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A/N: Welcome to entry 7! Um, this might be the shortest entries of them all. I have no idea what I was thinking. Though I do love the placement of this character. I hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks for the reviews once again! : )
Entry 7: Eddy Gordo
Jazz music plays in a club while softly echoing through the crowd of occupants. Couples upon the dance floor within each other's arms as they sway to the sound of the saxophone. The lights are dim as the club is almost at its maximum capacity; the volume of noise being low as the smooth sounding song played.
A twenty-five year old woman, ivory in skin tone with short-spiked black hair, walked up to the bar and took a seat on one of the stools.
"What will it be?" The bartender asked.
"A cola." She ordered.
"Really? Oh, you want to mix it with something right?"
The woman shook her head, "No, just a regular cola. I'm a designated driver."
The bartender nodded, "How very responsible of you. Friends?"
"Yes, and they love to drink."
"Hey bartender! I need another beer over here!" A man yelled from the other end of the counter.
The bartender poured the woman's drink in a short glass that was half filled with ice. After pouring half of the cola in the glass, he placed the can on the counter telling her to enjoy her drink. She thanked him as she took her first sip and watched him walk away to grab his other customer's glass.
"Hey Staci!" A few women came up to the bar laughing.
She turned around and smiled, "Are you girls having fun?"
"Sure are!" The first woman spoke sitting on the stool next to her.
"Well that's good."
"So what are you drinking?" The second girl picked up her glass and sniffed it.
Staci grabbed the glass, "Come on Alondra, it's just cola."
The first woman's face cringed while she gave her friend a look of disgust. "How much did that cost?" Alondra asked.
"It was…oh my gosh, I forgot to pay." Staci's eyes widened.
"Naughty you." The third girl grinned.
"Excuse me bartender!" Staci called.
"Yes ma'am?" He walked up to them.
"Hello." The first girl leaned on the counter smiling.
Staci rolled her eyes, "Don't mind them. Um…I forgot to pay for my drink. How much is it?"
"Oh don't worry about it…it's on me." He smiled.
"Well isn't that nice of you Mr.…?" Alondra addressed him.
"Eddy." He replied.
The first girl spoke, "Well Eddy, I'm Jade, that's Coty and this here is Alondra. Oh, and of course our girl Staci." Jade wrapped her arm around the seated girl's shoulders.
"Nice to meet you all." He smiled.
"Ooo, I do love a man with dreads." Jade reached over and flipped Eddy's hair.
Suddenly a lady called him from the right end of the bar. "Will you excuse me ladies." Eddy left.
"Oh please do." Alondra looked him up and down as he walked away.
"You are impossible you know that." Staci shook her head.
"What? The man is fine." Jade laughed.
"Not to mention has a tight butt." Alondra high-fived her.
"I think he likes you." Coty winked as she nudged Staci playfully.
"So what, I'm engaged remember." She sipped on her carbonated beverage.
Jade snapped her fingers, "That's right, to that cop!"
Staci smiled softly, "Yeah…I love Lei."
"Alright alright, enough with all that lovey-dovey stuff. Let's go dance." Coty pulled on her arm.
"Ow, wait. I'll meet you guys on the floor." Her friend just sighed as she stood up and walked to the dance floor with the other two girls. Staci gave out a sigh herself as she thought that her friends were just wild and crazy.
"Nice friends."
She looked up and smiled, "Aren't they."
Eddy laughed, "Ouch, sarcasm."
"I'm sorry, they were kind of…"
"It's okay, you don't have to explain. Plus, I've dealt with a lot worse."
Staci chuckled, "I can only imagine. Are your friends just as forward?"
"I uh…don't really have many friends. I mean, I did at one point but, circumstances come about."
The young woman looked down, "I'm sorry to hear that."
Eddy smiled, "Oh don't be. It was my decision."
"Sure. Have you been doing this long then?"
"What? Bartending?"
"Yeah." She finished the drink in her glass.
He poured the rest out of the can for her, "About a year and a half."
"Thank you." She loosely held onto the glass. "Do you like it?"
"It's okay. I get to meet a lot of new people."
"That you seem not to befriend." She giggled.
He smiled, "Guess so."
"Sorry, bad joke."
"No it's okay haha. Nice ring though." He pointed at her hand.
"Huh? Oh, thanks."
"Engaged right?" Staci nodded. "Congratulations." He smiled.
"Thank you."
"Staci!" Coty yelled from the dance floor.
"There they go." The girl smirked.
"At least they're including you in the fun."
"Staci, come on! Isn't this your song?!" Jade shouted.
"Well once two call me, that's my cue." She took a sip of her drink and stood up.
"Have fun."
"I'll try." She replied as she left the bar and joined her friends on the dance floor, cola in hand.
"Bartender!" Another customer called out to him and Eddy turned his attention in that direction.
