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Chapter 4

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Angel lay along the wall of the fountain in the cave thumbing through some magazine he had found lying around while Cody leaned one foot up against the wall tapping it a bit impatiently a few minutes before pushing himself off the wall.

"What's taking David?"

"Dude he'll be here. He said he wanted to make sure Rave got home safe. Maybe she invited him up for a bit of fun. Eh, Eh." Angel said wiggling his eyebrows up and down.

"Joseph isn't back either."

"He'll be back before sunset, he always is. He just needs to blow off some steam." Angel flung the magazine over his shoulder and hopped up from the fountain.

"What the hell did Joe have to mess with Raven for anyway man? What was he thinking?"

" No clue. I have the feeling if she hadn't been standing right there David would have. . ."

"David would have what?" He asked walking through the entrance and over to his favorite chair where he sat down.

"You would have put Joey through the tree."Angel trailed off.

Cody crossed his arms over his chest and looked at David."What's going on David. What happened at the cemetery?"

"There was a mangled and mutilated body. There is another vampire in Santa Carla. We find who it is and take back our city before it gets too much attention." David knew what would happen. If word got out of this seeming remotely supernatural the remaining Frogg brother that returned to Santa Clara would be all over it. David snarled at the memory of him and what he and his friends had done to him and his earlier brothers.

One by one the images of them popped into his head.

The dark black hair and brown eyes of Dwayne.

The Shaggy, poofy twisted sister looking Paul.

The blond curly mullet, blue-green eyes and impish Cheshire cat-like grin of Marco. David could never forget and he sure as hell was never going to forgive. A loud bang echoed through the cave as David slammed his fist down on the arm of the chair.

The next night

Raven had just finished an exhausting shift at the diner. After changing quickly in the woman's rest room she grabbed her guitar from behind the counter and headed out the door. She had practiced with the band earlier, the Battle of the Bands was tomorrow night and she hadn't had time to drop it off before she had to be at the diner.

Halfway home She stopped there was an opening leading down to the pier. She stood at the top of the steps removed her shoes and stepped down onto the beach. It was a cool night a light breeze blew as she made her way across the sand. The waves crashed up on the shore before rolling back out into the ocean when she sat down. She placed the strap over her head then began to pluck the strings one by one tuning it. When she was satisfied she sat there watching the waves roll in and out as she began to play. Off in the distance her song was attracting the attention of three people.

When I'm with you are you somewhere else Am I gettin' thru or do you please yourself When you wake up will you walk out It can't be love if you throw it about Ooh babe
I don't wanna touch you too much baby 'Cos makin' love to you might drive me crazy
Love bites love bleeds - it's bringin' me to my knees Love lives love dies - it's no surprise Love begs love pleads - it's what I need
I don't wanna touch you too much baby 'Cos makin' love to you might drive me crazy I know you think that love is the way you make it So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it No!
Love bites love bleeds - it's bringin' me to my knees Love lives, love dies Love bites love bleeds - it's bringin' me to my knees Love lives love dies - it's no surprise Love begs love pleads - it's what I need
If you've got love in your sights Watch out, love bites

She heard applause coming from next to her. She looked to her left noticing a tall man standing there watching her. His green eyes shimmered in the moonlight as he looked at her. Black pants matching black dress shirt and jacket. The only thing that broke up the monotony of all black was the maroon red tie he wore. He seemed a little too dressed for Raven's taste. Especially to be taking a stroll along the beach.

"Bravo."

She jumped to her feet letting the guitar fall to the sand.

"Who are you?"

"I am sorry. It was rude of me to intrude on you. My name is Alistair"

Raven felt hands grip her shoulders from behind."There you are sis! I've looked all over for you. Dav . . . I mean dad would be furious at you if he knew you were out here all alone this late." Leaning down Cody whispered into her ear. "Play along." Raven nodded as Alistair looked between them.

"You two don't look much like brother and sister."

"He's my half-brother."

"Yes and it's time we left." Cody replied coldly as he picked up her guitar and slung the strap over his shoulder.

"Well it was nice meeting you." Alistair said as he turned and began walking down the beach into the distance.

