There was a loud pounding coming from the other side of my door " Octavia Faith Emerson open this door right now" my father said, I flinch at the tone of his voice. He was definitely pissed. Letting out a sigh I get up, and head towards my door. When I got home early this morning my father was sleeping on the couch, he must of been waiting up for me, but fell asleep. Opening the door I'm met with my fathers furious face, wincing I give him a small smile that turned into a frown, " Okay I can explain" I said, my father scoffs shaking his head, he crosses his arms narrowing his eyes at me, " Fine, what excuse do you have" he said, I bite my lip looking down at the ground. Come on O. I look back up at my father, " I went to the boardwalk and after grabbing something to eat, I went for a drive to clear my head, I called mom" his face fell slightly causing me to swallow hard " We got into it again, she said she wanted me to come home and I told her that I wanted to stay with you" I mumble, his face falls more, sighing he shakes his head, "You should of came home Octavia do you know how worried I was. This place isn't safe sweetheart" he said, I swallow hard and nod my head. Oh he had no idea. I give him a small apologetic smile, " Sorry I just...I needed time to clear my head and think" I said, he nods his head before running his hand down his face, " I have breakfast made, get cleaned up and come downstairs" he said, giving him a small smile I step back shutting the my door. Letting out a breath I turn wincing at the slight pain in my head from moving to fast. My entire body hurts, mainly my back but I have to act normal, like nothings wrong. Making my way over to the dresser I pull out a pair of shorts, and some other stuff. Now I just need to find out about Markos brothers which is going to be a pain in my ass.
When I walk into the kitchen my father had a newspaper in his hand, " You know, reading the news paper is a sign of getting old" my father rolls his eyes, and fixes the newspaper so he can see it better. I sit down digging into my food, I chew slowly trying to figure out what to say or how to even figure out any information. I grab my water after swallowing, and take a drink, " So dad have you ever heard of Hudson bluff?" I ask, my father drops his fork causing me to look over at him, he was staring at me, a unreadable expression on his face " How do you know about that place?" He asks, I shrug my shoulders and take another bite of my food, " This old man who works at a shop said he found the jacket I bought in a cave down by there" I said, glancing back at him, he was tense and on guard. I bite the inside of my check, "What jacket?" He asks, I shrug my shoulder once again as I swallow my food, "Just some old leather jacket with a couple of patches. Nothing fancy" I said, my father clenches his jaw and stands up. I watch him confused as he makes his was towards the front door , " Where are you going?" I ask, he stops with his hand on the door knob, he lets out a sigh not bothering to turn around " For a drive" he said before opening the door and walking out. I let out a small groan as I look down at my food, rolling my eyes I grab my fork continuing to eat. This is going to be harder then I thought.
I make my way down the boardwalk, the sun was finally starting to set. If my father wouldn't tell me anything, maybe the boy from the comic book shop could. Looking at the comic book shop sign I enter, " Look who's back" Tyler said, I give him a small smile, as Ian climbs up onto the counter, " You read that comic?" Ian asks, I give him a small smile and nod my head, " Sure did" I said, ruffling his hair causing him to swat at my hand. I let out a small chuckle and Ian's smile grows as he looks at Tyler, who returns a small one " I was wondering if you guys had another" I said, Ian nods his head and jumps down going to get it. Tyler gave me a suspicious look, " Thought you didn't believe the whole vampire thing" he said, I shrug my shoulders and walk closer to him, "You said it would keep me safe so why not" I said shrugging once again. Tyler huffs just as Ian comes back, he hands me the comic and I look at it Destroy all vampires. Nodding my head I smile at the little boy, " Thanks kid" I said lightly hitting him with the comic, I look back at Tyler who looked deep in thought, "You said Santa Carlas a hot spot for vampires. So does that mean they were also here before we were even born?" I ask, maybe he knows about Marko and his brothers Tyler zones back in and looks at me before nodding his head. I let out a hum, " Want to tell me about them?" I ask, Tyler narrows his eyes at me, I give him a soft smile trying to use whatever cuteness I had. Tyler let's out a sigh, " All I know is my uncles killed a group of vampires, and their sire saving some family, some girl and little kid" he said, I nod my head taking in the information but suddenly I freeze. Oh my god. There's no way he could be talking about my mother and father, especially laddie. I knew Marko was killed by hunters but I didn't think my family would be involved in killing his brothers. I shake my head, " That's crazy, what happened to the vampires. I mean the book said they react in different ways to being killed, there had to be a body or bones to get rid of" I said, Tyler shrugs his shoulders and looks down at Ian, who was looking between us, " They buried them" he said, Tyler let's out a groan shaking his head, he sent the little boy a harsh look "Ian shut up" he said, I narrow my eyes at Tyler and take a small step closer to him gaining his attention, "Don't talk to him that way" I bent down looking at Ian, giving him a small smile, " Ignore his mean as..butt" I said catching myself before it was to late, Ian giggles and looks back up at Tyler, I look up giving him a small smile when I see him looking down at Ian with one. Standing up I go to open my mouth when a arm wraps around my waist causing me to tense but relax when I felt the coldness of the person, no living human could be this could " Hey doll" Marko said, I turn my head looking at him, giving a small smile " Hey" I said, Marko looks at the two infront of us. I look back facing them, Tyler was looking Marko up and down with narrow eyes, "Marko this is Tyler and Ian" I said, I remove Markos hand and step aside, Marko looks around the place, "Cool shop" he said, offering a smile but I could tell it was forced. Tyler nods his head in thanks not noticing that Marko was lying " Thanks it belongs to my uncles" he said, Marko tenses up as