Chapter 2~ Las Noches
Once we got back into the city, Nick drove us to his apartment were he, Erik, and Jason live. Yes, I know what your thinking three guys living in the same apartment was a crowd, but hey, we may be full of talent but money. well that's a different subject. I however got my own little apartment, about two or three blocks away from theirs.
Entering the small door we found Jason and Erik packing up their instruments. "Ready for a big night Kiera?" Jason asked me with that big lazy grin he wore. "Yup I am ready. So were is this Las Noches and how did you come upon it?" I questioned.
"Always the curious one aren't we?" Nick said as he and Erik hauled his drums out the door. Jason answered my questions.
"I was at the music store today talking to Nita, and she told me about this guy who was there earlier wondering where to find a good band." It was just like good old Nita to help us out. Nita owned a small record store, she liked selling music rather than making it.
"So she told me the address, weirdest place, its on the other side of the woods. Anyway I was talking to the guy, Adrian and or was it Aden?" Of course it was just like Jason to get off the subject.
"Aubrey! That's it! Well, as I was saying I was talking to this guy, Aubrey, and by the way he doesn't seem like the right guy to cross, but was happy enough to take our band for the night." He finished. Hm, Aubrey? Strange name..well everything seems strange to me now doesn't it?
Nick and Erik came back into the room and it was then that I noticed that they were all staring at me, waiting for me to approve. I swear they acted like my brothers or something.
"Well as long as we got the job. I'll be back in about 20 minutes ok? I am just going to go get my stuff at the apartment and change into something." I told them, smiling and walked out the door.
Back at the apartment I took a quick shower and changed into a form-fitting black top that said NIGHTMARE in crimson writing on it, with snug black pants. So I'm gothic? Sue me. I let my medium length raven hair loose, letting spiky red-dyed edges free. Adding my spiked collar and black eyeliner I looked in the mirror at the five foot eight, deep green eyed, wild looking girl, before grabbing a black trench and leaving for the boys' apartment.
When all of our things were packed, the clock flashed 8:30.
We were heading out of the city and onto a dirt road leading into a forest. The bumpy ride was all but fun, yet finally after a while we found a slight turn in the road - had we not been informed of this I don't think we would have even noticed the little roads existence.
Looking out my window as we turned I saw a small bush with the deepest of black looking roses on it. They caught my attention and I was lost in their depth for a moment. Frowning I shook my head. Obviously I was seeing things.
We reached the club and as I turned around to look at it, I noticed that the building, had a dark and empty feeling, almost like the one in my dream earlier. There was a huge sign above us that read: Los Nochas. It couldn't be the one I saw earlier in my dream, it just couldn't, I told myself logically . The air around me suddenly became very cold.
The minute I stepped into the building, my logic shrank and ran off, as I my senses were filled with loud music and red lights blinding me, flashing on the broken wall mirrors. I stood there shocked..it couldn't be. Could it?
Before I had the chance to try and remember the club in my dream, Nick pulled me into a room of some sort on the other end of the building. I tried to say something but I knew that he wouldn't here anything over the loud music.
We stepped into a dimly lit office. Finally I would have the chance to tell Nick... what, I didn't really know. 'Hey, I had a weird dream about this place and I think we should leave because people are going to come and suck our blood.' Yup..sure, that sounded just great.
But luck had run off with my logic and before I could speak, Nick was introducing me to someone I had not noticed was even in the room. His hair was dark, and his skin was as pale as snow. Standing up, his well-built figure was around six foot. But I think what I noticed most about him was his eyes. They were as black as night, their depth pulling me into them just as the roses had.
I adverted my eyes for a moment, somehow he unnerved me, his eyes seemed to..as silly as it sounds.. to see into me. Eyes are the windows to our soul, I remember being told once.
" Kiera this is Aubrey, he owns Las Noches. "
"Pleasure," he said taking my hand and shaking it.
"Nice to meet you," I said simply. No one, and I mean NO ONE shook my hand voluntarily. I had always avoided shaking hands with people, as I learned when I was little, people were wary of me, and often times people would just keep on talking if I held my hand out to shake.
And here was a person who was taking my hand and shaking it willingly. This night was full of surprises. Nick and Aubrey began talking about the band agreements. Nick seemed completely at ease with Aubrey. Am I just the only one here that thinks this guy is creepy? A minute later, they seemed to agree on something and we were ushered out of the office.