"Come on let's get you home sis." Cody said nudging Raven in the arm and laughing. Raven followed behind him till they got to the steps.

Raven stopped grabbing hold of Cody's arm for balance as she pt on one of her shoes then the other. Once she was done she and Cody made their way to his bike he handed her the guitar and she slung it across her back. He got on and automatically Raven hopped on behind him.

"You're getting to be real good at that."

"What can I say. I've had a lot of practice." She placed her arms around his waist and laughed. Before he turned the ignition she told him her address. Soon the engine was alive and roaring beneath them as they drove off through the night.

"Faster." Raven yelled over the roar of the engine.

"You wanna go faster?! I think you've hung out with David too much." Cody laughed. "Okay you got it. Hold on!" He revved the engine even faster as they weaved in and out through the traffic.

Soon they were outside her home. He killed the bike and she hopped off. "Thanks for the save back there. That guy was a bit strange."

"No kidding."

"Hey you want to come up for a bit. I could use the company."

"Just for a bit I can't stay long." He got off his bike and followed her to the door.

"Come on in. It's a bit of a hike up to my place. The elevators broke." After a few minutes they arrived at her door. She opened it and walked through turning on the lights.

"Are you going to just stand there or are you coming in?" She said as she made her way to the kitchen. "Want anything?"

"I'm good." He replied. He sat down looking around at her living room. There was a small tv on a stand in one corner with an x-box hooked up. In the back corner near a large window was the spiral staircase that lead to the secrete room upstairs. Where he was sitting was a small coffee table with two blood-red winged back chairs the couch across from it matched as well. Caddy-corner from where he sat was a desk with a wheeling office chair. Rave returned with a glass of water on her hand sitting across from him on the couch.

"Hey, at the beach you almost said that David would have been mad if he knew I was alone at night?"

Cody didn't think anyone would notice the slip of the tongue but she had. "Nah, it was a mistake. . . I mean I'm sure he'd be worried. . . I mean we all would be worried. I think maybe it's time that I go."

Raven looked a little surprised by his response. " Okay."

He stood and made his way to the door. Opening it he was about to walk out when she turned to him. "Hey do me a favor. Tell David I was askin' for him."

"Sure." He closed her door and headed to his bike. He had to get back. There was a hell of a lot he needed to talk to the others about.

Once she hear his bike speed off Raven made her way to the bathroom took a nice hot shower,changed and pulled her long hair into a ponytail and braided it. She made her way to the bedroom. She put her head on the pillow,shut the lights drifting to sleep. Raven was having another dream. She tossed and turned in her sleep now and then mumbling something in her sleep, she began kicking and flailing her arms violently as if she was fending off an attacker. Again she began to mumble what sounded like names.

What she wasn't aware of was that just outside in the alley Joseph was floating outside her window watching her. He had seen her at the beach and followed her and Cody. He listened as her voice grew louder most of her mumbling was unintelligible to him, but one name he heard clear as a bell.

"David." She called before cuddling a pillow and rolling over on her other side.

What the hell is so special about him? She should be mine! He thought. Joseph's face twisted in anger as he slammed his fists on her window. The force was so great that the top part of her window shattered in two perfect circles. Raven was jarred awake at the noise. She leap from her bed to investigate when she reached the window and looked out there was nothing there.

"David we need to talk."

"What."

"Some guy was talking with Raven."

"And..."

"He didn't seem right, even she saw it. He just popped up on the beach when he heard her singing."

" Who is he?"

"Told her his name was Alistair. He was dressed in an all black suit. Not exactly what you wear for a night on the beach. Even Raven was wierded out by it. I played it off like I was her brother and told him it was time for us to leave. There is something really off about him."

David raised an eyebrow. "Where's princess now?"

"I took her home."

"Really? I thought that was David's job." Angel said as he sauntered into the cave and plopped down on some old pillows. David gave him an if looks could kill glare.

"She was fine when I left her apartment. . ."

"Wait you were in her place?" Angel chuckled. "You got competition. She didn't even let you in when you brought her home."

