So this isn't like a real chapter but it is going to introduce that thing that many of you I think have been looking forward to. Also it will help to demonstrate how Gabi hunts.
Please read, review and enjoy.
Ch.8 Temptation
Gabi had invited Connor and Lance to go on a hunt with her. Connor wasn't sure why she had invited him to go along since it would have made more sense to show her 'hunting' to the entire crew. But after thinking of his prize he wasn't going to complain. The two boys waited on the dock as the sun began to set.
"So is this the first time you get watch Gabi hunt?" Lance asked. Connor thought back to the concert that he had attended that had resulted in this 'grand' adventure.
"Not exactly, the first one I witnessed Gabi tried to kill me." Connor said nonchalantly. Lance laughed. After Lance's laughter died down the air between the two bows suddenly became awkward.
"So…" Lance began. "Did you like your prize?" Connor felt his skin suddenly become too tight.
"Uh…" He wasn't sure how to answer that.
"It's alright, I know how Gabi is. And by that blush I am guessing that you liked it." Connor hadn't even realized that she he was blushing. But Lance began laughing at Connor's embarrassment and the awkwardness just seemed to die.
"What exactly is between you two?" The question was out of Connor's mouth before he realized he had even thought of it. Lances eyes widened in surprise.
"She's my best friend." Lance shrugged. For second it seemed as though Lance was about to divulge more but the ominous jingle of Gabi's spurs alerted them to her presence. Gabi walked toward the two boys in her "Nightingale" outfit yet parts of it were modified. She wore a thin black cardigan with holes giving it the appearance that it was worn from years of use, looking at it closely it resembled the sails of the Nocturne. Her silver chain remained wrapped around her arm and the daggers in her hair remained unchanged but something still seemed off. Gabi walked past the two boys toward the boat. Looking down Connor noticed what seemed to be the tip of a handle sticking out of her boots. Gabi turned to the two boys after getting on the boat.
"Are you two coming or what?"
/\/\/\
The Moonlight Cavern, at first Connor had thought that it was a pretty stupid name but after arriving at the club it became obvious that the name was incredibly descriptive. The entire roof of the club was a glass dome. Upon arriving Gabi explained that the club had once been a museum but it had been ransacked by pirates so it went from museum to empty building to club. The club was filled with moonlight streaming in through the windows, Connor and Lance stood among the party goers. The stage was decorated with the red rose petals on the floor, against the dark black wood of the stage and in the light of the moon the petals looked like fresh drops of blood.
"Hey Lance, do you have any idea how this 'hunting' actually works?" Connor asked.
"Gabi explained it once," Lance began looking up trying to recall the memory. "She said that she used her trance abilities focused in her voice. She makes herself seem more desirable, tempting the creatures to want to attack her for a meal." Connor thought of the effect her hunt had had on him.
"Doesn't it seem like she is forcing them into it?" Connor wasn't sure what answer he was hoping for.
"Mr. Gale told me that for new vampires it's very hard for them to deal with their urges but when it comes down to it you have to decide whether to save their victim or not and the only sure way to save them is to kill the vampire." Before Connor could digest this information music began to play and the crowd began to yell in excitement. A cymbal clanged and drums began to beat. Gabi jumped on stage with a twirl kicking some of the rose petal, scattering them around her feet. Gabi eyeslooked over the crowd in an almost predatory stare.
"Whats the time?
Well it's gotta be close to midnight
My body's talking to me"
Gabi gently traveled her hand down her chest and abdomen landing at her hip.
"It say,'Time for danger
It says 'I wanna commit a crime
Wanna be the cause of a fight
Wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt"
On 'skirt' Gabi pulled her skirt up slightly exposing the dagger tucked into her garter. Looking toward Connor, Gabi winked on flirt.
"With a stranger
I've had a knack from way back
At breaking the rules once I learn theGame
Get-up life's too quick
I know someplace sick
Where this chick'll dance it the flames"
Kicking her leg outward, Gabi grazed the stage, somehow the meeting of her spurs ond the floor cause sparks to fly and ignite the wood.
