Queen of Darkness

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. I am only using them in a short work of fiction. I am doing this for fun not for profit, so don't sue me. As I have nothing but a small kennel that I use as my house. It's not much but I like it and you can't have it.

Chapter 5

Where could he be, Dorothy asked herself. This club isn't that big, I should have no problem finding him. Dorothy began to circle the club using all of her senses to try and locate the blonde boy that she sat.

Dorothy was almost back at the table where she had left her friends when she was able to sense her 'prey' at the very edge of her awareness. With a small smile playing about her lips, Dorothy turned in the direction that she sensed he was in. As she got closer to the table where the blonde sat, she was able to pick up the aura's of two people who were conscience, besides the blonde, and the one of a person who seemed to have gotten knocked out. There was something that Dorothy could sense under the general aura of each of the boys. It wasn't that strong but it was something that made her uncomfortable. The feeling made her pause for a moment while she considered if she should continue on. Then Dorothy shook her head. This is stupid, Dorothy thought, why should these humans bother me? (If she only knew)

With her firm new resolve, Dorothy walked up to the table. As she walked up to the table, Dorothy noticed that no one was talking. In fact it looked like none of them indeed really wanted to be there. Don't start thinking like that or you'll never ask him to dance, a small voice shouted. Knowing that the voice was right, Dorothy squared she shoulders, put on a pleasant face and walked up to the blonde. When she was standing beside him, she tapped him on the shoulder.

Quatre felt someone tap his shoulder, so he turned to see who it was. He came face to face with a tall blonde girl with ice blue eyes, for all the coldness that a parentally resided in those eyes, Quatre could tell that it was all just an act so that she wouldn't get hurt. Not sure what this girl wanted, he waited for her to say something first.

"Want ta dance?" Dorothy asked casually.

"Sure why not." Quatre answered equally casually. "Watch my drink will you, guys?" he asked as he stood up.

"Hnnnnn." was Heero's reply while Trowa just stayed silent. A low un-comprehendible moan was emitted from the still un-conscience Wufei.

"Shall we?" Quatre asked taking Dorothy's hand and led her towards the dance floor.

"Uh…yeah." Dorothy said regaining her senses. "Are you sure that your drink will be okay with them?"

"Yeah it will. They don't say much and dance less." Quatre explained to her as he wrapped his arms around her waist for the slow song. "The only reason we're here is because Duo wanted to come. The five of us have to pretty much stay together all the time so we take turns choosing what we're going to do during the evening."

"That sounds like it could be kinda boring sometimes." Dorothy commented.

"It can be sometimes. It can also be fun or educational or silent or cultural or tiring. We don't all agree about what to do but it helps us to be more unified and understand one another." Quatre told her as they swayed to the music. (I know that it sounds really corny but it fits with everything. So shush if you're laughing.)

"I don't think that I would be able to ever do anything like that." Dorothy said. "My friends and I usually stick pretty close but then again, we all pretty much like to do the same things."

"That must be great to have friends that get along so well. A lot of the time two of my friends are at each other's throat." Quatre replied.

"Sometimes people just don't see things the same way as others and need to vent." was Dorothy's wise reply.

Quatre didn't say anything to her. He simply thought about the plain logic of her words. As he thought he realized that, for all that they talked as if they had known each other for years, he didn't even know her name. The song was just about over and a quick glance at his watch told him that they left for work.

"Thank you for the dance, Miss…" Quatre began as the song ended and he stepped slightly away.

"Catalonia. My name is Dorothy Catalonia." Dorothy introduced herself.

"Pleased to meet you, Miss Catalonia. I'm Quatre Winner." Quatre said polietly. "Thank you once again for the dance. Right now, I'm afraid that I'll have to excuse me though. My friends and I have to go to work."

"No problem. I hope to see you around sometime." Dorothy told him as they walked to the edge of the dance floor. "Why don't you and your friends stop by the club that I work at sometime and I'll buy you a drink."

"That sounds pretty good. What's the name of the club?"

"The Devil's Hideout." Dorothy informed him.

"I'll see you there sometime then. See you." Quatre said calmly as he walked away but his mind was racing. The club that she named was one of the biggest suspected hangouts for vampires in the whole city. The fact that she worked there left only two options open. One she was a vampire or two she was protected by a vampire.

When Quatre got back to the table, he saw that Wufei was once again conscience and looked very angry. Quatre, not wanting to be on the receiving end of Wufei's wrath, simply smiled silently as he sat down on the chair he had occupied earlier.

"Where have you been?" Wufei asked, though it sounded like a demand.

"I had an invitation for a dance. I didn't want to be rude so I accepted it." Quatre said off handedly.

"You're going to end up being worse than Duo if you keep this up." Wufei remarked venomously.

"That is your opinion and you're entitled to it. I just don't see how I came to deserve it." Quatre responded calmly.

"Let it go Wufei." Heero warned as Wufei opened his mouth. "Right now we need to find Duo and head out."

For once Wufei did as he was told and kept his mouth shut. All the boys finished off their drinks and stood up to go and look for Duo.

Dorothy made her way back over to where her friends were. She had been up for a good four hours and her stomach was starting to rumble. She was not as Cathy might be and not able to go without blood for say more than three hours except when sleeping but she got hungry all the same.

When Dorothy got to their table she found Cathy, Relena, and Sally all just sitting quietly watching the dance floor.

"Is that all you three have been doing since I left?" Dorothy wondered as she sat down and had a sip of her Smirnoff Ice cooler.

"No, we had a nice discussion after you left and then we joked about awkward you looked in that blonde's arms." Cathy told her.

"That was about the extent of what we did while you were gone." Sally finished.

"My what an exciting life you lot lead." Dorothy said sarcastically.

"Yes we do lead exciting lives now don't we." Relena answered sarcastically.

"Have we stayed here to give Hilde long enough with that guy?" Cathy wondered. "Cause I'm really getting hungry and with all of these humans around I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to not eat one much longer."

"This is a no hunting zone, remember?" Relena reminded her young friend seriously.

"Then I suggest that you get me out of here." Cathy replied.

"I'm starting to get hungry as well." Dorothy spoke up. "And Hilde's had plenty of time with that guy."

"I guess that we could go." Relena said as she studied Cathy closely noticing that her eyes were starting to get a slightly red tinge to them.

"Great then let's go find Hilde." Cathy exclaimed excitedly as she jumped to her feet.

Sally, Dorothy, and Relena laughed at Cathy's excitement. They had all gone through the stage of always being hungry. As they got to their feet the band switched songs again to one that he had a good beat. Swaying slightly to the beat the four vampires made their way around the club looking for their friend.

After a few minutes the girls were able to feel Hilde's aura brush against their own. Changing directions the group of vampires made their way over to where the other vampire was.

As they approached from one side, Dorothy noticed that Quatre and the guys that were at that table were approaching from the other side. Dorothy looked at the table where Hilde and that guy sat and saw the two of them making out. She cast a knowing glance at the other girls.

"It's a good thing none of us took your bet, Relena." Cathy laughed.

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To Be Continued….

AN well what do you think? I know that I took a long time to up date. I deserve any flames that you feel that you may need to send my way. What ever criticism you can send will be appreciated.