Chapter Thirteen
Illuminated by the orange light of the sun already hidden behind the horizon, the city that always seemed to be running looked as though it had slowed down. Scully silently sipped her coffee as she watched the yellow cabs lined up in front of the Port Authority, she was so engrossed in the view that when she heard the knock on her door she was startled. She got up with no hurry and walked to answer the door.
"I should have known it was you." Agent Scully said as she opened the door to her partner.
"I hope you have had enough rest so that we can go back to work." Mulder said to his partner who had promised to help but had done very little to do so.
"What am I to do Mulder? We found one picture of Saleena and that too was a photograph of her painting that was painted almost 200 years ago. Now, according to your own research you said even though vampires don't age a day, you said that the faces change dramatically when people are converted to vampires. So, even if that photograph was of Saleena, we won't even recognize her." Scully presented the hopelessness that they faced as though it was good news.
"Yes, that's why I decided to pursue another angle?" Mulder said proudly.
"What angle is that?" Scully asked uninterested.
"Faith." Mulder answered.
"Yes, this is she." Faith said answering her phone.
"Hey, Mr.Anderson, you guys are back?" Faith asked after she heard the voice on the other end.
"That's so good, you know what let me leave now and …" She spoke on the phone but was interrupted before she could finish. She waited for the person on the other end to finish then she finally spoke again, "That sounds good. Just in case I don't answer please call the back up number." Once again she waited for a response. "Thank you Mr.Anderson." Faith said after getting an affirmative answer and hung up the phone.
She picked up her wallet and her keys checked in the mirror one last time before she walked to the door and opened it. Just as she opened the door, a man and a woman were staring at her.
"Let's go." Scully told her partner after reaching their destination.
"No, Scully the reason why I got you here is because I can't go in." Mulder said as he pointed to the neon sign that hung on top of the door that read, 'Haven' in big letters and 'For women only' right underneath it.
"It's a lesbian club." Scully sighed after reading the sign.
"Yes, and according to my sources Faith comes here every Friday night."
"Well, wish me luck." Scully accepted that it was going to be only her, and got out of the car.
"Smile a little Scully, you might even get a date." Mulder teased the red head FBI Agent to which Scully flashed him an artificial smile.
She got out of the club and ran towards the empty alley. Once there she waited, just then the shadow of the dumpster transformed into a young boy and walked towards her.
"Did you find it?" He asked.
"I don't even know what I am looking for to find it." Tara answered with frustration at being left at dark about the mission.
"When you see what you seek, you'll know." The boy replied shedding no light on the mission objective.
"Then I guess I didn't find it." Tara snapped back.
"No, you must look till at least mid night." Tara raised her eyebrows at the authoritive tone the boy used at her. She wanted to set him right, but knowing that elders had emphasized on how important it was for her to listen to him, she decided to keep quite.
"Listen, after mid night, when you come back, if you don't see me you must orb to the key." The boy once again ordered the white lighter.
"Key? What is that Florida Keys?" Tara asked making light of the boy's remark.
"No, just think key." The boy said not even getting the joke.
Tara turned and was walking back when the boy asked in a concerned tone, "Did you have a problem fitting in?"
"No, I am a natural." Tara replied without even turning back.
The door swung wide open and in walked Faith with the man and the woman by her side. With the speed of a bat Saleena was right in front of her old friend before Faith even had a chance to look.
"If you need me, you can call. You don't need to send me your goons." Faith told her friend as she was offended finding no reason for her escorts.
"Believe it or not, it was for their safety not for yours." Saleena offered the slayer the reason.
"Why is there something happening that I don't know about?" Faith asked now worried for her friend.
"Come with me." Saleena said as she led the slayer into a room that was as huge as the lobby was but empty.
"As I told you before, the New York City mansion was for the privileged few of our tribe. But, when we started to loose in Boston the council told us to retreat and come here."
"I know you told me that." Faith stopped her friend with impatience.
"Well the council arrived this morning just before dawn and they went directly to the basement to revive The Prophet."
"The Prophet? Who is that now?" Faith asked.
"He is supposedly who predicted this day and the only one who can help."
"Good, so what is his solution?" Faith asked once again interrupting the sexy vampire.