David shot across the room quicker that The Flash and was about to throttle Angel when Cody stepped in and calmed the situation.

"You know he's only joking man. You know we want her to be safe as much as you do. She's like a sister to us. Besides she told me before I left to let you know she was asking for you."

The next night

The pier was packed to bursting for the Battle of the Bands. The sea of humanity that stood before the main stage was unbelievable. The noise close to deafening between the music of the band and the din of the crowd. There standing in the thick of it were Cody, David and Angel. Cody was chatting up a young thing next to him. He made a mental note to make her a snack later on. David looked around rather disinterested as he reached into his coat and pulling out a cigarette. Angel was standing next to him doing what looked like a spastic jig as he David lit the cigarette hanging between his lips.

Back behind the side stage curtain Morgana peeked out. "This is insane you guys have to see this." One by one raven, Edge and Sabin joined her. Raven's heart started pounding in her chest, her breathing began to increase slightly as she looked out at the sheer volume of the crowd.

"You okay?" Sabin said placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Yeah I'll be good." She reassured him as her breathing began to regulate. A stage hand came up to them suddenly. "You guys are on after them." he pointed behind them to a group of rather retro looking guys.

"There's a throw back to the '80s." Sabin whispered in Raven's ear.

"Says the one wearin' the mesh top, jacket that sounds like a band of gypsies black boots and black leather pants. There's only one thing your missing to complete the look." Raven said reaching her hands up into his hair and shaking his shaggy hair into a rat's nest.

"Hey I worked hard on my hair what ya screw it up for?"

"I think she improved it." Raven laughed as Edge came up beside them. He wore dark blue jeans and a black leather jacket.

"You forget your wardrobe?" Morgana asked looking him up and down. "What? It isn't like there's a no shirt no shoes, no music rule." He replied wiggling his eyebrows and flashing a wicked grin.

"He's just lookin' to get laid!" Raven said.

"Besides, she's wearin' a push up bra." he added pointing at Raven. She smacked him on his bare chest.

"Push up bra! Really?! Sweetie if I was wearing a push up bra I'd suffocate fool." Besides I think what I'm wearing is fine." She looked down at her black and purple corset top, black jeans and gray slouch boots. Morgana stood next to Raven in a midnight blue halter top black mini skirt, fish net stockings and knee-high leather boots.

"You look like freaks if you ask me." One of the guys from the other band shouted at them.

"I'm sorry we look more like the band that's gonna beat you sorry-looking Devo reject asses." Morgana elbowed Raven in the ribs. "Why would you say that to them?" "I know it wasn't exactly the most eloquent comeback but they deserved it." Raven said as she watched the opening band come back and the band of guys she insulted take the stage.

Out on stage the band began their set and the crowd laid into them. The music was a bit too electro for them. They booed, hissed and threw things up at the stage. The guy that had called Raven and her friends freaks ducked just in the nick of time narrowly missing the bottle that went whizzing past his head.

"Tough crowd."

Morgana slapped him upside the head "Thank you captain obvious!"

"Your up next." A stage hand said as the earlier band came off stage looking dejected . Some had food stains running down their clothes and the one that had made fun of them was drenched in what Raven thought was beer. Shame to waste a perfectly good beer like that. After the stage crew made it a bit more presentable by removing all the trash that was thrown on stage and Raven and her band had their instruments set up the lights went down as they were announced and took the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Please give a big welcome to Nevermore!" Raven stepped up to the mic as the beginning notes began to play.

Underneath a harvest moon Come and hear a wytches rune Air and water, earth and fire Give to me my heart's desire Give me love and astral flight Give me darkness, give me light Dance with fury, wild abandon Circle spinning round and round Fire burning, circle turning ever faster round and round Join your sisters and your brothers spin the rune and touch the ground
Spin your wishes, spin your magick spin with trance-like ecstasy Spin desire, spiral higher catch your breath and all fall down North and south and east and west Let the sacred place be blessed In a circle, round and round Lift me up and take me down Fire bright and fire burn Let my wheel of fortune turn Show me who will love me madly Show his face, I'll love him gladly Queen of wytches, hear my call Come to earth to save us all Oh, great horned god of goats and men Come to earth, return again Let the thunder give you youth Let the fire give me truth Free my mind of senseless trivia Ecstasy and joy deliver

David watched intently as the band played almost doing a double take when he saw what Sabin was dressed like. Once again the image of Paul popped into his head. He then turned his attention to Raven. Angel bounced back and forth to the music and elbowed Cody. "She's good."