"We don't need any money
I always get in for free
You can get in too
If you get in with me
Let's go
Out tonight
I have to go out tonight
You wanna play?
Let's run away
We wont be back
Before it's New Year's Day
Take me out tonight (meow)"
Gabi spoke a breathy 'meow' and Connor could feel his blood pump faster. Looking at her Connor could feel the influence that Gabi had cast in her song but being more in tune with his instinct he was able to reject the burning need for blood.
/\/\/\
In the evening I've got to roam
Can't sleep in the city of neon and chrome
Feels to damn much like home
When the spanish babies cry
Gabi looked out over the crowd. Her power was working, but now she needed to find other supernaturals.
So let's find a bar
So dark we forget who we are
And all the scars from the
Nevers and maybes die
Stomping her foot Gabi forced the flames that she has started, to snuff out. A small wave of energy only she could feel dispersed into the crowd. Echoing back it revealed to her other creature of the night.
Let's go out tonight
Have to go out tonight
You're sweet
Wanna hit the street?
Wanna wail at the moon like a cat in Heat?
Just take me out tonight
Please take me out tonight
That one lyric was directed toward Connor making him blush. Gabi couldn't help but smirk.
Don't forsake me - out tonight
I'll let you make me - out tonight
Tonight - tonight – tonight
The crowd cheered as the song finished but with what Gabi had learned she needed to get a message to Lance out. She walked over to the DJ and whispered in his ear.
/\/\/\
The new beats for the next song began. It was like nothing Connor had ever heard before. But when it started it caused Lance to look up abruptly. "This isn't the song she was going to sing."
S.O.S. she's in disguise
S.O.S. she's in disguise
There's a she wolf in disguise
Coming out, coming out, coming out
Gabi moved her hips in time to the music.
A domesticated girl that's all you ask of me
Darling it is no joke, this is lycanthropy
The moons awake now with eyes wide open
My body's craving, so feed the hungry
The music pulsed with a strange sound as Gabi moved her body in time, her hands above her head as she twirled so her body was sideways to the audience.
I've been devoting myself to you Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday
Not getting enough retribution or decent incentives to keep me at it
I'm starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an office
So I'm gonna go somewhere cozy to get me a lover
And tell you all about it
Gabi moved backward moving her arms, stratching into a backward arc. The second mousic allowed her she flipped over onto her hands and knees as if mimicking a wolf.
There's a she wolf in your closet
Open up and set her free
Gabi howled quickly.
There's a she wolf in your closet
Let it out so it can breathe
She panted breathlessly getting the crowd to follow her every movement. She stood back up going from primal to sophisticated.
Sitting across a bar, staring right at her prey
It's going well so far, she's gonna get her way
Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent
The moon's my teacher, and I'm her student
As she sang she made eye contact with a random party goer he was entranced and stared at her enthralled.
To locate the single men, I got on me a special radar
And the fire department hotline in case I get in trouble later
Not looking for cute little divos or rich city guys that just want to enjoy
But having a very good time and behave very bad in the arms of a boy
Gabi thrust her chest forward as if being pulled by some primal force.
There's a she wolf in the closet
Open up and set her free
There's a she wolf in your closet
Let it out so it can breathe
Gabi panted again this time her hand was on her chest bringing focus to it from the male members of the crowd.
S.O.S. she's in disguise
S.O.S. she's in disguise
There's a she wolf in disguise
Coming out, coming out, coming out
While she sang Gabi moved her body gently, as if the music itself commanded the slight movements. She ran her fingers through her hair messing it up but making her seem wild. For split second her eyes flashed red.
S.O.S. she's in disguise
S.O.S. she's in disguise
There's a she wolf in disguise
Coming out, coming out, coming out
There's a she wolf in your closet
Let it out so it can breathe
Gabi panted one last time and the lights went black.
So I get it was a little too much music but this was to show how Gabi hunts, or at least lures her prey. Anyway The first song was Out Tonight from Rent and the second was She Wolf by Shakira. Speaking of She wolves what do you think next chapter is going to have in it.