodded before looking at the girl they were leaving behind. "Oh, too bad. I win." She laughed in Kaiya's face before turning to walk off arm and arm with Marko. Dwayne let go of Kaiya and they both stood there, smirking. She spoke too quietly for the blonde to hear, but the others heard clearly. "We'll see about that."

Marko had led the girl down the street so that there was quite a space between them and the busy drive-in. There was no one else around them this far down, so he figured it was a good place to stop. He suddenly pulled her into a darkened space between two abandoned buildings. She gasped as he pushed her against the dirty brick wall and crushed his body against hers. "Oh, what kind of girl do you think I am?" She asked huskily, with a smile on her face.
Marko leaned as close to her face as he could before touching her. "Easy prey."
She chuckled, clearly not taking his words literally. "Well when it's someone as delicious as you... I just can't help but want a taste."
He outright laughed at what she said. It couldn't have been more ironic. Before anything else could be said, Kaiya appeared at the entrance to the alley. "You have no idea."
They both turned to look at her and the blonde glared. "What are you doing here? I thought he told you to get lost!"
She just smiled and shrugged.
"Marko, do something about her so we can get back to what we were doing." When Marko turned back to her, she screamed. His face had changed and he no longer looked human. She turned back towards Kaiya. "Help me!"
"Now why would I do that?" She spoke coyly as she came up behind Marko. Marko moved his hand up to the blonde's throat to hold her in place and he leaned away and looked towards Kaiya. She leaned forward and connected her lips to hers. It was the first time that she had kissed him when he was changed. It was so different, and not in a bad way. When she pulled away, she actually giggled. He smiled at her, looking at the blonde briefly and then back to Kaiya.
"Do you want her?" Marko caught Kaiya off guard. She hadn't thought about killing just yet. She would have to do it soon, though, before Michael and Sam found the head vampire. But tonight was not the night. She didn't want this blonde.
"No, you kill her. She doesn't look very tasty to me."
The Barbie in front of them whimpered in fear when she heard of her fate. "No, don't kill me please! I promise to leave you alone and I promise not to tell anyone!"
Both Kaiya and Marko laughed at her. Kaiya leaned in to whisper into her ear. "You lose." She backed away from the terrified girl, smiling in triumph as Marko ripped his teeth through her neck.

This is a boring chapter.
But I wanted at least one "normal" day to pass.
Just friendly interaction between Kaiya and the boys.

Now, the next chapter is the one that everyone has been talking about.
Edgar and Alan convince Michael to lead them to the cave and take things into their own hands.
Do I kill Marko- or anyone?
Stay tuned to find out. =P


Love, peace and chicken grease.