Disclaimer: I only own Eska, Devi, Blaze, & Elexya. I do not own anything else in this story.
The cold night was settling over the small town, quiet and peaceful though in the misty night. The only thing seeming alive was the dark red and black strobe lights from a basement window that signaled the night club in full swing under the old house. A vampuric nightclub in a mortal setting, called Bloodlust. It wasn't really a vampire's place though, just humans with that sort of fixation to that darkness. In the sweaty darkness of the room with the pounding metal and death metal music shaking the whole building with a soothing fury. Behind the bar stood one young woman who stood out in this world, raven black hair with natural auburn streaks that framed her face and tumbled down her shoulders. A lithe body with ivory cream colored flesh to cover it, she wasn't very tall, only standing five foot seven. She seemed to blend and even fade into the sea of people, but on a closer look, one would see that her eyes were never the same color twice. Mixes of silvers, greys, greens, blues, browns, purples, gold, and amber all swirled and blended together to make her a mystery in the darkness. She was serving drinks for the bar in the nightclub, even though she was only seventeen.
Deep icy jade eyes scanned the crowd as Elexya gave a heavy sigh, same old same old…It was so boring no matter what she did now. With that thought still fresh she turned her back on the crowded room and started mixing the drinks for the usual's that she knew by hearts, letting her thoughts float away with the music. All the while setting the drinks on the bar, she continued to read a book Demon in my view daydreaming on her handsome vampire hero, Aubrey. She hadn't even noticed the new face in the crowd quickly approaching the bar while she read.
"Whatchya reading that again for Lex? Don't you ever get sick of it?" The soft female voice gave Elexya a start almost causing her to fall off her chair. She glared up at the girl across from her who was smiling. A petit woman with long sugary brown hair that graced around her neck and brought out her deep amethyst eyes. With a soft grunt Elexya shook her head.
"I like it Devi, and no I never get sick of the story. Would you like a drink or not?" Her eyes were glassy and cold as she spoke. Devi being Elexya's childhood friend had come to accept the very cold nature of her dear friend. Something about Elexya was far beyond human, and even those of vampiric blood shied away from her when she became enraged. Though Devi had never said, she was a witch, last child thus far in the Ashen line. When her dear mortal friend spoke in a dreamy way of vampires and other myths, it made Devi wish to slap her, to take her and make her see that they were real; More so that they were dangerous and cold creatures. But more often than not she bit her tounge and swallowed Elexya's dreams and hopes with a laugh. Tonight was no exception.
"Sure sweetie I'll have a martini, very dry. Like your personality can be…" Meaning it as a joke, she received another snort and a growl from over the bar as Elexya swung her feet from the bar top, heavy combat boots hitting the floor with a loud thunk that was quickly swallowed into the music. She watched the retreating form headed about making the drink. That was when she felt it, the suffocating darkness in the aura around her. Causing her to turn and look back over her shoulder to see the two men who'd just entered the small underground club. She knew who they both were instantly, the slightly shorter one being Jager a strong vampire, but the taller one being the one who scared her most. Aubrey, the most power and most feared vampire anywhere in this world. It caused her to gasp when she saw them looking at her, and she spun around to face the bar; only to come face to face with Elexya, who was looking the two men over with a slightly seductive smile gracing her pale rose colored lips.
"Mmm…we have two new boys here. What do you think Devi?" Elexya almost purred watching the two coming towards the bar. Not noticing her friend shaking the way she was, nor did she feel the crushing impact of their auras, because it didn't effect hers at all. Leaning up against the bar she smiled some, letting her low cut shirt show off her breast and fair neck. Tossing her dark hair over her shoulder some as she watched the two sit right in front of her. "What can I get you boys tonight?"
The first looked up, his black eyes meeting her own icy jade orbs. "Anything strong you have here." This ofcouse caused her to giggle before turning her back to him and pouring a mix of amber colored liquids into a fairly large glass, sliding it down the bar to them. And with a good sway in her hips she came back to face them, looking straight into the others black eyes. Causing Aubrey to smile sweetly, all the while attempting to put his charm over on her.
"I'll have whatever your having angel." He whispered to her in a husky voice that seemed to make her blush deeply but he could tell one thing, his powers were having no effect on her. So when she turned from him to mix up the drink he glared over at the witch sitting quietly trying not to catch their eye. "What have you done to this one?" He whispered into her head, almost laughing when she jumped. He watched carefully as the witch turned to face them, shaken and shook her head giving him a shrug. It was then that the bar tender snuck up on him, and he only became aware of her setting the drink in front of him and going off to talk to someone else down at the other end of the bar. When she was far enough away he moved to sit beside the witch and whispered softly. "Now why would you be here if not to protect someone? Can't be that your kind is hunting again can it?" His voice was kind sounding but laced deeply with mockery that caused Devi to shiver and only shake her head. But before he could question the witch any farther the girl came back down there and he'd retreated back to his original place beside his brother.
With a confused look Elexya stopped in front of Devi and smiled a very tired smile, leaning down onto the bar top. "Well Dev my shift is finally over what's say the two of us go to that new bar and chill out for a bit then hit up Eska if she'd still up?" Elexya asked, still seeming a bit hyper for it being almost two am. She had noticed the change in her best friend and was a touch worried since Devi was never unnerved by anything really. Tipping her head down and to the left to get a better look at her friend's face, Elexya back aware of the two men again who were watching them closely, which now gave Elexya the creeps in a way since she'd finally concluded that their eyes were somehow naturally black, those were no contacts. At that thought Elexya practically dragged Devi over the bar and hurriedly out the back door into a dark alley way. Now not to say that Elexya hadn't seen her share of vampuric wannabe's but most of them she knew were just humans, these two had a whole other feel when she'd really stopped and looked them over. And it wasn't that they scared her really, but to have Devi so shaken up she knew something wasn't right. Though Elexya failed in her flight to notice the two men following them as they hurried down the alley and turned to the left at the rundown old warehouse.
This was the only place Elexya had ever called home, a shabby looking old building that leaked in the rain, froze in the cold, only had minimal electricity, not AC in the summer and smelled of old tires. But once you entered her private haven people were stunned by what they found. This old build on the inside looked like a small apartment, with a couch and two chairs, dinning set in the makeshift kitchen she'd set up and even a shower and bath in the bathroom, it was a home really. That underneath connected to something even more beautiful. A temple, an old Shinto temple resided far under the building. If you went about 18 feet down under the last set of stairs you found a whole cistern of water, and if you followed the narrow path it lead you to the temple steps. That really did explain Elexya's love for this old place, in a way. The temple was now kept up and had a few rooms which one could stay comfortably in. Where Elexya did stay in the summer months when it was far too hot to be anywhere but down there all day. Her laptop even got a signal down there that she couldn't explain, but her home was unnatural to begin with so she stopped trying to understand it.
Devi was use to coming here late at night and sleeping off too much to drink or to hard a party, but she'd never looked around too much, since she felt it a little depressing that Elexya lived in such a place. Not with any type of family, or even in a suitable living space for any humanoid creatures. But tonight as shaken as she was she forgot, and allowed herself to finally explore the home of her best friend. And it wasn't until she found herself soaked that she saw why her friend really did live here. Too bad she didn't get to enjoy the sight before her, for at the same time she was standing in awe of the old temple, listening to Lex go on and on about how a soothing hot spring bath would calm her down she heard a footstep behind them. And turned to find to dark clad figures, both with fanged smirks watching them.
AN: Ok I know this got a touch confusing, but I sorta lost my original trail on this one so lets see where this story goes from here.