"We don't know, because he and his bride's coffin were empty." Saleena told the bad news. Saleena continued before Faith could react to it, "The council has gone into hiding, they believe that we are going to be attacked by every possible force. Everyone who is willing to help me is being recruited here." Saleena paused for Faith to make the assessment.
"She is here?" Faith asked finally.
"Yes. I would have kept her as far from you as I could but you have to understand, I need her by my side. She is one of the best fighters I have." Saleena guiltily admitted.
"I undertand." Faith said staring at the floor lost in her thoughts.
"She always asks about you. I think you, you should meet her." Saleena told the slayer hoping to turn the news into a good one.
Faith laughed at the irony as she said, "Where is she now?"
"Right here." The dark haired beauty said as she found an empty table for their drinks.
"Wow, I can't believe a place like this exists." The brunette with her said as she put her drinks and looked at the crowd.
"Come on, you talk as though you were born yesterday. Of course place like this exists." The dark head woman told her friend.
"So, you mean we can just be us here, like be out." The brunette asked once again.
"Yes, sweetheart, we can be completely open here and free." She said as she opened her jacket and put it in the table.
"So, you mean everyone here is like us?" She asked naively.
"No, not necessarily. But I would say 80 of them are. The ones who are not are either wannabees or some come across few of us think its cool to hang around here or some are even here for a dare. Regardless they know it's our own little world inside this club." She said as she took a big sip of her drink and turned to the crowd.
"So, if I want someone, I can just go and…"
"Of course." She didn't let her timid friend finish her question. "Come on the crowd is so good tonight. I see so many fresh faces. Pick one and I'll tell you if they are or not and you can make your move."
"Ok." She said and peered at the dance floor. It took her only couple of minute to spot her sitting at the far corner, not dancing just looking around as though she was searching for someone. "Her." She said pointing.
"Wow, you have good taste, I must say." Her friend praising her choice looking at the direction she was pointing. "And hard to tell I must add. I don't know if she is or not. If not one of us, she is definitely a wannabe."
"Well, if she is not, I don't know Saleena is going to like it if I …"
"Oh! Come on its time to get out of Saleena's apron and be your own woman. Come on now, go and ask her to dance, don't think about Saleena for tonight." She pushed her friend in the dance floor.
"Can I have this dance?"
Scully turned to see the short dark haired woman who had been creeping into her thoughts even with all the bullshit that Mulder had piled up for her.
"Detective! What are you doing here?" Scully asked the detective who had finally summed up enough courage to come and ask her to dance after watching her for almost half an hour.
"Well, I could get myself out of the hot waters by saying; I am undercover working for a case. But I am not going to lie. And I am also not going to ask you what you are doing here, because I know you can't make the same excuse, as the only case you are working on is 'our' case, and that has nothing to do with this place." Olivia blurted out in one breathe to kill the awkwardness of catching the other in a gay club.
"But I …" Scully started to say that she was there because of a case, but stopped herself, as the detective had pointed out the case was 'theirs' and they should have shared their vampire theory with the detectives and told them about the search for Saleena and Faith. But because they had decided not to tell them, Scully kept her mouth shut and quickly rephrased her response. "But, I would be delighted to dance with you Detective."
"Olivia, please." The NYPD officer insisted as she led the FBI Agent to the dance floor.
"This might sound so weird but I think I know you."
"Really." The timid brunette woman asked as she gulped down embarrassed that she was the one who came to make a move on the blonde but now it was the blonde who was giving her a pick up line.
"Oh my God, that sounds like a pick up line, I am so sorry." Tara corrected herself as she felt the stiffness of her companion. "But, I really feel deep down that I know you."
"Well, I don't remember you." She simply replied and gestured for the wait staff. It had been few minutes that she had struck up a conversation with the lady but she hadn't still been able to figure out if Tara was or wasn't. So, she decided to try the trick that her friend had told her about, watch what they order to drink, sometimes the drink they order can out them.
"Let us just order some drink." She said when the waiter reached their table.
"Just water for me." Tara told the waiter.
"I'll have a bloody merry with a twist of lime." The brunette told when the waiter looked at her. Tara looked down as she realized the trick brunette woman was playing. "Are you sure you want to have just water? Especially here?" She tried one more time.
"I know but I am fine with water." Tara replied politely.
