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The hot Louisiana sun beat down mercilessly on its inhabitants. Evangeline summers wiped a hand across her sweaty brow, leaning into the small fan that sat at the corner of her desk. Her deep blue eyes scanned the papers before her, and her hand returned to its place upon the keyboard, the quick click of the keys filling the otherwise quiet office. Her eyes flickered up to the clock upon the wall, 5:57. Looking back at the screen before her she quickly saved the document she was working on before exiting out of the word program. Collecting the papers that were scattered across the desk she shuffled them back into the manila folder, before moving to one of the many filing cabinets in the small room, stuffing it back into its rightful place. Grabbing her purse off the desk Evangeline threw the strap over her shoulder, exiting the room, locking the door behind her.
She groaned as she exited the building, the heat of the day causing beads of sweat to reform on her forehead. She paused pulling her cellphone from her pocket to see she had 5 missed calls. She rolled her eyes, seeing all of them were from her friend, Tiffany, no doubt hounding her about going out tonight. It was her 21st birthday, and Tiffany had been relentless for the last week about planning a girls night out for the two, and she wouldn't take no for the answer. As she was scrolling through the messages that accompanied the missed calls the phone came to life in her hands, speak of the devil, Tiffany's name flashed on the screen.
"Hello" she had to pull the phone back from her ear as an obnoxious chorus of happy birthday broke out of her friend's mouth.
"-Happy birthday to Evaaaa!" she smiled as the girl finished her song.
"Well thank you tiff, for that lovely rendition." The other girl laughed.
"So what's the five oh? You ready to go?"
"Tiff, it's not even dark out yet, and I literally just got off work" Eva scoffed, rolling her eyes at the overly energetic companion.
"Well duh, but knowing you, you're probably dressed in some drab button up and gross black slacks" Eva looked down at herself and cringed, Tiff knew her too well. "So get your hot little ass over here so we can get ready. Don't worry; I'll take care of everything, just like I told you!" Eva hesitated,
"I don't know, Tiff, maybe I should spend my birthday at home-"
"NO!" Eva pulled the phone from her ear sighing as she did.
"Alright, you said you took care of everything right?"
"Of course, I say what I mean, and I mean what I say."
"Alright well I guess I'll head over there then."
"Great, I'll see you soon. Kisses!" and with that the phone went dead. Putting the phone back in her pocket Eva fished her keys out of her purse, and made her way towards the small white Honda, throwing her bag in the passenger seat, before sliding in after. She backed out of the parking stall of the Shreveport Library and began the short drive to Tiffany's house.
Though she worked in Shreveport, Eva found it was cheaper to live outside the town and instead had settled down in a small house just inside the boundaries of Bon Temps. Coming from busy L.A. it was a nice change of pace, although at times she longed for a supermall, or a Starbucks to satisfy her coffee cravings.
Tiffany lived between the two towns, which made it easy to swing by after work. It only took 15 minutes to reach the quaint home. Locking her car door she made her way to the front door, not even bothering to knock, but simply letting herself in. She could hear music coming from the kitchen, so that was her first destination. She walked in to find Tiffany bent over the sink, sponge in one hand, plate in the other, dancing about as she washed.
"Well I see you couldn't even wait 15 minutes for the birthday girl" She teased, and the blonde grinned at her, plopping the sponge back into the sudsy water and rinsing the plate off, stacking it next to the rest.
"Just getting warmed up is all. Come here!" Tiffany pulled Eva into a hug, cooing a happy birthday out. Grinning, Eva hugged her back with a 'thank you'. "Now, let's get you in the shower so we can fix you up!" Eva complied, letting Tiffany lead her towards the bathroom.
Since moving to Louisiana she had gotten into the habit of taking a cold shower. L.A. was warm, but it was a different kind of heat. Here in Louisiana the air always seemed to have a sticky, wet sense to it, that clung to her skin and even when inside caused sheen of sweat to break out on her skin. It took some getting used to and for the first few months she would rarely spend more than a few minutes outside, if she could help it. Since then she had become more accustomed to the heat, able to spend more time out side, but still was left slightly uncomfortable.
Finishing up her shower, she stepped out onto the fluffy pink mat that Tiffany insisted was not too girl, and wrapped a matching pink towel around her torso. Tightening the towel, she grabbed another off the rack, running it through her long black hair, before tying it up into a turban. Exiting the bathroom, she found Tiffany setting out lots of outfits that were full of sequins, and tight clothing.
