Authors note: Decided to try the 100 theme challenge, only I plan on doing more than 100 hopefully. These will be short little one shots of a sort, starring characters from my soon to be released (hopefully) l4d2 story. Yes there is an OC, but she's an important part to the longer story and it's chapters. Anyways...disclaimers. I only own Crystal, everything else belong to Valve, creators of the L4D series. R & R of course, but no FLAMES! This first one will explain something mentioned in the first chapter of the bigger story in progress, which will come eventually. On with the show!
Theme 1: Introduction
Nick glanced around the fancy hotel's bar, not really caring about anyone in particular around him. He had come for a bit of fun, but that ended up being a bust. The table games sucked the past few days, and none of the ladies seemed to be paying him any attention. He was taking a sip of his glass of rum and coke, when he spotted a young woman he hadn't seen before enter the bar doors and head his direction. He looked her over, liking what he was seeing. She was only a couple years his junior he guessed, with a lean body, covered in decent green tinted clothing. He looked over that part the longest, before reaching her face.
It was a pretty one, and damned if those eyes she had didn't get to him. He'd never seen such a bright shade of blue before. They looked like polished sapphires. Her hair was a lovely shade of golden yellow, with the odd green streak through it. That part was a little weird, he thought, but overall this one is a good prospect.
He turned around on his stool as she got closer, and acted like he hadn't seen her walk up. He took another sip of his drink as she hopped up onto the stool next to him. Her voice was smooth, with a soft undertone, and it only added to his desire to get some this day. He turned his head to look at her after she was done ordering a simple non-alcoholic soda drink, and lifted his glass.
"Evening" he said. She turned to look at him, with a soft smile. He inwardly preened as she gave him a look over much like he'd done to her.
"Hello" she said, before holding out a hand. He shook it, then, laying it on a bit thick, turned it over and kissed the back, one of his many tricks. He felt her arm vibrate with the rest of her as she laughed, pulling her hand away.
"Smooth. You got a name?" she asked him, as she paid for the soda that was brought to her.
"The names Nicholas, but you can call me Nick" he said, with a light drawl, lifting his glass. She lifted her own glass, and they tapped them together.
"Nice to meet you Nick" she slid off her seat and looked at him again, this time with an oddly devious smile. "By the way, don't be so obvious next time when you are looking me over." With a slight salute, she moved into the crowd and soon was out of sight.
Nick however remained at the bar, with a light blush on his cheeks, telling the bartender to shut up when he started to tease him about what she said. He drank the last of his rum and coke and nearly slammed the glass down onto the bar when he was done. He blew that introduction without even realizing it until she said what she did. He hated this city.
End of "chapter"!
