Dancing and drinking away the emptiness. (OPEN)

[arielle]

Arielle smiled at her and leaned closer so that no one else could hear.

"It's whiskey. Jack Daniels is one of the best brands-you'll like it, if you like hard, strong liquor."

She smiled and gave her a reassuring wink. She remembered what it was like for her to get used to European drinks, but she really thought that they were all similar. She was ready to go back onto the floor and dance. She silently debated the option of grabbing all of her friends and pulling them on the floor with her.

[kaden]

Kaden gracefully maneuvered through the mass of people. Some were drinking, some were high. Almost all of them were dancing. They pushed into each other like mix-matching puzzle pieces. He caught glances from females as well as males. He simply ignored them. He felt pressure on on of his hands and he turned to see the source. It was Candy, the dirty waitress. The pathetic and overtly open waitress. She took his hand and pulled it up to her face. She ran her tongue over one of the fingers. Kaden jerked it away and tossed her a menacing glare.
"Go away Candy."
He watched her disappear and then wiped his hand on someone Else's back-no one seemed to notice. He turned until he had a clear view of Arielle. He began to walk straight for her, but he was no longer looking at her. He was looking at the young man who had fallen under the dancers, the one Arielle had rushed to save. Kaden growled to himself. He knew that the boy had somehow done it on purpose. Clever brat.
Kaden wanted him to look up and see him. He dared him to talk to her, to touch her, to do anything more with Arielle.

[gabriel]

Gabriel's state of mind was not so good as compared to the time before he fell off. The cut was on the forehead aching, but at least the bleeding had been stopped by the girl whom he met luckily. Away from suspicious glances of strange crowd, he felt better. "I am Gabriel" he introduced himself. "Thanks for helping me up, Arielle. I lost my concious suddenly when people push passed me again and again Thanks to your efforts for recovering me. I feel better now". Gabriel ,despite his better condition, he did not feel better but he had to lie nonetheless especially to win the heart of a beutiful woman.

Later, he had been met by Arielle to other people on the bar, who were currently taking a sip from their drinks last time Gabriel checked. "Julian, Antoinette nice to meet you" he said while skaking their hand off. Gabriel unwillingly without hesitation looked away. Nothing but all he saw was crowd dancing like crazy. Gabriel thought he had better leave it before he made one up another story as to how he had fallen down. Having decided to turning his attention on the group of people he has just met, "I can get a drink, can not I?" told the bartender. "What can I get for ya?" the bartender said. Gabriel had no knowledge about what to drink, he rather looked at the bartender slang stupidly instead of ordering like a professional. "I might get it later, I do not feel like having any right now" Gabriel turned around to see Arielle at one blow. "So you were saying..." he left the sentence unfinished in order for her to give a chance to speak first and he stared at her with his blue eyes.

[arielle]

Arielle smiled at him.

"I was saying...Lets go dance. Now...come on."

She tried to nudge Julian and Antoinette with her, but went out into the crowd none the less. She didn't know if any of them were following her. She had hoped they were.

She allowed herself to get tangled up into the crowd. She felt different people come up and dance with her, there was one after another.Some came and danced and then moved on to other people, some she pushed away herself, But there was a constant movement of them in and out so she didn't mind. She laughed with another brunette and they danced together for a little while before she broke off with another man. From the corner of her eye she thought she had seen Kaden, but she didn't look further. She was tired of him popping up into her head. The pretty brunette was back and she drug along some of her friends.

"You don't mind if we dance here with you do you...you have great energy"

Arielle smiled and shook her head.

"Not at all. My friends will be joining us soon as well. The more the merrier."

[kaden]

Kaden lost sight of Arielle as she faded into the mass of dancers. He could smell her and hear her though. When he finally pushed and shoved past enough people he spotted her. He was only a few feet away. She was dancing with a small pack of girls. They were laughing and she looked as if she was having a blast. He hated seeing this. He wanted to pull her away so bad, he wanted to take her outside and explain everything to her. He wanted her to love him again. A pretty red head started to dance near him. She was smiling his way. He returned the smile and began to dance with her. At least this would stand in an excuse if Arielle did recognize him. He wished she would. His head began to pound. He felt helpless. She watched Arielle looking for her friends, he knew she was expecting them to join her. He cursed under his breath. The redhead gently took her hand and pulled his face back to wards her.
"Baby, she might as well be millions of miles away. I'm here though. Forget about her."
His face flushed. he was embarrassed that she had caught him looking at Arielle. He faked a grin and pulled her closer to him.
"I guess that is a good thing"
He wanted to grab Arielle and pull her miles away from here, but he couldn't. So for now, just so he could be close to her he pretended to take interest in the red head.

