Title - Night Side Of Eden
Chapter title - Tag
Author - OblivionsGarden
Genre - Romance/Supernatural
Disclaimer - I do not own The Little Vampire in anyway, shape or form. I entirely own the plot. For this chapter I only own, Ellen and Evelyn Blackshaw.

Summary - Sequel to Hold On To Life. How are the Sackville-Baggs adjusting to lives as the living and what new challenges will they face? One things for certain, though. A certain trio will always be around to help them out.

A/n - Ok, so, as promised, here is the sequel to 'Hold On To Life'. If you haven't read that previous I suggest you do, it's on my profile, obviously. It starts off two months after the ceremony on the cliff. The title, 'Night Side Of Eden' is from the HIM Song.

Two months later..

"Troops, over the side!"
Tony ran and jumped up the half wall as El, who was sat on the top of it, jumped over the side, landing in a gracefully forward roll. Eve yawned as she walked around the side and went to sit in the shade of the only tree there. She pulled her sketchpad out of her bag and pulled her pencil out from the spiral binding. She flipped to her half finished picture and continued to draw in the background. In the foreground was a family. A family Eve had known and had said goodbye to, just two months ago. Those two months had felt like two years to the trio that were on the cliff, but they kept a stiff upper lip, certain that one day, their friends would return. Yes, they would return. They promised.
Ellen and Tony army crawled across the cliff until they reached the edge and peered down. El held her arms as if her were holding a gun. She squinted on eye shut and pretended to take a closer look through the imaginary lens on her imaginary gun.
"Enemy spotted, Captain." She whispered and Tony made his arms into a mirror position if hers.
"Good work, solider. FIRE!"
They shook themselves as they made gunfire noises through the mouths. Eve shook her head and checked the time on her watch, it was one in the afternoon.
"Guys, we-"
"Troops! Cease fire!" Tony yelled before her and El turned to Eve, who rolled her eyes.
"We have to get back. I'm going to the hospital, remember?"
Tony sighed but stood up non-the-less. "We can come back tomorrow, right?"
Eve nodded and ruffled his blonde spikes. Ever since the ceremony, they'd come to the cliff nearly everyday. They knew they wouldn't find their friends there, but it was nice to just play. Just in case. They walked back home with idle chit-chat, mostly regarding the fact that Eve would be having her cast removed in just an hours time.

"Wait." Eve pulled her arm back from where the doctor was waiting with her miniature saw.
"What's wrong, Eve?" Asked Bob who had drove her to the hospital.
"Can I keep this bit?" She ran her finger along the message Gregory had written to her.
"Of course. We'll just have to cut the back off, so it doesn't smell."
The doctor cut off the cast before cutting the message from the top and removed the softer back. She handed it to Eve who smiled gratefully and placed it in her bag, with a thanks.

Later that night, the trio were remembering their friends in their own little ways.
Ellen was reading a story that Eve had written for her. It was about El and Rudolph, El being the kick-ass heroine and Rudolph the bad-ass hero. Eve had written it two weeks after the ceremony when the heartache of El's missing love was still strong. El had read it countless times since, sometimes twice in one day.
Tony was playing Mario on his Nintendo in his bedroom, the small device reminding him of his best friend. Tony had never called it just 'Nintendo' since that day. It was a Nintendo-duh, now.
Eve had snuck out and gone back to the cliff. She sat on the rock and looked up at the moon. She somewhat regretted not telling Gregory how she felt about him, but then she realized if he wanted to find out he'd come back.

The pages of El's story were littered with smudge marks where El's tears had landed. Tony's pillow on which he was lay, was slightly damned and he had to flip it over when the feeling started to irritate his cheeks. Eve's tears came silently and ran freely down her cheeks, neck and down her chest under her top. The angle her head was at - looking up at the moon- gave the salty droplets a free run.

