Giulietta sat wearily in Shido's chair. Her nerves were shot. She had
gotten away from her darkness only to end up exactly were she didn't want
to be. In the arms of Shido. She wanted to get away from everything. Her
past including Cain and Shido. But something inside her said it wasn't
going to happen Riho sat next to the vampire and handed her a cup of tea.
"Thank you." Giulietta said. She drank the hot liquid then spoke again. "So Shido this is you Heiress?" **(I had to think of something to call Riho in the Vampire hierarchy) Shido nodded. He leaned back against the window and sighed. Giulietta's presence was quite calming.
"Uh.I know that this maybe rude." Riho said, as she twirled the end of her ponytail on her finger. "But could you maybe tell me what you did before you became a vampire?"
Giulietta looked at Shido. They were both surprised by Riho's question. She looked at her tea. Going back to that time was painful in itself. There were so many things that she wanted to forget, so many things that had caused her and others she cared about pain. Riho watched the other vampire's eyes. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to have asked her that question.
"Gomen-nasai. I didn't mean to."
"No, no. It's not your fault." Giulietta said cutting the younger vampire off. "I was a pianist. Before I became a vampire." Riho nodded and smiled. Giulietta smiled back. Her features changed as she looked at her watch.
"Oh, no." She said
"What?" Shido asked. Giulietta looked at him as she stood.
"I'm late. I have to open my club before my workers start sending out the National Guard." She answered. Shido grabbed her arm.
"Maybe someone should go with you." He said. She smiled.
"It's alright. I'll be okay." Said Giulietta. She closed her eyes and mumbled a few words. A blue light appeared on the ground before her. The light faded to show a portal. Emerging from this portal was a man who seemed to be no older than Riho. His eyes were a pale gray and were partially hidden by his long blue hair. His black attire was of the old 1800's.
"Milady, are you alright?" the man asked.
"Yes Vercuil. I'm fine. It's a good thing I moved or I would be dead now." She answered. "You remember Shido."
Vercuil turned and faced Shido. Narrowing his eyes, he bowed slightly. Shido nervously cleared his throat and returned the gesture.
"This is Riho and Yayoi." Giulietta said. Vercuil respectfully kissed their hands in greeting.
"Well now, I believe it's time we leave. The nightclub should have been open an hour ago." Giulietta said. "I'll see you guys later. Maybe you should come to the club. It'll be fun."
"Sure." Said Shido.
"Great! It's called Dark Shadows. Hope to see you there." She said. Vercuil removed his coat and placed it on her shoulders. Bowing, Vercuil left the room with Giulietta by his side.
"Shido- san, we're going to a nightclub?!" Riho asked. Her voice dripping with excitement.
"That's different of you Shido. Normally you would have to be coerced into going anywhere." Yayoi said. Shido rubbed his head. They were right. He never agreed to go anywhere most of the time. Maybe it was his fear of seeing Cain that stopped him. But what was so different this time?
"It sounds interesting. Besides, we need a break." Shido said. "But if you guys don't want to go."
"I'll warm the car." Yayoi said.
"I got my coat" Riho chimed in. Shido smiled as he turned off the light and walked out the door.
Giulietta walked into her apartment above her nightclub. Sighing, she changed into her club uniform and headed to the main floor. The club was bustling with customers. People dancing, drinking, and playing darts. The bar, however, was crowded as people received their drinks.
"Ladies, why is the bar crowded?" Giulietta asked as she got behind the bar.
"Sorry Giulietta. We have a newbie tonight." One of the girls said, as she pointed at a blonde girl struggling with the drinks. Giulietta pinned her hair up and grabbed a tray.
"Okay ya'll. Go have some fun. I'll get you your drinks" Giulietta waved everyone away from the bar and began serving the drinks.
Shido, Yayoi, and Riho entered the nightclub. The place was big. But there was something about the place that didn't feel right.
"Shido, there are breeds here." Yayoi said.