[auralie]

Auralie Kage sauntered onto the balcony on the upper part of the noisy nightclub. A young man followed her closely. She checked to make sure that no one else was around. She continued until she reached the railing and then turned to look at her human. She leaned provocatively on the rail.
"Come on sugar...show me what kind of a man you are"
Her soon to be prey needed no more persuasion than that. Quickly he has pressed against her. He filled her mouth with wet kisses and left traces of it all over her face. He leaned back and asked her what she wanted. Auralie Kage grinned.
"Oh baby...I thought you would never ask."

...

Ten minutes later Auralie lit her cigarette. She blew a small puff of smoke into the face of her dead prey. Looking around and seeing no one, she softly pushed him over the balcony and watched him fall into the bushes. It would be days before anyone would find him. She leisurely smoked her cigarette. She enjoyed the popping sound her lips drew from it. She finished and flicked it of the balcony. She made her way back into the club. There were three levels. The lower was were most of the dancing took place, the second was set up of a few small bars and tables with soft seats the upper deck was for guest that had lots of money to burn and was reserved for more private ventures. She looked to her left. A tall black man was sitting in one of the half circle couches. Two women were dancing before him. He was a vampire. They exchanged knowing glances then she made her way to the lower level and he turned his attention back to the show. As she descended the stair someone caught her eye. Kaden. A slow smile crept onto her face as she watched him dance with a red head. Poor little bimbo she thought as she made her way onto the dance floor. She approached him and slid between him and the red head. She dismissed her and put her arms around Kaden. She spotted Arielle a few feet away. She laughed.
"Oh my my my Kaden...Have we gotten ourselves into a little funk? Did your little human not want to play anymore?"
She leaned closer and pressed her hot lips to his mouth.
"Want me to show you how much better it can be with one of your own?"
She licked his ear.
"I'm a very good teacher."

[kaden]

He growled at her as he pushed her away. He had not one care for the red head who was quickly staling off, but he had already warned Auralie once on the subject of saying anything about Arielle. He grabbed both of her wrists and held her still. Hie fierce blue eyes pierced into her cold dead ones. He barred his teeth making the fangs viewable for her.
"Get away from me Auralie. And stay away from Arielle."
This time he threw her into the mass of dancers. He had killed his own before...he had no problem with killing her. He glared at her and through clenched teeth spoke.
"Whats the matter with you Auralie...did your human leave you? He abandoned you. Is that why you hate her so much? I can walk up to her at anytime and she would leave with me. Your human abandoned you, mine didn't. Does that make you angry or just plain jealous.?"
He spat at her. He could smell the scent of fresh blood on her. That meant she had fed in the club and that no mortal was safe-especially not Arielle. He could feel the excitement growing in him-it was similar to the rush of feeding. He knew that quick as lightning they could both attack. He felt confident that he would win.

[auralie]

Auralie was stunned. He had said the one thing that cut her deeper than any other could. She did have a human once, but he was murdered. Murdered by a vampire who hated him, just as she hated Arielle. She hated Kaden now as well.
"Damn you to hell Kaden. You had better watch your girlfriends pretty back, before long I will be chewing on it. And I wil make you watch me do it."
She stalked off into the crowd, unsure of her next move.

[anne]

Antoinette was starting to get bored, she couldn't deal with being her smart self in a club, but being her party self around smart people would bother her too. She hesitantly took a drink from the Jack Daniels and licked her lips. Waiting a moment to see if it was her style.

"I like that." She said, it was nice and strong. But she was tired of avoiding dancing and snogging. And without a moment's notice, she set her glass down and hurried off into the crowd. "I want to dance!" She yelled to Arielle, wanting to stay close to her and Julian.

She felt almost a kinship with Arielle, it was probably just the fact they were both from northern Europe though. Wandering in the crowd, she began dancing her scanty outfit drawing much attention, but few offers.

[arielle]

She grinned as Antoinette made her way out onto the floor. Arielle helped lead her back to the pack of females that had started off dancing with her. Now however, there was a male everywhere you looked. They had caused quite a sensation. And obviously drew alot of attention. She laughed. She let her body flow with the music. She pushed away any man who came to dance with her. She didn't mind dancing with the girls, but for some odd reason she didn't want any guys dancing with her right then. She scanned the floor and the mass of faces. For a moment she could have sworn she seen a flash of Kadens blue eyes. She continued dancing and pretending that nothing was bothering her. But she knew that something was now very wrong.

[kaden]

Kaden breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that she would be back soon enough. He made his way through the crowd again, this time he was headed for Arielle. He paused momentarily to smile at her pretty blonde friend. Then he took her by the arms and as gently as possible led her up into the second and third floors. He handed the man standing as bouncer a wad of cash, then he led Arielle straight out into the balcony. He moved swiftly, he did not want her to see what was going on on this floor. Although few of the guest were merely men looking for an expensive and provocative show, most were vampires that came here for a quick feed. Kaden felt it was his responsibility to shield her from the truth of them.
The rush of fresh air was wonderful. he pulled her to the far edge-away from the opening into the club and away from anyone who might wander out for air or a cigarette. He held her firmly infront of him. He wanted to touch her face. He wanted to smooth back her hair.
"Arielle...you have to leave. Its not safe for you in there without me. We have to go, okay? I'll take you back to my flat. we'll figure it all out there. Lets go."
He started to walk off pulling her behind him

[anne]

Antoinette felt Arielle pull her into the group of dancing girls and didn't refuse, it was probably better than dancing alone. She noticed the handsome man walking to Arielle but a moment later they were gone and Antoinette was debating between her two halves. Follow for an intriguing story or stay for some fun, dirty dancing.

