Dancing The Night Away

"Kori, do you have to do this?" I asked. Kori and I were in room connected to the bathrooms. It had mirrors with lights around them (they were making me hot), black seats (what is with this black theme), and a couch in the middle. She was styling my hair in a million and one ways. It irritated me because I knew how to do it and do it well. I grabbed her hands and took away the brush. I fluffed out my hair and brushed it a bit. Since Kori had put it in braids an hour ago it had some nice waves. I grabbed a black hat and put it on. "There. It's done."

Kori huffed. "You did the whole controlling thing again." She complained.

"And you're doing that whole whining thing again." I told her.

"Well you make easy. You always have to be in control." She said. I held back a sigh.

"I have my reasons Kori." I said lowly. She looked at me with a confused look but then understood. She guessed that something bad happen to me. She guessed right.

"Oh…" she said. She looked away for a moment. I looked back at the mirror. An awkward silence fell over us. Then I felt the hat being removed from my head and replaced with a stunned black one. I looked back at her. She had a triumphant look.

"That one looks better." She said. I was grateful she didn't try to figure out what happened. I grimaced at her. And it was like nothing happened just then.

Kori moved behind my head and put her hands on my shoulders.

"You look great. It's perfect for first job." She told me. I nodded. My first job was to go to a club with this guy, Fox. They think some South Sinners are trespassing into our territory and want us to check it out.

When I met Fox earlier, he reminded me off Vic. He was tall, muscular, and intimidating. But of course, I never said any off this. I simply nodded to acknowledge him out of respect. Jinx walked into the room. She looked at me and nodded in approval.
"Good job, Kori." She said. "I like the hat." Kori smiled and gave me a smug look. I held back from rolling my eyes at her. "Let's go Raven." I got up from my chair and we made our way to the front of the house. I looked on to the street waiting for Monty (His name is really Roy but he like to keep a low profile) to show up. I checked the time. 10:56 p.m. I told him to meet me by 11. 4 minutes to go.

"Where is he?" I told Jinx about them coming tonight.

"They'll be here by 11." I said. She rolled her eyes before looking at her watch.

"Well, it's 10:58. They got two minutes and my patience wearing thin."

"Stop being mad at the world because Royal is sick." I told her. She glared at me.

"Why would I be mad at that?"

"Because you're in love with him." I mumbled.

"What?" I shook my head. She was about to say something when we saw head lights approaching us. If nothing, Roy had great timing. I saw 4 different street cars. I saw the blue light that lit at the bottom and the different colors as they slowed to a stop. A yellow camaro spun to a stop expertly, parking on the other side of the road. A girl with puffs at the top of her head jumped out.

"Raven!" Karen called.

"Kare Bear!" yelled just as excited. She ran up and hugged me. She let me go with a smile.

"In the Flesh! I can't believe your dad made you come out here!"

"And that never stopped you from wearing leather while driving or drinking spiked coffee on road trips." She was the only person I knew that mixed coffee and rum. She waved a hand dismissively.

"Whatever. It doesn't make me any worst. If anything it hypes me up some more."

"You still lose against me."

"Oh lets all bow down to our racing champ." She said sarcastically. I looked back at Jinx. She was now joined by Kori and Fox. They looked among the crowd. I did too. I check to see who was there. Garth, Wally, the twins Mas & Menos, Karen…

"Where's Roy?" I asked. Karen pointed to the road.

"Crusin' in your Aero." I looked and sure enough there was my precious car. All windows were tinted (bullet-proof glass), specialized engine (made by me), and a convertible. It had a silent approach, and blended in with the night. It was a midnight black with red interior. I walked up to it as it slowed right in front of me.

Roy got out and dangled the keys in front of my face. I snatched them from him. "Thank you Monty." I told him. I hugged him and he returned it. He smoothed his red hair before speaking.

"Well, no matter how stupid you decide to be with that car. I would never pass up an opportunity to drive it."

"How was it?"

"Like a dream. You got your work cut out for you, Rae."
I looked away at the compliment. I laughed as Wally approached Jinx.

"Hello, beautiful." He said. She looked away in disgust. He grabbed her hand. Jinx quickly turned to him.