"I noticed." He replied. As Shido looked around, he caught sight of Giulietta as she was serving drinks. Her raven hair was pinned up in a loose bun showing a tattoo of a raven on the left side of her neck. She wore a black belly shirt, a ruby studded rose barbell in her navel, and very low cut leather pants. Shido couldn't help but stare. Her taste in provocative clothing hadn't changed after three-hundred years.
Giulietta turned and looked at Shido and his party. Smiling she approached them.
"So you made it" Giulietta said.
"Yeah, I suppose we did." Shido replied.
"Well, sit. Can I get you guys a drink?"
"I'll have a Electric Ice tea." Yayoi said.
"Um.A coke." Riho said.
"Come now Riho. You can have something with alcohol." Giulietta said.
"But she's." Shido began to protest.
"Shido she's immortal. She'll never get any older. Let her taste life." Said Giulietta, cutting him off. Shido didn't argue.
"Ok" Riho said. "I'll have . anything."
Giulietta laughed. "Well we don't have that. But I make a kick ass mudslide. How about that?"
Riho nodded in agreement. "Don't tell me Shido. I know just what to get you. I'll be right back." Giulietta said. She left the table only to return two minutes later with drinks. Handing the others their drinks, she sat down. Slouching in the chair. Giulietta drank her Bloody Mary.
"Shido, I'm surprised you came. Cain used to have to talk you into leaving the castle." She said. Shido was caught off guard by the remark and was turning beet red. Looking at his hands he realized that Giulietta was taking pleasure out of watching him squirm.
"Things have changed. Little one" Shido said.
"Really?" Giulietta asked mischievously.
"Really." Shido answered. His eyes flashed yellow provoking her to say something else. Giulietta noticed the threat and grinned slyly.
"I was just saying. No need to be offensive."
"Wasn't being offensive. Little one." Shido said as he sipped his Blood Cherry Zinger. " What of the raven on you neck? Cain's signature bird."
"I wanted a tattoo. And I got a bird." She replied venom dripping off of every word.
Riho and Yayoi watched the fireworks fly, as the vampires shot insults at each other.
"I wonder if they did this three- hundred years ago." Riho said to Yayoi.
"No. I think this just started. They're playing a game. I think it's to see who has really changed." Yayoi replied.
Shido and Giulietta continued with their game until someone caught Giulietta's eye. Shido froze. The scent of sandalwood filled the club. The scent was different but the same feeling of threat filled him. Giulietta looked out onto the dance floor. A man with blonde hair walked through the crowd. As if sensing her gaze, he looked at her.
'Cain?' She thought to herself. She jumped from her seat and ran into the crowd. Standing in the middle of the dancing people, Giulietta searched for the mysterious blonde vampire. A hand snaked around her waist and she was pulled into a man's strong arms. He spun her around. Giulietta gasped. He looked exactly like Cain, all except his eyes. His eyes were brown almost red.
"May I have this dance?" He asked. Giulietta couldn't answer, so she nodded. They danced as her mind was racing. Who was this vampire? And why did he resemble Cain? The son ended and he still held her in his arms. He wrapped a loose strand of her hair around his finger. "You're very beautiful." He said. His strong Transylvanian accent becoming more apparent.
"Thank you." Giulietta replied. "If you'll excuse me. I have to get to work." The vampire tightened his grip as she tried to walk away.
"Release me." She said. He tightened his grip again. Pressing her against his muscular body.
"Release me now!" Giulietta growled. He laughed.
"Now, now. That's no way to talk to your son. Is it mother?" He said. Giulietta's eyes widened. A son? She had a son? This wasn't making any sense. The man began to whisper something in Transylvanian.
"W-what are you doing?" She asked. The room began to blur as the vampire continued to whisper. She was loosing focus and the room was slowly going black.
"Vercuil." She said as she fainted. Vercuil appeared, catching Giulietta as she fell. Shido and the others followed the mysterious vampire, but lost him when he exited the club. They went back inside to check on Giulietta. Vercuil check her faint but beating pulse.
"She's okay" he said to Shido. "She's asleep."
"What happened?" Shido asked. Vercuil shrugged.
