Charley came running up to Adam's house as the sun sunk lower and lower behind the desert hills. The sky was still blue, a bit darker blue though. "Dude, where the hell have you been?" asked Ed as Charley came into view of both Ed and Lilith.
"You said after school," said Charley trying to seem innocent. Trying to seem like he hadn't tried to skip out on them.
"I meant right after. This is dusk," said Ed, narrowing his brown eyes at Charley. "Do you know what that means?"
"No, I have no idea," said Charley as the three of them made their way to the front door. "Let me consult my pocket dictionary."
"Nice," said Ed while Lilith hissed ass under her breath. Ed knocked on the door. "Hello? Anybody home?"
Charley answered with a nope as he stood awkwardly behind Ed. He eyed Lilith. What did Ed see in her? What did she see in Ed? Ed rung the doorbell. Ed then dove headlong into the doggy door. He unlocked the door to let Charley and Lilith in. "Uh, Ed honey? I'm gonna search around out here, if you don't mind," said Lilith. Ugh, why didn't Charley think of that?
"Good idea cutie," said Ed and kissed her before she ran off towards the side of the house.
"Maybe I should go with her?" said Charley. "To make sure she's safe."
"I really hate to be the one to tell you this, but that guy, your neighbor, he's a vampire man," said Ed as he grabbed a silver cross. Charley started to laugh. If Jerry was a vampire that'd mean Lilith was a vampire too! "What's so funny?"
"Jerry? He's a vampire?" chuckled Charley. "Jerry is Lilith's father, so if he's a vampire, what does that make Lilith?"
"A snack," said Ed. "We have to stake him and save Lilith. Do those two even look alike?"
Charley sighed as Ed took off, with the cross, into Adam's house. Charley rolled his eyes as he followed Ed. What they didn't know was that Jerry and Lilith were watching them from the kitchen window. Ed and Charley crept up the stairs, Ed's cross ready to smack a vampire if needed. "Hello? Adam?" whispered Ed. "Yo, it's Ed."
Ed had crept into Adam's room. Ed turned suddenly and smacked his cross. Charley just hung his head when a cardboard cutout of Edward Cullen fell towards Ed. "I feel stupid. It's a cardboard cutout," said Ed, blushing slightly.
"They're not here, dude," said Charley.
"It's not just them, okay?" said Ed. "Listen to me. Me and Lilith saw this thing on channel 13 where there was this lady who escaped an attacker that tried to bite her." They had now moved into Adam's parent's bedroom. "Adam and I graphed out all of the attacks, all the disappearances. Whole families, gone."
"That happens all the time," said Charley. "Nobody lives in Vegas, they just ass through."
"You live in Vegas," said Ed. "You're right in the center. You're his neighbor! His windows are completely blacked out!"
"Lots of people have blacked out windows," said Charley. "They work on the Strip at night, sleep during the day."
"Which is why it's the perfect plan. It fits!" said Ed.
"What? That's Jerry's a Dracula?" asked Charley.
"No. Dracula is one specific vampire. I'm telling you-"
"Dude, I know what you're telling me. I'm making fun of you. I'm mocking you," sneered Charley, narrowing his eyes at Ed.
"Awesome," sneered Ed, as he peered into the bathroom.
"You read way too much Twilight," scoffed Charley crossing his arms.
Ed pulled out of the bathroom. "That's fiction. This is real. He's a real monster and he's not brooding, or lovesick or noble." hissed Ed. "He's the fucking shark from Jaws. He kills, he feed and doesn't stop until everybody around him is dead! And I seriously am so angry you think I read Twilight!"
"You're on drugs, dude," sighed Charley.
"No, well...yeah," said Ed. "But I thought you'd take my word on this, man. I have hard evidence at home! All right. Listen. We have to stake him in his nest, okay?" Charley giggled again making Ed roll his eyes. "What now?"
"Are you and Lilith gonna have a nest after high school?" chuckled Charley.
"Me and you. But not now. It's too dark," said Ed, ignoring Charley's question. "We should go during the day. That's what I read on Peter Vincent's website."
"The magician?" asked Charley cocking an eyebrow.
"Yeah, Lilith thinks he's cute," said Ed.
"The magician in the bandana and the leather pants and tattoos and-"
"Yes. He's the master of dark forces," said Ed. "He studies vampire methodology. What else do you need?"
"Wow."
"Can we just pretend for one minute that you're not a complete douchebag?" asked Ed.
"Eddy, that's what Lilith calls you right? This was fun when we were eight," said Charley. "Point is I grew up. If you don't want to, that's fine but don't get an attitude because I'd rather have a life then make shit up."
"I get it. You're so cool, Brewster," said Ed. "Go ahead and join your Clark High early peakers, and that includes your girlfriend."
"Shut up," snarled Charley. "I can say some nasty fucking shit about your goth."
"She's undeniably doable, yes, I will give you that," said Ed. "But we used to make fun of her and her friends."
"Shut up," growled Charley.
"She's a skank. We used to make fun..."
"Shut up!" cried Charley as he threw Ed to the ground.
"Adam's gone and you act like you don't give a shit!" roared Ed. "What the fuck happened to you? We were inseparable."
"You know when my life started to get better?" asked Charley. "When I stopped being friends with you. Lilith needs to learn that."
Ed ran out of the room and out of the house, tears streaming from his face. "Eddy!" smiled Lilith. She watched as Ed threw his skateboard down on the ground. "Eddy?"
He looked back at Lilith. "You want a ride home?" asked Ed. She sat on the front of his skateboard and he rolled them home.