I decided not to tell Nick about the dream. It was just a coincidence that this place reminded me of the club in it. We got up on stage and started playing, Erik on the drums, Jason and I playing on the guitars, and Nick singing.
The music calmed my mood, although I kept a watchful eye on the crowd. Some of them seemed to be normal, here to have a good time. Others were a bit strange, but nothing I hadn't seen before. I see a lot of weird freaks on the street, these people were just a group of them, I thought silently trying to convince myself of it.
As I slipped into the music, I became more and more unaware of my surroundings. It was rather easy, we had done this many times in other clubs, that it all seemed to be the same. But my head was spun back into reality as I felt a rather weird feeling, like I was being watched. Well duh I was being watched, I was up on stage.
Something, though, seemed different. I looked over to where I was feeling the hungry glare, and it's owner was none other than the club owner himself... Aubrey. He flashed a grin in my direction, revealing somewhat longer than normal canine looking teeth.
If he was trying to scare me, it wouldn't work. Well it was working but I didn't want him to know that. I flashed my best I-am-oh-so-evil-and- you- don't-scare-me smirk at him, and continued playing my guitar as if nothing had ever happened.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Aubrey's POV
I sat there, staring at her. She was beautiful I couldn't deny her that, as she slipped into the beat of the music. I silently congratulated myself for finding such a good band, it matched the music I usually played in here.
She glanced in my direction, and I gave her my oh-so-evil-smirk of mine, which usually sends shivers down human's spines. For some reason, she seemed unaffected and did something that I never expected. She gave me a same wicked smirk that I usually gave my prey. Right before I killed them. You must imagine how this came to somewhat of a shock to me.
"Do you think they know the muffin man song?" a voice behind me asked sarcastically. I turned, raising an eyebrow at the speaker, Jager. Get lost. I told him with my mind, before returning my gaze back to Kiera.
"Still falling head over heals for humans are we? Although I must admit, she resembles Jessica a bit." I tore my vision from Kiera and viciously glared at Jager. Hadn't I warned him to get lost!
"First of all, Jager, I don't fall head over heals for anyone, let alone humans. Secondly, Jessica's gone. I am not one to go hunting for an exact replica of her." I replied in malice. Well there goes my plan for forgetting Jessica.
"Well what did you expect? To live happily ever after?" Fala's irritating voice said from next to me.
I was so close to flinging her into oblivion when Jager put a hand on my shoulder and warned me mentally,
Still staring directly at Fala I said, "Tread carefully Fala, I am in no mood to be aggravated." My warning is fair and the threat clear: Jager turns his back once and she's dead. Obviously she understood me and turned to walk out the door.
Turning to the bar to grab a miscellaneous bottle of blood, I said to Jager, "I don't know what you see in her." Jager just patted me on the back, laughing, "It's all for the best." He is so lucky he's my friend. Had he not been, the instant his hand was on my shoulder I'd have mauled him through the head with my glass bottle. Now THAT would have wiped the smirk off his face.
"So what about this raven haired beauty?" Jager says, smirking. I look at him as if not to understand him, although I know exactly what he's thinking. " What about her?" This only makes his smirk turn into a grin as he takes a seat next to me. "Want me to change her for you?" His eyes take on an evil glint, and the only think I can think is: perv. " No, I am fully capable of doing that on my own, thank you very much." Jager just shook his head and disappeared. As I said before he is so lucky he's my friend, or shall I say " good acquaintance." I turn my attention back to Kiera. What to do what to do? I ask myself as I sip a bottle which I suddenly recognize as witches blood.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Kiera's POV
Finally we got to stop and take a break. I looked at my watch and it read 11:00 pm. Damn I am tired. As our music stopped playing someone turned on the stereo and music continued to blast out of the speakers. Jason, Erik, Nick and I huddled into a group, drinking from our water bottles. I could tell Nick was excited about all of this, so much that I think he didn't realize what kind of place this was, well neither did I but I was at least was more cautious than he.
"What do you guys think about this place," Nick said smiling, I guess he had a right to be happy, it had been a while since we had had a club to play in.
