Author's note: Hello again! So I had a plan for today which mainly consisted of lying around in my onesie and watching Prison Break all day, but as of this morning I have a total of NINE totally awesome reviews on this story. I was like "No… Must resist writing until during the week!" Yeah, I don't think my willpower is too strong when it comes to writing : ). So here I am down in the library writing the third chapter! I can't guarantee I'll be able to update this soon once school starts again but I'll try my best! I was planning on getting a laptop in January but my phone has messed up and I have been unable to resurrect it, so chances are I'll have to get a new phone first : (. But anyway, thanks to all the lovely people who reviewed (your responses are listed below) and hopefully I get the phone up and running soon *fingers crossed*.
Lostgirl4eva: Whoo! I'm glad your liking it so far and glad you love the title ;) just randomly came up with that one during the week when I was thinking about the fic lol yeah I'm going to try and have Nikki and Edgar together soon, but not too soon? That will require some thought for me because I would love for them to just get married right now but I wanna take things a bit slower : ). Anyway, glad you're liking the story! I promise to keep up the work and do you proud with this idea!
Shaleyyy: Hiya : ) thanks for the review and glad you think the fic is amazing, that's what I'm aiming for! ;)
Gypsygirll: Thank you! I'm actually quite pleased with how it's turned out and can hopefully continue to make it good : ) yeah I'll try and have Star and Nikki as besties for you, I promise to keep up the good work and thanks for the awesome review!
Cookielover: Thank you! I'm glad you like it : ) yeah Emma Watson is really pretty I'm glad I can picture her as Nikki, here is the update a little earlier than I would normally do but the reviews are so awesome I can't resist!
Claireybear: It's no problem, I'm glad to hear you're battling on, stay strong! Thank you about saying the story is amazing and yeah Emma Watson is a good fit for the character. Wow that is so weird! I was watching the trailer for that the other night, it looks so awesome I wanna watch it! Haha funny how things work out, thanks again for the review! : ) and thanks about saying I'm a great author, that means so much!
Jaycee: Glad you like it! Yeah I am planning for them to be a bit protective of her in this chapter, although Michael kinda makes a slip-up concerning Nikki but he'll make up for it in the long run! :)
Kittykat: Thank you! Yes I agree, NIKKI AND EDGAR FOREVER! Haha thanks : )
IluvEdgarFrog: I love that name! I love him too he's awesome : ) glad I'm making him out to be cute, hopefully things get cuter as it goes on!
Anyway, here is the newest chapter in this story, please review!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Lost Boys.
I didn't go back to the boardwalk until the next night, the move finally hit me that night when I got into bed and I ended up sleeping or lazing about until late the next afternoon. Sam and Grandpa had "went into town" or so Sam thought they would, instead he came back into the house grumbling about Grandpa being crazy and apparently getting him in the car just to not go anywhere. That made me laugh quite a bit.
So I headed back to the boardwalk that night with Michael on his bike, he and I would have hung out quite a lot before the move so when he took me out it was like old times again. He had just bought a nice leather jacket and then I followed him to where a girl was getting her ear pierced, one piercing in each ear was enough for me.
"It's a rip-off." Someone behind us said and Michael and I looked around to see a pretty brown haired girl behind us. She seemed familiar, and then when I spotted the dreamy look Michael got on his face as he followed her that this must have been the same girl that he saw last night, she was still wearing the awesome beaded skirt.
"Hi." Michael said and I rolled my eyes beside him. Way to work the conversational skills, Mike.
"If you guys want your ear pierced, I'll do it." She offered with a smile.
"Nah, I'm good. I already have mine pierced, it was Michael who was interested." I said and nudged Michael who was too busy gazing at the pretty girl.
"What's your name?" he asked.
"Star." she said and Michael chuckled.
"Oh, your folks two, huh?" he said and Star and I both looked at him in confusion.
"What do you mean?" Star asked.
"Ex-hippies. I came this close to being called Moonbeam or Moonshine or something like that." he said and I mentally face-palmed, he wasn't exactly on top of his game tonight.
"Well I like her name." I offered and Star smiled at me. "I'm Nikki." I added and she nodded, okay so she wasn't one for a lot of words, but I kinda like her. Plus she has reduced my brother to a soppy mess, which is always fun to watch.
"Star's great, I like Star." He said, I rest my case.
"Well I am gonna go and leave you two alone, I'll catch up with you later? Michael?" I asked, waving a hand in front of his face. He nodded vaguely and continued after Star, I shrugged and walked on; figuring I'd see him later and he could gush over how amazing their conversation was.
Call me crazy, but I went back into the Comic Book store, perhaps it was the fact I figured if I wasted enough time looking through the comics Michael and Star will have wrapped things up and we could head home.
I was about halfway down the first isle of comics when a voice behind me made me jump.
"Didn't expect to see you here again." The voice said and I turned to see Edgar behind me with a raised eyebrow, that makes two of us.
"Yeah, well… I had a bit of free time before I have to go find my brother so I figured I'd check out some comics. That a problem?" I asked slightly suspicious and he shrugged.
"No problem, just wondering why your brother didn't come with you, I thought he was the one who was obsessed with comics?" he asked and I stared at him in confusion before realising he was talking about Sam.
"Oh! No, I'm here tonight with my other brother, Michael. He's a little older than me and Sam, he doesn't read comics." I explained.
"Do you?" he asked sceptically.
"Not in the past but perhaps if I found a half decent comic series I might get into it." I said nonchalantly as I moved further down the aisle, Edgar followed behind.
