(Author's Notes: I don't own true blood or any songs used throughout the series...)
The Darkness Around us
Name: Stardust(Stage name)
Real name: Shadow Dylan
Age: Unknown
Job(s): Dancer and singer at Club Blood
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"I CAN'T BE TAMED!" I yelled dancing around the stage and the crowd in the club cheered. Club Blood to be frank, and in case you didn't get it by the title it's a vampire bar, but both human and vampire mix. The crowd keep cheering my name, wanting more as I dance around stage rubbed against the male and female dancers and spinning around on the poles, whipping my black hair all around.
"I wanna fly I wanna drive I wanna go, I want to be a part of something I don't know." I danced around some more and the fans came on blowing my black hair.
"And if you try to hold me back I might explode. Baby right now you should know. I can't be tamed!"
I finished my last song for the night and the crowd just keep on cheering and screaming. I've been singing here for 3 years now and this place just started to get more popular this month. Club blood broke it's house record of 1,267 people last week and at least 500 more has showed of since then. We were even more of a hit than Fangistia or whatever that other vampire hangout is in New Orleans.
"You want some more!" I yelled and holding the microphone to the crowd
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" they cheered for me, wanting more of the sweat and sex show. I love the rush of the crowd and the thrill of singing. It is the best feeling in the world. I smiled and drank a bottle of water to cool down before I sang another sing. And another…and another til 3 am rolled around and the club can to a deadly silence. I jumped off the stage, grabbed my long, black coat and walked out the door like I owned the place. I didn't but with the money I was bring in, I should.
The streets of new Orleans was quiet, expect for the one or two people walking around, most likely vampire. I wasn't worried about being attack. Sure, I was in nothing but a black bikini top, black short shorts and knee high black boots, but there wasn't thing to fear. Actually they should be afraid of me, for I have the average of all kind. I can't really say what I am, but I'm dangerous.
As I continued down the darken streets of the night, no surprise that a vampire would stop in front of me. Female? How odd, but who am I to question ones life style. I continued on my way.
"Sure is late for a pretty, young girl like yourself to be out. Shouldn't you run home to your mommy and daddy? You never know, a big bad vampire just might take a bite out of you." she had a southern accent as she talked. A pretty lady, maybe in her late 30s when changes, plus she was a blonde. I hate blondes.
I turned to her and smirked. "ain't got no daddy and my momma isn't here." I faked a southern accent that looked like it pissed her off. "So why don't you run home to you maker and let us big girl play in the dark."
That last statement really, really pissed her off, and put a bigger smirk on my face.
"you little bitch!" she jumped at me and as in almost slow motion, I raised my hand up and a dark smokey like portal opened up beside me, and I walked into it and it disappeared, by the time she pounced on the spot where I was. "What the hell? What the fuck happened?"
I simply laughed at what I did as I stood in the darkness and reopened the portal, and showed it was right in my house. I through off my coat and made myself a nice cup of coffee, before sitting down in front of the tv, still giggling at what I did to that vampire.
...
"ERIC!" Pam yelled furiously as she stooped her feet back and forth. "You should have seen this little bitch! She insults me and just disappears right in front of me! She wasn't a vampire! She smell human and POOF she's gone!" she ranted on, but eric wasn't listen, til he hear she disappeared and was human.
"You say what?"
"She just up and vanished! I looked around for a mile in all directions but nothing!"
Eric was interested in this female, and yet he haven't even seen her yet.
"Remember what she looks like?" he throw a pen and scrap paper at her. "draw her out. I want to find this girl. She seems too interesting to pass up."
Pam signed angrily and draw her out when one of Eric's dancer came in, bringing a bottle of O negitive true blood on a silver tray. She set down the true blood and glazed over the finished work of Pam.
"This is what she looks like! That little bitch!" Pam yelled, breaking the pen in her hands.
"I know her." the dancer said, taking the picture. "that's that singer at that other vampire club called…ummm.. Club Blood. Her stage name is Stardust, but no real name or one that I don't know."
Eric jumped up and grabbed the dancer's throat, lifting her up into the air. She was choking. He grabbed the picture and held it to her face. "Are you sure that this is her? Are you truly sure?" the dancer nodded and Eric dropped her to her feet. "Great, now get back out there and dance." she ran out.
"So, tomorrow night," he looked over at Pam, "we go to the Club Blood….weird name for a club."
...