"It's ok," Chris said looking around at the people. Nick seemed pleased enough with that answer and his gaze turned to me..what to say, what to say?! 'This place gives me the creeps, these lights are getting me slightly dizzy, and the owner of the club is staring at me like a hungry wolf?' yeah ..riiiiiiiiight.
"It's kinda creepy you must admit." I wasn't creeped out, nope not me. More like scared out of my wits. But that never kept me from keeping my cool.
"Yeah I agree, do you guys have a feeling that all the people in here know something we don't?" Jason said, also peering around at the strange people.
"Jason, a monkey knows things that you don't." Erik said smiling as Jason playfully punched him. Ah, thank god I have them, what would I do with out them?
While we were all exchanging remarks and teasing each other I noticed a strange dark brunette walk up to Nick and pull him aside. It looked like she was talking to him about the instruments, although to me it looked more like she didn't give a damn about them.
'Flirt' I thought to myself.
Jason followed my gaze, "Jealous Kiera?" Jealous? Was I?
"Jason! We both know that Nick and I are just close friends, why would I be jealous?" Jealous, no. Precautious, yes. My gaze wandered over to them once more. Nick was standing there like a zombie, staring into her eyes, while she continued to babble on.
I noticed that she got closer and closer to him and I found her eyes settled on his neck. No, I said to myself. Maybe I am jealous? I am seeing things, I said to myself for about the umpteenth time tonight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Aubrey's POV
Glancing over at Kiera, I caught her staring at something. Following her gaze I saw a vampire girl obviously in the process of seducing her dinner. Oh no I can see this one coming.
The vampire will go for that boys neck, and little miss I-am-ever-so- cautious-and-must-save-everyone-from-the-big-bad-vampires will go over and stop her, probably get into a fight which will cause an uproar. I rolled my eyes, humans are so predictable!
~*~*~*~*~~*~*~**~*~*~ Kiera's POV Chris and Jason were so caught up in their conversation about, who was going to be the top ten on MTV I doubt they even noticed Nick was gone. This outraged me, obviously I was the only one paranoid enough to cautious. Then I saw it.
The bitch that Nick was talking to leaned forward to him, who was just standing there like an oaf, and I saw a glint come off her..teeth?? Fangs, I quickly recognized.
A/N So what do you think? Any suggestions are welcome email me or review
Once we got back into the city, Nick drove us to his apartment were he, Erik, and Jason live. Yes, I know what your thinking three guys living in the same apartment was a crowd, but hey, we may be full of talent but money. well that's a different subject. I however got my own little apartment, about two or three blocks away from theirs.
Entering the small door we found Jason and Erik packing up their instruments. "Ready for a big night Kiera?" Jason asked me with that big lazy grin he wore. "Yup I am ready. So were is this Las Noches and how did you come upon it?" I questioned.
"Always the curious one aren't we?" Nick said as he and Erik hauled his drums out the door. Jason answered my questions.
"I was at the music store today talking to Nita, and she told me about this guy who was there earlier wondering where to find a good band." It was just like good old Nita to help us out. Nita owned a small record store, she liked selling music rather than making it.
"So she told me the address, weirdest place, its on the other side of the woods. Anyway I was talking to the guy, Adrian and or was it Aden?" Of course it was just like Jason to get off the subject.
"Aubrey! That's it! Well, as I was saying I was talking to this guy, Aubrey, and by the way he doesn't seem like the right guy to cross, but was happy enough to take our band for the night." He finished. Hm, Aubrey? Strange name..well everything seems strange to me now doesn't it?
Nick and Erik came back into the room and it was then that I noticed that they were all staring at me, waiting for me to approve. I swear they acted like my brothers or something.
"Well as long as we got the job. I'll be back in about 20 minutes ok? I am just going to go get my stuff at the apartment and change into something." I told them, smiling and walked out the door.
Back at the apartment I took a quick shower and changed into a form-fitting black top that said NIGHTMARE in crimson writing on it, with snug black pants. So I'm gothic? Sue me. I let my medium length raven hair loose, letting spiky red-dyed edges free. Adding my spiked collar and black eyeliner I looked in the mirror at the five foot eight, deep green eyed, wild looking girl, before grabbing a black trench and leaving for the boys' apartment.
When all of our things were packed, the clock flashed 8:30.
We were heading out of the city and onto a dirt road leading into a forest. The bumpy ride was all but fun, yet finally after a while we found a slight turn in the road - had we not been informed of this I don't think we would have even noticed the little roads existence.