"Excuse you-"

"Wally. Pleasure to meet you Angel." She scowled at him.

"My name is not Angel." She said through her teeth, snatching her hand back. Wally didn't take the hint.

"Well, my bad. It's just that you have such an angelic essence." I turn to Karen. Angelic essence? I mouthed. She shook her head trying to hold back her laughter.

"Get lost, Casanova." Jinx spat.

"Oh but I am. Lost in those gorgeous pink eyes." Jinx was seriously holding back from hurting this guy. She wasn't about to resist much longer. I knew I probably should've stepped in but this was way too good to pass up. "Now I could ask you on date or we can skip the small steps now…" He tailed off leaning towards her.

She snapped.

Jinx grabbed his hand and flipped him on his back, and whipped out her gun all in a matter in of seconds. Wally backed up in fear. Karen was about to walk over but I held her back. If she interrupted it could get worst. She looked at me with anger; I just gazed calmly at the scene.

"You're right let's skip the small steps. Put your hands on me again, and my bullet would had a nice chat with your head. Got it?" Wally swallowed loudly. Then Jinx chuckled at his face. She put her gun away.

"Raven, Fox!" she called, "You better get going." She walked back into the house with Koi following.

"Good luck, Raven." Kori told me giving me a thumbs up.

I looked at Fox and nodded. I slipped into the driver's seat. Roy leaned on my window.

"Still you think you're crazy." He said.

"Aw…and you still under estimate me." I sped off into the night. Fox gave me the directions and soon we were in front of a club called "Zone 23". I parked the car in the nearer empty alley. As we walked through the back door, Fox immediately gave directions.

"You stay on the ground floor. I'll take the other two." And then I was alone.

I looked around. I was an inch from the dance floor. I could tell that it would be hard with the crowd. It was Friday night.

Then I felt myself being dragged on the dance floor in the middle of the crowd.

"Wha-"

"Wrap your arms around me and try to blend in." said a voice in my ear. I relaxed instance.

"Robin, what are doing?" I asked while dancing, looking discreetly. "You know this is North Angel territory." He chuckled in my ear softly.

"All the better." He said. "Terra wanted me to stir up a little trouble over here."

The song slowed and we started to sway.

"This is dangerous. Get out now!" I demanded.

"Go some where with me tonight." I pulled back but he jerked me back to him. I scowled as I leaned my head onto his chest.

"What are you talking about?" I said through my teeth.

"Later, when you meet me, I want to take you some where. Will you come with me?"

"Will it get you out of here?" I asked. I didn't show but I was terrified of what would happen if Fox found us.

"Yes." He said stopping us slowly.

"Then I'll go." He smiled. My heart sped up. He kissed my cheek.

"Thank you." He said against my skin. Then he disappeared in the crowd.

I tapped my foot while waiting in our clearing. I accepted the fact it was no longer only mine. It irritated me at first of how I was acting so crazy lately but I just stopped wasting my time and accepted it. I heard soft foot steps coming towards me. I stood up and met Robin halfway.

"Hey there, beautiful." I was glad for the lack of light to hide my blushing. I've heard that statement a million times but it only sounded blush-worthy from him.

"Hey there handsome." I told him. His face lit up in a heart stopping smile. I looked away before I started staring at him like some fan girl.

"So, where are to taking us?" I asked him. He grabbed my hand and led me out the meadow and to the park near it. In one of the street lamp's light, was a motorcycle. He walked over to it and picked up a spare helmet, holding it out to me.

"You'll see." I grabbed the helmet and fastened it.

"Just to let you know, I've never ridden these before." His eyes widened in surprise.

"No." I nodded. "How…"

"I was always more interested in cars." I explained. He sat on the bike, patting the seat behind him.

"Well go thing you not driving." I sat on it. Suddenly we were speeding out the park. I gripped his waist tightly. He turned his head to me slightly, mocking me.

"Shut up." I told him. He turned his attention back to the road. I had to admit, the ride was fun. It was exhilarating riding behind him. Especially when he did sharp turns. A few minutes later we arrived at a place called "Swing!"

I got of the bike and walked closer. I heard Robin putting down the kick stand. He wrapped his arms around my waist.