"And what exactly is your idea of a half decent comic?" he asked and I thought for a minute.
"One where the girl isn't always a damsel in distress, where the girl in the comic isn't just kidnapped so the guy can show how macho he is. or where she's not some evil villain. When I find a comic like that, I'll read it." I said and went back to browsing the titles, I looked up a few seconds later and Edgar had left and probably went somewhere else in the shop. I shrugged but felt a little guilty, maybe I hit a nerve.
"Here." a voice said behind me a minute later and I jumped again.
"Jeez you have gotta stop doing that!" I exclaimed as I spun round, Edgar smiled slightly at my pissed-off expression before holding out a comic to me; I took it off him and stared at the cover for a few seconds.
"Wonder Woman?" I asked incredulously.
"Bit of a feminist icon in the world of comics, I think something like this will be more up your street." he said and I pursed my lips and nodded.
"Alright, I'll give it a whirl. How much?" I asked and he shook his head.
"On the house. I figured if I gave you the first one free and you'll like it you'll buy us out of all the Wonder Woman comics soon enough." he said, this time with a more noticeable smile which wasn't too bad to look at.
I chuckled, "Ah, I get the first one free but I buy the rest. Sounds like a fair deal." I said with a smile.
"It is a good deal, I'd take it and run." He said.
"Well I'll actually have to do that. Michael will probably be looking for me, so I'll see you later. Thanks... for this." I said and held up the comic, he nodded and with that I left the store to find my brother.
After searching the boardwalk, twice, I sat down with a huff on a bench as I gave up on trying to find Michael. That asshole must have left with Star altogether, or just went on home and assumed I'd find the way myself. I pulled my denim jacket a little tighter around me as I tried to think of what to do. I couldn't ring the house because I hadn't learnt the number yet, I couldn't walk up in the dark and I sure as hell wasn't going to hitch-hike. Which pretty much left me with one solution or else I'd be sleeping on this bench tonight…
"Back so soon?" Edgar asked from behind the counter of the comic book store as I walked towards him.
"I wish I was only back to give you a critique on this comic book. Unfortunately I'm stuck here, my brother must have went home or headed off somewhere and I have no way to get home."
"How does a guy forget about his little sister?" he asked and I threw my arms up.
"I have no idea! He'll pay for this tomorrow though. I actually came in to ask if either of you guys had a car and could give me a lift?" I asked with a hint of hesitation. Allan joined Edgar behind the counter and glanced between the two of us.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Nikki's asshole brother has left her here. She needs a ride home." Edgar explained simply.
"Only if you guys can, if not I'll just…" I trailed off as I realised I was basically screwed if I couldn't get a lift.
"Well our house is just a few minutes from here so we just walk. Besides, we don't have a car in the family. Is your house far?" Allan asked.
"Pretty far, a few miles at least. We only just moved here so I don't know the house numbers and I'd probably get lost if I tried to walk." I said, sounding more like a damsel in distress every minute that passed.
"Well we can't have you walking about in the murder capital of the world. you can stay at our place and then try and make your way home tomorrow, it should be easier to find the way in daylight." Edgar said.
"Only if it's alright with your folks. I don't want to intrude." I insisted.
"They won't mind, you can sleep on the couch." Allan said and I nodded, the guys went back to organising comic books whilst I leaned on the counter and plotted all the different ways I could kill Michael tomorrow.
The walk to the Frog's house was pretty quiet except for Edgar and Allan chatting occasionally to each other, I didn't really feel much like talking. I found it pretty unbelievable that Michael had left me, normally he fit the overprotective brother role very well, but tonight he really surprised me.
"You alright?" Edgar asked, snapping me out of my little self-pity session. I nodded with a strained smile.
"Yeah just… a little thrown that Michael forgot about me." I admitted quietly.
"He didn't mean it, probably something just came up." Edgar said and I shrugged.
"I guess, he and Star probably hit it off and I just slipped his mind." I said with some slight bitterness.
"Who is Star?" he asked.
"This girl he's seen around the boardwalk. He was following her about last night and then she ditched him for a group of bikers or something. But she was talking to him tonight and they looked like they were having a good time so I didn't wanna be a third wheel…" I trailed off as Edgar looked to Allan who raised his eyebrows.
"What?" I asked and stopped walking to glance between them in confusion.
"Nothing." Edgar muttered hastily and then cleared his throat. "our house is just up here." he said and he and Allan walked on ahead, leaving me standing with a raised eyebrow before I jogged slightly to catch up with him. Sam was right, these guys are pretty weird.
I sat awkwardly on the couch in the Frog's house when we got in, Allan had headed up to bed whilst Edgar went to warn his parents there would probably be a strange girl asleep on their couch when they got up in the morning.
"They're cool with it." he said as he came into the living room and set some pillows and a blanket down on the sofa.
"That's good, I'll thank them in the morning." I said politely and he nodded.
"You need anything else?" he asked and I glanced around before shaking my head.
"No I'm good." I said.
"Alright. Night, then." he said and headed for the door but I caught his arm.
"Edgar?" I said and he turned back, I kissed him softly on the cheek before I knew what I was doing and smiled awkwardly when I pulled back to see him watching me with an unreadable expression.
"Thanks for everything." I whispered and let his arm go, he seemed a little thrown for a minute before he nodded again.
"No problem." he said and glanced at the door and back to me before turning and walking out. I chuckled slightly at his reaction before unfolding the blanket and putting the pillow down on the old sofa, so maybe it wasn't the worst thing that Michael left me at the boardwalk.
Who am I kidding? The guy is dead next time I see him.