"I don't know. I heard her call and got here when she fainted. I need to get her upstairs. Go up the staircase on the far end of the nightclub. I'll meet you there." He said. Vercuil vanished as the others walked up the stairs.
"Thank you." Giulietta said. She drank the hot liquid then spoke again. "So Shido this is you Heiress?" **(I had to think of something to call Riho in the Vampire hierarchy) Shido nodded. He leaned back against the window and sighed. Giulietta's presence was quite calming.
"Uh.I know that this maybe rude." Riho said, as she twirled the end of her ponytail on her finger. "But could you maybe tell me what you did before you became a vampire?"
Giulietta looked at Shido. They were both surprised by Riho's question. She looked at her tea. Going back to that time was painful in itself. There were so many things that she wanted to forget, so many things that had caused her and others she cared about pain. Riho watched the other vampire's eyes. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to have asked her that question.
"Gomen-nasai. I didn't mean to."
"No, no. It's not your fault." Giulietta said cutting the younger vampire off. "I was a pianist. Before I became a vampire." Riho nodded and smiled. Giulietta smiled back. Her features changed as she looked at her watch.
"Oh, no." She said
"What?" Shido asked. Giulietta looked at him as she stood.
"I'm late. I have to open my club before my workers start sending out the National Guard." She answered. Shido grabbed her arm.
"Maybe someone should go with you." He said. She smiled.
"It's alright. I'll be okay." Said Giulietta. She closed her eyes and mumbled a few words. A blue light appeared on the ground before her. The light faded to show a portal. Emerging from this portal was a man who seemed to be no older than Riho. His eyes were a pale gray and were partially hidden by his long blue hair. His black attire was of the old 1800's.
"Milady, are you alright?" the man asked.
"Yes Vercuil. I'm fine. It's a good thing I moved or I would be dead now." She answered. "You remember Shido."
Vercuil turned and faced Shido. Narrowing his eyes, he bowed slightly. Shido nervously cleared his throat and returned the gesture.
"This is Riho and Yayoi." Giulietta said. Vercuil respectfully kissed their hands in greeting.
"Well now, I believe it's time we leave. The nightclub should have been open an hour ago." Giulietta said. "I'll see you guys later. Maybe you should come to the club. It'll be fun."
"Sure." Said Shido.
"Great! It's called Dark Shadows. Hope to see you there." She said. Vercuil removed his coat and placed it on her shoulders. Bowing, Vercuil left the room with Giulietta by his side.
"Shido- san, we're going to a nightclub?!" Riho asked. Her voice dripping with excitement.
"That's different of you Shido. Normally you would have to be coerced into going anywhere." Yayoi said. Shido rubbed his head. They were right. He never agreed to go anywhere most of the time. Maybe it was his fear of seeing Cain that stopped him. But what was so different this time?
"It sounds interesting. Besides, we need a break." Shido said. "But if you guys don't want to go."
"I'll warm the car." Yayoi said.
"I got my coat" Riho chimed in. Shido smiled as he turned off the light and walked out the door.
Giulietta walked into her apartment above her nightclub. Sighing, she changed into her club uniform and headed to the main floor. The club was bustling with customers. People dancing, drinking, and playing darts. The bar, however, was crowded as people received their drinks.
"Ladies, why is the bar crowded?" Giulietta asked as she got behind the bar.
"Sorry Giulietta. We have a newbie tonight." One of the girls said, as she pointed at a blonde girl struggling with the drinks. Giulietta pinned her hair up and grabbed a tray.
"Okay ya'll. Go have some fun. I'll get you your drinks" Giulietta waved everyone away from the bar and began serving the drinks.
Shido, Yayoi, and Riho entered the nightclub. The place was big. But there was something about the place that didn't feel right.
"Shido, there are breeds here." Yayoi said.
"I noticed." He replied. As Shido looked around, he caught sight of Giulietta as she was serving drinks. Her raven hair was pinned up in a loose bun showing a tattoo of a raven on the left side of her neck. She wore a black belly shirt, a ruby studded rose barbell in her navel, and very low cut leather pants. Shido couldn't help but stare. Her taste in provocative clothing hadn't changed after three-hundred years.