Looking out my window as we turned I saw a small bush with the deepest of black looking roses on it. They caught my attention and I was lost in their depth for a moment. Frowning I shook my head. Obviously I was seeing things.
We reached the club and as I turned around to look at it, I noticed that the building, had a dark and empty feeling, almost like the one in my dream earlier. There was a huge sign above us that read: Los Nochas. It couldn't be the one I saw earlier in my dream, it just couldn't, I told myself logically . The air around me suddenly became very cold.
The minute I stepped into the building, my logic shrank and ran off, as I my senses were filled with loud music and red lights blinding me, flashing on the broken wall mirrors. I stood there shocked..it couldn't be. Could it?
Before I had the chance to try and remember the club in my dream, Nick pulled me into a room of some sort on the other end of the building. I tried to say something but I knew that he wouldn't here anything over the loud music.
We stepped into a dimly lit office. Finally I would have the chance to tell Nick... what, I didn't really know. 'Hey, I had a weird dream about this place and I think we should leave because people are going to come and suck our blood.' Yup..sure, that sounded just great.
But luck had run off with my logic and before I could speak, Nick was introducing me to someone I had not noticed was even in the room. His hair was dark, and his skin was as pale as snow. Standing up, his well-built figure was around six foot. But I think what I noticed most about him was his eyes. They were as black as night, their depth pulling me into them just as the roses had.
I adverted my eyes for a moment, somehow he unnerved me, his eyes seemed to..as silly as it sounds.. to see into me. Eyes are the windows to our soul, I remember being told once.
" Kiera this is Aubrey, he owns Las Noches. "
"Pleasure," he said taking my hand and shaking it.
"Nice to meet you," I said simply. No one, and I mean NO ONE shook my hand voluntarily. I had always avoided shaking hands with people, as I learned when I was little, people were wary of me, and often times people would just keep on talking if I held my hand out to shake.
And here was a person who was taking my hand and shaking it willingly. This night was full of surprises. Nick and Aubrey began talking about the band agreements. Nick seemed completely at ease with Aubrey. Am I just the only one here that thinks this guy is creepy? A minute later, they seemed to agree on something and we were ushered out of the office.
I decided not to tell Nick about the dream. It was just a coincidence that this place reminded me of the club in it. We got up on stage and started playing, Erik on the drums, Jason and I playing on the guitars, and Nick singing.
The music calmed my mood, although I kept a watchful eye on the crowd. Some of them seemed to be normal, here to have a good time. Others were a bit strange, but nothing I hadn't seen before. I see a lot of weird freaks on the street, these people were just a group of them, I thought silently trying to convince myself of it.
As I slipped into the music, I became more and more unaware of my surroundings. It was rather easy, we had done this many times in other clubs, that it all seemed to be the same. But my head was spun back into reality as I felt a rather weird feeling, like I was being watched. Well duh I was being watched, I was up on stage.
Something, though, seemed different. I looked over to where I was feeling the hungry glare, and it's owner was none other than the club owner himself... Aubrey. He flashed a grin in my direction, revealing somewhat longer than normal canine looking teeth.
If he was trying to scare me, it wouldn't work. Well it was working but I didn't want him to know that. I flashed my best I-am-oh-so-evil-and- you- don't-scare-me smirk at him, and continued playing my guitar as if nothing had ever happened.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Aubrey's POV
I sat there, staring at her. She was beautiful I couldn't deny her that, as she slipped into the beat of the music. I silently congratulated myself for finding such a good band, it matched the music I usually played in here.
She glanced in my direction, and I gave her my oh-so-evil-smirk of mine, which usually sends shivers down human's spines. For some reason, she seemed unaffected and did something that I never expected. She gave me a same wicked smirk that I usually gave my prey. Right before I killed them. You must imagine how this came to somewhat of a shock to me.
"Do you think they know the muffin man song?" a voice behind me asked sarcastically. I turned, raising an eyebrow at the speaker, Jager. Get lost. I told him with my mind, before returning my gaze back to Kiera.
"Still falling head over heals for humans are we? Although I must admit, she resembles Jessica a bit." I tore my vision from Kiera and viciously glared at Jager. Hadn't I warned him to get lost!
