Birds Vampires of a Feather Stay Together
My first TLB story and it's the first of a series! This story does include Micheal as one of the lost boys, so he will be written as a brotherly figure. There is no romantic relationship between y/n and the boys. Star and Laddie are not in this.
y/n (a half-vampire) is seen as the little sister to Marko, Dwayne, David, Paul and Micheal, who are overprotective and loving. However, when she is kidnapped by a group of experienced vampire hunters who are targeting the boys and is taken across the country, what lengths will the boys go to get their sister back?
*There will be two POVs, one from y/n side and the other from the boy's side. I will make that as clear as possible!*
You and Marko slowly walked back to the bikes after a fun night on the boardwalk. Stomaches filled with fries and slushies, bags filled with trinkets and prizes won from the games, you both were ready to go back to the cave and watch a few movies with the others before sunrise teased you back into your nests.
Soon, the familiar faces of the other boys came into view, and Marko ran up to go talk with Paul, leaving you in the dust.
"Marko, you really dislike me that much?" You teased as you finally reached earshot of him. He turned around and lightly punched you on the shoulder, making you repeat the same action back at him. David rolled his eyes and mounted his bike.
"Who do you want to ride y/n?" You turned around to face Dwayne, forgetting he was there.
"I'll ride with you. Also, Micheal," you called out, walking around Dwayne to get to his bike, "didn't you say you were gonna buy me one of these someday next week? Then I'll be able to ride by myself, and learn tricks..."
David turned around to look at Micheal, who was trying not to make eye contact with any of them. "Did you really tell y/n that you were gonna buy her a bike? Are you serious? She is safer with one of us, you know that."
"What? No, I didn't... I never said... shes lying!" Micheal shouted, shooting you a cold stare, which quickly broke into a crooked smile, sensing the prank you were pulling.
"Really, passing the blame onto the youngest? Nice going, Micheal. We'll continue this at the cave. " David hopped on his bike and sped off, with Paul following closely behind.
Once at the cave, David stormed over to Micheal and dragged him into another room by his arm. Soon, muffled talking could be heard.
Dwayne looked over at you, seated on the couch. "You have been spending too much time with Paul and Marko, y/n." You looked back at him, returning the half smile. "What can I say? They are the most fun out of all of you guys."
"I heard that y/n!" David shouted from across the cave. You snickered and turned your attention back to the crappy TV that was playing one of Pauls's favourite horrors. Soon, a very pissed David and a very pale Micheal came over and joined everybody else.
"y/n, your "pranks" aren't funny." David locked eye contact with you, getting situated in his chair.
"Well, you must have a bad sense of humour because I think they are hilarious." You spat back with a smile on your face.
David rolled his eyes and sat forward in his chair. "You have really got to stop hanging out with Paul and Marko."
"Hey! I'm right here ya know!" You reached over Dwayne's chest to pat Paul on the shoulder.
"That's exactly what I said, David. No offence to Paul or Marko, but you pulling pranks like these could get you in more trouble than you need to be in." Dwayne piped in.
Now you were getting a bit pissed. "Well, sorry that there is quite literally nothing else I can do. There's only a limited number of things I can do in this fucking town, and I can't go anywhere without one of you guys always being on my ass!" You huffed and crossed your arms defensively.
Micheal looked up from his spot on the floor at you. "Hey. David's right. You're getting too reckless. Paul and Marko know how to handle themselves, you don't. We are just trying to protect you, ok?"
You rolled your eyes but said nothing in response. In your heart, you knew that they were right. They wanted you to be safe, and they had their own way of doing that. Also, your statement about Santa Carla being boring was not true, and you knew it. There was a new stand or store that popped up every night, and you somehow found a new food that you had somehow missed before.
However, the night came to an end and the boys all slinked off to their rafters to get to sleep. You got comfortable in your nest, but sleep did not claim you. You tossed and turned, yet you didn't feel tired whatsoever. Finally, you got up and threw on a sweatshirt, long pants and some of Marko's old boots that were too small for him. You grabbed some cash from your secret hiding spot, even though you didn't need it. Dwayne had taught you how to stuff food up your sleeves early on and you were a master at it.
You were going out of the cave alone during the day.
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You knew that the boys would be beyond pissed if they had woken up and found you missing, but you knew how to sneak out. It was not your first rodeo.
Soon, you reached the beach and walked across the sand to the boardwalk. Thankfully, there were not many surf nazis out, so your walk was not interrupted. You walked through the stands and food stalls, not really paying attention to where you were going. While passing by the carousel, you bumped shoulders with a gloomy-looking man. As you turned around to apologize, he stopped in his tracks and grabbed your wrist gently.
"Um, can I help you?" You asked, faking niceness. Your other hand slid into your back pocket, where you kept Davids's pocket knife.
