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Fangtasia looked exactly how I imagined a vampire bar would look like. The dark red walls gave the bar a deadly edge, and I was loving it. It felt dangerous and authentic. The dance floor was packed. Mostly by humans that you normally would refer to as 'fang bangers.' All of them was dressed in revealing, Gothic outfits. It looked ridiculous of course, but it still made me feel a bit under dressed. I was wearing some old denim jeans, a white tank top and a leather jacket. Thank god for the leather jacket, it might be the only thing saving me for not standing out too much.
"Al, lets go get ourselves a drink. I don't know when Bill's done, so we might as well enjoy ourselves" Sookie said while grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the bar.
'Might as well' I thought to myself. I could really use a drink. It was pretty hard to endure all the sexual energy that was going on in here. I could feel it in the air. Lust, death, need and blood. It was so strong. I wasn't a stranger to sexual energy, but this was just ridiculous. I considered consuming the energy. Just letting it fill up my body. It would be like ecstasy.
"What can I get you, doll" I looked up to see a dark haired vampire. He was smirking confident at me while he made a drink for Sookie.
"whiskey, straight up. No ice." I responded in a bored tone. I could sense that he was a young Vampire, I shouldn't underestimate that though.
"Here you go, honey. Let me know if you need anything else" he said, exposing his fangs.
'Yup, definitely young' I thought to myself.
I chose to ignore his comment, I wasn't really in the mood to deal with him. I turned to my left to focus on Sookie instead. To my big surprise, she was gone. Fuck. You have got to be kidding me. I looked around to see if I could spot her in the crowd. It wouldn't be hard to find her. Her outfit pretty much screamed 'vampire bait.'
After a little while I started to become worried. Sookie was no where to be found. Her drink was still standing on the bar, untouched. How could she have disappeared without me noticing? It wouldn't surprise me if some vampire came by, and just snatched her while I wasn't looking.
'shit shit shit.'
"Alvena, I swear, someone is definitely having sex in the bathroom" I almost cried out in surprise. There she was. Sookie. Alive and well.
"The bathroom? What the hell Sookie? You could have told me that you went to the fucking bathrom!" I almost spat at her. I usually don't raise my voice at people. I've never felt the need to do so. But this was an unfamiliar environment, and I had every right to be upset.
"I did tell you, Al. I thought you heard me? I was only gone for five minutes, what's got you so worked up?" she asked me looking completely clueless.
She might have been in this vampire environment for a long time now. And maybe I didn't have a legit reason to freak out. But she also didn't know about the fate my ancestors suffered. I decided to take control of my emotions and change the subject. I couldn't lose my cool now. That would just draw in more attention.
"So, Sook. Do you think Bill will be joining us soon?" I asked.
"I have no idea. You never know what's going to happen when it comes to... Oh, look at that. There he is!" I glanced at the dance floor, and spotted him right away. He was coming towards us, trying to push through all the fang bangers.
"Sookie. It took longer than expected. I thought I would be out before you arrived. I'm sorry" He said as soon as he reached us.
"Don't worry about it, we haven't been here for long. Bill, you remember Alvena right? You met at Merlottes a few weeks ago"
"Yes of course. Alvena, it's nice to see you again" He said while giving me a warm smile.
"Likewise" I smiled back.
Suddenly I felt this powerful energy. It was overwhelming. It didn't take me long to find out where it came from. There he was, sitting on a big throne, looking at the people around him. He almost looked disgusted, but mostly just blank. He didn't really need that throne, the power he radiated was enough. He could be crawled up in a corner, and still look fierce. His arrogance was evident, but somehow he was able to make it fascinating. His blue eyes was almost glistening in the dimmed light. I felt tempted to try and feed on his energy, but that would be too risky.
I got pulled out of my trance when Sookie spoke, "Thats Eric. He's Bill's boss."
"Oh" I was too enchanted to give a proper response. I knew exactly who he was. He was so fascinating to watch.
