Lex ran her hand through her hair once as she pulled into a narrow parking space next to the bar. Letting out a bored sigh, she turned off her car and glanced at her cell phone. Kiley had texted her a few minutes before telling her that they had gone in without her and would find her inside. Stepping out of her car, Lex adjusted her black racerback tanktop and headed toward the bar's entrance. The red fluorescent Fangtasia sign bathed the parking lot in an eerie light, making Lex's olive skin appear darker than usual. She placed one high heeled foot in front of the other and quickly made her way to the door.
A tall blonde woman-vampire, Lex noted-dressed in black latex appeared quite bored as she checked ID's at the entrance. Lex watched as the woman turned away a group of girls who were obviously underage. Lex shook her head in disbelief at the idea of a group of highschool girls desperate to get into a vampire bar. She flipped her long black hair over one shoulder in order to grab her ID out of her purse. She rolled her eyes in annoyance at the length of the line to get in.
Desperate fangbangers, she thought to herself. She definitely stood out compared to the rest of the bar's patrons. The twenty something people in line in front of her all wore variations of either black and red latex ensembles that clung tightly to their overweight, middle-aged, or sickly skinny bodies. Lex wrinkled her nose in distaste, happy to be comfortable in her classic black skinny jeans, favorite high heels and black tanktop. She was glad she had left her signature black leather jacket in her car—she could tell there was going to be a crowd of people inside and it would be hot.
Lex glanced around the overweight middle aged man in front of her to see how long she still had to go. The line hadn't seemed to move at all. No vampire bar was worth this wait, Lex decided. With that, she stepped out of her place in line and headed to where the blonde woman stood at the door. She willed herself to exude confidence and power—a combination that usually proved successful when dealing with vampires. The beautiful woman turned from the ID she had been scrutinizing and faced Lex. Her piercing eyes looked the dark-haired girl up and down.
Pam placed one hand on her cocked hip and lifted an eyebrow. "Can I help you?"
Lex gave a small smirk and held out her ID to the bouncer. "Yeah, it's just that my friends are inside waiting for me and I would love to get in right now." Lex gave the bouncer a knowing look and raised her eyebrows, waiting for a reply.
Pam looked the girl up and down again. "Aren't you something," she commented dryly, her eyes lingering on the way Lex's jeans hugged her legs. Pam held out her hand for the ID.
"Hm, right," Lex muttered quietly, as she flashed a sweet smile and passed the flirtatious woman her driver's license.
"Just 21," Pam commented as she looked over the ID, quickly memorizing everything on the small card. "Alexsandra Nichole Christos. Greek?" she asked, glancing up to the meet the young girl's eyes.
"Just Lex," Lex corrected the bouncer, "and yes, my parents are from Ithaca."
"Beautiful island," Pam commented. She appraised the beautiful young girl again, taking in every bit of Lex's luxurious black hair, dark skin, and her nearly black eyes. Beautiful human, Pam thought to herself. "The name's Pam," Pam offered as an introduction, handing the girl her ID back. "I do hope you'll come by more often," she added with a smile.
Lex tossed a smile at Pam's direction and entered the club, eyeing the place immediately in search for her friends.
The club was definitely tacky, she decided immediately. Obviously it played to what the fangbangers' expectations of a vampire club. Lex spotted her friends scattered around the bar: two girls at the bar and three scattered around the dance floor. She saw Kiley grinding against some guy clad in leather and caught her eye, motioning to the bar.
Lex definitely wanted a drink—she was going to need a good buzz to put up with all the pathetic fangbangers the bar attracted. Sure, Lex was also at the vampire bar, but she in no way considered herself a part of the fangbanging crowd. One, she didn't fawn over vampires; if they wanted to fawn over her, that was fine, but she would never throw herself at any man—dead or alive. Two, she only showed up at these types of places when her friends would drag her there. Lex was definitely a fan of having a good time, and she knew from experience that vampires often partied harder than humans did.
She ordered herself two tequila shots and a rum and coke. The vampire bartender raised an eyebrow as he watched her down the two tequila shots and then chase them with a sip from her rum and coke.
She caught his eye and gave him a small shrug and a smile.
"What?" she asked him innocently. Throwing a twenty down on the bar and grasping her drink tighter, she turned from the bar.
"You should keep them coming, by the way," she threw over her shoulder as she walked away.
The tequila had warmed her body by the time she made it to the dance floor. She found Kiley and nudged her with her hip to get her attention.
"Lexa!" Kiley drunkenly squealed as she gave her friend a quick hug.
Lex gave her a smile as she looked her friend up and down. Kiley was wearing a pair of leather leggings with a tight fitting tube top. She definitely looked the part, Lex noticed with a grin. Of course, Kiley was pretty much what Lex would classify as a fangbanger—as long as said vampire would be willing to spare a few drops of V at some point. Lex shivered slightly at how deeply her friend had gotten into using the drug. Sure, Lex had accepted some a few times at various parties, but she was never one to become addicted to anything. She saw, she took, she partied, and she moved on. She didn't like to rely on anyone or anything for long periods of time—including drugs.
Lex downed her drink and turned toward the stage, setting her empty glass on the edge before turning back to dance with her friend. Lex felt the music flow through her and the songs seemed to blur together as her, Kiley, their other friends, and random bar patrons all danced together. Lex could tell vampires from humans, a skill she picked up early on in her life even before vampires "came out of the coffin" publicly. Still, as the night wore on and her drinks seemed to empty before her, Lex found herself not caring to notice the people around her.
