It was 12A.M. and all seemed to be quiet in downtown Budapest. A thick fog was
engulfing the streets, damp and cold making it hard to see anything that wasn't
right infront of your face. I loved all kinds of incliment weather, even though
the fog made a cold shiver run up my spine. This kind of weather made me feel
comfortable it hid me from unwanted eye's, made it seem like at times like
these I was the only one in the world. It was easy to imagine that I was someone
else and in some place completely different. The wind gently blew my burgundy
hair into my eye's, when it finally settled down my hair drooped into tiny loose
ringlets framing my face. I wove in and out of the streets with ease picking up
my pace when I felt that I was being watched. I was starting to get restless my
cheecks flushed and my bright violet eye's searching up and down streets for my
destination. I let out a huge sigh of relief when I found the Velvet Box. I
walked around to the back using the entrance there walking past girls applying
make-up, fixing their hair, and adjusting their wardrobes. I finally reached my
vanity and dropped my bag with a thud onto the table top. Quickly unzipping my
bag I started to dig through the bag finally finding my black bloomers and my
dark purple pasties. I quickly undressed and redressed into my new clothes.
Throwing my street clothes onto the vanity I went ahead and sat down putting on
some black eye shadow and eye liner, mascara, and a light pink lip gloss.
Satisfied with myself I went ahead and found the stage. I waited my turn,
waiting to hear my music to signal my arrival. I took a few deep breaths
mentally prepearing myself for the night ahead. I knew that they night would run
the sameway it always did. The men staring at me with hungry, lustful gazes,
touching themselves to my dance to my body, some even going so boldly as to try
and touch me. Oh and the money that I neeeded being thrown in my direction. I
was so lost in thought that I almost missed the opening melody to my music.
Snapping out of my thoughts just in time I strutted out onto the stage, as the
music started to pick up I started to dance, gyrating up and down the pole and
dancing prevocatively till the song was over. What I failed to notice was four
pairs of astonished eye's on me. I strutted off the stage. The night went on
pretty much the way I knew it would, waiting for my dance numbers, dancing them,
and then getting off the stage. The last number ended and I practically ran off
the stage. Jumping off the stage I headed to the bar as patrons started to file
out slowly. Some tried to talk to me while others gave me nervous glances as
they past. The place was pretty much empty save for the four guys in the corner.
The bartender whispered "Do you know thos guys?" he asked
"No why?" I replied
"Well they have been staring at you the whole night" he said
I gave him a look that said really and who wasn't. I started to get up streching
and made my way over to their table. As I got closer I heard them whispering
urgently among each other their heads bent together.
I cleared my throat "Ahem may I help you gentlemen the club is about to close
soon." I said a little impaticence creeping into my voice. They immediately shut
up and slowly all four stared up at me. My eye's widened in shock and my mouth
started to hang open. I slowly started to back away when the nearest one grabbed
my wrist and pulled me into his lap. I whirled around and came face to face with
Paris the Lord of Promiscuity a.k.a. sex he smirked at me.
"Usually women are running into me not away from me." he joked
I smirked sadly abck " well not all women know your friend William." I said and
struggled to get off his lap which only accomplished me wigglinug my ass in his
lap. Paris wiggled his eyebrows.
"You know he will be absolutely thrilled to see you right." Gideon said
which with him being the Keeper of Lies translated to he would be supremely
pissed to find out I was here.
"I know that's why you are not to tell him that you saw me. Besides now that you
have found me I am most likely going to have to relocate now." I said sourly.
All of the men glared at me and became quite immediatly.
"Why do you have to aviod us like we are the plauge?" Sabin asked
I thought about it for a minute and then replied.
"Well lets see my ex girlfriend is hanging out with all of you and her so
valiant protector hate my freaking guts. Not to mention that she knew you all
first so."
"He doesn't really hate your guts per say he just wants to know why you dumped
Gilly and broke her heart." Strider said
My eye's quickly set a flame and a frown marred my delicate features. Oh if they
only knew I thought to myself angrily. I quickly shot up from Paris's lap and
stomped backstage to my vanity grabbing my street clothes I quickly threw them
on over my stripper clothes. I quickly slung my bag over my shoulder and ran out
the back door. When I was about three blocks down the road I started to loosen
up taking a quick glance around me to make sure that none of them had followed
me. I cut down an alley and pulled down the ladder to my apartment building and
quickly climbed to the top floor. Once there I swung my leg over the ledge and
hoisted myself up and over it. I ran to my door running inside and locking the
door behind me. In the safety of my home I went ahead and slid down the back of
my door, falling in a crumpled heap on the floor. The tears started flowing
finally my past was catching up with me. Why oh why... I had no one to blame
but myself for the mess I was in and had created for myself. My eye's finally
started to dry up and I started to gain control of myself again. I had to think
of a plan, I was no longer safe here. If Paris, Gideon, Sabin, and Strider had
told William that I was back in town he would hunt me down and destroy me for
hurting his precious "Gilly's heart" as Strider had put it. I don't know what
hurt more thinking about what William would do to me if he found out I was here
or that I was on my own with no one to take care of or protect me. I don't know
why that was bothering me now. I had always been taking care of myself my whole
life what was so different now. I finally concluded that I would get nothing
accomplished this early in the morning so I stripped off my clothes and went to
the room down the hall flopping down onto the blankets and pulling them over my
naked body. I didn't expect what came next, my dreams were haunted by memories
of first my family and all the things that had happened while I had lived with
them. Then my dreams turned to Gilly and her face, her smile, her laugh, the way
she talked, her hair, everything about her that had enchanted me in the
begining. Before I knew it I was jolted awake by the loud beeping of my alarm
clock. I hit the off button and pulled myself out of my bed and blankets.
I rubbed my eye's of sleep and streched my muscles. Glancing at the clock it
read P.M. I had gotten a fitful six hours of sleep. Searching my room I found my
yellow bikini and threw that on and a pair of gray sweat pants. Heading out the
door not bothering to lock it behind me. I ran down the stairs and down the
street till I was no longer running on asphalt but the warm brown sand of the
beach. I kicked off my pants and folded them setting them aside where I could
see them. I continued to run to the waters edge and was met with the cold sea
water. The water was just the shock to my system that I needed to clear my mind
and I was able to think again a little more clearly. Letting the water lap at
my body I started to think. The guys had seen me last night that much was for
sure now the only question was should I pack up and leave not knowing if the
guys had told William if I was here in town or not. I thought to myself that
just to be safe I would go ahead and stay a few days. I mean there was no reason
to leave what little I had built up if the guys really hadn't told William
that I was here. Worse comes to worse I could always leave at the last minute. I
was really good at that and that is what had happened last time. Finally feeling
at ease with myself I went ahead and stood up in the water, turning towards the
shore I went ahead and walked towards it. I walked out of the water and toward
my pants. Picking them up I headed back into town to my apartment so that I
could get ready for work. Climbing the stairs once more I headed to the roof and
opened my door. I stopped short something wasn't right I could sense it, someone
was here. Now the question was who...