"Yeah, I think you could, doll. Do you happen to know where I can rent movies? The guys and I are looking to have a night in, ya know? Maybe you could join us?"
You slid your hand out of the man's grasp and stuffed both your hands in your sweatshirt pocket.
"There's one, Maxs' Video Store. If you take a left at-" You were interrupted as the man grabbed one of your shoulders, making you tense up.
"Oh doll, why don't you take us? What is your name, by the way?" You smiled tensely and started leading the way.
"Jessica. Jessica Peters." Was it your real name? No. But, it was better than giving out your actual name to a group of men wearing all black in Santa Carla.
"Jessica. Nice to meet you. I'm Alexander, and that's Brett and Gabriel. Thanks for helping us out, Jessica." You resisted the urge to look at Alexanders' face. Did he know your game? The way he had said Jessica like it left a sour taste in his mouth... something was wrong. You were heading back to the cave after you had dropped the three men off at the video store.
Thankfully, Maria was working the cash register, so you walked up to her.
"Hey, Maria! These guys are looking for some movies. Also, is Max in? I need to ask him for a movie suggestion." You looked at Maris with pleading eyes, and thankfully she understood.
"Yeah of course! What type of movies are you looking for today? Romance, horror, comedy... Oh, and Max is in the back! You know what to do! Come on guys, let's go get you a good movie." Before Alexander and co walked off, Alexander turned back to you.
"Thanks for all your help, Jessica. It was very helpful." He gave you a half smile before following Maria into the rows of movies. You shook your head before heading behind the curtains.
"Max? Where are you?" You called out in the darkness. Soon, you heard footsteps coming towards your general direction, and a light switch turned on overhead.
"Oh, hey y/n. What do yo- do the boys know your out in the middle of the day?" Max closed his office door behind him, keeping Thorn from exiting.
You shifted your weight onto your right foot. "That's what I need your help with. There are some creepy guys who said they wanted to rent a movie, so I lead them here, and they don't believe any of the lies I'm telling them, which, in hindsight, makes sense because they are lies, but, you know, I need an escort to help me get back to the cave, and..." your voice slowly got quieter as you realized Max had tensed up and was heading to the cash register.
"I'll have Jacob walk you over to the beach. I'll distract them. Come by again tonight and tell me in full detail what happened with those men." He turned to face you, his eyes full of anger and concern. "Do you understand?"
You nodded yes slowly, too afraid to open your mouth to speak.
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After an agonizingly awkward walk with Jacob back to the beach, you were able to slink back into your bed and fall asleep. However, a few hours later, Dwayne was shaking your shoulders and softly calling your name. You groaned and sat up in bed.
"What?" You muttered, half asleep. You climbed out of bed and grabbed a hair tie to pull your curls up on the top of your head. After a few minutes of grogginess, you fully awoke, remembering what Max had told you. Now, the problem was finding a way out passed all of them without having one of them follow you.
"Shit shit shit!" You muttered under your breath. You turned around and walked past Dwayne, who had gotten off of your bed and was heading towards the door.
"You ok y/n? You seem stressed." Dwayne asked, his tone laced with worry. You turned around and replied. "Yeah, I'm fine, I just have to go somewhere." Five heads all turned towards you.
"Go where exactly?" David called out from his chair. You rolled your eyes and then turned to face him.
"Your favourite place in the world, David. Max's Video Store!" You exclaimed with feigned excitement. He stood up from his chair and headed over to the fountain. "If your going to get movies, take Marko and Paul with-"
"That's the thing, I'm not getting movies. Max said he wanted me to..." you scrambled to think of an excuse, one that would instantly put the boys off your ass. "To walk Thorn!"
Paul's face morphed into one of utter disgust. "Well, count me out, y/n. Dogs are horrible." Thank god one of them was off your back.
"Well, I'm going to take my walkman anyway, and I'll be back soon. I don't need an escort to walk a fucking dog. Anyway, I'll be back in like, thirty minutes."
"Language y/n." Dwayne chided. "And be safe," David added. You rolled your eyes and headed out of the cave.
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Soon, you could see the video store's sign, and you basically ran towards the store. You had been on edge ever since the encounter with the men in black, and you didn't want to see them again. Thankfully, Max was waiting for you at the cash register, and you followed him into the back of the store. You followed him to a table and sat down opposite him.
"Ok, Max, tell me everything you know. Who were those men?" You couldn't keep in your questions anymore.
Max sighed and put his hands on the table. "Vampire hunters. Maria talked to them, and they basically spilt their whole plan to her. They said they want to 'cleanse Santa Carla of vampires, and make Earth a fully human world' or something stupid like that. You need to stop coming out during the day, alright? I'll break it to the boys when they saunter by here again."
You stood up, a thousand questions swirling in your mind. Who were the hunters after? Why were they in Santa Carla, California? Were they after you, and your brothers? You turned around to ask Max the final question, but all you could see was black.