"First of all, Jager, I don't fall head over heals for anyone, let alone humans. Secondly, Jessica's gone. I am not one to go hunting for an exact replica of her." I replied in malice. Well there goes my plan for forgetting Jessica.
"Well what did you expect? To live happily ever after?" Fala's irritating voice said from next to me.
I was so close to flinging her into oblivion when Jager put a hand on my shoulder and warned me mentally,
Still staring directly at Fala I said, "Tread carefully Fala, I am in no mood to be aggravated." My warning is fair and the threat clear: Jager turns his back once and she's dead. Obviously she understood me and turned to walk out the door.
Turning to the bar to grab a miscellaneous bottle of blood, I said to Jager, "I don't know what you see in her." Jager just patted me on the back, laughing, "It's all for the best." He is so lucky he's my friend. Had he not been, the instant his hand was on my shoulder I'd have mauled him through the head with my glass bottle. Now THAT would have wiped the smirk off his face.
"So what about this raven haired beauty?" Jager says, smirking. I look at him as if not to understand him, although I know exactly what he's thinking. " What about her?" This only makes his smirk turn into a grin as he takes a seat next to me. "Want me to change her for you?" His eyes take on an evil glint, and the only think I can think is: perv. " No, I am fully capable of doing that on my own, thank you very much." Jager just shook his head and disappeared. As I said before he is so lucky he's my friend, or shall I say " good acquaintance." I turn my attention back to Kiera. What to do what to do? I ask myself as I sip a bottle which I suddenly recognize as witches blood.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Kiera's POV
Finally we got to stop and take a break. I looked at my watch and it read 11:00 pm. Damn I am tired. As our music stopped playing someone turned on the stereo and music continued to blast out of the speakers. Jason, Erik, Nick and I huddled into a group, drinking from our water bottles. I could tell Nick was excited about all of this, so much that I think he didn't realize what kind of place this was, well neither did I but I was at least was more cautious than he.
"What do you guys think about this place," Nick said smiling, I guess he had a right to be happy, it had been a while since we had had a club to play in.
"It's ok," Chris said looking around at the people. Nick seemed pleased enough with that answer and his gaze turned to me..what to say, what to say?! 'This place gives me the creeps, these lights are getting me slightly dizzy, and the owner of the club is staring at me like a hungry wolf?' yeah ..riiiiiiiiight.
"It's kinda creepy you must admit." I wasn't creeped out, nope not me. More like scared out of my wits. But that never kept me from keeping my cool.
"Yeah I agree, do you guys have a feeling that all the people in here know something we don't?" Jason said, also peering around at the strange people.
"Jason, a monkey knows things that you don't." Erik said smiling as Jason playfully punched him. Ah, thank god I have them, what would I do with out them?
While we were all exchanging remarks and teasing each other I noticed a strange dark brunette walk up to Nick and pull him aside. It looked like she was talking to him about the instruments, although to me it looked more like she didn't give a damn about them.
'Flirt' I thought to myself.
Jason followed my gaze, "Jealous Kiera?" Jealous? Was I?
"Jason! We both know that Nick and I are just close friends, why would I be jealous?" Jealous, no. Precautious, yes. My gaze wandered over to them once more. Nick was standing there like a zombie, staring into her eyes, while she continued to babble on.
I noticed that she got closer and closer to him and I found her eyes settled on his neck. No, I said to myself. Maybe I am jealous? I am seeing things, I said to myself for about the umpteenth time tonight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Aubrey's POV
Glancing over at Kiera, I caught her staring at something. Following her gaze I saw a vampire girl obviously in the process of seducing her dinner. Oh no I can see this one coming.
The vampire will go for that boys neck, and little miss I-am-ever-so- cautious-and-must-save-everyone-from-the-big-bad-vampires will go over and stop her, probably get into a fight which will cause an uproar. I rolled my eyes, humans are so predictable!
~*~*~*~*~~*~*~**~*~*~ Kiera's POV Chris and Jason were so caught up in their conversation about, who was going to be the top ten on MTV I doubt they even noticed Nick was gone. This outraged me, obviously I was the only one paranoid enough to cautious. Then I saw it.
The bitch that Nick was talking to leaned forward to him, who was just standing there like an oaf, and I saw a glint come off her..teeth?? Fangs, I quickly recognized.
A/N So what do you think? Any suggestions are welcome email me or review