The next day, Dottie and Bob decided to take the kids to a new continental market that was up for the weekend.
Bob and Eve were focused on a jewelery stall they were stood at, Eve purchasing a set of two necklaces.
"Tony, honey, you want something to drink?" Dottie was holding a bottle of water in her hand for herself , a doctor pepper for Eve and a bottle of Pepsi for El. She was oblivious, however, to the fact that her son and her youngest foster daughter weren't paying any attention. Instead they were stood in the center of the square where the market was being held, staring at two children, lugging their suitcases out of a large moving van. "Rudolph!" Tony called and the boys looked up with a frown. He fixed her gaze on the young blonde boy, but no recognition appeared. "Anna?" Tony tried but the girl just stared at him as though her were mad.
"Tony, the whistle!" Panicked El, when the other children started to turn away, Tony pursed his lips and blew, one low, continuous note. Anna turned back as did Rudolph, their frowns turning to smiles when they recognized their friends. They ran over, suitcases discarded, to embrace their friends in a hug. Rudolph squoze Ellen tightly and she returned it with just as much force, needing to feel him there. Even Tony was happy to hug Anna. Anna then hugged Ellen and Rudolph hugged Tony as two older people came from the house. They looked over to their children, smiling when they saw Tony and El before walking over, to thank them for there help two months ago. Eventually, the last boy came out of the house, an apple in hand. He walked over to his family, curious to see what they were up to, when he spotted Tony and El. He smiled warmly at them, only to look around almost desperately.
"Where is the rest of the family?" Asked Freda and Gregory waited anxiously for an answer.
"Back there in the market."
"Hold on." Said El before she ran off, disappearing into the crowds. When she got to Dottie's side, she grinned when she saw that Bob and Eve had returned also.
"They're back!" She gasped.
"Who are, honey?" Frowned Bob but Eve didn't need an explanation. She tore after her sister, not stopping to apologize to a burley man for running into him. Eventually they broke through the crowd and Eve saw them, stood with Tony and waiting for El's return. Her eyes landed on Gregory as his eyes were fixed on her. Slowly, mentally telling herself to stay calm, she walked over. She hugged the adults, Rudolph and Anna in turn. When she turned to Gregory he wrapped his arms around her and held her close. She let her arms rest around his shoulders and buried her face into the crook of his neck. Gregory closed his eyes, savoring the moment when he heard a cough from behind Eve. He looked up, still not letting go to see a smirking Dottie and Bob. He released Eve from the hug but kept one arm around her shoulders.
The Sackville-Baggs invited the Thompson's into their new house for a cup of tea, which they happily accepted. The adults sat in the kitchen whilst the children went into the large back garden to play.
"I missed you so much." El whispered to Rudolph who had his fingers linked through hers.
"I missed you too, love." He whispered back before pressing his lips to hers.
"Yuck!" Grimaced Tony, sticking his tongue out. El laughed before releasing Rudolph's hand and tapping him on his nose.
"Tag. Your it." She ran away, giggling manically as Rudolph frowned.
"I'm what?"
"It." Said Eve arriving behind him. "It's a game. Someone taps you and says you it. Then you have to chase someone else and tap them. Then they're it."
Rudolph nodded before tearing after Tony and Anna, seeing as though El was hiding behind a tree.

Eve and Gregory sat beside each other at the top of a hill, watching the rest play happily.
"Didn't you say you had something to tell me when I got back?" Smirked Gregory and Eve rolled her eyes.
"Oh yeah." She took a deep breath. "It was that I love you too."
Gregory's smirk turned into a full grin. "Good." He moved forwards, meeting Eve in a long awaited kiss. His hands cupped her face as hers rested at the back of his neck and one on his chest, until they heard a giggle. They looked up to see Anna. She bent forward and poked Gregory in the forehead.
"Gregory's it!" She yelled happily before running off again.
As Gregory sat trying to understand what just happened Eve jumped up and ran down the hill. "Come on, Spike!" She called over her shoulder and that was all Gregory needed to come to his senses and run down the garden.

A/n - Review please :D Oh, and as per usual, Eve and El's outfits from the market...
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