"Alright so I was thinking, this shirt here, and these tights. Oh and you can use these boots as well! They will look darling!" Tiffany oozed. The top was a long white top, with a necklace pattern embroidered on the deep v that would show off the red bra Tiffany was now searching for. The tights were a flowery lace pattern and the boots a tall ankle boot with chains criss crossing about it. Smiling Eva took the red bra from Tiffany's grasp and scooped the bundle of clothes off the bed, returning to the bathroom to throw on the outfit.
Once she was done she moved to running a brush through her damp hair, before digging through Tiffany's cabinet for some mousse, which she scrunched through her naturally wavy, curly hair. After hanging up her damp towels she headed out to find Tiffany already crouched in front of the vanity, applying a thick coat of eyeliner. Eva moved to sit next to her, grabbing a foundation from her drawer. Though Tiffany was slightly darker than her, she could fake it with a little blending, as they both spent many afternoons lying in the sun together. Next she applied a puff of blush to each cheek and moved to applying a deep Smokey eye. A soft red lip gloss finished off her look. Grabbing her phone out of the pocket of her discarded slacks she found that it was now past seven.
"I'm starving. Please tell me were gunna eat before we head out." She complained to Tiffany who was running a straightener through her hair.
"There's some left over pizza in the fridge." She mumbled. Intent on making sure every lock of hair was in place. Eva ruffled her hair, earning an annoyed yelp from Tiffany. She really was excited to go out tonight. She hadn't really had a night out since she had moved here a year ago. Back in L.A. there was a huge nightlife, but in quiet Louisiana it just wasn't the same.
The sun had set hours ago and they were just now getting on the road. Music blasted from Tiffany's car and the two girls sang along to their hearts content. They pulled into a parking lot where people in black clothing milled about outside. In large neon letters the name of the club was displayed. 'Fangtasia'. A chill crept up Eva's spine, and she immediately stopped singing.
Since vampires had come out of the coffin two years ago fear and panic had swept through the nation. Eva had never been wronged by a vampire per say, but there was just something unnatural about them. They were nothing like what the romantics portrayed them as in books, sure many of them were beautiful and there was something attractive about them that she just couldn't explain, but at the same time that power was dangerous and frightening at the same time.
"Tiffany, is this a vampire bar?!" she hissed as the blonde put the car in park.
"Ya so what? It's the best place in town" she shrugged nonchalantly. "Did you not have any back in L.A.?" she asked.
"Well no, we did. But I never went to one." She admitted shyly. Tiffany grinned, kicking open the door. "Well then, its time you did!" Eva followed the blondes lead, a little less comfortable all of a sudden.
"I.D." at the door a blonde woman stood in a tight black dress. Her dirty blonde hair was pinned up elegantly, and she wore darling accessories. Eva quickly pulled her I.D. out of her bra, her makeshift purse. She always did hate dragging one with her to the clubs back in L.A. The woman's eyes flashed to the piece of plastic.
"Happy Birthday" though the way she said it was anything but happy. Offering a small smile, Tiffany quickly flashed her I.D. to the woman before shoving Eva inside.
The décor was dark and gothic and Eva suddenly felt very out of place in her white shirt. Everyone was covered in black from head to toe. Many of the men in the room sported more make up than she did. Music pulsated loudly and for a moment Eva forgot what it was like in such places. But quickly the rumble of the bass began to feel familiar as it vibrated in her chest.
Tiffany pulled her towards the bar as Eva continued to look about the bar. She could feel power and sex oozing off some of the inhabitants of the bar, and she guessed others could two and some people, or vampires rather, had an entourage of people around them. Her eyes continued to survey the scene before her when her eyes connected with another set of blue. He was older than her for sure, but handsome for sure. Blonde hair fell about his face to his shoulders, and there was a power emanating from him like none other in the room. He turned to stare back at her and a chill went up her spine. He sat upon what she could only describe as a throne, fitting, she mused. After what felt like centuries she felt a jerk on her arm and had to pull her gaze away from the man to find Tiffany leaned over the bar, giving her order to man with thick black hair and eyeliner.
"Can I get a vampire's kiss, and a birthday cake for my dear friend here that just turned twenty one!" The man quickly went to work making the drinks, before exchanging them for Tiffany's ten dollar bill. Just as Eva was about to take a drink a pulse was sent through the air and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. Tiffany paused mid sip and her eyes went wide as she stared at Eva and the newcomer.
"Well it seems congratulations are in order"
Well, I have gotten hooked on True Blood! Especially a sexy vampire named Eric Northman. I think Sookie is a fool and should sex up Eric good but oh well, more for me : ). Reviews and suggestions are always welcome. I hope you like it!