Out of nowhere his eyes landed on mine. I should have looked away. I should avoid to attract attention. And I definitely should avoid attracting attention from him, at least until I knew what I was dealing with. I needed to have the upper hand. I tried to look away but my eyes were glued on his. I mentally slapped myself over and over again. He then broke the gaze and looked at Bill. It actually made me feel lonely for a second. 'where the hell did that come from'
"We have been summoned by Eric" Bill said with worry in his voice.
"Summoned? He can do that?" I asked.
"Oh yes. Come on ladies. Lets go"
'what happened to free will' I thought. Not that I wasn't a little excited to go over there. But being forced was a bit much.
As we walked towards Eric I gained control of my entire body. I felt confident. I couldn't show any weakness now. I noticed Pam standing at his left, like some sort of loyal companion. She whispered something in his ear. For every word she said his smirk got bigger. I wonder what that was all about.
When we made it over there, Eric looked at Bill in a taunting way.
"Bill, you didn't mention bringing this one tonight" He said while glancing at me with those clear blue eyes.
"Is this one yours too? You are getting greedy" he said while looking at me seductively.
My palms started to get sweaty. Why the hell did I feel so nervous. Just relax Alvena. Relax.
"Oh yes, sorry. Eric, this is..."
"Alvena Kerrich" he smirked while glaring at me. How the hell did he know my name? 'I'm going to die. Fuck fuck fuck. Okay. Calm down'
"How do you know my name" I asked. I must have looked pretty dumbfounded. This is just great, so much for the upper hand.
"I never forget a pretty face" Pam said with a smirk on her face.
Well look at me. Imprinted in a vampires mind. My father would be so proud.
Pam then turned to Eric, "Hon är alldeles något, är hon inte?"(She's quite something, isn't she?) she said in a seductive voice.
They were speaking old Swedish. I could tell. I have been able to speak Swedish since I was very young. So I knew exactly what she was saying.
But I didn't want to reveal that right away. It would be wise to listen in on their conversation. And it would help me gain the upper hand... That is so 'gracefully' lost before.
"Hon säker är, kan detta vara kul"(She sure is, this could be fun) Eric said. His voice almost sounding melodic.
"Jag skulle inte ha något emot att ha lite kul"(I wouldn't mind having some fun) Pam responded while looking me straight in the eyes.
"Inte bryr sig, hon är min"(Don't bother, she's mine) He responded in a calm, but yet serious tone.
I couldn't believe it! I was being claimed without even being informed about it. I Knew I shouldn't blow my cover, but I just couldn't help myself.
"Jag är inte din. Nu, om du kallade oss att informera mig om det, har du slösat bort din tid."(I am not yours. Now, if you summoned us to inform me of that, you have wasted your time.) I knew it was stupid. But the look on his face was just priceless. He did a good job hiding it though. You could glimpse the surprise in his eyes, but it was gone as soon as it came. He replaced it with a cocky smirk instead.
"You speak Swedish, how intriguing" He said while capturing me with his electric eyes.
I didn't get a chance to response before Sookie interrupted us. "Eric, we really have to go! I have work tomorrow and I've already missed a lot of shifts this month." she gave Eric an irritated look.
"Well, Miss Stackhouse. I sure wouldn't want you to compromise your job for me. Even though I do enjoy your company... You can all go.." Eric almost said in a teasingly tone.
Bill sent Eric a threatening stare, before we all turned around to leave. I didn't make it far though, Eric grabbed my arm before I could move a muscle. His touch gave me shivers. He was cold, but it wasn't just that. It was like I could feel his energy fill up my body. It was the most amazing feeling in the world. I almost got a glimpse of his power and strength. And that only made my curiosity grow. I almost allowed myself to take a look at his memories, but resisted. It would have been too risky.
"Jag kommer att se dig igen"(I will be seeing you again) he said in a soothing tone.
I didn't respond. I just removed my arm from his grasp and kept on walking..
I'm really looking forward to some "Eric and Alvena" interactions in the future :-)
I'm thinking about writing the next chapter from Eric's point of view. But I'm not sure.. What do you think?
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