At the entrance of the club, a woman walked in with a long pink trench coat. Black, open-toed, 3-inch heals upon her feet; cinnamon curly hair worn down and over her shoulders. Big silver hoop earrings were in her ears while her hands were in the coat's pockets. She looked around the club and caught site of the bar.
"Hey babe, want to dance?" A young man walked up to her smiling.
She rolled her eyes, "No thanks."
"You sure?"
"Oh, I'm very positive." She walked passed him and through the crowd, making her way up to the bar. The woman looked at the back of the bartender's head as she took a seat, "Excuse me?"
"One minute ma'am." Eddy was finishing up a mojito.
"I don't think I can wait."
He turned around with a cocktail in his hand, "Well you're just…" he stopped in the middle of his sentence.
"Hello Eddy." She gave him a weak smile.
"Bartender, is my mojito ready?" One of his customers called.
"One second." He walked away from her to deliver another woman's cocktail. The one in front of him nodded as she waited, crossing her right leg over her left. After a few moments, Eddy returned, "Isn't this a surprise."
"I know."
"It's been two years. Where have you been Christie?"
She lowered her eyes, "I had to take care of some things."
"For two years?!" The tone in his voice rose and a few people that sat at the bar looked at him startled. He took a few breaths and just looked at her.
"I didn't mean for it to take that long. But I'm back and it's for a good reason."
"You know, I was really worried about you. I had the damn cops put out a search party. But you say you have a good reason for being back right? Well I'm dying to hear it." Eddy narrowed his eyes at her.
"Are you mad?"
He looked at her stupidly, "Oh no, of course not. You just disappeared without any trace. No phone calls, letters or emails. I'm not mad at all!"
"I can't stand that attitude of yours." Christie cut her eyes at him.
"Why are you here?"
"Because…something was brought to my attention a few days ago." She took an envelope out of her coat's right pocket.
"What's this?" He took it from her.
"Take a look inside."
Eddy opened the envelope and took out some photos. There was about three and they were in black and white. He examined them closely and smirked, "Well I don't believe it."
"Doesn't seem like you're surprised by this." Christie rested her arms on the bar counter.
He put the photos back in the envelope, "Well I had a hunch that he couldn't be taken down that easily."
"This can be bad for all of us."
"How did you get those anyway?"
"Someone sent them to me in my mail."
Eddy raised an eyebrow, "You have a place of residence too?"
"Never mind that."
"That's right, let's avoid where you live and where you've been." He rolled his eyes, "So why are you coming to me with this?"
"Bartender!" Alondra called from the dance floor.
Eddy turned, "Yes?"
"When you get a break, come and dance with us!" She laughed.
"I'll see about that!"
"Nice girl." Christie commented.
"Jealous?"
"Not at all."
"Answer my question."
"I already did and no I am not jealous." She folded her arms agitated.
"No, for your being here and coming about Kazama." He rubbed his temples from frustration.
Christie blushed, "Oh…well because I need your help."
"Doing what?"
"Trying to figure out his next move."
"Well there hasn't been any commotion going on in the news." Eddy picked up a glass a customer had been drinking out of.
"Just a few assassinations."
The man smirked, "Believe me, that's not his doings."
"Oh."
"If he is indeed back, however, he'd go straight to that individual."
Christie looked at him confused, "And who would that be?"
"Nina Williams."
"That's right! She was with him during that war three years ago."
Eddy nodded, "Yeah, along with me."
"Don't remind me."
"You have no say of what happened in the past." He crossed his arms over his chest.
"Do you know where she is?"
"Does it look like we keep in touch?" He scoffed slightly.
"Well, we're going to have to do some research."
"What do you mean we?"
"Eddy come on. You don't have to be on his side this time. We can take him down together." Christie placed her left hand on his right.
He moved his hand, "The guy hasn't done anything yet."
"That doesn't mean that he won't!"
"Would you calm down?"
"Look…you know his frame of mind better than I. So, I really need you to cooperate okay."
Eddy sighed, "I'll think about it."
"Fine." She stood up.
"Nice catching up with you Ms. Monteiro."
The woman placed a piece of paper on the counter, "My number, call me with an answer soon."
Eddy picked up the paper and watched as she walked away heading towards the club's exit. He looked down at it and shook his head.
"Hey Eddy, you coming dance or what?" Jade asked as they walked up.
Staci shrugged her shoulders, "Sorry about this."
He grinned, "Hey Ace?!"
"Yeah Eddy?" Another bartender came from the back.
"I'm going on break. Watch the bar okay."
"Sure man."
The Brazilian then jumped over the counter landing in front of the girls' group. Jade and Alondra grabbed his hands and lead him onto the dance floor.
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A/N: Hiya! Um…did you guys like it? I mean, I know it was short but great setting right? Seems like Eddy has a few issues with Christie at the moment. What do you think Eddy should do? I'm free to open ideas and as many reviews as you want. Love them! Staci's parents aren't in town just yet, that's why she's hanging with her girls. Next entry coming right up!