Disclaimer: Don't own anything Lost Boys. Only my characters.

AN: If the conversation sounds a little wonky between Paul and Rhiannon don't worry it's supposed to be that way.

And Then She Is the Darkness chapter 3

Paul scanned the crowd trying to find where the girl on the stairs ran off to. Behind him he heard Marko chuckling. He shot Marko a look before looking at the crowd again. That's when he spotted her, she was mixed in among the crowd heading past the carousel. He hopped the railing and hit the beach taking a short cut to cut her off at the pass. Rhiannon had just passed the carousel when she noticed someone step in front of her.

"Hey babe, where you off to?" Rhiannon looked up studying him for a minute.

He has long, wild blond hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a black coat that reaches his knees with the sleeved rolled up to his elbows. He wears a brown mesh shirt, tight, dirty white pants with a black belt, black leg-warmers on his shin, brown boots, and a few bracelets on his wrist. He screamed rocker to her without even saying a word. She just walked passed him not saying a word.

Paul heard Marko now chuckling at him in his head. Paul growled and took off after her. He soon caught up and began walking in step with her. "Aww come on. Don't be like that babe."

Rhiannon looked at him and just rolled her eyes. "My name is not babe."

"Okay, so what is it then." He said smirking at her.

"Why should I tell you. I don't even know you." She walked past one of the little shop stands when Paul backed her up against it placing a hand on either side of her blocking her from escaping. "Come on, I promise I won't bite." He looked in her eyes and began to lean in closer.

Uh uh uh Pauly boy remember. No using your powers. Marko chided.

Yeah if I lose this bet to Marko and David, you don't want to begin to imagine what I'll do to you. Dwayne added.

"Ugh fine, if I tell you will you let me go?"

"Sure thing babe."

"It's not babe, it's Rhiannon." Paul let one of his arms drop and Rhiannon pushed herself off the wall and began to walk away again.

He caught up to her wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Aww don't be like that Rhi. I just wanna talk." He felt her shoulders move up and down as she sighed. "I'm really not in the mood blondie. It's been a long night. . ." She said trying to shrug his arm from her shoulder.

"Paul."

"What?" Rhiannon said turning to look up at him.

"My name's not BLONDIE, it's Paul." He said pretending to pout as he turned her own words against her. She let out a small laugh when she saw the look on his face.

"Fine, let's try this again. I'm really not in the mood PAUL." She put a lot of emphasis on Paul's name. "It's been a long night."

C'mon take a hint lover boy she isn't interested. This is gonna be the easiest money I ever made.

I ain't done yet dude. She will be mine. Oh yes, she will be mine!

Ass.

Yeah and from the looks of it she got one that won't quit.

"It couldn't have been that bad babe..." Rhiannon gave him a look. "I mean Rhiannon."

"Yeah, your right it wasn't bad at all. I just always like walking around looking like I rolled in the sand for no apparent reason." She replied sarcastically, motioning to the sand that still clung to her clothes and hair.

"I think it makes you look good babe."

She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Ugh, you have got to be shittin' me." Rhiannon turned and began walking down the boardwalk. Paul took off after her when he caught up to her he put his hands on her shoulders.

"Come on babe, I bet I can think of a way to get you in a better mood."

Rhiannon looked up behind her. "Yeah , I bet you could ya perv."

Paul could hear the others laughing in his head as he tried to think of a way to convince her to hang out with him. "I didn't mean it that way babe. Hang out with me. I guarantee you'll have a good time." He gave her a big grin before grabbing her hand and all but dragging her along the boardwalk.

"Will you slow down dude! Where are we going?"

"You'll see babe. It'll be a scream."

"Yeah, I bet."

"Awww come on babe, lighten up. Here try this." He said holding out a joint.

She looked up at him. "Your serious." He lit the joint and laughed before taking a puff.

"Guarantee you it'll help you get that stick outta your ass."

"Stick outta my . . . I don't have a stick up my ass. Give me that!" She snacked the joint from him and took a long drag. Of course being she never smoked a joint a day in her life she coughed her head off. Paul nearly doubled over laughing. "Lightweight."

"Not funny you ass!" She said shoving him. She had to admit he kinda looked cute when he laughed.

What am I thinking. He's an idiot, he's laughing at my misery.

"Are you finished dip shit?"

"With you, not by a long shot Rhi." He pushed her along through the crowd on the boardwalk. Rhiannon thought about making a break for it but before she could he reached out an arm and pulled her close so she was up against his hip. It was as if he had read her mind. Before she knew it the two of them were standing in line for the spook house.

He's got to be kidding. This is his idea of getting me in a better mood? She palmed her face and shook her head.

The two walked through the cheaply constructed old doors painted to look as if they were real wood. No sooner had they walked in when a cheap looking witch on a wire came whizzing past just missing the two. Rhiannon shook her head and sighed. She walked into the next room where the lights flashed simulating lightning. There was a stain-glass window with a coffin in front of it, as Paul and Rhiannon walked by a mannequin popped out. It looked like a cheap Frankenstein monster that someone made of wax and left out in the sun too long.

Paul walked behind her grabbing her shoulders and pushed her along to the next room. There were a few mannequins dressed in dark robes standing in a circle, from the speakers that were hidden you could hear chanting. In between the figures was a table with what looked like a bloody goat on it, there were chickens hanging from ropes around the makeshift trees. She turned and looked at Paul.