I wok up hungry and grabbed a shirt with a pair of shorts jeans and walked over the Merlotte's. It was a nice sunny day, and it's nice to be out of the darkness for once. A walk in the daylight was refreshing. I haven't seen the daylight around noon for weeks. Well, you won't either if you worked the night hours I worked and slept all day so I could be fully awake for the night shift. But, anyways, it was just all around nice.
I walked in the front door and breathed in the smell of burgers on the grill and bar spilled on the floor. I loved it! I smiled and sat down at the bar, where my favorite owner was serving beers and other drinks. Sam Merlotte. I smiled at him as his face lite up with joy as he seen me.
"My my my, look who finally walked there ass over here. How you been starry?" Sam asked, giving me a hug over the counter.
"Been tired as hell, Sam." I looked over his shoulder and yelled back into the kitchen. "Yo Lafayette! Make me the bigger, heaviest burger you can and a large fries!" everyone in the restaurant looked at me, but I pushed it off as nothing. "I been working hard, man." acting like nothing happened.
"Star girl! You're order is coming up!" Lafayette yelled from behind the kitchen as I looked out at me.
I wiped a fake tear from my eye. "Lafayette, I love you so much!" and all three of us laughed. "but always, how have you been Sam? How the business holding up?"
"Same old same old. You know you're quitting that job, when I afford that stage." inside joke. He was like an older brother to be me and said one day he was gonna build me my own stage in Merlotte's so I could quit singing at Club Blood and sing for him. It was never gonna happen, but it still nice to talk about.
The bell order rang and my big, fat burger and fries came out, and Sam placed them in front of me. I wanted to scream in delight as I took that first bite. So good. After I finished, Sam and I talked for awhile, laughed that the past and talked about the present. It was never our style to talk on the future. Before we know it, it was 9 o'clock and I had to be at work in an hour.
I yelled bye to everyone, can just as I walked out the door, and ran into someone. I backed up and looked to see it was Sookie and a man with brown hair and pale skin. Vampire. Who would have thought little sookie swung that way.
"Hey Sookie! Long time no see!" I said smiled as sookie looked at me weird. She always did, mainly was because she couldn't read my mind.
"oh…hey Star. Ummm…this is my boyfriend, Bill Compton." she moved aside and bill held out his hand for me to shake. I shook it and smiled.
"Very nice to meet you, Bill. I wish I could say and chat sookie but I have to get to work."
"Still working at Club Blood?"
"You know it. You two should stop by and watch me sing."
Sookie looked at Bill then back at me. "We'll see if we can make it."
I moved past them as they walked into the joint. "It's always nice see you Sookie, and nice meeting you Bill. Tell that brother of yours I said hello!"
"will do." and like that, I was running home to get dressed.
...
"Oooh, I bet you thought that I was soft and sweet!" I sang as I continued to dance around, grinding against the male dancers. I was all sweaty and the crowd was just eating me up with their eyes. I was dress in a strapless, black, tight dress what was down to my knees, that had to slits right in front, on my legs, but was safety-pin together.
"You thought an angel swept ya off your feet. Well I'm about to turn up the heat. I'm here for your entertainment!" the song had end and, as always, I left them wanting more of me. How I loved it! Did I say that already? Who cares, I really loved what I do!
Just as I was about to do any song, I seen Sookie and Bill walk in the door, and yelled I was gonna be back in five minutes. Dropping the mic on the stage, I jumped off and pushed my way through the crowd to make it to Sookie and Bill, who now have another couple behind them…and one of them I knew.
"Sookie! Bill! So glad you to make it." I looked at my watch, it was only 3:30am. "and not too shy of dawn." I laughed. The couple behind then, were vampires by the look. The vampire chick from last night and a hot looking one, but he was blonde. Ewww. "I just have one more song to do and then I'm done for the night. Why don't you guys get a booth or spot on the floor as I finish up." I moved to the bar to grab a water before they had a chance to say a thing.
I moved back to the stage, chugging the water down. I jumped back on stage and throw the empty bottle to the side. I grabbed the mic and stretched a little as the dancers came back out. I told them what song we were gonna do, and nodded to the DJ on the side. The music began to play as I looked around for Sookie and bill. They were in a booth so far from the stage, yet that blonde guy's eyes were glued to me like I was just a blood bank…well, I a way I am.
"He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart
(You little monster)
He ate my heart
He a-a-ate my heart out
(You amaze me)"
I looked at the blonde male vampire in Sookie's booth and he smirked. I smirked right back and pointed to him.
"Look at him
Look at me
That boy is bad
And honestly
He's a wolf in disguise
But I cant stop staring in those evil eyes"
He was grinning and got up and slowly make his way to the front. I danced around and rubbed up against a girl as we both slowly danced to the floor.
