Queen of Darkness
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that I am writing about. Some company in Japan owns the characters. Please don't sue me, as I have nothing but a little dog kennel that I live in. And you can't have that.
Chapter 1
Relena walked into the club and scanned the crowd. She was looking for a friend of her's Hilde Schbeiker. Not seeing her from her vantagepoint, Relena decided to go down and look for her in the crowd.
What a perfect night, thought Relena as she descended the stairs. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she wondered if it had been a perfect day as well.
Because of her downcast mood she was not able to sense Hilde coming up behind her. So when Hilde placed her hand on Relena's shoulder, Relena nearly jumped out of her skin.
"What the hell was that all about, Relena?" Hilde asked. "You should have been able to sense my presence when I got within ten feet of you."
"I know that, Hilde. After all, I have been a vampire longer than you." Relena responded.
"Shhhh…,"Hilde cautioned. "This isn't our club. And that doesn't explain why you didn't sense me coming."
"I was just thinking about what a perfect night it is. And the, for some reason, I began to wonder if it had also been a perfect day. Sad really." Relena said as they found a table and sat down.
"Yeah it is," replied Hilde as a barmaid came up to their table.
"Hi, can I get you something to drink from the bar?" the barmaid asked.
"I'll have a martini." Relena told her.
"Bacardi Silver." Hilde said.
The barmaid wrote down their orders and said, "I'll be right back."
"So when are the others supposed to be here?" Hilde asked.
"Shortly. We were all supposed to meet here around the same time." Relena replied.
"Well their not here yet. I walked all over this club, and I couldn't sense them." Hilde said. "Wait scratch that here they come."
Sure enough a minute later three girls walked up to the table that Hilde and Relena were sitting at and sat down.
"Hey guys. What's up?" asked the blonde.
"Nothing much. What about you?" Hilde replied.
"I'm a bit hungry," the red head said.
The other girls just sweat dropped.
"Of course you hungry, Cathy," Relena said. "You just woke up after all."
Before anyone could answer they sensed the barmaid coming back with the drinks. "Here are your drinks. And can I get you others something to drink?"
"Sure, I'll have a Smirnoff Ice," the blonde said.
"A Budweiser please." said the brunet.
"I'll have a glass of red wine." Cathy requested.
"I'll be right back." the barmaid said and the disappeared into the crowd.
"That maybe, Relena," Cathy continued their previous conversation, "but regardless of that fact, I'm still hungry."
"So that is why you ordered red wine." The brunet said with a laugh.
"Do you want a metal now, Sally? It must have taken you a long time to come to that conclusion." Cathy said, her fangs dripping sarcasm. "Are you sure you're felling alright? You usually leave being this ditzy to Dorothy and Relena."
"Hey!" Relena and Dorothy said in unison as the others laughed.
"No offence meant to you, Relena. You are my queen and maker, but you can be sorta clueless every not an then." Cathy explained herself.
"True enough, I'd wager." Relena said good heartedly.
They all enjoyed another hearty laugh. A minute later the barmaid arrived with the rest of their drinks and asked if they would like anything else. After being assured that they were fine, she left.
"Do you think anyone would mind very much if I ate her? I'm hungry and she looks like she would taste really sweet." Cathy said while delicately licking her fangs.
"You can't always tell from the outside how something will taste." Relena said, choosing her words carefully as people were getting closer to their table. "An no you can't."
"Awwww…how come? I'll be careful." Cathy assured.
"The answer is simple. Anyone in this club is off limits. No ands, ifs, buts, or maybes to it." Relena explained. After a short pause she continued. "This club belongs to my brother and his life mate. And I had thought that word had spread that there was to be no hunting around here."
"It's the first time that I've heard anything about this, Relena. How long had this supposed to be in circulation?" Hilde inquired.
"About a month, I guess. I didn't know that our community was so big that it would take so long for the news to get to everyone. I wonder if many have had to face Millardo's wrath." Relena wondered.
"Relena, I have a couple of things ask you." Cathy declared.
"Are they of a sensitive nature or can it be discussed here?" Relena questioned.
"Well they are sort of, of a sensitive nature." Cathy admitted.
"Ask them, then. And if I feel that they are too sensitive for our present location, I will simply not answer it now." Relena said.
"Well my questions are; how can you have a brother? and; How come he would declare this a safe area and be angry with the hunters?" Cathy wanted to know.
"Well, I've had my brother since before we were turned. He was turned first. My memories are very foggy from that time. I remember that he suffered, a lot. Then one night he turned on me. He must have realized who I was and stopped just before I was on the brink of death. Either he felt guilty about what he did or whether he just didn't want me to die, but the next think I knew I too was turned." Relena explained.