"I could have told you that the other night when I heard her."

"Oh yeah." He nudged David. "Well?"

On stage Rave and Morgana swayed back and forth to the music with their guitars as Edge played the bass and Sabin beat the drums. Once the song had finished the crowd broke into applause and shouts. Angel stood next to David stuck to fingers in his mouth and began whistling. Up on stage Morgana hopped up behind the keyboard and began to play the next song.

Her voice cuts through the walls Rings through everything that's hollow These bitter words recall All that's left and hard to swallow
She was always good for nothing when the good broke bad All she's got to lose is everything she never has (Every back turned to her)
We put her down in a shallow grave She wears a dress like a body bag every day And this way she won't have to run away And she can keep her regrets at bay every day
Her blood runs hot to cold Always breaking while she borrows Her favors bought and sold She is like she's dead tomorrow
Just another reason looking for the next because Just another has been wishing that she never was (Every back turned to her)
We put her down in a shallow grave She wears a dress like a body bag every day And this way she won't have to run away And she can keep her regrets at bay every day
Tomorrow's not a new day Or time to think things through As patience starts to fall away A day can feel like two When we gave her a new face The past was out of view She never fooled us because she could never fool herself
We put her down in a shallow grave She wears a dress like a body bag every day And this way she won't have to run away And she can keep her regrets a bay every day

The music faded and the lights dimmed. Once they were out the crowd burst into thunderous applause once again as they left the stage. Once they made it behind the curtain they stated jumping up and down from excitement. Now they had to wait for the crowd to judge.

After the last band had finished everyone gathered on stage the M.C. Walked up and spoke to the crowd. "By show of applause who wins this years Battle?" He walked behind the first band and held up a hand.

The crowd clapped a bit then he moved over to the next band. The crowd booed and hissed. Then he walked behind Raven and her friends. Raven had an arm wrapped nervously around Sabin for fear of passing out from nerves. Her other arm rested on Morgana's shoulder. The crowd burst into raucous applause. He continued down the line till he got to the last band.

"By a resounding show of applause and all out noise the winners of this years Battle of the bands is . . . Nevermore!" Morgana let out a squeal and hugged Edge. Sabin jumped into Raven's arms who almost collapsed from his weight.

Twenty minutes later everyone was having a celebration party at the diner. Sal spared no expense the place was decorated to the gills. The jukebox was blaring and the now more wealthy band was taking photos with the gigantic check they were presented with. After the last set of photographers left Raven slipped out the door to get some air.

"Hey, hey there's our girl!" Angel said as he grabbed Raven in a bear hug and twirled her around. He placed her on the ground as Cody came up and slapped her on the back and ruffled her hair. "Way to go.

"Thanks." Raven held a hand to her head trying to regain her equilibrium. "Ugh, I think I'm gonna be sick. Thanks Angel!"

"No problem. So where's the rest of the band?"

"Inside." She said pointing a thumb at the diner.

"Come on Cody let's crash the party!" They headed into the diner.

Rave sat down on the steps of the diner waiting from the overwhelming sense of dizziness to pass. Angel had spun her so fast she felt like she had ridden every rode on the boardwalk at once. Then form out of the shadows Raven heard a voice.

"Congratulations little song bird. You did good kid." Rave looked up to see David standing there in front of her.

He leaned forward placing a hand down on either side of her pinning her against the steps. Raven squirmed a bit as he leaned in closer. His face was now just inches from hers. He brought his face close to her ear his voice came out in a husky thick tone. "What's this I hear you've been asking for me?"

Raven squirmed beneath him. "I... you..." She began to open her mouth to say something then proceeded to close it again. Opened it and closed it again.

