After the girl had left Eric decided to befriend his enemy. If Lafayette thought that Jesus was perfect, he was going to have to find a few flaws. He couldn't waste anymore time. He retracted his fans and brushed his teeth so that Lafayette wouldn't realise he'd had a little bit of fang fun. He went to Lafayette's and gave a little smile as Lafayette saw him through the window and swore. Lafayette opened the door, ready for him.

"Didn't I tell you to piss off last night?"

"Yes, but not tonight, I'm coming in" Eric slipped past him and sat on the sofa

"Ya can't force me, and even if ya did, I screw up on purpose, just so you'd fire my ass"

"That's not the purpose of my visit, it's about you and your friend"

"Leave him out of this" Lafayette said.

"Or what? I'm generously extending an invitation to you both, VIP treatment at fangtasia"

"Fuck off, ya don't mean that"

"Yes I do, just tell the bouncers that you're acquaintances of mine, Pam and Chow will be informed which makes them obligated to let you in"

"Really? What do we have to give you in return?"

"Your presence will be enough"

"Yeah right" They both heard a knock on the door and Lafayette tried to get it but Eric was there like a shot. He opened the door, secretly pleased to see the confusion on his rivals face.

"Jesus, we were just talking about you, Lafayette has a topic to dicuss, goodnight" Jesus stepped in as Eric walked out. Eric could sense there was something quite odd about him and not just because he'd taken Lafayette away from him. It was something more internal than that, but Eric had no clue what it was. Jesus watched him leave and Eric felt that Lafayette was going to be his little pet as Jesus shut the door.

"What was that about?"

"Eric's invited us to his club"

"Cool, fancy going there tomorrow?"

"Look, there's no way we can go, once you step into this fucker's territory ya can't get out"

"I know, you haven't" Jesus figured.

"But I'm trying to"

"In some places V is rare, your selling part of who he is, and you were extremely good at it by the looks of it"

"As soon I get there, I'll be in debt to him, ya don't know what he's like"

"I've faced worse" Said Jesus.

"You've faced scratches on ya wrist and mashed potato on ya shirt, Eric's in an entirely different league"

"But he's crazy, I can see it in his eyes, I know how to deal with that"

"Eric's the sane kind of crazy, he wants ya to think he's crazy and dangerous, but he knows exactly what he's doing"

"Well so do I, and I'm going there tomorrow night, come on, a free night out, what do you say?" Lafayette looked and his boyfriend and agreed, just to make him happy, the next night they both set out to the club in their best attire. Eric had dropped the car off and hadn't taken it back so Lafayette decided to take advantage of it. They got there and waited in the queue. Pam eyed them as they went in. Lafayette stayed quiet as Jesus ordered their drinks. Vamps couldn't stop looking at them, Lafayette looked quite colourful. Vamps knew they both human, Lafayette was too outrageous and Jesus was dressed too straightlaced for a bar. Pam went in and found Eric, who had come from the office and was watching them both from the shadows. He couldn't afford to be jealous, Lafayette looked as nervous as a kid being forced to recite humpty-dumpty on parent's evening. Eric felt a little sorry for him. Pam smiled as she came over to him.

"Nice work" Said Pam.

"What?" Said Eric.

"Making him embarassed"

"That wasn't my intention" Eric told her truthfully.

"Yes of course, we'll keep an eye on him make sure he's not selling V or anything else"

"He quit, that's the problem"

"Ah, so you brung him here to get him to sell, let me have a word with him"

"No"

"Well, then what's your plan? Lock him in with a room full of guys who'll seduce him into submission?" Pam joked.

"Pam you're on very thin ice, leave before you drown" Eric warned her. Pam briskly walked off while Eric continued to secretly gaze at Lafayette, wanting him to look at him and smile back, but his new friend saw Eric first. Lafayette looked at him with a scowl and Eric took that as the opportunity to come over.

"Enjoying yourselves?" Eric asked, but was only asking Lafayette.

"It's really cool here, so this place is yours?" Jesus asked. In order to keep the peace Eric answered his question, but didn't look at him. "Yes" He said quickly. He walked off and left them to it until he saw Jesus put his hand on Lafayette's arm. Jesus went to the bathroom and Lafayette was by himself. Eric smiled to himself but turned it into a frown just in case anyone saw. Lafayette began to walk to the bathroom until he and Jesus bumped into each other. Eric could feel the sexual tension in Lafayette's blood, it wasn't looking good. As Lafayette leaned forwars to kiss him. Eric knew he had to do something about it. He found the fire alarm and cracked the glass with his fist. The vampires all headed for the door and Jesus was right along with them. Lafayette was pissed as they headed out of the car and vamps started to whisper, but Jesus seemed to be having a lot of fun. He walked over to the car and asked Lafayette to get out and he did.

"Been speaking to a couple of guys during the rush hour, they want us to hang with them"

"Are you crazy?" Lafayette asked him.

"Come on, don't be such a bore"

"No...I can't"

"Suit yourself" Jesus walked away and joined the guys as they headed off to some woodland. Lafayette felt that he'd let him down but he wasn't as trusting as Jesus. Lafayette walked back to the club to see Eric talking to Pam. "I smelt nothing Eric, what's going on..." Eric noticed Lafayette and glared at her. "Pam check for damage and clean up the glass I made a mess" Pam went upstairs and Eric acknowledged Lafayette but Lafayette thought that Eric was gonna tell him to piss off.

"Is it out of bounds, should I go?"

"No, don't, it's fine now, I appeared to have ruined your night out" Said Eric.

"Well ya gotta do what ya gotta do"

"Indeed, where's your friend?" Asked Eric.

"Dunno, made some new friends"

"I see" Eric poured him a drink and Pam creeped down a couple of steps and watched them in silence. "ya probably think I deserve that don't ya?" Lafayette asked, turning the glass in his hand.

"I don't think you deserve to be alone" Lafayette grew uncomfortable finished his drink and went out. Eric began to follow him. Pam came down to challenge him. "Eric we need to get our customers back, why are you..."

"Pam, not now" Eric said as he walked out seeing Lafayette go in his car. Eric figured that Lafayette needed some space so wondered off up the hill towards some woodland to relax. He saw some vampires chanting a language he didn't understand and was about to leave them to it, when he saw Jesus among them. They were all holding each others hands and were in a circular chain. Eric was surprsied to see Jesus so friendly with vampires and wondered if Lafayette knew about this. The vampires stopped chanting and slumped down on the ground, Jesus's head resting on the shoulder of a young male vampire. Eric stepped closer as Jesus nuzzled his neck and the vampire responded by kissing him. Jesus enjoyed it and the other vampires minded their own business as Jesus and this vampire had fun. Eric jerked his head away and walked back down the hill and straight towards Lafayette's car but he cursed when he saw it was gone and Pam was standing with her arms crossed in the car's place.