A/N: Thank you reviewers for being patient with me! I'm sorry for the late updates, I had to fix a couple of things. Anywhoo, without further adieu, I give you Invitation, part 2! Please enjoy!

Invitation

Part 2

I followed Callie's gaze to a very… attractive bartender. He'd propped himself against the bar, his hands busily polishing off a shot glass. He looked up from his work, a smirk played on his thin lips. His eyes were the brightest blue I'd ever saw. Jet black bangs brushed his forehead, and the rest sat upon his head in a low ponytail threw over his shoulder. He wore a thin, black v-neck t-shirt, showing off his ample muscles and tanned skin. He's eyes swept over us, doing a double take on Callie in her ridiculous costume.

"Ladies." He spoke, his voice deep and rough. Callie shivered where she stood, while I blushed and looked away nervously. His indigo eyes hovered over to me again and studied me, as if he could sense something I couldn't. Just before I could excuse myself back to our table, he unfurled his hand from the shot glass and offered me his naked palm.

'huh?'

I looked at his hand, then looked at him. His smirk widened, exposing sharp canines. I frowned, and clasp my hands together tightly behind my back.

" Kissa, right?" he asked me, a black eyebrow raising, "come have a drink." his hand beckoned to me and then I noticed the claws. Without warning, Callie bumped into me, her gigantic red stomach making me lose balance and reach for the nearest object to stabilize me, which was unfortunately Koga's outstretched hand. His hand felt rough in my sweaty one. He leaned back from where he stood and pulled me to a bar stool, and I sat ungraciously on it. I whipped my head around and glared at Callie, who was trying to blend in with the dancers, trying to give me some unwanted privacy. 'she's soooooo gonna get it' I growled in my head.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kissa." he said as I turned my attention back to him. With my hand still in his, he brought it up to his lips. His indigo eyes never separated from mine as he brushed his lips against my knuckles. I blushed, hard, and my frown deepened. 'oh my' it was getting way too hot in this trench coat. He let go of my hand and I quickly hid it under the table, clasped with the other in my lap. Wasn't this Anais's catch? If so, where the hell was she?

Moment seemingly over, he asked, "what'll be?"

"Water." I grounded out, doing my best to keep my composure.

Unfazed, Koga disappeared under the bar for a second, reappearing with a bottle of water in his hand. He slid it over to me, and I caught it without making a fool out of myself. I untwisted the cap with little effort and took a nice long swig. The bartender leaned his side against the bar, yet another shot glass in his hand.

"So," he started, his eyes on the glass, " you're staying here?"

I watched as his talented hands polished the small glass, "No, I work here."

He looked up, surprised. "Really?"

My brown eyes met his blue ones. "Y-yea."

His eyebrow rose, "So you and the other two work for this place?"

I nodded my head slowly, apparently he didn't believe me.

" Well, you don't look it." he said.

Taking It as a compliment, I grin at my half empty bottle.

He excused himself for a moment because apparently his customers were complaining. At that exact moment, I thought about leaving, more like running to the safety of our table, or seeking out Callie and beating her to death with a stick. Liking the second option better, I was just about to go and do just that when he came back, slightly ruffled. He wore a scowl on his face, and was mumbling about something, but I couldn't hear it. There was a sudden spark in his aura, like it was agitated. He studied my pose, I was just about to hop out the seat so I had one foot on the floor, while the other still dangled from the stool. I righted myself and smiled sheepishly.

'Oh Lord.' I sigh, and politely ask for another bottle of water. He obliges me with another, this one seemingly colder than the last.

I tried not to notice as his eyes roved over my borrowed trench coat. As I push the bottle the short distance between my hands, I could feel his gaze on me and I couldn't help but get a little nervous. Slowly, as if not to scare me, he reaches for my wrist, and slides his thumb and forefinger across the cuff of the coat. My movements stop, and my heart feels like its dropping. It took every nerve I had not to move.

" The coat," he says, his tone the same, but a bit deeper. " what are you hiding?"

A light blush creeps over my cheeks as I glance at him. I was about to answer, when we hear the D.J.'s announcement.

"Ey, in a couple minutes, we about to kick this karaoke night off!" he exclaimed, getting much applause from the crowed. " So if the contestants could make they way to the stage, we can get this show on the road!" his voice faded and was drowned out with whatever he had playing at the time.

I shake my head and smile at him coyly. "You'll see in a minute." I say and make my way toward the stage, leaving behind a smirking Koga. I then smacked myself upside my head and thought, 'what the hell am I saying?'

I made my way back to our table, mentally preparing myself when Anais comes out of nowhere hooks her arm around mine and steers me toward the crowed dance floor. I stopped walking and pulled back. " There is no way I'm getting into that mosh pit!" 'on second thought' I place my other hand on my hip, eyes narrowing. " Where the hell did you go off to?"

Caught, she pouted and batted her lashes, " I was only trying to help."

My hand drops from my hip and clenches at my side. I tug my other one from her grip, take her by the shoulders, and shake her. " I don't want any help in that department!"

Her pout turns into a scowl, batting at my hands. " Okay, Okay, I'm sorry." my hands drop to my sides as she adjusted her costume. I looked for that red eyesore from where I stood. "Where's Callie?" I question Anais, who shrugs and grabs my arm once again. " Com'on before your late."

" I wont be-hey!" I started but was being dragged through a throng of people and animals. The stage was set in the middle of the lobby, plush black couches lined the right and left side of it. Just before you walked onto the stage, you would pick out your song from the thick binder, then continue onto the stage and humiliate yourself. She dragged me to the very end of a short line, more had dropped out or hadn't even shown. We sunk into the new upholstery.

"Eh, domo no homo here about to get ready for this showdown!" he shouted into his mic. His DJ equipment was cleared from the stage. " But before we start, lets thank our corporate boss, who has taken time out his busy schedule to indulge in our festivities." He waved his hand toward the first floor balcony, indicating the V.I.P area. The crowed roared, whooping and shrieking. I clapped, but sent a confused look Anais' way. The DJ clapped his hands then shouts, " Lets get this thang started!"

There's a frown on my face and my arms are crossed. My adrenaline is pumping and it's not even my turn yet. My foot taps the floor continuously , my heart soars.

And it begins.

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