Smirking at how uncomfortable he knew he was making her he removed his arms and straightened up."You do a pretty good impersonation of a fish." he reached down, grabbed her hands and pulled her to her feet. "C'mon."

"Where?"

"You ask too many questions." He pulled her along walking past the people who hadn't yet left the pier. He took her down behind one of the food stands and hopped the railing. Looking back he waited for Raven. "Your legs broke? Let's go princess." He turned and walked along the beach finding a fire that hadn't been completely extinguished by the former beach goers. He picked up some driftwood and threw it on the fire.

Raven in the meantime had hopped the railing and tumbled down onto the sand. David turned and laughed. Standing she dusted herself off and jogged over to him. He sat poking a piece of wood at the fire, She noticed the smirk plastered on his face.

"You could have helped ya know!" She plopped down next to him on a washed up old piece of wood.

"I wouldn't have been so damn entertained if I had." He smirked again.

"I hope your face sticks like that."

"That hurt princess," David pounded his fist over his heart a few times. "right in here." He said in a mocking tone.

"You can be impossible sometimes. You know that?"

"Tell me something princess. Why did you ever come to Santa Carla?"

She looked into the ice blue eyes that now stared at her. " Truth. I ran out of money and had nowhere else to go. I left my old life behind. I hated my family. I was never good enough for them. They treated me like shit so before I left I got a bit of revenge. I took some money and credit cards. Maxed 'em all out. When I couldn't spend anymore I coasted into Santa Carla."They had sat on the beach for two hours.

She proceeded to tell him the events that had gotten her to the point she was at now. She could have sworn she heard him growl and saw the heavy piece of wood snap in his hand when she told him about Damon and how he beat her and when she had been in the hospital. It might have just been a trick of the light. She thought before continuing.

"You know something. My life sucked. I've been walked on, used and forgotten and the funny part of it is I don't regret one moment of it, because in those moments I've learned a lot. I've learned who I can trust and can't. I've learned the meaning of friendship. I've learned to tell when people are lying and when they are sincere. I've learned how to be myself and how to defend myself so it never happens again."

David was genuinely stunned by what she had said. He was never at a loss for words, now here he sat with no earthly idea how to respond. She leaned her head against his shoulder as they sat there in silence. It wasn't an awkward silence. It was that one moment when everything was perfect that nothing further needed to be said.

After a few minutes David stood and put out the fire. He held out a gloved hand for Raven, she slipped hers into his and stood up. They made their way back along the beach to the pier railing. David hopped up and over the railing with cat-like grace and precision. Raven stood below on the beach looking up at him.

"You going to help me this time or are you gonna laugh your ass off if I wind up face planting on the boardwalk."

"Well try the face plant and I'll let you know." David perched himself on top of the railing and stuck a hand out toward Raven.

"Jack ass!" She said as she jumped to reach his hand. Just as she was about to grab it he pulled it back.

"Uh, uh, uh princess." He said wiggling his pointer finger at her in a disapproving motion. "Now you play nice or I'll leave you there."

"You wouldn't dare!" David turned and hopped down off the railing and began to walk away. Below Raven stomped a foot in the sand and rolled her eyes.

"You can't be serious." She mumbled to herself as she tried to scale the wall in front of her. She slipped landing in the sand on her backside with a thud.

"Ugh! David. . . Come back! I'm sorry. I didn't mean it!" She shouted at the top of her lungs. The next thing she knew she felt a hand grab her arm and haul her up over the railing.

"That's better. I thought you might see things my way my little songbird."

"Not funny David! You can be infuriating at times."

"I know. Aren't I good at it?" He said wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

They walked along eventually passing a store that held a small television on the window. It was playing the news. Flickering dimly in the night the local newscaster was reading off the days stories. Suddenly one story caught their attention.

"There were two bodies discovered today. This is the third one found in the last few days. The first was found a few days ago in the cemetery mangled beyond recognition. Today one was found out behind a local grocery store. The body was horribly mangled and drained of all blood according to the EMT that arrived on the scene. The second was found in the alley way between the local arcade and pizza parlor. It was also drained of blood and the body was found lying on the floor next to its own severed head. We warn you the next photos may be too graphic for some viewers."

