(Here is the next chapter. I know it is a little slow but it will pickup shortly. I also have some explanations coming up within the next few chapters. I hope you all are enjoying it! I love the Lost Boys and have been a fan since I was 10. Leave a comment or message if you want! I am open to suggestions and ideas or just to be fellow fangirls having a conversation, lol.)
We parked near the front entrance and made our way thru the doors. Instantly I could feel everyone staring at them, it was very awkward, at least to me. The boys seemed to enjoy it; Paul was already off flirting with a group of girls. Star fell into step next to me, "So, which stores do you like, Sage?" I smiled at her as we walked, "I love to go into the crystal store. I will never be able to afford anything in there, but it is all so beautiful." She nodded, "Let's go there first." I led them to the escalator and it took us down to the first floor. Marko and Dwayne went into the massage chair store when they realized where we were going. Michael seemed attached to Star at the hip and David flirted slightly with the cashier. I always started with the animal figurines, the penguin was my favorite. Then onto the jewelry which is where Star and Michael were. Star smiled, "I love these jewels, they're so bright and glittery." I laughed, "Yeah, my favorite is this one." I pointed at a small rose gold bracelet that had sweet pea flowers on it. After I had eyed the jewels to my heart's content I walked out of the store to sit beside Paul and wait for the others to join us.
It didn't take too long before Marko and Dwayne came out of the store to wait too. Dwayne nudged my arm, "Who is that guy?" I looked over in the direction he was pointing, I immediately stood and turned away so he couldn't see my face, "No one important." Marko raised an eyebrow, "Sure seems that way. What is his name?" I sighed, "Ricky…he was one of the first guys I went out with when I moved here." I looked down at my feet, "He was an asshole, he cheated on me and things didn't end too well." Star appeared next to me grinning, Michael and David in toe. David gave me his sexy smirk as he leaned against the railing before turning to watch the crowds down below. As I began to ask where she wanted to go next I was interrupted, "Sage?" I stopped breathing and couldn't move. "Don't bother pretending it isn't you, I'd recognize that fat-ass anywhere." I rolled my eyes turning towards him and replied sarcastically, "Hello, Ricky." He and his friends walked up to us. He put his arm on my shoulder and looked me in the eyes, "Has she let you fuck her yet?" He eyed the guys one by one, "Let's see, is it just one of you or all of you…I bet it's all." David walked up beside me and the others stood up straight and moved in closer. He smirked looking back at me, "She always was a little kinky. I'll tell you what though, the best view of her…is always from behind boys." He used his other hand to push away the bangs from my face, "That way you can't see this." He turned me around and rubbed my scar all the way down to where it ended under my shirt. They all saw the scar, I closed my eyes and tried to wish this all away. "Sure is ugly isn't it, worse than her being overweight if you ask me…such a pity." David grabbed me by the waist and pulled me away from Ricky, shoving me behind him, "I think it's time for you to leave." His voice was deeper than normal, and seemed…scary. Ricky laughed "Well, I think I've done my job here so I think we will. See you around, blondie." With that he walked away.
I felt a tear run down my cheek as they watched them leave. He was my second biggest mistake. Star grabbed my hand, "Its okay, Sage, it's okay." I looked at her and for the first time, I believed that it would be. David let go of my waist and lit a cigarette, "Let's go boys." He looked at me wiping the tear away, "We have something to go do. You and Star keep shopping." I nodded, his eyes seemed to say something but I couldn't tell what. The others started laughing and they all walked toward the escalator. Star led me the opposite way, "how did you ever meet him?" I laughed, "I ask myself that all the time." She stopped in-front of Victoria secret, "I think some new lingerie would help us both out!" I giggled and looked at the tiny bra in the mirror, "Oh, Star, we can shop here for you. My store is upstairs." She look at me with confusion, and I pointed to her boobs, "Apples," then pointed at mine, "Watermelons." She laughed out loud and covered her mouth as people looked at us. We walked in and found several things for her to try on, she ending up buying a new pink number. She was too sweet, I could see why Michael loved her.
