Lilly observed The Haven from her room above the dance floor. "Quiet night so far…" she thought as her eyes moved from the stage to the bar. Tonight attracted the usual crowd, a comfortable mix of humans and vampires, neither overly aware of the others' presence for the time being. Reaching to a small ebony table Lilly picked up a glass of red wine and took a sip. She turned, bringing her almost face to face with Cameron, something she would prefer to avoid at all costs. "People announce themselves when they enter a room." she stated with a sneer before taking another sip of her wine.
A slow and easy grin crossed Cameron's lips. "Perhaps I'm not the kind of people you're used to dealing with." In his short tenure as Brujah primogen Cameron had managed to ruffle more than a few feathers. Ruffling Lilly's was the best; nothing pleased him more to see her cool composure slip and her vain attempts to conceal it. He had gotten it down to such a science he felt secure placing money on the fact that within 5 minutes of entering a room he could set Lilly off. The thought had crossed his mind that messing with the Prince of the City's main vampiric squeeze could land him in a tight situation. Lately it seemed to be a well known fact that Julian had been spending more and more time with Caitlin….well known to everybody but Lilly it seemed. Speaking of Lilly, Cameron broke free of his reverie to find her still glaring at him. "You know why his royal majesty called us all down here, or is that just a ploy you used to get me down here to yourself?"
"Calm….calm…" Lilly told herself, making a smart move to set the glass down before she snapped it into shards. "I know nothing more than you. Julian requested all primogens meet at The Haven. With the meeting being called on such short notice one can only imagine what the purpose is."
"Hmm, keeping you out of the loop too, princess? Such a shame, such a shame." Cameron sat down on a red velvet settee, carefully studying Lilly's face to gauge her reaction. Lately she had been getting better at hiding her emotions, but he felt certain this would get a rise out of her. Sure enough, the corners of her eyes twitched, followed by the corners of her lips, to be finished by a flush to her cheeks. So wrapped up was Cameron in his study he hadn't noticed Lilly had crossed the room to stand in front of him until he felt the sting of her hand across his cheek. She remained standing, glaring down at him, her breath measured and heavy. "Unexpected." he thought as he lightly rubbed his cheek. "I've seen the way he treats you lately. You deserve better, and admit it, you've been thinking the same yourself. You need to be with someone who will treat you right, like the Toreador queen that you are…."
"Am I interrupting something?" Julian strode into the room. The other primogen were just a step behind, followed by a stranger.
"Nothing, just Cameron and myself exchanging pleasantries." Lilly moved away, picking up her glass again and taking a sip.
"Good." Julian's eyes moved from Cameron to Lilly, very sure that something more was going on between the two. "Now is not the time," he told himself before moving to the side, allowing Kat to step forward. "This evening a stranger visited me, requesting asylum. I have heard her story and granted her request." Sliding his arm around Kat's back he moved her forward to stand next to him. "This is Kat. She is Brujah, so Cameron, you will be responsible for her."
Kat's pale blue eyes slowly surveyed the room, falling on each primogen briefly before meeting Cameron's. She took a hesitant step away from Julian towards the red couch, unsure if this action would be taken the wrong way. Cameron stood, giving Lilly a sideways glance before crossing the distance between himself and the newcomer. "Welcome to San Francisco Kat," he offered his hand to her. "I hope you find yourself happy in your new home."
Kat remained silent, offering a slight nod as she shook Cameron's hand. "I must remember…must remember…" she repeated to herself before finding her voice. "Thank you. I hope I find myself happy here as well."
"Come on, let's go downstairs and allow you to meet your fellow Brujah. Lilly," Cameron turned before moving through the door with Kat, "I do hope we'll take up the rest of this conversation later?" A smirk and chuckle followed Cameron as he left.
Cash cleared his throat. "I'm…um…gonna go downstairs too. Make sure they stay in line."
Daedalus followed the others, quietly leaving without an explanation. Only Lilly and Julian remained, both staring wordlessly at the other, until Lilly moved to pick up her glass and leave the room as well. Julian quietly cursed under his breath, wondering what exactly he had done to have such poor luck today before moving to leave as well.