Lex stumbled as she made her way through the crowd back toward the bar. She pulled out her phone to check the time, amazed that it was already past two in the morning. Of course, she had always been a night person, and partying just made it that much easier. She grabbed the edge of the bar and plopped herself down on one of the barstools.
"Longshadow!" she called as she put her head in her hands. The room was spinning way too fast. She knew she was pretty wasted, but she couldn't resist one more drink.
The vampire bartender was before her in a second, flashing her a toothy smile. He put a hand under her chin to get a better look at her face.
"There's not many people I'd let call my name and order me around, ya know," he said gruffly, giving her a half smile.
"Yeah, but we're friends." Lex smiled at him, her grin slightly crooked.
"I think you've probably had enough, little human," the bartender told her as he dried out a glass.
"Two shots of tequila, big guy," Lex threw another twenty down, not caring that she was vastly overpaying for two shots.
"Alright," he agreed, pocketing the money and shaking his head in disapproval. He poured the two shots and watched as she downed them quickly. Lex stood up after pushing the empty shot glasses back towards him. She pushed people out of her way—earning some choice words from those in her way, as well as some growls from the vampires—and found Kiley.
"Bitch, bathroom," Kiley ordered her, as she grabbed Lex's arm and pulled her towards where the ladies' room was.
Lex was too drunk to really care where her friend was taking her—she was completely along for the ride tonight, living in the moment.
As soon as the bathroom door closed, Kiley locked it and threw her large shoulder bag on the counter. She pulled out a small red vial and raised her eyebrows conspiratorially, motioning to the vial.
"Nah." Lex turned the drug down with a wave—she was completely buzzed enough without the V. She turned to grab the bathroom door handle but stopped before she unlocked it. She grabbed the vial out of her friend's hand and leaned in close to her. She knew vampires had good hearing. "You can't do that shit here, Ki," Lex whispered. "Vampires take that shit seriously," she slurred her words slightly.
"Well if me and you finish it, then there's no way we'll get caught now is there?" Kiley answered back, a sly smile spreading across her red lips.
"Fine, but outside," Lex instructed. She wasn't so sure about doing it inside the vampire bar. Despite her state of intoxication, Lex knew how vampires felt about the drug; she shivered as she realized what could happen if they were caught in a vampire bar with the stuff.
Kiley rolled her eyes but stuffed the vial back in her pocket and made her way outside the bathroom and to the door of the bar. Lex followed, stumbling in the process. She bumped into somebody blonde and curvy on her way and had to squint her eyes slightly to make out the face.
"Well, if it isn't Greek girl herself," Pam said. "And where are we headed?"
"Out—home?" Lex offered. She was way too drunk to come up with a quick response.
"Right," Pam said, looking slightly disappointed. "You really want to stay though." Pam said quietly, searching Lex's eyes for something. Despite being so wasted, Lex felt uncomfortable under the vampire's intense stare. A feeling of familiarity washed over Lex as Pam stared intently into her eyes, but in her drunken state, Lex shrugged off the feeling and focused on getting out of the bar.
"Yeah, maybe some other time." Lex broke eye contact and walked around Pam, quickly meeting Kiley at the door.
Pam watched the dark haired beauty with intense interest as she walked away from her. Interesting, Pam thought. She had never found someone who resisted her glamour. She walked towards Eric's office, interested to share a new development on the beautiful girl.
Kiley was standing with a tall, dark haired man when Lex finally caught up with her. The vampire had his large arm around Kiley, pulling her close into him, and Lex watched as Kiley giggled. Lex approached them slowly—she couldn't wait to go pass out somewhere.
Kiley grabbed Lex's arm as soon as she was close.
"Let's do this shit, Lexa," Kiley said, pulling her out to the parking lot. Lex noticed that the man followed them, a slight grin on his face.
"Oh, Lex, this is Ben," Kiley explained, waving in his direction. "Vampire," she added with a grin.
Lex nodded at him, assuming that the big vampire had no problem with Kiley illicit activities. "Kiley, I'm really not in the mood for anything else tonight—I'm about to pass out as it is."
Kiley pouted as they stopped between two tall trucks in the parking lot. "Lex," she whined. "It's no fun to do anything by yourself." Lex rolled her eyes.
"Whatever," she said. She assumed that the vampire with Kiley knew what they were doing. He raised his eyebrows expectantly, motioning to Kiley to take her part of the vial. She downed half of it quickly, grinning madly when she swallowed. She gave the rest to Lex and watched as Lex drank what was left.
"Awesome isn't it?" Kiley asked her, her eyes completely glazed over. She grabbed Lex's arm "Lex, I'm going with Ben now. I suggest you find yourself a guy to hook up with ya know?"
Lex closed her eyes as she felt the V wash through her system. Kiley laughed at her friend's enjoyment.
"Love you bitch," she said, grabbing Lex's face and giving her a kiss.
Lex nodded and leaned against one of the trucks to steady herself as she adjusted to the effects of the drug on her body. She hugged her friend and watched as Kiley climbed into a car with Ben and drove away. Lex headed back in the bar, completely rejuvenated and ready to keep partying. She swayed to the music in her head as she walked toward the entrance.
Then she was on the ground, her face smashed into the gravel of the parking lot. She felt a heavy weight on top of her as she struggled to regain focus. The drug was still moving through her system as she saw a blonde haired man sitting on top of her. She struggled out from underneath her attacker, pushing the man off her slightly using the strength that the V had given her. Before she could get to her feet though, she was thrown across the parking lot, hitting the side of the building and landing, once again, with her face in the gravel. She still heard music playing in her head, but this time she found it hard to move, hard to breathe. She struggled to get to her feet, but as a huge force collided with her abdomen, blackness washed over her.