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"Oi keep your fucking voice down" Marko whisper shouts at Paul, who's been a nuisance all night and is going to get them caught. In response, Paul claps his hand onto Markos shoulder

"Both of you cut it the fuck out" David snaps, giving them both a classic 'youre going to get hit' look if they keep it up. Paul shrugs

They're all crouched down, trying to remain hidden behind counters and shelves as they make their way to the back of the store. Usually they wouldn't have made it this far, already have being caught by Max. However they sent Dwayne up to keep him occupied

“what do you want!?" The boys can hear Max's voice getting more and more frustrated as Dwayne doesn't answer him, his expression unchanging. Max may think he's some vampire mastermind, but he has a short temper and no patience whatsoever so the other three are able to sneak past him. Paul catches Dwayne's eye as he moves past, winking at him and causing Dwayne to look over. Max, getting more desperate for answers looks at where Dwaynes attention is.

They manage to avoid getting caught by Marko yanking Paul across the doorway threshold and into the backroom just in the nic of time. Paul hit his head on the floor but David is quick to clamp his hand over the feral ones mouth before he can say anything. After a few silent minutes making sure the coast is clear David, Marko and Paul stand up and start rummaging through boxes of tapes, each grabbing whatever ones they think sound interesting as well as looking out for ones Dwayne requested.

Paul finds a tape Davids been wanting to see for a while, Rosemary baby, and holds it out for Marko to see. Marko takes it from him without thinking, causing Paul to snatch it back. They almost forget the stakes of their mission as they start tossing the tape back and forth in a game of catch behind David's back. When he finally does turn to see them, it's already too late. Paul knocks into him after trying to catch the flying VHS, causing him to call out

"Oh shit-"

He knocks David into the shelf unit but David is able to lean back and stop it from toppling over. It's no use, max has definitely heard them now

"What in the hells is going on!"

The three boys rush to try and hide behind a shelf, Marko grabs the chosen tapes as he crosses the room and crouches with the other two. David watches max like a hawk, his gaze so intense even Paul knows to stay quiet and still. "NOW" shouts David, kicking the display with full vampiric force. He didn't need to tell the boys his plan, they're all so in tune they know what to do.

As the unit, along with all the boxes of tapes it was housing, falls down in a plastic cascade around max the four of them run past him and don't stop running untill they get to their bikes and race home. It's no point really trying to talk while riding a motorbike, too loud even for vampires to properly distinguish what's being said, but the second they arrive back to their hideout David grabs Paul and Marko, one hand painfully lodged in each of their heads of hair "what the FUCK were you two playing at?"

"It was just a little fun-"

David tightens his grip in Paul's hair "We wouldn't have almost got caught if you could just get on with a job for 5 fucking minutes"

"Marko started it!"

"No I didn't, you were the one shoving the tape in my face, AND you were the one who didn't catch it!"

Paul goes to argue but David clonks their heads together "just get inside before sun up"

Dwayne smirks, picking up the tapes as he walks past the other two "he's really pissed"

Marko rubs his forehead and follows Dwayne "we know-"

Once inside they lay out all the tapes they managed to swipe on the floor of the cave, a little something for everyone. Except David

"... For fucks sake-" David likes to present with an air of superiority, like he's the one in control and whoever he's talking with is just playing his game. But right now he's genuinely upset

"The one time I try and do something for not just the pack or not just myself and it blows up in my fucking face" he paces around the space before punching the wall, causing dust to fall. The other three boys exchange glances and eventually Marko speaks up ".. David are you- can we help?"

"Help? No. You fucking can't Marko. Max is obviously going to know it was us. And you're not the one going to get your ass kicked for it. You never are, because he only ever fucking hurts me. I'm the leader, it's my job to keep you all in check and he fucking hates me" David's shouting but he also started crying, the boys have never seen him this emotional before. They all stand up and go to him, putting him in the center of a group hug. Dwayne tucks David's head under his chin, Paul presses his chest to David's back, resting his head on David's shoulder, Marko wraps his arms around David's waist and nuzzles into his neck

"I'm sorry" Paul mumbles

"We're sorry" Dwayne kisses the top of his head

"Yeah, what they said-" Marko joins in

They all just wait there for a while, until they can tell David has calmed down.

"Max isn't going to do anything, the way he fell on his ass was too embarrassing for him to ever talk about" the boys can hear the smile in Paul's voice

"Yeah, definitely Paul" David allows himself to believe it, just this once

"We're still sorry we weren't able to get your tape-" Marko squeezes David tighter, as if it will make up for it. Before David can respond, Dwayne cuts in by clearing his throat. He lets go of the boys and pulls the Rosemary Baby tape out from his jackets inner pocket "I got it while you were cowering"

"Oi we weren't cowering, we were being sneaky-" protests Marko but David cuts him off by wiggling out of the other boys grasp and going to Dwayne

"You actually managed to get it?" He doesn't wait for a response, just kisses the man before him surprisingly gently compared to how he usually does it

After sorting through the tapes, they all bunch up on the sofa for movie night. David's gaze fixed on the screen as the film begins to play, holding Marko close to his side as Dwayne sits between his legs on the floor and Paul lays across his lap