Dawn was having a great time. With a girl who just so happened to be a vampire, whose sire just so happened to be Spike. Kali acted like a normal 16 year old girl. Slightly formal and kind of faltering with her accent, but other than that she danced to the music pounding through the Bronze, checked out hot guys with Dawn and Janice, even knew some of the words to a few songs.
"I need a drink." Dawn screamed over the music, and Kali nodded her agreement. Dawn went to the bar while Kali joined Janice and a few other girls Dawn knew.
"So, you're, like, Spike's friend?" One of the girls, Darcy, asked. "That's what Janice says anyway."
"Um...yeah. I'm his, uh, friend." Kali smiled.
"I heard you were his girlfriend." Another girl chimed, "Lucky you."
"Well, actually--"
"So is he as hot up close as he is from far away? I mean, I've only seen him from like, across the Bronze."
"He's..."
Luckily for the vampiress, Dawn returned with two wine coolers, handing a peach one to Kali, "So, what're we talking about?"
"Kali's hot boyfriend." Darcy replied.
"Who?"
"Spike." Kali muttered, rolling her eyes so only Dawn could see. Dawn laughed slightly.
"Speaking of, we could try and track him down starting tomorrow, if you want. I can try and email him. Although, he's not so great with the computer so her hardly ever checks his inbox."
"That would be wonderful." Kali said sipping her drink slowly, "I love technology. Back when I was--"
Luckily one of the girls at the table interrupted before Kali could slip, "You mean you can't find your boyfriend?"
Kali stopped, "Well he's not really my boyfriend...Um, so to speak."
"Oh. Well...then why do you need to find him?"
Dawn stood quickly and grabbed Kali's arm, "Oh! You know, I forgot that thing in the...car. You know. The thing?"
"Yes! The...thing." Kali agreed, flashing the other girls a winning smile before she and Dawn ran for it.
"Sorry." Dawn said as they headed to her car, "They ask a lot of questions and we need to plan this out without the huge q&a."
"I agree." Kali said, "I really want to track Spike down as soon as I can."
The other girl nodded and started the car, "I kind of want to find him, too. I miss him a lot."
There was a short silence, then Kali asked "Do you have a crush on Spike?"
"A what? No! Of course not. We're friends, that's all, and I miss him."
"I'm sure at one point you had a 'thing' for him."
"When I was like 13, but that was forever ago. Besides he's like 110 years older than me."
"Hmm." Kali murmured and looked out the window, "If you say so."
*
As the red car drove off, Dimitrius smiled to himself.
"Hello, Kali darling. So glad I found you." He murmured, swinging one leg over his motorcycle, pulling his helmet off. He ran a pale hand through shaggy, jet black hair as he watched the car and the two women in it disappear. He fell back into the shadows for a moment, waiting until a young girl passed by alone on her way into the club. He moved so quickly, she didn't know what was happening until he sunk his teeth into the soft flesh of her throat.
"I need a drink." Dawn screamed over the music, and Kali nodded her agreement. Dawn went to the bar while Kali joined Janice and a few other girls Dawn knew.
"So, you're, like, Spike's friend?" One of the girls, Darcy, asked. "That's what Janice says anyway."
"Um...yeah. I'm his, uh, friend." Kali smiled.
"I heard you were his girlfriend." Another girl chimed, "Lucky you."
"Well, actually--"
"So is he as hot up close as he is from far away? I mean, I've only seen him from like, across the Bronze."
"He's..."
Luckily for the vampiress, Dawn returned with two wine coolers, handing a peach one to Kali, "So, what're we talking about?"
"Kali's hot boyfriend." Darcy replied.
"Who?"
"Spike." Kali muttered, rolling her eyes so only Dawn could see. Dawn laughed slightly.
"Speaking of, we could try and track him down starting tomorrow, if you want. I can try and email him. Although, he's not so great with the computer so her hardly ever checks his inbox."
"That would be wonderful." Kali said sipping her drink slowly, "I love technology. Back when I was--"
Luckily one of the girls at the table interrupted before Kali could slip, "You mean you can't find your boyfriend?"
Kali stopped, "Well he's not really my boyfriend...Um, so to speak."
"Oh. Well...then why do you need to find him?"
Dawn stood quickly and grabbed Kali's arm, "Oh! You know, I forgot that thing in the...car. You know. The thing?"
"Yes! The...thing." Kali agreed, flashing the other girls a winning smile before she and Dawn ran for it.
"Sorry." Dawn said as they headed to her car, "They ask a lot of questions and we need to plan this out without the huge q&a."
"I agree." Kali said, "I really want to track Spike down as soon as I can."
The other girl nodded and started the car, "I kind of want to find him, too. I miss him a lot."
There was a short silence, then Kali asked "Do you have a crush on Spike?"
"A what? No! Of course not. We're friends, that's all, and I miss him."
"I'm sure at one point you had a 'thing' for him."
"When I was like 13, but that was forever ago. Besides he's like 110 years older than me."
"Hmm." Kali murmured and looked out the window, "If you say so."
*
As the red car drove off, Dimitrius smiled to himself.
"Hello, Kali darling. So glad I found you." He murmured, swinging one leg over his motorcycle, pulling his helmet off. He ran a pale hand through shaggy, jet black hair as he watched the car and the two women in it disappear. He fell back into the shadows for a moment, waiting until a young girl passed by alone on her way into the club. He moved so quickly, she didn't know what was happening until he sunk his teeth into the soft flesh of her throat.