On the screen came the image of a body lying face down in a puddle in the middle of the alley. The head sat about a foot away tilted on its side. A look of sheer terror in the eyes.

"There can be only one." Raven said as she stared at the screen.

"What was that princess?" David said looking down at her.

"You know. . .Highlander. There can be only one." He chuckled as they continued walking.

They had arrived back at the diner just as Raven's cell phone began to ring. She reached into her pocket and fished it out. She looked down at the screen and saw that it was Sabin. Holding the receiver up to her ear she answered.

"Charlie's whore house, you got the dough we got the ho." the voice that came through the receiver was too funny.

"Wait. . . what?! Did I dial the right number?" Raven was on the other end shaking her head.

"Yeah you got the right number. What do you want Sabin? Where the hell are you guys?"

"Us? You disappeared."

"I went out to get some air and ran into a friend."

"Would that friend be Daaaaavid?" Sabin's sing-song voice echoed through the receiver Raven was glad she didn't put it on speaker as a slight blush crept into her cheeks. What she wasn't aware of is that David could hear every word that was being said.

"Yeah. I ran into David. We went for a walk. We weren't gone long."

"Not long? You were gone for hours."

"Whatever you still could have waited." That's when David reached over with his free hand and pulled Raven's phone from her hand.

"Don't worry I promise to have your little friend home in one piece." He said then hung up the phone and handed it back to Raven. She shoved it back in her pocket before they continued walking to where David's bike was parked.

They were almost there when out of the corner of her eye Raven spotted the comic store she was going to go in a few days before. She stared walking in the direction of the store. When she reached the steps David stopped.

"Aren't you coming in?"

"I'll go and get my motorcycle. I never pegged you for a comic geek."

"I promise I won't be long." She said as she disappeared through the door. David convinced himself that if she wasn't out in five minutes he would walk in and get her.

Inside Raven walked between shelves of comics before finally finding the section she was looking for. She browsed through for a few minutes before a man came up to her. "Can I help you find something?"

She turned to face a man with shaggy brown hair and blue eyes. With a red bandana tied round his head Rambo style and a camo jacket..

"Yeah do you have the Supernatural comics?"

"Let me see." He walked over to a different shelf and began flipping through some of the comics. He returned a few minutes later and held it out to her. "Your lucky it's the last ones."

"Thanks. . ."

"Edgar. Are you here alone?" Raven raised an eyebrow at his question as she made her way to where the register was.

"Nah, I'm here with a friend." She pointed out the shop window over to David who just pulled up.

Edgar had a look of shock on his face when he saw David leaning against his bike.

"Your here with him?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Because he's dangerous. Don't you know what he is?"

"No what is he? Wait hold on let me guess. . . He's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good." she said in a sing-song voice.

"You shouldn't joke like that. He's a vampire!"

"And here you tell me I shouldn't joke. Dude I like scary stuff as much as the next guy but if there is one thing I know is that vampires don't Actually exist."

"Your wrong. They do! He's one and he was staked through the heart on a pair of antlers twenty-five years ago."

This guys off his rocker Raven thought to herself. She pulled out some cash from her pocket handing it to Edgar.

"Here," He said putting her comics in a small bag. "take this. Your going to need it." He handed her another comic. She looked down at the comic in her hand the title read Destroy all Vampires. She just shook her head and slipped it into her bag with the others.

She starts to head to the door where David now stood waiting for her. Edgar glared at him as he slipped his arm around her waist once she was at his side. To rile Edgar up even more he bent down and placed a kiss on Raven's cheek before he walked her out of the store.

Edgar walks over to the window and watches as Raven hops on David's bike behind him and wraps her arms around his waist. David revved the bike up and turned the bike to face the opposite direction towards Raven's house. Just before he pulled away he turned and faced Edgar one last time. A wicked smile crossed Davids lips just before he and Raven drove off into the night.

Four finally done. The band part was the hardest to write. I'm glad that's out of the way. Also I re-posted chapter 3 with the corrections.