Well, at least she knows what place this is. May be she is a wannabe. She thought as she waited for her drink and looked at her beautiful companion.
Tara knew that she was not suppose to mingle and was only supposed to watch but she just couldn't point out what but the she felt as though she knew the stranger. Something about her made her stare into her eyes and not care about the danger she was getting herself into.
"You sure can drink." Scully observed as she saw the detective gulp down one more drink. What she didn't know was that ever since Olivia had seen the red headed FBI Agent she had fantasized about her so much that seeing her at the gay club and dancing with her, had just jumped her libido in such high gear that to keep her hands off the red head she had to drown herself in alcohol. As, for Scully she was enjoying the nervousness of the attractive detective so much that she had completely forgotten about Faith and was smiling at every movement or gesture the younger woman made.
"Let's get out of here before you empty the bar." Diana said and offered Olivia her hand to hold. Olivia gladly took her hand and followed her out into the fresh air.
Once outside the drinks that Olivia had gulped down finally hit her and she carelessly let go of the Agent's hand and let herself go round in the parking lot looking up at the clear sky, "My god its beautiful tonight, isn't it Dana?"
"Yes, it certainly is." Scully replied matching her juvenile tone even though she herself was not drunk.
"But, not as beautiful as you." Olivia was now gazing at her instead of the stars.
"Are you flirting with me, Detective?" Scully asked a little flushed at the attention.
"I shouldn't?" Olivia asked a little discouraged.
"So, this friend of yours that you usually met, is she your …" Scully searched for a right word to ask the detective about the woman that Olivia had mentioned she had come to meet in the club but was a no show.
"Girlfriend. No, no. We are just good friends. Sometimes with benefits but nothing romantic." Olivia finished Scully's question and answered it too. "But there is something she taught me." Olivia said as she approached the older woman.
"Yeah, what?" Scully asked curious.
Olivia stood right in front of Dana and looked straight into her eyes, she leaned forward, their lips almost touching each other. Dana moved away a little shy of what was about to happen. Olivia closed her eyes and smiled at her little defeat, "I bet five bucks that I could kiss you without touching any part of your body."
Dana was surprised at Olivia's comeback. She raised her eyebrow not believing the detective. Olivia took out her wallet and a five buck bill and raised it to show that she was serious.
"Ok Detective, kiss me without touching me." Scully accepted the challenge and stood still.
Olivia approached the Agent once again. She leaned slowly and paused so close that both the women could feel the other's breath. Scully didn't move half in anticipation and half taking in the moment. Dana closed her eyes unable to wait; just then Olivia closed the gap and united their lips. This time Dana let go of the shyness she had felt before and grabbed the Detective making sure that their union lasted to her satisfaction and kissed the younger woman as hungrily as Olivia's lips demanded. Within seconds Dana was backed up against the parked car and their tongues were doing the mingling and their bodies were getting more and more squeezed against each other. Olivia dragged her hand from her torso to her bare neck and held her head in place so that she could be the one who could do the kissing as the older woman got a little taste of the servicing her tongue was aching to do for the other soaked spot. Dana on the other hand was totally focused on the pressure the younger woman's leg was providing on her core and rocked the lower part of her body back and forth allowing for maximum friction but was getting frustrated with the obstruction of their clothing. She skillfully slipped out the detective's tucked in shirt and sneaked her hands inside to touch her bare skin which made the city beauty to pause for a moment. Scully traced her hand further up from her stomach to her bra and cupped her breast. Olivia who had led till then gave up and rested her head on the shoulder of the red head. Not being able to resist the bare neck by her lips, Scully took out her tongue and suckled on it. Just then Scully buckled and pushed the detective a little, "Stop."
"Not here." Tara said as she broke their kiss.
"I know." The brunette replied catching her breath as she let her head rest on Tara's shoulder.
"Come with me." Tara told the woman as she took her hand and led her out of the little passageway, into the crowd then to the stairs. The brunette wondered where they were going but decided not to ask as her mind still re played what had just happened.
They were dancing at first but the closer their bodies got the more she couldn't shake away the attraction, then she finally gave in and kissed her with the passion that was building in her, to her surprise her lips were greeted by the mouth that was more than willing to return it. As soon as their lips touched she closed her eyes to only concentrate on their wetness being exchanged, when she opened them she found them in a dark empty place but she could still hear the music so she knew she was still in the club. Even though she was enticed by Tara, she refused to close her eyes again, as she still tried to figure how they reached there.
