Eyes Older Than the Rest

CH4: But Wait, There's More!

AN: Hello so here is the next installment of my guilty pleasure, I know I won't update this fast often, but I just got internet back of my main computer so I'm excited and want to make sure that it works. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!Excitement! SO here it is, sorry if it seems to move slow for now, but it will go faster (I hope) Enjoy!

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Edgar was napping on the cold counter of the comic store as a frantic Delilah burst through the front door. She tore through the store until she reached the counter where a now very confused-and groggy- Edgar was standing.

"New recruit… brother of Marko… my brother maybe… awesome… kick-ass slaying… holy hell you gotta come!" she huffed as she leaned against the counter. Edgar crossed his arms over his chest and stood still.

"What?" he asked disdainfully.

"Aw, man. Really? Just come, Alan wants you," she said as she caught her breath. When he wouldn't move, she rolled her eyes and yanked his arm from behind the counter. Edgar yelled in protest as he was dragged from the safety of the shop out onto the crowded boardwalk. He noted in the back of his mind that her strength was incredible. Just her single handed grasp was enough to bruise his arm and almost dislocate his shoulder.

They duo raced down the boardwalk at break neck speed, then pushed through the crowd at the show until they found Alan, Jack, and Winston. Edgar yanked his arm from Delilah's grasp and put his hands on his knees, panting hard. Alan gave him an odd look, and glanced down at his watch.

"That only took one minute. I was expecting you to put up more of a fight," he said simply. Jack cracked his knuckles.

"So," he said as he turned to Alan. "I wanna fight you." Alan looked surprised. He looked questioningly at Delilah, who in turn put her hand over her mouth to hide her giggles. Edgar nodded his head.

"Sounds fair. I'm the lead Frog here so it is only natural that I get to watch you fight so I can take notes," he said with a hint of a smile directed at his brother.

"Since when are you the lead Frog?" Alan demanded as he crossed his arms. Edgar smirked.

"Since I'm older," he said simply.

"Older my ass," Alan scoffed. "28 fucking seconds." Winston laughed.

"They sound just like the twins," he said wistfully. Delilah nodded, then looked up at her brother. They shared a look of knowing before Winston exploded.

"Genius Dela, oh my god this will be perfect!" Delilah smiled cheekily before running off again into the night.

Alan opened his mouth, then closed it. Winston patted him on the shoulder with enough force to send Alan forward a few steps.

"I think you're gonna have yourself five new recruits tonight. With that horridly dressed kid that you guys hand out with a lot, you could have a team of 8 hunters. Just hope that you can stand us all," he said smiling. Jack cleared his throat.

"I'm ready to take you on kid," he said.

"In the middle of the crowd Jack? Smart," Winston quipped as he took a sip from the flask. Noodlehead grumbled then walked towards the back of the show where there were only a few people. Alan took a deep breath and got ready to fight. Edgar nodded his head at Jack, who threw a punch in Alan's direction. Alan barely dodged the swing before taking a good hard punch in the gut, disabling for a moment. Eyes clouded with stars, he rolled over just as Jack pounced. Getting up slowly, Alan side swiped the new recruit. Jack growled as he went down, but landed on his palms. He launched at the Frog brother only to receive a perfect kick to the face. Jack flipped over backwards, and looked to be in an extreme amount of pain. Alan got up, clutching his stomach, and walked over the Jack. Just as he was about to bend down, Jack sneered and brought his knee up. Alan yelped then went down, a tear slowly streaming out of his eye. Jack got up and looked at Edgar whose face remained expressionless. A slow smile crept onto his features.

"Welcome to the team. Of course you'll need some basic vamp training, but you take pain well," he said as he bent down to look at his brother. Alan slowly took a few deep breaths before getting up using his brother's shoulder for support.

Suddenly, Delilah raced back to the spot yelling and hollering. She was followed by two teenagers, but who were both wearing the same confused expressions. The girl's eyes lit up at the sight of Winston, and the boys eyes darkened at the sight of Jack. The pair seemed to be twins, but they differed immensely.

The girl had long wispy, platinum blonde hair that reached the small of her back, and was wearing a headband made of slightly wilted flowers. Her face was innocent looking, but her golden eyes were deep and old. Edgar felt a familiar shiver travel up his spine as he recalled the blue orbs of Delilah. This girl donned a mid-thigh length baby blue cotton shift, tied at her waist with a woven brown belt. She wore a light tan sweater over the shift and she wore flimsy cork flip flops. Her fingers and toes were adorned with brightly colored rings and her arms ere laden with woven strings bracelets and charm bracelets. Her whole being emitted a sense of goodness, a pure light that blinded him with awe.