Neither was winning until suddenly she stopped dancing and ran to wear Julian stood. "Monsieur Julian, I will be back, yes?" She said, walking off. She hadn't seen which way they had gone so she began to climb the stairs, hoping to search the second floor.

Walking around she saw some of the men looking at her, but not in a good way, more like a hungry way. She quickly passed these men and uneasily placed a hand on the side of her neck. "Mon dieu, ça c'est une gros danser club.**" She whispered, peering around uneasily as she climbed to the third floor.

**"My God, this is a big club!"

[arielle]

Arielle was appalled that he was acting this way and angry. Not only at him, but at herself as well. She broke his hold on her and pushed him away. She hated him. She hated the fact that she was here to try and forget him but he came in and ruined it all. She couldn't fathom what he was saying, but she was more preoccupied at that moment with how he even found her. Patrick..The name rang through her head. Damn that old bartender. She looked around at the empty balcony. Then back at him. She hated him, but she really hated herself because she really didn't. She loved him. She loved a vampire. A vampire who would not change her. A vampire who abandoned her and now, for the first time in a long while she was happy. He came to spoil it. Her anger boiled inside of her...

"Kaden, how dare you. How dare you do this to me. What am I in danger of? Is some boy going to try and take advantage of me? Is that it...or are you worried that your precious play toy no longer cares for you? You have alot of freaking nerve coming in here and saying anything to me. I hate you. Do you understand that? I HATE YOU!"

She ran forward and began hitting him in the chest. She punched him repeatedly as she begun to cry.

"Do you even feel that...do you? You feel nothing else..."
She was sobbing uncontrollably and hitting him, screaming at him. Finally she stopped and stepped away from him. She backed slowly towards the opening.

"I hate you Kaden, Leave me alone."

With that she turned and hurried through the third floor. As she began to descend to the second she spotted Antoinette. She walked up to her and softly touched her arm. She was glad that she had followed, but weary for the girl at the same time. There were things that she couldn't fathom waiting at the top of those steps. Kaden obviously thought that she wouldn't notice. She smiled at her.

"Lets go back and dance, love. You don't want anything to do with anyone up there. Trust me."

They walked back together and she hoped that the dim light hid her tears.

[kaden]

He just stood there for a few minutes. He knew she would react badly, he didn't expect this. He growled to himself and started after her. He was angry. He loved her, he was trying to protect her. That was the whole reason for ignoring her. No she was walking straight into the dragons lair. She was asking to be someone petty dinner. He was afraid for her-didn't she see that? he caught sight of her walking down the stairs with her friend, he also saw the two of them being followed. He grabbed the mans arm and pulled him close to his own face.
"Going somewhere friend?"

"Get 'er off, then. I'm just trying to find alittle show...He motioned to Arielle and Antoinette...you know man...maybe alittle two for one deal." He grinned.

Kaden, enraged by his open eagerness threw the man into the wall. He knew that no one would say anything to him. This was the private floor. You paid money to do whatever you wished.
"Look at her again and I will gouge out your eyes."
Kaden followed her down into the last floor. He caught her arm and pulled her close to himself. He held her close and whispered harshly in her ear.
"I love you damn it. You are in serious danger staying here."
He pulled her face up so he could look her in the eyes.
"I left everything alone because I was trying to protect you from this, from everything that I am. I'm sorry I was wrong, but we have to leave now. Bring your friends if you want, just come outside with me and let me explain. Please Arielle?"
He looked at the blonde.
"If she is near you or even the other two men, then they are in danger too. A few minutes is all I need..."

[anne]

Antoinette saw Arielle walking towards her, alone. She was uncertain where the boy who had brought her up there went, but that passed from her mind in a moment's time. "Bonjour, mon cherie!"

"Lets go back and dance, love. You don't want anything to do with anyone up there. Trust me."

"Oui, let's." She said, turning around to walk down the stairs with her new friend. She glanced over her shoulder just a bit but only saw some men staring at her and Arielle. "I trust you." She whispered, looking down the stairs to the dancing crowd. "Better down here."

Arielle stopped walking and Antoinette turned to see what was wrong, the man from earlier was holding her arm. She gave an uncertain look between the two and chose to stay quiet for the moment. She listened to what he said and looked around the club in confusion.

What in the world was dangerous here? She looked back at Arielle and gave her a confused look. "What is going on?" She asked, her mind lingering upon her encounter with the strange man in the forest. Her face went even paler than it normally was for a moment.