Tara stopped right in front of the door and opened it so that the brunette approved of the room that bared nothing but a bed. When Tara had first hung out in the club, the bartender had told her about rooms that were available on the top floor for quickies she had explained to her with a wink. Tara had decided to get a key to one of the rooms, just in case she got stuck, she thought she could use the room to safely orb in and out. She had hardly thought she would be using it for what it was meant for.
The brunette hesitated for a second as she thought about what Saleena would say. She quickly closed her eyes, shook Saleena's face off her mind and walked in, letting Tara follow and close the door.
"So, you did touch me." Scully said as she drove her car out of the parking lot with the detective in the passenger seat.
"Yeah, damn I lost." Olivia said grinning at her ploy.
"Now, it's not admirable for a law enforcement officer to loose." Scully said with an equal grin on her face.
"Well, may be you can teach me to win."
"I certainly will, in my room." Scully put the car on park and signaled the younger woman to get out the car.
"Well, I don't know but it feels like I am winning." Detective Benson said pulling the Agent for a quick kiss before the two officers of Law ran like little girls quickening their ascent to the room.
Tara's top was being unbuttoned before they even reached the edge of the bed. The skirt followed immediately after. The brunette's mouth was all over her, licking and sucking as her body quivered as a response to every wet trace on her burning flesh. The entire strength of her body concentrated on her fingers as its nails dug into the woman's back as her nipple perched inside her mouth as her tongue flapped on one and the other one was vibrated equally but by her thumb.
Realizing that her new found companion was still clothed, Tara decided to take a little control, and pushed her. She sat on the bed and shifted towards its center without taking her eyes off the stranger who was hungrily watching her too. As soon as she stopped, the clothed beauty tried to crawl towards her but Tara pushed her back with her foot and made her stand right in front of her. "Clothes need to go." Tara said as she waited for the brunette to strip.
She stared right into the naked blonde's eyes as she slowly took of her black tank top. Tara's eyes hungrily followed her hand that traced her own breast then took a moment to pinch her own nipple a little, then made its way lower to the belt that she quickly unbuttoned and unzipped. Tara was on her knees now, not being able to wait and the brunette jumped in the bed with her pants still on. Tara's hands were on her immediately, touching the exposed skin, caressing her breasts gently and sucking on the hardening nipples. The brunette moaned as she let Tara feast on her half naked body.
Tara's hand quickly found the half the undone pant and tugged on it. Sensing the impatience of the blonde, she got up and let her slide the pants, she was about to return to her former position when Tara stopped her. Standing stark naked she looked down at blue eyes of the blonde hungrily eyeing her soaked core. She moved a little so that the blonde's head was right between her legs, then she descended in the same motion as Tara slowly lied on her back making sure that the sex landed on her mouth.
It hadn't taken more than couple of moments for them to get naked once they had reached Scully's magnificent government provided room in Howard Johnson's on 42nd street just overlooking the world famous Time Square.
Their hands and their tongues were all over each other as the sheet of the bed crumbled out of its grooves as their bodies danced in pure lust. Olivia finally took hold of the red head's impatient hands and put it top of her head so that she could feast her eyes with her nakedness with no interruption. Dana followed the eyes of the NYPD detective that took time staring at her lips, then her awaiting breasts, then lower to her stomach then to her soaked and ready pussy. Scully parted her legs as her eyes lingered at her wetness.
"Its time for me to win." Olivia said and winked at the FBI Agent as she slid her one finger inside her. Dana arched at its entrance; then slid the second finger and then the third as her thumb found the swollen center to press hard at. Scully had closed her eyes and sex was all she was feeling when Olivia abruptly took out her fingers. Scully opened her eyes in confusion, just to see her suck her fingers tasting her wetness. Then detective Benson settled herself on her stomach between her thighs and ran the tip of her tongue just outside her core, as Scully gasp in pleasure. Then, foregoing any more foreplay, she dove right in and began licking the clit as she slid her two fingers inside. She wrapped her arms around Dana's thighs, holding her down easing her feast.