his eyes start to narrow. Starting to feel the atmosphere change I clear my throat grabbing Markos hand, "I'm getting hungry, let's go grab some food" he nods his head before turning around and grabbing my wrist lightly, I wave towards the two boys before I walk out and around the corner. Letting out a breath I look at Marko, "Are you okay?" feeling bad for him, Marko nods his head but his jaw was clenched tightly. I look around and see an alleyway, grabbing his hand I pull him towards it making sure it was empty. Dropping his hand I turn around facing him, " Hey" I said, grabbing his face causing him to look down at me, his eyes flash yellow causing mine to go wide. I look behind us to see nobody, and no cameras " Marko you need to calm down. There's camera's around the boardwalk, you can't go vamping out" I said in worry. Wait why am I worried?. Shaking my head I turn my attention to Marko who has his hands over mine, " The Frog brothers own that place" he said, I bite the inside of my cheek nodding my head, "I know, Tyler just told me about his uncles" I mumble, looking at him sadly. Slowly he removes my hands, " If it makes you feel any better I found something out" I said, he looks down at me and I could see the eagerness in his eyes, "They buried your brothers. We just need to find out where they died and that'll help out a lot because who's going to carry three dead bodies far away" I said, once the words left my mouth I felt bad for saying them. Stepping closer to Marko I place my hand on his arm, "I'm so sorry I didn't" " It's fine" he said cutting me off, nodding my head, I remove my hand and take a step back. I look down at his clothes to see he's changed, "Where did you get the clothes from?" I ask, knowing that he didn't have any money what so ever. Then my mind went to what he was, "Off some poor guy who became dinner" he said, I grimace as I take another step back, he smirks at me, " What?" He asks, he takes a step towards me, this time he was way closer, "Nothing it's just. I'm not used to the whole, vampires are real thing just yet" I said, Marko nods his head, he leans down closer to my ear, " You will be, just give it time" he said, I felt his lips ghost over my neck causing me to close my eyes, my heart start to beat faster and my mind wonders to what he might do. He wouldn't bite me in public would he?. Marko pulls away, causing me to open my eyes, seeing the smirk on his lips, "Let's go eat and ride some rides" he said grabbing my hand and pulling me along beside him.
I couldn't keep the smile off my face as I walk beside Marko, " I had fun" I said before licking my ice cream, he nods his head as he wraps an arm around my shoulders, " So did I doll" he said, we come to my bike and I notice another right to it. I look at Marko, " Nice bike" I said, he gives me a smile, as he walks towards it. Sitting down on my bike continue to eat my ice cream, enjoying the little time I had left with the vampire next to me, once my ice cream is gone I toss the cone onto the ground "Marko" I said, he looks at me, letting out a small sigh I look around the parking lot to see only a few vehicles left, the boardwalk was about to close but that didn't seem to worry the few stragglers wondering around " When we get your brothers back, are we still be able to hang around each other?" I ask, an arm wrap around my shoulders, and Marko brings me into his side, laying his cheek on the top of my head " I don't know, David hates them and since you're Star and Michaels daughter he probably won't like you" he said, I nod my head bitting my lip and closing my eyes, " Hey" Marko said, he grabs my chin causing me to look up at him, he gives me a small smile, "I'll figure something out okay" he said, I nod my head returning the small smile, letting go Marko steps back, "Wanna head to the cave?" He asks, thinking for a minute I shake my head " My dad was severely pissed at me this morning. Had to even come up with a lie, luckily he bought it" I said, Marko smirks causing me to rolling my eyes as I zip up my jacket, " I'll come tomorrow" I said, he nods his head and gets back onto his bike. I start mine up and look around the parking lot, " Be carful" Marko said, looking at him I nod my head, "Always" giving a smile smile so take off heading home.
When I get to the house dads truck was in it's usual spot and the lights were on meaning he was still up. Parking my bike, I get off, bending down I reach into my saddle bag and pull out the new comic before heading towards the house. Walking inside I shut the door behind me, " You're home early" I turn towards the livingroom to see my father sitting on the couch, giving a light shrug I make my way towards him, " Yeah well after coming home early this morning, I'm really not trying to press my luck and get grounded" I said, my father nods his head, sitting down on the couch I give him a smile, " Can I stay at a friends house tomorrow?" my farther raises an eyebrow, I give him a puppy dog look " Is it a boy?" He asks, rolling my eyes I let out a groan "No, dad it's not a boy. I met this group of really friendly girls and I hung out with them. Mar-Mary is having a sleep over tomorrow night for her birthday and invited me" I said, my heart was pounding due to my almost slip up. My father sighs but nods his head, smiling I stand up, " Thanks, I'll make us a snack or something" I said, he chuckles shaking his head at me but he doesn't argue. Walking into the kitchen, I slowly come to a stop noticing a few photos " Hey dad what are these" I ask, picking up the pictures I start looking at them. The house looked completely different in the photos, there was a fireplace, and even the front door was different, there wasn't even a window where one was now. " Oh just old pictures" he said, turning around I hold one up, confused "Why is the house different?" I look through the rest of the pictures, some were of my grandma and my dad while others where of her and Sam. My great grandpa was even in a few of them, " Oh, your great grandfather accidentally drove through the front of the house, it was a complete disaster" he said, my eyebrows frown as I look between the pictures. who drives through the front of their house on accident?. What does that have to do with the fire place, it was far enough from the front of the house to not get damaged. I sit the pictures down letting out a soft hum, "Well, let me get our snacks made" I said while sitting the pictures down on the table before heading over to a kitchen cabinet where we store our snacks.