"I asked my girlfriend if shed seen you round before
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor baby
We might've fucked not really sure, don't quite recall
But something tells me that I've seen him, yeah"
He was now in front of the stages, hands in pocket just watching me move back and forth, the smirk never leaving his face, as I winked at him from time to time…til I grinded up against a male dance. The smirk quickly turned to a frown. So I decided to tease him and pulled another male dancer to grind up behind me. Blondie didn't like that at all.
"That boy is a monster
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster
Er-er-er-er"
I continued to dance and flirt and wink at other men, and he growled. Oh ya, growled. I heard it over me. Really can't miss something like that. So I winked at him and pushed the guys off of me.
"He licked his lips
Said to me
Girl you look good enough to eat
Put his arms around me
Said Boy now get your paws right off me"
"I asked my girlfriend if shed seen you round before
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor baby
We mightve fucked not really sure, dont quite recall
But something tells me that Ive seen him, yeah"
"That boy is a monster
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster
M-M-M-Monster
That boy is a monster
Er-er-er-er"
I smirked at Blondie some more, to get that devilish smirk back.
"He ate my heart
(I love that girl)
He ate my heart
(Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart
He ate my heart
Instead hes a monster in my bed"
I danced right in front of Blondie and pulled him up on stage with me and grinded up against him. He really liked this, and wrapped his arms around my waist. I looked at Sookie's booth and female Blondie looked pissed, but it didn't seem to be over male Blondie. The crowded cheered and I danced with Blondie some more.
"I wanna Just Dance
But he took me home instead
Uh oh! There was a monster in my bed
We French kissed on a subway train
He tore my clothes right off
He ate my heart then he ate my brain
Uh oh uh oh
(I love that girl)
(Wanna talk to her, shes hot as hell)"
I turned to him and whispered in his ear quietly, "Blondie, she doesn't seem happy."
"I don't care and it's Eric."
"That boy is a monster
M-m-m-monster
(Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster
M-m-m-monster
(Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster
M-m-m-monster
(Could I love him?)
That boy is a monster
Er-er-er-er"
That song ended and the crowded cheer and yelled how lucky male Blondi-I mean Eric was. I smiled and thanked everyone for coming. Eric jumped down off the stage, and held a hand to help me down. I grabbed it, and jumped down. We walked over to the booth and the club was dying down fast. I let Eric sit next to female Blondie and I took a seat next to Sookie.
"Well, Sookie, what did you think?"
"Ummm…well…it was really…ummm…"
"Bad?"
"NO! No! It was great, but it was just a little…too…"
"Sexual?"
"Yeah! That's it!"
"Oh sookie." I laughed and gentle grabbed her shoulder. "I know it's a bit…hell, it's a lot sexual, but hey sex sells." I waved my hand and gave the signal for water, from the bartender. She brought over a water for me, and went back tending the bar area. "if I didn't have to be all sexy, I wouldn't be…" I took a large drink of my water. "but I do want I do to get by. By the way, who's your friends?"
"OH! I'm sorry." Sookie panicked. "These are friends of Bill's. Eric Northman and Pam Ravenscroft. Eric. Pam. This is Star umm…."
"Stardust. Very nice to meet both of you." I shook Eric's hand, only to be pulled across the table and kissed on the back hand.
"Yes, it is Very Nice to meet you, Miss Dust." Eric smirked and winked at me. I was about to shake Pam's hand, but she only glared at me.
"Anyways….what time are you all leaving? I need to get to sleep soon. I was up all day talking to Sam."
"Sam? As in Sam Merlotte?" Eric asked and I nodded. I then heard him mumbled 'damn shifter.'
"We're gonna be leaving soon, right Sookie?" Bill said, and I was kinds pushed out of the booth, and regained my balance before my ass hit the floor. Sookie and Bill got out and said there goodbyes and leave really fast. Oh well, none of my business.
"Well, I'm leaving, but you welcome to stay til sun up if you want." I was about to leave when Eric quickly grabbed my upper arm, turning me around to face him.
"Now, what kind of man would I be if I let a lady walk home all by herself?"
"The same as you are now." I pulled my arms from him and reached my hand to tap him on the cheek. "A dead one."
I turned around and ran out the door. Know I'm not gonna get far, I waved my hand and the dark Smokey portal appeared again. I ran in and vanished. Leaving poor Eric and Pam in wonderment, but little did I know, Eric seen me run into the dark portal. Now he was very, very interested.