Chapter 10 - Future

Addaleigh & Alcide

She was glad to have had her friend as a buffer at the bar. The whole night she was off put by her dream earlier, trying to pin back to that moment, to read her own future again but she was coming up empty. She kept biting her bottom lip in agitation and waving off the questioning looks from her friend with platitudes of "I'm fine."

Since it was a week night it wasn't terribly busy at the club when they walked in and while it was still lively thankfully it wasn't packed. She shrugged at Ari's comment "It doesn't look like much, but it brings in more revenue than any other club in the state outside of New Orleans, Impressive actually." She had a business crush on Eric's business plans, while he might be a lecherous vamp, he was one hell of an entrepreneur. "Here let me grab you a drink really quick while I run to the back and grab the files I need, I'm sure Eric wont mind since its a paper work job if I work from home or at least have an office we can go to." She went to the bar and smiled to the tender, "A jack and coke please."

She handed off the drink to Ari and made to leave but then took a few steps back to her hugging her around the shoulders from behind, "Thanks for coming, I know its silly. You can leave when you want, I'm sure this... crowd, is bothersome," she wrinkled her nose with a smile, "ya know." She meant about the smell of vamps on the sensitive nose of Were's.

She gave her a squeeze then left for Eric's office, but was snagged on the arm by Pam. "One were is enough but do I really need to be subjected to two in my Club?" she asked her manicured nails digging into the flesh of Adda's arm.

"Ms. Ravenscroft correct?"

"Mm." was the noncommittal reply with an arch of a perfect blonde eyebrow. "And you're Eric's present. Tell me did he get to unwrap you yet? Or are you more of a girl's stocking stuffer?" She purred her hand releasing her arm to run her a finger up to her neck then under her chin tilting her head back.

'Like maker, like progney.' Adda thought wryly before sighing and moving her chin away from Pam, "Is Eric in?"

"Yes, he's in a meeting with that mangy dog." She said with an edge of disgust.

"Will you please let me know when he's in?"

The blonde crossed her arms over her black leather clad chest, "Do I look like a receptionist?"

"Point taken, I'll just watch the door."

"Can't you see the future. Just see when he's out." She taunted.

Adda just brushed it off heading to the back of the club towards the office after a few moments when the door opened, with a tall dark haired male exiting the office. He nodded to Eric in some sort of agreement before passing by her on her way to the doorway. His shoulder bumped hers and for a brief flash of an instant she saw a jumbled mix of images of his future, some incoherent and some clear; he was arguing with another man of a shorter stature, there was a moment where he was in his wolf from running through the woods, another with him and a very ... very familiar woman next to him on a couch cuddled up together. All of a sudden she was back to herself, less than a few seconds had passed and as he turned to say a quick 'sorry' for bumping her she spoke up.

"Alcide right?" which caught him off guard, "My roommate Ariadne is at the bar, I don't know how long I'll be and we took a cab, if she needs a ride would you mind?"

"Um.. yeah. I mean... well yeah sure." He agreed as she left into the office. He was thoroughly confused as to how she knew him at first before the raven haired woman had mentioned her roommate and his new fixation Ari. He didn't mind taking her home at all, but what the heck they were doing at a vampire bar was highly confusing, and the meeting he had just had tonight with Eric and earlier with Makus had left him in need of an mood lift. There was a some crazy witch out in the area that was without rhyme or reason offing sups. At first the Pack had thought it was localized to those dealing with vampires and considered it their jurisdiction and issues, but some of the sups were found tied to local packs, and even one close friend of their Long tooth pack member's was offed. Eric had issued him to help find out what he could during the day, a handsome pay for a job he was already working on.

He reached the bar coming up behind the ingénue in his dreams last night. He placed his hands on either side of the bar from behind her, leaning down to put his mouth near her ear, "It smells like death in here, want to go for a run to get rid of the stink?" he offered in his deep tenor , hoping she would remember him.

Ariadne & Eric

Ariadne smiled at her friend, although it was forced. The vamp - Pam was it? - was getting on her nerves. At least Ari was kind enough not to point out that she smelled like the rotten leech she was. With a huff, Ari made her way to the bar, happy to see a human bar tender. Perhaps Mr. Northman believed that humans were meant to serve vampires. The thought almost made her growl, but that would come off as a challenge to the vampires that eyed her. Her eyes drifted to Adda for a moment, noticing she was walking towards the back. She would give it ten minutes - or four drinks, whichever came first - before she was out of there. "Give me the strongest thing you can throw together for ten bucks." Ari said with a frown as she pulled a wadded up bill from her skin-tight jeans.

She had finished about half her drink when thick arms caged her in. For a minute she tensed, ready to throw a fist or two if it came down to it. That however, was before she smelled him. The familiar musk and woodsy smell enveloped her, adding to the shiver that ran down her spine as he spoke in her ear. She set her glass down, the taste of cherries and some type of alcohol still lingering on her tongue. She turned the simple bar stool so that she was facing him, she just didn't expect him to be so close. She took a moment to let her eyes focus on the dark orbs hovering inches from hers. She could feel his breath on her face and the heat from his body. Ari felt something stir within her, something that almost had her rubbing her legs together for some kind of wonderful friction. "Alcide." She breathed his name, her lips almost touching his as they moved. "I was hoping to see you tonight. Although, I didn't expect to see you here."

Ari stood, forcing Alcide into a standing position as well. Although he was so much taller than her, he seemed even more so when they were so close. "Yeah." she said finally answering his question. "Let's get out of here. You'll want to stick close though-" She nearly purred as she rested a hand on his bicep. "-wouldn't want to lose you in the crowd." She let her hand travel the length of his arm before lacing her fingers with his and pulling him towards the door and fresh air.

Meanwhile, Eric was in his office, his brow furrowed in concentration. He hated to rely on Alcide, knowing that the wolf would probably be obligated to tell his pack, and more ears on the matter is not what Eric wanted. His face quickly settled into a smirk as Addaleigh walked into his office. "Welcome back Addaleigh. You're looking particularly edible this evening." He let his eyes travel the length of her body. Although she wasn't wearing anything scandalous, he hadn't lied. While he slept during the day, he had dreamed about tasting her as her head was thrown back in ecstasy, his body moving at a steady rhythm over hers.

Leaning back into the familiar leather of his chair, he gestured to several books that lay open on his desk. "Are you ready to get to work? I'm afraid Pam has made quite a mess of things, and it's taken longer than I would have liked to straighten out." Usually he would have continued hitting on her (not that he still didn't have the intention of doing so), but his mind was still on that witch. A young werepanther was found murdered in the middle of the nearby woods, and it looked to be sacrificial. If this witch was using black magic, it had already progressed farther than Eric would have liked.

"Tell me Addaleigh... what is it you see for my future?"

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