Chapter 3: Devil's Dance Floor
Author's Note: Sorry about the chapter being long. I had to do it to move the plot along... And it doesn't help that I "accidentally" had Devil's Dance Floor on repeat for close to an hour while I was writing this.
"You sure this is the place? It looks kind of seedy" "I've been in worse places... This is actually pretty upscale for a real pub. Just calm down Danny"
The three of them were outside of McGuinty's pub and Darina was hesitant about going in. "Runa, can you go and check if they're in there? You can't miss them, they'll be the most attractive people in there... If that doesn't help, they'll most likely be the ones harassing the waitresses" "Ok, Come with me Danny". When they came back out after seeing that the only people in there were old Irishmen, they saw that Darina was nowhere to be found.
"Over here" they heard a whisper from the nearest alley. They went in to see that Darina's face was bright red and that she was staring past them. Both of them turned around to see that two very attractive men were walking towards the bar. One of them was slightly taller than the other and had light brown hair, a slightly rugged face, slightly tanned skin, and a very muscular figure compared to his companion who had darker hair, paler skin and a slightly stockier build. "Those are the infamous McManus brothers? You lucky bitch!" Runa blurted out. This attracted the brother's attention and they started approaching the alley. "She's over here hiding from you. And now both of them want to fuck you guys" Danny shouted after he had walked out of the alley. Darina was now blushing even more than she had been "I hate you guys. I mean it too" "No you don't, you'll love us no matter how much we embarass you" This got Runa a smack to the back of the head. The brothers were now observing them and looking like they were about to burst out laughing
"Hi guys. These assholes barely pretending to be my friends are Runa and Danny. Runa, Danny, these drunken Irishmen are Connor and Murphy McManus" the brothers were now staring at her "We're not drunk yet. Hey Murph, ya sure tha's Dar?" "I dunno Conn, if so, she got a hell of a lot prettier" "We'll be fightin' over her later?" "Most likely" they then each took one of her hands and dragged her into the pub, leaving Runa and Danny staring at the brothers in shock. "That lucky bitch" "No kidding, I'm taking whichever one of them she ends up not wanting for myself" "They're not gay Danny" "There's always a gay twin. Always"
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Two hours later, Connor and Murphy had gotten Darina to tell them almost everything that had happened to her in the previous 6 years. "So ye've been livin' in California for the past 3 years?" "Yeah, I pretty much did it to myself but I never would have met Danny and Runa if I had stayed in Dublin so I guess I'm grateful" "There's somethin' yer keepin' from us" "What are you talking about Conn?" "Conn's right. Ya haven't said a peep abou' havin' any boyfriends an' ye've grown up ta be so pretty tha' I'm not gon' ta believe tha' ya haven't been seein' anyone" "Look, I don't like to talk about that... Both of you have been drinking and I know nothing good will come out of me telling you about my love life"
Right then, a italian guy who happened to be VERY hairy came in with cheers of "Hey Roc!" from the regulars at the bar. "Damn, not even 11 and you two managed to get a chick? I fucking hate my life sometimes" "Get off it Roc, she's a friend of ours from Ireland. Which means that we won't be doing anything with her tonight" Roc's eyes lit up "An' ya won't be doing anythin' with her either so don' even think about it. An' don' be worryin' about us hurtin ya if ya try, we taught Dar here how ta fight so ye'll be gettin' yer ass knocked around by her unless she says otherwise" "I don't like Italians anyway so don't be getting your hopes up" Darina then walked away to find Danny and Runa.
When she finally found them, they were playing a drinking game taking shots from a bottle of whiskey in front of them. "What the fuck?" They both proceeded to take a shot. "Seriously..." "It's a game that Runa came up with, every time an Irish person cusses, we take a shot" "You guys must be pretty shitfaced then" they both took another shot "Oh yeah" "So, Danny, you should let Dar know about that club you were talking about" "Oh yeah, it's downtown and it's pretty much the place to be seen around here" "You think they'd be up for it? We're pretty much going to get in no matter what but I'm sure that they'll let them in... The whole 'real Irish' thing" "I'll go and check". A couple of minutes later, Darina gestured to Danny and Runa that they were going to leave.
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As soon as they got to the club, a bouncer came up to them and told them to follow him. "Tha' was a bit too easy" "It's Irish night every monday" Danny smugly commented "I'm just surprised that they let me in. Maybe having 3 Irish people with me cancels out the fact that I'm Mexican" "Could be. Or it could be that all the rest of us are beautiful" "I hate it when your right Dar". When they finally got some beers and found a table where they could place their coats and other personal items, Darina squeeked and grabbed Connor "The fuck?" "She always does this when she hears Flogging Molly" "Yeah, always grabs the closest hot guy and makes a fool of herself" "Get your ass out here Murph! It's the Devil's fuckin' Dance Floor!" Murphy rolled his eyes and joined Darina and his brother. Darina's exuberence gained more than a few disapproving looks from the people around them which she pretended not to notice until a girl tapped her on the shoulder "Would you mind? Civilized people are trying to dance here" "What the fuck's your problem? You got something against a real Irish girl having some fun?" "Real Irish? Please, you don't even have a bad Irish accent" Darina then slapped the girl and went back to the bar as the next song started, this time it was a rap song which pissed her off even more. On her way to get another drink, she bumped into someone who turned to her "Well damn, I never expected to see YOU here. Did you come to find me? I'd be more than happy to give you the pleasure of having me again" right then, Connor and Murphy walked up beside her and each wrapped an arm around her "Tony, these fine men here are Connor and Murphy McManus, Conn, Murph, this here is my exboyfriend Tony" she then shoved past Tony and made her way to the bar "I'll take the strongest drink you have. Make it two" "What's wrong Dar? Did tha' bastard hurt ya?" "I don't want to talk about it" "Ya want ya leave?" "Nope. I want to see if the fucking douche will try something... I want a reason to spill his blood" "He must have hurt ya bad... Did he rape you?" "I said I didn't want to fucking talk about it Conn!" "Aye, if he even touches ya, ye'll be seein' his blood all over this floor" "I can protect my fucking self. Just stay out of my business" "Darya...". She was already halfway to the entrance so she could get some fresh air and a cigarette.
As soon as she got outside Darina leaned against the nearest wall and sunk to the ground. She couldn't believe it. On top of being at the same club as Tony, the bastard actually had the gall to approach her and practically gloat about what he had done to her. Right then, she noticed that he was walking towards her again. "Those guys in there your boyfriends? I already knew that your a fucking slut but I had no idea that you needed two guys to get you done properly" "Get the fuck away from me Tony" "Or what? I don't see your boyfriends out here. I already know you can't bring yourself to hurt me". He then grabbed Darina and tried to farce her to kiss him when Connor walked outside. "Get yere fuckin' hands off her!" he grabbed Tony by the back of his jacket then turned him around and punched him the face. He then threw Tony to the sidewalk and proceeded to get on top of him and punch him repeatedly on the face until Darina noticed that Connor had blood on his knuckles.
"That's enough Con. You'll kill him if you keep it up" "I want ta fuckin' kill him! he fuckin' raped ya and was gon' ta try to do it again!" "He doesn't deserve death Conn. I want him to suffer as long as possible". Connor got up to his feet then embraced her "Ya want ta end the night?" "Yeah, let's go in and grab our stuff".