She grabbed my hand and made me skip over to the stairs, "Your turn!" I smiled and looked at my watch, it was 11 pm. I hadn't realized how long we had been out. When we entered Torrid I noticed Eliza, Bradley's sister, who stopped by the club every Thursday and Saturday. "Sage! I have something I think you will love!" She was always energetic and had great taste. She looked at Star as she came around with a new dress, "Who is this?" I introduced them, "Eliza this is Star, a friend of mine. Star this is Eliza, also a friend of mine." They shook hands and then she held the dress up for me to see. It was heart-cut on the top part with dropped sleeves and a body hugging cut down to the knees. I grabbed it, "Its perfect!" Star smiled and pointed to some bras, I sighed, "Okay, okay." Eliza left us to our own devices, Star kept shoving things into my dressing room saying, "Ooo, what about this one!?" I laughed as I put on the final one, "I think you have made me try on everything in the store, girl, my arms are starting to hurt." I heard a low chuckle, "Maybe you should let me see." It was David. I smiled at the idea, "Nah, that's okay. I have picked one out already." He seemed disappointed, "That's too bad."
When I opened the door, David was leaning against the wall waiting for me, he smirked and grabbed me by the hand, "Come on, let's go check out." I nodded following him, loving the feeling of his hand holding mine. I tried to imagine what they would look like un-gloved but Eliza brought me out of my daydreaming, "85.62, sweetheart." I smiled and slid my card over to her. She gave me an approving nod towards David to which I rolled my eyes, "Have a nice night, Eliza." She waved at us as we walked out. The others were waiting at the bikes. David helped me onto his, "Where to now?" I tried to think of somewhere that looked cool this time of night…"well, there is this swimming hole…" All the boys whistled and hollered. I took that as approval and told David how to get there. In 30 minutes we arrived at an old barn. I led the way past it into the woods and took out a flashlight, "Stay close." David bumped into me on purpose, I looked up at him with a fake frown, "You said stay close." Shaking my head I shined the light out in front of us. It didn't take long before I found it, rocks surrounded a decent sized pond that came off a stream from the lake.
The rocks had fool's gold lining them which reflected the moon light enough that I didn't need the flashlight anymore. I sat down on one of the rocks and rolled up my pants to stick my legs into the cool water. When I turned around the boys had stripped down to their underwear. David took off his coat and tossed it on the ground next to me. He sat down and also stuck his legs in the water. The others jumped in and started splashing around, Paul looked over at me "aw, Sage how come you're not getting in?" I thought about it for a moment, "I just don't want to go swimming with such a pervert." I smiled twitching my nose to make it funny. Paul splashed me, "yeah, yeah."
David chuckled and kicked water back at him. He turned serious and looked at me, "Sage, how did you get those…scars?" I slumped, "Well, I got them a year ago, when I still lived back in Portland." I kicked at the water a bit remembering what had happened, "I was out shopping with my friend Kayla. We decided to take a side street to get to a restaurant faster. These people came from ahead of us and from behind us. They were different, I couldn't see their faces, but you could feel how evil they were in the air. Before we had the chance to run…they attacked. Like animals, they ripped at our clothes. They had claws that ripped into my flesh…I could hear Kayla screaming. I tried to fight them off but one of them grabbed me by my hair and thrust my face upwards toward the sky. I watched as one of the others ripped into Kayla's throat, blood squirting everywhere. I remember it splashing my face. The horror finally hit when I saw the face of my attacker." I looked at David whose stare had become like stone and everyone had stopped playing around and were listening. I kept looking at him, "She had such an evil face…demonic, even. Her teeth were elongated like fangs. I immediately thought 'Vampire'." I shook my head, "I was pretty high on adrenaline. The cops showed up just in the time. Apparently, we were the third attack of the evening. A local gang, they said, devil worshiper's. Kayla didn't make it." I stood up and took my shirt off, "Me…I survived, with this." The light shone on my body enough to show the scar. One line down the left side of my face, turning into three down my throat and four down onto my left breast. I put my shirt back on and then my shoes, "I think it's time to go home now."
Everyone was quiet on the ride back to my place. When we got there I got off Davids bike and started up to the door when he grabbed my hand and kissed it softly. The look on his face was pained. I smiled at the gesture, "Goodnight, everyone." Star was the only one who answered, very softly, "Goodnight."