"As for why this is a safe area, " Relena continued, "is because my brother respects life. And there will be no hunting of any kind on his property. That also explains why he gets angry. So I want you all to feel free to gossip among our population and spread the word."
"Sure thing, Relena." everyone said.
Through the crowd, Relena spotted a blue haired woman and - after politely excusing herself and asking her friends to watch her drink - went to see her.
"Hi Noin." Relena called.
Unfortunately Noin didn't heat her because at that moment the live band got back from the intermission and started playing with the amps cranked up. So Relena made her way over to her. Noin must have sensed her cause she turned around and smiled.
After a warm embrace Noin said, " What are you doing here?"
"I came for the hell of it. What do I need a reason to come to a club?" Relena replied.
"No. Why don't we sit down somewhere?" Noin asked.
"We can go sit with my friends." Relena said. Then with a gesture, "They are just over there."
"Oh, alright." Noin agreed.
Noin and Relena had to elbow their way through the crows until they reached the table that Relenas' friends were sitting at.
"Hi Relena. Where did you go?" Dorothy asked.
"I had to go see someone real quick. Everyone I'd like you to meet Lucrezia Noin, co-owner of this club and my brother's life mate. Noin these are my friends Catherine Bloom, Hilde Schbeiker, Sally Po, and Dorothy Catalonia." Relena introduced everyone.
The four girls said polite "hello" 's, while Noin said, "Nice to meet you."
"So Noin, where's my brother tonight?" wondered Relena as she and Noin sat down.
"Oh, he's around here somewhere." Noin replied. "You know how he is."
"Yeah I do." Relena said with a smile.
No sooner had she said this than she and Noin sensed Millardo. They could tell that he was on his way over to see them. Pretty soon they could see a tall man with platinum blonde hair and ice blue eyes. When she saw him, Relena jumped up and ran into his open arms.
"How have you been, Relena?" Millardo asked as he held her close.
"Alright. It's been a long time. It's good to see you." Relena drew back so she could see his face.
"Like wise, little sister, like wise." Millardo replied, planting a small brotherly kiss on her forehead. "Why don't we go see Noin?"
"Sure. I can introduce you to my friends then." Relena told him happily.
"Relena, I never figured that you would go for older guys." Sally teased.
"Oh he isn't my boyfriend. Everyone, this is my brother Millardo Peacecraft. Millardo, these are my friends Sally Po, Dorothy Catalonia, Hilde Schbeiker, and Catherine Bloom." Relena made the introductions once again.
And once again the polite "hello" 's and "Nice to meet you" 's were made.
"So this club belongs to the two of you?" Hilde wanted to know.
"Yes it does." Noin responded. "We know that it is a bit weird to have a no hunting club when you're a vamp, but we have a respect for all these mortals."
"How long ago was it that you put the word out that this was a no hunting zone?" Relena wanted to know.
"About a month ago. Why do you ask?" Millardo informed her.
"Well it's just that they hadn't heard anything about it being a non-hunting zone." Relena told him and both of them looked a little shocked. "Don't' worry. I already filled them in. But it sorta makes you wonder just how big our population really is."
"Yes it does." Millardo said thoughtfully. "Well I guess that I should put word around again. That would probably be the reason that I have had to beat up so many vamps around here lately."
"We are also going to be spreading the word around. Maybe this time everyone will know about it." Relena said.
"Thanks, Relena. And the rest of you too." Noin said. "But right now Millardo and I should be going. We have to see if things are all running smoothly, and I have to take a look at the books."
"She's right," Millardo agrees climbing to his feet. "It was nice to meet you girls and Relena don't be such a stranger. Come around more often."
"It was good seeing you. Both of you. And I will try to get up here more often." Relena promised giving each of them a hug. "Bye."
"Bye," every one chorused together.
"They seem like nice enough people," Cathy commented as Relena sat down. "But I don't get something. If they respect mortals then how do they survive?"
"Just because they respect mortals doesn't mean that they don't eat." Relena explained. "They do their hunting else where and they only kill criminals. It's their own way of giving back to their old species."
"Oh, I see." Cathy said.
"No you don't. I see." Hilde said.
"Huh?" was the only puzzled response she received.
"Look over there." Hilde said pointing to the door.
Four pairs of eyes followed where she pointed. And four pairs of eyes almost popped out of their heads. The same thought kept running through each of their heads: can they be real?
To Be Continued…….
AN so how did you like it? I don't know that much about clubs so you will have to just bear with me please. Any way R&R thanks