But when he looked at the boy, that good feeling went away and was replaced with something sinister, something causing his breath to come faster than usual. The boy had dyed black hair, the beginning of blonde hair showing at his roots. A small black stud lay in his left ear, almost covered by that hair that reached the nape of his neck. He wore a faded Twisted Sister shirt, and ripped black jeans, worn and frayed at the bottom. Ratty high tops covered his feet. Like his sister, the young man had woven bracelets around his wrists, but his were almost too faded to see colour. His golden eyes were so severe that Edgar almost jumped at the sight.

Delilah grabbed both of them by the arms and brought them over to Edgar and Alan.

"Guys, these are the Way twins. This is Lauren, and this is Josh," she said cheerily. Lauren smiled, a bright easy-going smile, and Josh grunted his hello. Delilah slapped his arm and shot him a dirty look.

"Be nice," she said trying to bite back the smile that slowly crept its way onto her face. Josh smirked and rolled his eyes. Lauren lightly tapped Edgar's arm.

"Excuse me, I was told here by Dela that we would be able to destroy some vampires under your instruction? I would like to join," Lauren said a high fairie like voice. Edgar raised an eyebrow.

"You can fight?" he said trying his best to keep the surprise from his voice. She nodded politely.

"My brother and I are both black belts in tae kwon do, and Josh has been fencing since the second grade. Plus, we have a few tricks up our sleeves." A secretive smile played across her face. Lauren nudged her brother with her elbow. He smiled, a true smile, and cracked his knuckles.

"I suppose you wanna see what we can do," he said crossing his arms over his chest. His voice was deep and rich. Edgar nodded.

"You wanna take on Jack? He's our newest member as of fifteen minutes ago," he grumbles as he looks the duo over. Josh grins.

"I've been waiting a week to take the bastard on," he said as he walked forward. Alan spoke for the first time in a while.

"Why, what did he do to you?" he asked quietly. Josh winced at the memory then yanked up his shirt to reveal a large bruise covering his ribcage. It was a sickly purple color, yellow around the fading edges, and was the size of a large foot. He looked down at it grimly, then pulled his shirt back down. Lauren gently touched her own ribcage, as if her twin's injury caused her physical pain. Alan shot Jack a dirty look.

Noodlehead threw his hands up.

"He cheated in a poker game. The little shit conned me out of 350 bucks!" he said angrily. Josh growled, sounding more animal than human, then launched himself at Jack. The expression that crossed Noodlehead's face was one of regret.

"Crap," he uttered just as Josh landed a flying roundhouse kick to his opponents face. Jack went down and rolled until he was back on his feet. He used his hand to wipe the blood from his nose. Scowling he ducked as Josh punched the area where his head would have been. Noodlehead shot out a leg to trip the teen. Josh would have fallen flat on his face, but at the last moment, he propelled himself upward with a sharp slap on the ground. Edgar watched the fight with an amused stare. Lauren stood on the sidelines making a worried face. As Jack landed a hard punch to her brother's jaw, a determined glint appeared in her eyes. With a slow smile, she broke into a run and jumped. She landed on Jack's shoulder and grabbed his hair. With his curly blonde locks in her hands, she flipped off of his shoulders effectively slamming him to the ground. He moaned and made no effort to move. Josh walked over to him to help him up, when Jack pulled the same move and brought his knee up. Josh blocked it with his hands, and walked away to join his sister.

Edgar clapped.

"Holy shit," Alan breathed. With a smile, Edgar turned to Winston.

"I suppose that we don't want to see you fight?" he said, raising and eyebrow. Winston flashed a slightly sad smile.

"Someone always gets hurt when I fight; I don't wanna kill a good guy now do I?" Alan slowly turned to Delilah. She blushed at his stare and quickly looked away.

"Oh look at the time. Lauren and I need to get going don't we?" she said hurriedly as she grabbed her friend's arm. Lauren shot Edgar a confused look but was quickly pulled away. Winston shook he head.

Edgar cleared his throat, catching the attention of the remaining men.

"I want you all to meet my brother and me at the comic store in three days at 6:00. We have some serious business to attend too."