"You wanna go in?" he asked. I nodded. His arms let my waist and he grabbed my hand instead. He led us through the doors. I was surprised by the place. The lights were dimmed and candles lit the tables. There was a platform with a band. Tables surrounded the dance floor. Most of the people were twice our age. Once the band started to play I knew where we were.

We were in a jazz club.

"A jazz club?" I said. Out of all the places I guessed Robin would take me, I would've never guessed this.

He nodded and motioned to one of the tables. I sat down and looked at him. He motioned to one of the waitresses. I didn't pay attention to what he said to her. I was too busy staring at him. He looked great in sunlight, handsome in moonlight, but he looked best in candle light. The shadows that casted on his face softened his features. They lit up the spark in his eyes, making his blue eyes mesmerizing. I didn't realize I was staring at him until he spoke.

"What are you thinking, Raven?" I snapped out of my daydream. I looked away embarrassed. He caught my chin and made me look back at him. He stared at me while stroking my face. He was trying to make me less embarrassed. It was working.

The waitress placed to bottles of Smirnoff in front of us. I took a sip, still watching him.

"How often do you come here?" I asked softly trying not to disturb the atmosphere.

"Not very often. Or at least until I met you." He said. "Then I've been coming here every other night." I tilted my head, curious of the reason he started coming to here because of me.

Sensing my next question, he answered, "I needed to be somewhere where I could think of you without someone getting suspicious. This is the only place The South's Sin doesn't know about." Well that explains a lot. It was comforting for me to know he was going just as crazy as I was.

The band started a new song; the notes seemed familiar. Robin motioned to the dance floor that wasn't too full.

"Can I have this dance?" he asked with a small smile. I nodded yes. He grabbed my hand. Once we were on the dance floor, I started to move. Robin furrowed his eyebrows.

"What are you doing?" he asked. I stopped. I just realized that I was instinctively doing a waltz. I grimaced at my instincts. I've been to way too many formal dances in my life. Robin laughed a little.

Wordlessly, he placed my arms around his neck and he pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around me.

I leaned my head on his chest, feeling more comfortable. We slowly swayed. The notes soothed me. I felt drowsy. I closed my eyes. I remembered when we first danced. The song the band was playing now matched it perfectly. Then I realized lazily, it was the same song.

I smiled at the difference between the two dances. Although the first one was magical in its own way, this dance was better. It was more magical by the fact that me and Robin, Richard, weren't hiding behind a mask this time. I wasn't looking at a stranger.

I lifted my head to look in Robin's eyes. When ours connected there was a sudden intensity about it. I couldn't explain it if I tried. Everything disappeared the moment it happened. I couldn't even remember my own name. I was drowning those blue eyes. Subconsciously, I moved closely to him. He leaned his forehead against mine. He let out a breath, warming my entire body with fire. It was like my blood was blazing under my skin. I gazed helplessly in his eyes. They were like a dark storm with an emotion I couldn't place.

The song ended and trance broke. Suddenly everything came back to me. I noticed that we stopped dancing. I cleared my throat. We stepped away from each other.

"Um…you ready to go?" he asked. I tried to form words but they wouldn't come out. So I nodded instead. He quickly wrapped his arm around my waist and led me back to his bike. The same fire was stilling burning in me.

The walk back to the meadow was silent. I snuck a gaze every few seconds. He did the same. When we looked at the same time the same intensity came over us. I stopped walking once we were in the meadow.

"That was the best date I've ever had Richard." I told him sincerely, "Thank you." He stepped closer to me until we were chest-to-chest.

"Your favorite is sapphire." He said. I thought back to when I was teasing him.

"Not until you learn my favorite color."

He guessed right. He looked me dead in my eye and said the right answer.

I nodded. I looked at the ground. He lifted my chin to make me look at him. He cupped my face and leaned in. I closed my eyes, as he kissed my lips. I immediately wrapped my arms around him, kissing him until I ran out of breath. I pulled back. I collapsed on to the ground. Richard landed on top of me with a shocked expression.

"Are you-"

"Shhh…" I told him. I silenced him by kissing him. He didn't say another word.