Giulietta turned and looked at Shido and his party. Smiling she approached them.
"So you made it" Giulietta said.
"Yeah, I suppose we did." Shido replied.
"Well, sit. Can I get you guys a drink?"
"I'll have a Electric Ice tea." Yayoi said.
"Um.A coke." Riho said.
"Come now Riho. You can have something with alcohol." Giulietta said.
"But she's." Shido began to protest.
"Shido she's immortal. She'll never get any older. Let her taste life." Said Giulietta, cutting him off. Shido didn't argue.
"Ok" Riho said. "I'll have . anything."
Giulietta laughed. "Well we don't have that. But I make a kick ass mudslide. How about that?"
Riho nodded in agreement. "Don't tell me Shido. I know just what to get you. I'll be right back." Giulietta said. She left the table only to return two minutes later with drinks. Handing the others their drinks, she sat down. Slouching in the chair. Giulietta drank her Bloody Mary.
"Shido, I'm surprised you came. Cain used to have to talk you into leaving the castle." She said. Shido was caught off guard by the remark and was turning beet red. Looking at his hands he realized that Giulietta was taking pleasure out of watching him squirm.
"Things have changed. Little one" Shido said.
"Really?" Giulietta asked mischievously.
"Really." Shido answered. His eyes flashed yellow provoking her to say something else. Giulietta noticed the threat and grinned slyly.
"I was just saying. No need to be offensive."
"Wasn't being offensive. Little one." Shido said as he sipped his Blood Cherry Zinger. " What of the raven on you neck? Cain's signature bird."
"I wanted a tattoo. And I got a bird." She replied venom dripping off of every word.
Riho and Yayoi watched the fireworks fly, as the vampires shot insults at each other.
"I wonder if they did this three- hundred years ago." Riho said to Yayoi.
"No. I think this just started. They're playing a game. I think it's to see who has really changed." Yayoi replied.
Shido and Giulietta continued with their game until someone caught Giulietta's eye. Shido froze. The scent of sandalwood filled the club. The scent was different but the same feeling of threat filled him. Giulietta looked out onto the dance floor. A man with blonde hair walked through the crowd. As if sensing her gaze, he looked at her.
'Cain?' She thought to herself. She jumped from her seat and ran into the crowd. Standing in the middle of the dancing people, Giulietta searched for the mysterious blonde vampire. A hand snaked around her waist and she was pulled into a man's strong arms. He spun her around. Giulietta gasped. He looked exactly like Cain, all except his eyes. His eyes were brown almost red.
"May I have this dance?" He asked. Giulietta couldn't answer, so she nodded. They danced as her mind was racing. Who was this vampire? And why did he resemble Cain? The son ended and he still held her in his arms. He wrapped a loose strand of her hair around his finger. "You're very beautiful." He said. His strong Transylvanian accent becoming more apparent.
"Thank you." Giulietta replied. "If you'll excuse me. I have to get to work." The vampire tightened his grip as she tried to walk away.
"Release me." She said. He tightened his grip again. Pressing her against his muscular body.
"Release me now!" Giulietta growled. He laughed.
"Now, now. That's no way to talk to your son. Is it mother?" He said. Giulietta's eyes widened. A son? She had a son? This wasn't making any sense. The man began to whisper something in Transylvanian.
"W-what are you doing?" She asked. The room began to blur as the vampire continued to whisper. She was loosing focus and the room was slowly going black.
"Vercuil." She said as she fainted. Vercuil appeared, catching Giulietta as she fell. Shido and the others followed the mysterious vampire, but lost him when he exited the club. They went back inside to check on Giulietta. Vercuil check her faint but beating pulse.
"She's okay" he said to Shido. "She's asleep."
"What happened?" Shido asked. Vercuil shrugged.
"I don't know. I heard her call and got here when she fainted. I need to get her upstairs. Go up the staircase on the far end of the nightclub. I'll meet you there." He said. Vercuil vanished as the others walked up the stairs.