"That's twisted. Not all that scary, but demented and twisted." He laughed and slung an arm around her shoulder as they walked into the next room. "You said it babe!"

The next section looked like a circus the carnival sounding music that you usually hear at a circus was playing but this wasn't the same lively, happy sound. It was more dark, more ominous. There was a stuffed lion with a tamer in one ring the tamer was bent over as if he was stuffing his head in it's mouth but there was no head. In another ring there was a small clown car a few clown mannequins were standing around. One was under the car laying face down in a big red pool of blood. The other clowns looked like they were pointing and laughing. The one clown was on a turntable making it turn to face the people that walked through the dark. It was hideous, think Pennywise from IT, but more sinister.

"Scared yet babe?"

"Yeah, terrified. . . don't ya see me shakin' in my boots." She said as she walked backwards facing Paul and shook in a mocking fashion.

She turned around as she walked into the next room. Next thing she knew she felt something silky on her face. She wiped at whatever it was, it wasn't until she wiped the stuff out of her eyes that she realized she was face to face with a huge gigantic spider. All of a sudden it lunged out at her as a blast of air propelled it forward. She jumped backwards into Paul's arms which he wrapped around her waist. He leaned his head down close to her and whispered. "What's the matter babe. Scared of an itsy bitsy spider?"

She could feel his chest rumble as he laughed. "Yeah when it's that big and lunges at you! You big ass!" She said as she turned and smacked him. "I'm glad you find my torment totally amusing. You know what. Why don't you go first this time Mr. I'm not afraid of anything."

As they walked into the last room together Rhiannon looked over Paul's shoulder. The final room was a mirror maze that lead to the exit. Rhiannon always had a secret hatred of these things. She could never find a way out without a few bruises and bumps. Paul was already ahead of her when she heard him shout.

"Come on Rhi."

"I'm coming, I'm coming. . . " She thought about what she just said and who she was with. "and I don't mean like that you perv."

He just smirked and laughed as she made her way through the maze. Poor Rhiannon smacked straight into one of the mirrors thinking it was an opening that Paul was standing near. She landed on her ass with a thump and rubbed her nose. Paul let out a boisterous laugh that echoed through the room.

"I'm glad your entertained. At least no one else is here to see my torment." What she didn't realize is how wrong her last statement was. She huffed as she stood up and stuck her hand out as she began walking. "Whoever came up with the idea for a maze made of mirrors is one sadistic bastard I'll give them that much." Again Paul's laughter echoed through the room.

As she walked through the room occasionally bumping into this mirror or that the lights suddenly went out in the maze. "Oh you have got to be shitting me." She mumbled as she whacked into yet another mirror.

In the dark Paul could see where she was just as clear as if the lights were on. Suddenly he caught the sight of movement out of the corner of his eye. It wasn't till he saw the bright flash that he realized it was Marko.

Not very coordinated is she?

Shut it man. Your just here trying to sabotage this.

Who me? Never. Marko replied.

David stood off to the side watching the whole exchange.

He is the most devious of us, after David of course. Dwayne chimed in. He was standing in the corner hidden in the shadows when Rhiannon walked in his general direction. He reached out and turned her around sending her in the right direction towards Paul.

Oh and like your not here to help.

Maybe. That's my business. Plus I don't want to lose a hundred bucks.

Hey, what are you trying to say? I can do this. Paul said feeling a little dejected that Dwayne didn't thin he could do this on his own.

"Hey blondie! Where did ya go? I can't hear you laughing like a hyena. That's the only way I was making it through this damn thing."

It was then that Paul move his way over to her, taking her hand he pulled her through the maze. Just When they got to the exit Paul turned her to face him ran a hand along her cheek he bent to kiss her. Just then the lights turned back on as suddenly as they went off. Rhiannon realized what was happening and quickly turned and walked through the exit door.

Damn it Marko! They all laughed at Paul before he stormed out the door after Rhiannon.

Once out the door Rhiannon sat on the steps of the exit and took a minute to process the events that went on inside. She couldn't believe he would try and kiss her. Not that she was mad that he was going to try but no one had ever shown any interest in her. At least not that she could ever remember. Her cheeks reddened a bit. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. Paul looked down at her before hopping over her landing on the ground. Grabbing her hands he pulled her up off the steps and lead her back onto the boardwalk.

"Where are you talking me now blondie?"

"C'mon we're going for a ride."

They walked along the boardwalk till they got to where Paul and the boys had their bikes. Paul hopped on and waited for Rhiannon when they heard someone across from them.

"Where do you think your going?" Rhiannon turned to see Xander and his friends standing near one of the game stalls. Rhiannon glared at her brother.

"I'm going for a ride." She said as she walked closer to Paul's bike.

"No your not. Your coming with us" Xander replied. He and his friends took a step closer to her, she took another step toward Paul when she suddenly noticed that David and the others were there when they hadn't been a few seconds before. She took another step.

"Rhiannon." Her brother said through gritted teeth.

She ignored him, walked over to Paul wrapped an arm around his neck and hopped on behind him. He kick started the bike revving it a few times before pulling away. Rhiannon stared at her brother as they passed.